Liu blushed, half-heartedly resisting, and said, "You're so annoying, you rascal..."
In the second room, Chen was doing embroidery and sewing shoe soles when she said to Shen Lao Er, who had just entered, "Husband, did you hear what Qing'er said? This afternoon, the three children met a benefactor while picking hawthorns!"
Knowing that his wife had been quite resentful when she learned yesterday that Old Lady Shen wanted to adopt Lili, Shen Lao Er warned, "Lili is already a member of our Shen family. Now that she's being raised under Third Brother's name, she's our little niece. You absolutely mustn't say those things again!"
Chen pouted, wishing she could poke the tiger-head shoes in her hand into his eyes: "Tsk, I'm making shoes for Li Bao!"
When Shen Lao Er looked at the size, it was indeed Li Li's size: "It would be best if you could accept Li Bao. Li Bao is cute and blessed. Most importantly, our family cannot be distracted. I plan to go to the village chief first thing tomorrow morning to arrange for Li Bao to settle down."
For Lili to be included in the Shen family's genealogy, she needs a proper household registration. Fortunately, Lili was abandoned here, so it's easy to get a new household registration in the Shen family from the village chief.
The only good thing about the Shen family who cruelly abandoned Lili was probably this place, because they had given them a little lucky star.
As Chen continued making shoes, she changed the subject again: "Speaking of which, with one thing after another happening, I can't help but believe it. Could it be that Heaven took pity on our family and sent a little lucky star down to earth?"
Shen Lao Er laughed and said, "Even so, it is still a blessing for our family. Xiao Li Bao is a gift from God to our family. We should just treat her like our own niece."
"Yes, yes, I think you just prefer daughters, right?"
"I do prefer daughters, so how about we have another one?"
As dusk fell, the nightlife began in each room.
……..
The Shen family raised a little girl, and at first, the villagers thought it was a lie.
In these famine years, no one's life is easy, especially since everyone knows that the Shen family not only has many sons to eat, but also supports a scholar!
Shen Laosan was able to study because the whole family tightened their belts to support him. The money spent on Shen Laosan's education took up most of the budget. Yet, he went mad and started raising a girl.
Isn't this just being blinded by greed?
On the first day, everyone was watching and some guessed that the Shen family was just taking her home to take care of her for a day. Who knew that Old Man Shen was going to go to the village chief to register the little girl's household registration and to include her in the family genealogy!
It wasn't that I had any bad intentions. Firstly, I was curious, and secondly, I genuinely wanted to remind the Shen family that kindness is a good thing, but they should also consider their own situation.
Originally, Shen Laosan had passed the preliminary examination, and everyone thought he would pass all the way to the next level. However, due to various reasons, he failed the exam and didn't even pass the test.
Now that Shen Laosan wants to continue his studies, that will cost a huge sum of money.
The next morning, someone knocked on the Shen family's door.
When Chen opened the door, she saw that it was Granny Wang from the village.
Aunt Wang was a kind person and had a good relationship with Granny Shen, so the Wang family and the Shen family also had a good relationship and would visit each other during festivals.
"Oh, isn't this Aunt Wang? Come in and have a cup of tea!" Madam Chen quickly greeted her with a smile, "What brings you here so early?"
Aunt Wang smiled and handed the small basket she was carrying to Chen Shi: "I heard that a little girl came to your house, so I came to take a look."
When Chen looked, she saw that there were some sweet potatoes and potatoes in the basket, and four eggs lying on it.
These days, when meat is scarce, eggs are the most precious food besides meat. Aunt Wang brought over four at once, showing her sincerity.
Chen dared not accept it: "Oh dear, this is unacceptable, how could I possibly take this?"
Aunt Wang said sternly, "Why can't I do that? Are you being polite to your aunt?"
"this….."
Chen was still hesitating when, fortunately, Old Lady Shen came out at that moment: "Oh, isn't this Sister Wang? Why are you here so early?"
When Granny Wang saw Granny Shen coming over, she immediately changed the direction of the basket and stuffed it directly into Granny Shen's hands, lowering her voice and saying, "I heard that the child was abandoned in the river. These eggs are for the child to nourish his body, so please don't mind them."
Old Mrs. Shen had no reason to be disgusted and accepted the basket without any politeness: "Oh, that poor Lili is a pitiful child... then I'll thank you, Sister Wang."
Just then, Shen Jiahao led Shen Jialuo and Lili out of the main room.
The fish last night was delicious, but with so many people at home, the two fish were devoured in no time, and not even a drop of soup was left.
Pear couldn't stop thinking about fish soup; she even dreamed about drinking it last night.
So early this morning, she coaxed Shen Jiahao into taking her to the river to catch fish.
Aunt Wang immediately spotted the pretty little girl in Shen Jiahao's arms and said, "This must be Lili, right?"
Old Mrs. Shen said, "Li Bao, this is your Grandma Wang."
Shen Jiahao carried Lili over and, together with Shen Jialuo, greeted them.
Looking at her face, Lili saw that she was a kind woman and felt a sense of goodwill towards her.
Lili obediently said, "Hello, Grandma Wang."
The little dumpling greets people obediently. Although it is a bit thin, it is soft, cute, and truly lovable.
Aunt Wang said with a smile, "Oh! Li Bao is so beautiful. I've never seen a girl as pretty as Li Bao."
Lili shyly revealed her two dimples: "Grandma Wang is so beautiful!"
Lili's eyes sparkled, filled with seriousness.
Grandma Wang is around fifty years old and a farmer. She's past her prime, so being praised for her beauty by such a cute little girl made her overjoyed!
"Oh my little darling, how can you be so good with words?" Aunt Wang had only come over out of curiosity, but now she was completely captivated by the little dumpling's words!
Wow, it's so lively here!
Another female voice rang out, and two figures stepped directly across the threshold of the Shen family's house, entering the courtyard and standing with the others in a dignified manner.
When Old Lady Shen saw who it was, the smile on her face instantly faded.
Lili noticed that the two people were an older woman and a younger woman; the older woman looked to be in her fifties, and the younger woman was in her early twenties. What they had in common was that both of them had a sharp and mean expression.
Almost subconsciously, Lili didn't like the two newcomers and silently snuggled closer to Shen Jiahao.
The visitors were none other than the village's notorious shrew, Aunt Li, and her newlywed daughter-in-law, Little Li.
When she was young, Aunt Li was incredibly powerful, offending countless people with her sharp tongue. Now that she's old, she's even more arrogant and domineering, relying on her age and seniority to prevent others from doing anything to her, and has been running rampant in the village ever since.
It's really annoying.
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