SFS Chapter 112 No one can suffer, but my husband and children can suffer
Chapter 112 No one can suffer, but my husband and children can suffer
On the first day back in Nan'an County, the family of four did not go anywhere else but just wandered around the house. In the evening, they started preparing dinner in the yard.
Because Xiao Li had said so beforehand, the three Ma brothers only brought enough food for one person when they came to the main courtyard to deliver food.
Ma Er went out to gather information during the day. When he came back and knew that the young master had returned, he wanted to go over to see him, but was temporarily stopped by Ma Xiao. They did not go to the main courtyard together until the evening when the meal was delivered.
Compared to two years ago, Ma Er has not changed much in appearance, but he seems to be much more stable in his behavior.
Naturally, he went out to inquire about the news of Yangliu Village, so after meeting Xiao Li, he told him everything he had found out in detail.
This can basically be said to be something they have to do every day. There may be no difference in the information they hear the day before and the day after, but they still do it every day.
At the same time, they also communicated with Yangliu Village, mainly through Erzhuzi and Xiao Laofu.
Erzhuzi went back to the village today, otherwise he would definitely come to see Xiao Li.
Xiao Li didn't have a close connection with Yangliu Village, so knowing that everything was fine in the village, he nodded and let the three brothers go back to eat.
The meal brought by the Ma brothers was a large bowl of compacted white rice. It was not refined rice, but it just had no rice bran.
The dish was even simpler, a bowl of steamed dried vegetables with a slight bitter taste.
Xiao Ruixue thought it was something delicious, and even begged Xiao Li for a bite, but...
"Bitter~" As soon as the dish was put into his mouth, the little guy's expression almost broke, his big black eyes were wet, and tears were about to fall, "Daddy doesn't want to eat~"
Although it tasted bitter, the little guy didn't spit out the food in his mouth. Instead, he swallowed it with a bitter face, then pulled Xiao Li's hand hard to stop him from eating, "Daddy doesn't want to eat anymore~"
If it were a good year, Xiao Li might have listened to the little guy, but now it was a famine year. Even if there was no shortage of food in the space, he didn't want to set a bad example for the child.
He held little Ruixue on his lap, took out the milk from the space, and fed his son while gently teaching him, "Baby, you know not to waste food, right?"
Xiao Ruixue nodded hesitantly, and said "hmm" reluctantly, obviously still not wanting him to eat the bitter dish.
Just because a child is young doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t understand anything. The child also knows who is good to him or her, and he or she will want those who are good to him or her to be good to him or her in return.
Xiao Li lowered his head and kissed his little face, then he chuckled and said, "Daddy knows that the baby loves him, so Daddy will only eat it this time and not next time, okay?
Hmm...that's not right. It's not that I don't want to eat it anymore, but next time daddy will cook it himself, and if it's delicious, then let the baby eat it, okay?
This is what your Uncle Ma cooked specially for Daddy. If Daddy doesn’t eat it, will your Uncle Ma be unhappy when he finds out?
Baby, do you think daddy should eat it?"
Upon hearing this, little Ruixue's facial features became twisted, and little Ruijing also frowned in confusion.
Seeing him frown, Lu Yuan next to him smoothed his brows somewhat helplessly. Suddenly, she began to understand the helplessness her husband had felt when he saw her frowning before.
I wasn't a kid at the time, after all, but how old was Jing'er then? He was only three at best, so why was he so prone to frowning? Could it be hereditary?
And even if it was hereditary, could it be him who inherited it? I later changed and stopped frowning, but my husband sometimes couldn't help frowning, so...
After finding the "culprit", he glanced at Xiao Li with a dim gaze, pursed his lips and stared at him silently.
Noticing his gaze, Xiao Li looked up and raised his eyebrows when he met his "blaming" look. He thought to himself, I shouldn't have done anything to offend my young husband, right?
Lu Yuan was just thinking about it in her mind. If she really said it out loud, it would be hard to say who would be in the wrong. So after seeing his reaction, she quickly looked away.
Then she felt that her actions were too deliberate, and after thinking about it, she smiled sweetly at him, "Husband~"
The way she tried to get away with it couldn't be said to be similar to Xiao Ruixue, but it was exactly the same.
Xiao Li had no way to deal with the smaller one, and he was even more helpless with the larger one.
He curled the corners of his lips and said "hmm" softly, then lowered his head and looked at the little guy in his arms who looked exactly like his husband, waiting for the little guy's answer.
"Daddy~" Little Ruixue pouted, a little unhappy, but still said obediently: "Baby knows, I don't want to make Uncle Ma unhappy. Daddy eats, baby... baby eats too!"
I don’t know how much determination the little guy had to say those last few words.
Xiao Li thought the little guy would be discouraged after he finished speaking, but he didn't expect that after he finished speaking, he seemed to be injected with chicken blood. He clenched his little fists and repeated with a firm face: "Baby, eat too!"
He said he ate it, even if it was poison, Xiao Ruijing would not let him bear it alone, and comforted him like a big brother: "Brother will eat it with the baby, don't be afraid."
"Really?" Little Ruixue widened her eyes, as if she couldn't believe what she heard. "Brother, do you really want to eat it? But the vegetables are bitter~"
At the end of his speech, the little guy couldn't help but frown, obviously remembering how bitter the dish he had just eaten was.
"Really." Little Ruijing nodded seriously, "Brother won't lie to me."
The little guy tilted his head in confusion, "But it's so bitter~"
For the little guy who has never experienced any bitterness, the bitter taste alone is unbearable.
As their little dad, Lu Yuan, who grew up in Yangliu Village, had naturally eaten the same dishes that Xiao Li ate.
He naturally knew how hard it was. When he was a child, he and his little dad often didn't have enough to eat, so they would go to the mountains to find wild vegetables to cook, including the ones the little guy had just eaten.
At that time, he and his little daddy didn't have two copper coins on them, so naturally they didn't have any oil, salt or anything like that. They just boiled it in water and ate it.
It was obviously something extremely bitter, but Lu Yuan clearly remembered how happy he was because he did not starve.
Because he was thinking about the past, the young husband couldn't help but be a little distracted.
When he suddenly tasted a sweet milky flavor in his mouth, he came back to his senses and just happened to see the man retract his hand.
The two little guys were communicating and didn't notice at all that their daddy had given their little one a piece of candy as an extra treat.
Xiao Li smiled silently at his young husband, then lowered his eyes to look at the two little guys, signaling him not to make a sound.
The child is already so old, but he is still being secretly treated specially. Lu Yuan's cheeks felt hot, and she lowered her eyes in embarrassment and stopped looking at Xiao Li.
He was afraid that if he continued to look at him, he would feel guilty and the two clever little guys would notice something.
The careless Xue'er may not discover anything, but the careful Jing'er will definitely discover something.
Whether as their little father or as an adult, Lu Yuan would be embarrassed if he was discovered.
Xiao Li had no interest in letting her husband embarrass himself in front of the children, so she quickly looked away. Coincidentally, the two little ones had already agreed that they would eat together with him.
As an old father, although he was very touched, how can I put it? When conditions allowed, he did not have the habit of letting his children suffer.
He only let little Ruijing take a bite, and after watching the little guy swallow it without changing his expression, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "Jing'er, do you think it's bitter?"
"...It's not bitter, Jing'er likes it." Little Ruijing looked at him seriously, without any sign of reluctance.
If it weren't for his momentary hesitation, Xiao Li might have actually believed what he said.
Xiao Li was naturally happy that the child felt sorry for him, but when the child was only three years old, his feelings became somewhat complicated.
He picked up little Ruijing from the chair next to him and let him and little Ruixue sit face to face on his legs respectively.
"Daddy knows, but this thing is not suitable for Jing'er to eat now. Even if Jing'er likes to eat it, he should wait until he is a little older. Now Jing'er should just eat more meat and drink more milk like a baby."
His children don't need to suffer, even if it's because they feel sorry for him.
Before little Ruijing could say anything, little Ruixue's surprised voice came from the side, "Huh? Isn't it bitter?"
The little one seemed to be in self-doubt as she spoke, her pretty and cute face almost twisted into a ball. "Then why does it taste bitter when the baby eats? Doesn't it like the baby?"
Hearing this, the usually calm little Ruijing couldn't help but panic. He touched his brother's head anxiously and explained hurriedly: "It's not like that. Brother likes bitter vegetables. Vegetables are bitter, not that he doesn't like babies."
"Is that so?" Xiao Ruixue looked at Xiao Li with half-belief and half-doubt, seeking help from her most trusted father.
If I really want to understand the childish words of children, I don’t know how long it will take to deal with them.
Xiao Li didn't correct their somewhat innocent conversation. He just said "hmm" softly, and said with a faint smile: "That's right, baby, do you have anything else to ask?"
"No more~" The little guy's eyes curved, and he tried to get off his legs with his butt curled up.
Xiao Li stretched his legs straight, put his hands behind his back to protect him, and let him get down to the ground by himself.
"Brother, it's time to eat~" The little guy got down from the ground by himself and did not forget to greet his brother.
Obviously, he had no doubt about Xiao Li's words.
Little Ruijing pursed his lips and looked at Xiao Li for a moment. There was a clear confusion in his dark eyes. It was obvious that he was not as easy to fool as his younger brother.
Xiao Li said nothing, but smiled and touched his head.
Finally, little Ruijing was the first to look away, looked at his ignorant brother, said "hmm" softly, and then got off the ground by himself.
However, compared to his brother's slightly unrestrained movements, he was carried away by his father.
He went over and held his brother's hand, and then was led by his brother to the side of the little daddy, rubbing against the little daddy.
Knowing that conditions were limited, Xiao Li did not let Ma Da and others cook for his husband and children, but instead made an excuse to cook himself.
However, I made it myself just to hide it from others. In the end, my husband and children ate what was prepared in the space in advance.
Because the warehouse in space is like a space where time is frozen, things will remain in the same state when they are put in, so there are a lot of food or other things prepared in advance in the warehouse.
While her husband and children were eating, Xiao Li also started a fire in the yard and placed some potatoes and corn next to the fire.
These things were not produced in the space, but were moved out of the cellar. Half of them were actively carried by the two little guys.
Perhaps because of the effort they put in, while roasting potatoes and corn, both the outgoing little Ruixue and the reserved little Ruijing kept looking at the fire, obviously thinking about it.
Xiao Li didn't let them wait too long. After it was cooked and cooled for a while, he peeled it for them and let them eat it themselves. "Eat slowly, it's still a little hot, okay?"
"Yeah~ baby knows~" Little Ruixue's eyes were almost glued to the potato. She took it, lowered her head and took a big bite.
Fortunately, it was only warm and not really hot, otherwise the little guy would have screamed.
Compared to his little foodie brother, little Ruijing eats in a very polite manner, taking small bites at a time. Except for his hands and lips, no other part of his body gets dirty.
Xiao Li glanced at him, then looked back at Xiao Ruixue and wiped her face with a handkerchief.
Lu Yuan looked at Xiao Ruijing, then at Xiao Li beside him, and thought to himself that the father and son were exactly alike, both so particular.
But when he saw the kitten-like little Ruixue, he couldn't help but wonder: Who does this child look like? It can't be me, right?
Although he deliberately made himself dirty when he was a child, he still liked to be clean when no one was at home.
No, that's not right. It should be said that he likes beauty. Like most guys, he also wants to be good-looking.
There was no way before, but after I got engaged to my husband and he returned to his original appearance, I never let myself be so unkempt and sloppy again.
Now, when he suddenly saw Xue'er like this, he remembered the past days.
Little Ruixue didn't know what her dirty face reminded her little daddy of. She happily let her daddy wipe her face clean, and then she turned into a little cat again while chewing corn.
Except for himself, the three people present were staring at him from time to time, but he was the only one who didn't notice it. He was eating the corn happily, shaking his head. People thought he was eating some delicacies.
Xiao Li didn't tell him, nor did he say anything, he just looked at him with eyes full of love, thinking that this is how a child should be. As for...
He glanced at his eldest son who already looked like a gentleman, then silently withdrew his gaze, thinking that everyone has different faces, and it was not impossible to accept it.
After dinner, Xiao Li boiled some water for the father and his two sons and asked them to take a bath first, while he met with Shen Congzhou, Yu Qingshan and others.