Chapter 008 Da'an's Dream

Da'an stared at Shen Ning's determined eyes, feeling that his mother had really changed.

He was still young, and even though he felt strange in his heart, he couldn't describe it. It was just a strange feeling.

But being able to eat eggs every day was Da'an's dream.

Just the thought of being able to eat eggs every day made him want to jump for joy.

Xiao Ru, on the other hand, clung to Shen Ning's leg, rubbing her face against it like a little kitten. Shen Ning lifted her with one hand, while Da'an went to start the fire. When the porridge was ready, Shen Ning deftly cracked two eggs into a bowl, added some water and salt, and then stewed it in a pot.

Da'an said, "Sister, come down, don't tire Mom out."

"It's okay," Shen Ning realized the significance of her children after experiencing a lifetime.

Da'an and Xiao Ru were her entire purpose and joy in life.

They couldn't be replaced by any achievement.

She enjoyed the days when she reunited with her two children.

Even though the days were tough now, with an empty home and nothing to their name, she felt content.

Xiao Ru listened to Da'an and struggled to get down from Shen Ning's arms to help her brother start the fire.

The firelight reflected off the tender and lively faces of the two children, and tears glistened in Shen Ning's eyes.

When the golden and tender stewed eggs were ready, both children's eyes sparkled, and the aroma of eggs filled the air.

Shen Ning divided the eggs in half for the two children to eat.

Da'an said, "Mom, why aren't you eating?"

Xiao Ru, with a spoon in her mouth, looked at Shen Ning in confusion.

Shen Ning said, "These are for the children to eat."

Da'an said, "Adults can eat them too."

"Mom doesn't like to eat them," Shen Ning smiled.

Da'an scooped up a spoonful and brought it to Shen Ning's lips, "Mom, you eat."

Seeing her son's eager gaze, Shen Ning was deeply moved. She took a small bite, and then Xiao Ru also scooped up a spoonful and brought it to Shen Ning's lips. Shen Ning took a bite, and then she fed her daughter.

Her daughter was weak, and her stomach wasn't good, so this soft stewed egg was perfect for her.

After a satisfying breakfast, the two children helped Shen Ning clean up the dishes. Someone entered the yard from outside, "Da'an's mother, I heard early this morning that Ah Zheng's mother came to cause trouble?"

The person was Luo Aixian, Ah Zheng's aunt. Luo Aixian and Ah Zheng's father were fraternal twins, and perhaps due to the twin gene in the Luo family, she unexpectedly became pregnant with the twins Da'an and Xiao Ru on the not-so-happy wedding night with Ah Zheng.

Luo Aixian came in carrying a basket, she was thin, just fifty years old, with the marks of time etched on her face. Her hair was tied back in a black net like most rural women.

This aunt also had a hard life. Due to political reasons, she had been persecuted in her early years, and she had given birth to five children, but in the end, only managed to raise a daughter, He Xiufang, and a son, the youngest. Her husband had also died early. Her daughter had a falling out with her over marriage matters and rarely came back home, leaving only a son by her side.

But fate didn't crush her, and she still lived with optimism, always smiling at everyone.

Shen Ning felt a little ashamed in front of this elder, perhaps because of her dissatisfaction with the marriage and her dislike for Ah Zheng in her early years, she had also harbored ill feelings towards the people of the Luo family, and had never shown a good face to this kind aunt.

Because of the difficult circumstances of her life, she lived in self-pity, blaming the heavens and others, always wearing a troubled expression. Even though she later worked hard to make a living, the pain and regret had been deeply imprinted on her soul, and could never be healed.

"Aunt, please sit down," Shen Ning poured water into the only chipped enamel cup in the house and respectfully handed it to Luo Aixian.

Luo Aixian was taken aback. Where did this come from? This girl was actually offering her a cup of water?

She took the enamel cup with a sense of surprise, "Da'an's mother... What's gotten into you?"