Chapter 98. The life is pretty good.
"Qi Xiu, I haven’t seen you in a long time, Auntie has missed you."
Seeing that Granny Sun from the Qi family was genuinely happy, she, who never had a daughter and only four troublesome sons at home, always liked Qi Xiu who was sensible and pretty.
But she didn’t accept the vegetables Qi Xiu was holding. Though they looked very tempting, she knew it wasn’t easy to have such fresh vegetables at this time; they must have cost a lot of money. Even if Granny Sun’s skin was thick, she didn’t dare accept it casually.
"I missed Auntie too." Seeing that Granny Sun didn’t take the vegetables from her hand, Qi Xiu got out of the cart and, without any more words, put the vegetables on the firewood Granny was holding.
"I can’t take this, Qi Xiu. Such vegetables are so hard to get. You should take them home to make your mother happy. How can I accept them?" Granny Sun quickly declined.
"Auntie, just take them. There are more on the cart," Qi Xiu insisted, holding Granny Sun’s hand as she tried to push them away.
"Look... you’re always bringing me things, how can Auntie accept this?" Granny Sun looked at the girl in front of her more fondly, regretting that she wasn’t her own daughter.
"What’s there to feel bad about? When I was a child and starving, wasn’t it thanks to you, Auntie?"
Seeing Qi Xiu speak sincerely, Granny Sun decided not to refuse anymore, thinking she would have her son give the kids some home-cured duck eggs when they returned.
"Alright then, don’t forget to visit Auntie’s home when you have time." Seeing the fresh green vegetables on the firewood, Granny Sun felt so warm in her heart that she couldn’t hide her smile, again regretting Qi Xiu wasn’t her daughter.