Chapter 26: Chapter 26: The Groundcherry

The six boys took turns holding Yu Nuannuan’s warm little hand, pinching her chubby cheeks, or patting her plump little arms.

Yu Nuannuan could only keep comforting herself: It’s okay, this is just my six brothers showing their love!

“Nuannuan, hurry up and grow up! When you’re older, big brother will take you fishing!”

“Second brother will take you to pick flowers!”

“Third brother will take you to catch crickets!”

“Fourth brother will play hide-and-seek with you!”

“Fifth brother will take you to pick groundcherries!”

“Sixth brother…”

The youngest, Yu Gang, looked at his five older brothers, then at Yu Nuannuan, and finally pulled a groundcherry out of his pocket and placed it in Yu Nuannuan’s little hand. “Here, a groundcherry for Nuannuan to eat!”

Afterwards, Yu Gang shot a proud look at his five brothers: See! All you do is talk, but I actually do something!

The five older brothers glared at Yu Gang: Who would’ve thought the youngest would be the sneakiest!

But Yu Nuannuan’s attention was no longer on the six of them.

The moment she got the groundcherry, her heart leapt into her throat.

She was really afraid the groundcherry would suddenly sprout roots and grow in her hand, producing countless more groundcherries.

Luckily, one second, two seconds, three, four seconds passed, and the groundcherry was still just a groundcherry—nothing happened.

Yu Nuannuan finally relaxed, and a thought occurred to her.

Maybe her power only activated when she touched seeds directly. If the seeds were still inside the fruit, like with the groundcherry, there wouldn’t be any problem.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt this must be the case. A big, happy smile blossomed on her chubby little face.

Where Yu Nuannuan couldn’t see, Yu Hai and Yu Nuan both smiled at the same time.

But their smiles were a bit pale, and their eyes still held fear.

Yu Hai reached out to take the groundcherry from Yu Nuannuan’s hand. He thought, even if nothing happened now, that didn’t mean there wouldn’t be a problem later. Better to take it away quickly.

But before he could get the groundcherry, several little hands grabbed his at the same time.

The six Yu brothers glared at Yu Hai. “Fourth Uncle, how can you take Nuannuan’s groundcherry?”

Yu Hai: “!!!”

I’m being wronged here!

As they were making a fuss, Xu Shuhua came in carrying two baskets. “What’s all this noise? Stop pestering your fourth uncle and come here. See what tasty treats Grandma bought for you!”

The six Yu brothers were tempted by the treats, but they didn’t move. Instead, they complained to Xu Shuhua.

“Grandma! Sixth brother gave Nuannuan a groundcherry, but Fourth Uncle tried to take it!”

Xu Shuhua’s heart skipped a beat. She instinctively looked at Nuannuan’s hand, and seeing nothing unusual, she quickly said, “Nuannuan doesn’t even have teeth yet, she can’t eat it. What if she puts it in her mouth and chokes? Hurry and give it here!”

Yu Wei, the eldest, thought Grandma had a point, and immediately told his brothers to let go.

With no one stopping him, Yu Hai finally managed to take the groundcherry and put it in his pocket.

Xu Shuhua walked over, plopped down on a small stool nearby, and set the two baskets on the ground.

Both baskets were covered with blue floral cloth, but it was clear they were packed full.

Xu Shuhua lifted the cloth from one basket, took out a bag of fruit candies, and handed it to Yu Wei. “Wei, here, take these and share them with your brothers!”

“Wow! Candy! Thank you, Grandma!”

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