Shengsheng seed embarrassed and fiddled with her fingers for a long ti before she finally spoke in a soft voice, "Stepmother seems to like Brother Zhen a lot, she rarely talks to , I feel she doesn’t like ."
Hearing this, Mo Yan couldn’t help but laugh, "Has Aunt Cui said she doesn’t like you? Has she glared at you or furrowed her brow in anger?"
Shengsheng quickly shook her head, "No, no, Aunt Cui speaks very gently, and she even gave a small box as a eting gift."
As she spoke, she took out a small box from the pouch tied around her waist. The little box was indeed very small, only about the size of Shengsheng’s palm.
Mo Yan took the small box and, after getting Shengsheng’s consent, opened it. But when she saw what was inside, she was extrely surprised.
Inside the box was not sothing ordinary, but a Buddha of Joy made with exquisite craftsmanship and of the finest material. The Buddha of Joy was very small, only the size of Mo Yan’s thumb, but it was made of Emperor Green jade. Even a small piece like this was worth a fortune.
Not everyone would be so generous as to give such a precious item to a little girl they were eting for the first ti. Cui Qingrou wasn’t one to show off either; with her status, she didn’t need to ingratiate herself with a future stepdaughter. Gifting this clearly showed that she took Shengsheng to heart, genuinely hoping for her to have a life filled with peace and joy.
Mo Yan closed the box and personally placed it back in Shengsheng’s pouch, saying earnestly, "Aunt Cui really likes you, otherwise she wouldn’t have given you the Buddha. Keep it safe. Later, your sister will make a red string for you to wear it."
Shengsheng imdiately brightened up, clutching her pouch tightly with both hands, "Stepmother does like , that’s wonderful, then I like Stepmother too. I will definitely give her the mooncakes myself."
Mo Yan smiled slightly, then ruffled her little head. Children are so innocent, without too many complicated thoughts, always ready to believe what others say without a doubt.
Thinking of this, Mo Yan subconsciously glanced at Xin Er, only to see her touching her flat pouch at her waist as if lost in thought.
When the three sisters returned to the front yard, the Liu Family Couple and the Han family had already arrived. After exchanging greetings, Mo Yan let the younger ones play with the children from the Han family while she went to the kitchen to cook and prepare the noon banquet.
Because she had prepared in advance, and with Aunt Sun’s help, it didn’t take long to prepare two tables of banquet dishes—it was all done in less than two hours.
The aroma of the food attracted the Six Beasts, who had been dozing off in a corner, and the kitchen, which was originally spacious, was suddenly packed full.
Aunt Sun, who was sitting by the stove tending the fire, shrank into a corner and dared not move. This morning, she and her husband hadn’t yet gotten up when they heard noise in the courtyard. Thinking it was a thief, they crept out with wooden sticks only to co face to face with six massive creatures.
The aged couple were stared down by twelve shiny green eyes and nearly fainted from fright. They stood frozen for quite so ti and didn’t dare move, until the Six Beasts leisurely dispersed, and they finally rembered with a shudder that their master had reminded them the night before about several ferocious beasts coming and told them not to be afraid.
But even with this knowledge, Aunt Sun was still terrified.
Mo Yan knew that the creatures hadn’t eaten all morning and must be hungry, so she fed each of them a stewed chicken.
The Six Beasts didn’t stand on ceremony, crunching the stewed chickens and swallowing them whole.
This spectacle frightened Aunt Sun so much that she clutched at her chest, earning disdainful looks from the Six Beasts. They didn’t think they looked scary at all and despised humans for being so faint-hearted.
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