Chapter 42 Hiding Merit and Fame
Helian Jiao frowned slightly in disdain. "I don't need your protection."
She is a majestic and awe-inspiring golden dragon, she doesn't need human cubs to protect her.
Chen Erbao didn't listen at all, because his uncle, who had just teased him with candy, still gave him all the candy.
He didn't keep it all to himself, and happily shared half with his sister, saying, "Come on, sweetie, let's go catch fish!"
Helian Jiao's eyes lit up, and she raised her chubby little hand aggressively: "Okay, let's go!"
Shrimp soldiers and crab generals, this princess has arrived!
The Zhou family boys excitedly chimed in, "Me too! Me too!"
So a group of children carried a large bucket and went to the river to catch fish and shrimp, but Helian Jiao was the only girl.
The older girls in the Zhou family couldn't go because they had to stay and help with cooking.
The younger ones were considered too much trouble by the boys, who didn't want to take them along to play, and could only watch enviously as Helian Jiao was surrounded by the crowd.
In the kitchen, Zhang looked at the basket of good things her eldest daughter had brought back and was very satisfied.
So I casually asked, "Why did you bring your little niece back with you?"
Zhou Zhaodi said with a smug look, "My darling is very lucky. I brought her back specially so that our Zhou family can also share in the good fortune."
Madam Zhang frowned: "That girl is indeed pleasing to the eye, but she is not your daughter after all. Don't be too nice to her. The most important thing is to have two more sons while you are still young."
Of her three daughters, she loved her youngest daughter the most.
Not only because her youngest daughter was born and then had three younger brothers, but also because she was sweet-talking and clever from a young age.
That's why, when they were looking for a partner, they married her off to the Chen family, who had the best conditions.
But no matter how much she loved her youngest daughter, Zhang relied most on her three sons.
Only a son can carry on the family line, and only a son can take care of her in her old age and see her off when she dies!
Zhou Zhaodi thought to herself, "You don't know how lucky my baby is. She'll definitely marry into the city like her sister-in-law."
But she replied, "Don't worry, Mom, I know what I'm doing."
Before dinner, a large group of children who had gone to catch fish and shrimp returned.
The adults in the Zhou family were stunned when they saw the huge bucket full of fish, shrimp, and crabs that the children had brought back. "Why did you catch so many fish and shrimp?"
You know, the fish and shrimp in the ditch are very clever; even adults can search for them for ages and still not catch a single one.
Chen Erbao immediately boasted triumphantly, "As soon as we arrived, the fish floated to the surface belly up. And the shrimp and crabs were like idiots, not moving at all, and we caught them!"
The adults didn't believe it. "Erbao, children who lie don't get to eat meat."
When questioned, Chen Erbao angrily retorted to his cousins, "I didn't lie to you! Ask them if you don't believe me!"
Several boys eagerly testified for him: "What Erbao (the younger brother) said is true! So many fish are floating belly-up on the surface of the water, we can't even pick them all up..."
The adults in the Zhou family were dumbfounded. They knew their own children well enough not to conspire to deceive them.
They looked at each other in bewilderment, asking, "What's going on here?"
How would we know!
Only Zhou Zhaodi wasn't surprised at all, and her gaze towards her little niece grew even more eager. "My sweetie, are you thirsty? How about your second aunt makes you some sweet water?"
She made up her mind that she would treat her little niece even better from now on!
The shrewd and obedient Helian Jiao nodded sweetly and sweetly, "Okay~"
(End of this chapter)
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