GBP Chapter 132: Take care of the whole house? Me?
Chapter 132: Take care of the whole house? Me?
Ji Wei had no choice but to wipe his hands clean and eat the pear in small bites.
It was so delicious that he wanted to eat it all in big mouthfuls, but he was afraid that Bai Sui'an would think he ate too much, so he could only pretend that he was not that greedy.
But an embarrassing thing happened. While Ji Wei was still eating, his stomach started to growl.
The voice was loud, but Bai Sui'an could just hear it clearly.
It was only a short time since the lunch break and Ji Wei had just finished lunch, but he was already hungry.
Looking at the child's skinny arms, Lin Yashu and Lin Rongkang have gained some weight by eating well at home recently. However, Ji Wei has become thinner and thinner after eating for a few days.
Bai Sui'an said, "Is there not enough food at home? We can cook more next time."
Ji Wei was flattered: "No, I have enough to eat..."
"How can you still feel dizzy even if you have enough to eat? The other children in the family are getting fatter and fatter, but you are getting skinny like a monkey!" Bai Sui'an, who is used to seeing obedient children, really doesn't know why some children would refuse to eat.
"Especially since you are at the age of growing taller now, if you don't eat, you won't grow taller. When you see your mother in the future, she will blame me for raising her good child into firewood!"
If he gets any thinner, he won’t even be considered a monkey. Maybe a piece of firewood would be thicker than him!
Ji Wei lowered his head, staring blankly at the remaining fruit core in his hand, and muttered, "I don't know what's happened to my mother..."
"As a mother, I don't want my child to worry about me, so of course I will take good care of myself. Your mother must be waiting to see you, so you must take good care of yourself."
Bai Sui'an took the fruit core from his hand and stuffed a pear into his hand, "Eat a few more."
The cold pear seemed particularly hot in Ji Wei's hand. He wanted to return the fruit: "I've only eaten one, leave some for my brothers and sisters..."
The sweeter the fruit, the more expensive it is. Ji Wei no longer dared to eat any of it.
"Everyone in the family has some, so no one needs any. Just eat it. They'll eat it too when they finish practicing."
Bai Sui'an's words loosened the child's inner defenses a little. This fruit was indeed delicious and juicy for Ji Wei, and it would be nice to be able to eat another one.
"Is it really edible?" Ji Wei asked weakly.
"Eat." Bai Sui'an pointed to the plate beside him, "There's still a lot here. If you finish eating, there's more at home."
"Well, then I'll have another one."
Just one will do, Ji Wei consoled himself.
Bai Sui'an glanced at him and said, "It doesn't matter if you eat two more. Just rest here and don't practice for now."
Thinking that Bai Sui'an wouldn't let him practice, Ji Wei felt a little anxious: "I can practice!"
"Even if you can practice, you have to wait until you have rested enough before practicing. Just sit here and watch them practice."
Bai Sui'an didn't say much to him and walked to the kitchen.
She was not a good cook, and she was afraid that the food she cooked would be inedible if she wanted to cook something for Ji Wei. There were two eggs left at home, so she cooked two eggs for Ji Wei to fill his stomach.
When Bai Sui'an brought him two eggs, Ji Wei was flattered again and waved his hands quickly: "I won't eat this. I'm full from the fruit I just ate."
In the past, one egg had to be shared among three people at home, but now Bai Sui'an let him eat two at once, which he couldn't even imagine.
Bai Sui'an knew at a glance that Ji Wei hadn't eaten a single pear after she left.
Children of this age have big appetites. They were so hungry just now that they were rumbling with hunger. How could they possibly fill their stomachs with just two pears?
"This was originally cooked for you. If you don't eat it, I'll throw it away."
Bai Sui'an kept staring at Ji Wei's face while speaking, paying close attention to the changes in his expression.
When the child heard that the eggs were going to be thrown away, his eyes widened.
Ji Wei: "This, this is an egg."
Do I really want to throw it away? Do I really want to? This is such a waste...
"Yeah, my eggs are mine. I can give them to whoever I want to eat, and I can throw them away if I want."
Bai Sui'an acted as if he didn't care at all, as if throwing money in the street didn't matter to him.
It was precisely because of this that Ji Wei realized that Bai Sui'an was deliberately being nice to him.
Bai Sui'an had helped him enough, so Ji Wei really couldn't take so many benefits from Bai Sui'an for free.
"My living here is already causing you trouble. You don't have to be so nice to me anymore..."
It was only when he said it directly that Bai Sui'an realized that this was what he was thinking.
"I asked you to come to our house so that I could ask you to help look after your younger siblings when I'm busy. Of course, I have to make sure you have enough meals." Bai Sui'an said.
Ji Wei: “But I didn’t do anything.”
"When we went out yesterday, did you stay home to help look after the house? You've already done what you're supposed to do. Now I want you to eat more, but am I wrong to do that?"
Bai Sui'an rarely softened his tone, which was full of powerlessness, as if he really had no way to deal with Ji Wei.
Ji Wei originally just wanted to avoid causing trouble for Bai Sui'an, but he still embarrassed Bai Sui'an. He was at a loss and said, "I don't mean to blame you, I just don't want to take away your food... There are too many people at home, and the rice jar will soon be empty."
Seeing that Ji Wei was gradually opening up his heart, Bai Sui'an peeled an egg and handed it to him.
Then he explained: "The things we buy are for people to eat. If they are gone, we can just buy more. If we can't afford to feed you guys, we wouldn't have let you come here in the first place."
The egg was handed over without any intention of being taken back, so Ji Wei had no choice but to accept it: "Then let me do more work in the future. I can chop wood, cook, and lift heavy objects."
Bai Sui'an peeled another egg and said, "I'll need your help more in the future. The adults at home will be busy soon. You are the oldest child in our family now, and we are counting on you to help take care of the house."
This suddenly made Ji Wei feel pressured: "Take care of the whole house? Me?"
He doesn't know anything.
"Eat first." Seeing that he had not touched the egg in his hand, Bai Sui'an urged him.
After he bit it, Bai Sui'an spoke to him, "Your two uncles and I will have a lot of things to do in a few days. Rong Le will also have to go back to school. We have an uncle with poor eyesight at home, and two younger brothers and sisters.
You have to help me protect them, understand?"
Ji Wei quickly finished an egg. He said, "But I haven't learned anything yet. I haven't learned as fast as Sister Yashu and the others..."
Another egg was stuffed into his hand, and Bai Sui'an coaxed him, "You don't need to learn anything. As long as you eat well, you will have some strength to protect your younger brothers and sisters."
"Is it really that easy?"
"Well, just listen to me and you'll be able to do it."
Ji Wei nodded and continued to eat the egg in his hand.
Bai Sui'an was not just coaxing the child. She had already planned many things. After opening the shop, she would inevitably have to go out often.
There are many people in the town and she can't let Ye Lingche and his brother be discovered. She can't go out in front of the people of Tianxuan Country. Moving to the town is not an option.
If she stayed at home, someone would come to her house sooner or later, so she might as well prepare some equipment at home to deal with some special situations.