This baby is not to be trifled with; even the villains were beaten to tears.

"You haven't done any work, how dare you beg for food?"

Dou Xiaodou felt there was nothing she wouldn't dare to do, "Let's go, I'll take you there."

She visually estimated that the family with the most grain in their yard was the one that had the most.

She ran to the door, her little legs stomping, and knocked. "Is anyone home?"

Perhaps because she had a loud voice, the grandmothers in the yard could hear her even through the door.

The old lady opened the door with a smile, and when she looked down, she saw a cute little dumpling.

"Oh dear, where did this chubby baby come from? Is he/she lost?"

Dou Niechen was too embarrassed to ask such an old man for food, so he shyly hid behind the door.

Dou Xiaodou came in like a social outlaw, first reaching out to her grandmother, "Grandma, hug baby~~"

The old lady smiled kindly, "Okay, okay, Grandma will hug you."

The old lady squatted down and reached out to pick up Dou Xiaodou.

On the first try, I couldn't even lift him.

"Hey, that shouldn't be the case."

The old lady believed that although she was old, she was still very strong.

After all, he'd done farm work his whole life, carrying hundreds of kilograms of water, so how could he not even lift such a small baby?

The old lady was bewildered. "Child, have you been hiding stones on your person?"

Otherwise, why would it be so heavy?

Dou Xiaodou patted herself down. "Oh, I did bring some things."

After saying that, he started taking things out.

First, he took out two bottles of orange juice and three bottles of milk from his pocket. Then he wrapped the biscuits, bread, and even the leftover meat broth from yesterday in plastic bags.

The old lady was stunned. "You've hidden so many things in your arms?"

Dou Xiaodou chuckled, "And there's more."

After saying that, he started reaching into his pocket again.

First, he pulled out two or three mini apples, then he pulled out a lot of potato chips from his pants.

The old lady was stunned by the sight of the flattened potato chips.

"Don't you feel uncomfortable putting so much stuff in there?"

Dou Xiaodou scratched her head shyly, "It's alright."

She put it in on a whim last night.

Otherwise, I'll always be too busy to eat while following my new dad, and I'll go hungry if I don't pack enough food, so I pack everything into my clothes before going to bed.

Even the old lady was impressed.

"Children shouldn't eat so many snacks. How about Grandma gives you rice instead?"

Dou Xiaodou's eyes lit up. "Yes, Doubao loves rice."

She actually prefers regular meals to snacks.

The old lady liked her very much and led her to the stone table in the yard.

"Here you go, freshly steamed sweet potato rice and steamed egg custard. They're delicious with rice."

The old lady lives alone and eats simple breakfasts.

Dou Xiaodou looked at some dark-colored vegetables next to her and asked curiously, "What kind of vegetables are these?"

The old lady smiled and explained to her, "These are pickled vegetables that I made myself. They're too salty for the baby. You can have the steamed egg custard instead."

Dou Xiaodou refused to believe it and picked up a small piece with her chopsticks, taking a small bite.

The old lady saw this but did not stop it, clearly showing she was experienced.

Sure enough, Dou Xiaodou put the pickled vegetables in her mouth, chewed them a couple of times, and then spat them out.

"It's so salty."

It was as salty as if I had eaten a whole bag of salt.

The old lady laughed heartily, "See? I told you children shouldn't eat pickled vegetables."

She gave Dou Xiaodou water to rinse her mouth and fed her with a spoon.

"First, sweet potato rice. These sweet potatoes are growing exceptionally well this year."

Dou Xiaodou opened her little mouth to let her grandmother feed her. She took a bite of the sweet potato, which was soft, sticky, and sweet—it was especially delicious.

"Wow, it's so sweet."

These are quite different from the sweet potatoes in the city.

Seeing that she liked it, the old lady said proudly, "Crops grown in the village taste the best."

Now all the vegetables are grown in greenhouses, they don't taste like they did when I was a child.

Dou Xiaodou didn't understand these things, but she knew that this sweet potato tasted better.

She wasn't picky about food; she ate rice with big mouthfuls of steamed egg custard, and it tasted delicious.

Dou Niechen, starving, stood outside the door...

No, you naughty girl, have you forgotten something?

When Dou Xiaodou was about 80% full, she suddenly remembered, "Oh no, I forgot about poop."

With grains of rice still on her lips, she ran outside and pulled Dou Niechen, who was sitting on the ground, up from hunger.

"Daddy, come and eat."

Dou Niechen forced himself to stay awake, saying, "No need, I'm not hungry."

Dou Xiaodou didn't believe it; the stinky poop was so hungry it was practically a dried-up corpse.

He would have already eaten by this time every day.

I think I'm experiencing low blood sugar right now.

The old lady noticed Dou Niechen's weak appearance and quickly served him a bowl of sweet potato rice.

"Good boy, eat your food first. Your mouth looks dry, would you like some water?"

Although Dou Niechen felt embarrassed to eat for free, he still accepted the old lady's kindness, "Thank you, auntie. Can I help you with some chores later to pay for the meal?"

The old woman looked at the equipment by the door and smiled, "You must be the people the village chief was talking about who came to film a TV series, right?"

Dou Niechen nodded modestly, "It's a variety show, but it's pretty much the same."

Anyway, it's all filmed with a camera.

The old lady laughed and said, "It's alright, it's alright, you can take as many pictures as you want. The village chief said you gave us money and are even giving us free publicity."

Dou Niechen ate the rice that the old lady had packed tightly for him, and asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Is there any chores around the house that you'd like to do but can't?"

An elderly person of this age probably has a lot of chores they can't do and are leaving them to wait until their children come home to finish them.

Hearing Dou Niechen say this, the old lady didn't hold back.

"Yes, there's a hole in my roof, and it keeps leaking. Could you fix it for me in a bit, and I'll pay you."

Dou Niechen quickly waved his hand, "No need to pay, just let me have two meals."

The old lady smiled and said, "Okay, then you eat your fill first."

After saying that, she steamed him a bowl of egg custard.

Dou Niechen ate somewhat awkwardly, "Do you usually live alone?"

The old lady nodded as she ate, "Yes, the children have all gone out to work."

Young people can't earn money in the village, so they all have to go to big cities, only coming back for a few days during the Spring Festival.

Dou Niechen felt a pang of sadness seeing her with her white hair and no one by her side.

I wonder if Dou Xiaodou will leave him when she grows up, leaving him, an old man, all alone at home looking out the window.

He'll be eating alone, watching TV alone, and talking to the wall alone.

Just thinking about it makes me want to cry.

Woo woo woo.

Grandma...

Why did this child choke up as he spoke?

Is it because you feel sorry for her?

The old lady was both amused and exasperated, and quickly explained, "I usually video chat with my kids."

"Look there."

She pointed to a surveillance camera on the roof, "I just need to shout into the camera, and my child will be able to receive the video."

"And they also send things back during holidays."

In addition, there are many elderly people in the village, so after finishing her work every day, she would go to the village's elderly gathering to chat with other elderly people, gossip, and talk about everyday things. Her days were very fulfilling, and she was not lonely at all.

Dou Niechen...

It turns out he was overthinking it.

"Don't you feel pathetic if you don't see your child all year round?"

After taking care of children for many years, in the end, none of them are left by my side.

The old woman waved her hand, "There's nothing we can do. The children need to survive too. Parents can't be too selfish. If they have to go, then let them go."

Anyway, she supports her children going out to live a better life.

Dou Niechen was slightly shocked upon hearing this.

It turns out that parents' love is so vast that it can fulfill everything for their children.

He was indeed too selfish; he shouldn't only think of himself.