Su Qiao set down the heavy Back Basket and took out three large gray hares one after another. She waved them in front of the two women with a grin. "Mom, I'm fine. Look at this."
"Rabbits?"
"Qiao'er, where did these come from?"
The two women were both astonished.
Su Qiao smiled proudly. "I found a rabbit's nest while cutting pigweed, so I blocked several of the holes. Then I put a handful of burning grass into one of them and smoked out the whole family."
"You child, you really are... You really are Grandma's precious darling."
Old Lady Liu hugged the rabbit, which had already gone somewhat stiff, and was so delighted she could hardly contain herself. "My Qiao'er is truly amazing. You even thought of a trick like this."
A smile curved Liu Chunfang's lips, and she was very happy too. "Qiao'er has been clever since she was little. Otherwise, her grades wouldn't have been so good."
She had been so stifled at the Su household in the past that even her temperament had grown gloomy.
Now that she had finally let go, her whole person had become both prettier and more cheerful.
Liu Chunfang gazed at her daughter, feeling increasingly comforted and increasingly convinced that leaving the Su household had been the right decision.
The little bit of unhappiness that had remained in her heart vanished like smoke in an instant.
With them praising her like this, even someone as thick-skinned as she was couldn't take it.
Su Qiao's face flushed slightly under their praise. "Mom, Grandma, stop praising me. You'd better clean up the rabbits before someone else sees them."
Old Lady Liu immediately thought of Old Lady Su, who loved taking advantage of others and was fond of making a fuss.
"That's right, that's right.