Acting Up before Dawn

Rong Xiang was a very clear-headed person, and his thoughts were extremely clear. He had long noticed that he had been abnormal since yesterday afternoon.

At first, he thought that he was only helping the poor mother and daughter for the sake of Uncle Dalang.

However, when he saw the girl's beautiful side profile through the window just now (there might be something wrong with the male lead), he immediately figured out the reason for his abnormal behavior these two days.

Cough, cough. How could he say that it was abnormal? He was already 17 years old. He could also get married and start a family.

"Brother Rong, Brother Rong?" seeing that Rong Xiang was ignoring her, Mao Xiaoyu called him again.

These are for you. I'll come back tomorrow at this time to deliver them to you! After putting the small cloth bag in the window, Rong Xiang turned around and left.

This was the first time Rong Xiang had fallen for a girl, and his face had long been hot. He was afraid that if he didn't leave, the girl in front of him would find out his feelings.

Sigh, the little girl was still too young. He still had to wait a few more years!

In fact, Rong Xiang was overthinking. He had been traveling in the deep mountains and forests all year round, and his skin was tanned. Even if Mao Xiaoyu had sharp eyes, she would not be able to see that he was blushing.

And no matter how imaginative Mao Xiaoyu was, she would never have thought that someone would like her now!

Not to mention that she was still underage, just based on her appearance, she did not have the qualities to be liked by others!

If she knew what Rong Xiang was thinking, she would definitely say that there was something wrong with his eyes.

"Aiyoyo!" seeing that Rong Xiang was walking away quickly, Mao Xiaoyu gave up after calling him softly.

It was not realistic to be loud. If the lazy guys in the next room found out, there would be trouble again.

There were two eggs and a few hard biscuits in the small cloth bag, and at the bottom was an oil paper bag.

Twitching her nose, Mao Xiaoyu swallowed her saliva. This was the taste of chicken.

She felt that she was becoming more and more cowardly. How could she be so terrified of chicken?

'It must be because of her body, and it had nothing to do with her, Mao Xiaoyu!' Mao Xiaoyu thought to herself, trying to push all the blame away from herself.

In the past, this meaty taste would never have piqued her interest.

"Slurp~" The saliva in her mouth was a little too much.

Holding back her urge to gnaw on the chicken leg, Mao Xiaoyu sneaked out four more eggs from the Space and placed them in the small cloth bag.

For the time being, she could only use Rong Xiang as a cover. If she was not afraid of being too conspicuous, Mao Xiaoyu would have taken out a few meat buns and steamed buns.

After stuffing the small cloth bag into the blanket, Mao Xiaoyu walked out of the room.

She should go help her mother cook first. They would come back to eat together after she was done.

Mao Xiaoyu would not do something like eat all the food by herself.

Moreover, she had already taken over Mao Daya's body, so she had the obligation to support the original owner's mother.

In the kitchen, Liu Xianniang was sitting on a small stool and starting a fire.

The Mao family's food was actually very easy to make. The food that they ate every day was the same as if it had not changed for ten years.

There was half a pot of cornmeal porridge that was as thin as water, and a few pieces of sweet potatoes were floating in it.

On top of the congee was a large steamer with a few pieces of noodle buns and a small bowl of egg custard.

Before the meal was served, Liu Xianniang would cut a small piece of salted vegetable and mix it with salt.

The above was the breakfast for everyone in the mao family.

"Mother, I'll help you." When Mao Xiaoyu entered the house, she saw her mother's back as she started the fire.

Liu Xianniang's thoughts returned to her mind, and her hand that was holding the firewood paused for a moment. "The pickled vegetables are on the board. You can go and cut them!"

She knew that her daughter hated burning fires the most, so she did not get up.

"Alright!" Mao Xiaoyu heaved a sigh of relief.

In her heart, she thought that she had better learn how to start a fire as soon as possible. Otherwise, her cover would be blown sooner or later.

Even though there were scenes of her lighting a fire in Mao Daya's memories, Mao Xiaoyu did not think that she would be able to do it with ease.

The mother and daughter were busy in the kitchen with practiced movements. During this time, no one came to help. Whether it was Grandma Mao or the Second and Third branches of the family, they ignored the mother and daughter. 

They were not afraid that Mao Xiaoyu and her daughter would steal their food. There was a limit to how much they could make, and Grandma Mao knew it in her heart.

"Mother will give you half a bowl of porridge!" Liu Xianniang looked at the half pot of porridge and wanted to get some for her daughter.

Mao Xiaoyu shook her head. "Brother Rong just came over."

In other words, they had food, and she did not want her mother to worry.

Hearing her daughter's words, Liu Xianniang frowned unnaturally. Her lips moved, and just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted by the 'noise' outside the house.

Forget it, I'll talk to my daughter later. It's not easy for Rong Xiang. I can't take his food for no reason.

"Big Brother's family, are you trying to rebel?! Isn't Breakfast ready yet?" Grandma Mao's sharp voice came from outside.

What followed was the sound of footsteps.

"Mother, could Aunty be stealing food in the kitchen? There's also Dabao's egg custard in there!" A timid voice followed.

Mao Xiaoyu sighed. She looked at her mother and asked, "How are we going to live like this?"

Looking at her daughter acting like an adult, if it was not for the situation, Liu Xianniang would have laughed out loud.

The moment her mother-in-law and sister-in-law entered the kitchen, Liu Xianniang silently retracted the smile on her face.

"Second sister-in-law, stop spouting nonsense. Do you have clairvoyance? How could you see me stealing food from so far away?" Liu Xianniang was not someone who would be bullied by others.

She had already made up her mind to not pamper these unruly people in the future.

"Sister-in-law, did you choke on your medicine? Where did she get his temper from so early in the morning? Could it be that you are still angry with Mother?" The woman who looked like Grandma Mao walked to the stove and looked at the egg custard in the pot, then revealed a satisfied expression.

This egg custard was for her family's Dabao. No one could take it for themselves.

She was the daughter of Grandma Mao's older sister. She later married Mao Erlang and became Grandma Mao's favorite second daughter-in-law.

"I have never done anything wrong. Second sister-in-law, touch your heart and ask yourself, have I ever taken advantage of you all these years?" Liu Xianniang's eyes widened in anger.

Ever since she found her daughter yesterday, she had told her that kind people could be bullied, and kind horses could be ridden. She could not be weak anymore.

Mao Lishi's fighting power was still not up to par. She pouted and did not say anything because she felt that she was in the wrong.

She had always been a talkative person, and her greatest ability was to come up with some bad ideas in front of her mother-in-law and then fan the fire.

Of course, Grandma Mao was on her second daughter-in-law's side. She looked at her eldest daughter-in-law gloomily. "You jinx, why aren't you bringing the breakfast into the house with your wretched girl?"

Mao Xiaoyu threw the bowl of salted vegetables on the metal plate with a 'clank' and crossed her arms, "Grandma, it's not even dawn, and you've already started acting up. Are you looking for trouble?"