"Thank you. Thank you for your mother and your aunt's kindness, and thank you to our eldest and second children for bringing them here..." Cheng Zhenzhu felt very happy when she saw the two children who were about the same age as her own children and were waiting for praise.
An hour later, amid the anticipation of the dolls, Cheng Zhenzhu served a sumptuous seafood feast to a dozen dolls.
Stir-fried razor clams, steamed scallops with garlic vermicelli, spicy cumin squid tentacles... and salted fish fried with eggplant. The eggplants are the tiny, round, pale purple ones grown on Sanshi Island, and when stir-fried with salted fish, they're incredibly flavorful...
This exceptionally sumptuous seafood feast undoubtedly won the hearts of a large number of children. After this seafood feast, the team of boasters added two more generals, including a little child named Sanhai who ate only a bowl of egg custard and then raised his head so hard that his head tilted back.
"It's so delicious! It's more delicious than you can imagine! I ate so much that my tongue is all gone. The taste is so good..." The eldest and second children were so satisfied that they showed off to everyone they met. Even if no one asked, they would still come forward and show off a few words to show off their special relationship with Aunt Zhenzhu.
Although Aunt Pearl doesn't treat them as animals, she still considers them as half-babies!
"Isn't it just a meal? Is there any need to show off for months? It seems your mother didn't cook anything delicious for you..." At this time, someone who was not convinced said.
The one who wasn't convinced was Yu Xiaolong. Although he considered himself and Yitiao sworn brothers, he had never been invited. So, he was mad with jealousy and couldn't help but want to pick a fight with the two brothers, Da Wa and Er Wa.
As for the few, he absolutely didn't dare to challenge them. He wouldn't even have time to curry favor with them! He could only challenge those with fewer brothers. After all, you have to pick on the weak.
But, can the eldest and second child, who are very close to Tiao, be the soft persimmons that can be easily bullied?
"At least it's better than what your mother did!" The eldest and second children pushed Sanhai aside and beat Yu Xiaolong together, their fists almost flying sparks.
Yu Xiaolong was beaten so badly that he couldn't fight back at all, but he didn't forget to retort, "My sister cooks in our house now!"
"...Oh..." The eldest and second child responded nonchalantly and continued beating. Sanhai, who had been left aside, stumbled over and took a small bite of Yu Xiaolong.
Damn it! Peng Dawa's family has also expanded their army! Yu Xiaolong, who was pressed to the ground and rubbed, was so dissatisfied! He wanted to say a few words but failed, and was beaten. This really made him feel uncomfortable. In the end, he went home cursing...
As expected, he was beaten up by his father again when he got home. The miserable Yu Xiaolong really hated this April!
May, June, and July were both unpleasant... Thus, amidst Xiaolong's disapproving murmurs, the summer vacation of his first year of junior high school flew by in a flash. Before he could regret it, his father sent him back to the second year of junior high school with a note...
At the same time, his brother Ichijo was in the second grade, Erjo was in the fifth grade, Sanjo was in the third grade, and Liujo followed his brothers to school. Seven, Eight, and Nine were still the only ones left at home.
But this year, there is a little tail that often appears in the house. It is the little Sanhai baby who has just learned to stand and squat.
The little kid, who couldn't even walk, didn't want to follow anyone around, so he just hung out with Jiu Tiao and the others. After a few months, he was practically a non-employee. After playing, he'd grab his brother Jiu Tiao's clothes and follow them "home."
It was noon again. Cheng Zhenzhu had just finished cooking and was about to wash the pot when Qi Tiao, Ba Tiao, and Jiu Tiao came back on time, their faces dirty from playing, and followed by Xiao Sanhai, who was shaking his head.
Now San Hai can jump a few steps. Basically, he runs to look for his brother Jiu Tiao after breakfast in the morning, and only remembers to look for his mother when it gets dark...
"Sanhai! Why are you still at your Aunt Zhenzhu's place? Your aunt has called you to eat!" Li Xiaoyu, who had just finished work and was passing by the door, took a quick look and saw her baby son waving his hands and trying to get a free meal. Her head ached.
Her son Sanhai is so shameless. Ever since he learned to walk, he has been growing around Sister Pearl like a mushroom!
She felt that if Sanhai hadn't been thinking about his stinky pillow at night, he probably wouldn't want to go home at night...
"Mom~" Xiao Sanhai shouted when he heard the voice, shrank his little head, and walked faster.
Just as he was about to step into the yard, his mother grabbed him and lifted him up. "Come home with me!"
"Oh~" The arrested Xiao Sanhai was so busy that his hands and feet were waving around so much that afterimages were left.
"What did you do today? Why are you so dirty? Didn't you play in the water?" Li Xiaoyu stared at his son, then looked at the three other children who were also dirty, and looked at them a few more times.
It's already November and the water is a bit cold. I wonder if they went there to play in the water?
"I didn't play in the water." Hachijo denied it immediately.
"Playing in wet mud." Nanajo said honestly.
"Mud~" Xiao Sanhai imitated in a loud voice, and seemed a little proud.
"......Okay, Seven, Eight, Nine, you guys go home. I'll take Sanhai home first, and I'll come to play with you after he finishes his nap in the afternoon." Li Xiaoyu pursed her lips and tucked her son under her armpit.
"Sanhai, eat~" Jiujo hugged Sanhai's two short legs and refused to let him go.
"Food, food, food~" Xiao Sanhai stretched out his two little hands and clapped.
"No, no, no. Sanhai just ate at your house yesterday..." She felt ashamed for her son when she said that. He was so old, but he had no shame, running to other people's houses every day! "Qi Tiao, Ba Tiao, Jiu Tiao, you all come to your aunt's house for dinner next time, and invite your brother along."
"Let's eat at home." Jiu Tiao shook his head firmly. He felt that the food at home was much better than the food at his aunt's house.
"Next time, next time~" The eight children shook their hands at the same time, and they seemed to be responding happily.
Qi Tiao pursed his lips. Actually, Ba Tiao and Jiu Tiao meant the same thing. After all, no one knew when Ba Tiao would mention "next time." This was just like when Liu Tiao said that if he had a bite, they would have a bite too.
Anyway, up to now, Brother Rokujo has never won the "Excellent Homework Award" from Mom...
"Okay, okay, next time, next time..." Li Xiaoyu smiled, took her son and carried the bucket back home.
"Gege~" Little Sanhai was reluctant to leave his brother Jiu Tiao as he watched him getting farther and farther away. When he got home, he kept calling "Gege Gege".
The Nine Princesses who were called out didn't have as much reluctance to leave Little Sanhai, after all, he saw him every day. He was going back to his room to eat, a delicious meal!
"Jiu Tiao, you should eat some vegetables." Cheng Zhenzhu saw that Jiu Tiao was concentrating on eating meat, so she picked up a few chopsticks of vegetables for him.
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