Cheng Qiu Kui looked at Cheng Xiao Kui in surprise, paused for a moment, and said, "Sister, why are you asking me this question? Aren't there only three children in our family? Is there one more?"
Besides, you're the older sister, you should remember it more clearly than I do!
Cheng Xiao Kui frowned slightly and said, "It's strange, I try hard to remember things from before, but I can't remember anything before I was three years old."
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "You're three years old, and I'm only one. So I definitely can't remember. What's wrong, sister? Why are you suddenly asking this question?"
Cheng Xiao Kui said, "It's nothing... I just suddenly wondered why I don't call myself Xia Kui."
I was born in summer, so my name should be Summer Okra, right? You were born in autumn, so your name is Autumn Okra. Your brother was born in winter, so your name is Winter Okra.
Cheng Qiu Kui said, "Yes, that seems to be how names are chosen. Then why aren't you called Xia Kui?"
Cheng Xiao Kui shook her head and said, "I don't know either. If we had a child born in the spring, should we name him Chun Kui (Spring Sunflower)?"
Cheng Qiu Kui nodded slowly, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Chun Kui, I've heard that name before!"
Cheng Xiao Kui hurriedly asked, "Have you heard about it? When did you hear about it? Did Grandma tell you?"
Cheng Qiu Kui shook her head and said, "No, it was once when my mother was calling out very loudly in her dream. Her name was Chun Kui!"
She woke me up with a fright. I called her, and she said she had a nightmare.
I asked her why her name was Chun Kui, and she said she saw me in her dream!
Cheng Xiao Kui hurriedly asked, "And then? What else did Mom say?"
Cheng Qiuqiu shook her head and said, "Then she didn't say anything and just went to sleep."
She suddenly woke me up, waking me from my sweet dream. I remember that day I was dreaming about eating braised pork!
Tsk tsk! I'd barely picked up the meat, before I even put it in my mouth, when my mom woke me up. I was so hungry for it, I didn't sleep well for the rest of the night!
Cheng Xiao Kui pursed her lips into a straight line and fell into deep thought.
Grandma said she killed Chun Kui...
My mother called out Chun Kui's name in her dream...
Does that mean there really are okra plants?!
After a slight pause, she said to her sister, "Okra, where are our old family photos?"
Why are there only photos of you, your brother, and Mom and Dad? Why aren't there any photos of me when I was little?
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "This... I really didn't notice. Really, there aren't any? None from your childhood?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Yes, there are no pictures of me when I was a child, only pictures of me when I grew up."
When you have some free time, could you ask around for me and see if there really are okra? Maybe we have a child in our family!
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "How can I ask that? My mom might scold me! I dare not ask her!"
"You can't ask about anything that happened before Dad died. If you mention anything that reminds Mom of Dad, she'll get angry again!"
She shook her head; she simply didn't dare ask about it.
Cheng Xiao Kui's eyes flickered slightly; it seemed that she was the only one who could investigate this matter herself!
If I can't ask my mom, I'll ask someone else. Surely someone who's still breathing will know the answer.
The only thing she's certain of now is that Chun Kui really does exist!
She and her sister washed the dishes and went back to their respective rooms.
She went back to her mother-in-law's room first to see the two children.
Xiaolongbao and the two children, who had already washed up, were happily drinking rock sugar pear water wrapped in blankets.
The rock sugar pear soup was boiled by Lin Qiuru in a kettle on the stove in the room.
It was already cold, and although most families hadn't lit their stoves yet, she had two children and was worried they would get cold, so she lit her stove earlier than other families.
The stove in the room is just right for making rock sugar pear soup.
The rock sugar pear soup has been simmering for most of the day, and the pears inside are almost completely dissolved.
When Lin Qiuru saw Cheng Xiaokui arrive, she poured her a large bowl of rock sugar pear water.
She said to Cheng Xiao Kui, "Here's a bowl of rock sugar pear water for you to drink. There's half a pot left; take it to your mother."
She's been tired these past few days, so she's been drinking some rock sugar pear water to cool down. Otherwise, with all this busyness every day, it's easy to get a sore throat!
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Mom, you are so thoughtful. You always think of me no matter what you do."
Cheng Qiuru said with a smile, "If I'm not thinking about her, who am I thinking about? Your mother is such a good person, and she rented such a nice house for us as soon as you came back."
Xiao Kui, I owe you so much. I don't even know if Si Muyang's divorce is finalized yet..."
Her eyes immediately dimmed. If Si Muyang had already gone through the divorce, then Cheng Xiaokui and she had nothing to do with each other anymore.
How could she have the nerve to take the money Cheng Xiao Kui gave her, or live in Cheng Xiao Kui's house?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt sorry for Cheng Xiao Kui.
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Mom, don't say that! Whether the divorce proceedings are completed or not, I still consider you my own mother!"
I will treat you with the same filial piety I show my own mother. I will never forget how you took care of me in the village.
"If it weren't for you, I would have been beaten to death by the villagers even if I had several lives!"
Lin Qiuru waved her hand and said, "Let's not talk about the past, it's all in the past! Let's look to the future!"
Cheng Xiao Kui said, "Yes, we'll see!"
She carried the thermos to the neighbor's yard to deliver rock sugar pear water to her mother.
There is a wall between the two courtyards, and a wooden gate on the wall.
There is a padlock on the wooden door, which is usually just hung up but not locked.
Cheng Xiao Kui took off the padlock, pushed open the door, and walked into her mother's yard.
The light in Mom's room was still on, and you could faintly hear Mom and Cheng Qiuqiu talking inside.
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "Mom, you've counted this little bit of money several times, and it's still only 20 yuan. If we earn another 20 yuan tomorrow, that'll be more than 40 yuan."
Song Wenhui said, "Once we save up 100 yuan, we'll take your brother to see a doctor. That should be enough for a CT scan and other medical expenses, but I'm worried it might not be enough for the surgery."
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "Anyway, if we save for a while longer, we'll definitely have enough for the surgery!"
Song Wenhui said, "That's what I was thinking too. If the surgery can cure your brother's illness, I'll really thank God!"
"Once your brother recovers, we'll save money for both of you. You and your brother will have enough for a lifetime!"
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "Only for me and my brother? What about my sister?"
The room was eerily quiet, inside and out...
After a slight pause, Song Wenhui said, "Her in-laws earn quite a bit of money, so why should I worry about her?"
You should quickly learn all of your sister's skills. Let's run our own business and earn our own money!
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "Let's start our own business? Isn't it great now? We can split the profits 50/50!"
Song Wenhui said, "Why don't you use your brain? All the money we earn belongs to our family, why do we need to share it with others?!"
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "Mom, the way you're saying that makes it sound like my sister isn't family!"
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