As soon as Zhu Xixi opened her eyes, she saw her mother gently tapping her little feet while calling out.
"Xixi, get up and eat. You must be very hungry since you haven't had milk all day."
Zhu Xixi was stunned for a moment. After noticing that her chubby little feet were aching slightly, her bright eyes filled with tears, and she pouted with a wronged expression.
"It hurts so much, why is Mommy hitting Xixi?"
When Liu saw her daughter pouting as if she was about to cry, she hurriedly checked her little feet and apologized hastily.
"I'm sorry, Xixi, did I hurt you?"
Just as Grandma Zhu finished making the ginger soup, she heard what Madam Liu said. She hurriedly put down her spoon and turned to look at her granddaughter.
"What's wrong, Xixi? Come here and let Grandma give you a hug."
But when she reached out, she found her granddaughter naked, nestled in her daughter-in-law's arms. If she took her granddaughter out at that moment, the child would definitely catch a cold.
Thinking of this, she could only rub her hands together and turn to look at the clothes hanging on the pole.
“Mei Xin, the child needs to wear some clothes. I’ll find her some dry clothes.”
"Mother, no need. Her clothes are all wet and there are no dry ones. Let her stay in my arms."
Feeling guilty, Liu picked up her daughter's little feet, gently smelled them, and then frowned as she kissed her daughter's chubby feet.
"Xixi, let Mom blow on it for you, it won't hurt anymore."
After realizing that her mother didn't mean any harm, Zhu Xixi gradually felt relieved and her bright smile returned as she excitedly waved her little hands.
Hehe, Xixi has stocked up on so much food, and she'll be sharing it with everyone soon!
After hearing her daughter's thoughts, Liu looked down curiously and indeed saw a silver bracelet gleaming on her daughter's wrist.
Upon seeing the silver bracelet, her face darkened, and she hurriedly stuffed her daughter's hand into her bosom, hugging her tightly before turning her body to the side, not daring to let anyone else see.
She wasn't afraid that her daughter's bracelet would be taken away by her family, but rather that her daughter was born during exile and didn't even have a decent set of clothes.
If people saw that she suddenly had a bracelet on her wrist, they would definitely misunderstand that her daughter was a monster. In order to protect her daughter...
She had no choice but to turn her back to everyone while holding her daughter, and hurriedly tried to take the bracelet off her daughter's hand.
However, just then, Old Lady Zhu found a dry piece of clothing. She happily took the clothes and came behind Liu, gently reminding her.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, I've found a clean set of clothes for Xixi to wear."
Liu was trying to remove the silver bracelet from Zhu Xixi's hand, but the bracelet seemed to be embedded in her daughter's hand.
No matter how she tried, she couldn't remove the bracelet from her daughter's hand. She became increasingly anxious and her initial gentleness turned into rudeness.
Because of her rough movements, Zhu Xixi was in so much pain that her eyes instantly filled with tears. She twisted her body and let out a small cry.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, what are you doing?" After hearing her granddaughter's crying, Grandma Zhu rushed to her daughter-in-law, squatted down in front of her with great confusion, and asked softly.
"mother....."
Upon hearing Old Madam Zhu's voice, Madam Liu instantly broke down, her eyes reddening as she looked up and showed the bracelet in Zhu Xixi's hand.
Upon hearing the sound, Grandma Zhu looked over and saw that her granddaughter had a silver bracelet on her wrist. Her face instantly darkened. After hesitating for a moment, she pretended to take out a handkerchief from her bosom and said in a forced calm tone.
“Eldest daughter-in-law, Xixi has been born for so long, and I haven’t given her a gift yet. I’ve been carrying this silver bracelet with me, and now I finally have the chance to give it to her.”
After speaking, under the curious gaze of everyone, he pretended to wave his empty handkerchief, held his granddaughter's hand, and looked up at Liu.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, remember this, everyone will understand the gift that the grandmother gave to her granddaughter."
After hearing Old Lady Zhu's earnest words of comfort, the busy crowd all brought food to the fire.
"Sister-in-law, are you afraid we'll be angry, so you're not accepting Mom's gift behind our back?"
Tao took the rice and sat behind Liu, smiling as she nudged her back and asked curiously.
Liu stared blankly at Old Madam Zhu until she heard her sister-in-law's voice, then slowly turned her head and nodded with difficulty.
"Okay, don't be angry!"
"You really are something. Our whole family dotes on Xixi, so why would we care about the gifts her mother gave her? Your words are making me angry."
Upon hearing this, Tao immediately pretended to have a gloomy face, clicked her tongue, put her hands on her hips, and assumed a posture ready to argue.
Liu knew that Tao was tough on the outside but soft on the inside; she was always nagging, but she was more honest and kind-hearted than anyone else.
After seeing that no one had noticed anything unusual, she breathed a sigh of relief, took her daughter out of her arms and handed her to Old Lady Zhu. After straightening her clothes, she turned around with a smile, put her arm around Tao's arm, and said with a smile.
"Don't be angry! I'll cook you something delicious tonight."
After she finished speaking, she took the rice from Tao's hand.
After seeing that Liu had fully recovered, the others were relieved and helped organize the side dishes.
Grandma Zhu carried Zhu Xixi to the haystack, carefully placed her on the dry blanket, and looked at Zhu Xixi with a loving expression.
"My little girl, grow up healthy and safe. When you grow up, Grandma will make you peach blossom pastries, and many other delicious pastries."
Zhu Xixi blinked her dark eyes and listened curiously to her grandmother's words, especially after hearing that there was delicious food.
She waved her hands happily, waving her little feet, and excitedly blew bubbles from her pink little mouth.
This was the first time Grandma Zhu had ever seen her granddaughter so happy. After dressing her, she carefully held her in her arms with a big smile, gently shaking her arm to coax her granddaughter.
Zhu Xixi loved it when her grandma nestled comfortably in her arms and waved her little hands; only then did she remember there was food in the storage space.
She quickly looked around and found that the only suitable place to put the food was in the corner of the messy room. So, while waving her little hands, she silently recited the names of the food in the space.
Duck, chicken, lamb, fish—bring them all out!
As she muttered to herself, the food appeared in the corner with a whoosh.
The food appeared, but Grandma and her family didn't know. Thinking about this, she started to get anxious again.
In order to help Grandma Zhu find the food in the corner, Zhu Xixi waved her hands with all her might, trying to point to the corner.
She worried that if her family didn't find the food in the corner in time, it would only benefit the bad guys at the inn.
What to do? There's food! There's meat in the corner.
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