My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn
Chapter 192 - 20 Getting Carried Away_2

Chapter 192: Chapter 20 Getting Carried Away_2

At this moment, Xu Ji’s face was swollen and bruised. Although it was somewhat reduced, how could one recognize his once fair and delicate face?

Shen Chi furrowed his brows, "Who bullied you?"

"Little uncle, auntie, I’m fine," Xu Ji smiled and said, "It was just my first fight."

Upon hearing his account, Lin Xiaoguai and Shen Chi understood what had happened.

Speaking of which, Han Shouzhen’s little daughter, Nannan, although young, was unlike her brother. She had a very healthy constitution, lively yet naive, and Xu Ji was quite fond of this little sister.

The incident started over a bag of donkey roll pastries. Little Niangao had never been fond of sweets, particularly averse to anything soupy or watery, and would only eat pastries when they were fresh or he was really hungry. Lin Xiaoguai often made donkey rolls and last time had given a bag for Han Shouzhen to take home.

Xu Ji couldn’t eat much of it, and most of it was given to Nannan. Being generous, she didn’t forget her little neighbors when she had something to eat herself, and took a bag of donkey rolls out to distribute. In the end, due to a shortage of donkey rolls, one child didn’t get any and, enraged, tried to snatch Nannan’s.

That set Nannan off, but knowing she couldn’t outmatch the older child, she broke into a run toward home.

The silly girl, escaping back home, didn’t think to lock the door, allowing the pursuer to follow her inside. Then, not only were the donkey rolls snatched, but she also had her hair pulled, leaving her crying in distress.

Xu Ji was taking a nap at the time and was woken up by the noise. Seeing his sister being bullied, he naturally stepped in to protect her.

The other child was aggressive and wasn’t afraid of Xu Ji, who was older. The child charged with fists ready. Xu Ji tried to reason at first, but eventually lost his temper and the two children ended up in a brawl.

Nannan was terrified. Seeing her brother pinned to the ground, she rushed to help but was pushed by the child and stumbled backwards, falling into the well in the yard.

This alarmed both Xu Ji and the neighborhood child, who quickly ran to call for adults while Xu Ji hurried to lower a bucket into the well for Nannan to grab.

Perhaps due to her survival instinct, Nannan really did manage to grab the bucket, and Xu Ji pulled on the other end, waiting until the adults arrived and pulled Nannan up.

Since she hadn’t swallowed any water and it was the middle of summer, the adults were shocked but relieved to see the child unharmed apart from being frightened. However, that night Nannan developed a high fever, and even after being taken to the hospital and treated, the fever persisted, eventually turning into pneumonia when the primary doctor applied for better imported medicines.

Lin Xiaoguai listened somewhat speechlessly, was this all caused by a bag of donkey rolls?

Xu Ji, unable to suppress his excitement, said, "I thought I would get sick from fighting, but nothing happened."

Lin Xiaoguai felt a pang of sadness, this child was so happy over such a small thing.

"Ping’an, have you had dinner yet?" Lin Xiaoguai asked.

"Not yet," Xu Ji covered his belly and shook his head, "I was just about to go eat at a restaurant, but suddenly something came up with my uncle and my mom had to rush to the hospital, so she dropped me off here first."

Lin Xiaoguai quickly added another set of chopsticks and bowl for him to sit down, then said, "You start eating. Auntie will make you some seaweed egg drop soup." Today’s table had spicy sour soup fish, which she made very spicy and wasn’t suitable for Ping’an to eat.

"Auntie, no need, you sit and eat too; it’s fine if I don’t have soup," Xu Ji hurriedly said.

Lin Xiaoguai wouldn’t listen to him; without turning her head, she went into the kitchen.

Although there were empty rooms at home, Lin Xiaoguai worried Ping’an might not sleep well in a strange environment and arranged for him to sleep with Little Niangao. After all, Little Niangao’s bed was very big, spacious enough for two children.

But just before bed, Lin Xiaoguai remembered something and said worriedly, "I almost forgot, I have to go to school tomorrow. What about Ping’an?"

Shen Chi was also stunned and offered a bad idea, "How about you go to school a few days later?"

Lin Xiaoguai rolled her eyes at him and after considering for a moment said, "Forget it, I’ll call my sister tomorrow." Anyway, she only needed to be at school in the afternoon and formal classes weren’t until the day after tomorrow.

"As you wish." Shen Chi suppressed his disappointment and said, "I’ll drive you to school tomorrow."

"Aren’t you going to the barracks tomorrow?" Lin Xiaoguai asked curiously.

"I’m on leave," Shen Chi paused, then added, "I was actually given half a month off after this mission, and these last couple of days at the barracks were just to get acquainted, no actual work."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoguai glared at him, "Why didn’t you say so earlier? If that’s the case, there’s no need to call my sister; you can take care of Ping’an."

She knew that Han Shouzhen wouldn’t blame Shen Chi for anything. She had considered sending the child to Zheng Cuicui’s, but out of this concern had dismissed the idea. Now, the problem could be solved.

"Will he be able to eat what I cook?" Shen Chi felt uneasy. He was quite wary of his nephew’s illness.

Shen Chi could cook, but wasn’t skilled and didn’t know his nephew’s dietary restrictions. What if he made a mistake...

"Just watch the sugar, salt, and fat content, and don’t smoke in front of Ping’an," Lin Xiaoguai said. As she spoke, she glared at Shen Chi, who had somehow picked up smoking without her noticing, thinking she wouldn’t find out if he didn’t smoke in front of her.

"I just smoke occasionally..." Seeing her glare, Shen Chi quickly replied, "Alright, alright, I won’t smoke at all, what else should I be careful about, tell me more."

"Also, make sure he doesn’t eat too much. It’s better for Ping’an to eat small, frequent meals. Avoid spicy and raw cold foods, and he shouldn’t eat foods high in cholesterol." Seeing Shen Chi’s confused face, Lin Xiaoguai added, "That means animal organs, egg yolks, shellfish, and fish roe."

Shen Chi felt his head ache, planning to just keep it simple, making more dishes like fish and shrimp that were lighter. That couldn’t be wrong, right?

If all else failed, he could ask Ping’an; after all, he had been eating for many years and should know what he could and couldn’t eat.

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