After speaking, she looked around and asked, "Mom, where is my niece?"
She had visited two weeks ago. Her niece was so adorable and incomparably beautiful, not even the girls in town could match her charm.
Mentioning her beloved granddaughter, Ma Xiulian couldn't help but smile, "She just fell asleep after drinking her milk."
Chen Honghong looked slightly disappointed and continued, "Mom, you asked me to bring the fabric you needed, so I've brought it this time, but the color isn't so great."
With that, she took out a piece of light yellow fabric.
Such a color was not resistant to dirt, which rural people who worked in the fields every day disliked the most.
But Ma Xiulian was thrilled and began to unfold it, "Our Guibao has fair skin, light colors suit her best."
Although the dye of this fabric was a bit uneven, it was about three yards long, enough for several outfits for her cute Guibao.
You have to know that buying fabric not only requires money but also fabric coupons. A villager is only entitled to seven yards of fabric coupons per year, and just enough for a tall man to make one suit of clothes.
Luckily, the retail co-op has some defective fabrics that don't need fabric coupons, and Chen Honghong, who works there, could reserve it in advance.
"How much is it? I'll give it to you," Ma Xiulian asked.
As Chen Honghong was about to say that it cost only a few bucks and not to pay for it, Ma Xiulian gave her a glare, "Did you forget what I just told you?!"
Chen Honghong had to reply, "Two and a half dollars."
Without a word, Ma Xiulian took out her key, opened the wardrobe, took out two and a half dollars from the carefully wrapped cloth, and then carefully put it back in.
Then she said to her daughter, "Stay here tonight and go back early tomorrow."
Chen Honghong nodded, "Okay, before I came, I told my mother-in-law I wouldn't be going back tonight."
It wasn't until after the Chen family had dinner that Helian Qiao woke up, more accurately, woke up from hunger.
Seeing no one in the room, she called out with her soft milky voice, "Ahh~"
She was hungry and wanted milk!
Ma Xiulian in the courtyard heard the cry immediately. Since she was busy and couldn't go herself, she called out to Li Chunhua, "Daughter-in-law, quickly check if Guibao has woken up."
Li Chunhua, who was cuddling her son, didn't want to go at all.
But Chen Honghong quickly stood up and said, "I'll go, I'll go."
As soon as she got to the bed, she saw her niece's big black eyes looking at her, and her heart instantly melted.
She hurriedly picked her up and comforted her softly, "Guibao, it's me, your auntie. I came to see you last time too, do you remember?"
Helian Qiao kindly made a sound in affirmation. She could even clearly remember things from a hundred years ago.
Chen Honghong then complimented her, "Guibao is so smart! Auntie will change your diaper now~"
Then she discovered that her niece was indeed extremely well-behaved. She didn't fuss at all while having her diaper changed.
Chen Honghong admired her so much she couldn't help but give her a kiss on her tender little face, "Such a good girl! Auntie will take you for your milk."
Then she was startled by Helian Qiao's hearty appetite, "Does Guibao always drink this much?"
Although she had heard her mom say her niece had a good appetite, she didn't expect it to be this good.
At the mention of this, Li Chunhua filled with resentment, "Tell me about it! I've never seen a girl who can drink so much milk, even more than my big chubby boy!"
She barely managed to get some good food during her maternity leave, but all of it was taken by this damn girl in the form of milk!
The damn girl, however, was plump and fair, while apart from her swollen breasts, she hadn't gained any weight.
Hearing this, Ma Xiulian proudly said, "Eating well is a blessing. Our Guibao is very lucky."
Feeling wronged and unable to voice her complaint, Li Chunhua could only pinch her daughter's little butt in secret to vent her anger.