Chapter 217
Feng Guizhi got up early in the morning and started to get busy. She swept the yard, tidied the house, and then prepared breakfast. Time passed quickly as she was busy.
Then, she prepared some of the dishes that took a long time to prepare, waiting for Baoya and Tianen's classmates to come over after school in the afternoon to celebrate their birthdays. After all, it was their first time to celebrate their birthdays, so Feng Guizhi had to prepare more thoroughly, hoping to leave a good impression on them.
When she got up in the morning, Yang Yulan changed Baoya and Tianen into new clothes. They were cotton-padded jackets she bought at the department store. They were warm and not too bulky, and the two children looked much more energetic.
"Happy birthday, little sister Xiaobao." Tian'en got out of bed and said first.
Baoya smiled with her eyebrows curved: "Happy birthday to my brother too~"
The two little ones looked at each other and started laughing.
For breakfast today, Baoya and Tianen both had soft, runny eggs specially prepared by Feng Guizhi. The two children ate them with such delicious flavor that their hearts felt as sweet as honey. After dinner, the children packed their bags and headed to school.
"Sister Xiaobao, Tianen, happy birthday." When they were about to separate halfway, Bowen rubbed their heads and said with a smile.
"Tian'en, Xiaobao sister, happy birthday." Boyu also said.
Baoya and Tianen smiled brightly at Bowen and Boyu, and thanked their two brothers. Then they parted ways, Baoya and Tianen going to elementary school, and Bowen and Boyu going to middle school.
After entering the classroom, Zhang Shasha smiled and waved her hand as soon as she saw Baoya. After Baoya sat down next to her, she said, "Baoya, happy birthday! Sanfeng and I will go to your house to celebrate your birthday after school today. I'm so happy. I can't wait until afternoon."
"Just wait until the class is over, it will be quick." Baoya replied with a smile.
"Uh-huh."
The two little ones were very happy and talked together for a long time. Only when the bell rang did they stop talking, sit up straight and open their textbooks.
At noon, the children all went home to eat, because Baoya and Tianen’s classmates would come over in the evening, and there would be many children at home, so two tables would not be able to accommodate them. Therefore, the adults would not eat together, so at noon, the adults fed them first.
Even Zhang Hongli remembered that today was Baoya’s birthday, so she brought Lele to the
The old Song family.
"Happy birthday, Baoya and Tianen. Come and see if you like them." Li Qingyan said as she handed over the gifts she had chosen for them.
"Happy birthday! I wish you both better grades and better grades in your studies, and that you'll always be number one in your class." Sun Suyun smiled and handed them the gifts. Then, she added, "However, with your grades, you're already number one in your class, even without a blessing."
Zhang Hongli: "This is prepared by my godmother and godfather. I hope our Baoya and Tianen will be happy, safe and healthy every day in the future."
"Thank you, Third Aunt, thank you, Fourth Aunt, thank you, Godmother~" Baoya and Tianen smiled at them, revealing their tiny teeth.
"And there's one for your aunt. She asked me to give it to you two on her behalf." Sun Suyun gave the gifts prepared by Chen Xiuxiu to the two children.
Afterwards, they had a lively meal and a short lunch break before the children got up and headed to school. Along the way, Yuanbao and Wenjie chatted about all sorts of things, creating a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere.
At this time, I don't know what topic Wenjie talked about, but the children all laughed so hard, especially Yuanbao, who laughed the loudest. Then, his laughter suddenly stopped.
“Hahahahaha…Ah, cough cough! Ugh~!”
Yuanbao suddenly covered his mouth, his little face wrinkled, and he looked something was wrong.
The others were frightened and quickly gathered around Yuanbao, asking nervously, "What's wrong, Yuanbao?"
"Did you choke?"
"Are you okay?"
“…”
Yuanbao looked at them with tears in his eyes. Seeing him like this, the little ones were even more frightened. Then, Yuanbao put his finger into his mouth and pinched out a tooth.
The younger ones were stunned, unable to react for a moment. Yuanbao lowered his head, spat out two mouthfuls of blood, and began to wail.
"Oooooooh, oh my teeth..."
The tooth that Yuanbao lost happened to be his front tooth, so there was some air leakage when he spoke. The little ones had never thought that Yuanbao would actually laugh so hard that his tooth would fall out, and then seeing Yuanbao's missing tooth, they finally couldn't help but -
“Hahahahahahahahahahahaha…”
"I'm dying of laughter, Yuanbao, you... you actually laughed your teeth out, hahahaha..."
"Oh my god, Yuanbao, you are so awesome, puff..."
“Hahahahahahahahaha…”
The little ones all laughed so hard that even Baoya couldn't help laughing. But Yuanbao looked very sad.
Ya felt that she shouldn't laugh at him, so she could only stretch out her little hand to cover her mouth, trying hard not to laugh.
However, the exposed eyes had already curved into crescents, filled with smiles.
"Wow...you're still laughing...hmm..." Yuanbao covered his mouth, feeling like he had lost all his face.
Yun Duo laughed so hard that she couldn't even stand up straight. Then she said, "Is this... is this the idiom that means laughing so hard that your teeth fall out?"
"Laughing my teeth out? Hahahahahaha..."
"Laughing my teeth off, hahahahaha... Yuanbao, you are amazing, you can even come up with idioms for changing teeth."
The little ones were almost crying with laughter. They had never thought that teeth could be replaced in this way. They were all older than Yuanbao and had experienced teeth replacement before, but they had never thought that teeth could be laughed off.
Yuanbao's face turned red. He wanted to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, air leaked out and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
They laughed all the way and soon arrived at the school gate. Yuanbao then came to his senses and didn't want to go into the school anymore, otherwise everyone would know that his teeth had fallen out and he was lisping when he spoke.
"It's okay. Aren't there people in your class who have also changed their teeth? We have changed them too, so it's okay. It's just... haha, you... don't let them know that your teeth fell out from laughing, so no one will say anything to you." Wenjie said and started laughing again, holding his stomach. He laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.
Yuanbao finally had no choice but to follow them into school. He carefully placed the tooth he had replaced in his schoolbag and buried it in the ground when he got home. Otherwise, it would be terrible if his tooth didn't grow out later.
When Baoya entered the classroom, her face was still red from laughing. Zhang Shasha saw it and asked curiously, "Baoya, why is your face so red?"
Hearing Zhang Shasha's question, Baoya remembered Yuanbao's tooth loss and couldn't help laughing. Her face suddenly became brighter. However, thinking of Yuanbao's pitiful appearance, Baoya felt that she shouldn't tell others. So after hesitating for a while, she whispered to Zhang Shasha:
"You'll know when you come to my house after school~"
After Baoya said this, Zhang Shasha became even more curious: "Okay. I hope the afternoon class will be over soon. I want to go to your house~! Oh, why aren't you in class yet?"
The afternoon class finally ended. Baoya and Zhang Shasha packed their textbooks into their schoolbags, then turned around to look for Ye Sanfeng.
"Sanfeng, are you ready? Let's go together."
"Okay." Ye Sanfeng packed her books, then followed Baoya and Zhang Shasha out of the classroom, carefully covering her pocket with her right hand.
It was Ye Sanfeng's first time celebrating someone's birthday and her first time visiting someone else's home, so she was a little nervous on the way there. Luckily, Baoya and Zhang Shasha were there, especially Zhang Shasha, who was the talkative one, and that gradually eased some of her nervousness.
Besides, Tian'en, his two classmates, Wenjie, and Wenzhi were all there, so the atmosphere was lively with so many people chatting. However, Zhang Shasha quietly leaned over to Baoya's ear and asked, "Baoya, why is your seventh brother so quiet today? He's even covering his mouth the whole time. He looks a little strange."
Baoya looked at Yuanbao, then at Zhang Shasha, not knowing what to say for a moment. She just put her finger to her lips and shushed softly. Zhang Shasha wasn't the type to ask questions, so after seeing Baoya look at Yuanbao with such doubt, she didn't ask any more questions.
A large group of people quickly arrived at Old Song's house. As soon as they reached the door, they could smell the fragrance wafting out.
"Ah, it smells so good~"
“It smells so good.”
“Tian En, is this the smell of your home-cooked food?”
"Ahhh, it smells so good. It makes me hungry. Baoya, what delicious food did your grandma make?"
As they were talking, several children came into the house, and then all stretched their heads to look inside from the kitchen door, while sniffing their noses and taking two deep breaths.
Feng Guizhi and Sun Suyun heard their voices from a distance. When they turned around, they saw them all looking into the pot eagerly, and they couldn't help laughing.
"Wash your hands and go sit inside. You'll be able to eat soon. There are some candies and melon seeds on the table. Take a look and try some if you want. But don't eat too much, because you still have to eat later."
Wenjie was the biggest among the group of little ones. He said, "Come on, I'll take you to wash your hands."
After pouring hot water, the children washed their hands one by one and then went into the main room to sit down. The table was already set, with the snacks Song Jianshe had bought earlier on it.
Zhang Shasha, Ye Sanfeng, and the others were only six or seven years old and all loved sweet things, so they couldn't help but feel a little greedy. However, they knew they were guests, so although they wanted to eat, no one actually reached out for it.
Baoya took two White Rabbit candies and handed them to them. She also grabbed some other snacks and put them directly into their pockets. Then, she said softly, "I'll take them back for you. We have to eat later, so don't eat too much~"
Zhang Shasha and Ye Sanfeng refused for a few times, but finally, seeing that they had all eaten, they tore open the candy wrapper and put the candy into their mouths. The sweet taste melted in their mouths in an instant.
“So sweet~”
Ye Sanfeng felt the sweet taste in her mouth and was reluctant to swallow it. She had only eaten candy a few times in her life. However, once the sweet taste of the candy spread, she couldn't help but swallow it.
Bowen and Boyu weren't home yet, and Yang Yulan and the others hadn't gotten home from work either. So, the kids sat in the main room for a while, ate a few snacks, and then checked Tian'en and Baoya's alarm clocks. While they were playing and laughing, Bowen and Boyu finally arrived home.
The children were all present, and the food in Feng Guizhi's pot was almost ready. Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Feng Guizhi put the food on the table and told them to eat first.
The two tables were placed together this time. Although one was higher than the other, it didn't affect their meal. Moreover, if they couldn't reach the table, they could just stand up. Since they were all the same age, there was no need to be formal.
The dishes were quickly served: a plate of stir-fried potatoes, a plate of braised chicken feet, a plate of stir-fried tofu, a plate of stir-fried pork and celery, a large plate of pork, cabbage, and vermicelli stew, and a large plate of mutton and vermicelli soup. They were then given some steamed pancakes and a few egg pancakes, and were told to take whatever they wanted.
The aroma of the steaming food went straight into the nose, causing all the children at the table to swallow their saliva, especially Zhang Shasha, Ye Sanfeng and the others.
"Eat it while it's hot. There's fish soup in the pot and it will be ready soon." Feng Guizhi said with a smile.
"Thank you, thank you grandma." Ye Sanfeng tried hard to look away and said to Feng Guizhi.
Feng Guizhi met Ye Sanfeng's distinct black and white eyes, reached out and rubbed her head, the smile on her face becoming even more kind: "Good child, eat quickly, eat more."
"Grandma, don't you want to eat with us?" Zhang Shasha also turned her head and asked.
"There's still food in the pot. I'll come over when it's ready. You guys eat first."
"Okay, then grandma, hurry up."
After Feng Guizhi left, the eldest brother Bowen began to take charge of entertaining the guests: "Hurry up and eat, Tianen, Xiaobao sister, remember
Help your friends get some food. If you can't reach it, just stand up and go get it, or give me the bowl and I'll help you. Come eat and try our cooking."
After that, Bowen first put some food in the bowls of Baoya and Tianen before he started eating. The younger ones also stopped being polite and couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks and started eating.
"Mmm, so delicious~!"
"This chicken feet smells so good~"
"This cabbage is delicious, and the vermicelli is delicious too!"
"The mutton soup is delicious. It warms my stomach. It's very flavorful and fragrant. The mutton is also delicious."
"......." As soon as they started eating, Zhang Shasha and the others couldn't help but praise the food. One sentence after another, but it didn't affect their eating speed at all.
"Mmm, Baoya, your grandma's cooking is so delicious~!"
"My favorite is the pork and cabbage stew with vermicelli, and these chicken feet are also delicious!"
Feng Guizhi thought the little ones might like this braised chicken feet, so she bought some to make today. It's a little more complicated to make, but thinking they like it, Feng Guizhi didn't think it was a big deal.
First, remove the toes of the chicken feet, then use a knife to split them into three parts from the middle. Then put water in the pot, bring it to a boil, pour the chicken feet in, add some green onions, ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell, cook for a few minutes, and then you can take them out.
Heat oil in a wok and stir-fry the onions, ginger, and garlic before adding some fermented black bean sauce. Add the chicken feet you just removed and stir-fry, then add salt and other seasonings. Add enough water to cover the chicken feet and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer and allow to collect the sauce.
The chicken feet made in this way are very soft and sticky. Only the bones are left after one slurp. They are also very flavorful. As expected, the children at the table all like it. The first plate to be emptied is this braised chicken feet.
Soon, Feng Guizhi arrived with a large bowl of fish soup. She'd bought a large carp, marinated it, coated it with broth, and then pan-fried it with oil. Then, she added water and boiled it. The resulting broth was fresh and fragrant, and the fish was incredibly flavorful and tender. This fresh-from-the-pot fish soup was especially comforting in this winter.
"Well, oh, my favorite is fish soup. Fish soup made with milk is the best..." Yuanbao forgot about his tooth loss while eating, and started talking as soon as he opened his mouth, but his words leaked out again.
Feng Guizhi saw Yuanbao's empty tooth and asked, "Yuanbao lost a tooth?"
Yuanbao refused to speak and didn't even bother to eat. He quickly covered his mouth.
Li Qingyan happened to be coming over with Tiantian. When she heard Feng Guizhi's words, she said, "It fell out? It's been a few days. I told him to remove it before, but he refused. Now it's finally fallen out."
"Yuanbao lost a tooth? Let me take a look." Boyu also looked at Yuanbao and said.
Now everyone in the room looked at Yuanbao. Yuanbao's face turned red and he wanted to run back to the house, but he was reluctant to leave the food on the table. For a moment, he felt a little uneasy.
Things had come to this point, Yun Duo couldn't help but tell the story of how Yuan Bao lost his tooth today. Now, everyone in the room laughed when they heard that Yuan Bao's tooth fell out because of laughing.
Zhang Shasha finally understood why Baoya was blushing today, and what she meant when she said she would know when she went to her house. She almost laughed to tears.
Even Ye Sanfeng couldn't help but laugh, after all, it was the first time she heard of such a method of losing teeth.
Seeing that everyone knew, Yuanbao gritted his teeth and stopped covering his mouth. He felt like he had given up everything and started eating with his chopsticks in hand.
The atmosphere in the room was extremely cheerful and the laughter could be heard from far away.
After finishing the meal, the children at the table couldn't even sit still. They were almost lying on the ground, holding their bloated stomachs and saying, "I'm so full! I ate so much today."
"Baoya, your grandma's cooking is so delicious."
"Well, I don't even want to go home. I want to stay at your house."
After taking a short break, Zhang Shasha took out the gift she had prepared for Baoya from her schoolbag: "Baoya, happy birthday~"
Tianen's classmates also took out their gifts: "This is what my dad and I made together. Happy birthday, Tianen."
Ye Sanfeng looked at the gifts they gave her, and her hand tightened unconsciously in her pocket, feeling a little embarrassed to take it out. However, she finally mustered up the courage and handed the things in her pocket to Baoya:
"Baoya, happy birthday~"
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