Ye Wanying chuckled and tapped her son's nose with her finger: "Silly boy, that's a steamed bun, not a handbag!"
"Bag...bag...bag..."
Forget it, the child is too young, forcing her won't work: "Okay, Mom will buy Tuanzi some steamed buns, let's go!"
Tuanzi was overjoyed and clapped her hands nonstop.
The mother and son walked to the stall and looked at the white, fragrant meat buns. Not only was Tuanzi hungry, but Ye Wanying's stomach also started to rumble.
"Boss, how much are the steamed buns?"
"Hey girl, it's only 10 cents each. My buns are big and have lots of filling. Don't worry, you won't regret buying them!" The stall owner said to Ye Wanying with a smile.
"Okay, give me ten!"
"You bought ten at once, what a big customer!" The shopkeeper quickly packed the ten buns into three oil paper bags: "Young lady, you can give these buns to your friends!"
This boss is quite shrewd in business, so Ye Wanying naturally wouldn't refuse: "Thank you, boss. Tuanzi, thank your uncle too!"
"Crab...crab, Uncle~ millet."
Looking at such a cute and sensible child, the boss kept praising her: "Girl, your child is going to be amazing in the future!"
Which mother doesn't like others praising her child? Ye Wanying is no exception.
"Not at all, but thank you for your kind words, brother."
...
When the mother and son reached the street corner, they could see Ye Yu's figure in the distance, carrying a basket and walking back and forth.
"rain!"
"Aunt Yu!"
Ye Yu was genuinely worried, fearing that the mother and child had gotten lost. As soon as she saw them, she rushed over, exclaiming, "You're finally back! I was so worried about you!"
"Pfft, what are you worried about? I'm a grown-up, not some little dumpling who can't find his way. Are you hungry? We bought some steamed buns!" Ye Wanying took a still-warm meat bun out of the paper bag and handed it to Ye Yu, who was so startled that she didn't dare to take it.
In those days, even poor families couldn't afford meat buns. Ye Yu kept swallowing, but still shook her head: "Cousin, I'm not hungry!"
Ye Wanying smiled and stuffed the steamed bun into Ye Yu's hand: "Just eat it, why are you being so polite with me? You've helped me a lot before!"
At this moment, Tuanzi chimed in, following her mother's lead: "Aunt Yu, eat... the buns are delicious!"
Ye Yu was still a little embarrassed, feeling as if what she held in her hand wasn't a meat bun, but some kind of dangerous object.
"Alright, eat up, it's already past noon. It'll take at least two hours to get back. If you faint from hunger on the way, I won't be able to carry you!"
Hearing Ye Wanying's words, Ye Yu finally became less reserved and started eating. This was the first time Ye Yu had ever eaten white steamed buns since she was a child, and her eyes couldn't help but redden.
She secretly made up her mind: if her cousin ever needs anything in the future, she will do her best to help her!
You know, even my own parents and brother have never treated me this well. My parents always save the best food for my brother. I'm just a little girl, and all I'm good for is to make sure I don't starve!
Ye Wanying was unaware of Ye Yu's thoughts at that moment. She held Tuanzi's hand and asked, "Tuanzi, can you walk by yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Tuanzi wanted to be hugged, but seeing the bag full of things in her mother's hands, she said, "It's okay, Mom, Gouwa will walk by himself. I can't let Mom get tired!"
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