Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 623 Baked Eggs

"Rainwater, mother, it doesn't matter. If Wu'er wants to wash the clothes, then just wash them. It's a good thing."

He Lai was speechless, why did they get into a fight just for washing clothes?

"Brother Lai, you don't know this, right? Wu'er washes clothes with her feet. Last time, when mom left for a while, she asked Wu'er to help her keep an eye on things. As a result, Wu'er jumped into the wooden barrel barefoot, jumping and hopping, and even stepped on one of mom's new clothes and ruined it."

Rain explained with a smile.

"Ah? There is such a thing. In that case, she will have to take the beating." He Lai nodded. He couldn't afford to offend the mischievous Wu'er, so he just let the child bear it.

"Brother Lai, do you remember that this is what you called me when your mother beat you as a child?" Yu Shui leaned against He Lai and chuckled.

"Rain save me, rain save me."

"whee……"

There was the sound of Wu'er crying inside and the sound of rain laughing outside, and the scene was somewhat harmonious.

……

Time passed day by day, and nothing messy happened. The time period where the plot of "Love in Courtyard" began was dull and ordinary for He Lai.

There were no incidents of stealing soy sauce or chickens. There were no older young people looking for blind dates, no lonely elderly people who needed care because they had no children, and no young widows pretending to wash clothes to gain sympathy.

There was just a group of children playing around in the courtyard, causing some trouble from time to time to make everyone in the compound happy.

Look, Wu Juan was holding a feather duster and chasing Wu'er in the courtyard, cursing from time to time.

"You damn girl, don't let me catch you. You just ate a dozen eggs like this. Stop right there!"

"Don't stop!"

"How dare you talk back!"

……

Wu'er moved freely in the courtyard, hiding behind adults from time to time to block Wu Juan.

When Wu'er hid behind Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu smiled and opened his arms to persuade Wu Juan, "Aunt, it's not necessary, it's just a few eggs, it's not a waste, I'll eat them all, I'll bring you a few back later."

Wu Juan didn't care what Sha Zhu said. She waited for the right moment and hit Sha Zhu from behind with a feather duster.

Wu'er was quick-witted and dodged immediately, running behind Qin Huairu.

The stick didn't hit Wu'er, but hit Shazhu's thigh instead. Because it was summer, Shazhu was only wearing a pair of long pants, and it hurt when the feather duster fell on Shazhu.

"Ouch! Auntie, please don't hit me!" Sha Zhu immediately rubbed his thigh and said aggrievedly.

"If you don't block it, how can I hit you? Get out of the way! Huairu, you get out of the way too." Wu Juan rolled her eyes at Sha Zhu and then walked towards Qin Huairu.

When Wu'er saw that something was wrong, she ran to the front yard and ran directly into the arms of He Zhan who was about to go home.

"Dad, save me, Mom is going to beat me to death." Wu'er threw herself into He Zhan's arms and begged with red eyes.

"Hehe, girl, why are your eyes red again? Don't cry, don't cry. Daddy will protect you, okay?" He Zhan looked at Wu'er who looked like she was about to cry, and quickly comforted her.

"Dad, you are so nice. I love you the most." Wu'er hugged He Zhan's neck with both hands and said affectionately.

He Zhan immediately enjoyed the sweet moment with his daughter. After all, Wu'er usually went to see her big brother He Lai, and it was rare for her to be in a good mood with him.

When Wu Juan arrived, He Zhan also protected Wu'er: "Alright, alright, Juanzi, don't be angry, Wu'er knows she is wrong, let's go home."

"Hmph!" Wu Juan saw He Zhan pleading for Wu'er, and Wu'er was held tightly in He Zhan's arms, so she had no choice but to give up.

The matter was actually very simple. A few kids were bored and had nothing to do in the yard, so they planned to bake something to eat where they had built the oven before.

Although the oven was dismantled by Wu Juan, the bottom was still left.

A few children got some coal and firewood, and after burning them, they began to roast food. At first they roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes. Later, when the fire was dying out, Wuer took a dozen eggs from home and buried them in the fire.

When Wu Juan came back from the rain and was about to make egg custard with eggs, she found that all the eggs in the basket were gone. She went out and saw Wu'er and a group of friends eating eggs, which triggered a chase.

He Lai came back a little later than He Zhan. After listening to Yu Shui's story about what had just happened, he laughed for a long time.

"My dear daughter, when you grow up you must not be like your aunt, do you understand?"

He Lai hugged He Tong and spoke softly.

When He Tong heard He Lai's voice, she clapped her hands and laughed.

"Okay, let's go and see how mom is doing. Don't really hit Wu'er."

Yu Shui took He Tong and said.

"Okay, let's go and take a look."

When He Lai arrived at Wu Juan's house, he saw Wu'er standing in the corner as punishment, with her head lowered and looking aggrieved, seemingly a little pitiful.

"Brother!" Wu'er turned around and saw He Lai coming over, and immediately shouted.

"Stand still. It's no use shouting at anyone today. If you dare to turn around, I will spank your butt until it's swollen."

Wu Juan slammed the feather duster on the table, and Wu'er was so scared that she immediately turned her head back and stood still.

"Mom, why are you so angry? You scared your granddaughter."

He Lai came to the rescue with a smile.

"Give Tongtong to me, why are you holding her?" Wu Juan ignored He Lai and just took He Tong from him.

He was asking for trouble and could only find a stool to sit down.

He looked around and found that He Zhan was not there again, so he asked, "Mom, where is Dad?"

"Where else can he go? He came back and sat for a while, then went to your father-in-law's house to drink. Keeping him at home day after day is like killing him."

Wu Juan coaxed He Tong while complaining about He Zhan.

At this time, Xiao Yangzi came over holding a casserole, followed by Xier and Menger.

"Hey, Xiao Yangzi, is this for Uncle Lai? Give it to me, give it to me." He Lai said with a smile, stood up and was about to take it.

"Uncle, this is the crucian carp and egg soup my father made, specially for Grandma He."

Xiao Yangzi gave the casserole to He Lai and said.

"Okay, okay, um, this soup looks delicious. I'm a little hungry. Yu Shui, go get a few bowls."

He Lai ordered.

Upon hearing this, Yu Shui got up and went to the kitchen to get the dishes.

"Grandma He, please don't be angry. Please don't punish Wu'er. Otherwise, just hit me." Xiao Yangzi came in front of Wu Juan and said, while stretching out his hand with his palm facing Wu Juan.

"And me." "Me too." Xier and Menger also stretched out their little hands.

"What are you talking about? Okay, grandma is not angry anymore. You are really sensible. Come, come, come and sit here. Grandma will serve you some soup later."

Wu Juan immediately extended one hand and asked Xiao Yangzi and the other two to sit down.

Soon, with the arrival of the crucian carp and egg soup, Wu'er's punishment time finally ended, and the little ones drank the soup together.