But today, they were all shocked to see Shen Yuan Chao, sitting in the small bamboo carriage, with his chubby cheeks and big, bright eyes, dressed in brand new, colorful clothes.
“Is this Shen Yuan Chao?”
Shen Yuan Chao was wearing a brand new outfit, with a red silk ribbon tied around his head. He looked incredibly adorable, sitting in the most luxurious small bamboo carriage of this era.
“Can Shen Yuan Chao sit up? He looks like he’s only six months old. Huai Ru, can your Bang Geng sit up yet?”
Qin Huai Ru’s face went pale. Her Bang Geng could only roll over, while Shen Yuan Chao could sit up. Plus, Shen Yuan Chao looked much stronger and healthier than Bang Geng, even cuter!
Qin Huai Ru was hit with another blow. She thought Shen Yuan Chao would be skinny and inferior to her Bang Geng, but Bang Geng’s new clothes weren’t as nice as Shen Yuan Chao’s.
The small bamboo carriage was better than Shen Yuan Chao’s, but he looked better than Bang Geng!
Actually, there was a huge difference, but Qin Huai Ru was wearing rose-tinted glasses for Bang Geng, and thought he was only slightly worse than Shen Yuan Chao!
Liu Widow was the poorest in the courtyard, what right did she have?
Jia Zhang Shi looked at Shen Yuan Chao’s bright clothes and the small bamboo carriage, her eyes turning red with envy: “Liu Widow, this small bamboo carriage should be ours!
Back when my Bang Geng was born, I borrowed it from you, but you said you sold it and wouldn’t lend it to us. Now you didn’t sell it, so this carriage rightfully belongs to my Bang Geng!”
Liu Hui Zhen was speechless, stunned by Jia Zhang Shi’s shameless remarks.
Jia Dong Xu smiled: “We’re all in the same courtyard, why make a fuss about who owns what? I remember this carriage can fit two children, let’s let my Bang Geng try it out!”
Jia Dong Xu bent down to grab Shen Yuan Chao and move him to the other side. Shen Yuan Chao noticed Jia Dong Xu’s approach and pushed back with all his might!
This was his, Shen Yuan Chao’s, small bamboo carriage. Here, neither the carriage nor his wife were for lending!
Why should that ungrateful Bang Geng get to ride it?
As Jia Dong Xu bent down, Shen Yuan Chao kicked off his diaper with his small foot, revealing his secret weapon underneath his open-crotch trousers.
Then, “Psss!”
Shen Yuan Chao chuckled internally. You want to ride in his carriage?
Let a stream of pee wake you up!
His pee was very healthy, no diabetes here, so don’t worry about Jia Dong Xu tasting sweetness!
In the moment Jia Dong Xu bent down, a warm stream of liquid shot out, hitting him in the face!
Sha Zhu’s eyes lit up: “Good boy, so young and you can pee that far! You’ll have a great endowment when you grow up! Just like me back in the day!”
Xu Da Mao: “Cut it out, Sha Zhu! You peed even shorter than me back then!”
Sha Zhu: “Humph, you rascal, you think I’ve forgotten that you wet your whole shoe in the wind?!”
Jia Dong Xu’s cotton jacket and clothes were all soaked, and because he screamed, it even went into his mouth!
Jia Dong Xu immediately ran to the side and started retching.
Liu Hui Zhen looked innocent: “Oh my, Dong Xu, I’m so sorry, Yuan Chao just finished his porridge. He didn’t mean to, I have a clean diaper here, do you want to wipe yourself off?”
Liu Hui Zhen picked up the diaper and was about to help Jia Dong Xu, but he quickly stepped back.
“Liu Hui Zhen, are you doing this on purpose?”
Liu Hui Zhen was confused: “I… no!”
Shen Yuan Chao was delighted. His bun-like mother truly wasn’t doing this on purpose. She didn’t have that kind of malice in her heart. At home, Liu Hui Zhen thought that a baby’s pee and other bodily fluids weren’t dirty!
It was adults who had more germs, so Liu Hui Zhen truly wanted to wipe Jia Dong Xu down with a diaper. She wasn’t even willing to part with it, if she wiped him, Shen Yuan Chao would lose a diaper!
Jia Zhang Shi’s face turned green with anger: “Liu Hui Zhen, you dare bully my son, heavens above…”
Liu Hui Zhen: “First Uncle, you should go help Jia Granny. She’s being superstitious and could be arrested!”
Liu Hui Zhen learned this in the literacy class. Besides what the teacher taught them, there were no special textbooks, so they basically read newspapers!
She read expired newspapers, going through each character one by one. After reading so much, she remembered some national policies!
Shen Yuan Chao sighed, knowledge truly changes fate. Back then, his bun-like mother would have never thought of this.
Yi Zhong Hai: “…”
If Liu Hui Zhen wasn’t so nervous and timid, he would have suspected she was doing this on purpose!
“Old Sister-in-law, don’t make a fuss, it’s the New Year, why are you crying? Let Bang Geng give his New Year greetings first! Liu Widow, we’re all in the same courtyard, there’s no need to go overboard!
Jia Granny is just missing her late husband!”
Whenever it involved the Jia family, Yi Zhong Hai became a skilled mud-slinger!
Hearing “New Year greetings,” Jia Zhang Shi became anxious. This represented money! She quickly pushed Qin Huai Ru: “Hurry, take the child and go around the courtyard for New Year greetings!”
Qin Huai Ru: “First Uncle, I’m bringing Bang Geng to give you New Year greetings!”
Yi Zhong Hai smiled and took out two yuan, giving it to Qin Huai Ru: “For the child’s lucky money!”
Then it was Liu Hai Zhong’s turn. He didn’t want to give money, but Yi Zhong Hai said: “Old Liu, you’re his Second Uncle, wouldn’t it look bad if you didn’t give him something?”
Jia Zhang Shi: “That’s right, Liu Hai Zhong, you’re the child’s Second Uncle, you’re the leader!”
These words hit Liu Hai Zhong’s weakness!
He could display his authority in the courtyard, he was ecstatic!
“Here’s my lucky money for the child, two yuan!”
Liu Hai Zhong felt a pang in his heart, but he didn’t want to lose to Yi Zhong Hai, so he gritted his teeth and gave Bang Geng two yuan!
Qin Huai Ru went to Yan Bu Gui with the child. Yan Bu Gui smiled: “Huai Ru, I have a daughter too, let’s just cancel each other out!”
Yan Bu Gui was calculating, no doubt. If he had directly said he wouldn’t give any, Jia Zhang Shi wouldn’t have let him off. But he used Yan Jie Di as a shield!
That shut Yi Zhong Hai up!
Finally, Yi Zhong Hai looked at Liu Hui Zhen: “Hui Zhen, you wouldn’t have to give lucky money in the past, but this year, you’ve both found jobs, and the Jia family is a single mother and child struggling, you should give some too!”
Shen Yuan Chao began to gurgle and scream at First Uncle.
Shen You Tian said sweetly: “Then First Uncle, my little brother is part of our courtyard now, will you give him lucky money? My sister and I want lucky money too!
My sister and I are bringing our little brother here to give New Year greetings to First Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Jia Granny, Silly Brother, Da Mao Brother!
Happy New Year and may all your wishes come true!”
People of the Capital City loved auspicious sayings. Before going out, Liu Hui Zhen had taught Shen You Chu and Shen You Tian a few lucky phrases!
Shen Yuan Chao, sitting in his small bamboo carriage, looked at his two sprout-like sisters. Even though they were twins, they looked identical, their personalities were vastly different.
Shen You Chu was sweet and gentle, like she inherited her traits from Liu Hui Zhen.
Shen You Tian was clever and bright, she must have gotten it from her father?
Shen Yuan Chao couldn’t be sure.
Shen You Chu was like water, Shen You Tian was like fire!