Chapter 24: Jiang Wanwan, the Baby-sucking
Jiang Wanwan's hand trembled as she tied her hair: "I feel a little irritated."
She glared at Shen Xingjiang in reproach: It’s all your fault, the child can see it.
Shen Xingjiang raised his eyebrows at her, quite arrogant.
Gou Niu looks like a member of the Shen family, with big eyes, thick eyebrows, and a very heroic look.
She held the malted milk timidly, the sweet smell penetrated her nose, she seemed to have no idea how to swallow it, and after a long time she stretched out her tongue to lick it: "It's so sweet, thank you Fourth Aunt."
Gou Nao had never drunk malted milk before. When she went to her grandmother's house, her grandmother was making some for her younger brothers. She wanted to go over to smell it, but her mother slapped her in the face and taught her that she was a greedy little girl and that she was not worthy of drinking it and should not even think about it.
Gou Nao held the malted milk with trepidation and drank it in big gulps. It tasted so good and smelled so good that she would accept it even if Fourth Aunt beat her after she finished it.
But Fourth Aunt did not beat her. She even used safflower oil to rub her wounds.
Gou Niu's nails, which were covered in black mud, were scratching the glass, and he stared at Jiang Wanwan blankly: "Fourth Aunt, you are so kind."
Jiang Wanwan rubbed her head with heartache.
After Gou Nao drank malted milk, the pain in his body was not so severe anymore.
She secretly thought that it was good for her mother to beat her. She applied medicine and drank malted milk. She had never dared to dream of such a beautiful dream before.
Xu Lan came over with a sewing basket: "Here it is. You are very brave to challenge her. I will help Gou Nao sew his clothes and pants."
Xu Lan couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
Because Liu Yeju was around, she had to think twice before helping Gou Niu.
Liu Yeju is a confused person. She is not nice to the children and she doesn't allow you to be nice to the children. If you interfere, she will scold you.
Xu Lan just saw Jiang Wanwan bringing the child over, and she ran over eagerly to sew clothes for the child.
Jiang Wanwan looked at Gou Nao with heartache: "If she beats the child in the future, I won't stand idly by."
If everyone stands idly by, the child will be beaten to death.
Gou Nao looked at Jiang Wanwan with gratitude.
After a while, Gou Niu seemed like a child. She was washed clean, her hair was combed neatly, and her clothes were mended. She looked like a little girl.
Xu Lan put away the sewing basket and said, "Let's go eat."
While eating, Liu Yeju saw that Gou Nuo seemed to have turned into a child, with a look of displeasure in her eyes as big as green beans, but her children asked them to take it as an example.
After dinner, Liu Yeju grabbed Gou Nao's arm and dragged her into the house. She found a pair of big scissors and cut off Gou Nao's braids in two clicks.
When Gou Nao saw his ugly hair in the mirror, he cried and lay on the ground.
"My hair my hair!"
Seeing her crying, Liu Yeju felt relieved. She turned around and sat on the kang, spitting viciously: "I told you to go out and find your mother. You are a traitor. What's the point of me raising you? From now on, stay away from Jiang Wanwan. If I see you with them again, I will twist the meat off your thighs."
"Cry, cry, cry! Shut up! If you keep crying I'll sew your mouth shut!"
Gou Niu shrank back in fear, his tears stopped abruptly, and he lay on the ground like a soulless rag doll, not crying anymore, lying on the ground in despair.
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After lunch, Jiang Wanwan coaxed Shen Xingjiang to sleep, and she went to the big room with half a can of malted milk.
Xu Lan and Shen Dazhu were coaxing the children on the kang. Sui Sui and Guo Guo were plump and fair, and they were dressed neatly. When Guo Guo saw her, two lines of crystal clear saliva flowed from her mouth.
Jiang Wanwan entered the room and closed the door. She put the malted milk on the kang and said, "Sister-in-law, these are what I gave to Sui Sui and Guo Guo. You can make them a cup if you have nothing to do."
The children did not have enough nutritious food to eat. Although Guoguo and Suushu were fat, they were smaller than the children in Beijing.
Shen Dazhu sat up from the kang and said, "That's not right. You can keep it for yourself, sister-in-law. Guoguo and Suisui can just drink the rice soup."
Xu Lan: "Country kids are not that precious."
This is not a cup, it's half a can!
How much does that cost? Xu Lan is absolutely not acceptable.
Jiang Wanwan smiled, put down the malted milk, and clapped her hands for Suisui and Guoguo. The two children crawled over. Guoguo's eyes were shining and he crawled very fast. The fat boy held Jiang Wanwan's arm with his paws and sat down on Jiang Wanwan's legs. After sitting down, he clapped his hands happily, as if he had done something extraordinary.
When Sui Sui saw her sister sitting down, she looked at Jiang Wanwan pitifully with her red eyes. She even put her little finger in her mouth and said in a baby voice, "Auntie... Sui Sui wants a hug too~"
Jiang Wanwan's heart softened at this. She moved Guoguo to the side and hugged Sui Sui as well: "I don't care. Malted milk is for the child. You can't refuse it on behalf of the child."
Xu Lan and Shen Dazhu wanted to say something, but seeing that Jiang Wanwan gave it sincerely, they compromised and accepted it.
It’s not that Xu Lan couldn’t return the gift. She had no money, but she could help Wan Wan cook more often in the evening and not let her suffer any loss.
"Okay then, I'll take it for the child."
Jiang Wanwan teased the child for a while and said, "I'm going to go back first. You guys should go to bed early too."
After returning from Xu Lan's visit, Jiang Wanwan took the remaining half can of malted milk, a bundle of noodles, and some peach cakes to the old lady.
Mr. Shen was sleeping, snoring loudly.
The old lady was a light sleeper, and when she heard footsteps she got up: "What's going on?"
Jiang Wanwan put the things on the kang: "Grandma, the malted milk is for you and grandpa to nourish your body, you keep the peach cakes, eat a few pieces from time to time, and the noodles are also here for you, you decide when to eat them."
During the time since she got married, Jiang Wanwan has seen clearly that the old lady is a person who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside and has her own agenda. The Shen family is having a hard time, so her grandmother goes to get eggs to cheer her up.
Jiang Wanwan is not ungrateful. Her grandmother treats her well, so she treats her grandmother well.
The old lady looked at the things on the kang and said with relief: "You are a good child. Grandma understands your hardship and your filial piety. I will take this. Don't spend money recklessly next time. Save the money for yourself."
The old lady got up, put the food into the cupboard, opened the door, and a red cloth bag fell out and rolled to Jiang Wanwan's hand. The bag opened up, revealing a corner of the inside.
It's a yellow stone...
The stone looks ordinary, but it has an inexplicable attraction to Jiang Wanwan.
She picked up the red cloth bag and opened it slowly.
When Jiang Wanwan saw the jade clearly, she took a breath of cold air.
Old Lady Shen put away the food, turned around and found Jiang Wanwan holding a stone and looking at it. She smiled and said, "Xingjiang was very naughty when he was five or six years old. He would go to the river to catch fish and climb trees to catch cicadas. One day, he found a stone from somewhere and said it was pretty and wanted to give it to me. I thought the stone looked like a leaf with a cat lying on it. I thought it was pretty, so I kept it. If you like it, I'll give it to you."
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