Chapter 24 Chapter 24

Jia Yourui was embarrassed by the teasing.

She put her hands behind her back like a duckling with its head bowed.

Seeing her cute and coy appearance, Jia Guoye felt happy and in a good mood.

He took the things from Zhang Xiuhua.

Zhang Xiuhua asked again earnestly: "Guoye, I'll have to ask you to take care of Qi Hengbo for one night."

Jia Guoye nodded and said, "Auntie, don't worry."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't say a few more words to him and turned to leave because she was anxious to find her daughter.

Before leaving, she called Jia Yourui and said hello: "Little bud, auntie is leaving."

Jia Yourui waved gently: "Goodbye, auntie."

...

Jia Guoye brought the bowl of egg pancakes and turned to ask her: "Do you want to eat?"

Jia Yourui shook her head and touched her stomach: "I don't want to eat now, I'm already full."

Jia Guoye said: "Then I'll put it in the cupboard for tomorrow's breakfast."

Speaking of tomorrow, Jia Yourui's heartbeat began to speed up again.

Tomorrow she will go home.

Jia Yourui said, "Pack two and take them to the fields. You can eat them when you're hungry after working tonight."

After saying that, Jia Yourui was afraid that Jia Guoye would refuse, so she took the bowl from him and said, "Go get the chopsticks and lunch box, I'll pack it for you."

...

Jia Yumin ran out of the house and wandered by the river with a depressed mood.

She had worked hard all afternoon and hadn't eaten yet.

As she walked along, her stomach growled with hunger, but she didn't dare to go home.

Alas, Jia Yumin regretted it so much that she should have grabbed two egg pancakes and ran out.

The egg pancakes were so fragrant. Thinking of the taste, she was already hungry and her saliva was flowing out.

Jia Yumin swallowed her saliva again.

Just when she was hesitating whether to go home and pay the price of being scolded in exchange for the chance to eat egg pancakes, her eyes suddenly lit up, and the pain of hunger disappeared without a trace.

The one in front of her who was spinning in place, wasn't it Brother Quanhui?

Jia Yumin touched her hair, cleared her throat, and trotted over.

She smiled and said, "Brother Quanhui, what are you doing here?"

Jia Quanhui suddenly raised his head, as if waking up from a dream.

"Oh, Yumin." He looked a little unhappy and said, "I'm taking a walk here."

Is there such a walk in circles?

Jia Yumin felt puzzled, but she did not ask. Instead, she walked closer to Brother Quanhui and said with a smile, "I am taking a walk too. Let's walk together?"

"No, no need."

Jia Quanhui stammered, "I have finished my walk and it is time to go home."

He waved his hand, "You should go home early too."

After that, he ran away as if escaping.

...

Jia Quanhui walked with big strides, his heart beating like a drum.

He did not expect to meet Jia Yumin by the river.

Because of the close attitude of Jia Guoye and Jia Yourui, Jia Quanhui was very depressed the whole afternoon, and he was a little worried about the injured Jia Yourui, so after dinner, he came here to wait.

Because whenever Jia Guoye went out to work in the fields, he could be seen from this position.

Jia Quanhui planned to wait until Jia Guoye went out, and then secretly go to find Jia Yourui.

Thinking of Jia Yourui with a bleeding calf, he was worried.

He knew that Jia Yourui was very afraid of pain. Once when they were walking together, she was hit on the back of her hand by a slanted branch. The white and pink back of her hand immediately turned red and swollen. She was so painful that she clenched her fingers and tears welled up. He felt so distressed that he even wanted to hold her soft little hand to protect her.

This time, her calf was bleeding. How painful it must be.

Jia Quanhui didn't even dare to think about it.

But the sudden encounter disrupted his plan. Jia Quanhui didn't dare to stay any longer. He thought about going home and waiting, and then going out to see Jia Yourui later.

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Jia Yumin was confused. Why was Brother Quanhui acting so strange?

But after Jia Quanhui left, her hunger came back.

The temptation of egg pancakes was too great.

Jia Yumin gritted her teeth, stomped her feet and went home.

Before Jia Yumin got home, she saw her mother looking around anxiously at the door.

She was slightly moved.

In fact, Jia Yumin also knew that her mother cared about her, but the burden of life was too heavy, and her mother was impatient. She would scold her if she was lazy.

But as long as she doesn't get too lazy, her mother won't force her to work no matter how much she scolds her. For example, tonight she said she wanted to sleep and didn't want to stay up late to cut straw. Although her mother was dissatisfied and scolded her a few times, she let her sleep and asked someone else to take care of her father.

When Zhang Xiuhua saw her daughter, the big stone in her heart finally fell.

This damn girl always makes people worry.

...

Jia Yumin looked at Zhang Xiuhua timidly, and her steps became slower and slower, almost stopping.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at her and said unhappily: "What? Do you need someone to treat you to a meal, or do you like to eat cold food?"

After that, she turned and went into the house.

Jia Yumin sniffed and whispered, "Huh, you were so anxious just now that your eyes were wide open."

...

Dad had already gone out to work, and Jia Yumin sat down at the table reluctantly.

Zhang Xiuhua took out the warm egg pancakes and stir-fried cabbage with chili from the pot, placed them in front of her, and then stood aside and washed the dishes without saying a word.

Jia Yumin felt very upset. She had already prepared herself to be severely scolded by her mother, but her mother's silence at this moment made her helpless and a little guilty.

She began to reflect on what she had just said.

"Mom, I'm sorry." Jia Yumin's heart was in agony, and she finally couldn't help but apologize.

She put down the bowl and stammered, "I was wrong. I shouldn't have said that I'm not your biological child."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't look back, but her hands moved slower and slower.

Jia Yumin felt very uncomfortable, and even the sweet egg pancake tasted like wax.

She looked at her mother's back, which was slightly hunched.

She worked hard, and her mother would only work harder than her.

When my grandmother was still alive, she didn't like my mother because she didn't give birth to a son. She treated my aunt, who gave birth to two sons, better. She secretly gave all the delicious food to my aunt and two cousins, and she also asked my mother to work harder when she was working.

There is no young male laborer in the family, and my sister is married, so the burden on my mother is even heavier.

My mother is still young, but she already has a lot of white hair.

In a trance, Jia Yumin actually heard her mother sobbing. She was startled and immediately dropped her chopsticks and stood up.

"Mom?"

Jia Yumin was so anxious that she couldn't speak clearly: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

The sharp and straightforward mother was actually crying?

Zhang Xiuhua threw away the rag and wiped her tears with her sleeve.

"You conscienceless little hoof." Zhang Xiuhua cried and said, "Why are you not my biological child?"