Bao Min came over, took Bao Shuyi from Ye Yunniang's arms, and comforted her tenderly.
"Shushu, don't cry. Daddy will get you whatever you want."
Bao Shuyi looked at Cai Damei with teary eyes and reached out for the walnuts in her hand.
Hard, crunchy walnuts should not be eaten.
"Shushu, you're too young to eat walnuts. How about rice cake?" Bao Min tried to distract Bao Shuyi with rice cake.
If someone is obedient, they're not a child, much less a bookworm.
Wow wow wow...
Bao Shuyi cried even louder.
Bao Min was heartbroken and winked at Cai Damei.
Quickly comfort your daughter.
"I spoil her every day, letting her cry whenever she's unhappy. Let her cry." Cai Damei is determined to teach Bao Shuyi a lesson for her stubborn temper today.
“If you, as a mother, are so heartless and don’t love your daughter, and I, as a father, don’t spoil her a little, then Shushu will become a pitiful little girl unloved by her parents.” Bao Min couldn’t stand Cai Damei’s strict discipline of her daughter.
“You’re criticizing me.” Cai Damei put down the walnuts she was eating.
“What right do I have to criticize you? To put it nicely, I’m your lover; to put it bluntly,” Bao Min didn’t continue.
What sounds bad?
"Anyway, I'm someone you can summon and dismiss at will," Bao Min said, but Bao Shuyi, who was uncomfortable being held, started to struggle.
Bao Min stopped talking, swaying him from side to side, trying to comfort Bao Shuyi, "Shushu, don't cry, don't cry. Daddy was wrong, Daddy didn't hold you properly. It's Daddy's fault. Shushu, be good, don't cry, don't cry~"
"I told you, ignore her. Let her cry." Cai Damei was unhappy with Bao Min's unconditional pampering of Bao Shuyi.
"Madam, Shushu is our daughter."
"Shushu can't eat walnuts, but she can drink walnut powder porridge. I'll go make some walnut powder." Ye Yunniang got up and quickly left, slamming the courtyard gate shut behind her, shutting out the argument.
"I know you look down on me. But Shushu is the daughter you carried for ten months and gave birth to. Don't be too cruel to her."
"You think that because I don't like you, I don't like my daughter either?"
Hearing Cai Damei say that she didn't like him, Bao Min felt as if his heart was being torn apart.
"Madam, please don't hate our daughter because of me, okay?"
Cai Damei looked at Bao Min and uttered two words, "Idiot."
"Madam, why are you cursing me?" Bao Min felt even worse; she didn't love him, yet she cursed him.
“Bao Min, I’ll only say this once.” Cai Damei said seriously, “I, Cai Damei, will not sleep with someone I hate for four years and have a child with them.”
Not wanting to be with people you dislike?
That is,
I just love it!
Therefore, the lady likes him!
Bao Min blooms instantly.
"Is this what you mean, my lady? You love me, don't you?"
"Think about it yourself." Cai Damei reached out and hugged Bao Shuyi. "Shushu, let's go find your sister-in-law and drink walnut powder, okay?"
Cai Damei carried the book home.
Bao Min was still laughing when Cai Damei admitted that she had feelings for him.
"Your aunt is gone, no need to smile so lewdly."
Bao Min's smile vanished instantly. "Envy and jealousy?"
"You should really let your aunt see your smug little face." Tong Mo was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.
Why is it that my uncle, an older man, can win the heart of the woman he loves?
He was a handsome and charming young man, yet he was always turned away at the door.
Ye Yunniang, that heartless woman.
Bao Min glanced at Tong Mo, who was full of resentment, with disdain.
"Get out of here, and don't tell anyone he's my nephew. I can't bear the shame."
"Where did I embarrass you?" Tong Mo retorted.
"Where are you not ashamed?"
Bao Min was furious when he thought about what Tong Mo had done.
He gave Tong Mo money to curry favor with Li Ping. As a result, Tong Mo directly used the money to bribe Li Ping.
“Kid, if you call me father, I’ll give you 100 taels of silver.”
"Really? One hundred taels of silver for calling me 'Father'?"
"Really." Tong Mo shook the money pouch in his hand. The crisp sound of the silver clinking together proved that Tong Mo was not lying.
“Okay, I’ll call.” Li Ping readily agreed, “Dad, Dad, Dad…”
Li Ping shouted 100 times in one breath, "Father, bring me ten thousand taels of silver."
Tong Mo couldn't admit he had no money in front of the children. His biological parents and stepparents lived far away, so he set his sights on Bao Min.
They secretly entered Bao Min's private vault and took 11,000 taels of silver.
Bao Min's private treasury contained a total of 11,000 taels of silver.
Enraged, Bao Min wrote a letter that very night to Bao Shao, who was far away in the capital, demanding money and giving him a severe dressing-down.
"Just tell me. Has Pingping acknowledged that I'm his father?" Tong Mo felt a pang of guilt and immediately raised his head.
“I also wrote to Jiang Mingzhe. I told him that his son has recognized me as his father, and I have won against him.”
"You mean this letter?" Bao Min took a letter out of his pocket.
Why did you stop me from sending the letter?
“If I don’t stop you, you’ll lose your head.” Bao Min slammed the letter on the table. “Tong Mo, how many times have I told you? You can’t get involved in what Jiang Mingzhe does.”
“I’m no worse than him, I can do it too.” Tong Mo was unconvinced; he felt he was better than Jiang Mingzhe. He just needed a chance.
"You're utterly useless," Bao Min cursed angrily. "Tong Mo, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're skilled in martial arts. You can't even outsmart a four-year-old. How can you compare to Jiang Mingzhe?"
"I wasn't tricked, I did it willingly." Tong Mo refused to admit that she had been tricked by Li Ping.
"You still say you weren't tricked. I'm asking you, did Li Ping pay for those two baskets of dates or did you pay for them?"
Tong Mo hesitated for a moment, "We all contributed money."
“Li Ping will contribute 5 coins, and you will contribute 15 taels.”
"His child can't carry too many of them."
It would have been better if Tong Mo hadn't explained; once he did, Bao Min wanted to crack open Tong Mo's head to see how easily this kid could be fooled.
"You taught me all of this."
Bao Min took a deep breath and uttered a single word to Tong Mo, "Get lost."
Put the walnuts in a pot and stir-fry over low heat until cooked. Then grind them into powder using a small stone mill and sift them finely.
Scoop a spoonful into a bowl and pour hot water over it.
The aroma of walnuts filled the air.
Ye Yunniang smelled it and felt like drinking it, so she brewed a few more bowls and took them to the backyard.
"Mother, try the walnut powder I made." Ye Yunniang took the walnut powder from Cai Damei's hands. She then fed her spoonful by spoonful.
Cai Damei picked up a bowl and took a taste.
"It tastes good. Make more. From now on, let Pan'er and An'an make their own walnut powder in the morning. You can sleep a little longer." Cai Damei felt sorry for Ye Yunniang, who was busy from morning till night.
“Okay,” Ye Yunniang agreed.
"ah."
"I forgot to feed you while I was talking. I'm sorry. Come on, Shushu, open your mouth wide, ah—" Ye Yunniang scooped up another spoonful and fed her.
Bao Shuyi opened his mouth wide and drank the bowl down.
"Mother, tomorrow I plan to go to the outskirts of the city to dig for wild vegetables with Qiongniang, her daughter-in-law, and Hongyan."
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