Chapter 278: Strawberries
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Xiao Hu could not walk very well. When his heart rate was too fast, he would blush and pant after taking two steps. Aunt Hui could not stand it anymore.
“Come, eat some.” In the morning, Auntie Hui brought breakfast to Xiao Hu’s room and even brought a small table. This way, Xiao Hu could eat on the bed and did not have to carry his own bowl.
Aunt Hui had prepared some porridge with Sisi’s pork floss. Not only would it not hurt the stomach, but it would also give the child an appetite.
Xiao Hu was actually three or four years younger than Chuchu, so he was no longer a child. When he saw the meat floss soaked in the porridge, a rare smile appeared on his face.
“Thank you, Grandma.” He looked at Aunt Hui and said softly.
This was a treatment that only children had. Usually, at home, Grandma would only cook porridge. He would eat porridge with salted vegetables every day and was already sick of it.
“Eat well. I’ll go boil some milk for you.” Aunt Hui watched him eat obediently and heaved a sigh of relief. It was a good thing that he had an appetite. It meant he was working hard to get better.
With more children at home, the atmosphere became livelier.
“Mommy, Mommy, is Xiao Hu going to school?” Chuchu wasn’t fully awake yet, but if she didn’t eat, she would be late. Thus, she ate her porridge while feeling curious.
Qu Zhi smiled and shook her head, “No.”
Ah, this is great. Chuchu was a little envious.
“Sisi doesn’t need to go to school.” Sisi suddenly became excited. The soup on the spoon spilled all over the towel.
“Why? Did the teacher say anything?” it’s only Thursday today, how could there be no classes?
“Brother is sleeping, Sisi is sleeping too.” Sisi’s logic was that since Xiao Hu could sleep and not go to school, then she could continue sleeping in order not to go to school.
“No, Sisi can’t sleep.” Qu Zhi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Her little brain really could think, “Sisi still needs to study, right? Remember to pick strawberries with your sister tonight, right?”
Sisi had not forgotten about the strawberries. She quickly stuffed the porridge into her mouth. After school, she could go pick strawberries with her sister.
Recently, strawberries were on the market. Many strawberry farms in Jiang City had opened their entrances. Those who wanted to eat strawberries could discuss with the strawberry seller in advance and go directly to the strawberry garden to pick them up. The strawberries that they picked would definitely be the best. Without the deceptive packaging, they would be happy to eat them.
Sisi and Chuchu looked forward to this season the most every year. Once the weather brightened, the word “strawberry” would be inseparable from the mouths of these two little sparrows.
Over time, Aunt Hui and the strawberry seller had become very close. Every year, as soon as the strawberries were on the market, she would call Aunt Hui and ask her to bring the two children around.
“Is Brother going?” this thought suddenly flashed across Sisi’s mind.
She and her sister were very happy when they picked strawberries. As a child, Xiao Hu should like it too.
“He can’t.” Wang Tian felt warm and heartbroken, “Brother can’t be exposed to too much cold wind. He’s been sick recently, so he can’t go to school or play.”
Chuchu and Sisi suddenly stopped being envious of Xiao Hu
Lying on the bed and not being able to do anything did not seem like a good thing.
Chuchu suddenly noticed that Aunty Wang Tian seemed to have become much more haggard, “Aunty Wang Tian, do you still have to go to work today?”
She felt very, very tired.
Wang Tian hesitated.
If she went to work, then what was her purpose? The child was right beside her, and her husband was waiting for her at home. What was she working for now?
“She’s working.” Qu Zhi answered for her. Actually, there was nothing to hesitate about.
After all, one couldn’t live only for others, but also for oneself.
Wang Tian couldn’t be blamed alone. This kind of hesitation should be the pain point of many mothers in this era. There were actually very few women who could come out and work so hard and succeed.
“Alright.” Wang Tian made up her mind and her brows finally relaxed.
At four o’clock in the afternoon, the sun shone warmly on Xiao Hu.
At this moment, he saw a chubby and dirty hand reaching up from the bed. In the palm of the hand was a red and shiny strawberry, “Brother, have some strawberries..”
