"Alright, you're so old, let's come and eat. Today we're having chicken and pork knuckle, and soup too. And these steamed buns you left are just right." The old woman suddenly burst into tears. Bai Nuo didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only distract her and help the old woman to the table.
Ah Yu was the most impatient. As soon as he saw Grandma and Jie Ji sit down, he quickly started dividing the soup, giving each of them a bowl. Then he tore off a chicken leg for Grandma, saying, "Grandma, eat the chicken leg. You'll feel better after you finish the chicken leg."
"Good, good, good..." The old woman was in tears as she took the chicken leg and hugged A-Yu tightly. "My good grandson, you know how to care for your old lady now."
Ah Yu nestled in his grandmother's arms, behaving adorably and showing off his teeth as he urged her, "Grandma, eat."
Bai Nuo tore off another chicken leg for A Yu, then tore off a chicken wing for herself and began to eat it in big bites.
fragrant!
It smells so good!
It feels so good to eat meat and drink soup in big gulps!
"Mom... Has Bai Nuo come back yet?" The three of them had just finished eating when Bai Dalin suddenly pushed the door open and came in. When he came in, Bai Nuo was biting a chicken foot, A Yu was biting half a pork knuckle skin, and Grandma was drinking soup. When they saw him come in, they were all stunned, not knowing whether to eat or not.
No one expected Bai Dalin to come in at this time, especially without knocking.
Bai Dalin was also stunned. He never expected to see this scene. He knew that Bai Nuo and the others were stealing food, but they always ate things like steamed buns. He never thought they would eat such good food.
Not long after Bai Dalin entered, Chen Qiuling also rushed over and saw the scene. She immediately became angry, but since Bai Dalin was still there, she didn't say anything harsh. She just said, "So that's why you two didn't go out to eat today. You were eating well here."
The three of them ate better than Bai Dalin had for dinner that night.
"Bai Nuo!" Bai Dalin stood in front of Bai Nuo. "You made money with that bead, didn't you? Where did the rest go? Give it to me!" Seeing Bai Nuo and the others eating such good food, for the first time, Bai Dalin didn't suspect Bai Nuo of stealing his food. Instead, he was certain that Bai Nuo had made money with that bead.
The foreman said that the bead was worth a fortune, and if Bai Nuo had any money, it must have come from there.
"What beads?" Bai Dalin hadn't told Chen Qiuling about the beads yet, so Chen Qiuling didn't know. "Bai Nuo, did you steal money from home to buy delicious food? We, as your parents, don't blame you, but it's not good for you to do this. If you want to eat something good, you can just tell us."
“It wasn’t stolen money!” Bai Dalin turned to look at Chen Qiuling. “She had some beads on her, worth a fortune. That’s how she got the money.”
Worth a fortune? Chen Qiuling was stunned. What kind of concept was that? My God! Had she heard correctly?
Bai Nuo's heart skipped a beat, and she swallowed what was in her mouth. The pearl that Bai Dalin mentioned was worth a thousand gold pieces, and it was most likely a pearl. How did he know so quickly? Besides, pearls aren't worth a thousand gold pieces.
"Where is it? Give it to me." Seeing Bai Nuo staring at him without saying a word, Bai Dalin felt a surge of anger. He really hadn't expected that a bowl of food he'd casually seen today would be so valuable. Moreover, Bai Nuo had clearly obtained something so valuable but had kept it a secret from him, her father, almost causing him to lose a chance to climb the social ladder!
"What beads? I don't know what Father is talking about?" Bai Nuo said calmly, pushing the roast chicken in front of him towards Bai Dalin. "The roast chicken is quite delicious, Father, would you like some?"
"I won't eat this!" Bai Dalin pushed the roast chicken aside. He came for the pearls, not for food. "Where's the food? Give it to me right now!"
"What is that? What did Dad say? I don't understand." Bai Nuo continued to play dumb.
"Where is that bowl of white beads you put by your feet when you made breakfast this morning? Get it out to me right now!" Bai Dalin was completely exasperated, but in order to find the beads, he patiently explained again.
Bai Dalin did find out, but how did he know? Didn't he not recognize that thing this morning? How come he came back and immediately asked her for it?
Bai Nuo was completely baffled.
"I don't know, I threw it away after I finished making breakfast." Bai Nuo still looked at me like she had no idea what I was talking about!
"Stop pretending with me!" Bai Dalin roared, overturning the roast chicken and pork knuckle on the table and throwing them on the ground. "Someone clearly saw your bead appear today, and even spent a lot of money but couldn't buy it. You're telling me you threw it away? Who are you trying to fool? I've noticed you're getting bolder and bolder, even daring to fool your own father!"
He had already boasted to the foreman that he would present the bead to the magistrate's daughter the next day. The foreman reported it and happily patted him on the shoulder, promising that he would not be treated unfairly. Now that the bead could not be found, not only would the magistrate kill him, but the foreman would also not let him off the hook.
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