Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1107 - 1106 Nagging 6

Chapter 1107: Chapter 1106 Nagging 6

Grandpa Lu turned to Xibao and asked, "Xibao, how about you? Is it okay not to leave with mom?"

The old man spoke very pitifully, almost begging.

"I’m very obedient!" Xibao opened her mouth as if it was the most natural thing in the world, meaning she listened to her mom, not Grandpa Lu, "I’ll go with mom, there are Guoguo to eat with mom."

"We have Guoguo in our fields too. This year we have task melons, and we planted two acres of them on the mountain land. In a few days, the watermelons will be ripe. Great-grandpa will deliberately break one open when picking melons, and scoop out the red flesh for Xibao to eat." Grandpa Lu’s eyes darted around, and he quickly came up with an idea, "In Great-grandpa’s private plot, a few sweet melons are planted; when they’re ripe, he’ll pick them especially for Xibao to eat."

Xibao shook her head vigorously, "Grandpa eat!"

"Oh my, Xibao, how come you’re so good? So young and already knowing how to be filial to Great-grandpa!" Grandpa Lu praised her while patting his chest, "It would be even better if you stayed and lived with Grandpa."

Why was it still the same line? Xibao was a bit annoyed and buried her face in Feng Qingxue’s embrace.

Mommy is the best, of course, she’d live with mommy.

"Mommy, I want to eat meat!" It had been several days without meat, and Xibao was drooling with cravings.

Lu’s father immediately said, "Acheng, go and kill that old hen at home and stew it." His grandson and granddaughter couldn’t leave without having a bite of meat. Anyway, the old hen was not laying eggs anymore, and it didn’t need to be kept for festivals.

Guan Cheng smiled and agreed.

Xibao jumped up and cheered, "Thank you, Grandpa, thank you, Brother Acheng!"

"Thank you, Grandpa, thank you, Brother Acheng!" Fubao, with clumsy fingers fumbling with the Chinese jump rope and getting knots in it, also didn’t forget to join in the excitement.

Guan Cheng, wearing a straw raincoat, caught the old hen mentioned by Lu’s father, slit its throat, and the gush of fresh blood flowed into a bowl. The old hen went from flapping wildly to gasping for air, while Feng Qingyun adeptly heated a pot of water and poured it into a basin for washing vegetables.

Xibao watched from front to back as Guan Cheng pressed the old hen into the basin, plucking the feathers fast.

And Grandpa Lu was still somewhat unwilling in the main house. After being repeatedly refused, he sighed, "Why not, bring Xibao back home to visit more often? When you and your daughter are home, our Wanglou Brigade really enjoys good weather and smooth sailing!"

"Grandpa Lu, Acheng and I are in the military, you know, and we don’t have the final say on our holidays." Feng Qingxue, with a soft heart, couldn’t bear to see the old men disappointed, and after thinking for a moment, said, "How about this? If we can’t come back, every spring Dad or Acheng could go to the military base and bring Xibao back home to stay for a while! I believe Xibao would be very happy."

The reason for choosing early spring was that it was when the mercy of the heavens was most needed for spring plowing. It was also because the border troops had easier access during summer and autumn, whereas winter was different, with frequent snowstorms sealing the mountains.

Upon saying this, Feng Qingxue couldn’t help but add, "In fact, Heaven really has no special relationship with Xibao! She was born with a bit of better luck than average people, but definitely not enough to affect the changes in the weather. Even with Xibao, planting one grain of wheat will not yield an acre of crops. If when Xibao is home the weather doesn’t cooperate, you can’t blame her, okay?"

"No blame! Definitely no blame!" Having a chance for Xibao to return was better than none at all. Thinking back on the years when Feng Qingxue and Xibao were not at home, the harvests had gotten worse year by year, almost not enough to eat.