My Beloved Super Fierce Wife-Chapter 194: The Girl Who Can’t Eat (Additional - )
Chapter 194: Chapter 194: The Girl Who Can’t Eat (Additional Chapter)
After the incident, Lin Tang couldn’t focus on work that afternoon.
She took half a day off and went back to Shuangshan Brigade.
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Meanwhile, at the Qin family’s home.
Two special guests arrived at the Qin’s.
One was an elegant woman under forty years of age, donning neatly cut short hair.
Her grace and casual demeanor shone through effortlessly.
Simply sitting there, she exuded an air of nobility.
Next to the woman sat a young girl who appeared to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.
Her eyes were dull, her lips tinged with white.
She was so thin that her cheekbones were starkly visible.
Besides greeting everyone when she first entered, no matter what the adults around her said, she remained silent.
Feng Hui looked at the girl with sympathy and said to the woman, "Lan Lan, why has Yaoyao lost even more weight? Is she still the same?"
Yaoyao was only a year younger than her own daughter Qingqing but was much smaller in stature and frame, which was distressing to see.
Shen Lan’s eyes were filled with deep sorrow, and she caressed her daughter’s hair with a heavy heart, forcing a smile, "Yes, she still vomits whatever she eats. I came to see if you might have any other solutions?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Yao took Shen Lan’s hand and shook it gently.
"Mom, I’m okay," she said with a smile.
The frail and pale face of the young girl cut Shen Lan to the core.
Shen Lan hugged her daughter’s shoulders, saying nothing.
Her gaze toward Feng Hui was full of hope.
Feng Hui’s brow furrowed, her eyes clouded with worry.
She shook her head helplessly.
"... If Yaoyao can’t keep food down, she can’t get the nutrition her body needs. It’s no use, eating and vomiting like this; if nothing else works, she might have to take nutritional infusions."
At these words, a flicker of fear crossed Ji Yao’s eyes, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
She had always been frail since childhood and was particularly scared of hospitals and injections.
Feeling her daughter’s fear, Shen Lan comforted her like a child, "Don’t be afraid, I’ll ask around for other ways."
Feng Hui sighed helplessly.
They had tried every solution she could think of; what else was there to do?
Qin Suqing, who had always enjoyed her food, couldn’t understand why anyone would struggle to eat, and her eyes showed pity.
What joy was there left in life?
With this thought, she started to crave something herself.
She opened the basket of food that Tangtang had brought.
Picking up a bright red tomato, she didn’t even bother to wash it, just rubbed it with her hand and took a bite.
Upon biting into it, juice burst in her mouth.
It was sweet with a hint of tartness.
So delicious, it made one want more.
Seeing no one paying attention to her, Qin Suqing couldn’t resist and had another.
Catching her indulgence from the corner of her eye, Feng Hui said with resigned amusement, "... At least wash it before eating. Didn’t you just have dinner? Can’t your appetite be sated?"
Qin Suqing stiffened.
Her ears turned red.
"I was just tasting it, it’s really quite good," she said earnestly.
After speaking, her face carried an embarrassed but polite smile.
She took a small bowl and picked out some tomatoes and cucumbers, then stepped out of the room.
Shen Lan remarked with a smile, "Having an appetite is a blessing."
She would love for her own daughter to be able to eat like that.
Feng Hui understood her worries about the young girl and reassuringly patted her.
"She’ll get better."
The two conversing failed to notice the slight brightness in Yaoyao’s eyes as she looked toward the basket of vegetables.
Suddenly, she felt... a little hungry!
Qin Suqing quickly returned to the room with the washed fruit.
The cucumbers were a fresh green, the tomatoes vibrant red, sparking one’s appetite just by looking at them.
Shen Lan, eyeing the bowl of vegetables, asked in surprise, "Where did you buy these? They look so fresh!"
The vegetables from the supply and marketing cooperative were always wilted, and the ones they grew at home were not much better either.
With a smile as if presenting a treasure, Qin Suqing shared, "They’re from a friend’s garden."
Shen Lan has essentially watched the little girl grow up and, seeing the bright smile in her eyes, praised her with a single word, "Not bad."
She and Feng Hui were childhood friends, growing up together since they were little.
Even for their university studies, they attended the same school.
It was she who played matchmaker when Qin Minsheng and Feng Hui tied the knot.
After graduation, their group returned to their hometown.
Her husband got a job in a government agency, and she entered the supply and marketing cooperative.
While the three adults were talking, Yaoyao looked at the vegetables in the basin on the table, feeling a familiar sense of hunger emanating from her stomach.
The tomatoes and cucumbers seemed to be waving at her, temptingly coaxing her to eat them.
Ji Yao’s eyes lit up, and she swallowed her saliva, unable to resist.
When no one else was paying attention, she leaned forward, quietly took a tomato, and started eating it.
She knew she had a problem with not being able to eat much.
She tried taking just one bite first.
Her eyes suddenly sparkled.
Holding the tomato, she slowly began to eat.
When Qin Suqing saw this, her eyes widened in shock.
"Aunt Shen, Mom, Yaoyao is eating!!" she exclaimed with joy.
Ji Yao, hearing her name, paused for a moment, then looked over with a baffled gaze.
She continued to eat as she looked around.
Because she was eating so eagerly, her thin, pale face was smeared with the juice of the tomato.
Shen Lan turned her head and saw her daughter eating with a face full of satisfaction.
The corners of her mouth even seemed to reveal that little dimple.
"Yaoyao?" The woman, afraid to disturb her daughter, called out softly.
Then, she excitedly looked towards Feng Hui.
"Ahui, am I seeing things?" Shen Lan clenched Feng Hui’s hand, incredulous.
Feng Hui was equally surprised.
Her gaze fell on the vegetables on the table.
Could it be...?
"It’s true, Yaoyao really is eating on her own."
Hearing her friend’s confirmation, Shen Lan felt as if she was seeing hope.
Feng Hui didn’t care much for tomatoes, but she found the juicy cucumbers appealing.
Right away, she took one, cut it in half, and gave Shen Lan a half.
"Let’s both try it."
Shen Lan received it.
’Crunch’, she took a bite.
A fresh, sweet crispness filled her mouth.
It was cucumber, but not quite like the ordinary kind.
It made one want to keep eating it.
"This cucumber is really good!" Shen Lan praised.
Feng Hui also became curious, "Qingqing, is this really grown by Tangtang’s family? The taste is too good."
In her whole life, she had never encountered such good quality vegetables.
Qin Suqing, proudly lifting her chin a bit, said, "Of course, they were grown in Tangtang’s courtyard. My dad and I have seen them at Tangtang’s house."
However, when she had visited, the plants probably hadn’t fully matured yet.
After finishing the half cucumber, Shen Lan wiped her hands and asked curiously, "Who is Tangtang? A friend of Qingqing?"
Her family was close to the Qins, with several overlapping acquaintances, yet this was the first time she was hearing the name ’Tangtang’.
Qin Suqing nodded and said with a smile:
"Tangtang was my former classmate, now she’s my good friend. She also works in the Textile Factory, is an officer at the Broadcasting Station. Just recently, her article got published in the newspaper, she’s extremely exceptional..." Just like a child sharing their toys with adults.
Feng Hui felt like facepalming, "..." Honestly, this was the first time she realized her daughter could praise someone so much.
Shen Lan listened quietly, occasionally asking a question and responding.
Qin Suqing became even more enthusiastic about the conversation.
Ji Yao was used to feeling hungry all the time.
Today was a rare day when she ate without throwing up, experiencing a fulfilling sense of fullness in her stomach.
So, she kept eating one after another, unable to stop.
