A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 12 Protecting One's Family
After being yelled at like that, Cai Jinhua looked at Yun Linhai's gloomy face and dared not say a word.

The second brother, Yun Chenxi, also had a cold face, while the eldest brother held Yun Jiao in his arms, covered his ears, and stared intently at the shrewish woman with his dark eyes.

For a moment, the tractor fell silent.

Yun Chenxi broke the silence: "Aunt Cai, is it appropriate for you, as an elder, to say those things in front of children?"

You don't care about your own children, but you don't need to worry about ours. We're all adults now, so maybe you should watch your mouth.

Cai Jinhua pointed at them: "You, you're all taking advantage of the fact that I don't have a man by my side!"

Upon hearing this, no one paid any attention to her.

The three members of the Yun family, father and sons, were too lazy to talk to her anymore; the more they talked, the more excited she became.

Only one of her close friends pulled her aside: "Alright, get up quickly. Don't you see how much the Yun family cherishes Yun Jiao? How can they not be angry when you curse at the young girl like that?"

Even as an outsider, she thought it was excessive.

Cai Jinhua is really used to scolding her own daughter at home. Does she really think everyone else is like her, treating their daughters like dirt?

Although Yun Jiao is not their biological daughter, the Yun family has many boys, and more importantly, Yun Jiao is beautiful. If she were their child, they would love and protect her more.

Cai Jinhua indeed calmed down after that, and they arrived at the village peacefully.

The father and his two sons carried the items, while Yun Jiao held a pear and followed her father and two older brothers with small steps.

She has short legs and takes small steps when she walks, while her father and brother have long legs, so she has to take two steps for every one step they take.

It gives people the impression that he has short legs but is very busy.

However, the three men let her walk a little slower.

As she walked, Yun Jiao didn't forget to take a bite of a pear. It was a green-skinned, fragrant pear, very crisp and juicy.

Of course, Yun Jiao didn't forget her father and brother while she was eating. She raised her chubby little hand, stood on tiptoe, and handed them the pear that she had bitten a small hole in.

"Father, have a bite."

Yun Linhai was charmed by his sweet and gentle daughter. He patted the little one's head and said, "If Daddy doesn't eat, Jiaojiao will eat by herself."

Yun Jiao's voice was soft and sweet, but she was very stubborn: "Father, eat together, and brothers, eat together too."

There weren't many pears in total, and with so many people in the family, there wouldn't be enough to go around.

Yun's father lowered his head and took a small bite: "Delicious, very sweet."

Yun Jiao immediately flashed a soft smile, her dark eyes sparkling, and her little dimples at the corners of her mouth were especially adorable.

"Big brother, eat."

"Second brother eats too."

Like a little butterfly, she gave each of the three people a bite of the pear in her hand before happily holding it and continuing to gnaw on it.

Yun Jiao, after all, possessed the soul of an adult sea monster. Although her understanding and curiosity about the world were no less than that of a newborn child, her behavior was still much more disciplined than that of an ordinary child.

For example, when she eats, she eats very attentively and doesn't make a mess on her mouth or clothes.

When I got home, I could see Yun Xiaowu sitting on the doorstep, craning his neck to look around.

Upon seeing them, he immediately got up and ran over.

"Little sister, my dear Jiaojiao, have you missed me? I miss you so much."

Yun Jiao was obediently held by him, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

Her beautiful big eyes have turned into slightly curved crescent moons, and her thick, curled eyelashes flutter beautifully.

"If you want some, give it to Fifth Brother."

She had already eaten half of the pear, and she gave the remaining half to her fifth brother.

Yun Xiaowu was deeply moved.

Why is his sister so well-behaved? The rest of the Yun family also came out. When they saw the three of them with bags and packages, the children were overjoyed and surrounded them, asking all sorts of questions about what they were.

Yun's father and his two older brothers were extremely annoyed. With so many boys in the family, one problem after another arose, and they were all quite loud. It was like a vegetable market.

The adults felt very sorry for them, extremely sorry for them.

Grandma Yun slapped Dad Yun's arm: "Why are you wasting money like that? Buying so many things, how much money is that going to cost!"

"It didn't cost any money, Mother, please stop hitting me, it really didn't cost any money."

Back home, Old Man Yun took a sip of water before explaining what had happened.

Shen Yunlian and Wang Mei put everything away together. These were all good things; if they were just left lying around, those mischievous monkeys would have ruined them in a day.

Yunjiao followed her mother and aunt around.

"Mom, I want one, no, two oranges, two pears, and two bananas..."

Her mother patted her head and said, "My dear Jiaojiao, let's eat these things slowly, we can't finish them all at once."

"I won't finish it."

Yun Jiao obediently shook her head. Seeing that they were about to lock the cabinet after putting their things in, she became anxious and paced around their feet.

"I won't eat it, it won't taste good if it goes bad."

The younger children who followed along, their eyes filled with envy, nodded repeatedly.

Yun Jiao clung to the two women's clothes, looking pleadingly like a pitiful little kitten.

"If it's left out for too long, it will spoil and taste bad."

"Grandma's candy melts if left out for too long and doesn't taste good anymore."

The older generation all suffered hardships. When Yun Jiao was one or two years old, they would hold her and sit with her while she listened to them reminisce about the past. Those were truly difficult times, and many people starved to death.

Therefore, they developed the habit of saving and hiding good things because they couldn't bear to eat them.

But if you don't eat those things, they'll rot and expire over time, wouldn't that be even more wasteful?

Unable to resist Yun Jiao's persistent pleading, Aunt Yun finally brought out some fruit.

Yun Jiao immediately beamed with joy: "Let's eat together!"

"Okay, okay, let's eat together."

The whole family was infected by the little guy's smile, and the family's mischievous kids were jumping around with joy.

It's definitely not enough to share this much fruit with everyone. So, the oranges were peeled and divided into segments. The orange peels weren't thrown away; Grandma Yun took them and put them away carefully.

"This orange peel is also a medicinal ingredient. It can be dried and stored for a long time. Adding some to our soup will enhance the flavor."

The bananas and pears were also cut into small pieces, so that each person could have a little.

Even if it's just a little bit, the whole family enjoys it especially when they sit together.

"Really delicious."

After finishing his meal, Yun Xiaowu declared ambitiously, "When I grow up and can earn money, I'll buy lots and lots of fruit, so much that none of us can finish it!"

Uncle Yun laughed heartily: "Then we'll be waiting for your filial piety, Xiao Wu."

I thought eating fruit today was luxurious enough, but I didn't expect to have fragrant meat buns and steamed bread for dinner.

When the plump, white steamed buns and mantou came out, the whole family swallowed hard, their eyes practically glowing.

People living by the sea don't lack meat, and they can afford other things like clams.

But fish and pork are not the same thing at all.

And that big white flour, just looking at it makes my mouth water.

(End of this chapter)