Duolu, who only intended to borrow without intending to repay, never expected that Duoxi would remember the words he had casually uttered.
Based on past experience, Doro thought he would soon forget that he had eaten one of his strawberries; this younger brother is indeed harder to fool as he grows up.
A bunch of thoughts raced through Doro's little mind, but the increasingly shrewd little guy didn't voice them.
Duolu: "I'll return it. If there's any extra, I'll give it back to you." He meant he would return it if there was any extra, but if there wasn't, he would wait until later. Maybe Duoxi would forget about it and he wouldn't have to return it.
The naive Duoxi didn't notice the flaw in his words and happily snuggled up to Duolu, saying, "Oh, I knew it! Second Brother is the best! We're going to eat lots and lots of strawberries tomorrow!"
Before she could even walk properly, her little mouth was already fluently spouting out several words in a row.
Doro felt a little guilty, but his attention was immediately diverted by Doro's words: "Yes, we all need to eat lots and lots of strawberries."
After looking at the strawberries, the children ran over to Yu Rujia to schedule a time to pick strawberries tomorrow.
Duolu eagerly asked, "Auntie, can we get up early tomorrow morning to pick strawberries?"
Yu Rujia refused without even thinking. She wouldn't give up sleeping in for such a small thing: "No, Auntie will be so tired if she doesn't sleep well. Let's have breakfast first and then go pick strawberries."
Duofu said considerately, "I'll listen to you, Auntie. After breakfast, I'll go pick strawberries. I'll keep an eye on Duolu and make sure he doesn't disturb your sleep."
Yu Rujia: "Thank you for your hard work and good fortune."
Duoshou wanted to eat strawberries as soon as possible, but didn't want to tire Yu Rujia out. After a moment's thought, she came up with a plan: "Auntie, can we pick strawberries ourselves? I know that we can only pick the ripe ones."
Yu Rujia: "You'll only know how to pick strawberries after your aunt teaches you. If you pick them incorrectly, you'll damage the strawberry vines, and then there won't be any strawberries left to eat."
Duoshou immediately changed his tune: "We'll wait for Auntie to pick them together."
The next morning, Yu Rujia was still sleeping in, but the first thing the little ones, who were gradually getting used to getting up early to practice martial arts, did was run to the vegetable garden to see the strawberries, and sure enough, they were all red.
Doro's saliva was flowing happily, and he was about to reach out and pick a strawberry when he was stopped by Tosuke, who was watching him closely.
Duoshou said earnestly, "We can't pick them. Auntie said that if we damage the strawberry vines, we won't be able to eat strawberries anymore."
Upon seeing the bright red strawberries, Duolu forgot what Yu Rujia had said. He was a little guilty that Duoshou would catch him, but the little guy was stubborn.
Doro said in a serious tone, "I didn't pick it, I just wanted to touch it."
Duoshou saw through his little scheme at a glance, but didn't expose his pretense. Instead, she went along with his words, saying, "You can't touch it, what if you break it?"
On the other side, Duofu was also dutifully holding back the restless Duoxi.
After Gao Shujing finished washing up, he didn't see the little ones standing in their usual spot. After searching for a bit, he found them huddled in the vegetable garden and went up to ask, "What's wrong?"
Duolu said happily, "Uncle, there are so many ripe strawberries, can we pick some to eat?"
The little guy's mind always works quickly when it comes to food. He thought of things that Yu Rujia would do, and Gao Shujing would probably do them too, so he brought it up.
Gao Shujing naturally ate the five strawberries that Yu Rujia left for him last night, and the taste was so good that he still reminisces about them.
However, he is a very self-disciplined person. He has limited time in the morning. In addition to making breakfast, he also has to take the kids to practice martial arts. He doesn't have time to teach the kids to pick strawberries.
Gao Shujing: "I'll pick them for you when Auntie wakes up. How about we practice martial arts first?"
Upon hearing about martial arts practice, the group immediately came out of the vegetable garden. After practicing for two or three months, they had already learned some moves. Later, they fought with Tie Dan a few more times, and the chances of them being hit became less and less.
Once they become even more skilled, Tie Dan and his gang will no longer be able to defeat them.
It can be said that the pressure from Tie Dan on the sidelines was indispensable in the fact that the children could train so determinedly in martial arts.
When Yu Rujia opened the door, Gao Shujing had already left.
Since she no longer had to take care of the little ones while sleeping, she no longer had to get up to rush breakfast. She could sleep until she naturally woke up, and Gao Shujing would keep breakfast warm in a pot so she could eat as soon as she woke up.
The children guarding her door saw her come out, and Duofu cleverly brought out water: "Auntie, wash your face."
Duoshou also came out with her toothbrush: "Auntie, brush your teeth."
Doro followed suit and took her towel, saying, "Auntie, here you go."
The youngest, Duoxi, wandered among his older brothers, unsure of what to do, and simply followed behind Duolu, laughing foolishly.
After she finished washing up, Duofu had already taken her breakfast out of the pot: "Auntie, time to eat."
Yu Rujia rubbed the little ones' heads: "It's so good to have you all. After Auntie finishes eating, I'll take you to pick strawberries."
If she still didn't understand what the little ones wanted after being so attentive, then she would have wasted half a year of being with them.
Duolu couldn't help but jump up: "Great! Auntie, we went to see! Lots of strawberries are ripe! We can pick lots and lots of them to bring back!"
Duoxi's chubby face was filled with joy, and she made a big circle with her two little hands, which were as thin as lotus roots: "So many, so many! Second Brother can, can give me back my strawberries!"
Duolu's bouncy legs stopped abruptly. How did this kid still remember this?
Duo Shou was also somewhat surprised that Duo Xi still remembered this matter after a whole night: "Duo Xi, you haven't forgotten?"
Duoxi stared blankly with wide eyes: "Forgot what?"
Duoshou: "So, it's about having your second brother return the strawberries to you?"
Duoxi grinned and said, "Strawberries are delicious, delicious, I won't forget them."
Well, the most memorable thing is indeed the delicious food, and Duoxi's little brain is officially starting to work.
With the little ones following closely behind, Yu Rujia finished tidying up the table, picked up a basket and went to the vegetable garden. Sure enough, she saw a layer of bright red strawberries. Fortunately, they hadn't planted many, otherwise they would have been unable to finish them all.
Yu Rujia picked up a ripe strawberry and demonstrated for them: "Look at my movements. Hold the strawberry vine with one hand and pinch the strawberry with the other hand, and the strawberry will come off."
"When picking strawberries, be careful not to pull too hard with the hand holding the strawberry vine, otherwise you will strain the vine and there will be no strawberries to eat later."
With a demonstration and the fact that the children are all strong, they successfully learned how to pick strawberries after a few tries.
Duoxi tried to pop a strawberry into her mouth when no one was looking, but was caught by the newly appointed head butler, Duofu: "Duoxi, you can't eat strawberries that haven't been washed."
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