The all-round housekeeper is a stick

Lin Yuanyu, silent, glanced at his little brother, who was already asleep and still being held in his grandmother's arms. He felt an indescribable mix of emotions. He had always believed that his mother's having another child wouldn't affect him and Aze, just as Lin Mumu's return wouldn't affect their place in their parents' hearts.

But it turned out not to be the case. My younger brother hadn't been born yet, but his gender had been determined, and the change in his grandparents' attitudes was obvious. And so was my mother's attitude.

They even took them to the city with them when they went to college, saying they couldn't bear to be separated from them. But before that, just because she was pregnant, she was able to move in with her grandparents a month early and leave them alone.

Now that my younger brother is born, he will be adopted by my uncle and sent to my grandparents' house. They will pay more attention to him in the future. My mother will definitely favor this younger brother.

From then on, will Aze and I have to live a life without our father’s care and our mother’s love?

Looking back on their lives over the past month, weren't they already living a life where their parents didn't care about them? If Lin Mumu hadn't come back and hadn't cooked, washed clothes, or cleaned, perhaps their lives would have been even worse?

Lin Yuanyu felt more and more depressed the more he thought about it. He didn't pay attention to what his parents said. It was only when his younger brother pushed him that he looked at them blankly, realizing that his father was going to send them back.

On the way back, Lin Yuanyu was silent. Lin Yuanze, on the other hand, kept asking, "Did you pick a name for your little brother? What's a nice name? Does he have a "Yuan" in his name like them? What's his nickname?"

Dad only answered a few of the questions perfunctorily, and didn't even give clear answers to the questions about naming. Finally, the enthusiastic Lin Yuanze seemed to falter.

The two of them sat on the newly bought tricycle, but the joy of riding the new car could not dispel the loss in their hearts.

When Lin Yuanyu and Lin Mumu were sent back by Lin Jianhua, they had already returned to their room to rest.

When she was about to cook after school, the two brothers hurriedly said they were going to the hospital to see Lin Huaiyu. Although she didn't know whether they would eat out, Lin Mumu still cooked the meal, ate her own portion, and kept theirs warm on the stove.

Today's dinner is sweet potato rice. She doesn't like sweet potatoes, but she likes the rice in the sweet potato rice. So, I cooked it for both of them.

There were no vegetables, only two boiled eggs. The boiled egg belonged to Lin Mumu, who added it to the braised pig's trotter gravy and ate it with rice.

Lin Yuanyu and the others didn't expect that Lin Mumu had left some food for them. They thought about how they had traveled a long way to see their mother and brother, but were sent back by their father without even having a bite of food.

Dad sent them to the door of their house, but left without coming in.

While eating sweet potato rice, the two looked at the only "dish" - white eggs, and couldn't help feeling sad.

"There's chicken soup by Mom's bed..." Speaking of this, Lin Yuanze felt so sad that he almost cried. Their meals were becoming simpler and simpler, and Mom no longer felt sorry for them.

In the past, there were fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, biscuits, cakes, and occasionally fruits.

What now?

For the past month, I haven't seen any leafy vegetables or fruit in our family's meals. I can only eat a few cookies and cakes when I visit my mother at my grandparents' house.

Because they always ask their parents to buy food, they don’t get much pocket money.

Although Lin Yuanze could eat meat in the school cafeteria, he had to eat it with his mother. Because his mother was pregnant with his younger brother, he could not even eat two pieces.

It was only yesterday and today that he ate more meat when he was eating alone.

"Will Dad buy groceries when he gets home?"

Lin Yuanyu shook his head. "I don't know either, but Dad probably eats lunch in the cafeteria. He probably won't buy groceries for dinner."

Lin Yuanze sighed in disappointment, but then felt relieved: "Fortunately, I can still eat my mother's food at school."

But after two days, Lin Yuanze wanted to cry. His mother had to stop eating for a month to give birth, and the meal allowance was given directly to her. He couldn't eat his mother's food for a month.

Lin Mumu had some objections but also no objection about Lin Yuanze and Lin Jianhua going home for lunch in December.

Just cook it, whatever you have available, she needs to eat too, but it will be troublesome for her to run back and forth.

But it’s okay to run back and forth, since you have a bike and you get points for running.

Lin Mumu now has 1266 points, even though she buys food and drinks frequently.

She rides her bike back and forth every day, and walks, so she earns at least 10 points a day, and at most around 20 points.

There are 55 cars outside now, and you can get at least 30 points every day.

At the highest point, the points from the cars outside and Lin Mumu’s own check-ins could reach about 80 points.

With so many points, Lin Mumu was almost overwhelmed. Plus, she was often alone in the courtyard, so she'd tried fried chicken, barbecue, spicy hot pot, roasted whole lamb, hamburgers, pizza, milk tea, and even roasted durian. Lin Mumu had tried it all.

Although he never finished everything he bought, there was a wide variety of food, and Lin Mumu enjoyed his meals every lunch.

This month, I not only grew 6 centimeters taller, but also gained 9 kilograms.