Huang Qinqin shook her head: "It's nothing, Auntie just couldn't resist kissing Dundun because he's so cute~"
"DunDun, keep eating your sunflower seeds. Auntie won't bother you anymore."
When Dun Dun heard that his aunt didn't want him to kiss her, he turned back to continue his struggle with the melon seeds.
He's still young and doesn't know how to crack sunflower seeds. So, the way Dundun eats sunflower seeds is to first hold them in his hand, put them on his teeth and bite them open, then take them out and peel off the shells to get a single seed.
Huang Qinqin felt sorry for Dundun, but Dundun seemed to be enjoying his meal and eating with great enthusiasm.
After Huang Jiancai and the others finished chatting, they saw Dundun eating sunflower seeds and deliberately said, "Dundun, Dad wants to eat sunflower seeds too, can you give me some?"
Although Dun Dun loves to eat, he's not possessive of his food and is quite generous to his family. So when he heard Huang Jiancai wanted some sunflower seeds, he generously grabbed a handful for him.
"Dad, here you go~"
They said they grabbed a big handful, but judging from Dun Dun's hands, there were probably only ten or eight sunflower seeds inside.
Huang Jiancai didn't take it, but continued, "Daddy doesn't know how to peel them. Can Dundun give Daddy some shelled sunflower seeds?"
Dundun hesitated for a moment, then actually started teaching Huang Jiancai how to crack sunflower seeds.
"Dad, you should learn from Dun Dun!"
Dundun picked up a sunflower seed and put it to his mouth: "Dad, take it!"
Seeing that Huang Jiancai hadn't picked up the sunflower seeds with him, Dundun urged anxiously, "Dad! Pick them up! Like this!"
Dundun felt that he was really worried sick about his father, but his father was not learning along with him, which was really wrong of him!
Sister-in-law Huang couldn't stand it anymore, so she pinched Huang Jiancai's waist hard and warned him with her eyes not to go too far.
Huang Jiancai then picked up a melon seed. Dundun was very pleased to see this, feeling that he had finally figured it out.
Then Dun Dun continued his 'teaching', putting the sunflower seed on his teeth, and using his eyes, nose, and mouth to bite open the shell with a snap.
"Look~ Dad, you bite it open too. Then you can find the sunflower seeds and eat them!"
Dun Dun showed him his 'achievement': a sunflower seed kernel covered in his saliva.
Dundun even asked considerately, "Dad, have you learned it? Here, have some!"
Huang Jiancai: I've wasted my time, I've wasted my time...
"Dad learned it, thank you Dundun. You can eat this yourself, but Dad will peel it himself if he wants some."
Huang Jiancai saw the sunflower seeds covered in saliva and dared not eat them, his face filled with disgust. Luckily, Dundun didn't see his expression, or he would have made a scene.
Since Dad didn't want them, Dundun happily ate the sunflower seeds, and then began to swing his legs contentedly while continuing to eat sunflower seeds.
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Ten days or so ago, Xu Fang and Chen Ming went to the city to ask Xu Weiguo for help in buying a second-hand bicycle.
Previously, Xu Weiguo and the others suggested that the two children go to school in the city, but after discussing it, they still felt it wasn't a good idea.
However, not studying is indeed not an option, so Chen Ming and Xu Fang calculated their family's savings, which amounted to more than two hundred yuan.
After discussing it, they decided to grit their teeth and buy a second-hand bicycle, so that it would be more convenient for their child to go to school.
Chen Liang is twelve years old this year, so he should be able to ride a bicycle. We can let them bring their own lunch to school and not come home for lunch.
They originally thought a second-hand bicycle would cost at least a hundred yuan, but Xu Weiguo only charged them seventy yuan, saying it didn't need to be that much.
Chen Ming knew that Xu Weiguo must have secretly pocketed some subsidies, and they could only try to make up for it from other sources.
Yesterday, we caught two rabbits on the mountain, so today, taking advantage of the day off work, the whole family came to the Xu family's house.
Zhang Yumei saw that Xu Fang had come with lots of bags and packages again. She had told her many times that she didn't need to bring so much stuff.
"Why did you bring so much food again? You should have kept it at home and eaten it yourselves. Don't do it again next time!"
Xu Fang was very obedient. As soon as she was told, she hurriedly agreed, "Okay, okay, I won't take so much next time. This time, I only took things that aren't worth much."
“Sister-in-law, look, these are all vegetables grown in our own garden. If we can’t finish them, they’ll just rot in the ground.”
Zhang Yumei has lived in the village before. Even if she can't finish the food, she can dry it and make a dish by soaking it in the winter.
And even though Xu Fang agreed so readily now, she'll definitely bring just as much stuff next time she comes.
"Alright, alright, I can't argue with you. Come over here and have some water."
"Chen Mai, Chen Liang, come over here and have something to eat."
Xu Hongxia invited the two younger children over to eat.
Chen Mai and Chen Liang had met Xu Hongxia several times and had become familiar with her, so they went over as soon as she called them.
I've been saying for a while that I'd confront Grandma Xu and the others and ask them about what happened back then, but I've been putting it off for so long.
Xu Weiguo asked, "Afang, do you still want to ask them why they did that back then?"
Xu Fang fell silent, feeling conflicted. She wanted to know why they were treating her this way, but she was also afraid that the answer she would receive would be particularly hurtful.
Why would there be a reason? Simply because the price she fetches is higher than the dowry for marriage.
It's simply because she's a woman; after all, Grandma Xu has never liked her since she was a child.
She really couldn't understand it. They all came from her womb, so why did it matter whether they were male or female?
Seeing that she was undecided, Xu Weiguo didn't urge her. He turned to Chen Ming and asked, "Are you planning to let the two younger ones ride their bikes to school by themselves?"
"Yeah, otherwise it's too far to walk. They have to leave at least at 6 a.m. It's okay in the summer, but in the winter, it's not even dawn yet, so it's too unsafe."
"Can Chen Mai ride a bike? And he'll be carrying Chen Liang too, is that alright?"
Zhang Yumei had wanted to say this before: Chen Mai is only a little taller than a bicycle, can he even ride it?
He suggested, "Why don't we have them come and live with us, and then they can study in the city?"
"No need, sister-in-law, you don't know, Chen Mai learns even faster than A Fang. A Fang hasn't even learned to ride a bike yet. He can already ride very steadily with Chen Liang on the back."
"Really?"
Zhang Yumei found it hard to believe; they had only bought the bicycle half a month ago, and it was normal for Xu Fang not to have learned how to ride it yet.
The Xu family has had a bicycle for so long, but Zhang Yumei still hasn't learned how to ride it. After falling twice, she didn't dare to continue learning.
Seeing that Zhang Yumei was somewhat skeptical, Chen Ming shouted to Chen Mai, "Eldest brother, take the second brother for a couple of rides so that Uncle and the others can see."
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