Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Late at night.

The candle flame flickered out.

Jiang Mianmian's eyes widened, unable to sleep.

There's no way around it, a baby's sleep schedule is just like this, sudden.

Sleep when you want, wake when you want.UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

She tossed and turned in bed.

She felt the bed was enormous, rolling over was her mother's embrace, rolling back was her father's chest, how nice.

Her parents were both a bit tired, but she was still wide awake.

After rolling for a while, she was finally held down by her mother, tucked in tightly.

"Be good, your dad has to work tomorrow, let's sleep, okay?"

Her mother sang her a lullaby.

In the darkness, an unknown melody drifted.

Jiang Mianmian thought, perhaps this was a lullaby her mother's mother sang to her.

She listened attentively.

"Fishy~ silly cat~ chubby~~ fishy~ silly cat~ chubby~~... feather~~ you~~ when~~ will~~ you~~ return~~"

Jiang Mianmian seemed to understand a little, it wasn't about fish, silly cat, chubby, but about feather, when will you return.

Like someone calling out in the wilderness, heartbreaking yet gentle and melodious.

She thought her mother's mother's lullaby was too melancholic, and there was even an accent, chubby and return, don't have the same pronunciation...

But as she listened, she also grew drowsy.

Her mother's voice made her feel at ease.

In a daze, she heard her mother ask her father, "Where is that crooked old house from?"

Her father replied, "He County, go to sleep."

Her father's hand also reached over.

Falling into sweet darkness.

...

"Auntie oh!"

"Auntie oh!"

The rooster crowed, waking the soundly sleeping Jiang Mianmian.

Surprisingly, her parents weren't beside her.

When she woke up, she was still a bit dazed, a bit clueless.

Should she drink milk first or pee first...

Forget it, cry first.

"Waaaah!"

She screamed at the top of her lungs.

Then her older brother came in.

He picked her up in his arms.

"Don't cry, don't cry, big brother is here, big brother is here."

A new day begins.

Father has already gone to work.

Jiang Mianmian had her milk, diaper changed, and was now sunbathing her little bottom in a wooden basin.

Jiang Yu had been crying half the night; she was actually quite energetic now.

But Mother thought she was weak and served her a thick, meaty wild vegetable porridge.

She was overjoyed.

Suddenly, she understood a new skill – by feigning illness slightly, she could get extra delicious food.

Holding her own bowl of porridge, she delicately savored it all morning, reluctant to finish in one go. Each spoonful felt like ice, licking it slowly.

Jiang Mianmian watched her sister, feeling like her sister was asking for a scolding.

Exuding an air of "Mother, come and scold me, Mother, hurry and scold me."

Suddenly, voices came from below the mountain.

Jiang Mianmian saw her sister gulp down the remaining half-bowl of porridge in one go, like a voracious eater.

In an instant, the bowl was empty, licked clean.

The empty bowl was placed on a stone pedestal.

Jiang Mianmian also heard the voices and suddenly realized the embarrassment; she was sunbathing her bottom and couldn't be surrounded.

Wasting the effort she put into posing since early morning, with a "plop," she successfully lay down.

Thankfully, Qin Luoxia was quick to act, realizing her embarrassment and helping her put on clothes.

"Mrs. Luoxia, Mrs. Luoxia!"

A familiar sharp voice echoed.

The visitor was Cui's Mother.

Cui's Mother was carrying a basket with wild vegetables, six eggs, and a piece of red cloth.

Qin Luoxia came out when she heard the voice, warmly greeting the visitor, "Why did you come, Auntie?"

Cui's Mother handed the basket to Qin Luoxia, saying, "Sister-in-law, thanks to your brother Feng, this is a token of our gratitude. My husband insisted I bring it."

Qin Luoxia quickly refused, "No need, no need. We're all from the same village, everyone would do the same."

But Cui's Mother insisted.

Glancing at Jiang Yu sitting on a small stool nearby, energetic and lively, seeing the bowl in front of her, she knew the little girl must have finished her meal upon seeing her arrival, unlike Cui at home who wasn't as energetic, still asleep after a whole night.

She asked, "Is Yu doing well? Her face looks pale, must have been frightened."

"Oh yes, she was restless all night, must have suffered. Is Cui doing well at home?" Qin Luoxia inquired.

Cui's Mother bragged habitually, "Cui's fine, didn't suffer like Yu did. She said she felt something was off about the water the peddler gave, didn't drink much. But your Yu couldn't resist, drank it all, suffered, didn't she?"

Jiang Yu: ... But Cui drank it all too...

After speaking, Cui's Mother felt her words weren't appropriate, after all, she was here to thank them.

But she couldn't help it, her mouth was like that, often offending people.

Her husband called for her, so she hurriedly left the basket and ran off.

"I'm going back, sister-in-law, use these to nourish Feng's body, bye." Cui's Mother yelled loudly as she left.

Jiang Mianmian looked at the wild vegetables, eggs, and red cloth in the basket, feeling strangely like the old lady wasn't so bad after all.

Egg soup smells delicious~

So Jiang Mianmian was defeated by an egg soup and fell asleep...

Qin Luoxia packed up neatly, carrying the basket, and headed back into the mountains.