Chapter 84 Mother, the children are all here, please give your son some face!
"Replying to Madam, this servant does not know either. Otherwise, this servant will go and ask!" an old nanny immediately said.
Inside the carriage sat a kind-looking old lady, with Fu Manduo sitting beside her. The little girl couldn't contain herself any longer, her eyes constantly glancing down at the carriage floor.
If it weren't for the strict rules at her maternal grandmother's house, she would have gotten off the carriage long ago to go find her good friend.
“Manbao…”
“I’m here, please speak!” Fu Manduo immediately sat up straight, looking extremely serious.
Compared to when he was with Fulin, Fumando appeared unusually well-behaved at this moment.
Seeing her like this, Madam Sima couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.
"I heard from your father that this family saved you before. Your father, relying on his status, didn't even come to thank them for saving his life!" Old Madam Sima said, looking at Fu Manduo's chubby baby face.
Fu Man nodded, his smile widening.
She was also more cheerful than before, blinking her eyes as she said to the old lady, "Grandmother, you don't know, this little Su Bao is so interesting! She's beautiful, has a good personality, and is incredibly strong..."
The smile in Madam Sima's eyes deepened as she looked at Fu Manduo, as if she were seeing her own daughter when she was a child.
Thinking of her daughter who died young, Madam Sima's mood soured. If her daughter hadn't insisted on giving birth to Fumanduo, things might not be like this now...
She had love for this granddaughter, but also resentment towards her.
Fu Man talked for a long time, then realized he had said too much again. He immediately glanced at his maternal grandmother and fell silent.
She kept her head down, looking somewhat nervous.
Seeing her like this, Madam Sima felt a pang of sympathy.
The hand was about to reach out, but in mid-air it turned into a teacup.
"Well, since you like her so much, I'll go and see her for myself, and see if she's really as good as you say!" Old Madam Sima took a sip of tea and said softly.
"She's fine..." Fu Manduo said softly, then quickly put on a well-behaved act again.
At this moment, Xiao Su Bao and the others had no idea what was happening outside.
The bright red, garlicky crickets look incredibly appetizing.
Little Su Bao licked her lips and swallowed hard.
The Qian family members were all gathered around the stone table, watching.
"Auntie, how do you eat this cricket?" Tang Sanbao's mouth watered, and his eyes sparkled.
His cheeks felt a little sore...
A pair of big eyes stared intently at the bright red cricket.
Little Su Bao was a little nervous, and secretly glanced at Qian Shi with her big eyes.
Ms. Qian nodded encouragingly at her.
Little Su Bao took a deep breath and reached her little hand directly into the basin...
"Oh dear, my dear girl, are you silly... This is hot, be careful with your delicate hands..." Wang Xiuer was right next to Xiao Su Bao.
Startled by what he saw, he quickly pulled her hand away.
As she pulled it out, her hand happened to touch a cricket, and it burned her hand so badly it hurt...
"Don't you feel any pain..." Wang Xiuer said, then saw Xiao Su Bao holding a cricket, showing no reaction at all.
Wang Xiuer glanced subconsciously at the baby's hand, then pursed her lips...
I grit my teeth in heartache!
This child is only four years old!
The calluses on his hands are more numerous than on himself!
“You…” Even someone as carefree as Wang Xiuer felt a lump in her throat.
"Second sister-in-law, I'm fine. Look, I'm perfectly alright!" the little girl said with a smile, comforting Wang Xiuer.
"Nonsense! You call that perfectly fine? Look at your hands, what girl has hands like yours!" Wang Xiuer said angrily.
Girls from farming families are capable of working, but apart from a few families that are strict with their children, most girls can only do some simple, manageable tasks.
But there are very few four-year-old children with such thick calluses.
Besides, the fabric of Xiao Su Bao's clothes looked pretty good before.
"Little Su Bao, let me tell you, even if your family members come looking for you in the future, you are not allowed to pay any attention to them. Those people are heartless and cruel. No human being would treat a child so harshly!"
As Wang Xiuer spoke, she turned her head and glared at the men of the Tang family...
She put her hands on her hips and, mimicking Qian's usual manner, said, "From now on, if anyone makes my daughter... or my sister do any work, I'll beat them up!"
Seeing Qian's clenched fist, Wang Xiuer instantly sobered up.
What did I just say?
I hope Mom won't be angry!
"Mother~" Just as she dared not turn around to look at Qian Shi, Xiao Su Bao's soft and cute voice came.
Wang Xiuer subconsciously turned around to look.
"What...why are you calling for Mom!" she quickly added.
Qian watched her second daughter-in-law's performance silently, the veins on her temples throbbing, and then she reached out and tugged at Tang Qi's ear...
Tang Qi...
Why is it always me who gets hurt?
Tang Qi hurriedly begged for forgiveness: "Mother, I was wrong, Mother, the children are all here, please give me some face!"
Madam Qian grabbed her son's ear and said, "If you want a daughter, go have one yourself. If you two are capable of having one, I'll let you raise it. But if you dare to covet my daughter, be careful I'll beat you so badly your own mother won't recognize you!"
Little Su Bao smiled at them, but her little hands were quickly scrambling around.
Soon, a complete red tail was revealed.
"Mommy~ don't be angry, I'll give you meat!" Little Su Bao held a shrimp tail, stood on tiptoe, and raised her little hand high.
Madam Qian glared at her son and daughter-in-law, snorted irritably, and then turned to look at her daughter.
"Oh my, my little girl is so clever, she even knows to make food for her mother! Here, let your mother have a taste!" Madam Qian's smile was radiant, as if she were two different people...
The Tang family members...
Having a daughter makes one content, but Qian was actually still quite afraid of this strange little insect with big pincers.
They live near the mountains and have never experienced a major famine; they can always find something to eat when they go into the mountains.
These little things are usually beneath most people's notice.
Qian reluctantly opened her mouth...
Tang Qi rubbed his ears, but seeing his mother's expression, he instantly perked up again.
"Mommy~ Is it delicious?" Little Su Bao looked at Qian Shi with bright eyes, a little nervous.
Just as Ms. Qian was about to speak, she heard a knock on the door.
The Tang family's gate was already closed, so everyone could only smell it from outside, and no one came in.
Moreover, no matter what kind of delicacies they eat, the villagers usually won't come over to freeload...
"Is anyone home?" came an unfamiliar voice.
"Mother, I'll go take a look!" Tang Cheng stepped forward to open the door.
Tang Sanbao glanced furtively at the adult, sniffed the air, and then stole one...
"It's burning me..." Sanbao was so hot that tears were about to fall.
But why doesn't my aunt feel pain?
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