Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Pain and Joy

Staring at that tiny piece of jerky, Yu Nuannuan swallowed hard.

She definitely wasn’t just being greedy—she was teething.

Yes!

People who are teething always drool. That’s totally normal!

Yu Nuannuan kept telling herself this in her heart, forcing her eyes to look away.

Gu Mo watched Yu Nuannuan’s little movements, not rushing her, not urging her.

But after a while, Yu Nuannuan’s little head slowly turned back, her big round eyes rolling around, sneaking glances at the jerky every now and then.

She looked back and forth so many times, but Gu Mo never said she could eat it. Yu Nuannuan grew a little discouraged, her small shoulders drooping, her head hanging even lower than before.

She really wanted to eat it!

She’d read plenty of novels before, all kinds of stories about girls who traveled through time or were reborn. But none of those heroines had it as tough as she did.

She’d earned so much money for her family, and she still couldn’t get a single bite of meat!

The more Yu Nuannuan thought about it, the more wronged she felt. Before she even realized it, her eyes were already turning red.

Gu Mo stood right in front of her, watching as her eyes slowly reddened, her gaze growing wet and shiny with unshed tears.

So pretty!

Gu Mo pressed his lips together. How could a little kid look so cute when she was about to cry?

He really wanted to pinch her chubby cheeks!

“Gege!” (Big Brother!)

Gu Mo’s hand, which had been raised halfway, froze in midair.

He looked at Yu Nuannuan in surprise, meeting her gaze head-on without any defenses.

Her eyes were as dark as deep pools, shining with a captivating light. Just one look, and he felt like he was falling in, unable to pull himself out.

“Gege!”

Yu Nuannuan’s mouth opened slightly, and those two soft, sweet syllables drifted into Gu Mo’s ears again.

“Gege, eat... more...”

After she finished, Yu Nuannuan looked at Gu Mo with hopeful eyes.

She really had it tough!

Gu Mo pressed his lips tightly together. The hand holding the jerky was already stretched out in front of Yu Nuannuan, while his other hand was hidden behind his back.

Looking at Yu Nuannuan’s obedient, pitiful little face, he really wanted to pinch her chubby cheeks!

They must be so soft!

Would she cry if he pinched her?

As he was thinking this, Gu Mo suddenly realized his hand was empty.

Looking down, he saw the jerky was gone.

Looking back at Yu Nuannuan, he saw her holding the jerky delicately between her tiny fingers, slowly gnawing at it with her four little rice-grain teeth.

The smell of meat filled her mouth, but she couldn’t take big bites. The torment in Yu Nuannuan’s heart was beyond words.

This must be what it means to feel pain and happiness at the same time!

Xu Shuhua and the others had also noticed the interaction between Yu Nuannuan and Gu Mo, but hadn’t seen exactly what Gu Mo had given her.

Now, seeing Yu Nuannuan’s movements—like she was eating something—Xu Shuhua hurried over to check.

When she saw Yu Nuannuan struggling to gnaw on the jerky, Xu Shuhua couldn’t help but laugh.

“Oh my, Nuannuan wants to eat meat!”

As she spoke, Xu Shuhua picked Yu Nuannuan up and set her on her lap.

Xu Shuhua worried that the jerky was too tough and might hurt Yu Nuannuan’s little teeth.

But before she could reach out to take it away, Yu Nuannuan seemed to sense something and looked up at her.

Meeting Yu Nuannuan’s gaze, Xu Shuhua found she couldn’t lift her hand.

“Go ahead and eat! If Nuannuan wants to eat, then eat!”

With that, Xu Shuhua turned to Yu Hai. “Fourth, tomorrow morning, kill one of our chickens and make some chicken porridge for Nuannuan.”"

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