Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1016: Xibao’s Birthday 5

Chapter 1016: Chapter 1016: Xibao’s Birthday 5

Wang Jiao rubbed her reddened hand back, looking at her little cousin in confusion.

Feng Qingyun pointed at the paper box and said, "Cousin, do you know what’s in this box? It contains cream cake, a particularly delicious cream cake. It’s so expensive and we don’t have it here. If it were available, I’m sure you would have bought us some before, since you often live in town. You know best whether they have it in Huaibei City. Auntie bought just two cream cakes and specifically saved one for you. Don’t handle it clumsily and break it—the cream cake is very soft and fragile, sweet beyond compare, and can’t withstand any collisions."

Wang Jiao’s mouth was watering so much that she quickly swallowed.

"Cream cake?" Her eyes gazed at the paper box as if seeing gold, and she lunged forward to kiss the box twice. "When I was living in the city, I heard about the cakes sold in Shanghai. There are several kinds, like the plain cake, ten pieces for one yuan a box, and cream cakes for five or six yuan each, plus fruit cakes that don’t need coupons, but they’re all very expensive."

"This is the cream cake, brought all the way from afar. It must have been tough on Auntie and Uncle. Cousin, don’t just think about eating it yourself. Leave some for Goudan and Yang Dan," Feng Qingyun said, worried she would hog it all, and quickly reminded her.

Wang Jiao kept swallowing saliva and waved her hand, "I know, I know, I’m not their stepmother."

Feng Qingyun looked at her askance. Though she was not a stepmother, her actions didn’t differ much. Her in-laws were the ones taking care of the kids’ basic needs, and the family relied entirely on Zhang Yuejin. She would at best do a bit of housework or make something tasty for herself.

Wang Jiao was also self-aware and noticed her gaze. "Don’t look at me like that. I’ll leave some for them."

Really, how could sweet and adorable Xiaoxue have such a sister? Not gentle, not cute at all, too clever for her own good, and never sparing anyone with her words—like a knife stabbing at hearts every day. And her own mother often praised her, saying she was ten times better than herself. But how could she be better than Xiaoxue?

Feng Qingyun knew Wang Jiao’s true colors well. As she took other things out of the basket, she chattered, "Cousin, I’m not criticizing you, but shouldn’t a mother be kind to her own children? Uncle is perfectly capable of providing for the family. Look at how my sister treats Xibao and Fubao: like treasures in her palm and delights in her mouth, afraid they’d fly away or melt. Children raised like this are so happy, aren’t they? And without picking up any bad habits."

Goudan, forgotten at the door, ran in, taking out a tin frog and proudly showing it to Wang Jiao. "Mom, mom, look! Big Aunt Feng gave me and little brother a tin frog to play with—brand new, bought from the Capital!"

Wang Jiao paused for a moment and quickly said, "Xiaoxue is really too polite. What do kids need tin frogs for? It must have been expensive."

Goudan’s response was to clutch the tin frog to his chest, "Big Aunt Feng gave it to us, it didn’t cost anything."

Feng Qingyun glared at Wang Jiao, "What does it matter if it’s expensive? It’s a gift for Goudan from my sister, and she’s the one who paid for it. Why are you so concerned? This one cream cake is worth many tin frogs, but you’re not saying that’s expensive, are you?"

"How can you compare tin frogs with cake? You can’t even eat it." Wang Jiao argued confidently.

"Why don’t you say that the cake will just end up in the stomach and turn into poop, while if the tin frog doesn’t break, it can be played with for many years? Isn’t that more economical?"