Wanqing and Lu Demin dragged their tired bodies through the heavy snow and just walked to the door when they heard the cheerful laughter of the children in the house, and their mood couldn't help but become cheerful.
"What are you so happy about?" Lu Demin picked up the fat meat the size of his palm, "Are you so happy because you know we're going to have meat tonight?"
Lu Jinan took the coat from his parents and shook off the snow. His expressionless face now showed a hint of pride. He pointed at the food on the table and said, "I found this outside today."
Lu Demin looked in the direction and saw the pile of food on the table. He asked in surprise, "Where did it come from?"
Wanqing was also a little surprised. Where did the children get so many things?
"Bai An went out to play today and asked me to help build a snowman. I dug it up and found it."
Bai An laughed beside him, "Brother is awesome."
Lu Demin touched Lu Jinan's head excitedly, picked up Bai An and lifted him up to the sky, "Bai An is our family's little lucky star!"
Wanqing's pale face was now flushed with excitement. She gently hit Lu Demin and said, "Hurry up and cook for the child."
"Yes!" Lu Demin put Bai An on the ground, "I will go and cook for you now."
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The fat brought back is used to make oil, and a few potatoes are peeled to make spicy fried potatoes, and then some fish is cooked.
On a cold night, wisps of smoke rose from the dilapidated houses, revealing a warm scene inside.
Bai An sat in front of the table, smelling the fragrance in the air, and said with emotion: "Is this the smell of home?"
Lu Jinan, who hadn't eaten good food for a long time, was also looking forward to it. He walked to Bai An with a wet towel and said, "Wipe your hands."
Looking at Lu Jinan who was wiping his hands in front of him, Bai An raised his head and looked at him. He had a very fair complexion, a small red mole on his high nose bridge, and pale lips that made him look weak and unkind.
Noticing Bai An's gaze, Lu Jinan nodded her head, "Why are you looking at me?"
Bai An covered his head, but still looked at him, and said sincerely: "I think my brother will be very handsome when he grows up."
"Of course." Lu Jinan hung the wet towel back on the rack. "Don't you see what your parents look like? I will definitely not be ugly in the future."
Bai An thought about it and it made sense. Since the parents were so good-looking, the child would definitely not be too bad.
Lu Jinan looked at Bai An in a daze and couldn't help wanting to tease her, "But you may not necessarily say that. I heard that some children look good when they are young, but they will become ugly when they grow up."
"I won't!"
"Jin'an, you can't tease your sister like that."
Wanqing placed the dishes on the table, and under the light of the oil lamp, she looked even more gentle. "Our Bai An will definitely grow up to be very beautiful in the future."
"Yes, I can guarantee it." Lu Demin came over with the fish. "I have photographed so many beauties and seen so many beautiful children, but none of them can compare to Bai An."
When Lu Jinan heard his parents praising Bai An so much, he couldn't help but glance at her.
It really looks good.
"Dad, why is there rice today?" Lu Jinan looked at the white rice on the table, "Did Dad buy it?"
"No." Wanqing filled a large bowl with rice and placed it in front of Bai An. "When I was cooking just now, I saw that there was still nearly half of rice in the rice bucket, and it was all good rice!"
"Yes, today is a really good day!" Seeing the rich food on the table, Lu Demin took out his treasured liquor and took a sip, his eyes reddened. "How long has it been since we had such a good day?"
Bai An looked at them, they were so happy about the meat and vegetable dishes as if it was a holiday, and felt a little sour in his heart.
Seeing Bai An in a daze again, Lu Jinan picked up a piece of fish and put it in Bai An's bowl, "Eat quickly."
In the end, Bai An didn’t finish his meal, and the rest was eaten by Lu Jinan.
Wanqing carefully placed the leftovers on the stove, "Leave these for Jin'an and Bai'an to eat tomorrow."
Wanqing, lying on the bed, covered herself with the quilt and thought back to the meal tonight. She couldn't help but say, "I really think Bai An is a lucky doll."
Lu Demin was wearing a coat and leaning against the wall reading a book. When he heard Wanqing say this, he felt a little moved. "It's really possible."
"I'll tell you." Wanqing hugged Bai An who was already asleep beside her and said softly, "She is the daughter God sent to me."
The next day, when Bai An woke up, he didn't see his parents, he only saw Lu Jinan busy at the stove.
"elder brother."
Lu Jinan looked back and said, "You're awake. That's great. After you finish your meal, we'll go and deliver food to mom and dad together."
Bai An, who had just woken up, was a little tired, and asked lazily, "What time is it now?"
"It's almost noon." After helping Bai An clean up, Lu Jinan said with a smile, "Little lazy pig."
Lu Jinan held Bai An's hand and walked on the path. The delicate looks of the two children attracted a lot of people's attention.
"elder brother."
"What's wrong."
Bai An looked at the backward village and asked, "What kind of labor do mom and dad do?"
Lu Jinan's hands trembled slightly, and he said nothing.
When Bai An arrived at the cowshed, he finally understood why Lu Jinan didn't speak, and why his parents insisted on taking a bath every day when they returned home on such cold days.
Inside the shabby and short cowshed, two adults wearing patched and worn cotton jackets were shoveling cow dung.
"dad."
Lu Demin looked up and saw the children. His gentle face looked a little uncomfortable. "Why are you here?"
From their previous wealthy life to their current life of shoveling cow dung, Lu Demin and Wanqing felt a little embarrassed in front of their children.
Lu Jinan raised the bowl in his hand and said, "We'll bring you food."
When Wanqing saw this, she hurried out and rubbed her hands with the snow on the ground.
"No, just eat. Your dad and I brought lunch."
Bai An frowned, took Wanqing's hand and asked, "What's your lunch?"
"Bai An, do you want to eat too? But Dad and I have already finished eating."
Wanqing was a little afraid that she would stink and offend Bai An, so she let go of Bai An's hand, but Bai An held it too tightly.
"Mom, you are lying."
Lu Demin also came out, "Mom didn't lie, we did eat it."
Bai An didn't say anything, just looked at them quietly.
Lu Jinan also knew that his parents had lied, so he put the lunch box in his hand next to the cowshed and took Bai An from his mother's hand.
"We're leaving first."
"Hey." Wanqing took the lunch box and stuffed it into Lu Jinan's arms, "Take the food back."
Bai An took one look and pulled Lu Jinan forward, shouting as he ran: "Mom and Dad, remember to finish eating!"
Wanqing wanted to follow, but Lu Demin stopped her, "The children know everything."
Bai An returned home and sat in the bed without saying a word.
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