Chapter 53 I Dreamt It
Liu Cuihua looked back at him, "What's wrong? Or you want to eat steamed egg custard?"
Wu Xiyuan shook his head, "No, it's not that I stopped second elder brother. It's my wife told me to do that. My wife should take the credit of eating steamed egg custard."
Liu Cuihua smiled and glanced at Su Jiuyue who was standing by the woodpile, "Both of you can eat it.!"
Liu Cuihua wondered why Su Jiuyue chopped so much firewood today and did not put them in the woodshed, instead she piled up them in the courtyard as if she was afraid of who would go inside the woodshed.
Two little kids Niuniu and Guoguo also exclaimed, "Grandma! We also want to eat!"
More money Liu Cuihua had than before made she less mean with money.
"All right, all right! I'll count in your portions."
Liu Cuihua cracked five eggs and put them in ten small bowls so that all the family could enjoy it.
When the meal was ready in the kitchen, the snow in the yard was just about cleaned up. People in the yard gathered all the snow unmelted to make a large snowman.
Liu Cuihua called the kids having fun outside in for the ready-made meal.
After the meal, Liu Cuihua called Su Jiuyue to her room alone for further understanding the whole story happened just now.
Perhaps other people might not take notice whereas the things happened these days did puzzle Liu Cuihua.
Liu Cuihua was amazed at Su's good luck like a mascot.
Su Jiuyue did the dishes quickly when being called to Liu Cuihua's room, not knowing what for.
"Mom, what can I do for you?"
Liu Cuihua sat on a chair, looking at Su Jiuyue standing in the doorway, wearing the purplish red jacket she made by herself, which made Su's face more fair and tender, just like the mascot under Avalokitesvara seat.
"Hmm, my little girl. You look like you've gained some weight, don't you?" Liu Cuihua beamed.
Almost girls coming of a wealthy and influential family pursue a slim figure. Conversely, people living in the remote mountains preferred a bit fatter figure which could display the girl who might come of a big family good enough to feed their own kids well.
Actually, Su Jiuyue herself could feel her face chubbier when washing her face every day.
Su Jiuyue smiled shyly and embarrassedly, "After I married here, I could get my tummy stuffed so I naturally gained some weight."
Su's words quite gratified Liu Cuihua but she wouldn't take all the credit, so she replied, "That's because you did everything tiptop. You see, you've only been with us for less than two months but you've already earned much money for the family."
Su Jiuyue hastily shook her head, "It's just my good luck for a moment. "
Because Su Jiuyue had become one of family members, without standing on ceremony, Liu Cuihua asked her straightforwardly, "Little girl, I have a question to ask. You should tell the truth."
Su Jiuyue genuinely looked Liu Cuihua and answered, "Mom, just go ahead."
"Did ... Did you know our woodshed would collapse today?" Liu Cuihua asked while eyes kept staring at Su Jiuyue for not missing every nuance of her expression.
Su Jiuyue didn't expect her mom to ask about this. She was slightly stunned and lost for words for a time.
Su Jiuyue's such reaction seemly dropped a hint to Liu Cuihua.
"Little Jiuyue, would you tell me how you noticed that?"
Su Jiuyue kept hemming and hawing, her delicate eyebrows twisted. After a long time's stammering, she could whisper out the words, "Mom, if I say I dreamt it, will you believe?"