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.