Adored Koi in the ’70s

When thinking about it, Da Qiao hadn't celebrated her birthday before.

On previous years' birthday, her dad would cook her a red egg. However, the red egg often didn't end up in her stomach. As soon as her dad went to work, the egg would be taken away by her mom immediately.

While Younger Sister was different. Not only did she get egg, she also had brown sugar cakes to eat and beautiful new clothes to wear!

Every time she saw her mom hugging Younger Sister in her arms and calling her sweetheart, she was envious.

But now, she finally didn't have to envy Younger Sister, because she can celebrate her birthday too!

On her birthday, Da Qiao woke up early.

After freshening up, she tied up two small buns by herself. It was just her arms were too short and the small buns were tied one up and one down.

"Dong, dong, dong..."

There was a knock at the door, followed by Auntie Hui's gentle voice: "Da Qiao, are you up? Can I come in?"

"Auntie Hui, come in. I'm already up." Da Qiao softly answered.

Lin Hui pushed open the door and came in. What entered her sight, was little dumpling vainly playing with her hair in front of the mirror. Her little face displayed annoyance.

She curled her lips and amusedly spoke, "Auntie Hui will do it for you."

Da Qiao stared at the clothes in Auntie Hui's hands. Her long eyelashes blinked: "Auntie Hui, who are the clothes in your hands for?"

Lin Hui tapped on her nose and teased her: "It's for our family's big cutie!"

Da Qiao's eyes brightened. Her brows and eyes curved with delight: "I'm our family's big cutie!"

Lin Hui couldn't help laughing: "Yes. I'm giving it to you, big Cutie!"

She still remembered seeing Da Qiao more than three years ago. She was still a short glutinous rice dumpling. Carrying a small back basket, she picked up firewood in East Wood by herself. She was crying while picking it up. There was a red slap print on her face.

When she saw it, she couldn't help but feel distressed.

Such a petite and cute child! How could Fang Xiao Juan be so ruthless?

If Fang Xiao Juan was a stepmother, she could understand. But this was a child born by her after ten months of pregnancy. She couldn't understand how she thought.

That time, she poured the firewood she had picked up to little dumpling's basket and heard her stammer out a thank you her in a soft, sweet voice. Afterward, when she saw that Da Qiao was so hungry, she insisted on taking her home.

That was how they met.

It was just that she never thought that one day, she would become her mom. Even though she hadn't called her Mom until now.

She will wait for it. She believed that one day, she can hear her sincerely call her Mom.

The clothes that Auntie Hui made for her this time were really beautiful. A light blue dress. It was a complete set with a large hem and beautiful floral embroidery.

Blue was a very attractive color. People with fair skin will appear fairer when they wear it. Those with dark skin will appear darker. Da Qiao's skin was as white as milk now. Wearing this light blue dress, her whole person was so fair that she seemed to glow.

What a pretty sight!

"Auntie Hui, do I look pretty?" Da Qiao turned around. Her big eyes turned into crescents and smiled sweetly.

"Pretty. Our family's big Cutie is the prettiest!"

Lin Hui's heart softened. Looking at such a delicate little dumpling, she really wanted to give her everything.

Da Qiao shyly rushed over, hugged Auntie Hui's body and stated, "Auntie Hui, thank you. I like it very much."

It was still Auntie Hui.

Lin Hui was slightly disappointed. Soon she became happy: "Come, Auntie Hui will do up two braids for you."

After dressing up, Da Qiao still hadn't come out. Little Yi Ming and little Dong Lin rushed in: "Elder Sister Da Qiao, we have a present for you!"

After mutual disdaining, these two little dumplings finally "slept" out some affection. Now they were brothers.

Little Dong Lin displayed a toothy smile and declared in a baby voice, "Elder Sister Da Qiao, close your eyes."

Little Yi Ming nodded his head: "Yes, close your eyes."

Da Qiao gave face to her younger brothers. She closed her eyes obediently and said softly, "What do you want to give me. I got warn you, you can't use caterpillars to scare Elder Sister. If you do that, Elder Sister will be angry! "

"We won't!" Little Yi Ming shook his head like a rattle.

Little Dong Lin followed suit and stated he wouldn't. Then he took out a drawing from behind him: "Elder Sister Da Qiao, you can open your eyes now!"

When Da Qiao opened her eyes, she almost burst out into laughter.

There were three little people on the painting. The little people have a big head and a small body, while the hands and feet were like their hen, Gu Gu. They were all claws.

If it weren't for the little person who represented her having two pigtails, she wouldn't have recognized it as herself!

Little Dong Lin and little Yi Ming stared straight at her with their eyes open. Their amount of nervousness was the same on their expressions.

Seeing that Da Qiao didn't speak, little Dong Lin turned around and blamed little Yi Ming: "Look, it's because you didn't draw well enough, Elder Sister Da Qiao won't smile anymore! It's better to take my gift out!"

The gift Xiao Donglin prepared was relatively straightforward. It was seven white rabbit candy. Each represented one year old. He had saved for a long time.

Just before he came, little Yi Ming commented that his gift was meaningless. Elder Sister Da Qiao often ate white rabbit candies recently.

After listening to this, he also felt that his gift was too ordinary. So he agreed to share a gift with little Yi Ming.

Who knew it wasn't as good as his!

Da Qiao held back her laughter. She put away the drawing and the seven white rabbit candies, "Thank you, younger brothers! I like it!"

Little Yi Ming's self-confidence was knocked down. His little eyes stared with confusion said, "Elder Sister Da Qiao, do you like both gifts?"

Da Qiao seriously nodded: "Yes, I like both of them!"

The two younger brothers liked her so much and the family treated her well. She really experienced happiness and joy.

Hearing Elder Sister Da Qiao's words, little Yi Ming finally became cheerful again: "Hurry, let's go out. My mom made you longevity noodles. You can live to be a hundred years old once you eat it!"

Lin Hui listened to the children's childish words. The mirth at the corner of her mouth couldn't disappear.

Qiao Hong Xia gave Da Qiao a longevity noodle.

Qiao Zhen Jun gave his daughter a very delicate handmade wooden box. He made it himself. It came with a lock.

Da Qiao loved it.

She felt as if she was surrounded by bubbles of joy. So happy that she wanted to cry.

...

After breakfast, those who got work, went to work and those who didn't need to go to work, did housework.

Recently, it peak time for farming. Many women went to answer the roll call before returning home to do chores.

Lin Hui did the same. After working in the field for a while, she returned and carried a wooden tub to the river to wash the clothes.

There were already many women washing clothes by the river.

Seeing Lin Hui coming over, someone took the initiative to make room for her: "Old Second Qiao's wife, come here to wash. There is a spot here."

Hearing everyone call her 'old Second Qiao's wife', Lin Hui bit her lip. Her cheeks were as red as rouge. At the same time, she felt a little sweetness in her heart.

Fang Xiao Juan, who was washing clothes at the other end, heard this addressment, and her breath choked. The laundry stick in her hand smashed down.

"Ahhh..."

Xing Hua let out a miserable shriek: "Fang Xiao Juan, what are you doing! You hit my hand!"

The clothes Xing Hua was washing floated out along the water at once. She hurriedly rushed to fish it. After grabbing it, she just stood firm and Fang Xiao Juan's stick smashed down on her.

F*ck. In a blink of an eye, her hands were swollen into pig hooves!

Fang Xiao Juan came back to her senses and apologetically spoke when she saw her hand: "I didn't do it on purpose. I was just disgusted by that woman. I'll give two eggs to make up for you."

"You're talking about that slut Lin Hui, right?"

For the sake of the two eggs, Xing Hua decided not to hold grudge with Fang Xiao Juan.

After Xing Hua was lectured by her mother-in-law last time, she restrained herself for a while. But she couldn't help but get together with Fang Xiao Juan after a while.

She always felt that she couldn't get along with other people. It was only Fang Xiao Juan who could understand her no matter what she said.

Xing Hua had never studied a book, so she didn't know there was a phrase, stinky smells are compatible.

She and Fang Xiao Juan can be said to stink together.

Fang Xiao Juan gritted her teeth. Her tone was sour: "It's that slut! What's there to be proud of for picking up second-hand goods that I don't want!"

When in fact, she was going crazy with jealousy!

Anyone with eyes can see that after Lin Hui got married, her whole person was like a dead tree reviving into its spring form and it regained its radiance.

In the past, Lin Hui always wore gray clothes. Her whole aura was gray. A smile was seldom seen on her face throughout the year. Although she was young, she seemed like a dead person.

But now she was alive. Her eyes are bright, her face was rosy, and it looked like she was living a good life!

Lin Hui's rosy face was like a thorn to the eyes. It made Fang Xiao Juan feel very uncomfortable.

She thought that after she divorced Qiao Zhen Jun, she would get better and better. Qiao Zhen Jun could only lie in bed for the rest of his life and be a paralyzed rubbish who needs to be served by people when he poops and urinates!

Who knew that Qiao Zhen Jun stood up and was able to walk again. What's more, he married her most hated person, Lin Hui!

On the other hand, she herself hadn't had a good day since she remarried!

Wang Xin Sheng was lazy to death. Since he got married, he had never brought a penny home. They relied on parent-in-laws' help for food and drink!

Not only did Wang Xin Sheng not help her with the housework, he demand for her to serve him like a master at home. If he didn't like it, the best case was scolding. The worst was beating. She had been slapped several times by him!

During this period, she recalled Qiao Zhen Jun's 'fight or scold, no retaliation'. The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it. If she knew that Qiao Zhen Jun would get healed, she wouldn't rush to go back to her maternal home!

In the end, it was Da Qiao's fault. If it wasn't for the purpose of driving her out of the house, how could she leave in a fit of rage?

Xing Hua wiggled her brows and said, "Will you just swallow this breath? It can't be that you are afraid of her?"

Fang Xiao Juan was originally upset. Now being provoked by Xing Hua, a fierce glint instantly appeared in her eyes, "I'm afraid of her? Why should I be afraid of that slut?"

Xing Hua continued to instigate: "If you aren't afraid of her, then go up and slap her now!"

Fang Xiao Juan wanted to do this in her heart. And being instigated like this, her jealousy gave her courage. She stood up and walked towards Lin Hui: "Lin Hui, did you do it on purpose?"

Lin Hui raised her head to see Fang Xiao Juan, frowned slightly and responded, "What are you saying? I don't understand!"

"Don't understand? Are you an dimwit? Your clothes are so dirty! Don't you know to wash them at the lower side? You wash these dirty clothes in the upper side and the dirty water flow to our side. This isn't on purpose?"

Lin Hui's face became cold: "Fang Xiao Juan, if you want to find fault, just say it directly. You don't need to make such disgusting excuses!"

Who didn't do laundry like this?

Who washes clothes deliberately distinguishes whether it was dirty or not? It's not washing vegetables!

Fang Xiao Juan's face flushed red: "You're motherf*cking disgusting! You little bitch, you dare to call me disgusting! If I don't smack you today, I'll take your surname!"

Today, she made up her mind to teach Lin Hui a lesson.

This anger had been suppressed since she knew that Lin Hui was going to marry Qiao Zhen Jun.

If she didn't vent out, she will definitely suffocate herself to death!

Lin Hui avoided her hand, stood up and ran towards the shore.

This woman was a lunatic. She can't go head on with her.

What's more, the other party was still pregnant. If there was any mishap, then she will still be the one in trouble.

Fang Xiao Juan couldn't get a single hit and almost fell. Affter she stood firm, she immediately chased after.

Someone persuaded: "Oh, Xiao Juan, stop chasing. You are still pregnant. If you fall, it will be too late to regret it!"

Some people watched the play: "Could it be Fang Xiao Juan regret her divorce with old Second Qiao? Back at Qiao's house, she never have to wash clothes by the river!"

"Lin Hui, don't run if you have the guts!"

At this moment, Da Qiao came over.

Seeing that her mom was chasing her stepmom, she immediately ran over and protected Auntie Hui by keeping her behind her: "You are not allowed to bully my mom!"

This 'mom' not only stunned Lin Hui, but also stunned Fang Xiao Juan.

Lin Hui's eyes gradually turned red: "Da Qiao, what did you call me just now?"

The surprise came so quickly that she couldn't believe her ears.

Da Qiao pursed her lips and shyly smiled at her. She shouted it out in a hurry just now. But now, getting her to seriously call again, she can't.

Fang Xiao Juan exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "You white-eyed wolf, I have worked so hard to conceive you and have raised you for so many years. You repay me like this?"

She didn't care about this child, Da Qiao. The more she didn't care, the less she will allow the other party to escape her control and the less she will allow the other party to betray her!

Fang Xiao Juan was so infuriated that she wanted to tear up Da Qiao!

She thought like this and actually implemented it!

She pounced with ferocious facial features. Her foot raised and kicked Da Qiao's face!

"Don't!"

Lin Hui saw her intention and turned to protect Da Qiao in her arms. Her back was exposed to Fang Xiao Juan.

Strangely, the imagined pain didn't appear.

Lin Hui was a little stunned. Just as she was about to turn her head, she heard Fang Xiao Juan screamed as she was getting forced on: "Snake! There's a snake!"

Da Qiao and Lin Hui looked down and saw a little black snake popped at Fang Xiao Juan's ankle at some unknown point.

The little black snake bit Fang Xiao Juan's ankle out two bloody holes. Then it twisted around and dived into the grass. Soon, it disappeared.

Fang Xiao Juan's face turned pale: "I'm dying..."

Then she rolled her eyes and fainted.

Lin Hui secretly commented how bad luck it was. She hurriedly sent her to the health center with the others.

Everyone thought that Fang Xiao Juan was going to be poisoned to death. But the doctor said that she wasn't poisoned. She fainted because she was too agitated.

Seeing that Fang Xiao Juan was fine, Lin Hui didn't bother to care about her. She took Da Qiao back to continue the laundry.

On the way back, Lin Hui held her hand and said, "Da Qiao, you called me Mom just now. I didn't misheard it, right?"

Da Qiao pursed her lips, nodded as she said softly, "Mom, you heard right."

Auntie Hui was so kind to her. In fact, she should have changed her addressing to 'Mom' long ago.

It was just that she wasn't used to it. As well as that she felt too shy to call her 'Mom'. So it was delayed until now.

Lin Hui's eyes were red. She squatted down and hugged the child. Her voice choked: "Oh, Mom's good child. Mom is really happy!"

Da Qiao hugged Auntie Hui back and responded, "I'm so happy that you are my mom!"

Compared to her own mom, she felt that Auntie Hui was more like her mom.

"By the way, you went to find me by the river just now. Is there something the matter?" Lin Hui asked.

Da Qiao spoke obediently and sensibly: "It's nothing. I want to go over and help Mom do the laundry together."

When Lin Hui heard this, she felt extremely relieved.

She reached out and rubbed her head. She softly spoke, "I don't need your help. Mom can wash the clothes alone. Can you help mom take care of two younger brothers?"

"Okay, I'll go back and watch my younger brothers!" Da Qiao sweetly replied.

At this moment, An Ping ran over panting: "Da Qiao, Shen Family's little fatty is here again. Grandmother wants you to go back!"

Younger Brother Tian You is here?

Da Qiao's eyes lit up: "Mom, then I'll go back first. I'll wait for your return at home."

Lin Hui nodded with a smile: "Go. Mom will go back after washing the clothes."

Then Da Qiao turned around and ran towards her cousin.

Looking at her daughter's back, Lin Hui felt as if her mouth was stuffed with sweet dates. The sweetness in her mouth reached her heart.

...

The town's deputy chief had come to Qiao's house again!

The news quickly spread throughout Qili Village. Many villagers who had nothing to do came to Qiao's house to watch.

Seeing Shen Family's large and small bags taken out of the car, they all voiced their envy.

"Oh my God, so many things. Qiao Family made a profit!"

"What's the profit or not! They saved deputy chief's son. If you have the ability to save a deputy chief's son, they will give you so many things!"

"I'm just wondering, didn't they come to give thanks last time? It's only been a while. Why are you here again?"

The doubts of the villagers were also the doubts of Qiao Xiu Zhi and Qiao Family.

The last time Shen Family came over, they said they were here to give thanks. What about this time?

Looking at the things the large and small bags they carried, it seems that there were more things than what was brought last time!

Seeing so many things, Wan Chun Ju immediately became elated: "Oh, there are so many things. How can I let the guests carry them like this. Let me!"

Eldest Daughter-in-law was too unreliable!

Qiao Xiu Zhi gave her a cool gaze and said in a cold voice, "Eldest's wife, come over and make a pot of tea. Then stay in the room and don't come out!"

Wan Chun Ju was struck by lightning: …

But Mother-in-law had already spoken. She didn't dare to resist at all and walked back to the kitchen in head turned back every three steps.

After coming to the main room to be seated.

Shen Shi Kai saw Qiao Family's doubts. Without dragging around, he went straight to the point and stated, "I came here today because there is actually a very important thing I want to ask for your consent."

Qiao Xiu Zhi said, "Please speak."

"My wife likes Da Qiao very much. After seeing her, she can't forget her. Because of her health, my wife can only have You Tian in this life." Speaking of this, he turned hid head to look at his wife, "So we want to recognize Da Qiao as our goddaughter. I wonder if your Qiao Family is willing?"

At the same time, at Shen's house in the town.

Shen Lin Lin was going to go to Qiao's house with her elder brother and elder sister-in-law today. But it just happened that her classmate Chu Sheng Mei came over to run errands in the town.

They hadn't seen each other for more than a year. The opportunity was rare. So she had to stay at home to entertain her classmate.

After chatting for a while, Shen Lin Lin took Chu Sheng Mei's hand and led her into the living room of the house: "You can sit down. I'll make you a cup of tea. Do you still like to drink jasmine tea?"

Chu Sheng Mei merrily replied: "Yes, I still got the same old taste. You remember it so clearly."

She responded and sat down on the sofa.

On the table in front of her, there was a sketch photo.

She didn't want to touch other people's things, but when she glanced over, she found that the little girl in the sketch was very similar to her elder brother's newly adopted daughter!