Sun Xiang heard the girl making a fuss and thought something was wrong, so she went into the room to see what was going on. She then saw the child sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) sharing snacks.
Xiaohua answered decisively.
"Sister Jian said that the little sister's name is Jian Xin, or Xiao Xin Xin. Isn't that a nice name?"
He tilted his head and thought for a moment.
"Grandma, Mom, how about I change my name too? I'll be called Da Xinxin?"
After seeing off the children and the puppy, the house became completely quiet, and Jian Dan felt a little uneasy for a moment.
With an additional person in the household, many things need to be purchased or rearranged.
For example, when it comes to changing clothes, you can temporarily wear someone else's floral outerwear, but you can't wear someone else's underwear too.
Moreover, the temperature was dropping rapidly, and Xiaoxin only had the clothes she was wearing. She urgently needed a cotton coat and cotton shoes, and she didn't even have underwear. All things considered, there was quite a lot to do.
Jian Du felt increasingly that she had brought trouble upon herself.
But despite thinking about it, he didn't stop rummaging through the cotton and fabric.
A short while later, he also went out the door carrying his bundle.
Xiaohua is a very generous older sister. She would generously share the snacks that she herself hadn't eaten with her new friend. Of course, her good looks and well-behaved nature are part of the reason, but another reason might be that this little sister is from Sister Jian's family. Idol filter sometimes plays a big role.
The child doesn't have a big appetite. He had just finished breakfast not long ago, but after eating a piece of peach shortbread, his tummy bulged out.
When Jian Dan entered the room, the little child was sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) drinking water from a large tea mug. When he saw Jian Dan come in, his eyes lit up instantly, and he put the mug down and tried to slide onto the floor.
The old lady reached out and lifted her up.
"What's the rush? Aren't you coming? I knew you'd come. This whole thing is so sudden. You're just a kid yourself, and now you've got another kid on your hands."
Simple, with her short, buzzing hair, sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) behind her.
“It’s alright. At least we made it in time. Otherwise, I would have been worried too. I can’t let her live on her own. She’s so tiny, she doesn’t even know how to fight back when she’s being bullied. I can’t trust anyone else to take care of her. I’ll raise her myself. She’s my sister after all.”
He then began to sigh.
"To be honest, if I hadn't run into my uncle, I wouldn't have recognized her even if I had seen her face to face. I didn't realize she was a little girl until I was taking a bath yesterday. I thought she was a little boy."
Third Master saw her yesterday. The way she's dressed, people would believe she's a little beggar. Who would guess she's a little girl?
If this is how it is when it's with its own father, who knows what it would be like if it were raised by someone else.
Anyway, I'm all alone here, so this will keep me company. My sister and I grew up together, isn't that nice?
"You, you!"
There's nothing more to say now that things have come to this point.
"Okay, you're right, but you have to be aware that even though he's just a child, he doesn't eat or wear much, there are still a lot of things to worry about. Since you've taken him on, you have to be responsible."
He smiled simply, and pushed the bundle he had brought forward.
"Third Aunt, this child came suddenly yesterday without any clothes. You see, even these clothes were brought over by you. It's getting cold, this won't do."
I found some cloth and cotton; I'll need your and Aunt's help to make a few outfits. Look, these shoes are still hers from yesterday. How are we going to get through the winter?"
Since Jian Dan arrived, Xiao Xiao has been sitting next to her, leaning against her and not moving an inch. Their intimacy is obvious to everyone.
The shoes I'm wearing are the same ones from yesterday. Lately, I've been dragged around on parades, and since the child is small, he can't keep up. He's constantly being pulled along, so even the best shoes are useless. The toes on the shoes I'm wearing are already worn out, and my toes are sticking out.
The old lady untied the bundle, rummaged through it, and found plenty of cloth and cotton. She silently calculated what she had gathered.
“Okay, my daughter and I will sew her a thin cotton-padded jacket and a pair of shoes in the next couple of days. We can wear those for now. There’s no rush for the rest. It’ll be cold for a few more days. Don’t worry, it won’t delay her from wearing them.”
Sun Xiang readily agreed.
"Mom, I made a pair of shoes for my niece, and it seems like she can wear them, right? I'll go get them for her to try on, and if they fit, I'll let her wear them."
Sun Xiang went inside and rummaged through drawers and cupboards, while the old lady chuckled.
"Two years ago, your aunt made a pair of shoes for her niece, but they were too small. She couldn't bear to give them to anyone else and kept them all this time."
"If it weren't for you guys, I would be in real trouble again." Jian Dan also breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, she's not afraid of anything, like going up mountains, but she really doesn't know how to take care of children. She didn't have the chance in her past life, and other people's children wouldn't let her mess with them. In this life, she's still a child herself, and this skill of taking care of children is something she simply hasn't developed.
Soon Sun Xiang came out with a pair of cloth shoes with a thousand-layer sole. It was clear that she had put a lot of effort into them. The soles were slightly thicker, and the uppers were decorated with small red flowers, which was exactly the kind of bright colors that girls in that era liked. Xiao Hua knew that she couldn't wear them, so she stared at them for a long time.
Xiao Xin looked at the simple thing, obediently stretched out her little foot, and Sun Xiang gently put the shoe on.
"Mother, look, it's perfect!"
"Really?" The old lady glanced at it too; what a coincidence.
After putting on both shoes, Xiaoxin stood up on the kang (a heated brick bed), steadied herself, and looked down at herself, even showing her feet to Jian Dan.
New shoes!
"Yes, new shoes. These are new shoes that my aunt made for me. Should we thank her?"
Xiao Shengshi's previous education was good; she was an obedient little cat.
"Thank you, Auntie!"
A sweet, childlike voice is irresistible, and Sun Xiang was no exception. Having been childless for years after giving birth to Xiao Hua, hearing that sweet voice melted her heart.
"No need to thank me. When I'm free tonight, I'll make you a cotton-padded coat so you won't get cold."
This time, without any prompting, she thanked me in a childish voice.
"Thank you, Auntie. These are new shoes. Sister, these are new shoes. They're so comfortable."
It's actually a little heartbreaking. With such a wealthy family, this child should be living a life of luxury, not getting this excited over a new pair of cloth shoes.
"Yes, new shoes. Auntie, aren't you amazing? Even my older sister can't make them."
The child glanced at Jian Dan, then snuggled his little body into her arms.
"Auntie is amazing, and so is my sister!"
Xiao Hua cheered from the sidelines.
"Of course Sister Jian is amazing! She can even kill wild boars. Nobody else would dare to do that, humph!"
"Wild boar? Pig?"
"It's meat, little sister. Wild boar is meat, it's delicious meat."
"Slurp..."
"Slurp..."
Two sounds of slurping saliva echoed in the room.
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