Yuan Shanmei said, "I'm still young and can't eat so much." Liu Zhi said that she could eat as much as she wanted. The little girl finally stopped being polite and quickly ate the whole bowl and touched it after eating. The belly showed a happy expression.
Now, it was Liu Zhi's turn to be surprised. You know, the bowls in this era are all big bowls. A six-year-old child can eat a whole bowl of custard. The appetite is indeed not too small, and he didn't know that this little eater How did you say "I can't eat so much"?
Liu Zhi joked, "Oh, it's quite edible~"
Unexpectedly, the little girl's face suddenly changed. She turned pale and her lips trembled slightly, "No. I can't eat. I eat very little. I can still work. I can cook and go to the ground."
Hearing Yuan Shanmei say these illogical words intermittently, Liu Zhi immediately understood the meaning of her words.
This is just a clumsy way of a six-year-old kid trying to say: I'm not a burden, I can do a lot of things, please don't leave me behind, okay?
Although she had cried several times today, Liu Zhi still shed tears all of a sudden. Mom, I don’t know how much hardship you have suffered in your past life, but I will definitely protect you in the future!
Liu Zhi hugged Yuan Shanmei tightly into her arms. The little girl felt embarrassed at first and said, "Auntie, my clothes are dirty." But after struggling for a few times, she was still held tightly, so she let her go.
Liu Zhi sniffed, "Shanmei, auntie, I like children who can eat the most. If you don't finish the meal, I will still be angry. Do you understand?"
Although the little girl in my arms doesn't understand, is there such a good thing? But he nodded obediently.
Yuan Shanmei wiped her hands on the cleanest part of her clothes, and then carefully wiped away the tears on Liu Zhi's face. Although she didn't know why she was crying, she could feel that her aunt was very sad now.
"Auntie, please stop crying. The crybaby will be captured by the bad guys at night."
"Pfft" Liu Zhi almost burst out. She didn't know whether to continue crying or laughing for a moment, "I know, I'm not crying, I'm just so happy to see you. These are tears of excitement!"
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"I'm just standing here, please don't cry, okay?" Yuan Shanmei said in a coaxing tone, and patted Liu Zhi on the back, which was so precocious that it made people feel distressed.
"Well, I won't cry anymore. Let's go and take a shower. The water will get cold if we don't take a shower."
Liu Zhi took off Yuan Shanmei's clothes, hugged her and tested the water temperature with her feet, "How is it, is it cold?"
“It’s not cold, but it’s comfortable!”
Liu Zhi put the little girl into the water with confidence, but as soon as she entered the water, Yuan Shanmei started to tremble and her whole body began to tremble.
Liu Zhi put her hand into the water suspiciously. She took some time to eat and talk, and the water in the tub was no longer so hot. She had no choice but to say, "It's already so cold. Why do you still say it's not cold? Wait!"< br>
She hurried into the kitchen and scooped up another spoonful of hot water. The water was now at a suitable temperature.
Looking at Yuan Shanmei's reserved and flattering eyes, Liu Zhi sighed. It turned out that her mother had learned to pretend to be strong since she was a child and didn't like to trouble others with anything.
"Cold means cool, hot means hot, happy means happy, sad means sad. If you have any thoughts in the future, you can tell me honestly, okay? No matter what you say, Auntie will not be angry." Liu Zhi was gentle. Tell her.
Yuan Shanmei nodded in understanding. Aunt Liu seemed to be really different from her former stepmother.
When her stepmother first got married, she smiled softly at her every day and tied her hair into nice braids. However, her appearance soon changed. She kept a straight face all day long and would beat her when she was in a bad mood. But she didn't. People have opinions about this, and over time, even Yuan Shanmei herself has almost gotten used to being beaten by her stepmother.
"Aunt Liu, can I ask a question..." Yuan Shanmei's voice was soft and she was still trembling a little.
"Huh?"
"You know my mother, what kind of person is my mother?"
Yuan Shanmei's biological mother died when she was two years old, so Yuan Shanmei's mother's face is not in her memory. In the past, every time she was beaten or scolded, she would be locked in a corner, secretly imagining her mother's appearance and imagining her mother holding her gently.
She really wants to know what kind of person her real mother is.
Liu Zhi was stunned for a moment. Although her grandmother and the original owner were indeed members of the same brigade, there seemed to be no trace of her grandmother in the original owner's impression. Maybe they were not familiar with each other.
But looking at Yuan Shanmei's expectant eyes, Liu Zhi was really embarrassed to say that she didn't know the truth.
"Your mother... is a very hard-working woman, and she is also very beautiful. Many people in the brigade want to marry her. And, most importantly, she loves you very much, and you are her most important thing. Baby. It’s just that she is sick, and the person she hates the most in this world is you.”
Yuan Shanmei nodded with satisfaction, it was almost the same as the mother she imagined, great! She was also loved by her mother, but her mother went to another world first.
Liu Zhi helped Yuan Shanmei take a bath, found a piece of her own clothes to put on her, and carried her back to the bed.
Yuan Shanmei looked like an opera singer with a loose dress on her small body. Liu Zhi was afraid of hurting the child's young heart, so she tried her best to hold back her laughter and thought about buying some changes of clothes for the child. .
"Do you want to sleep a little longer?" Liu Zhi touched her little head. "I want it!" Yuan Shanmei nodded, and Liu Zhi tucked her back into bed and waited until she fell asleep before gently closing the door.
Everyone else went to work in the fields. Liu Zhi touched her belly. She had just been taking care of Yuan Shanmei and didn't even bother with lunch. Now she was really hungry.
She found a small basket of eggs in the woodpile under the stove, took two out of them and stuffed them back into the woodpile as if nothing had happened.
Liu Zhi went to the backyard and cut a handful of green onions, added a spoonful of oil and fried a smooth egg with chives. Although it is the simplest ingredient, it tastes very delicious because there is a lot of oil.
Liu Zhi finished a plate of smooth eggs and filled her stomach with a few cold sweet potatoes.
Just as he was about to eat for a while, he suddenly noticed a head peeking out of the door, looking into the yard.
Liu Zhi walked outside with the sweet potatoes and yelled at the figure who was looking intently at her room, "What are you doing?"
Jin Yonghui was startled by the sudden sound. He was originally standing on tiptoes, but now he fell down due to panic.
He didn't care about rubbing his butt, and rolled on the ground, crawling and trying to escape, but Liu Zhi grabbed the back of his neck, oh, he couldn't move.
Liu Zhi took a closer look and was happy. Isn't this her father? Forty years later, he was such an honest and dull man. How could he be like this when he was a child?
"Jin Yonghui, what are you doing?" Liu Zhi really felt like he was being rebellious by calling her by his first name.
Jin Yonghui struggled to no avail, so he had to laugh twice and said, "I didn't do anything, I just walked around."
Liu Zhi was not so easy to dismiss. She rubbed Jin Yonghui's short hair and pinched his face, "Are you telling the truth?"
"Ouch~" Jin Yonghui was pinched in pain and hurriedly yelled, "I said it's not okay, you are so rude!"
"Hey, you are quite educated, but you still know the word rude?" Liu Zhi teased him.
The young man didn't hear it. He raised his head and looked proud, "Of course, I'm in the first grade!"
Liu Zhi was amused by him and patted his head, "Don't be ink-stained. Tell me, what are you here for?"
Jin Yonghui slowly thought about the words, his face was swollen and a little red, "Let me see Yuan Shanmei."
Liu Zhi's heart rang with alarm bells. Could this kid have fallen in love with her mother right now?
She tried hard to recall the love history between the two of them that Yuan Shanmei had mentioned to her before. She vaguely remembered that the two seemed to have dated after graduating from junior high school. Liu Zhi touched her chin and glanced at Jin Yonghui, who was standing awkwardly aside. I wonder, could it be that this kid has always coveted her mother and only confessed his love after graduating from junior high school?
This is not possible! Now that she is here, Yuan Shanmei must not be allowed to make the same mistakes again!
Liu Zhi stared straight at Jin Yonghui, "What are you looking at her for? Doesn't she like my Yuan Shanmei?"
"Shit! I don't like her, I just want to see how she is doing as a friend!" Jin Yonghui refused with both hands, with impossibility written all over his face, trying to explain that he had no wrong ideas.
"You'd better be!" Liu Zhi whispered.
After a while, Jin Yonghui raised his head, his dark complexion glowing in the sun, and said tentatively, "Then can I go in and see her?"
Looking at the miniature version of her father, Liu Zhi felt helpless and softened her heart. She thought that since everyone said she was not interested in Yuan Shanmei, she didn't have to be so intimidated. After all, they were both just little kids now. Romance is too far away for them.
"Okay, then come in."
Jin Yonghui rushed into Liu Zhi's room with a smile on his face, like a baby swallow in the forest. Seeing that Yuan Shanmei was still sleeping, he immediately slowed down and walked softly to the bed.
"Was she severely beaten by her stepmother?"
Of course it was serious. When Liu Zhi gave Yuan Shanmei a bath before, he saw the bruises all over her body. He didn't even dare to use any strength and wiped her body in a hurry for fear of hurting her. The external injuries were okay, but if there were internal injuries, it would be over. She planned to take Yuan Shanmei to the hospital early tomorrow morning.
"It's nothing serious, just some flesh wounds." Liu Zhi agreed casually.
Jin Yonghui curled his lips, "That girl is so vicious, worse than Pan Jinlian!"
"You know so much." Liu Zhi said leisurely.
Jin Yonghui sighed and took out the candies Liu Zhi gave him in the morning from his pocket. After giving them to others, he still had four left. He gave two to his younger brother and sister, and did not eat any of them himself. At this moment, he took out all the candies from his pocket and placed them next to Yuan Shanmei's pillow.
"You have to get better soon." He sighed slightly.
Liu Zhi:? ? ?
Her worldview is a bit broken. Do children of this age really not understand love?
(End of chapter)
The author said: Leaving aside her grandma, Liu Zhi’s parents are still quite sweet
Does everyone hope that they can continue to be together as they have been all their lives, or do you want Shanmei to find a new partner?