When she heard that, Xiaoya quickly snatched the bowl from Wang-shi's hands and found a place to hide it.

Only then did Wang-shi shout back, "You can eat first. Xiaoya was feeling uncomfortable, so I will give her a massage."

Hearing this, Luo-shi immediately scooped another bowl of porridge and smirked: "If you don't want to eat, then don't blame others for not leaving you anything." 

After saying this, she quickly drank the porridge in the bowl.

As for Lin Xiaoye, after eating lunch and tidying up the house, Huo Li followed her to the river. Of course, he still brought Little Mochi along with him.

When they arrived at the river, there weren't many people here at this time. Basically, they were either taking a nap at home or those who would wash their clothes still hadn't come out at this time.

Lin Xiaoye specifically chose to come at this hour because she didn't want to listen to the gossip of those women in the village anymore.

"Look, there are a lot of fish and shrimp in this river. We'll see how many we can catch and those small fish are also very good. I could deep-fry them in oil and it would taste extremely delicious." 

As Lin Xiaoye spoke, she became exceptionally excited. She really liked eating fish even back in the modern world.

Lin Xiaoye was about to go down the river after taking off her socks and shoes.

When Huo Li saw the river, he was still a bit worried, so he held onto Lin Xiaoye.

"Stay here."

After speaking, Huo Li took off his socks and shoes, then walked into the water. Immediately, he felt a chill down his spine and he clenched his fists tightly. He frowned as he looked at the small fish and shrimp in the river, then he started using the spear.

As Lin Xiaoye watched the direction of the fish, she pointed here and there. It was unknown if it was because the river was in too much of a hurry, or because Lin Xiaoye was always leading blindly that Huo Li hadn't caught a single fish for a long time.

In a flash, Huo Li glanced at Lin Xiaoye, then shot her a cold glare.

Lin Xiaoye immediately smiled embarrassedly: "You go, go ahead. I'll shut up."

Then, Lin Xiaoye looked at Little Mochi squatting on the side.

Little Mochi was squatting on the side and was playing with the rocks by the shore, he would then throw them into the water. The water splashed on his face, but he didn't feel cold at all.

His face even revealed a smile of incomparable happiness. This was much more brilliant and adorable than his usual smiling appearance.

Lin Xiaoye also laughed.

It seemed that children were that simple and so easily satisfied. As long as they were brought out to play, they would be able to come into contact with new things and their hearts would naturally be happy.

Just as she was thinking about it, she suddenly saw Little Mochi staring at her with wide eyes.

Seeing that, Lin Xiaoye was taken aback and immediately looked over, only to see a big fish jump out of Huo Li's spear.

Lin Xiaoye was shocked and she quickly stood up and ran over: "Wow, you're really amazing. You can actually catch a fish with a spear and it was such a big one."

After she finished speaking, Lin Xiaoye immediately took the fish off the spear, then held it in her hands and walked towards the shore.

Huo Li couldn't help but smile when he saw her happy expression.

This girl was really like a child!

When Lin Xiaoye reached the shore, Little Mochi immediately ran over. As he looked at the fish in her hands, his mouth constantly made gurgling sounds.

"Little Mochi, this is a fish. Mother will play with you for a while. When we go home later. Mother will make you some sweet and sour fish, okay?"

With that, she placed the fish in her hands in front of him.

However, Little Mochi did not touch the fish. Instead, he raised his pitiful eyes and stared at Lin Xiaoye for a while before shaking his head.

Lin Xiaoye was stunned: "You don't like sweet and sour fish? How about I make you some steam fish later? Steamed ones are a lot more nutritious."

Hearing this, Little Mochi frowned and shook his head.

Lin Xiaoye immediately frowned.

What does this brat want to say?

As she thought, Lin Xiaoye carefully observed Little Mochi and then took a look at his every move, only then did she realize that Little Mochi was feeling distressed for the fish that he couldn't bear to eat it.

This time, Lin Xiaoye also discovered that when she used to look at Little Mochi, she didn't know what he was thinking. Now that they seemed to have been together for so long, she could finally figure him out if she calmed down and observed. No wonder Huo Li knew what he wanted to say all along even if Little Mochi didn't say anything.

Thinking about it, Lin Xiaoye asked: "Little Mochi, are you happy?"

Little Mochi turned around, grinned and nodded.

Lin Xiaoye smiled, "Then Mother will take you out for a walk often. Don't be so estranged with Mother in the future. Mother will take good care of you, okay?"

Little Mochi pouted, blinked his round eyes a few times, then stood up and walked in front of Lin Xiaoye, and hugged her neck.

Lin Xiaoye immediately felt her heart warming up and she reached out to hug Little Mochi's soft and small body. She didn't know if it was the natural maternal love in her bones or something. At this moment, she seemed to have truly treated Little Mochi as her own son.

"Fish." Huo Li's voice came abruptly from behind her.

Lin Xiaoye took a quick glance and saw that in just a short moment, Huo Li had already caught three fishes and they weren't small either.

"Wow, I didn't expect you to be so good at fishing!"

Lin Xiaoye hurriedly took the fish. She was very happy when she thought that she could eat fish in the evening.

At a glance, she suddenly saw a pair of frozen purple legs in front of her and felt her heart was being grasped.

"Aren't you cold?"

Lin Xiaoye looked up at Huo Li.

But she knew in her heart that this was just a piece of nonsense. How could it not be cold going down into the river on such a cold day?

Suddenly, she remembered that when she was about to go into the river, Huo Li had stopped her.

So just now, he was worried that she would be cold, so he went down into the river instead?

Having these thoughts, Lin Xiaoye didn't know why, but when she saw Huo Li like this, she actually felt a little moved. She didn't know if it was because no one cared about her for a long time.

As for Huo Li, he lowered his head to look at the girl in front of him. She was so small and weak. He was really worried that the wind might blow her down.

"This is enough for today. Let's go back."

After that, Huo Li wiped the water off his feet and put on his shoes. He took the fish and walked back.

Lin Xiaoye was taken aback for a moment, then chased after him with Little Mochi in her arms.

"When we get back, would you like some red-braised fish or some boiled fish? Or steamed?"

"As you wish."

...

On the other side, after the Hu family came back to feed Old Matriarch Hu, Old Hu and Hu Sister-in-Law began to prepare. Tomorrow, they will help Lin Xiaoye and Huo Li dig a well.

"Mother, Old Huo's wife has really changed. She was also pretty nice to us and she was even generous now. It's also good for us to walk around more in the future."