Chapter 138 Isn’t it a loss to raise it so well?
Gu Qiqi’s warm little hands grabbed Li Xiaocao’s frozen paws.
The warmth that cannot be ignored warmed Li Xiaocao's heart, which had been cold for a long time.
So warm!
Unable to break free, Li Xiaocao subconsciously held Gu Qiqi's hand.
It's soft and warm, making you want to stick closer.
After realizing his actions, Li Xiaocao felt a little ashamed and uneasy.
Sister Qibao is so young, what if her hands freeze her?
Gu Qiqi pulled Li Xiaocao into the yard.
Li Xiaobao also walked in, staggering.
"Meat, meat!" Li Xiaobao smelled the aroma of meat in the yard as he came in. He kept muttering with drooling.
Dong Yulan ignored the boy and went back to the house to look for the small cotton-padded jackets that Gu Jinze and the others wore last year.
Li Xiaocao just turned five this month, but due to long-term malnutrition, he looks thin and small.
Dong Yulan could only find the small cotton coat that Gu Jinan was wearing.
Cotton has always been a hot commodity.
Buying cotton not only requires money, but also cotton tickets.
Before Qibao provided cotton for this family, everyone wore their cotton clothes year after year, with the older ones wearing them and the younger ones wearing them. After a long time, the cotton inside began to become hard and no longer warm.
Gu Jinan's cotton coat was generally fluffy and soft, except for the patches on top of patches.
At any rate, it was better than the straw on the little girl's back.
Dong Yulan called the little girl into the house and asked her to take off her clothes wrapped in straw.
The lining of the girl's underwear looked wide and big, and when she took off her top, her skinny body was exposed...
Dong Yulan frowned, put Gu Jinan's cotton jacket on the little girl, and then went to rummage through the pile of old clothes.
Finally, I found two sets of autumn clothes, one set of quilted clothes.
She urged Li Xiaocao to take off her loose and ill-fitting inner lining and put on Jin'an's smaller autumn clothes.
Afraid that the little girl would be shy, Dong Yulan deliberately walked out of the room.
Li Xiaocao changed into long-sleeved shirt and long-padded trousers, then put on the cotton-padded jacket and trousers that Dong Yulan gave her.
After putting it on, I feel warm and not cold at all!
Li Xiaocao finally stopped shivering and stood up straighter.
Gu Qiqi brought in a meat bun from the kitchen and stuffed it into Li Xiaocao's hand.
"eat!"
Li Xiaocao held the warm meat bun, with tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.
"If you don't eat it now, when your mother comes, this bun will go into Li Xiaobao's mouth!" Gu Qiqi said suddenly.
Li Xiaocao's body trembled, and he suddenly opened his mouth and started eating the meat buns in big mouthfuls!
The meat buns have thin skin and thick fillings, and your mouth is filled with the aroma of meat when you take a bite.
Li Xiaocao has never eaten such delicious food in his life.
She was cold and hungry, so she finished the whole bun in no time.
After eating a meat bun, I felt warm all over my body.
Dong Yulan also brought back some small cotton shoes for Jin'an to wear from the house.
These guys run around all day and the soles of their shoes are worn out.
But at least there is some cotton inside, which is better than the pair of shoes on the little girl's feet.
"Hurry up and change, your brother Jin'an always wears small clothes, don't be disgusted!"
"Thank you, Grandma Dong. Xiaocao doesn't mind!" Li Xiaocao replied quickly.
What she received was the full kindness of Grandma Dong and Sister Qibao.
In my entire life, no one has ever treated me so well as they do.
Li Xiaocao had just changed into her cotton shoes when there was a knock on the door.
The gate closes lightly and can be opened with a push.
Wang Caixia went out to look for her son when she didn't see him for a while.
When he pushed open the gate, he saw his son Li Xiaobao standing at the door of Gu's kitchen, about to go in.
Unfortunately, there was a lock on the kitchen door and Qibao took the key away!
"Xiaobao, why are you here? Where's your sister? Why isn't she with you?"
Wang Caixia walked into the yard, looked at Li Xiaobao and asked.
"Meat, meat, eat meat!" Li Xiaobao pointed at the door of Gu's kitchen, saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth.
Dong Yulan came out from the main room after hearing the voice: "The Li family's daughter-in-law is here!"
"Yes, Auntie, my little treasure has come to your house, I came to look for him..."
Wang Caixia said somewhat embarrassedly.
Suddenly, her eyes fixed behind Dong Yulan.
Looking at Li Xiaocao who had changed her clothes, Wang Caixia was completely stunned.
"Xiaocao, what are you doing?" Wang Caixia murmured.
"I'm not saying anything bad about you as a mother. It's so cold in winter, why did you wrap your child in straw? Even if it's a girl, you shouldn't treat her like that!"
"What she's wearing is too small for our child. Your husband is a battalion commander in the army. If anyone knows that your child is wrapped in straw, it will be a disgrace to your husband..."
"With your man's allowance, you can't even give your child some warm clothes, right?"
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Dong Yulan didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs, but Wang Caixia really went too far.
She was still wearing a tattered cotton jacket, but when it was the children's turn, they were only given straw to wrap themselves in.
It is freezing cold outside in winter. Even wearing a cotton-padded jacket will still make you feel cold, let alone wearing just a piece of clothing wrapped in straw.
And Li Xiaocao was such a thin child that she couldn't bear to look at him.
This doesn't look like a child raised by a mother.
"Aunt, it's not that I don't want to keep the baby warm, you just don't know how hard it is to buy cotton in winter. Xiaocao does nothing at home all day, so as long as she doesn't go out and stays in bed, she won't get cold!"
Wang Caixia disagreed. She felt that she had done well enough. She was just a little girl and would belong to someone else's family sooner or later when she grew up. Wouldn't it be a loss to raise her so well?
It’s already great that she can give her food and not starve to death!
Wang Caixia's eyes were fixed on Li Xiaocao's cotton jacket again.
I thought this dress would be perfect for my eldest sister-in-law's son Zhuzi.
Zhuzi is four years old this year and is about the same height as Li Xiaocao.
In fact, with the allowance Li Xiangdong received from serving in the army, he could barely support his family of four.
But Wang Caixia's idea of favoring boys over girls was too strong. Not only did she favor boys over girls in her own family, she also gave the good things in her home to help her uncle's family.
Li Xiangdong's brother Li Xiangyang had four sons in total, the youngest Zhuzi was only one year younger than Li Xiaocao.
Wang Caixia felt that if she gave birth to a son, he would be the offspring of the Li family and would be better than Li Xiaocao, the daughter who would be married in the future.
Whenever there were good things at home, Wang Caixia would give them to her son first, and send the rest to her uncle's family.
Even if Li Xiangdong becomes the battalion commander now, his allowance is still not enough.
Just because half of the money was used to support his own family, the other half had to be sent by his wife to his eldest brother's family.
Li Xiangdong had no objection to this.
After all, his brother has been good to him since he was a child, and it is only right that he helps his elder brother's family now that he has some ability.
Li Xiaocao felt a little uneasy when her mother Wang Caixia stared at her, and she subconsciously hugged her clothes with her hands.
After all, they were at Gu's house, so Wang Caixia didn't dare to go too far. She said hello to Dong Yulan and went home with her son and daughter.
Li Xiaocao looked back every few steps and thanked Dong Yulan profusely before leaving the house!
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