At noon, sunlight shines through the window onto the floor of the main room, forming patches of light and shadow.

After finishing her work outside, Shen's mother walked slowly into the main room. At a glance, she saw Shen Xiaoxia's two bags lying quietly in the corner, as if they had been forgotten.

She couldn't help but frown slightly, with a hint of confusion in her tone, and asked softly, "Xia Xia, what's in those two bags? Any spare clothes? Why didn't you put them in the room?"

Shen Xiaoxia was sitting there in a daze. When she heard what her mother said, she suddenly came to her senses and slapped her head. Yes, she had not dealt with the things she brought back yet!

She hurried over, picked up the two bags steadily with both hands, and gently placed them on the table. A smile spread across her face, and she called out crisply, "Mom, come and see, these are the things I brought home...!"

Mother Shen's eyes flashed with surprise, and she widened her eyes slightly and said, "Didn't you send a lot of mountain products back before you came back? Why did you bring something else with you?"

In her expectation, Shen Xiaoxia should have brought only some clothes for herself to change!

She gave Shen's mother a playful "Hehe" smile, her eyes curved into crescents. Then Shen Xiaoxia reached out and unzipped one of the bags she had prepared. "Didn't I think of bringing you some delicious food?"

As she spoke, she took out the wild rabbits and pheasants as if presenting treasures, and deliberately stretched out the sound, "Dang~dang~dang...!"

His eyes sparkled, full of anticipation as he looked at Shen's mother. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he introduced happily, "I bought this from an old hunter in the village. I wanted to add two delicious dishes to the New Year's Eve dinner so that everyone can have a taste!"

Then he added, "Mom, you haven't eaten wild rabbit and pheasant meat yet? This is a good time to try them!"

After saying that, she handed the thing in her hand to Shen's mother.

Mother Shen reached out to take it. It felt heavy in her hand. She couldn't help but weigh it and said in surprise, "So heavy?"

She hadn't noticed it at first, but once she touched it, she truly felt its weight. She looked at Shen Xiaoxia, her brows unconsciously furrowed, and she couldn't help but scold her, "Kid, I gave you the money so you could buy yourself some delicious food to nourish your body. Why don't you keep these things for yourself over there? You even took the trouble to carry them back from thousands of miles away, and you don't even feel tired!"

"Oh, Mom...!" Shen Xiaoxia shook her mother's arm like a spoiled child, and explained with a smile, "Isn't this because I thought it would be hard for you to eat this at home? If I want to eat it over there, I can buy it again. This time I wanted to bring it back for you to try!"

Mother Shen glared at Shen Xiaoxia lightly, but her eyes were full of doting. Her gaze fell on Shen Xiaoxia's action of continuing to take things out. She saw that what was left were some fruits and snacks, as well as a few eggs and pancakes. She guessed that these were probably what Shen Xiaoxia prepared to eat on the road. She held back the words that were on the tip of her tongue and did not continue to scold her.

After taking out all the things in the bag in her hand, Shen Xiaoxia reached out to take another bag, and she felt inexplicably uneasy in her heart. The things in that bag were prepared by Jiang Yan. She only hurriedly opened it and took a look at the surface. She really didn't know what was inside. Jiang Yan only mentioned it to her roughly before, saying that it was some game, snacks and fruits!

The top layer contained snacks and fruits, all neatly wrapped in paper. Shen Xiaoxia's movements became a little slow. She carefully took them all out, then slowly opened them to check. Fortunately, they were all common foods, such as biscuits, shortbread, candies, etc.!

Mother Shen couldn't help herself after all, and her tone was filled with a bit of resentment, "Why did you buy so many snacks and fruits? We have them at home. Even if we didn't have them, we could have gone out and bought some. You carried all these back from thousands of miles away, aren't you tired?"

Shen Xiaoxia's heart tightened. She didn't dare to say that Jiang Yan had sent them. She could only vaguely expand on the concept, "These were prepared by my friends at the Youth League Institute when I set out. They said they were for me to eat on the way. If I couldn't finish them on the way, I could eat them slowly when I got home...!"

Hearing what Shen Xiaoxia said, Shen's mother nodded slightly and said nothing more, which was considered as accepting Shen Xiaoxia's statement. Shen Xiaoxia secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to search for the remaining things in the bag.

The next few portions that were turned out were all meats, and they were all pickled and air-dried, and well preserved. Shen Xiaoxia couldn't name several of the meats, and was not sure what varieties they were.

Mother Shen walked forward, bent down, and carefully examined each item. Then she raised her head and asked, "Did you buy this from the hunter family?"

Shen Xiaoxia's heart skipped a beat, and she shrank her neck unconsciously, forcing a faint smile on her face. "Ah...! Yes...! I bought all of these from the hunter's uncle. I thought I could buy more from them later, so I brought back the ones I bought before."

Under Mother Shen's increasingly suspicious gaze, Shen Xiaoxia felt her heartbeat quicken. Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she hurriedly said, "Half of them were given to me by my good friend who lives next door...!"

Mother Shen's nerves instantly tensed up, her eyes full of vigilance, and she immediately asked, "Good friend? Male or female?"

Shen Xiaoxia quickly waved her hands and said quickly, "Girl, girl, her name is Han Zhuxin!"

After hearing Shen Xiaoxia's answer, Shen's mother still had a look of suspicion in her eyes. "She gave you so many things? Why would she give you so many such valuable things for no reason?"

Shen Xiaoxia quickly explained, "Over the past two years, she and I have had the best relationship. We often help each other. Today I help her with something, and tomorrow she brings me some food. We get along very casually!"

Afraid that Shen's mother still wouldn't believe it, Shen Xiaoxia briefly mentioned Han Zhuxin's family situation. At the end, she deliberately added, "She said that my mother is her mother, and my home will be half of her home in the future. So, she wants to gain some favor in advance...!"

Shen Xiaoxia spoke very seriously, her eyes full of sincerity. After hearing this, Shen's mother couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Han Zhuxin's life and experience. She sighed softly and said, "She's not having a good life either. How could you accept such a valuable thing from her? According to you, she has no family to support her, so her life must be even more difficult!"

Shen Xiaoxia took two steps forward, took Shen's mother's arm affectionately, and said softly, "Maybe she wants to thank me for taking care of her. It's okay, Mom. I will return it slowly in the future. I won't take her things for nothing!"

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