Chapter 585: 162: Old Friends Meet (12 more updates)_1

I don’t know if I’ll ever see those three poor children again in this life.

Zhou Danni laughed, “What’s so great? It’s usually very troublesome. I have to buy everything in four portions. If someone gets more or less, they will quarrel and say it’s unfair, and they often fight!”

Having many children brings many troubles, but most of these troubles are happy ones.

Zhou Danni continued, “Now I’m going to go inside and chat with your Aunt Daya. Are you guys okay with taking care of your little sister Yunyun?”

“Sure, sure!” Little Ni Yun is very cute, and everyone likes her very much.

Watching Ni Yun go with the children, Zhou Danni continued, “You can trust them with Yunyun. Let’s go inside to chat.”

“Okay.” Ni Cuihua nodded and followed Zhou Danni into the house.

Zhou Danni’s husband may be running a small business, but after all, there are four children to feed in the house. Plus, the business is not particularly good. The money he earns is barely enough. Their lives are very ordinary and are the type that can only afford meat during the holidays.

But to Zhou Danni, Ni Cuihua is a guest of honor. After making Ni Cuihua sit down, Zhou Danni walked into the house, saying, “Daya, wait for me. I’m going to get you a treat.”

After a while, Zhou Danni came out with a fresh tangerine and handed it to Ni Cuihua.

Ni Cuihua knew that this must be the most precious thing in Zhou Danni’s house and quickly declined, “Dani, we’re like sisters, so you don’t need to be so kind to me. Save this tangerine for the children.”

“You eat. We have plenty at home! Daya! You’ll be too formal if you don’t eat it!” Zhou Danni peeled the tangerine and put it back into Ni Cuihua’s hand.

Ni Cuihua was deeply moved and stuffed half of the tangerine into Zhou Danni’s hands, saying, “You also eat.”

Zhou Danni nodded, “Okay, let’s eat together.”

The two chatted as they ate.

Ni Cuihua told Zhou Danni about her past, and Zhou Danni listened with sighs.

“Daya, your life has been too hard! How could your father bear to sell you to such a family?”

Ni Cuihua responded with a bitter smile, “It’s all in the past.”

Zhou Danni sighed, “The past is indeed past, but the hardships you endured were real. And those three poor children.” She never expected that Ni Cuihua had led such a hellish life.

Ni Cuihua, with swollen eyes, said, “The ones I owe the most are those three children…”

Zhou Danni walked over and patted Ni Cuihua’s back, comforting, “Actually, for them, it’s kind of a blessing in disguise. If they continued to stay in the Mu Family, who knows how that old lady would have abused them. Maybe by now they have been taken by kind people and are leading a good life.”

“Hopefully…” Ni Cuihua continued, “I have been talking about me all this time. What about you, Dani? How have you been these years?”

Compared to Ni Cuihua, Zhou Danni’s life has been quite good over these years.

Her husband is an honest man who only knows how to work and earn money. She’s the one in charge at home. Three years ago, they followed their fellow villagers to Beijing and started a small business there, successfully settling down in Beijing.

Although they don’t earn much money and their life is tight, it’s at least happy because their family is together.

The two chatted for a long time, and before they knew it, it was evening.

Zhou Danni’s husband returned after closing his stall.

Zhou Danni introduced Ni Cuihua, “Old Zhao, this is Daya I often talk to you about. We grew up in the same village.”

Old Zhao, a man who looked very honest from his face, greeted Ni Cuihua.

Ni Cuihua nodded, “Hello, brother-in-law.”

Zhou Danni is two months older than her, so it’s appropriate to call him brother-in-law.

Old Zhao looked at Zhou Danni, “Well, since we have guests today, I’ll go to buy some groceries now.”

“Go ahead.” Zhou Danni added, “Remember to buy two pounds of pork!”

Hearing about pork, the children playing outside cheered!

“We will have meat tonight!”

“We will have meat for dinner tonight!”

“Okay!” Even if Old Zhao doesn’t normally indulge in food and drink, he won’t be short of a few yuan for meat with guests in the house. He won’t neglect the guests.

Ni Cuihua hurriedly said, “Dani, don’t go to so much trouble. I won’t stay for dinner.”

It’s obvious that Zhou Danni’s family’s financial condition is not very good, and Ni Cuihua didn’t want them to make unnecessary expenses.

“Of course I’m here!” Zhou Danni said, “We only see each other once in so many years! How could you not be here for dinner! If you’re not here for dinner, I’m not letting you return tonight! Besides, just look at how happy those little rascals were when they heard there was meat to eat! They’ll surely be heartbroken if you don’t eat here!”

Helpless, Ni Cuihua had to agree and said, “Then let me tell my eldest daughter first, so she doesn’t worry about me being missing later!”

“Great, let her come over to dine together too!”

Ni Cuihua went to the door of the training class and waited for about ten minutes before she saw Ni Yang coming out.

“Yangyang!” Ni Cuihua ran over.

“Mom!” Ni Yang asked in confusion, “Why are you alone? Where’s Yunyun?”

Ni Cuihua relayed the incident of meeting Zhou Danni to Ni Yang.

Ni Yang was also delighted that Ni Cuihua encountered a childhood friend in Beijing.

She smiled and said, “Mom, let’s get something to take with us. How many kids does Aunt Danni have?”

“Four!” Ni Cuihua replied.

Ni Yang nodded, “There’s a shop over there, let’s go to the shop first.”

Ni Yang bought malted milk, candies, beef granules, biscuits, some fruits, and two bottles of liquor, spending over fifty yuan in total.

When they arrived at Zhou Danni’s home, it was already getting dark.

All the children had gathered in the living room.

Old Zhao was cooking in the kitchen, Zhou Danni and the children immediately came out to greet them.

Ni Cuihua handed the bags of gifts to Zhou Danni and the children, “These are all goodies for the kids.”

Zhou Danni chided, “Daya, why did you buy so many things? After all these years of friendship, why waste money?!” Everyone’s living conditions aren’t easy, and Ni Cuihua bringing so many things made Zhou Danni feel slightly embarrassed.

Ni Cuihua laughed and said, “I didn’t buy much, they just looked nice. Speaking of, Danni, this is my eldest daughter Ni Yang! Yangyang, this is your Aunt Danni.”

Ni Yang politely greeted, “Hello, Aunt Danni.”

Only then did Zhou Danni get a clear look at Ni Yang by Ni Cuihua’s side, she was surprised and said, “Daya, your daughter is too beautiful! She’s like drawn on a picture!”

Zhou Danni had seen quite a lot of people over the years, but she had never seen someone as beautiful as Ni Yang!

Not only was the girl beautiful, but she also had a unique charisma!

No wonder she managed to get Ni Cuihua out of Dam Village.

Ni Cuihua laughed and said, “This girl can’t take compliments. If you keep praising her like this, I’m sure she will become overly proud!”

Zhou Danni responded, “I’m not just flattering; my niece really is beautiful! Alright, let’s not just stand here, let’s go inside and sit!”

They all went inside.

Old Zhao had already set the meal on the table, and the dinner was very rich, with both fish and meat.

Ni Cuihua introduced Old Zhao to Ni Yang.

Ni Yang politely greeted, “Hello Uncle Zhao.”

Zhou Danni has educated her children well. Although they had not eaten meat for a long time, after each of them had taken a piece, they did not take any more, preventing any chaos over food.

On the other hand, Zhou Danni kept serving meat to Ni Yang and Ni Cuihua, “Daya, you and Yangyang eat the meat! Treat this place as your own home, don’t be polite!”

Unable to refuse, Ni Yang ate two large pieces of fat meat. She was unable to eat the last piece, but she still gulped it down with discomfort. After dinner, she quickly took her bowl to the kitchen, fearing that Zhou Danni would serve her more meat.

Zhou Danni was a bit worried that Ni Yang did not eat enough, “Yangyang, how come you’ve eaten so little? There’s still plenty of rice in the pot! Don’t worry about saving food for me, it’s not a famine era now!”

Ni Yang smiled faintly, “I’m full, Aunt Danni.”

Zhou Danni was somewhat skeptical, “Can you be full with just that? Is it because the food Uncle Zhao cooked isn’t good?”

Ni Yang continued, “Uncle Zhao’s cooking is delicious, Aunt Danni, I’m truly full.”

Ni Cuihua chimed in from the side, “Danni, you don’t need to worry about her. This girl has always had a small appetite, always like feeding a myna bird.”

Only then did Zhou Danni feel relieved.

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