Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Black Tian Tian

Xu Shuhua carried Yu Nuannuan into the courtyard and walked over to the tree in the corner.

Gu Mo was sitting right there.

When he saw Xu Shuhua coming over with Yu Nuannuan in her arms, Gu Mo stood up from his little stool. “Grandma, have a seat!”

Hearing Gu Mo’s sweet, childish voice saying something so considerate, Xu Shuhua’s face blossomed into a smile.

This little fairy child really is different!

Look at him! He’s so young, yet already so thoughtful!

“Daibao is such a good boy! Daibao, you sit!”

Gu Mo shook his little head, his tone especially serious. “Grandma, you sit! Grandma is holding Nuanbao, you must be tired!”

Hearing this, Yu Nuannuan put her hands over her chest.

Her heart!

Even though she knew that Gu Mo’s small body housed a mature soul and that it was only natural for him to be so sensible, she still couldn’t help but be charmed by his cuteness!

Who could resist, when Gu Mo was just so adorable?

In the end, Xu Shuhua sat down and let Yu Nuannuan sit on her lap.

Sitting on Xu Shuhua’s lap, Yu Nuannuan was now at eye level with Gu Mo.

The two of them looked at each other for a while, then Gu Mo turned his head away.

Seeing Gu Mo toddle off on his short little legs, Yu Nuannuan was a bit puzzled. What was that about?

She watched as Gu Mo walked over to a patch of grass and squatted down.

From the look of it, he was picking something.

After a moment, Gu Mo came back, opened his small hand, and held it out to Yu Nuannuan. “Nuanbao, eat!”

Curious, Yu Nuannuan looked at Gu Mo’s palm and saw a few small black berries resting quietly in his fair little hand.

Xu Shuhua laughed when she saw them. “So it’s Black Tian Tian! Wait until your Fourth Aunt brings some water, then you can eat them after they’re washed!”

“Fourth Aunt” was what they called her in their local dialect.

Yu Hai was the fourth child in his family, and he was older than Gu Jianguo, so Gu Mo had to call Yu Hai “Fourth Uncle” and Chen Qiaoqin “Fourth Aunt.”

The first time Yu Nuannuan heard these titles, she laughed so hard her belly hurt.

Yu Hai was only twenty-two this year, and already being called “Uncle”!

Yu Nuannuan tried hard to keep a straight face. Don’t think about it, don’t think about it! If she did, she’d start laughing again!

Gu Mo seemed to sense Yu Nuannuan’s change in mood. He glanced at her a few times, then finally nodded. “Okay.”

Not long after, Chen Qiaoqin arrived, carrying a bucket of water in one hand and a plastic basin in the other.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Xu Shuhua called out to her.

Gu Mo ran over and handed the Black Tian Tian berries to Chen Qiaoqin.

Chen Qiaoqin washed them carefully and then gently placed them back in Gu Mo’s hand.

Gu Mo’s hands were so small, he could only hold five or six at a time, and even then, he had to be careful.

He couldn’t grip them too tightly, or they’d get squished, but if he held them too loosely, they’d slip through his fingers.

Gu Mo returned to Xu Shuhua’s side, opened his hand, and said to Yu Nuannuan, “Nuanbao, eat!”

Yu Nuannuan reached out and took one, carefully controlling her strength so she didn’t crush the berry, and popped it into her mouth.

As long as the fruit’s seeds weren’t exposed, Xu Shuhua no longer stopped Yu Nuannuan from eating them.

Just like now, Yu Nuannuan was holding a Black Tian Tian berry, and since it hadn’t sprouted or broken open, its skin was intact and the seeds were sealed inside.

“Black Tian Tian” was also a local dialect term. Yu Nuannuan had seen these in her previous life—their scientific name is Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade.

Solanum nigrum is actually a kind of medicinal herb, known for clearing heat and detoxifying the body. It grows just about anywhere—fields, roadsides, you name it. Rural children love to snack on them."

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