Li Meihua was tempted. No woman doesn't love beauty. She used to be the most beautiful girl in the surrounding villages. But since she got older, she rarely dared to look in the mirror. She took out 10 yuan from her pocket...
Is this enough money?
Qiao Xiaoni nodded, "That's enough. We won't spend that much, and we'll still have plenty of money left over!"
Li Meihua was completely relieved and, holding her daughter's hand, said...
"Then use the rest of the money to buy yourself some hair accessories. It doesn't look good to have a rope tied in your hair all the time!"
"I don't want to. I think it's fine. What's so attractive about having messy hair?" Qiao Xiaoni retorted.
“You’re a grown woman now, you should start dressing up. If you don’t dress up now, are you going to wait until you’re my age to start?” Li Meihua continued to persuade her.
A child with a mother is a treasure, and Qiao Xiaoni has truly come to understand this. She hugged her mother's arm and said, "Okay, I know. I will learn to dress up in the future."
Li Meihua touched her nose, "You've changed a lot since you recovered! You've become more and more likable."
"No way! I've just grown up and come to understand a lot about how to be a person. I used to cry and whine when things happened, and I couldn't do anything right."
Li Meihua said, "That's true. Your personality wasn't very likable before. It was okay at home because your dad, your brother, and I spoiled you. But when you're out in the world, how many people will pamper you?"
It's fortunate that your personality has changed; otherwise, what would you do if you didn't know how to get along with people in college?
Qiao Xiaoni shook Li Meihua's arm. "Alright! Let's not talk about it anymore. It's just my sister-in-law working in the kitchen. We need to get there early today and finish our meal quickly."
Li Meihua knew she couldn't linger with her daughter any longer. Today, she, her daughter-in-law, and the children were at home, while Qiao Haisheng went with them to the old house. Knowing that it would take a long time to cross half a mountain, she needed to make breakfast quickly.
Breakfast was simple: corn porridge and pickled vegetables, plus a boiled egg for each person. With improved living conditions, our standard of living had truly improved.
In the past, eggs were only given to children, but now everyone can eat eggs. That's progress.
Li Meihua swallowed the egg yolk in her mouth. "Life is so good these days. I remember the last time I ate eggs like this was when I gave birth to my daughter!"
Qiao Haisheng put the freshly peeled egg into her bowl, saying, "I don't like eggs, you can have it."
Li Meihua looked at the egg in the bowl, picked up her chopsticks and put it back, saying, "You're getting older now, you need to eat something to nourish yourself. Didn't we agree before that each person would eat one egg? There's no need for you to keep offering it to me."
Qiao Haisheng watched Li Meihua grow from a beautiful young woman into an old woman over the decades, having endured all kinds of hardships with him, and he felt a pang of sadness. If it weren't for their children's hard work and achievements, how could they have the life they have today?
Qiao Xiaoni sensed something was off. "Dad, Mom, let's eat quickly, we need to leave soon!"
A well-chosen remark snapped them out of their grief, and they each picked up their chopsticks and continued eating.
Qiao Haisheng enjoyed the most carefree time of his life when he was young, but began to suffer after he grew up. He could be said to have suffered for most of his life. As he ate the egg in his mouth and looked at the children in front of him, he seemed to see the hope for the future and swallowed the egg in one gulp.
Su Chenhao gave his share of eggs to Qiao Xiaoni, but didn't give any to his younger brother.
Su Chenqiu wasn't unhappy; he thought his brother did the right thing and gave him a thumbs-up under the table.
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