"They were talking outside."
Xu Nuo put the clean clothes on the bed, picked up her books, and sat on the other side of the table, preparing to memorize the English words she needed to memorize today before taking a shower.
Otherwise, no one would fetch her water.
Upon hearing this, Xue Ping angrily fiddled with the wind chimes hanging in front of Xu Nuo's window, then turned to her and said, "Just do what you want. I can tolerate you bullying me, but if she dares to bully you, I'll make her pay."
Xu Nuo paused, amused, and looked up at her, nodding: "Alright, Comrade Xue Ping, who can bully me?"
Xue Ping glanced at her precious daughter and nodded.
“That’s true, it’s good enough that you don’t bully people.” Recalling what Xu Nuo had done in the past, Xue Ping felt relieved: “When your grandma used to scold you, you got so angry that you smashed your grandma’s cup, and when you came back, you cried and wailed to your dad, saying that you would never go to your grandma’s house again.”
When they were little, Xu Jinan would take Xue Ping and Xu Nuo to see Xu Guihua every year.
It's either Chinese New Year or any other ordinary holiday.
But Xu Guihua has a sharp tongue and is angry that Xue Ping didn't give her a grandson, so she often nags. Once, she even called Xue Ping a money-loser in front of Xu Nuo.
Xu Guihua often said this. Xu Yunyun and Xu Yan were also there at the time. Xu Guihua was scolding Sang Er, but Xu Yunyun was used to hearing it. Xu Yan was not favored and did not dare to refute it.
Xu Nuo was different. She was pampered since childhood. Neither Xue Ping nor Xu Jin'an ever scolded her. When she heard Xu Guihua scold her, she immediately smashed Xu Guihua's cup and called Xu Guihua an old hag, which made Xu Guihua so angry that she grabbed a broom to hit her.
Actually, Xu Guihua didn't hit her.
But Xu Nuo was good at exaggerating. She ran to Xu Jin'an and cried and wailed, saying that Xu Guihua said she was a worthless woman and that she wanted to beat her to death.
Xu Jin'an doted on his daughter, and for the first time, he lost his temper with Xu Guihua. He took Xu Nuo away, and afterwards, Xu Nuo never went to Xu Guihua's house with Xu Jin'an again.
As Xu Nuo listened to Xue Ping, her eyes sparkled with a smile. For the first time, she felt that the original owner had done something satisfying.
At 8:30 p.m., Xu Nuo took her clothes and went to take a shower.
Xu Jinan was knitting in the living room when he saw Xu Nuo come out. He pushed up his glasses and said softly, "Dad has boiled the water for you and brought it in. Go wash up quickly."
Xu Nuo smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Dad."
Just as she was about to turn around and go to the bathroom, Xu Jinan suddenly called out to her, "Hey, right, Nuonuo, come here for a second."
"What's wrong?" Xu Nuo walked over and sat down, reaching out to tug at the scarf Xu Jin'an had tied, and exclaimed in surprise, "Dad, you're so amazing! You tied so many scarves!"
This scarf was originally made by Xu Nuo. She asked Xue Ping to teach her on a whim, but she stopped after only a short time. Xu Jin'an, having nothing else to do, took it and started making scarves. After a week, it was almost finished.
Xu Jin'an was beaming with joy at his little darling's praise. He held up the scarf around her neck and said, "It's alright, isn't it? Look how well Daddy made it. It'll look great with your long black coat. It'll definitely look good."
Xu Nu blinked, too embarrassed to say that the scarf was originally intended for Li Xian. She smiled and said, "Okay, make it a little longer for me. I want to wrap it around a couple more times. Is that alright, Comrade Xu Jin'an?"
Comrade Xu Jinan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Dad will make it longer for you, so you can wrap it around yourself a few more times to keep warm."
"Okay, I'm going to take a shower now."
"Okay, go quickly."
Xu Nuo happily went to take a bath, while Xu Jin'an happily crocheted, forgetting about asking Xu Nuo about the herbal tea.
After taking a shower, Xu Nuo went back to her room to make some herbal tea. While waiting for the dry tea leaves to soak, she suddenly remembered Li Xian, who would send her things every day.
Now that Xu Guihua is a member of the family, what would happen if Li Xian came?
As if heaven had heard her prayer, Li Xian did not come the next day.
...
Xu Guihua got up at 5:30 in the morning.
The sun hadn't fully risen yet, and Xu Nuo was still immersed in a sweet dream when she suddenly heard someone calling from outside the door: "Jin'an, Jin'an, why aren't you up yet?"
The little dumpling, rolled around on the bed, frowned, her pretty face scrunched up, and she rolled over to continue sleeping face down.
Xu Jin'an opened the door, still half asleep, and saw Xu Guihua sitting on the sofa in the living room. He asked curiously, "Mom, why are you up?"
Xu Guihua said with a look of disgust: "Sleeping at this hour and not getting up to cook? What kind of talk is that? Your sister-in-law used to get up at five o'clock to cook for me."
Her voice was already loud, and she was deliberately speaking to Xue Ping, who was still in the room, so you can imagine how loud it was.
Xu Nuo always slept for long periods of time, and Xu Jin'an was afraid that Xu Guihua would disturb her, so he lowered his voice and said, "Mom, I'll make whatever you want to eat. Please don't disturb Nuonuo's sleep."
"You good-for-nothing! How did I disturb her sleep? Who's still lying in bed at this hour?" She said, glancing behind Xu Jin'an. Seeing that the door was still quiet, she snorted, "Like mother, like child."
She muttered these words in a low voice, but Xu Jin'an heard them. He was also quite sleepy, so he tiptoed back to his room to get dressed, then went to the kitchen to wash the rice and put it in to cook.
While he was washing the rice, Xu Guihua stood by and watched. Seeing that Xu Jin'an's family had all sorts of things like mung beans, red beans, and peanuts, she immediately felt sorry for her eldest son who had nothing.
There was a cabinet at the far end of the kitchen that Xu Guihua hadn't opened yet. As she walked over to open it, Xu Jin'an quickly said, "Mom, there's something glutinous inside."
Upon hearing that it belonged to Xu Nuo, Xu Guihua became even more eager to examine it. Everyone knew that Xu Jin'an and his wife doted on Xu Nuo, so it must be something good.
Xu Guihua's eyes lit up when she opened it.
The room was piled high with brand-new, unopened malted milk powder, several packets of windmill biscuits, egg rolls, sugar twists sprinkled with white sesame seeds, and various other candies, including White Rabbit milk candy, lard candy, and maltose...
This cabinet was crammed full of snacks that Li Xian bought for Xu Nuo from the black market.
Xu Guihua didn't recognize anything except lard candy, but that only strengthened her resolve to bring Jiangjiang over.
The second son's family is not only rich, but they also have all sorts of good things.
Thinking back to the mangoes she ate yesterday, she remembered how they tasted sweet and sour, fragrant and soft; it was the first time she had ever eaten them.
When Xu Jin'an saw Xu Guihua staring at the cabinet full of things, he immediately realized he was in trouble.
It wasn't that he was stingy, but he knew his daughter's temper and was also well aware of Xu Guihua's character. He was afraid that as soon as he left, Xu Guihua would come over with a bag and take everything from the cabinet.
If that were the case, Xu Nuo would probably cause a huge uproar when she woke up.
Xu Jin'an coughed, unsure of what to say, when Xue Ping got up to go to the bathroom. Seeing Xu Guihua in front of the cabinet, she glared fiercely at Xu Jin'an, who looked aggrieved: "It wasn't me."
Xu Guihua had already stuffed a lot of candy and biscuits into her pockets and was about to take out the largest malted milk powder when Xue Ping walked over.
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