As soon as Old Lady Su finished speaking, Su Dahu and Su Erhu immediately voiced their stance on behalf of their sons.
They swore solemnly that if their sons ever dared to be unfilial to Little Tangbao in the future, they would break their legs.
Old Lady Su was extremely satisfied with this, and then instructed her two daughters-in-law:
“From now on, steam two bowls of egg custard every day, half a portion for each of the four children.”
“Understood, Mother,” Qian Yuemei quickly agreed.
Naturally, she was delighted that her own son would get to eat egg custard.
Zhao Chunhua, however, said with some concern, “Mother, Little Sister is still so small—half a portion of egg custard might not be enough.”
Having said that, she glanced at her own son and added, “Dapan is older now, so he doesn’t need to eat it. Give a whole portion to Little Sister.”
Hearing this, Qian Yuemei immediately curled her lip in disdain.
This eldest sister-in-law, just to curry favor with their mother-in-law, doesn’t even care about her own son.
Could she be relying on her little sister-in-law to take care of her in her old age and arrange her funeral?
“Eldest Sister-in-law, anyone who didn’t know better would think you’re his stepmother,” Qian Yuemei said with her signature sharp tone, wearing a fake smile. “Erdanzi from the neighboring Wang family is the same age as Dapan, yet he’s half a head taller than him. If you, as his mother, don’t feel heartache for your own child, I, as his aunt, am dying to trade for some tasty treats to nourish Dapan…”
Hearing Qian Yuemei’s words, Zhao Chunhua felt a pang of heartache in her chest and looked at Dapan.
Of course she felt heartache for her son.
However, in the past, this family was so poor they could barely keep the pot boiling. When her mother-in-law gave birth to her little sister-in-law, there wasn’t even a single egg in the house.
The two poached eggs given to her mother-in-law were actually borrowed by Zhao Chunhua herself when she went outside.
Now, life at home was getting better and better, and they could often eat game meat obtained out of nowhere. She believed all of this was thanks to her little sister-in-law’s good fortune.
Her little sister-in-law was the treasure of the entire family; no matter who suffered a loss, her little sister-in-law couldn’t be shortchanged.
Her son was older now, and eating more meat usually helped him grow taller.
Her little sister-in-law couldn’t do that.
She was too young, so meat was hard to digest, and she had been weaned early—she relied entirely on eating eggs to build up her health.
“Hmph! Since you feel so much heartache for your nephew, then whenever we eat meat from now on, grab two fewer bites and save them for your nephew,” Old Lady Su swept a glance over Qian Yuemei.
Qian Yuemei: “…”
Absolutely not!
Offering lip service was fine, but anything else was out of the question!
“Mother, when have I ever snatched meat? Look at what you’re saying…” Qian Yuemei said dryly.
“Shut your mouth! Even food can’t stop you from blabbering!” Su Erhu glared at Qian Yuemei.
This wife of his felt miserable if she didn’t stir up trouble for even a moment!
What a headache!
Little Tangbao watched from the sidelines, letting out a quiet sigh in secret.
This family was still way too poor.
She knew her mother spent most of the family’s income secretly supporting fifth brother’s studies.
As a result, even though life had taken a turn for the better, money was still tight.
Sure enough, in this era, supporting a scholar meant the entire family had to tighten their belts to get by.
What method should she think of to make money?
She was too young, making it hard to carry anything out…
“Sigh!”
Little Tangbao let out a sigh unbefitting her age.
“What’s wrong, daughter?”
“What’s wrong, sister?”
The Su family members all turned to look at Little Tangbao.
For such a tiny little thing to let out such a proper, mature sigh—why was she… just so adorable?
With a single sigh, Little Tangbao instantly conquered the hearts of the entire Su family.
Even Dapan looked at Little Tangbao with eager eyes, saying, “Little Aunt, I’m really big now, I don’t need to eat egg custard.”
Little Tangbao shot her eldest nephew a look reminiscent of an old mother.
Immediately after, she turned around, crawled a few steps, and pulled out a small embroidered cloth pouch from the small shallow basket at the head of the kang bed.
It seemed that if she didn’t bring out some good stuff, her eldest nephew wouldn’t even get to eat eggs.
Inside the little pouch were all the treasures Little Tangbao had collected.
There were colorful pebbles, smooth round beads, brightly colored feathers, white wolf teeth, and other objects of unknown origin.
As for the tiny rattle drum Qian Yuemei had bribed her with before, she had long since given it to Sanwa.
From among her treasures, Little Tangbao picked out a bright yellow stone and handed it to Old Man Su.
“Daddy, buy eggs.”
If there aren’t enough eggs to eat at home, buy them!
Little Tangbao’s expression was exceedingly lavish and rich!
Old Man Su chuckled, “Alright, we’ll buy!”
He agreed exceptionally readily and with immense gratification.
His little daughter taking out her own treasures showed how remarkably sensible she was.
Even if it was just a stone, it represented his little daughter’s heartfelt devotion, didn’t it?