Su Niannian looked helplessly at the person in front of her who was both her best friend and her sister-in-law. After listening to her absurd explanation, she finally couldn't suppress her dissatisfaction and spoke up to refute her.
"Oh dear, my dear Miss Si, what kind of nonsense and absurd fallacies are these?"
It's just buying Xibao a candied hawthorn, how come you compare it to Tang Sanzang's journey to the West?
I'm not one to be trifled with by anyone, but I have to admit I have to admire you! As she spoke, she shook her head dramatically, seemingly speechless at Si Lili's whimsical idea.
Si Lili said with a smile, "I have a lot of reasons and evidence to back me up, you have to believe me. I'm definitely doing this for my nephew's own good, I would never lie to you."
His tone was firm, and he really looked like the person in charge.
Su Niannian knew that Si Lili was not lying; otherwise, people would say that an aunt's love for her nephew is beyond her control.
She couldn't help but reach out and gently touch her forehead, sighing, "I know you love Xibao, you treat Xibao well, and you wish you could give him the best of everything in the world."
But he's so young, how could he possibly eat so much?
Besides, you can't eat too many candied hawthorns; eating too many can damage your teeth.
She felt a little annoyed.
Why did I just agree to let Si Lili accompany Xibao to buy candied hawthorns? Actually, she should be the one to go buy them.
Who knew that Si Lili would buy such a big bag of candied hawthorns for Xibao? What are we going to do?
If we return the goods, the shop owner will definitely be unhappy; if we keep them all, the kids simply can't finish them all.
You should know that the number of candied hawthorns in this bag is simply astonishing.
Let alone this little one who is not even five years old, even if the two adults were together, they probably wouldn't be able to finish eating for three whole days!
Si Lili was moved to tears, and hugged Su Niannian's arm affectionately, saying, "I knew you were the one who understood me best in this world. Niannian, I'm so touched, sob sob..."
Su Niannian pulled her arm away and scolded, "Alright, stop messing around. Instead, help me figure out what to do with these things."
She didn't want to discuss Tang Sanzang with Si Lili right now, nor did she want to talk about how much her aunt loved her nephew. She was just looking at the heavy bag in Xi Bao's hand with some worry.
Xi Bao held the bag of tempting, crystal-clear candied hawthorns tightly in her hand, but felt a little uneasy.
He cautiously raised his head and looked at Su Niannian, afraid of hearing her say that she wanted to return the candied hawthorns.
He gently tugged at Su Niannian's clothes with his chubby little hand, then blinked his big, bright eyes and said obediently, "Mommy, you don't have to worry!"
I know eating candied hawthorns might not be good for my teeth, but I promise you, I absolutely won't let my teeth get rotten!
I promise I'll be good and won't eat too much!
Moreover, I only eat the top one of each candied hawthorn skewer, just to taste it.
That way it won't have too much of an impact on my teeth, okay, Mom?
After saying that, Xi Bao gave Su Niannian a sweet smile, looking absolutely adorable.
He just wanted to know what the difference was between the different flavors of each type of candied hawthorn, to satisfy his little craving, but he definitely wouldn't overeat.
Unfortunately, his promises seemed to have little effect on Su Niannian.
It is said that no one knows a child better than their mother, and Su Niannian understands Xibao's thoughts all too well.
If this little guy comes across food that he likes, he'll be a real little glutton and will rack his brains to eat it all up.
Su Niannian frowned deeply, her expression very serious, her eyes fixed on Xibao. She asked in a worried and doubtful tone, "Baby, if you keep eating like this, what should we do with the rest of the candied hawthorns?"
Are we just going to watch them get thrown away like that?
Hearing her mother's question, Xibao looked up, her big, round eyes blinking as she gazed at her mother.
He first gently shook his little head, as if he were pondering some important question.
After a while, he slowly spoke, replying in a childish yet extremely earnest voice: "Mom, don't worry, I won't throw away these delicious candied hawthorns!"
Throwing away food is a very bad habit, as it causes a huge waste!
Furthermore, wasting food is a very shameful thing to do, and we must not do it!
After saying that, Xi Bao nodded vigorously to show her firm attitude toward the matter.
When Su Niannian heard Xibao say "wasting food is shameful," she couldn't help but feel a surge of relief.
She felt that her efforts in educating Xibao had not been in vain; at least the seeds of cherishing food and opposing waste had been planted in his heart.
However, just as Su Niannian was secretly pleased, Xibao then said, "Mom, don't worry, I can put these remaining candied hawthorns in the refrigerator and continue eating them tomorrow."
I just asked the uncle who sells candied hawthorns, and he told me that if I can't finish them all at once, I can store them in the refrigerator.
After saying that, he gave Su Niannian a sweet and adorable smile, as if waiting for his mother to praise his clever idea.
Upon hearing this, Su Niannian was stunned. She realized that this might be another issue that needed to be explained to the child.
She gently squatted down to be at eye level with Xibao and said softly, "Sweetie, it's true that it's good to put leftover food in the refrigerator to eat tomorrow, but if there's too much food and it's stored for too long, it won't be fresh. And it's also easy to get tired of eating the same thing."
Xi Bao blinked her innocent big eyes, nodded as if she understood, and then asked, "Mommy, how can we avoid wasting food and getting tired of eating it?"
Su Niannian thought for a moment and replied, "We can buy a moderate amount each time we buy something, and try not to buy too much."
If there are leftovers, it's okay to occasionally save them for the next day, but you can't do that all the time.
Also, if you're unsure which flavor to eat, we can choose a few skewers first, and then choose another one when you want to eat it later. Write down your favorite flavors so you can buy only those from now on.
After hearing this, Xi Bao looked enlightened and said with a smile, "I know, Mom! I will try to buy less in the future and not be greedy, so I won't have to worry about not being able to finish it."
"Xi Bao is so great! That's exactly what Mommy meant." Seeing how well-behaved and sensible Xi Bao was, Su Niannian happily hugged him tightly.
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