"Mom! It's delicious! It's especially delicious!" Xiao Tuantuan gave a thumbs up, and when she caught sight of Chen Xue out of the corner of her eye, her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. "Is there something you need?"
Chen Zhixiu looked over and said with a smile, "Xue'er is here. Come and try the snacks your aunt made."
Chen Xue walked over with a sullen face and picked up a pastry.
Chen Xue ate one piece after another, finding it extremely delicious.
"You can't eat anymore!" Xiao Tuantuan frowned, staring at Chen Xue. "You've eaten too much!"
Mother only fried ten pastries in total, and Chen Xue ate five of them!
If she doesn't stop it, her two older brothers will have nothing to eat!
Chen Xue pouted: "So stingy!"
"If you didn't want to give me any, you shouldn't have called me in the first place! Now you won't let me eat anymore, how stingy!"
Chen Xue threw her chopsticks on the ground: "Fine, I won't eat it! I, Chen Xue, will never eat your stinky stuff!"
Xiao Tuantuan looked at Chen Xue incredulously: "You ate five pieces by yourself, and your older brothers haven't even eaten yet!"
"Hmph," Chen Xue said dismissively, "They can just have Auntie cook more after they've eaten."
Xiao Tuantuan's eyes widened: "Isn't my mother tired from cooking? You don't even say thank you, sister, and you're acting so self-righteous. You're simply unreasonable!"
"Thank you, Auntie." Chen Xue rolled her eyes. "Is this alright?"
Seeing the two children start arguing, Chen Zhixiu felt uncomfortable, but still said, "It's okay, Auntie will make it if you like it."
Chen Zhixiu handed the remaining five pieces to Chen Xue: "Xue'er, eat them."
After taking it, Chen Xue took a big bite of a piece, then looked at Xiao Tuantuan triumphantly: "They're all mine!"
After saying that, Chen Xue grabbed the snacks and ran off.
Xiao Tuantuan was so angry she gritted her teeth. This Chen Xue was simply insane! She was a real piece of work!
"Alright, alright," Chen Zhixiu said with a smile. "It's just a few pastries. Mother can make a few more. Go and call Xingfeng and Lingfeng."
"Xue'er is pitiful too, let's be more tolerant of her."
Xiao Tuantuan puffed out her cheeks, looked at Chen Zhixiu, and said with extreme reluctance, "But Mother is also very tired from cooking. She should at least thank her. She's so rude!"
Chen Zhixiu sighed: "She's already pitiful enough. I'll teach her slowly in the future, and she'll eventually learn."
Xiao Tuantuan knew that Chen Zhixiu was kind-hearted, so she didn't say anything. However, she kept a watchful eye on her, always feeling that Chen Xue might cause trouble.
Chen Zhixiu's pastries received unanimous praise. After Rong Manyi learned that Chen Zhixiu was going to set up a stall, she decided to lend a hand as well.
The next day, Chen Zhixiu prepared a delicious meal early in the morning, and Nan Nian and Rong Manyi also brought out the clothes they had made for Feng Yue.
The three Chen brothers, Xiao Ran and Xiao Ran, have also returned.
"Wow! Little sister's cooking skills have improved again!" Chen Yijun, the second brother, said with a smile. When he saw Xiao Tuantuan, dressed in a pink dress, sitting obediently to the side eating a steamed bun, his eyes lit up and he picked her up immediately. "Good Tuantuan, did you miss your second uncle?"
Chen Xiaoran glanced at Chen Yijun indifferently: "Be careful."
"Big Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle." Xiao Tuantuan greeted her three uncles with a bright smile.
Chen Wenxiu smiled and raised an eyebrow: "Tuantuan is different now!"
Xiao Tuantuan grinned and laughed heartily.
"Father, Second Uncle, Third Uncle."
"Eldest Uncle, Father, Third Uncle."
After Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng came over to pay their respects, Chen Yijun quickly put Xiao Tuantuan down, pulled the two of them over, whispered a few words to them, then Chen Xingfeng frowned, while Chen Lingfeng excitedly exclaimed, "Great! Let's do it this way!"
Xiao Tuantuan was puzzled, looking at Chen Xiaoran and then at Chen Wenxiu: "What is Second Uncle talking about?"
"Don't ask about adult matters, little kids," Chen Xiaoran chuckled. "Come on, your uncle brought you some delicious food."
"father!"
Chen Xue suddenly appeared out of nowhere and hugged Chen Wenxiu's leg, overjoyed: "Dad, Xue'er missed you! Dad!"
Chen Wenxiu glanced at Chen Xue, and that one glance made Chen Xue freeze, and she called out again in a trembling voice, "Father..."
"Your father is Boss Wang of the pharmacy."
A single, emotionless sentence left Chen Xue deathly pale.
"Third Brother!" Chen Zhixiu walked over and pulled Chen Xue to her side, feeling helpless. "Third Brother, why are you arguing with a child?"
"Xue'er, go eat with Tuantuan."
Chen Zhixiu gently nudged Chen Xue, and after seeing her walk inside, she turned to Chen Wenxiu and said, "Third Brother, the past is the past. She's still just a child."
A strange look flashed in Chen Wenxiu's eyes, and his face showed a hint of helplessness: "Xiu'er, you're still too kind."
“Although she is a child, she has been spoiled by Li Dandan. I disagreed with you keeping her.”
Chen Zhixiu chuckled: "What are you talking about? What can a child like her do?"
"Alright, come in and eat."
"Third Uncle, my mother is the kind of person who won't give up until she sees the Yellow River!" A soft, sweet voice came from the corner. Xiao Tuantuan stood in the corner, licking the candied hawthorn in her hand, and said, shaking her head.
Chen Wenxiu looked at Xiao Tuantuan, who was acting like a little adult, with her arms crossed and leaning against the door: "Tell me more."
Xiao Tuantuan shrugged: "Since Mother wants to raise Chen Xue, then let her. It's just one more person to eat. If Chen Xue does anything to hurt Mother, Mother can learn from this experience."
Chen Wenxiu looked at Xiao Tuantuan in surprise: "You're smarter than your mother."
"That's right, I inherited it from three uncles!"
Xiao Tuantuan said softly, her bright smile dazzling Chen Wenxiu's eyes.
Chen Wenxiu laughed out loud: "Your dad really did pick up a sesame seed and lose a watermelon."
Xiao Tuantuan looked at Chen Wenxiu with a puzzled expression, but Chen Wenxiu did not say anything and led Xiao Tuantuan inside.
Feng Yue's birthday celebration was small but very warm, with everyone surrounding her and saying auspicious words.
Feng Yue couldn't stop smiling.
"What's the point of celebrating a birthday? We're all so old now." Chen Xue thought of what her mother had said to her yesterday when she brought out the snacks. "Isn't this just a waste of money?"
Everyone was stunned by these words.
Nan Nian laughed in exasperation: "Isn't it a waste of money for us to raise you?"
Chen Xue retorted, "I'm a member of the Chen family! It's your duty to support me!"
"Have you forgotten that your father is Boss Wang?" Nan Nian said angrily. "Chen Xiaoran! Send her to her biological father!"
"Sister-in-law, Xue'er didn't mean that, please don't be angry," Chen Zhixiu quickly said. "Children speak without thinking."
"Chen Xue, you should apologize to your grandmother right away."
"Goodbye!" Feng Yue glanced at Chen Xue. "I can't accept that."
Chen Zhixiu was at a loss for what to do.
Seeing Chen Xue's stiff neck and eyes full of hatred, Chen Xiaoran frowned and said, "Xiu'er, have you heard the story of the farmer and the snake?"
"I'm not eating!" Chen Xue threw her bowl and chopsticks on the ground. "You all just bully me! I didn't want to be born! I couldn't choose my father! None of this is my fault! Why are you blaming me!"
Chen Xue ran out and pushed Xiao Tuantuan to the ground as she passed by.
The speed was so fast that no one could react in time.
"Tuantuan!" Everyone rushed over and helped Xiao Tuantuan up.
Looking at the scratches on her palm, Xiao Tuantuan felt a surge of anger. Chen Xue could have easily run past her, but she deliberately pushed her down!
Thinking of this, Xiao Tuantuan rushed out and grabbed Chen Xue's braid!
"Ah! Let me go!"
Xiao Tuantuan snorted: "Ah! I just won't let go of you! What can you do about it!"
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