The next day, little Youchen got up at dawn.
Shumei was used to getting up early, and at this time she was already busy in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the family. She heard the sound of the door opening, and stuck her head out of the kitchen, and saw Xiao Youchen walking hurriedly towards the yard.
"Youchen, where are you going? It's still early and you don't have school today. Why don't you get some more sleep?"
"I woke up and went to the chicken coop to see if the snake extermination I planted was any use."
After Xiao Youchen finished speaking, he walked out of the yard and headed towards the chicken coop.
Seeing that Xiao Youchen was working decisively and unwilling to neglect him for even a moment, Shumei smiled and shook her head, then went into the kitchen to continue working.
Little Youchen carefully counted the chicks in the cage.
"One, two... one hundred and one, one hundred and two, one hundred and three..."
After counting the first time, he wrote down the result in his little notebook. The number was the same as yesterday, and he secretly rejoiced and continued counting the second time.
The number is the same the second time, and the same the third time.
He couldn't hold back any longer and counted for the fourth time. He ran back home excitedly, wanting to tell Shumei the good news as soon as possible.
As soon as he reached the gate, he excitedly shouted at the top of his voice: "Mom, Mom, Mom, the snake we planted really worked, and not a single chick was lost."
Shumei came out of the kitchen with breakfast in her hand and a smile on her face. Xiao Youchen hurried forward to help.
"You! You're always so meticulous in everything you do. If the chicken thieves are really those snakes, insects, rats, and ants, then this method of exterminating the whole family will definitely work. This method left by the older generation is always effective."
"Yeah! That's why they say that an old person in the family is like a treasure. Mom always has a way."
As Xiao Youchen spoke, he secretly took a small piece of the egg pancake from the plate and put it in his mouth.
"You! Have you washed your hands? Aren't you afraid of swallowing chicken shit?"
When Shumei saw him cheating, she scolded him earnestly.
"Who told me mom made it so delicious! Even if I eat the dirt, it's worth it. After all, eating dirt won't give me sores!"
"When did you learn to be so smooth-talking?"
"No way, I'm telling the truth. Not a single word is false. Mom's cooking is delicious! I never get tired of it."
Xiao Youchen pretended to be very serious when speaking, and put the omelet in his hand on the table.
"As long as you like it, mom will keep making it for you until she can't do it anymore."
"Okay! When mommy can't cook anymore, I'll cook for you."
Xiao Youchen came up to Shumei, helped her sit down on the bench, and had a coquettish expression on his face.
"Don't just say it! Mommy's waiting with eyes wide open!"
Xiao Youchen served the porridge and brought it to Shumei, even handing the chopsticks to her.
"Don't worry, Mom! Even if I lie to the whole world, I won't lie to you!"
"Where did you learn all these nice words? Why do they sound so weird?"
"Books contain beautiful women and golden houses. These are things I learned from books, of course, but they are not superficial or empty talk; they are all true."
"Youchen, Mom believes in you. Mom is really happy that God has given me and you such a mother-son relationship. Mom doesn't know how many good deeds I did in my previous life to have this fate with you. No matter how hard life is, no matter how tired I am, as long as I see you, who is sensible and filial, all the bad things disappear."
Shumei held Xiao Youchen's hand and spoke kindly.
Both of their eyes were full of emotion, that was the truest family love.
"Oh my! You're always making so much noise. Isn't today Sunday? Can't you let me sleep a little longer?"
Xiao Shuangning stood behind the two of them with sleepy eyes, complaining unhappily.
The two of them turned around at the same time in displeasure and stared at Xiao Shuangning in surprise.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Did I disturb your conversation with your son? If so, I'm sorry! I'll go upstairs to the guest room to sleep. No one will disturb anyone."
Seeing the expressions of the two people, Xiao Shuangning felt very bored. She reached out to the plate on the table, grabbed two egg pancakes, and walked upstairs in a daze.
Whenever Xiao Shuangning had a day off, she would usually sleep in until noon and eat breakfast and dinner together. She said it was to save food for the family.
"Why!"
Shumei sighed and shook her head helplessly.
Youchen did make her proud, but this little Shuangning was really a little disappointing.
She even felt that she was a failed mother, that she had not raised Shuangning well. She had let Shuangning develop such a lazy personality, and unlike Xiao Youchen, who was sensible and reasonable, she was far from the "little cotton-padded jacket" she was. The older she got, the less she wanted to see her become.
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