Chapter 499 My Son is Too Sensible
There was not much food, so they only had two meals a day. Yang Cheng and Luo Yulan had not eaten breakfast since they came to the Northwest.
Now that their son has come and prepared breakfast, they both feel warm inside, "Eat breakfast, eat breakfast."
The family of three sat around the shabby dining table with happy smiles on their faces. "Taotao, you are growing up now, you should eat more."
Luo Yulan was afraid that her son was not eating enough, so she kept putting rice into his bowl. Yang Cheng did the same.
Taotao put down the bowl, frowned tightly, "Mom and Dad, I won't eat if you keep doing this.
You need to eat enough to have the strength to work. You gave me the food, what do you eat? Mom and Dad, you love me, and I love you too."
Taotao couldn't help but shed tears while talking. Luo Yulan's eyes turned red when she saw her son crying.
"Taotao, don't be angry. Mom and Dad are not like this anymore. Don't be angry."
"I don't do that with my parents. I eat everything and eat until I'm full."
Taotao distributed the rice in his bowl into their bowls, and Yang Cheng and Luo Yulan stopped talking.
"Yulan, take a few days off to stay at home with your son. I'll go to work."
When his son came, Yang Cheng wanted to stay at home to accompany his son. There were not many people here, and the couple could not take leave at the same time. Only one of them could take leave, and his wife's leave was just right.
"Okay, I'll take a few days off first, and you can take a few days off to stay home with your son and take a break."
The couple agreed that Yang Cheng would go out to work after breakfast, and Taotao also got up.
"Dad, I'll go with you. I'm old enough now and can help you with the work."
Luo Yulan was reluctant to let her son go to work. After all, her son came over and had to help them with the work.
It would be better not to let their son come here. It would be painful for them as parents to let their son suffer.
"Taotao, you don't have to help your dad with work. You are still a child, just play at home."
"Taotao, listen to your mother. This place is different from the countryside. You are still a child. At your age, you should play at home and stop thinking about helping your parents with work.
Your mother hasn't had a rest for a long time, can you stay at home with her?"
Taotao originally wanted to go to work with Yang Cheng, but he heard from his father that his mother hadn't had a rest for a long time.
If he went to work with her, his mother would definitely not ask for leave.
"Then I'll stay home with Mom. Dad, you should also take a break after work and don't get too tired."
Not long after Yang Cheng left, Xiaoze came to play with Taotao. Su Yueru was afraid that her eldest grandson would be hurt by the sand on his face.
Before her eldest grandson came out, she found a towel and wrapped his face tightly.
Only two eyes are exposed, and this look is cute no matter how you look at it.
"Taotao, let's go dig a sand hole. I saw some people digging a sand hole for fun, so let's go too."
"I still have to help my mother with work at home. Xiaoze, let's dig a sand hole tomorrow, okay?"
Xiaoze said he wanted to go out with him to dig a sand hole, but Taotao wanted to help his mother with more work at home, so he did not go out.
"Taotao, there's nothing to do at home. Xiaoze wants to go out and play. Why don't you go out with him?"
"I'm going to fetch water with my mother later. We don't have much firewood at home, so I want to go out and collect more."
Luo Yulan is not happy at all because her son is too sensible. If possible, she does not want her child to be sensible.
At his age, he should be playing carefree instead of always wanting to help with housework. They are the ones who are dragging the child down.
Xiaoze waved his arms, "Then Xiaoze will go too. Xiaoze is very strong and can help my aunt carry water and firewood."
"Okay, okay, we are all good kids, let's go fetch some water now, okay?"
Luo Yulan also found a scarf and wrapped her son's face tightly before she went out with two buckets.
Taotao and Xiaoze are following on the left and right, with a white radish behind them.
Xiaoze was lively, jumping around and chattering along the way.
"Aunt, do you have to walk a long way to fetch water? Grandma said it's a very long way.
She said she was very tired. If you are tired, tell Xiaoze that Xiaoze is here to fetch water. Xiaoze is very strong and can carry a big bag of grain..."
“We have to walk a long way. If Xiaoze gets tired, he should tell his aunt and we can stop and rest for a while.
Really? Then Xiaoze is really amazing..." Luo Yulan kept smiling and answered the child's questions seriously.
It took more than two hours to reach the water source. Xiaoze had never walked such a long distance before and was very tired.
He sat on the white radish and let it carry him. He would ask from time to time,
"Taotao, are you tired? If you are tired, let the white radish carry you. The white radish may be able to bear it, and you can carry two of them."
"I'm not tired." Taotao often went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and ran all over the mountain.
The round trip was not short, but he was used to it and didn't feel tired.
I just feel sorry for his parents, who have to walk such a long way every day just to fetch water.
White Radish carried Xiaoze on his back and twisted his body with a grin on his face, and occasionally ran over to let Xiaoze experience the feeling of flying.
Luo Yulan carried the water and walked back with the child without any delay.
It was already noon when they got back. They should go back early so that the child’s father could have dinner immediately after coming back, otherwise he would be hungry.
"Aunt, put the bucket down and let Xiaoze carry it."
Luo Yulan coaxed him, "Aunt knows that Xiaoze is very powerful, but this water is not heavy.
Xiaoze doesn't need to help my aunt carry it. Xiaoze has a mission. My aunt doesn't know the way. Can Xiaoze take her back? "
How could Xiaoze know the way back? He didn’t know the way back, but Bai Luobo did. He grinned with his big white teeth, “No problem.”
Xiaoze was afraid that his great aunt would laugh at him, so he asked Bai Luobo to lead the way and even leaned over to whisper in Bai Luobo's ear. Luo Yulan and Taotao pretended not to see anything.
Patting White Radish's head, White Radish trotted ahead to lead the way.
Luo Yulan didn't expect that Bai Luobo would remember the way back after just one visit.
When they got home, Luo Yulan rubbed Bai Luobo's head with curiosity, "How about Bai Luobo eat here at noon? I'll have sweet potato porridge for lunch."
The white radish shook its head and turned away, as if it was afraid that Luo Yulan would keep it here for dinner.
The owner has said that it cannot eat other people's food. Food is precious. It is a well-educated dog and must be obedient.
Luo Yulan was going to prepare lunch, and Xiaoze went back after playing in the yard for a while.
When Luo Yulan turned around, the child was no longer in the yard. She knew that Shu Yu must have told Xiaoze not to let him eat at their house.
Luo Yulan had no choice but to sigh in her heart. Who made them like this? They were demoted.
It was good enough to have enough food to barely sustain life, and there was no way there would be any surplus food.
When the son came over, the parents-in-law were worried that they didn't have enough food, so they asked the son to bring their food over.
A small bag of grain, including sorghum, millet and oats, which must have been saved by my parents-in-law from their own food.