Chapter 1229 - 387: Joy Pulse, The Bloody Incident Caused by Stinky Tofu_2
The excitement lasted until evening. Just as everyone was getting ready to go home, Mo Yan had prepared a big pot of osmanthus-flavored sweet dumplings in wine sauce. The dumplings, infused with the fragrance of osmanthus and the aroma of wine, were soft, smooth, and pleasantly sweet; not only did the children enjoy them, but even Xiao Ruiyuan, who wasn’t fond of sweets, ate two large bowls.
After the big pot of osmanthus-flavored sweet dumplings was finished, Mo Yan took out the mooncake gift boxes she had brought, distributing five boxes to each family, while the remaining four were kept for her own family.
Encouraged by Mo Yan and the others, Shengsheng mustered the courage to present the little mooncake box she had made and wrapped herself. She called out crisply, "Stepmother," and carefully offered the small mooncake box to Cui Qingrou.
Cui Qingrou was initially flushed with embarrassment from the crisp call of "Stepmother," but when she saw the hope and admiration in Shengsheng’s eyes, her eyes welled up with warmth. She solemnly accepted the gift, hugged Shengsheng into her embrace, and couldn’t help giving two kisses on her little cheek.
Shengsheng touched her kissed cheek, burying her head in the fragrant and soft embrace of Cui Qingrou, smiling blissfully. She was finally certain that her stepmother liked her because her sisters would also kiss her face when they were happy, saying they would only kiss her if they liked her.
This scene moved not only the stepmother and daughter in their embrace but also everyone who witnessed it.
Cradling the Mo Family’s mooncake gift boxes, the Liu Family, Han Family, and Cui Family took their leave one after another, agreeing to regather at the Scholar Mansion after praying to the Moon God, and then to go admire the lanterns together on the Qu Shui Riverside.
However, the lantern festival was crowded and bustling, and since Fangcao was now pregnant, it was certain she couldn’t go. If Fangcao couldn’t attend, Cui Pingan would also choose not to go. The couple apologized to the father and daughter of the Mo Family with embarrassment, but the father and daughter naturally didn’t mind; even if the couple hadn’t mentioned it, they had planned to remind them.
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiao Ruiyuan stayed with the Mo Family as usual. When the moon emerged over the horizon, the family took turns worshiping the Moon God and shared the seven evenly cut pieces of the large mooncakes before swiftly readying two horse-drawn carriages, waiting for everyone to gather to head straight for the Qu River.