Chapter 4 Grandma's Darling
Chen Jianye yawned and nodded perfunctorily, "I heard you."
Seeing that he didn't take her words seriously, Ma Xiulian glared at him and warned, "If you dare to let my little granddaughter go hungry, I'll have your father beat you up."
His father, Old Man Chen, always beat his children to a pulp.
Chen Jianye immediately snapped out of his drowsiness and solemnly assured her, "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely make sure your granddaughter doesn't go hungry."
Ma Xiulian then returned to her room, still somewhat uneasy.
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Because new mothers are too weak to take rich foods in the first few days after giving birth, Ma Xiulian only cooked millet porridge with two eggs in it the next morning.
But that was enough to make Li Chunhua feel flattered and overwhelmed.
In the Chen family, only those who have a son get to eat eggs; those who have a daughter only get to drink millet porridge.
However, regardless of whether a woman gives birth to a son or a daughter, the Chen family allows new mothers to observe a two-week postpartum period, a privilege that many other families do not have.
She sipped her porridge slowly, while Ma Xiulian sat on the edge of the bed, carefully examining her granddaughter, growing more and more fond of her with each look.
Look at those delicate eyebrows, that little nose, that little mouth—every part of her is so pretty and delicate.
Then, looking up, she saw Li Chunhua feeding an egg to two-year-old Chen Xiaobao. She immediately frowned and said, "Why did you give him the egg?"
But he still kept his voice down.
Li Chunhua looked at her somewhat helplessly, "No, can't we give it to Xiaobao?"
Ma Xiulian nodded firmly: "Yes, you eat it yourself."
She wasn't getting enough nutrition, so her breast milk wasn't enough for her granddaughter.
Chen Xiaobao stretched his neck, wanting to eat the egg, "Mom, eat the egg, eat the egg."
Li Chunhua looked at him with a troubled and distressed expression, yet dared not disobey her mother-in-law.
Unable to get an egg, Chen Xiaobao pouted and was about to cry, but Ma Xiulian quickly covered his mouth, saying, "Don't cry, you'll wake up your little sister."
She glanced at her granddaughter with reluctance, then picked up Chen Xiaobao and walked out, cursing, "You little brat, it's not like I haven't given you eggs before."
She loves her grandsons, so every other day she makes steamed egg custard with two eggs for her three grandsons.
In the corner, four-year-old Chen Sanni swallowed hard and silently followed her grandmother out for breakfast.
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After a drought of more than a month, a heavy rain finally fell. After breakfast, the able-bodied members of Old Chen's family went out to work with joyful expressions.
Ma Xiulian, however, made an unprecedented move by staying to take care of Li Chunhua, who had difficulty moving around.
This is clearly a treatment only given to those who have a grandson!
After all, these days, losing one laborer means losing a few work points to exchange for food.
Li Chunhua, lying in bed, was deeply moved as she watched her mother-in-law change her daughter's diaper.
And from the bottom of my heart, I hope that my mother-in-law's days of being possessed by evil spirits will last a little longer.
While changing her granddaughter's diaper, Ma Xiulian whispered soothingly, "Grandma's darling, you're so good and beautiful. Open your eyes and look at Grandma, okay?"
Her adorable granddaughter is different from other noisy babies; she only makes a little noise when she's hungry, wet, or needs a diaper change.
Hearing the familiar loving voice, Helian Jiao, who had finally accepted that her dragon soul had fallen into another world, opened her eyes and looked at Ma Xiulian, whose face was harsh but kind, with a pair of crystal clear eyes.
Ma Xiulian was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, Grandma's darling has opened her eyes!"
Hearing this, Li Chunhua leaned over and, after a moment of surprise, said, "Those eyes are really beautiful, like black grapes."
She herself was already quite good-looking, and her husband, Chen Jianye, was also handsome. This daughter inherited the best features of both of them, making her both beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
(End of this chapter)
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