With the child safely by his side, Cheng Chao's heart melted completely; he spoke so softly it was almost painful.
"Have you eaten? Let me grill you one first,"
"No, Xin Xin is full, Sister baked it!"
Cheng Chao was somewhat regretful, but he still tried his best to promote his skills.
"How about I make you a roast chicken?"
The little girl's eyes lit up. She'd been talking about this roast chicken for days, and still hadn't had it. She was really looking forward to it. Just as she was about to agree, a sudden burp made her instantly deflate.
"No way! Xin Xin's belly is already bulging. If she eats any more roast chicken, it'll explode!"
Cheng Chao felt regretful, yet still somewhat unwilling to give up.
"Why don't you go play for a while? By the time the roast chicken is ready, you'll be hungry."
The child, whose belly was full of fish, wasn't really interested in the roast chicken. However, Cheng Chao's pitiful act made the child unsure how to refuse, so he frowned and scratched his head.
"But, is Xin Xin full?"
Seeing Cheng Chao's persistent attitude, Cheng Jin simply couldn't bear to watch anymore.
"Xin Xin, go play. Don't pay attention to him; he's just starving."
As if granted a pardon, the little girl immediately breathed a sigh of relief and ran away as fast as she could.
"Jixiang, hurry up, let's go play over there."
"Hey, little uncle, you..."
"What do you mean, 'you'? Are you a tiger?"
The child's stomach was already so full, why were you still feeding him?
Why do you have to finish all the food at once? Can't you leave some for later?
What's wrong? Are you going to be unable to show your face next time?
How old is that child? What if he gets injured from overeating?
You think you're like a bunch of grown men, never having a proper meal?
Cheng Chao was also startled. He truly had no experience raising children, and he was stunned when he heard that the child would get sick from overeating.
"No, that can't be, right?"
I'm still a little scared.
Is it that serious?
Upon seeing this expression, Cheng Jin's tone softened a bit.
What do you think?
After the Cheng family's misfortune, Cheng Chao was practically raised by him. Although he was already quite old at that time, Cheng Jin knew everything he needed to know, including his aunts, grandmothers, and sisters-in-law. He had asked almost everyone around him.
He also asked about the doctors and nurses in detail.
“That child is so small, how much can he eat? Meat is hard to digest. If you feed him like this, he will definitely have indigestion at night.”
Jian Dan didn't care about that. Watching them eat the fish one after another, she felt that her own children's wishes had been fulfilled. She had also finished handing over her important matters for the day, so it was no longer her business. She had even less reason to stay here and watch over them.
"Xin Xin,"
He wiped the sweat from the child's flushed face, gave him a sip of water, and...
"Do you want to go home, or go mushroom picking?"
It was midday, and the warm sun made the child a little sleepy; his little head immediately drooped.
"Go home, go to sleep."
Except for the occasional time when she's having too much fun to be sleepy, or when she happens to be stuck on the mountain and can't get down, the little girl's afternoon nap is almost always regular.
"Okay, let's go down the mountain and go home to sleep."
He turned and said something to Cheng Jin, then watched as Cheng Chao finished eating and went to move things. Without disturbing him, he picked up a basket that had been washed and was almost dry.
"You guys go ahead with your work, we'll head back now. Just come find me if you need anything."
Cheng Jin quickly got up.
"Wait, wait, I'll find someone to take you downstairs,"
"No need, we know this place very well, you go ahead and get busy."
Just then, a box was carried out of the cave. Cheng Jin quickly went over to check and register it, but when he looked up again, the person was nowhere to be seen.
He felt very embarrassed. The child looked sleepy, and he had to carry the young educated youth back all by himself. He must be exhausted.
Thinking about it, he quickly sent someone to call Cheng Chao.
It wasn't too tiring, even though the child was sleepy. But he didn't fall asleep immediately; he just wandered around.
On flat ground, we run around with a few dogs for a while; on uneven mountain paths, we lead them on leashes. When we see mushrooms, we stop to pick some and dig for wild vegetables.
Leisurely leisurely.
Cheng Chao ran up and saw Jian Xin digging for wild vegetables with her butt sticking out. She must have used too much force, because the freshly unearthed wild vegetables flew directly over her head, followed by the small shovel, which flew in an arc along with the fresh soil.
The person in question lost their balance and landed hard on their bottom.
The simple, undisguised joy beside him.
The little girl paused for a moment, then quickly got up using her hands as support, and even patted her bottom.
"Sister, where's the shovel? Did you dig up the dandelions?"
He simply raised his chin to gesture for her to look to the side.
"Is that what you see?"
The little girl ran over and picked it up, proudly showing it off to Jian Dan.
"Look, it's so big!"
She eagerly awaited praise, and Jian Dan did not disappoint her.
"It really is! How come it's so big? It's much bigger than mine."
The little girl proudly raised her chin.
"Wow, I'm amazing, I saw it all."
Third Aunt said, "It's so big, it'll be useful if you dry it. Keep it."
"It's useful? Then we should dig up more, wash them clean, and dry them in the sun, okay?"
"Ah, yes, dig more, I'll wash it when I get back, I want to wash it."
As for children's requests, as long as they aren't too outrageous, they generally won't refuse simple ones.
"Okay, when we get back, I'll clean it thoroughly, you can wash it, and then I'll help you hang it to dry."
"Mmm, it's still drying on that big wicker basket, isn't it?"
"That's right."
The two, one big and one small, chattered away. Cheng Chao suppressed the bitterness in his heart and walked out.
The first person to see him was Jian Xin. The little girl was putting wild vegetables into her simple basket. She looked up...
"Brother Cheng Chao!"
Simple and a little unexpected.
"Why did you come here? Have you finished moving everything?"
So fast?
Cheng Chao picked up the child,
"No, didn't you say you were sleepy? Your uncle was worried that carrying her back would tire you out."
"Did you come here to see us off?"
Then there's no need to say anything more, let's not bother digging for vegetables anymore, let's go down the mountain.
"Then let's go downstairs. She's a bit sleepy. This is just a short walk and she'll need to sleep when we get home."
In fact, before they even got home, the little girl, perched on Cheng Chao's shoulder and swaying gently, fell asleep like a little pig after walking only a short distance.
"Asleep?"
This child is very cheerful when he's awake, and when he's quiet, it's probably because he's sleeping.
After the child fell asleep, Cheng Chao began to recount the day's events.
“There were quite a lot of those things, and also those, gold,”
The last two words are ambiguous, yet simple and clear.
"You're really willing to do that?"
Cheng Chao and the others could tell that almost everything was well-packaged, meaning that unless they simply took entire boxes or bags, this was all they had.
Jian Dan wasn't the type to say polite things, especially since the person in question was Cheng Chao, whom she was already quite familiar with.
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