Chapter 3 Baoya becomes the group's favorite baby
Baoya looked at the small white cube in Yunhua's hand, glanced at her timidly, and didn't dare to take it.
That was candy. She was at Chen's house. Because she was really hungry and there was no leftover food at home, she dipped her finger in some sugar and ate it. As a result, she was discovered by Zhou Cuihua and was beaten again.
Seeing that she didn't dare to take it, Yunhua took her little black hand and put it in her palm: "Eat it. Since Third Aunt brought you back, you are our Yun family, my sister."
Baoya held the candy in her little hand, but still didn't dare to move.
Yunhua took out another piece of candy and handed it to Yunyue who was sitting opposite her, and Yunyue took it without hesitation.
"Look, Yueya has eaten too," Yunhua said, "Eat it, it's not a problem."
Baoya looked at Yunyue with her bright eyes and ate the candy in one bite, then swallowed her saliva.
She was very hungry. From yesterday till now, she had only eaten a piece of dry steamed bun given by her mother on the way.
Seeing Yue Ya eat it without being scolded or beaten, she stuffed the candy into her mouth.
Suddenly, a sweet taste filled my mouth.
Baoya swallowed hard, it was really sweet.
This was the first time in her life that she had eaten such a big piece of candy.
The candy tasted sweet, and Baoya's eyes sparkled. She grinned at Yunhua, "Thank you, Third Sister, Fourth Sister."
Yunhua reached out and ruffled her messy hair: "You're so good."
Yunyue, who was standing next to her, pouted and glanced at the chubby Baoya. She muttered softly, "What are you saying, 'good boy?' You only know how to eat."
Yunhua gave her a warning glare and she gave up.
At this time, He Chunxiu had also heated up the meal.
In fact, it was just a bowl of mixed rice left over from lunch. She remembered that Zhou Cuihua said Baoya could eat it, so she added two handfuls of mixed rice, grabbed two handfuls of vegetables, and fried a bowl of dry rice.
I originally wanted to lay an egg, but I was delayed in the morning and didn’t get to go to Aunt Sun’s house, so I didn’t get the egg.
He Chunxiu placed a large bowl of rice in front of Baoya and said, "Eat it. If it's not enough, I'll make more for you later."
Gurgle, Baoya's stomach growled as she looked at the big bowl of rice.
Yunyue laughed beside her: "She really can eat."
Baoya's little face turned red with embarrassment. She didn't want to eat so much, but she was really hungry. It was so uncomfortable to be hungry.
"Yueya!" Yunhua said to her angrily, "Shut your beans. Baoya has been hungry for several days. What's wrong with eating more?"
Yunyue stopped talking and just focused on peeling beans.
He Chunxiu sat down next to Baoya and looked at her with a loving look on her face as she ate her rice in big mouthfuls.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps at the door, mixed with the voices of several people talking.
"Mom, why are you so willing to spend money today? We finally made the trip to town, and you only bought ten meat buns?" It was the voice of the second son's wife, Li Rongyue.
"What do you know?" Grandma He Chunxiu, the Yun family's head of house, Zhao Zhilan, shouted in a loud voice, "I bought these buns. My son is here, and someone will eat them!"
Zhao Zhilan's loud voice called out Wang Cailian who was hiding in the west room.
She twisted her slender waist, wrapped herself in a small flowered jacket, and ate a handful of melon seeds in her hand while waiting to see the "good show".
The mother-in-law came back, and she wanted to see how that stupid He Chunxiu would be scolded.
Zhao Zhilan and her second daughter-in-law Li Rongyue came in carrying large and small bags. As soon as she entered, she saw three little girls gathered in front of a low table on the floor in the main hall.
One is the eldest daughter Yunhua from the second child's family, the other is the second daughter Yunyue from the second child's family, and the dark and skinny little one in the middle is Baoya who He Chunxiu just brought back today.
Zhao Zhilan looked at the little girl, who was eating rice from a porcelain bowl that was bigger than her face. She ate with such relish that her eyes widened.
Wang Cailian looked at Zhao Zhilan with such a look that her mouth was almost crooked with smile. Just wait and see, she is about to start scolding.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhilan threw everything in her hands to the ground with a snap, rushed over in two steps, and picked up Baoya who was eating.
Baoya was still holding a large porcelain bowl in her hand. She was startled by Zhao Zhilan and looked at He Chunxiu with her dark eyes, looking pitiful and helpless.
"Oh! My dear baby!" Zhao Zhilan hugged Baoya and gave her a big kiss on the cheek. "Let me see you, you must be starving!"
"Why are you just using these broken vegetable leaves to stir-fry rice? There are no eggs at home?"
There were melon seed shells on the edges of Wang Cailian's lips, and her eyes were wide open.
What's going on? Is her mother-in-law possessed by evil spirits?
The unwanted little glutton that Old Chen's family kicked out was picked up by my third sister-in-law. Why does she treat him like a treasure?
He Chunxiu was also frightened by Zhao Zhilan's behavior. She twitched her lips and said, "Mom, I was going to exchange eggs this morning, but I happened to see Zhou Cuihua kicking Baoya out, and I was busy fighting for the child."
"Hey, then go change it later."
Zhao Zhilan held Baoya in her arms and sat down at the low table. She waved at Li Rongyue, who was standing at the door. "Second son's wife, why are you still standing there like an idiot? Bring out the buns I bought. Can't you see Baoya is hungry?"
Li Rongyue saw it, and she saw a big empty bowl on the table, which was bigger than Baoya's dark little face.
She really is a big eater. She took out the bag of buns that Zhao Zhilan bought and placed it in front of Baoya.
"Eat it, baby. These are bought for you by your grandma. There are ten in total. It's more than enough for you." Li Rongyue said softly.
She is an honest person and she knows that Baoya is being abused in the Chen family.
Although life might be harder in the future with a new mouth to feed, she was happy that this poor child could escape from suffering.
Baoya nestled in Zhao Zhilan's arms, looking at Li Rongyue who was handing her a bun, then at Zhao Zhilan, who had a kind smile on her face. Her agate-like eyes curved with laughter: "Thank you, grandma, thank you, second aunt, and thank you, sisters. You're all so kind to me!"
She really wanted to thank them, because if her mother hadn't been willing to take her back, she wouldn't have so many family members who liked and loved her, and she might still be working as a water carrier for the Chen family and going hungry.
Zhao Zhilan laughed heartily, ruffling Baoya's soft, messy hair and giving her a meat bun. "Eat quickly! Our Baoya is so well-behaved and sensible."
Baoya held the hot, steaming meat bun in her hand, but did not eat it immediately. She passed the bun to Zhao Zhilan's mouth and said in a soft voice, "Eat it."
Zhao Zhilan's eyes were filled with laughter as she pushed the bun back to Baoya: "You don't want to eat it, you're not hungry, Baoya, eat it."
Seeing Zhao Zhilan's insistence, Baoya had no choice. But with so many people surrounding her, just watching her eat the meat buns alone, she couldn't eat any more.
So he held up the buns and asked everyone one by one. After asking Zhao Zhilan, he asked her mother, her eldest aunt, her second aunt, and her two sisters.
Zhao Zhilan didn't eat it, so how could anyone else dare to eat it? No one took it, and Baoya was worried.
She thought for a moment and pushed the paper bag of buns to the middle of the table. "Then, Baoya, just one is enough. The rest are for grandma, uncle, aunt, and my brothers and sisters."
Yunhua and Yunyue swallowed their saliva and didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Zhilan asked her to eat it herself, but Baoya insisted. In the end, she had to put the remaining nine aside and wait for the head teacher Yunlu to come back in the evening to share them with the children.
Baoya then took a big bite of the meat bun in her hand.
It smells so good, every bite is full of meat, and your mouth is full of oil every time you take a bite.
She hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and only during festivals would Zhou Cuihua give her a small piece to satisfy her craving.
Wang Cailian, leaning against the door, felt very depressed.
She felt uncomfortable when she saw the meat buns in Baoya's hand.
Those were meat buns, only five cents each, and her mother-in-law bought ten at once? Fifty cents could buy a small bag of mixed rice, enough food for the whole family for half a month!
Besides, even if they were to eat meat buns, it should be her two sons who should eat them.
Why would a dark and skinny little girl eat meat buns? Isn't that a waste?
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