Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Soft Fragrant Egg Cake

Just before the group entered the village, Jiang Manyun gently bargained with Little Princess, "Guibao, how about letting Brother Tingyun keep this bag of pastries for you? You can come and eat a couple each day, alright?"

Though she didn’t mind her son using his own New Year’s money to buy treats for Guibao, Chen Honghong’s grandmother might feel guilty and rack her brain trying to think of a valuable gift in return.

Helian Qiao nodded, her words sounding babyish as she agreed, "OK."

In Little Princess’s mind, there was no difference between her and Brother Tingyun holding the pastries.

Jiang Manyun smiled and complimented her with a "Good girl."

Madame Chen had raised her child well, and those who could do that were people worth keeping company with.

Upon entering the village, the three immediately became the center of attention. This was because the bicycle Jiang Manyun had purchased was the first one in the entire Sanqiao Commune.

Everyone watched with envy and fascination. The children looked at Gu Tingyun and Helian Qiao, who were sitting on the bicycle, full of admiration.

Thankfully, everyone understood that wages were high for workers these days, and the Gu Family were city folk from the Capital.

So, no nagging women jumped out to spout envious jabs like they did when Chen Honghong returned on a bicycle for the first time.

The most they did was sourly express their envy, saying, "They have only been here a few days and they have bought a bicycle. How much must the Gu Camp Leader earn in a month!"

Chen Erbao spotted the silhouette of the bicycle from afar and instantly shouted excitedly, "Grandma, Guibao is coming back on a bicycle!!"

Ma Xiulian rushed out of the kitchen immediately. As soon as she saw her granddaughter, she couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear.

"Grandma, I’m back!"

Seeing her grandmother, Helian Qiao smiled and revealed her small white teeth. She jumped off the rear seat of the bicycle, holding a large oil-paper bag and ran towards her grandma, "Grandma, here’s your pork bun!"

She upturned her small face with some effort, her small arm raised. Yet her face was beaming brightly. It was clear that she had a lot of fun in town.

"Thank you, Guibao." Ma Xiulian received the oil-paper bag with joy, "Are you thirsty, Guibao? Grandma will make you some malted milk."

She had rushed out without wiping her hands, so she didn’t pick up her granddaughter as she usually would.

Hearing this, Little Princess responded honestly, "I’m not thirsty, but I do want some malted milk."

She hadn’t had any malted milk today and she missed it after not having it for a whole day,

Jiang Manyun, who had safely delivered the child home, said, "Madame Chen, we’re heading home."

Ma Xiulian hurriedly held them back, "Wait a minute, Comrade Jiang, you and Tingyun sit down and have some water before you go."

Jiang Manyun glanced at the time. There was still some time before dinner was served at the cafeteria. So she smiled and nodded, "Then we’ll have some water at Madame Chen’s before heading home. I’m quite thirsty."

As she nodded, Gu Tingyun had already hopped off the bike and walked towards the little hamster. He took her chubby little hand and led her to wash her hands.

Little Princess had a face expressive of utter misery, failing to understand why Brother Tingyun insisted on his excessive cleanliness and hygiene habits.

The two little ones stood side by side washing their hands, while Chen Erbao didn’t mumble "this is my sister" and try to squeeze in between them as he had done before.

That’s because this monkey of a boy was currently infatuated with the bike, his eyes failing to see anything else.

Ma Xiulian poured out three bowls of malted milk and brought out a plate of aromatic egg cakes, "We don’t have much in our rural village to serve guests, but please try the egg cakes I made."

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