Chapter 94 Too Short to Reach
But the thought of greasy braised fish and wild boar meat suddenly made me lose my appetite.
But she was really hungry, and such a small amount of roasted sweet potatoes and sweet potato cakes was simply not enough for her.
So, with red eyes and a pitiful look, he looked at Zhao Mei and said, "Mom, I'm still hungry."
Zhao Mei hugged her tenderly and coaxed her softly, "Go to sleep. You won't be hungry when you're asleep. Mom will go get you a towel to wipe your face."
After she left, Da Ni advised her younger sister, "Er Ni, Grandma is right. We ate a lot of Gua Bao's food. Don't be jealous of her anymore."
Erni immediately retorted, "Aren't all her things bought for her by Grandma?! She's Grandma's granddaughter, why can't we eat them?!"
Dani continued patiently, "That little darling also catches wild birds and rabbits, and even brings back snakes."
Erni questioned, dissatisfied, "Sister, why are you always taking her side? Is she your real sister or am I?"
Da Ni frowned slightly: "Both of you are—"
Before she could finish speaking, Erni covered her ears, closed her eyes, and shook her head frantically: "I won't listen! I won't listen! I won't listen!"
Da Ni could only say helplessly, "Then I won't say anything more."
She thought that Erni was usually very sensible and obedient, and that her strong emotions today must be because she couldn't eat braised fish and wild boar meat. She thought that she would be fine after a while.
Zhao Mei and Chen Jianguo thought the same way, so they didn't try to comfort or guide her.
It's normal for kids to feel jealous; they were jealous of their siblings when they were little too.
As the little princess, fresh from her bath, passed by her uncle's house, her keen little nose immediately detected a faint fragrance wafting out.
So she raised her little head and said to her grandma in a soft, sweet voice, "Grandma, I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes tomorrow too."
Ma Xiulian glanced back at the closed door and whispered, "Okay, Grandma will put two sweet potatoes in the stove for you tomorrow morning."
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The next morning, Ma Xiulian heated up the sesame seed cakes, gave half to her three grandsons, and put the other half into her little granddaughter's bowl.
The three brothers, Da Bao and his brother, didn't care that their mouths were burning hot and started eating the sesame cakes.
Helian Jiao shook her little head and said in a childish voice, "I don't want to eat it, Grandpa and Grandma will eat it."
She ate a whole sesame seed cake yesterday.
Ma Xiulian smiled and said the old excuse: "Grandma and Grandpa have bad teeth and can't chew."
"I can bite it." The little princess blinked her big eyes and said seriously, "The sesame seed cake is soft inside and has meat in it, it's so delicious."
As he spoke, he divided the sesame seed cake in two, putting one half in Grandma's bowl and the other half in Grandpa's bowl... but his arms were too short to reach it.
Even with the added length of chopsticks, it's still too short to reach.
After a moment of grief and indignation, she called out in a sweet, childlike voice, "Grandpa, your bowl is too far away~"
Then the Chen family was horrified to see Old Man Chen grinning, "I won't eat it, my darling, you eat it yourself, ah."
His mouth was stretched wide, revealing a mouthful of big yellow teeth; he was clearly extremely happy.
The three Chen brothers were the most shocked, because they couldn't remember the last time their father laughed like that, not even a few years ago.
Helian Jiao pouted her rosy lips and said, "No, Master wants to eat! I can't hold it in my mouth any longer!"
Although her little hands are chubby and strong, her little bones are still soft.
Zhou Zhaodi then spoke up to persuade them, "Dad, Mom, my good boy is just being filial. You should eat these sesame cakes. Besides, there's so much meat on the table."
(End of this chapter)
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