This child is about three or four years old, about the same age as Feng Ge'er and Yan Jie'er, with a small bun on his head. He is indeed a little thin, but he is better than Feng Ge'er and Yan Jie'er, but the other two children in her family were hungry and thin during the exile, and they are as thin as refugees. This child has enough food and drink, most likely he has a weak spleen and stomach. Of course, it is also possible that there is enough food and drink at home, but the food they make is not very delicious, so he is unwilling to eat well, so he is a little thin.
Children like this are quite worrying. When Xu Qinyu ran a private restaurant before, she met many such children.
Most of these children refuse to eat properly because their parents don’t cook delicious meals. Then they start eating snacks when they are hungry after meals but there is no shortage of snacks at home. Then they are naturally not hungry at mealtime, and the meals are not delicious, which creates a vicious cycle and weakens their spleen and stomach.
The solution to this problem is simple: cook the meals more deliciously so that children will think that meals are better than snacks. They will be willing to eat well and will naturally become strong and healthy, and all problems will be solved.
She has helped many mothers solve their children's eating problems.
The woman looked to be in her twenties, with her hair in a bun, which was the most common bun worn by women here. The little boy must be her child.
The woman's face was filled with anxiety. She tried to force the rice porridge in the spoon into the child's mouth, but the child shook his head vigorously and refused to open his mouth.
Hearing the footsteps, the woman turned her head to look at them. After seeing the escrow agent beside Xu Qinyu, she obviously knew the escrow agents and knew that they were here to check the house. She immediately called the little maid, "Xiao Cui, come and feed Shao Ge'er."
Xiao Cui's smiling face froze for a moment, and she looked at her young master with some confusion. It was obvious that she also knew that the young master was unwilling to eat properly, and every feeding was like a battle.
Xiao Cui had no choice but to go and take over her own wife's job.
The woman came to greet Xu Qinyu and the others, led the three of them to the living room, and personally made some hot tea for them. "It's freezing cold, thank you for bothering Manager Liu to bring guests here."
After that, he smiled at Xu Qinyu and Wen Shi, "You two want to see the house in Guihua Lane? Actually, we haven't lived in that house for many years. We bought it from someone else and renovated it after we bought it. I love cleanliness, so I clean my house every day. The house is also well renovated, and there is no leak. I also paved the floor of the house and the kitchen with thinner bricks, so that the house will not be wet and unfit to walk on rainy days. I even picked up a lot of pebbles in the yard and paved them. I'll take you to have a look? But the price may be a little expensive, more expensive than the houses in the south of the city."
Xu Qinyu was moved by what she heard. She was most afraid of living in a damp house. Many people's houses here were made of mud. When it rained, the house would be full of mud, which was extremely damp and uncomfortable.
"Please take us over there to have a look."
The woman smiled and said, "My husband's surname is Xia. I should be a few years older than you. You can just call me Sister-in-law Xia."
"Sister Xia." Xu Qinyu called out with a smile.
This woman's husband's surname is Xia, but her own surname is Wu and her given name is Wan.
Mrs. Wu gave Xiao Cui a few instructions, asking her to feed her son Shao Ge'er and take good care of him, and to wash the dishes and clean up when she came back.
Xiao Cui nodded in agreement, and Mrs. Wu took the three of them to see the house.
The house where she lived was quite close to the house with the fragrance of osmanthus. It took less than a quarter of an hour to walk there, and she could even take a shortcut.
On the way, Mrs. Wu didn't say much and looked a little sad, obviously worried about her son.
She was not in a position to tell others about her own situation. She had a daughter before, but she died. The daughter died because she and her husband were busy making a living, and their daughter was left to be raised by her mother-in-law. At that time, she, her husband, and her daughter still lived with her parents-in-law and her brother-in-law's family. Her sister-in-law gave birth to a son, and her mother-in-law kept saying that the girl was worthless and didn't take her daughter seriously.
At that time, the whole family lived in the village. One day, the grandmother took her daughter and her uncle's son to visit the village. She held her uncle's son and let her daughter walk by herself.
At that time, the girl had just learned to walk and was still unsteady.
The mother-in-law was happily chatting with her neighbors while holding her nephew. When she remembered her daughter-in-law, she had disappeared.
When rediscovered, the daughter's body was found in a pond.
Later, she could not accept the death of her daughter, and she had a quarrel with her mother-in-law. She and her husband moved out of the family home and came to Yuanbao Town to make a living.
After getting married, she and her husband gave all the money they earned from their business to her parents-in-law. When their daughter got into trouble and they moved out, her parents-in-law didn't give them a penny. It was really difficult at the beginning, but fortunately her husband's business partner was loyal and lent them money to help the couple get through the initial difficulties.
The small courtyard in Guihua Lane was the house they rented when they came to Yuanbao Town. Later, when they made some money, they bought the courtyard and renovated it to the way she liked it.
Shao Ge'er was born in the small courtyard in Guihua Lane.
Children are prone to dying these days, sometimes just from a single illness, and weak children are even more worrying.
She was thinking about Shao Ge'er all the time, but maybe she was too worried about Shao Ge'er, always thinking about the dead lady, crying secretly, which hurt her body and the baby in her belly.
Shao Ge'er was weaker than other children when he was born. Even when he was able to eat, he still didn't eat well. No matter what methods we tried, we still couldn't make Shao Ge'er eat well.
He is over four years old now, but looks like a three-year-old child in other people's homes.
She was really worried to death.
Even the doctor said that although Shao Ge'er was a little weak since birth, it was not a big problem and he couldn't take medicine all the time. He just needed to eat well and eat more, and he would naturally be able to take care of his body. Only by eating enough can he have strength and build a strong body.
But Shao Ge'er didn't eat it at all.
Shao Ge'er didn't eat the food she cooked, but Xiao Cui's food was also good. Even at the banquet she booked at the big restaurant in Yuanbao Town, Shao Ge'er only ate a few bites.
When she thought of this, Wu felt depressed and anxious, but she heard the young lady beside her ask her, "Are you worried about the child, Sister Xia?"
Mrs. Wu sighed, "That's right. Shao has been weak since he was young. The doctor told him to eat more, but he just wouldn't eat properly. We've tried everything. He's already four and a half years old, but he looks like a three-year-old child, right? Oh, I'm so worried."
Xu Qinyu has no parents and has never had any children, but she knows the pitiful love of parents all over the world.
She couldn't help but say, "Sister Xia, I happen to know a little bit about cooking. How about I come back with you after we finish looking at the houses and cook two dishes for Shao Ge'er to try?"
"Okay, sorry to bother you, young lady." Mrs. Wu replied absentmindedly.
I didn't believe what this young lady said at all.
Although the young lady's face was red and swollen due to the cold, it could be seen that she was only about fifteen or sixteen years old.
The chefs of the biggest and best restaurants in town are all in their 40s or 50s, and have been cooking for 30 or 40 years. Shao Ge'er doesn't even like the food made by such chefs. How many years have you learned the craft? Can you compare with the chefs who have been working in restaurants for 30 or 40 years?
The group of people holding umbrellas in the heavy snow soon arrived at the small courtyard in Guihua Lane.
Seen from the outside, the courtyard in front of me has a similar layout to the other three courtyards in Guihua Lane, with a wall and a crooked jujube tree inside. However, this wall is much cleaner and stronger than the walls of the other courtyards.
There was a wooden door in the yard. It was quite new and had a big lock on it, so you couldn't see what was going on inside the yard.
Mrs. Wu stepped forward, took out the key and opened the gate.