The child looked about three or four years old, about the same age as Feng Ge'er and Yan Jie'er, with a small bun. He was indeed a little thin, though a little better than Feng Ge'er and Yan Jie'er, but both of her children had become thin from starvation during their exile, as thin as refugees. This child had plenty of food and drink, and most likely had a weak spleen and stomach. Of course, it was also possible that the family had plenty of food and drink, but the food they cooked was not very tasty, so they were unwilling to eat properly, which was why they were a little thin.
Children like this are quite worrying. When Xu Qinyu ran a private restaurant before, she met many such children.
Most of these children refuse to eat properly because their parents don’t cook delicious food. When they are hungry after meals, they start eating snacks as there is no shortage of snacks at home. When it is time for meals, they are not hungry and the food is not tasty, which creates a vicious cycle and weakens their spleen and stomach.
The solution to this problem is simple: cook more delicious meals so that children will feel that meals are better than snacks. They will be willing to eat well and will naturally become strong and healthy, and everything will be solved.
She has helped many mothers solve the problem of their children's meals.
The woman looked to be in her twenties, with a bun styled like a cloud, which was the most common bun style worn by women here. The little boy should be her child.
The woman looked anxious and tried to force the rice porridge in the spoon into the child's mouth, but the child shook his head vigorously and refused to open his mouth.
Hearing the footsteps, the woman turned her head to look at them. After seeing the guarantor beside Xu Qinyu, she obviously knew the guarantor and knew that they were here to check on the house. She immediately called the little maid, "Xiao Cui, come and feed Shao Ge'er."
Xiao Cui's smiling face froze, and she looked at her young master with some confusion. Obviously, she also knew that the young master was unwilling to eat well, and every feeding was like a battle.
Xiao Cui had no choice but to go and take over her wife's work.
The woman came to greet Xu Qinyu and the others, led the three of them to the guest hall, and personally made hot tea for them. "It's freezing cold, but I'm sorry to bother Manager Liu to bring the guests here."
After saying that, he smiled at Xu Qinyu and Wen Shi, "Do you two want to see the house in Guihua Lane? We haven't lived there for many years. We bought it from someone else and renovated it after we bought it. I love cleanliness and I clean the house every day. The house is also well maintained. There are no leaks. I also specially paved the floor of the house and the kitchen with thinner bricks and stones, so it won't be wet and unfit to stand on rainy days. I even picked up a lot of pebbles in the yard and brought them back to pave them. I'll take you there to have a look. It might be a little expensive, though. It's more expensive than the houses in the south of the city."
Xu Qinyu was moved by what she heard. She was most afraid of living in a damp house. Many people here had mud floors. When it rained, the house would be full of mud, which was extremely damp and uncomfortable.
"Sister, please take us over there to have a look."
The woman smiled and said, "My husband's surname is Xia. I should be a few years older than you. You can just call me Sister-in-law Xia."
"Sister Xia." Xu Qinyu called out with a smile.
The woman's husband's surname was Xia, but her own surname was Wu and her given name was Wan.
Mrs. Wu gave Xiao Cui a few instructions, asking her to feed her son Shao Ge'er and take good care of him, and then wash the dishes and clean up when she came back.
Xiao Cui nodded in agreement, and Mrs. Wu took the three of them to see the house.
The house she lived in was quite close to Guihuaxiang's house, less than a quarter of an hour's walk away, and she could even take a shortcut.
On the way, Mrs. Wu didn't say much and looked a little sad, obviously worried about her son.
She was not in a position to tell others about her own situation. She had a daughter before, but she died. The accident happened because she and her husband were busy making a living, so they left their daughter to be taken care of by her mother-in-law. At that time, she, her husband and her daughter still lived with her parents-in-law and her uncle's family. Her sister-in-law gave birth to a son, and her mother-in-law kept saying that girls were worthless and she didn't care much about taking care of her daughter.
At that time, the whole family lived in the village. One day, the mother-in-law took her daughter and her uncle's son to visit the village. She held her uncle's son and let her daughter walk by herself.
At that time, my daughter had just learned to walk and was still wobbly.
The mother-in-law was happily chatting with the neighbors while holding her nephew. When she remembered her daughter, she was nowhere to be seen.
When they found her again, her daughter's body was found in a pond.
Later, she could not accept her daughter's death, fell out with her mother-in-law, and moved out of the family with her husband and came to Yuanbao Town to make a living.
After getting married, she and her husband gave all the money they earned from their business to her parents-in-law. When their daughter got into trouble and they moved out, her parents-in-law didn't give them a penny. It was really difficult at the beginning. Fortunately, her husband's business partner was loyal and lent them money to help the couple get through the initial difficulties.
The small courtyard in Guihua Lane was the house they rented when they first came to Yuanbao Town. Later, when they made some money, they bought the courtyard and renovated it to her liking.
Shao Ge'er was born in the small courtyard in Guihua Lane.
These days, children are prone to premature death, sometimes just from a single illness, and weak children are even more worrying.
She was thinking about Shao Ge'er all the time, but maybe she was too worried when she was pregnant with Shao Ge'er. She was always thinking about her dead daughter and crying secretly, which hurt her body and the fetus in her womb.
Shao Ge'er was weaker than other children when he was born. Even when he was able to eat, he still didn't eat well. No matter what method was used, Shao Ge'er still couldn't eat well.
He is now over four years old, but looks like other three-year-old children.
She was really worried to death.
Even the doctor said that although Shao Ge'er was a little weak since his mother's birth, it was not a big problem and he could not always take medicine. He just needed to eat well and eat more, and he would naturally be able to take care of his body. Only by eating enough can he have strength and build a strong body.
But Shao Ge'er didn't eat it at all.
Shao Ge'er didn't eat the food she cooked, and Xiao Cui's food was also good. Even at the banquet she booked at the Yuanbao Town Restaurant, Shao Ge'er only ate a few bites.
When Wu thought of this, she felt worried and anxious, but she heard the young lady beside her ask her, "Are you worried about the child, Sister Xia?"
Mrs. Wu sighed, "That's right. Shao has been weak since he was a child. The doctor told him to eat more, but he just wouldn't eat properly. We've tried everything. He's already four and a half, but he looks like a three-year-old. Oh, my heart is really broken."
Xu Qinyu has no parents and no children, but she knows the love of parents all over the world.
She couldn't help but say, "Sister Xia, it just so happens that I know a little bit about cooking. How about after we finish looking at the houses, I'll come back with you and cook a couple of dishes for Shao Ge'er to try?"
"Okay, thank you for your help, young lady." Wu replied absentmindedly.
I didn't believe what this young lady said at all.
Although the young lady's face was red and swollen from the cold, it could be seen that she was only about fifteen or sixteen years old.
The chefs at the biggest and best restaurants in town are all in their forties or fifties, with thirty or forty years of experience. Even Brother Shao wouldn't enjoy the food prepared by such chefs. How could a young lady, having only learned the craft for a few years, possibly compete with a chef who's been at the restaurant for thirty or forty years?
A group of people holding oil umbrellas and braving the heavy snow quickly arrived at the small courtyard in Guihua Lane.
From the outside, the courtyard in front of me is similar in layout to the other three courtyards in Guihua Lane. It has a courtyard wall and a crooked jujube tree inside. However, this courtyard wall is much cleaner and stronger than the walls of the courtyards next to it.
There is a wooden door in the yard. It is quite new and has a big lock on it, so you can't see what's going on inside the yard.
Mrs. Wu stepped forward, took out the key and opened the gate.
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