"Mom, stop being so stubborn." Tuantuan wanted to put on an earnest and mature face, but she couldn't hide her anxiety as her little mouth started blabbering away.
"Don't be picky. I picked this out myself! It's the cheapest white rice they had. I didn't even buy the yellow stuff!" It wasn't that she lacked experience or didn't recognize unhusked rice. Tuantuan had simply poured all her blood, sweat, and tears into providing for this family.
The more she spoke, the prouder she became. Her little belly pushed out so far she looked as if she might launch the bag of rice she was holding right into the air. "This family relies entirely on me now! Mom, you aren't allowed to criticize me."
Deng Yuyuan mused, letting the little one continue her speech.
