11 Bai Zhexi (2/2)
”Eat!” Wan Chao interrupted her mother's words. She used one hand to hold the bowl up to Bai Zhexi's mouth, gesturing for her to open her mouth and eat.
It was rare for her daughter to treat her so well. Bai Zhexi swallowed what she wanted to say and quickly drank a large mouthful of porridge.
At the end of September, the north had already turned cold. After sitting there for half a day, Bai Zhexi's entire body had already turned cold. After eating a mouthful of hot porridge into her stomach, her heart and body warmed up, and the corners of her eyes could not help but turn moist.
Seeing Bai Zhexi watery eyes, Wan Chao's cold heart couldn't help but soften. She gave a rare explanation, ”My injuries aren't serious, today I beat up the people who hit me before. Don't worry, they won't dare to hit me again.”
Bai Zhexi was momentarily shocked, her jaw dropped. When had her daughter, who had rebelled, ever explained things to her? Her tone was so gentle, so she couldn't help but raise her hand to caress Wan Chao's forehead.
She was not used to being so intimate with others. It was as if she had treated people indifferently from the time she was in her teens, all the way until she was married, then to her divorce, and finally to her death.
Therefore, even though she knew that the person in front of her was the kind Bai Zhexi, who had taken great care of her, and even wanted to be nicer to Bai Zhexi , the habit she had developed over the past twenty years still caused her to subconsciously avoid the intimate contact with her.
Having her daughter evade his gaze, not only did Bai Zhexi not feel sad, she even heaved a sigh of relief. Chu'er was still the same Chu'er, she did not have a fever.
She nodded her head in relief and said, ”Good beating, there will still be people who will want to bully you in the future. You can just beat them back, and even if you kill them, you will still have your mother on your side.”
As a mother, she would rather have her children bully others than be bullied by others.
Hearing Bai Zhexi's words, Wan Chao raised her eyebrows. She didn't seem to think that her mother, who always had her shoulders hunched, would say something like this. She curled the corner of her lips. It seemed like she didn't need to worry about Bai Zhexi suffering a loss.
”Chao'er, are you hungry? Have you eaten yet? Steamed Bun, you should eat it. The steamed buns here taste pretty good. Many people come here every day to buy it. It smells good just by smelling it.”
When she heard this, Wan Chao felt a burst of uneasiness in her heart as she shoved the two steamed buns in Bai Zhexi's hands and said with a stiff face, ”I bought these for you. You eat them.”
Wan Chao heart stirred. She thought for a moment, and it seemed as if she hadn't eaten either. Usually, she would come home at night and Bai Zhexi would cook for her.
Today's money was taken away by Liu Li early in the morning, just now she should have rummage through Liu Li's pockets, she could have gotten it back.
Forget it, she would rest at home for another day tomorrow to accompany Bai Zhexi. The day after that, she would go to school to properly clean up Liu Li.
After she finished eating, she made Wan Chao sit in the repair shop and wait. She returned the bowl and politely refused the Steamed Bun stall and a spoonful of porridge.
Amidst Bai Zhexi's amiable smile and tolerance, Wan Chao impatiently told her about the fight with Liu Li today. She reluctantly said a good word about An Lian and also told Bai Zhexi that she would be resting at home for the next day.
Bai Zhexi was worried about the injuries on Wan Chao's body, so she agreed with a smile. When Wan Chao urged her to pack up, she also agreed happily. The mother and daughter took all the tools they needed to repair shoes and boarded the bus home.