Another pot of sweet potato porridge is ready. Since we started making money, we haven't eaten brown rice at home.
After preparing a simple breakfast, Yuan Doudou went out and saw Wang Qiqiang tidying up in the corner. The corner was covered with tiles, which should be enough to deter most thieves. She was very grateful.
"Brother Wang, wash your hands and eat." Yuan Doudou brought over a basin of clean water.
Wang Qiqiang put the tools into the wooden bucket, carried it to the door, and politely declined, saying, "Dou Dou, I won't eat here. Look at me, I should go back and wash up before eating. There's food ready at home."
He had told his mother that he would go back to eat as soon as he finished his work.
His mother also agreed, saying it wasn't appropriate for a man like him to eat at Dou Dou's place, even though he now considered Dou Dou his own sister.
Yuan Doudou didn't insist. She put a plate of fries on a plate and served a bowl of ketchup.
"Take it home and eat it, don't be shy anymore," Yuan Doudou said.
Wang Qiqiang subconsciously wiped his hands behind his back before taking the plate, saying, "Thank you, Dou Dou."
"You've been helping me all morning, it's only right." If I were to hire a worker, they wouldn't do it for less than a hundred coins.
Human resources will always be valuable.
"Tell the old lady that I'll come over after I finish eating."
"Okay." Wang Qiqiang carried the wooden bucket, the ladder, and the plates, heading home.
Yuan Doudou watched from behind, giving a thumbs up, "A genius!"
"Mother, I'm hungry, can I eat now?"
Yuan Doudou turned around and saw that the little guy was already sitting obediently at the table, waiting for orders.
So good.
"Okay, Mommy will serve you some rice porridge." Anji likes sweet potato porridge and other rice porridges, which he finds tastier than plain rice porridge.
"Mommy, can you add just a tiny bit of sugar?" Angie held up his little finger to show his mother, just a tiny bit.
Yuan Doudou remembered that she had told her that children shouldn't eat too much candy.
"No, you can't. Sweet potato porridge is very high in sugar. Adding more sugar will damage your teeth. Do you want your teeth to become black and get eaten by worms?"
She vividly described how terrifying cavities are.
Little Angie shrank his head and shook his head frantically; he didn't want cavities.
If I get cavities, I won't be able to marry a woman as beautiful as my mother.
Angie secretly resolved never to eat candy again.
Seeing that he wasn't upset, Yuan Doudou handed him some ketchup, "Eat it with this."
"Okay, thank you, Mom." French fries taste better with ketchup.
"So polite." Yuan Doudou finished her rice porridge, ate a piece of steamed bun, and put down her chopsticks.
We still need to go to the greenhouse; Aunt Li and the others will go today.
The strawberry season is almost over. I harvested the strawberry plants today and will see what to plant in a few days.
Angie stayed home, and Xiaobai played with him.
After two days of rest, Xiaobai is much better and can get up and walk a few steps.
After Yuan Doudou left with the basket on her back, Xiaobai got out of bed.
He had heard the words "flower thief" early in the morning. Yuan Doudou was so beautiful that she would be targeted sooner or later, so he had to keep watch tonight.
Meow, Little White lay back down on the bed and fell fast asleep.
Angie was puzzled. He had just woken up, why was he going to sleep again?
He was bored, so he went outside to play with the rabbits. There were three rabbits, three colors: white, gray, and black, all the same size, squatting in the cage with their eyes closed.
"You're all sleeping, so I'll go to sleep too." He stormed back to his room, lay down on the bed, and couldn't fall asleep for a while.
I was just about to write some large characters when I heard the door open.
"Mother, you're back?" So fast?
Anji rushed to the door and saw Zhuang Shuhui peeking out furtively.
"Anji, is your mother home?" she asked in a low voice, knowing full well what she was asking.
She watched Yuan Doudou leave from outside before knocking on the door.
The door wasn't locked; she pushed it open.
Angie said irritably, "My mother isn't home, please leave."
“I’m your second grandmother, you have to be polite to me.” Zhuang Shuhui elevated her status as an elder.
Angie ignored her; she was unkind to her mother and didn't deserve to be her grandmother.
"So, your mother asked me to come to the house to pick up some things. Do you know where they are?" she asked tentatively.
Angie casually asked, "What is it?"
Mother has never liked Second Mistress, so why would she let her come and get something?
“The money, your mother is over at the greenhouse. She needs change. You know where to put it, right?” Zhuang Shuhui patiently guided him. He’s just a three-year-old child. What does he know about being wary of others? If she’s patient enough, he’ll definitely tell the truth.
"I have no idea."
Angie mentally prepared himself. This second mistress was trying to swindle the family's money while his mother was away. He wasn't that stupid.
Who says children are easy to fool?
Zhuang Shuhui lost her patience and pushed Anji away, saying, "If I don't know, I'll find out myself."
Yuan Doudou's business is doing so well, she must have made a lot of money. She is Yuan Doudou's elder, so taking some money is just a way of showing respect to her as a junior.
Zhuang Shuhui rushed into the main room, looked around, and decided to go to the room on the right first.
It was also the inner room where Wang lived during her lifetime.
Inside was a large cabinet, which was Wang's dowry. It's ironic, really. She married into the family from another place and had no further contact with her family. Even after her death, no one in her family knew.
Zhuang Shuhui had her back to the bed, staring at the lock on the cabinet, secretly pleased. It seemed the money was right there.
So what if it's locked? She grabbed an axe from the yard and menacingly tried to smash the box open.
Angie ran in after her, shouting, "Stop! Don't touch my mother's things!"
"Your grandmother is gone, so your mother is mine. What do you know!" Zhuang Shuhui ignored everyone and raised the axe high.
Before the axe could fall, a meow was heard, and Little White jumped up from the bed, flew directly to Zhuang Shuhui's back, and bit her on the back of the neck.
"ah!"
A piercing scream echoed through the silent village.
People nearby heard the noise coming from An's house and rushed in with hoes in hand.
As soon as they entered, they saw Zhuang Shuhui lying on the ground, with a white cat constantly tearing at her body.
Aunt Zhao rushed over to the greenhouse.
Yuan Doudou had just weighed the three aunts and written it down in her notebook.
"Aunt Zhao, what brings you here too?" The mushrooms are all sold out.
Aunt Zhao, panting heavily, said, "Hurry back, something's happened to your family."
Yuan Doudou turned pale with fright. Had something happened to Anji?
She ran home, her steps uneven, her vision blurring with tension.
Aunt Zhao followed behind, saying, "DouDou, slow down."
The slower she spoke, the faster Yuan Doudou ran, thankfully without falling.
When she arrived home, Yuan Doudou saw some people standing in the yard, and she staggered inside.
"Mother, you're finally back!" Anji rushed into his mother's arms, quite startled.
Yuan Doudou only relaxed when she saw that Anji was alright.
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