"Hmm?" Jiang Nuan raised an eyebrow. "Why continue doing it even though you know it's wrong?"
At this point, Jiang Nuan became serious.
Children can be taught gradually when they are not sensible, but it is serious if they knowingly and deliberately do wrong.
"Mom," Xiao Wu pouted guiltily, "I just wanted to make myself look better."
She didn't use much, just a tiny bit.
“Xiao Wu,” Jiang Nuan sighed, “do you still remember the days when our family drank wild vegetable soup every day?”
"I remember," Xiao Wu whispered, "it was so bitter and hard to drink, and I got hungry so quickly."
“Yes,” Jiang Nuan said with a sigh, recalling the first few days after she arrived. “Back then, would you have chosen to starve yourself to make yourself look better?”
"No, I won't," Xiao Wu bit her lip. "Xiao Wu doesn't want to go hungry."
The feeling of hunger is so unpleasant; she doesn't want to go hungry.
"Is Xiao Wu using flour on his face because he thinks our family will never go hungry again?"
"Yes, we have plenty of food at home, so we won't go hungry."
“Xiao Wu,” Jiang Nuan patted her head, “our family’s food is the result of my brother and sister-in-law’s hard work. They work very hard every day so that Xiao Wu can have enough to eat. Don’t you feel sorry for the food or your brother and sister-in-law?”
"I......"
Thinking of the adults' hard work these past few days, Xiao Wu silently lowered his head.
Then, large tears streamed down her face as she sobbed softly, "Xiao Wu was wrong, Xiao Wu is a bad child."
"It's good that you know you're wrong," Jiang Nuan said earnestly while wiping away her daughter's tears. "Food is for filling your stomach, not for wasting. It has nothing to do with how much food we have stored. Food is the foundation of life and embodies the hard work of many people. Xiao Wu must cherish every grain of food."
"Mom, Xiao Wu will never waste flour again."
“Not only flour, but other grains should not be wasted either. Xiao Wu can choose the grains she likes to eat. Our family has the means to do so. However, we cannot waste grains that she doesn’t like,” Jiang Nuan rubbed her daughter’s head. “There are many people outside who are not getting enough to eat. They go hungry every day. They would be very sad if they knew that Xiao Wu was wasting food.”
"Mom," Xiao Wu blinked, "Can I give the steamed buns I don't like to people who are hungry?"
“Yes, you can,” Jiang Nuan nodded with a smile, “but you have to ask your sisters-in-law first. You’re still young, so you have to listen to the adults.”
"Mother, Xiao Wu understands," Xiao Wu said, then sheepishly emerged from under Jiang Nuan's palm. "Xiao Wu will no longer waste food, and I don't want to become prettier."
In the end, she still felt a little sad.
She didn't want to be called an ugly girl anymore.
Seeing her daughter's aggrieved little expression, Jiang Nuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Wu, Mom will dress you up beautifully every day from now on, braid your hair nicely, and put on some pretty rouge on your forehead. You'll look even prettier than you do now."
"Really?" Xiao Wu looked up in surprise. "Mom, even prettier than now?"
After saying that, she spun around in front of Jiang Nuan, clearly feeling that she looked very beautiful now.
"right."
Looking at Xiao Wu's excited face, Jiang Nuan felt a little guilty.
Xiao Wu is very sensible; although he is young, he is always busy.
She used to go out to dig for wild vegetables with them, but now she stays at home taking care of Da Niu and Er Niu, and occasionally helps feed Xiao Liu. In addition, Wang Shi takes very good care of her, so she has never had to worry about her.
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