《Rebirth of the Little Lucky Star in the ‘80s》 CH 1 Little Lucky Star 1 In March, the grass grows, the warbler flies and the trees sprout, adding a touch of greenery to the whole village. It is the spring plowing season. In the usual noon, most people in the village have finished their morning farm work and went home to rest for a while. Today, many people gathered outside Shen family¡¯s yard and looked inside curiously. ¡°Inhale, exhale¡­ Yes, push! This has been for several hours, you have to hold on, you will be able to give birth to the baby, push!¡± ¡°Uh-ah!¡± Vaguely heard the noise, Fu Bao regained consciousness. She opened her eyes wide and looked left and right, and found that she was in darkness. Strange, where is this oneself? Before Fu Bao could figure out the situation, she was squeezed out by a strong force ¨C ¡°Yes, finally! Great fortune Bodhisattva blessing! I thought this child could not be born, but I did not expect a safe birth, really heavenly blessing!¡± The elderly midwife excitedly picked her up and patted her bottom with a rough big hand. Fu Bao felt pain and started to cry reflexively. Why would you cry like a baby? Only then did Fubao react to what happened. She was originally a carefree little lucky star in the heavenly realm. She happen to run into the big boss of the demon world when he was chased by the heavenly soldiers and gave him a little fortune boost so that he successfully got rid of the pursuers. As a result, she violated the rules of heaven¡­ Then, she was ruthlessly sent to the mortal world to receive training, and only after completing the task can she go back! Life in the heavens is actually quite boring. She often sneaks out to play while the old lucky star is not there, and occasionally goes down in the mortal world. She knows that the earth has undergone a radical change. Now in the 1980s, people have changed their appearances, and life is completely different from before. But in Heaven, except that the language has become more fashionable, nothing else has changed. It is really boring. So being demoted this time is just what she wants! At present, she has just been born from her mother¡¯s womb. It is a long way to go if she wants to complete the task and return to the heavens. ¡°Is the baby a boy or a girl?¡± The woman on the bed had just finished giving birth, her body was extremely weak, her beautiful face was pale, and she was sweating profusely, looking at the newborn expectantly. ¡°It¡¯s a girl, a beautiful girl, she looks like you!¡± When she heard that it was a girl, the woman was relieved, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a satisfied smile as if she had accomplished some great deed. She couldn¡¯t wait to reach out her hand, ¡°Quickly, let me see¡­¡± The midwife smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be in a hurry, wait for me to wash the baby first.¡± Fubo felt herself being quickly put into a wooden basin with warm water and washed clean, her little body was gently wiped dry and wrapped in a soft cloth then passed to the woman¡¯s arms. After simply cleaning up the house, the midwife lifted the worn blue curtain and went out. The man who had been wandering anxiously outside in the yard saw the midwife coming out, and immediately rushed up, his dark and handsome face was full of anxiety, his eyes were flushed, and he was about to cry, ¡°Did she give birth? How¡¯s my wife?¡± Another old lady with gray hair and a somewhat hunchback followed with the same worried and anxious look, ¡°I seemed to have heard the baby¡¯s cry just now. Did she already give birth?¡± Behind her, four small boys of varying heights also rushed over and surrounded the midwife. They were nervous and expectant. The midwife nodded cheerfully and said: ¡°She gave birth to a baby girl. The mother and daughter are safe!¡± ¡°What? baby girl?!¡± I am a love dream in the fragile body of a woman. ~ Alexandra Vasiliu CH 2 Little Lucky Star 2 Suddenly there was a strange silence all around. Having a child in the village is considered a major event, and most people who are free will come over and take a look. At this moment, there were more than a dozen villagers around the yard. There were men and women, old and young, and when they heard it was a girl, several old women and men suddenly showed disdain on their faces. This daughter-in-law has not given birth to the child for several hours. They thought it was a big fat boy, but they didn¡¯t expect it to be a baby girl. A girl who can toss so much, can she still have it when she grows up? ¡°You say it again, is it really a baby girl?¡± the man in the yard asked eagerly. The voice was so loud that Fu Bao could hear it inside, and she whispered badly in her heart. It¡¯s over, it¡¯s 1982. In such backward and poor villages, patriarchy is very common. Many people don¡¯t like to have girls, and they even kill them cruelly when their children are born. So, won¡¯t she be thrown into the well to drown or thrown into the back mountain as a snack for the wolves? The midwife also thought that the family likes sons, and sighed in her heart. She despised patriarchs, her face suddenly lost the joy she had just now, and said faintly: ¡°Yes, she is a baby girl, very beautiful, looks like her mother.¡± The man¡¯s eyes lit up and his face changed. Anxious, turned into ecstasy, ¡°Really, really? That¡¯s great! I finally have a girl, great! great!¡± He was extremely excited and said a few ¡°great¡± in a row. After that, he rushed into the house and couldn¡¯t stop him. Fu Bao was taken aback when she heard this. Hey, why is this different from what she thought? ¡°Jianlin! You! Why did you rush in like this? If the wind gets in and Xiujuan and the baby gets sick, I¡¯ll smack you to death believe it or not!¡± Old lady Shen cursed and quickly took out two red envelopes from her pocket and handed them to the midwife with a smile. ¡°Our family doesn¡¯t have much money, this is a small token of appreciation, please accept it!¡± She gave her two red envelopes. The midwife was a bit baffled. The old lady Shen said excitedly: ¡°Our old Shen family has had no girls for several generations, and now we finally have a girl! We¡¯re so happy, so we give two!¡± Speaking of this old Shen family, they are also famous far and wide, because it can be described as the poorest household in ten miles and eight townships. Their life is unbearable. This is why the villagers around said they couldn¡¯t understand it. If a son was born, giving red packets can still be justified, but the birth of a female child, is this necessary? ¡°After tossing for so long, I thought it was a big fat boy, but I didn¡¯t expect it to be a daughter.¡± Said in a disdainful tone. ¡°Hehe, there are no girls in their family for several generations, and the daughter-in-law gave birth to four sons in succession. They have been looking forward to having a daughter for a long time, and they got what they want!¡± ¡°What if there are no girls? I wish I were all sons, I don¡¯t want a daughter. Other families treat their sons as treasures, and it¡¯s really strange that their family treat their daughters as treasures! What are they thinking about? When their daughter marries, they are just thrown out water. It¡¯s a loss to give birth to a daughter. You lose money!¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it, they are so happy that they have given birth to a money-losing child. I think they are very ill.¡± Hearing the discussion around, the old lady Shen was furious and rushed out of the yard with a hoe placed in the corner. First, she screamed a lot of swear words and then said angrily: ¡°We like little girls. What¡¯s the matter? It¡¯s none of your business! Get out of here, or you¡¯ll see how I deal with you!¡± CH 3 Little Lucky Star 3 The four little boys also ran up, glaring at those people, and said: ¡°Yes! Don¡¯t talk about our sister!¡± ¡°We like our sister, we want a sister! It¡¯s none of your business, go away!¡± Seeing that the old and the young were all on the same side, the group was speechless and left unhappily. The old lady Shen sent the midwife out, immediately threw down the hoe, and led her four grandsons into the house to see the newborn granddaughter. Once inside, she saw Shen Jianlin holding the baby in swaddling clothes, smiling incessantly, the corners of his mouth almost reaching behind his ears. That joy is more than having four sons before. ¡°Jianlin, how can you hug the baby! You rough men are neither light nor heavy, nor careful enough, what if you drop the baby?¡± The old lady Shen looked nervous that she hurriedly went forward to carry the little baby over. ¡°Mom! This is my daughter. How long have I held her as a dad? How can you snatch her from me?¡± Shen Jianlin didn¡¯t want to give her his daughter and held on to her. ¡°So what if you are the father? I¡¯m your mother, is it easy to raise you? You do not even let me hold the baby? Hurry up, let go, let me hug my granddaughter!¡± The old lady Shen stared at him, Shen Jianlin reluctantly handed the child to her, still not forgetting to say: ¡°Mom, you have to give her back to me after holding her for a while.¡± The expression seemed to be as if old lady Shen would eat the baby. ¡°Go away! Oh, little girl, little sweetheart¡­ let grandma take a look!¡± The old lady Shen took the little baby, her eyes filled with joy that could not be concealed, and the wrinkles on her face were stretched out. She can¡¯t wait to rub the little girl into her heart and dote on her. Fubao originally thought it was incredible to have a father who liked his daughter. Now there is a grandma who likes girls? This seems to be better than she expected, at least she doesn¡¯t need to be abandoned or killed! ¡°Look how beautiful the little girl looks! The other babies were red and ugly when they were just born, like a little old man. Our baby can be white and chubby. She is really a beautiful girl!¡± The more she look at the baby, the more she likes her, and she didn¡¯t want to let go of her. ¡°That¡¯s right! How can my daughter not look good? My wife is so beautiful, of course her daughter is beautiful!¡± Shen Jianlin couldn¡¯t hold her daughter, so he hugged his wife with a smug look on his face. Fubao only felt that his father seemed a bit silly. ¡°Come on, Xiujuan, take a look at the baby.¡± The old lady Shen placed the child gently in front of her daughter-in-law Lin Xiujuan, very cautiously, as if she was dealing with some rare treasure, ¡°Xiujuan, you have worked so hard adding such a beautiful girl to our old Shen family. You are really a great hero of our family!¡± Even though Lin Xiujuan who was half lying on the bed was very weak, she laughed when she heard this, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m okay, and the baby is born safely. It¡¯s worth the hard work. That¡­¡± The four boys on the side could no longer hold back. They were not tall enough, so they stood on tiptoes and looked up vigorously. The eight-year-old eldest Shen Zhishu stretched out his hand to grab the arm of the old lady, ¡°Grandma! I want to see my sister too! Show me!¡± The six-year-old second son, Shen Zhili flushed with excitement, ¡°Grandma, I want to hug my sister too. Let me give her a hug!¡± The third and fourth twin brothers, Shen Zhiyi and Shen Zhile, who are five-year-old twins, also tried to take a look at their sister. ¡°No, if you hold her, you¡¯ll drop your sister! I¡¯ll carry my granddaughter to show the old man first, then I¡¯ll show you!¡± The old lady Shen said as she carried the little baby to the next room. ¡°Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.¡± ~ Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey CH 4 Little Lucky Star 4 Old man Shen fell down the hillside half a year ago to collect herbs. He almost died. His waist and legs were broken. He had been paralyzed in bed. He was injured and tortured for half a year and his whole body was too thin. When he saw the old lady Shen coming in with a baby wrapped in a swaddle, a touch of joy suddenly appeared on his old and haggard face, ¡°Xiujuan gave birth, is it a boy or a girl?¡± ¡°Girl!¡± Old Mrs. Shen shouted excitedly. She quickly took the baby to the bedside and handed it in his direction. ¡°Old man, our old Shen family finally has a girl; the girl you have been looking forward to! Look, isn¡¯t she pretty? Does she look like her parents?¡± Seeing the quiet and well-behaved little baby girl with her eyes closed, old man Shen¡¯s heart was overflowing with joy, and his cloudy eyes seemed to blossom with a glow. He reached out and carefully took the swaddling clothes, and boast ¡°Pretty! She¡¯s so beautiful! My granddaughter, I¡¯m your grandpa. Come, open your eyes and see grandpa!¡± ¡°Go away, the baby is just born, how can she open her eyes? Even if she does, who wants to see your old face? And don¡¯t be so loud, what if you scare the baby?¡± The old lady was disgusted and hurriedly wanted to carry the baby back. The old man Shen was reluctant to let go, but thinking of his health and fear of affecting the baby, he could only let go and let the old lady carry the baby back. The whole family was immersed in the joy of having just added a little girl. After taking the baby and showing it to the grandchildren one by one, the old lady Shen took the baby back to the inner room. ¡°Nannan1 is very good, she hasn¡¯t cried at all.¡± The old lady Shen smiled and returned the child to Lin Xiujuan, whispering softly: ¡°Xiujuan, you feed the baby first, I¡¯ll cook chicken soup for you to make up for your body.¡± When Lin Xiujuan heard this, she said, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t kill the old hen, keep it to lay eggs.¡± ¡°You talk too much! I don¡¯t want you to interfere with my work. You and Jianlin should think of a name for your daughter!¡± said the old lady Shen. After that, she went out in a hurry, and it seemed that she had made up her mind. Lin Xiujuan hugged her baby, looked at Shen Jianlin sitting next to her, and said in distress: ¡°You didn¡¯t persuade your mother, it¡¯s a pity to kill that old hen. We only have that one chicken left that lays eggs. When I was pregnant with my baby, my mother gave me a lot of chicken soup to drink, and now I have to kill the last chicken, how can I do that, go and persuade your mother.¡± Shen Jianlin is dotingly staring at his newborn daughter; full of joy. There is no time to think so much, he said with a simple smile: ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s nothing, a chicken is nothing. You have just given birth to a baby. It¡¯s important to replenish your body. When we earn money tomorrow, let¡¯s buy a few more.¡± Lin Xiujuan saw that they were stubborn and had no choice but to sigh with regret. Although the Shen family is very poor and she has suffered a lot in marrying Shen Jianlin, she is willing to, because the Shen family is really good to her. The old man and the old lady treat her as their own daughter and give her anything good first. Sometimes she thinks she is their own child, and Shen Jianlin was just picked up. And Shen Jianlin also loves her very much. He always talks to her in a gentle voice. Unlike other men, who boss their wives and even beat and scold them. So, Lin Xiujuan also rewarded him with her heart, and they can be said to be the village¡¯s model couple. In the evening, the family ate dinner. Except for the old man Shen who couldn¡¯t get out of bed, the family crowded into the inner room to watch the little girl. CH 5 The Family Treasure Old Mrs. Shen held the child lovingly, her face smiled as if a flower was going to bloom, ¡°Jianlin, Xiujuan, you have at least studied in junior high school, you have some knowledge, you pick a name for nannan1. You should think carefully. You must give her a good name!¡± The names of the previous four sons were given by them according to the ancient ¡°Six Classics¡±2: Changes, History, Songs, Rites, Music, and Spring and Autumn¡±. The family was very satisfied. This time, Old madam Shen paid more attention to the name of her granddaughter. Shen Jianlin sat on the bedside and fed Lin Xiujuan chicken soup. While feeding, he said, ¡°Xiujuan and I thought about it. Our daughter is a sweet little cotton-padded jacket3, so her name is Shen Zhixin4. Her nickname is Fubao5. Xiujuan said that this baby is very lucky. At first, she thought she couldn¡¯t be born, but she didn¡¯t expect to be born safely. In addition, she is the treasure of our family. It¡¯s appropriate to call Fubao!¡± ¡°Shen Zhixin, Fubao? Good, let¡¯s call her that, it sounds blessed!¡± Old Mrs. Shen was delighted. In order to cooperate, Fu Bao opened her eyes, a pair of black grape-like eyes glistening, watery and cute. ¡°Ah, sister opened her eyes!¡± ¡°My sister is so pretty! Grandma, let me hug her, you don¡¯t even let us give her a hug!¡± The four boys excitedly gathered around Old Mrs. Shen, vying to be the first to tug on her arm. ¡°You bastards, don¡¯t pull me, if you make me drop Fu Bao, I won¡¯t forgive you!¡± Old Mrs. Shen laughed and scolded, and lowered Fu Bao a bit so that some half-grown boys could also take a look. With the sudden addition of a little girl to the family, the four boys felt especially refreshed and couldn¡¯t help but touch her little face or pull her little hand. ¡°My sister¡¯s hand is so small, when will she grow up?¡± The youngest, Shen Zhile, spoke childishly, with a distressed face, completely forgetting that he was only five years old. Surrounded by so many people, Fuboa was not afraid, her clear, soulful eyes staring at them curiously, moving her little fist every now and then, the family¡¯s hearts were instantly melted. Old Mrs. Shen could not wait to hug Fu Bao and give her a few kisses, but the baby was still too young, so she had to hold back. She really loves this long-awaited little granddaughter to her bones and has made up her mind that even if the family is poor and struggling, she had to bring her up and take good care of her granddaughter. Old Mrs. Shen held Fubo in a chair in the house and sat down. She thought of something, said seriously to Shen Jianlin: ¡°Jianlin, you have been at home with Xiujuan for a while. Now that the baby is born, you can go to the county to find a job tomorrow. I will take care of Xiujuan and the children, you can go to work and earn money to support the children.¡± SShen Jianlin fed Lin Xiujuan the chicken soup, put down the bowl, and promised, ¡°I know, mom, I will go to the county tomorrow morning. No matter what work I do, I will do it first, it is important to make money.¡± Lin Xiujuan looked at him reluctantly and worried: ¡°You can¡¯t take all the jobs, don¡¯t take the ones that are too tiring and too hard. I don¡¯t want to see you fall down from exhaustion. When I am out of confinement, I will also find some work to do, so I can share some of the burden with the family. So don¡¯t force yourself too hard.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay!¡± Shen Jianlin waved his hand and then showed his strong muscles in front of her, ¡°Look at me, I¡¯m very strong, I¡¯m a big man, how can I get tired so easily? You, on the other hand, don¡¯t rush to work after confinement, your body is important, and you can rest when you can.¡± Fu Bao spit a bubble of saliva in Old Mrs. Shen¡¯s arms. Well, mom and dad are very affectionate, which makes her, a single dog who has been single in heaven for N years sour! [THIS IS A NOVEL I TRANSLATED TOO] Su Qinghe, a homebody and lazy woman, has reborn and became a rural girl in the 1960s. In order to survive, Su Qinghe can only continue to complete tasks and become a qualified little army wife. Ding¡­ After completing the cooking task, get 1 point of cooking skill. Reward a pound of pork belly. Ding¡­ After completing the sewing task, get 1 point of sewing skill, and reward one foot of cotton cloth. Ding¡­ Su Qinghe¡¯s life motto: it¡¯s just hard but it¡¯s not impossible! Support the translator by donating! Nannan- little darling/baby The Six Confucian Classics are The Book of Changes, The Book of History, The Book of Songs, The Book of Rites, The Book of Music, and The Spring and Autumn Annals. Daughter is a cotton-padded jacket means that it warms the heart like how a jacket¡¯s warm one¡¯s body. zhixin ¨C caring/intimate Fu Bao means Lucky Treasure CH 6 FuBao''s Full Moon Born in such a family, Fubao feels very lucky. But¡­ it is said that the Shen family is the poorest and most unlucky family in eight villages in ten miles. Everyone in the family is plagued by bad luck. They are obviously upright and kind, but they don¡¯t end well. Old man Shen, who died of a painful illness, could not catch his breath and passed away and did not even close his eyes. Old lady Shen accidentally fell into the gutter after she was blind. She was found two days later. Her body is already stinking ¡­¡­ Shen Jianlin was framed and imprisoned. He had a dispute with the boss in prison and was beaten to death. After receiving the news of Shen Jianlin¡¯s death, Lin Xiujuan became insane and ran to the road and died under the wheel. She died miserably. The four brothers blackened one after another and eventually did not end up well¡­.. In short, this warm home will be torn apart in the future! And her mission this time is to use her lucky star physique to dispel their bad luck, save them from fire and water, and only after everything goes well for them, can she return to the heavenly realm. The old lady Shen also agreed: ¡°Yes, Xiujuan, don¡¯t rush to work. Take care of the baby, wait for Fubao to grow up. Fubao is still young and can¡¯t leave her mother¡¯s side. Didn¡¯t I just say that? We have everything at home.¡± The old man Shen in the next room heard their conversation and was silent, but coughed muffledly a few times. Without hearing him speak, Fubao understood that he was blaming himself. If he was not paralyzed, he could help her grandma share some family affairs. Grandpa is also really unlucky. He has been on the road of collecting herbs in the mountain for many years. He is very familiar with every flower and grass. It is reasonable to say that there will be no accident, but he slipped and fell down the mountain! In order not to add burden to the family, he refused to go to the health center for treatment. He ate very little every meal and became weak day by day. Fubao can¡¯t bear it. Since she came to this home and the task is to reverse the bad luck of this home, then there must be practical action! The first thing to do is to start by healing Grandpa¡¯s injuries. However, she is too young now, a mortal, and has no spiritual power. Even if she has this idea, she can¡¯t implement it for the time being. She can only wait until she grows up. ¡­ Early the next morning, Shen Jianlin packed his luggage and set off to find a job in the county. He was strong and willing to work. He soon found a job in the construction team. He worked hard every day, but he insisted on doing it when he thought of several starving children at home. Fubao grew up day by day under the love and care of her grandparents, mother, and four brothers. Soon, it¡¯s Fubao¡¯s full moon1. Shen Jianlin rushed back the day before Fubao¡¯s full moon. During dinner in the evening, he put a pile of crumpled money on the dinner table and said happily: ¡°Now I work as a mason in a construction team in the county. I don¡¯t have much experience. I can get one yuan a day. When I learn this skill well, I can become a small worker and get one yuan and 5 mao a day. When I become a big worker2, I can get two yuan a day! In this way, it will be 60 yuan a month and more than 700 yuan a year. Then we can rebuild the house and several children can go to school!¡± Shen Jianlin said excitedly, his eyes are full of longing for the future. ¡°You¡¯re not even a big worker yet, and you¡¯re daydreaming.¡± The old lady Shen scolded and took a sweet potato and put it in his bowl. ¡°Mason is good, it¡¯s a promising job. Work hard and strive to become a big worker.¡± Old man Shen said hoarsely, lying on the bed over there. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Fu Bao, who was held in the arms of the old lady Shen, said to Shen Jianlin, wanting to call her father, saying that her father is awesome, but the sound that came out was just that. What can she do, she is also helpless! ¡°It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.¡± ~ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer¡¯s Stone Baby¡¯s Full Moon- In traditional Chinese custom, a huge celebration is held for when a baby is one month old. This concept of a big worker and a small worker is just a representation of a position in work/job/company. CH 7 The beautiful little brother 1 Hearing her milky voice, Shen Jianlin¡¯s heart suddenly softened. reached out and took Fubo¡¯s small hand, continued: ¡°Dad, mom, I advanced this month¡¯s salary to the foreman, and said that I would give my daughter a full moon wine. That¡¯s what I planned. Are you¡­ okay with that?¡± ¡°Full Moon Wine1?¡± The old lady Shen immediately became interested. ¡°I was just about to tell you this! Our old Shen family finally got a little girl. Of course, it must be done, and it has to be done well! Jianlin, you take out your wage for this month¡¯s work and give the full moon wine to Nannan2.¡± Lin Xiujuan was a little embarrassed: ¡°Mom, if you want to do it, you can do it simply. It¡¯s not easy for Jianlin to make money. Didn¡¯t the full moon wine of the previous four children also be very simple?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not good!¡± The old lady Shen sternly refused, ¡°This is the only daughter of our old Shen family, the full moon wine naturally must be grand, can not be casual!¡± The boys had no opinion at all and were even a little excited. They can¡¯t wait to do it grandly, so they may have meat to eat, no need to eat dry sweet potatoes and wild vegetables every day. It seems that they have to hold their sister¡¯s thighs3! ¡°Xiujuan, I deliberately advance money to the construction team, just to hold the full moon wine for nannan. You do not have to worry about it, money can still be earned, but we can not neglect nannan.¡± Shen Jianlin said seriously, holding Fubao¡¯s little hand and making faces at her to tease her. Fubao giggled. Dad is a naive man, does he know that he makes funny faces to ruin his image? However, I had to give some reaction to make him happy. Sure enough, seeing Fu Bao smile, Shen Jianlin¡¯s heart was about to melt, and the whole person was too happy as if all the hard work and fatigue were wiped out. Lin Xiujuan also laughed. It seemed that Fu Bao was really a blessed little girl, and the whole family spoiled her so much. The full moon wine matter was settled in this way, and it quickly spread in the village, almost everyone thought it was weird. Is there something wrong with the Shen family¡¯s mind? They gave a girl a full moon wine and said it would be grander than those of several boys. It¡¯s really funny! It¡¯s just a girl, what¡¯s the point? The village is not big, just a few dozen families. These rumors will naturally reach the ears of the Shen family. The old lady Shen coldly grunted and did not change her idea of ??giving Fubao a full moon wine. Regardless of what those people who have broken mouths do, Fubao is not their baby anyway, and the family loves and spoils her. Who cares if they don¡¯t understand? Those of them who are superficial, feudal, and uneducated do not know how happy they are to have a daughter in their family. ¡­ It was a nice day, the sun was not too strong. It¡¯s the best day to go to the market. The old lady Shen took the wages given by Shen Jianlin and planned to buy some meat at the market in the town later. There must be meat dishes for the full moon wine otherwise, it would be too shabby. One or two people who cook delicious food have to be invited to help cook a big pot of rice and stir-fry dishes. When she was about to call Shen Jianlin to go out together, she didn¡¯t expect two uninvited guests to come. A young and beautiful woman in her twenties brought a three or four-year-old boy to the outside of Shen¡¯s yard. ¡°Is anyone here?¡± The old lady Shen came out and said, a little surprised: ¡°Isn¡¯t this the daughter-in-law of the Huo family? Why are you here?¡± Holding full moon wine is a traditional Chinese custom. Many people will invite relatives and friends to hold a full moon (or double full moon) wine feast after the birth of a new life. Nannan ¨C little darling baby. This phrase signifies someone trying to curry favor with someone else. CH 8 The beautiful little brother 2 The people who came were Huo¡¯s wife, Jiang Meilan, and her son Huo Jinxi. The old lady Shen is really surprised. After all, the Huo family is the richest family in these ten miles and eight townships. Some people in the village say that the Huo family¡¯s men have made a lot of money by doing business at sea, and the family will soon move to the county seat. The gap between the rich and the poor is too big, so the Shen family and the Huo family can¡¯t fight each other, and they have never been in contact with each other. They just meet each other occasionally when they go to the market in the town. Jiang Meilan pulled her son forward and smiled friendly: ¡°It¡¯s me, Mrs. Shen, I brought my son over to visit your family today.¡± Old Mrs. Shen was a bit confused, she really didn¡¯t know what kind of wind had blown these honored guests here. Today, Jiang Meilan is wearing a yellow dress and white high heels, with a small white leather bag on her shoulders. She has a slender and radiant figure and is very fashionable. The little boy she was holding was also wearing a small white shirt and blue overalls. The appearance of the two in this place gives people a kind of bright feeling. The old lady Shen glanced at the little boy. The child was the only seedling of the Huo family. He had been spoiled since he was a child, and he looked so beautiful. That little face was really delicate, and there was a bit of arrogance between his brows and eyes. He will definitely look promising in the future and taller than children of the same age. But in the heart of Mrs. Shen, her own child is the best. Now that people came, they have to be entertained. Old lady Shen leads them into the house. ¡°The house is not very good, please do not despise it.¡± The house is too dilapidated, it is also very dim in broad daylight, there is no extra furniture, two people came in and suddenly seemed particularly crowded. Shen Jianlin was in the back room and saw Jiang Meilan and the little boy from the window. He lowered his voice and said to Lin Xiujuan beside him: ¡°Wife, do you like the skirt on that woman? Do you like it? If you like it, I¡¯ll buy you one when I go back to the county someday.¡± Lin Xiujuan smiled knowingly, and shook her head, and said, ¡°No, don¡¯t waste money.¡± Shen Jianlin insisted: ¡°No, I will buy it for you. You must look better than her in that clothes. After all, my wife is so beautiful.¡± ¡°Go, you know that your mouth is poor.¡± Lin Xiujuan smiled, put Fubao in the small cradle, and followed Shen Jianlin to meet the guests outside. Fu Bao closed her eyes helplessly. Her parents showed their love in front of her again. It¡¯s cruel, but she likes it! ¡­ Seeing that the whole family came out to greet her, Jiang Meilan felt embarrassed, ¡°Sorry, I took the liberty to interrupt. I heard that the Shen family gave birth to a beautiful little girl. My son doesn¡¯t know where he heard the news. I took him over to see. I was thinking that this kid wouldn¡¯t be thinking about the little girl, right?¡± The family laughed and took it as a joke, not thinking much about it. They didn¡¯t notice that the little boy had sneaked into the inner room since he came in and ran directly to the cradle, staring at Fubo inside. Fu Bao was asleep now, still snoring, her two small fists clenched tightly. Tsk, when I saw her before, I thought she was silly, and now she looks so silly. Can such a stupid girl be a wife? The little boy hugged his arms and looked at the little girl in the cradle with an arrogant face, with a serious expression thinking about major events in life. The expression was completely inconsistent with his age and looked like a little adult. CH 9 After sleeping for a while, Fu Bao felt hungry. She opened her eyes in a daze. She wanted to yell a few times and let her mother come over to feed her. Before she even thought of it, she opened her eyes and saw a strange face, staring straight and suspiciously at her. That look is like a sinister and cunning wolf! Although this little brother looks very good-looking, the look in his eyes is too strange! ¡°Waah¨C¡± Fu Bao cried instinctively. Huo Jinxi, ¡°¡­¡± This little fool! Is he so scary that she cries at the sight of him? The adults who had a good chat outside heard Fubao¡¯s loud cry and were stunned for an instant. The old lady Shen almost jumped up, ¡°Nannan is crying!¡± Lin Xiujuan stood up after her and said apologetically to Jiang Meilan, ¡°I have to go in and check on her, I guess she is hungry and wants to eat.¡± Jiang Meilan nodded and said with a smile, ¡°Go, go, don¡¯t let the baby be hungry. But listening to the cry, it¡¯s very energetic. Jin Xi, don¡¯t you want to see the little girl? Mom will take you in to see? Jin Xi?¡± After shouting a few times, Jiang Meilan found that her son was missing. Strange, where is he? The old lady Shen took the lead in walking to the inner room and saw the little boy who was lying on the edge of the cradle, poking his little finger in the face of her little granddaughter. Isn¡¯t this the kid from the Huo family? Could it be this kid who made her cry? The old Mrs. Shen¡¯s heart was suddenly on fire, Fu Bao is the apple of her eye, no one can bully her. No, not to mention bullying, no one can let her lose a hair. Resisting the urge to beat Huo Jinxi, the old lady Shen walked over quickly, took his little hand away, and said fiercely: ¡°You are not allowed to bully Fubao, otherwise I will drive you out.¡± Huo Jinxi resentfully withdrew his hand, shrugged his shoulders, and consciously stepped aside, making the old lady Shen bend down and hug the howling Fubao in the cradle. Falling into a familiar embrace, seeing that it was her grandmother, Fu Bao¡¯s cry gradually stopped, and her small hand grabbed the cuff of the old Mrs. Shen. In fact, Fubao didn¡¯t want to cry, but it was a baby¡¯s instinct. Suddenly seeing a stranger and being hungry, she couldn¡¯t control it at all. Mrs. Shen felt even more that Fu Bao was frightened by the Huo family boy, and a fire broke out in her heart, coaxing Fu Bao in a low voice, whispered ¡°good girl¡±. Then she stood in front of Lin Xiujuan who came in and handed Fubao to her, ¡°Fubao may be hungry, you feed her quickly.¡± ¡°Oh, okay.¡± Lin Xiujuan quickly took Fubao, hugged her to the bed, and closed the curtain. She undid her clothes and feed her. Huo Jinxi stood still, with a solemn expression on his small face. This girl is still a newborn baby, how long will it take until she grows up? However, I came to the mortal world deliberately for her and didn¡¯t even do anything serious. Anyway, for more than ten years in the human world, only ten days have passed between the heaven and the demon world. But think about it carefully, the time in the world is relatively long, which means that he can spend more time with Fubao, which is good. Old lady Shen took Huo Jinxi¡¯s little hand and walked out of the inner room unhappily. Huo Jinxi looked disgusted and didn¡¯t want the old lady to take his hand. Except for Fubao, he didn¡¯t want any woman to touch him, even an old lady! CH 10 It''s a miracle So he broke away from the old lady Shen¡¯s hand without a trace. Seeing him, Jiang Meilan let go of her hanging heart, and beckoned at him, ¡°Jin Xi, why did you get inside? Really, you¡¯re so ignorant. Come to your mother.¡± Huo Jinxi moved over slowly and was reluctantly taken into her arms. Mrs. Shen glanced at him and said to Jiang Meilan with some resentment: ¡°Huo¡¯s daughter-in-law, just tell me, why did you bring your son today? Our family seems to have nothing to do with yours for eight lifetimes. why did you suddenly visit?¡± When it came to this, Jiang Meilan¡¯s eyes reddened, and she hesitated for a while before she said: ¡°To tell you the truth¡­My son was in a car accident not long ago and was unconscious. The doctor said he was too badly hurt to save, and let us prepare for the funeral. ¡± There is such a thing? The Shen family suddenly took a breath and continued to listen to her. ¡°His father and I are desperate, thinking we have no choice but to prepare for the funeral. Who knows that one night, he suddenly woke up as if nothing happened, can eat and sleep, his father and I were stunned. After the doctor came for the examination, he was also surprised, saying that he was well. It was a miracle.¡± ¡°His father and I asked him what happened, and he said he had a dream that he was going to be taken away by something very scary, and a little girl appeared and saved him. He said it was your daughter and if he wanted to get better, he had to come and see your daughter.¡± So that was the case. Although it is very mysterious, in the eyes of some superstitious rural people, the credibility is still very high, so there is no doubt. And what lies a three-year-old child can tell? He must have had that dream. The terrible things he said should be to hook his soul. However, what the Huo family did not know was that their child was dead, and now Huo Jinxi is not their Jinxi. Jiang Meilan wiped her eyes and continued: ¡°So, I brought him here today. The child¡¯s father is very busy at work. There happened to be something to deal with today, and he couldn¡¯t come together. He instructed me to give your family a thank-you gift for saving my child¡¯s life. The name Fubao is really correct. She is really a lucky star!¡± Huo Jinxi on the other side gently raised his eyebrows. Isn¡¯t she a little lucky star1? It¡¯s a pity that now that she¡¯s been knocked down to the mortal world, she became an ordinary baby. And now he is also an ordinary person, so protecting her is not as easy as before. But this does not hinder his determination to protect her, which is considered a reward for helping him¡­ Jiang Meilan took out a thick red envelope from her bag and handed it to the old Mrs. Shen. Here, ¡°Madame, this is a token of gratitude from our family, you must accept it!¡± Mrs. Shen took a look at the thick red envelope. It is estimated that there are hundreds of dollars, and quickly excused: ¡°How can this work? It¡¯s just a dream of a child, how can it be taken seriously. Although I haven¡¯t read many books, I know the saying that nothing is to be done without merit. We didn¡¯t do anything. Fu Bao is a newborn child who does not know anything, so how can she save your child? We cannot accept this red envelope.¡± Jiang Meilan refused, ¡°If you don¡¯t accept it, my child and I will not leave until you accept the red envelope.¡± CH 11 Fubao is a small money fan ¡°Yes, yes, you can take this money back. My mother said she couldn¡¯t take it, and really shouldn¡¯t be accepted.¡± Shen Jianlin is not very good at talking in the face of outsiders and speaks nervously. Jiang Meilan lamented the honesty and kindness of this family. At this moment, she heard the coughing of old man Shen from the next room, and quickly said: ¡°Old Mrs. Shen, how about this money as money for us to pay for the old man¡¯s check-up? The old man¡¯s treatment cannot be delayed.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not okay¡­¡± Old Mrs. Shen still wanted to push back when Lin Xiujuan came out with Fubao in her arms. When Jiang Meilan saw Fubao, she immediately liked her. Although this little girl was born in such a poor family, this little girl is really cute, too pleasing, like a fortune doll. ¡°Yi ah¡­¡± Fubao¡¯s eyes lit up when she saw the red envelope, and she stretched out her little hand towards Jiang Meilan. Grandma, Dad, someone sends money to your door, are you stupid? If you refuse to accept it, then I have to accept it for you. ¡°This is Fubao, isn¡¯t it? She¡¯s such a pretty and cute little girl! I¡¯ve never seen a newborn baby as pretty as Fubao! When Fu Bao grows up, she¡¯ll be a charming beauty!¡± Jiang Meilan boasted, but it was a heartfelt boast. Seeing Fubao stretched out her little hand, she hurriedly stuffed the red envelope into Fubao¡¯s hand and said with a smile: ¡°Fu Bao, this is a meeting gift from auntie. When you accept it, you can¡¯t return it to auntie, okay?¡± Don¡¯t worry, absolutely not. Fu Bao is cute and naive on the surface, but she was smiling slyly in her heart. ¡°Nannan, you can¡¯t just take other people¡¯s money. Give the red envelope to grandma.¡± Old lady Shen stepped forward to get the red envelope, but Fu Bao clenched it in her hand and refused to give it. Seeing her grandma insist on taking it, she opened her mouth and cried. When she cried, old Mrs. Shen had no choice. The whole family is helpless! Shen Jianlin looked at his daughter distressedly, wondering: ¡°Mom, look¡­Fubao is crying, or¡­ just let her hold it.¡± The old lady Shen couldn¡¯t laugh or cry, ¡°Our little girl is a little money fan?¡± How can this be done? She is really embarrassed to accept this money, how can she ask for so much money for no reason, not to mention the fact that they are not familiar with it. Huo Jinxi tugged Jiang Meilan¡¯s cuffs, and spoke in a milky voice, ¡°Mom, the money will be given to Fubao. You must not take it back and buy her delicious food.¡± The old lady Shen didn¡¯t expect him to say that and laughed, ¡°Fubao is still young and can¡¯t eat anything yet, so you should leave the money to buy something delicious for yourself. Take it back.¡± Then he turned to Fubao and coaxed in a low voice, ¡°Fubao, give the money to grandma and give it back to others.¡± ¡°Waah¡­¡± Fubao started crying again, holding the red envelope but not letting go. Jiang Meilan took the opportunity to say: ¡°Old lady, you see Fubao is crying again, you can accept the money! If you don¡¯t collect it, my son and I won¡¯t leave!¡± Fubao stopped crying. Looking at her with big eyes with teardrops in the blink of an eye, her small appearance is so cute that it makes people want to kiss her and bring the best things to her. At least Huo Jinxi thought so, but no, he has to hold back! The more Jiang Meilan looked at Fubao, the more she liked her. She couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°Fubao is so cute that I want to have a daughter. Ah, if Fubao accepts the red envelope, it will belong to Fubao. Don¡¯t think of giving it back to me. It¡¯s not mine anymore.¡± CH 12 How about being your wife? Seeing that Fubao still refused to let go, Mrs. Shen said helplessly: ¡°Then¡­well, thank you Huo¡¯s wife.¡± She thought of accepting it temporarily and then finding an opportunity to return it to the Huo family afterward. ¡°No, no, it¡¯s me who has to thank you! If it weren¡¯t for your granddaughter, I¡¯m afraid my son wouldn¡¯t have survived ¡­¡­¡± Jiang Meilan paused, then smiled and changed her words, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this. By the way, do you have a full moon wine? If so, I can help. How about¡­ Going to a restaurant in the town?¡± A restaurant in town? The Shen family is a little dumbfounded, how much does it cost? The old lady Shen shook her head and said, ¡°Full Moon Wine is to be done, but our family can do this by ourselves. How can I be ashamed to trouble you? At that time, if you have time, you can come over and drink Full Moon Wine.¡± This was a tactful refusal to go to the town to hold a banquet. Jiang Meilan knew that they were honest and felt that this was a benefit that they could not accept for no reason. So she did not force them and said with a smile, ¡°Sure, Jin Xi and I will definitely come over then. Son, you must want to come, right?¡± ¡°Yeah!¡± Huo Jinxi raised his pink face and nodded vigorously. To see that girl, he would naturally not miss such an opportunity. Seeing him answering so readily, Jiang Meilan covered her mouth and smiled, and suddenly asked: ¡°Son, do you like Fubao?¡± ¡°Like.¡± Huo Jinxi¡¯s black and white eyes kept staring at Fubao in Lin Xiujuan¡¯s arms as if he was glued to her. Jiang Meilan joked: ¡°Then¡­ how about letting Fubao be your wife? ¡± ¡°Okay!¡± ¡°Huo Jinxi answered without even thinking about it. The Shen family, ¡°¡­!!! ¡± Jiang Meilan burst into laughter. She could see that her son really liked Fubao, or he wouldn¡¯t have been staring at Fubao all the time. His eyes were straight as if he wanted to abduct the little girl. ¡°Son, do you know what mom is talking about? Do you know what a wife means?¡± ¡°Yes, wife means someone you can kiss, hug, sleep together, and have a baby with her! Just like you and dad.¡± Huo Jinxi said seriously. In the eyes of rural people, this can be said to be very shocking, especially in the 1980s. It was really too open1, even if it was only said by a three-year-old kid. The Shen family looked at Huo Jinxi with horror, Jiang Meilan was also stunned. How could this kid know this? She never told him at all. Where did he hear about it? Huo Jinxi raised his head to look at Jiang Meilan who was surprised, and asked innocently: ¡°Mom, can I take Fubao home? If she¡¯s wife, should she live with me?¡± The Shen family, ¡°¡­ ¡­!!!¡± How can that be! Nannan is their heart and soul, although it is said that if she really goes Huo family, she can live a good life, but how can they be willing to send their baby away? Absolutely not! Especially Mrs. Shen and Shen Jianlin, when they heard this, their hair was about to stand up, and they instinctively wanted to say no. But the other party is a small child who is only a little bit old, so how can they take what they say seriously? It¡¯s just childish words. After returning to her senses, Jiang Meilan smiled from ear to ear, and said to Lin Xiujuan who was also smiling, ¡°Fu Bao¡¯s mom, look¡­¡­ how about we tie the knot?¡± CH 13 Lin Xiujuan glanced at Fu Bao, who was playing with the red envelope happily in her arms, and smiled and said, ¡°Now that the children are still young but when they grow up if they see eye to eye, I will naturally be happy. I see that Jin Xi is a very cute boy, and he looks very energetic, so he will definitely be promising in the future. I would be happy if Fu Bao could be with him when he grows up.¡± ¡°Really? That¡¯s it! Fubao¡¯s mother, In the future, you must let Fubao be Jin Xi¡¯s wife.¡± Jiang Meilan was overjoyed. ¡°¡­¡± The old lady Shen and Shen Jianlin looked at Lin Xiujuan at the same time, the expressions on their faces were difficult to express. Shen Jianlin roared in his heart: Wife, how can you just give my baby girl away, I, as a father, have not agreed yet! Shen Jianlin felt sour when he thought that Fu Bao would marry and leave her father¡¯s side when she grew up. After giving birth to four sons in a row, he finally had a girl. It was just the full moon, and she was already engaged with another boy. He was really sad. The old lady Shen almost exploded. For the sake of taking care of her daughter-in-law before, she gave her the last old hen to stew her soup, but she sold her granddaughter to a stinky boy?! Lin Xiujuan felt her scalp numb when they looked at her. She just said a polite remark just now and was stared at death like this¡­ In fact, she didn¡¯t want to discuss this matter so soon, but she couldn¡¯t take it back after she said it. She can only be prepared to be lectured by the old lady Shen and Shen Jianlin. I¡¯m wrong, but can¡¯t say it. Jiang Meilan was very happy, and she wished to help her son take Fubao home immediately. She gulped and couldn¡¯t help saying: ¡°Fubao¡¯s mother, can I hug Fubao?¡± Hold her now, if later Fu Bao really married her son she can say that she held her when she was a child, which would instantly bring the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law closer, right? ¡°Of course.¡± Lin Xiujuan smiled and handed the child to her. Jiang Meilan carefully carried Fubao over. The child who was just full moon was still very young and very light. Those big clear and smart eyes stared at her, and her heart was about to melt. Huo Jinxi raised his head, pulled her skirt with a small hand, and eagerly said, ¡°Mom, I want to hold her too.¡± ¡°No, Fubao is too small, you can¡¯t hold her yet.¡± For safety¡¯s sake, Jiang Meilan did not give him the baby. Moreover, Shen¡¯s family was watching, afraid that she would do something to the child, so how dare she. ¡°Mom, lower yourself, I want to see Fubao.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll show you.¡± Jiang Meilan smiled and lowered Fubao to the height he could see. While Huo Jinxi looked at Fu Bao, Fu Bao also blinked at him. This little brother looks really good-looking, with a small pink face and impeccable facial features under his soft hair. He looks even better than the little fairy boy in the heavens. It¡¯s just that his eyes are deep and treacherous, and they seem to be filled with a hint of predation. It doesn¡¯t look like a child, but a little adult. Was it just her illusion? Just as she was thinking, Huo Jinxi suddenly stretched out his little hand, held Fubao¡¯s white and tender face, and leaned in to kiss her! ¡°¡­!!!¡± The Shen family was stunned again. Fu Bao was also a little confused, she¡­ she was actually kissed? And he¡¯s still a kid who is only three or four years old! CH 14 Mom, my wife is so beautiful After it was over, she heard the little cub leaning into her ear and whispering: ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you to grow up!¡± It was obviously a milky voice, but, Fu Bao was actually teased and her little heart shook hard. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh to be teased by a little boy, could it be that she has been in heaven for so long and has never been in love, so¡­ she wants a man? No! She is not that kind of person! Her purpose in going down to the world is to save Shen¡¯s family, a man is not in her plan. If she is entangled by him, maybe it will affect her return to heaven. So, this little brat she put up with for now, if he still hit her in the future, don¡¯t blame her ¡­¡­ for being unkind to him! ¡°Mom, my wife is so beautiful!¡± Huo Jinxi said to Jiang Meilan with a flushed face. ¡°¡­¡± The old lady Shen was very angry, the kind that can¡¯t be coaxed well! This stinky boy, says he is young and ignorant but he seems to be clever and knows a lot. But he looked innocent, so even if he took advantage of Fubao, they couldn¡¯t do anything to him; who will take it up with a child? Shen Jianlin on the side really wanted to wipe away the tears of an old father. He has never kissed his daughter until now. The old lady Shen dislikes their dirty old men and forbids him to kiss Fubao, saying that if Fubao is ill, she would have to settle accounts with him! But now, this father has not even been able to kiss his baby girl, and he was preceded by another brat! Fu Bao wanted to stare at Huo Jinxi angrily, but the little baby who was just full moon couldn¡¯t make such an expression, so she could only cry with a ¡°waaa¡±. Hurry up, get this bastard away! The old lady Shen felt so distressed when she heard that Fubao was crying, she immediately stepped forward and took Fubao back into her arms, shaking gently while coaxing. Shen Jianlin also hurriedly walked to the old lady¡¯s side, looking distressedly at Fu Bao, who was crying vigorously, and followed the old lady coaxing: ¡°Nannan, stop crying! When you cry, grandma¡¯s heart hurts! Stop crying, stop crying¡­ Good girl, nannan is the best.¡± Grandma and dad spared no effort to coax themselves, Fubao could not help but give face1. The crying stopped slowly. ¡°Look at you! You made Fubao cry!¡± Jiang Meilan groaned, hitting Huo Jinxi¡¯s palm. Huo Jinxi tilted his little head and looked puzzled, ¡°Fubao is my wife, can¡¯t I kiss her?¡± Old lady Shen wanted to yell: stinky boy, who is your wife? Do you want to be shameless?! ¡°You kid! What are you talking about? How can you mess with your relatives? Let¡¯s go back and I¡¯ll clean you up!¡± Jiang Meilan was a little embarrassed and said to Shen¡¯s family: ¡°It¡¯s my fault, I didn¡¯t teach Jin Xi not to be like this. When we go back, I will teach him a good lesson. Then ¡­¡­ we¡¯ll go back first, I¡¯m really sorry.¡± ¡°Fubao may be going to bed, Huo¡¯s daughter-in-law, you can come back when the full moon wine is served.¡± Old lady Shen¡¯s words were very tact, but Jiang Meilan still heard it, which meant letting them go. But, who let her son take advantage of other people¡¯s daughters? ¡°Well, we will come again at that time, and we will bring gifts to Fubao.¡± Lin Xiujuan said with a polite smile: ¡°You have already given the red envelope, so the gifts are not necessary. Don¡¯t spend too much money. Our family is already very happy to have the honor to drink the full moon wine.¡± Old lady Shen and Shen Jianlin: hmm, I was happy before, but I¡¯m not happy now! CH 15 No matter how young the child is, it is a girl who is taken advantage of by that little brat, can they not be angry? ¡°That won¡¯t work, the gift is still needed!¡± In fact, Jiang Meilan wanted to say that it was her daughter-in-law, how could she not bring a gift, but she didn¡¯t say it. After all, the Shen family protected their calf too much. Fubao is the apple of their eyes and can not hit her idea. When leaving Shen¡¯s house, Jiang Meilan looked down at Huo Jinxi, who was only about her waist tall, and asked curiously: ¡°Son, where did you learn the things you just said?¡± Huo Jinxi said with his eyes open, ¡°I read it in a book.¡± Jiang Meilan, ¡°¡­¡± So what kind of books does this kid usually read? In fact, she felt that after the accident happened, her son seemed to have changed himself. He couldn¡¯t even count before, let alone recognize words, but now he can read books as if he had become enlightened! Is it a blessing brought by Fubao? Thinking of Fubao, which is soft and cute, Jiang Meilan likes it in her heart. She looked at her son and asked tentatively: ¡°Son, do you like Fubao very much?¡± ¡°Yeah!¡± ¡°Then¡­you will find a way to make her your wife. Mom also likes Fubao, you have to work harder!¡± Jiang Meilan cheered him up with a look of expectation. ¡°¡­¡± Huo Jinxi felt that this woman seemed a bit stupid, but no matter how much he disliked it, she was also his own mortal mother, and could only make do with it. He walked in front with his hands behind his back, just like a little adult, and said to himself solemnly: ¡°I really hope she grows up soon!¡± Jiang Meilan, ¡°¡­¡± Is his son a wicked one? ¡­ After the two left, the four boys of the Shen family bounced back from the outside, holding a lot of things in their hands, and ran to the old lady Shen like offering treasures and shouted, ¡°Grandma, look!¡± The wife saw that they were all dirty and said unhappily: ¡°You brats, where did you go? why did you get so dirty?¡± ¡°We went to dig out the bird eggs! There are no eggs in the house, and the elder brother said to dig them out. Give mother the bird eggs to replenish the body! This way, the younger sister can also be full. The eldest brother is amazing, and he digs out two nests of bird eggs!¡± The youngest Shen Zhile raised a small basket full of white mushrooms to show her, ¡°Grandma, look! There are mushrooms too!¡± Although they were young, they knew that to feed Fu Bao, Lin Xiujuan had to be full. The boys were all thinking about Fubao and went out early in the morning to dig out the bird¡¯s eggs and mushrooms. Old Mrs. Shen wanted to reprimand them when she saw them getting dirty and the clothes that had just been stitched with patches were scratched. After hearing this, she lost her temper, and smiled benevolently, praising them, ¡°Good, good, you know how to think of your sister. Shen Zhile smiled, showing two small tiger teeth. Suddenly, he spotted the red envelope held by Fu Bao¡¯s little hand sharply. A pair of black and white eyes lit up suddenly, ¡°Grandma, what is this?¡± The old Mrs. Shen said solemnly, ¡°This is the red envelope given to Fu Bao, no one is allowed to touch it.¡± Although Shen Zhile wanted a red envelope very much but when he heard it belonged to Fubao, he nodded obediently, ¡°Got it! Grandma, when I grow up, I will go out to work with my dad and earn a lot of money for Fubao, and raise her like a pig!¡± ¡± Go, go, who is the pig? Nannan is the sweetheart of our family. how can you compare her with a pig?¡± Old Mrs. Shen scolded with laughter. CH 16 ¡°Brat, saying my daughter is like a pig, I think you are a pig!¡± Shen Jianlin patted the back of his young son¡¯s head, and Shen Zhile stuck out his tongue embarrassedly. When the other three boys saw him being lectured, they all laughed happily, making this little fool talk nonsense, and actually said that their sister was like a pig. They all wanted to beat him up. Fu Bao followed and laughed. although even if a newborn child laughs, it is also an unconscious laugh. Fu Bao was really amused. Shen Zhile was the first to hear Fubao¡¯s ¡°giggle¡±, and screamed excitedly, pointing at Fubao shouting, ¡°Sister laughed! She laughed at me!¡± The third son, Shen Zhiyi, was closest to Fubao and was not convinced. He retorted, ¡°Who said she laughed at you? My sister clearly laughed at me!¡± The second child, Shen Zhili, who was standing in front of Fu Bao, was also not convinced, ¡°No! Fu Bao is looking at me, smiling at me! The eldest, Shen Zhishu, is not to be outdone, ¡°I am the elder brother, if Fu Bao laughs, she should at me!¡± The four boys argued over who Fu Bao was smiling at and almost fought. Old lady Shen felt a little upset when she looked at it. Boys are skinny, difficult to discipline, and they are noisy all day long, making their ears hurt, so she shouted domineeringly: ¡°Shut up all of you, don¡¯t make any noise! ??Fubao laughed at her grandma, what about you? What¡¯s the matter with you all?¡± Four boys: ¦²(¡ã¡÷¡ã|||)¦õ Although a little disappointed, seeing Fu Bao who is smiling makes them happy again. It doesn¡¯t matter, even if their sister doesn¡¯t smile at them now, she will still do it in the future. They as brothers have to find ways to make her happy! Hearing the laughter from the Shen family, Li Chunhua from the house next door contemptuously said to the man next to her: ¡°You said this old Shen family is really weird. They are so happy to have a baby girl day after day. They are out of their minds!¡± When she said that, she glanced at the trembling baby girl who was learning to walk on the ground. The baby girl walked a few steps and fell. She started to cry when she sat on the ground. She didn¡¯t help her, but instead said in disgust: ¡°What kind of evil did I do? I gave birth to such a money-losing child!¡± ¡°You are to blame! Why can¡¯t you have a son?¡± The man cursed with a dark face, ¡°Look at the daughter-in-law of the old Shen family, she is so striving, she has given birth to four sons in a row, but you gave birth to a money-loser for me!¡± ¡°Guan Haifeng, do you want to be shameless? Y I gave birth to your baby and you blame me!¡± Li Chunhua was furious and looked at the baby girl on the ground with even more displeasure. Seeing her parents quarreling, the baby girl cried more fiercely. Li Chunhua rushed over and slapped her twice, ¡°Cry, and cry! Just know how to cry, useless thing! If you cry again, I¡¯ll smack you to death!¡± The girl was stunned and couldn¡¯t cry. She sat on the cold ground and looked at Li Chunhua in horror. Guan Haifeng turned a blind eye to this, remembered one thing, and said: ¡°Today I saw the Huo family¡¯s daughter-in-law and her child came to their house. When did the old Shen family befriend the Huo family? I didn¡¯t expect them to have this ability, they must have gotten a lot of benefits!¡± Li Chunhua was stunned as soon as she heard it, and temporarily stopped beating and scolding, ¡°Huo¡¯s daughter-in-law? The most wealthy family is not it? How could she go to the old Shen¡¯s house!¡± ¡°Who knows? In short, she came to the door in person and must have given the old Shen family a lot of benefits. The old Shen family is still hiding and doesn¡¯t share the benefits with us, neighbors. They didn¡¯t even say a word, hum¡­¡± Guan Haifeng¡¯s eyes rolled, and a calculating light flashed under his eye. CH 17 Stolen Shen family. The old lady Shen put the red envelope in the cabinet in the inner room hidden under a quilt, to ensure that the four boys could not get it, and called Shen Jianlin, and the oldest two together to go to the town market. Fu Bao blinked and looked at Shen Zhile, who had been lying on the side staring at her. She was a little helpless. He had been looking at her for a long time, at least a quarter of an hour. Why hasn¡¯t he seen enough? Of course, Shen Zhile couldn¡¯t see enough. The more he looked at his sister, the more he likes her. He reached out and pulled Fubao¡¯s small hand, and asked Lin Xiujuan expectantly, ¡°Mom, my sister is so small, when will she grow up? I want to play with her, Take her to catch frogs and fish, and pick fruits and eggs for her!¡± The third eldest Shen Zhiyi also said, ¡°Me too! I want to play with my sister too!¡± Lin Xiujuan smiled, ¡°Fubao is just a month old. it will take a long time for her to grow up.¡± The two boys circled around Fubao, liking her from the bottom of their hearts. The younger sister is cute, soft, and fragrant, much better than the black, thin, and dirty brothers. Fu Bao couldn¡¯t help but feel sleepy. Although she was a little embarrassed being stared at by a few pairs of eyes at first, now that she was used to it, she fell asleep unconsciously. Don¡¯t know how long it took, when there were footsteps and Shen Jianlin¡¯s voice. They knew that it was the old lady Shen and the others. She quickly opened her eyes and looked outside, still babbling. ¡°Fubao, grandma, dad, and brothers are back.¡± Lin Xiujuan looked at Fubao¡¯s cute appearance, picked her up, kissed her on the cheek, and then lifted the curtain and walked outside. The village is far away from the town. Old Mrs. Shen went there in the morning, so it was already noon after a trip back and forth. The old lady Shen came back with red eyes, Shen Jianlin and the two brothers also looked solemn, and the atmosphere in the room changed after they enter the door. Shen Zhiyi was the first to react, and hurriedly asked the old lady Shen, ¡°Grandma, what¡¯s wrong, something happened?¡± Lin Xiujuan also noticed something was wrong, and asked, ¡°Yes, Mom, why are you all looking like this, is there something wrong?¡± Seeing Fu Bao in her arms, Old Mrs. Shen¡¯s eyes turned even redder and her lips moved. After a while, she choked out her voice and said, ¡°We went to the market, but we didn¡¯t expect the money to be stolen! Our family can¡¯t hold a full moon reception for Fubao!¡± What?! Lin Xiujuan was stunned for a while, ¡°The money was stolen? How could this be¡­¡± The old lady Shen took a few steps forward and said to Fu Bao with red eyes, ¡°Fu Bao, baby girl, I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t hide the money well and someone stole it, so I can¡¯t give you a full moon reception. Grandma is really sorry!¡± The old man Shen in the next room heard this, coughed a few times and scolded: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you old woman, you¡¯re too careless! How could you lose the money for Fu Bao¡¯s full moon reception?¡± ¡°How could I have thought that the money would be stolen? We all went out happily, hoping to bring back some good dishes. Who would have thought¡­ whoever stole the money, I¡¯ll curse him to death!¡± Old lady Shen was very sad and angry. How could she lose the money for Fubao¡¯s full moon wine? really useless! A few boys feel very sorry and pity, but there is nothing to do if the money is lost. There are so many people in the market that they have no idea who stole it. Even if you know, you will definitely not be able to catch up. Lin Xiujuan felt very uncomfortable, that was Shen Jianlin¡¯s salary for a month of hard work! CH 18 The whole family is looking forward to Fubao¡¯s Full Moon Celebration. Every time they talk about it, they look happy, but now the money was stolen. This is undoubtedly a major blow to the Shen family! After all, after the full moon celebration, there will be some extra money left which will allocate for the next rations of the whole family. Now that the money is gone, it is estimated that this month they will continue to eat chaffy vegetables. The nutrition of several children cannot keep up, and they are all too thin. But it wasn¡¯t Old Mrs. Shen¡¯s fault. Lin Xiujuan felt uncomfortable but comforted her: ¡°Mom if the money is lost, it¡¯s lost. It¡¯s okay¡­ It¡¯s not necessary to have a full moon celebration.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all my fault, it¡¯s my fault. I¡¯m useless! I¡¯m sorry Fu Bao!¡± The old Mrs. Shen looked at Fu Bao, and couldn¡¯t help wiping her tears. She turned around and went into her room. ¡­ Old Mrs. Shen shut herself up and locked herself in her room, not eating or drinking anything for the whole day. When night fell, a kerosene lamp was lit in the house, the light was dim, and some small insects flew around the light. Now that dinner is ready, the family looks at the sweet potatoes and wotou1 on the table, but they have no appetite at all. The four boys have completely lost their usual vitality, and all hold their chins in a daze. Lin Xiujuan hugged Fu Bao, did not speak, and felt very depressed. Not to mention the old man Shen was very angry at the same time, but he couldn¡¯t say anything harsh to blame the old Mrs. Shen. So that the whole room fell into a strange silence. Fu Bao was lying in Lin Xiujuan¡¯s arms, blinking at this and then at that, thinking that the Shen family was really unlucky. Shen Jianlin worked in the construction team from dawn to dusk and earned a little money. As a result, he did it in vain! Shen Jianlin sat for a while, then got up and walked to Mrs. Shen¡¯s room. He didn¡¯t go in, but stood outside the curtain and said, ¡°Mom, if the money is lost, we can earn it back. Don¡¯t blame yourself too much, come out and eat something.¡± Fu Bao looked at them and felt a little unbearable in her heart. Grandma is really kind to her and really loves her, so she is so sad when she lost the money. ¡°Ah ah¡­¡± she called out twice. Shen Jianlin said quickly: ¡°Mom, look! Fubao is calling you, she wants you to hug her! Come out quickly.¡± The old Mrs. Shen who was sad heard Fubao¡¯s voice and almost immediately wanted to go out and hug her, but when she thought she had lost so much money and was sorry for Fubo, she immediately sat back down again and continued to wipe her tears. ¡°What to do?¡± Lin Xiujuan looked at Shen Jianlin worriedly, ¡°It¡¯s not good to go on like this.¡± Shen Jianlin scratched his head, ¡°I don¡¯t know. The money was stolen, but our daughter¡¯s full moon celebration still has to be handled, so we can¡¯t wrong her. Let¡¯s find someone to borrow some money for the full moon celebration and just make it simpler?¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Lin Xiujuan sighed, her heart sour, ¡°Or¡­ If the full moon celebration is no longer available, let¡¯s hold a hundred-day banquet for Fubao.¡± The old man Shen in the next room immediately retorted, ¡°That won¡¯t work, the full moon wine still has to be done! Jianlin is right, Fubao can¡¯t be wronged. Jianlin, see who you can borrow some money from, we must throw the full moon celebration for Fubo!¡± Shen Jianlin responded, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go back to the county tomorrow and see if I can get an advance from the foreman for next month¡¯s work.¡± In Fubao¡¯s opinion, the Full Moon Celebration can really be dispensed with, but they were so kind to her¡­ They feel that if they don¡¯t do it, she will feel wronged. Fubao simply cried and protested, but it was useless to cry, Shen Jianlin had already made up his mind to go to the county town tomorrow, and the old Mrs. Shen still refused to come out for dinner. She was still extremely remorseful. There is no other way, it seems that I can only use my spiritual power! ¡± I love all of you, my everything We are forever We are one Give in your passionate heart for this excitement Just like a love bomb We are one¡­ ¡° ~ GIRLS¡¯ GENERATION, Forever 1 PLEASE CHECK OUT MY QUEEN¡¯S COMEBAAAAAACK !! Forever 1 THANK YOU SO MUCH! The next chapter will be posted tomorrow. Wotou or wowotou, also called Chinese cornbread, is a type of steamed bread made from cornmeal in Northern China. CH 19 However, she is just a month old now, and her spiritual power is only a little bit. If she uses it up, it will be gone, and she will have to accumulate it again. However, to solve this problem encountered by the Shen family, she gave it up! Fubao closed her eyes and used the little spiritual power she had to enter her mind space. This space is full of white auspicious clouds and mist, and like the heavens, Fu Bao appeared here in her original appearance as a young girl. She was wearing a red wide-sleeved fairy dress with two small tugs on her head. She looked cute and lovable. She pushed aside the surrounding clouds and shouted, ¡°Grandpa? Grandpa Fuxing!¡± Soon, a gray-bearded old god wearing an official hat and holding a jade Ruyi1 came sitting on an auspicious cloud. Seeing Fu Bao, he was immediately moved to tears, ¡°Fu Bao, grandpa misses you!¡± Fu Bao twitched the corners of her mouth, ¡°Come on Grandpa Fu Xing, I have only been in the mortal world for a month, and half an hour has passed in the heavenly realm. Did you really miss me?¡± Lao2 Fuxing¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°What are you talking about! Of course, Grandpa misses you and is always worried about your life in the mortal world. How does that family treat you? Are they bullying you?¡± ¡°No, no, that family is very nice and pampered me. You can rest assured.¡± Fu Bao gave him a playful smile, ¡°Also, Grandpa Fu Xing, I came to you for that family. I want to ask you a favor!¡± Lao Fuxing said with a sour tone, ¡°Hum, it¡¯s really hard for a girl to stay. You turned your elbow out so quickly. For the sake of that family, you consume spiritual energy to see me. Do you know that it is very difficult to regain spiritual energy? If it wasn¡¯t for the time when you were sent down to earth, I secretly saved such a trace of spiritual power for you; you won¡¯t be able to see me now!¡± Fu Bao hugged Lao Fu Xing¡¯s arm, and swayed him, ¡°Grandpa, I know you are the best to me, and you love me the most. If you want me to come back sooner, please help me this time?¡± ¡°Hmph, no help!¡± Lao Fuxing looked away arrogantly. Fubao thought for a while and said, ¡°Grandpa Fuxing, don¡¯t you like to drink? Next time, how about I bring you wine from the mortal world? Do you know that there is a thing called beer in the mortal world now? It is said that It¡¯s very delicious, it has a sweet malt taste, and there will be a lot of foam when poured out, which is very fun! It¡¯s different from the wine you usually drink, should I bring you a bottle next time?¡± When Shen Jianlin came back two days ago, He brought back a bottle of beer, saying that it was given to him by the foreman, and it tasted very good. Fubao thought that she must bring it to Grandpa Fuxing to try it if she had the chance. ¡°Really? That¡¯s kind of interesting!¡± Lao Fuxing became interested, ¡°I have long wanted to taste the wine in the mortal world, especially¡­the beer you just mentioned, remember to bring it to me next time! Otherwise, I¡¯ll be angry!¡± He is a highly qualified immortal, and he can¡¯t just go down to earth, let alone sneak out to play like Fu Bao, so it would be better if Fu Bao could bring him some mortal wine. ! ¡°I have to bring it to you!¡± Fu Bao teased, ¡°Well, Grandpa Fu Xing, how about you give my grandma some good luck and let her get the lost money back?¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Lao Fuxing, who was successfully tempted by the beer, readily agreed, ¡°Then grandpa will help you with this little favor!¡± ¡°A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.¡± Ruyi is a Chinese curved decorative object that serves as either a ceremonial scepter in Chinese Buddhism or a talisman symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore. Lao means Old