Chapter 5 Midnight Egg Cake
Chen Hongying stepped on chicken poop. She fetched water and scrubbed her shoes for a long time at night before they were finally clean. But even though they were clean, they still smelled like chicken poop when she smelled them.
It would be fine if they were shoes that had been worn for a few years, but these were new shoes that Shen Hongying had made this year with great effort. It was not easy for her to make a pair of shoes. She collected scraps of cloth to make a pattern, sewed the soles, and then collected fabric for the uppers. Finally, she made such a new pair of shoes with great difficulty. Everyone said that the style of these shoes was good and said they wanted to borrow some from her for the pattern.
She usually doesn't want to wear them, but today she washed her old shoes and wore them for the first time. As a result, she stepped on a pile of chicken poop.
Shen Hongying felt annoyed when she thought about it, and felt that Fubao was an unlucky person. She was unlucky and felt like she was stepping on chicken shit when she touched her!
That night, she hurried her two sons to bed and then complained to her husband Gu Weiguo, saying that Fubao was not a good thing and how unlucky Nie Laosan's family was to raise this Fubao.
Gu Weiguo didn't believe it at all. He listened to her rambling for a long time and then said, "He's a good kid. Why did he get so unlucky?"
Shen Hongying was so angry that she almost vomited blood. "Didn't you see I stepped on chicken shit?"
Gu Weiguo didn't understand: "You stepped on chicken shit, what does that have to do with other people's children?"
Shen Hongying was choked. In the darkness, she stared at her man and finally pulled the quilt over her head: "I don't even want to bother with you!"
This is something that doesn't make any sense at all!
Shen Hongying gritted her teeth, thinking that this wouldn't do. She had to find a way to get rid of Fubao. She couldn't keep such an unlucky guy in her family.
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In the west room, Liu Guizhi was lying there thinking about what happened today after sending the children to bed.
She had already wanted to raise Fubao as her daughter, but Miao Xiujiu was probably thinking the same thing. She was willing to let Fubao into the house so that she could get along well with the production team leader and not let the child starve after entering the house. However, she felt that this child was a step away from her compared to the other children.
To put it bluntly, Miao Xiujiu is willing to let other children in the family go to school, but she may not be willing to let Fubao go.
In some other similar small matters, Miao Xiujiu couldn't help but be harsh on Fubao.
This made Liu Guizhi feel worried. Miao Xiuju was not an easy person to talk to, and she didn't know how Fubao's life would be like in the future. Today, Gu Weidong mentioned the issue of going to school in front of Miao Xiuju, and Miao Xiuju's reaction made her even more worried.
She knew that she was a mute and had no confidence in doing things. Gu Weidong was the youngest in the family, and he didn't dare to go against his parents. He had no say in everything, and she didn't know what would happen to Fubao in the future.
She thought of the cute and pitiful little Fubao and couldn't help but sigh.
This child has had a hard time.
She didn't know what was wrong. She was upset and angry because the character "Fu" was forced on her, but now her heart softened when she thought of Fu Baolai, and she wanted to love this child.
Seeing his wife tossing and turning, Gu Weidong whispered, "What are you thinking about? Why do you care about what Mom said about me today? It's not like you don't know Mom's temper. She feels uncomfortable if she doesn't scold a few people every day."
Miao Xiujiu scolds her daughter-in-law today and her son tomorrow. She will give a beating to anyone she dislikes. Everyone is used to it. That's just her temper. As her son and daughter-in-law, what else can they do but bear it?
Liu Guizhi couldn't speak and had a soft personality. When she heard her man say this, she just hummed a few times.
Gu Weidong knew he had guessed it: "Are you worried about Fubao?"
Liu Guizhi hummed softly.
Gu Weidong: "You're overthinking it. Anyway, there's still more than a year before Fubao starts school. She just came to our house. There's no need to worry too much. Take your time. Our mother has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Look, wasn't it her decision to let Fubao stay with us this time? I think Fubao is a lovely child. When our mother gradually likes Fubao, maybe if we don't let her go to school, our mother will scold us!"
Liu Guizhi thought about it and felt that it was true, so she stopped talking. The couple closed their eyes and prepared to fall asleep as they had to go to work tomorrow.
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Fubao wasn't actually asleep. She was in a new place, and everything around her was new to her. She couldn't help but look around. There were six people sleeping on the big kang in the west room, so it was naturally crowded, so she could only curl up in the corner.
She opened her eyes wide, listened to the movements around her in the dark, and thought about things silently.
In fact, what she was thinking about was very simple. She just missed the three or five nuns when she was in the nunnery. They were all very kind to her. They gave her all the delicious food and even secretly caught fish in the mountains for her to eat, saying that it was to increase her nutrition.
Later, at Nie Laosan's house, Nie Laosan's wife actually treated her very well at first, loving her like her own daughter. During the Chinese New Year, she even gave her stewed chicken legs. The stewed chicken legs were delicious, and her mouth was full of oil. It was so delicious that she wanted to swallow her tongue.
It’s a pity that after Nie Lao San’s wife gave birth to a child, he no longer loved her.
During the New Year, the production team distributed some meat. When Shengjin ate the meat, she could only drink a little bit of the broth, and when Shengyin got the red head flower, she could only watch with envy.
Nie Laosan's wife asked her to help take care of Shengjin and Shengyin. Shengjin was okay and would play after eating, but Shengyin would always find fault with her.
Shengyin seemed to hate her very much. When there was no one around, he would always look at her with strange eyes and pinch her with his fingers. Once, he even suddenly talked to himself and said, "Don't try to steal my things. Those are all mine."
Fubao even secretly guessed that maybe Shengyin was just like her, and not like other little kids who knew nothing. What she understood was similar to what she did.
But Fubao never asked, and even if she asked Shengyin, he wouldn't tell her. Shengyin would just look at her warily, as if she were a thief who would steal Shengyin's good things.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the sound of a dog barking outside the window, reminding him that Fubao was no longer at the Nie family, but at the Gu family.
Fubao breathed a sigh of relief.
She was very satisfied with this new home, especially Liu Guizhi. She intuitively felt that Liu Guizhi loved her very much.
With such a mother, she felt that she might not be bullied too much.
Just as she was about to close her eyes and go to sleep, her stomach rumbled.
She touched her stomach and felt hungry.
For dinner today, she had a bowl of porridge and half a sweet potato bun. After finishing the meal, she did not ask for more food. But in fact, this did not fill her up at all. She ate more than other children of her age.
She had just arrived at this house and wanted others to think she was nice, so she didn't dare to reach out to take the sweet potato buns from the basket.
She had only eaten half full and was hungry in the middle of the night. Once she was hungry, it was difficult to fall asleep. She tried hard to turn over and ignore the hunger in her stomach, but her stomach growled even louder.
She wanted to sleep but couldn't, so she thought about going to the kitchen to drink some cold water to fill her stomach, and then she fumbled to get up.
Who knew that as soon as I moved, I heard a noise from the other side of the kang.
Gu Weidong: "Fubao, are you awake?"
Fubao nodded softly.
Liu Guizhi quickly stood up, came over, and touched Fubao's hair.
She thought Fubao had just left Nie Laosan's house and was not used to the Gu family and was not familiar with the kang.
But when she hugged Fubao, she heard the growling of Fubao's stomach.
The cry was particularly loud at night.
Gu Weidong also heard it: "Are you hungry?"
Fubao buried himself in Liu Guizhi's arms and nodded in shame.
Gu Weidong frowned: "What should we do? There may be nothing to eat in the kitchen now."
Liu Guizhi thought about it, and then used the moonlight outside to come to the head of the kang, where there was a kang bed.
Liu Guizhi opened the drawer under the kang, fumbled around for a while, and actually took out a paper package.
Fubao smelled a faint sweet fragrance coming from the paper bag. Her saliva immediately flowed and she couldn't help swallowing.
Gu Weidong then remembered that these were the egg cakes that Liu Guizhi had brought back from her parents' home some time ago. There were only three pieces in total, and Liu Guizhi was reluctant to give them to the boys. She wanted to use them effectively, so she kept them in the drawer of the bedroom.
Liu Guizhi opened the paper package, broke a piece of egg cake into half, and handed it to Fubao to eat.
Fubao hesitated and looked at Liu Guizhi timidly.
This was good stuff, but she was a little embarrassed to eat it.
However, Liu Guizhi stuffed half a piece of egg cake into Fubao's hand and motioned her to eat it.
Fubao was really hungry, her stomach was rumbling and her mouth was watering. She finally couldn't help it and looked at Liu Guizhi gratefully. She took the egg cake and took a small bite. The egg cake melted in her mouth, soft, glutinous and sweet, with the fragrance of grains and eggs, and a sweet aroma.
After swallowing it, my heart is filled with happiness.
It’s so delicious.
Fubao ate it in small bites. While eating, she handed it to Liu Guizhi, asking her to taste it too. Liu Guizhi shook her head, indicating that she could eat it.
She smiled, lowered her head and continued to eat, and after she finished eating, she did not forget to lick her little finger.
Liu Guizhi couldn't help laughing as she watched her eating half a piece of egg cake like a little squirrel, as if she was eating the most delicious food in the world.
This little girl is not only lovable, but also gentle and considerate.
She stroked Fubao's head and gently patted her back, signaling her to go to bed early.
Fubao snuggled into Liu Guizhi's arms and hugged her.
Liu Guizhi couldn't help laughing when she saw the child's docile and dependent look.
That night, Fubao, nestled close to Liu Guizhi, had a beautiful dream, enjoying the sweet aroma of the egg cake.
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