When the sun was setting, Niu Cuihua led her daughters-in-law into the house. After washing her hands briefly, she immediately ran to the west room to hug Li Mingxi. The family was no longer surprised by Niu Cuihua's behavior. At the beginning, Liu Zhaodi would complain a few words, but she would be scolded every time. Over time, she got used to it.
Old Man Li once suspected that his wife was possessed by an evil spirit. Otherwise, why would she revolve around Li Mingxi when there were so many grandchildren? When Niu Cuihua learned of his thoughts, she just glared at him fiercely and said nothing.
Others may not know, but she knows it very well. Since she has been with Xiaoxi every day, her sleep has improved, and she feels obviously stronger than before. This is not all due to Xiaoxi.
After carrying Li Mingxi into the main room, Niu Cuihua arranged for several daughters-in-law to cook. She also took out two eggs and asked Zhang Xiuzhi to steam them in the pot, while she sat there teasing Xiaoxi.
"Xiaoxi, do you miss me? I haven't seen you for the whole afternoon and you must miss me. Come here, let me give you a kiss," she said, and then she stretched out her head to touch Li Mingxi's little head.
Liu Zhaodi, who was in the kitchen, watched the scene in the main hall with a knife in her eyes, stabbing Li Mingxi fiercely. Looking at Zhang Huilan who was stoking the fire, she said sarcastically, "Fourth sister-in-law, you are so lucky! The baby you gave birth to knows how to make the old lady happy. There is no one in the world as lucky as fourth sister-in-law."
Zhang Huilan glanced at Liu Zhaodi, knowing she was looking for trouble again. "Third sister-in-law, you're joking. How can I be so blessed? I'm not as blessed as you, with a son and a daughter, and they're all so smart. My little Xi is also unlucky. He was born in this famine year and now he can't even get milk, right, sister-in-law?"
Zhang Xiuzhi saw how the two were talking and knew that less trouble was better, so she quickly added, "Yes, you see, the times are tough these days, and even the adults can't eat well, let alone the little ones, who are having a worse life than before."
When Liu Zhaodi heard the two people say this, she felt much better. So what if the old lady valued him? It was not certain whether the little kid could survive. She would just wait and see. Thinking of this, she felt proud.
Soon lunch was served on the table. "Master, give me the egg custard. I'll feed it to Xiaoxi."
As soon as they sat down, Niu Cuihua asked her eldest daughter-in-law to bring the egg custard, and the whole family watched the fragrant egg custard on the table being handed to the old lady.
Liu Zhaodi looked at her mother-in-law feeding Li Mingxi with dissatisfaction, "Mom, we have a whole family, how can you let Si Ni eat alone every time?"
Niu Cuihua said sarcastically without even raising her eyelids: "Why, you want to eat too? I tell you, no way, if you want to eat, go earn it yourself."
"But mother, that was laid by our chickens after all. Why should Si Ni alone get a share? Why should she, a little girl, get a share?"
"I'm happy with it, what's it to you?" Niu Cuihua raised her eyes and glared at Liu Zhaodi.
Seeing the look in her mother-in-law's eyes, Liu Zhaodi subconsciously retorted, "But my son's father and I go to the fields every day to earn work points. We're exhausted. Why can't I, Wumao, eat eggs too?"
When Wumao heard that he was going to eat eggs, his saliva started to flow. His mother had told him that eggs were a good thing, and he had eaten them during the summer harvest some time ago, just as his mother had said. So he opened his eyes wide and stared at the bowl in front of Niu Cuihua.
Niu Cuihua looked at the people at the table and said, "Yes, you did earn work points, but the work points you earned are nothing. Look at how much grain our family got in the summer harvest. You think you can support your whole family with your little money? Dream on! If you weren't patriotic, why would you still be arguing with me? You bunch of idiots! Your son is precious to you, but not to me. I've given birth to four sons in my life, and let me tell you, I don't care about sons. Whoever is not satisfied, take your family and get out of here! Go wherever you want!"
When Liu Zhaodi heard this, she realized that the mother-in-law was trying to split up her family. This was unacceptable! There was still famine outside, and if they split up, the whole family would starve to death.
"Mom, how can that be? I was just talking nonsense. You can't separate us."
Li Aimin glared at his wife and said, "Mom, how can we split up the family? I won't do that even if I kill you. You can't abandon me!"
The eldest brother, Li Aijun, also interjected, "Yes, mother, how can the younger ones want to divide the family while the elders are still alive? Wouldn't it be embarrassing to tell others about it? We won't divide the family."
Niu Cuihua said sternly, "Since we're not going to split up, stop causing trouble for me every day. Anyone who causes trouble again will be kicked out!"
"How could we cause trouble? Our whole family listens to mother, right, fourth sister-in-law?" Zhang Xiuzhi said, glancing at Zhang Huilan.
Receiving the signal from her sister-in-law, Zhang Huilan hurriedly said, "Yes, whatever mother says is what it is. Don't be angry, our Xiaoxi is still waiting for grandma to feed her!"
Hearing her daughter-in-law's comfort, Niu Cuihua looked down at her granddaughter's blinking eyes and hurriedly started feeding her, no longer paying attention to anyone else. Seeing that Niu Cuihua didn't say anything, everyone started to eat.
Seeing that there was no portion for him, poor Wumao watched helplessly as his grandmother fed Li Mingxi egg custard with a bowl, and even forgot to eat. If his father Li Aimin had not reminded him, he would have watched for who knows how long.
Li Mingxi watched Niu Cuihua settle the farce like this, and admired her even more. At the same time, he was also worried that Niu Cuihua would be upset. He thought that since he couldn't finish the eggs himself, he might as well let his grandmother have some too. So when Niu Cuihua handed the spoon to his mouth again, he opened his mouth and said, "Nurse, nurse, eat."
Niu Cuihua was extremely excited when she heard these words, "Old man, did Xiaoxi speak just now? Did I mishear?"
Without waiting for Old Man Li to answer, Zhang Huilan said excitedly: "Mom, it's Xiaoxi, it's Xiaoxi who is talking!" Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Yes, Mom, our Xiaoxi is so smart that he can speak now!" Zhang Xiuzhi quickly agreed.
Li Mingxi didn't expect that she would speak in a hurry. You know, she had been practicing secretly for a long time, but she just couldn't speak. Who knew that when she opened her mouth just now, she actually made a sound. Not only Niu Cuihua was happy, but she was also happy.
Niu Cuihua was delighted to hear the praises from her daughters-in-law, and she said, "Our Xiaoxi is so smart. Come here and let grandma feed him some egg custard so he can grow taller," and she was about to feed the egg custard to Li Mingxi.
Li Mingxi turned her face away and said, "Grandma, eat." Although Niu Cuihua didn't quite understand, she guessed from her granddaughter's expression that she wanted her to eat. She was deeply moved, but she still said, "Grandma, don't eat. You're not hungry. Xiaoxi, eat. Xiaoxi, eat so you can grow up."
Li Mingxi saw that Niu Cuihua didn't eat, so he had no choice but to eat it himself. He thought that he must eat more and grow up quickly so that he could lead Niu Cuihua to the peak of her life.
The entire room watched the grandparents interacting, and the children below looked at Li Mingxi with envy, hoping that their grandmother would treat them as well one day. Only Sanni glared at Li Mingxi with resentment, feeling a deep sense of resentment.
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