Will there be anything dirty in Chapter 18?

"Then I'll just call you Yao Yao from now on, okay?"

Yao Yao smiled and nodded, readily agreeing, "Okay."

Lu Mingyue rubbed her little head and told her to sit in the living room and play for a while while she went to cook.

When Leilei returned home and found that his younger sister had turned against him, he was so angry that his face turned red. He quietly pulled his sister aside and said with a look of disappointment, "How could you call that bad woman 'Mom'?"

Yao Yao looked at her brother with her clear, big eyes and said with a hint of grievance, "But Auntie is really nice. She even bought me a pretty hair clip. She's not a bad person."

Most importantly, Auntie came back with Dad. Yao Yao trusts Dad and is willing to trust Auntie as well.

Hearing his sister's tearful voice, Lei Lei's lips twitched slightly, and he stubbornly said, "Anyway, I won't be bought off by her."

For the first time, Yao Yao disagreed with her brother's statement. Holding the hair clip in her hand, she took two steps back imperceptibly.

Since her brother doesn't like her, does that mean her aunt isn't hers anymore?

Yao Yao really likes her aunt's sweet scent and her aunt's soft embrace.

This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

Every time her father hugged her, he would prick her with his stubble. Although Yao Yao liked her father, she didn't like his way of expressing it.

Children are simple-minded; if you're good to me, I'll be good to you too.

Feeling Lu Mingyue's kindness towards her, Yao Yao was willing to open her heart to her.

In a child's heart, every child has the company of their father and mother. However, Yao Yao has never seen her mother since she can remember.

She once asked her brother, "Where did Mom go?"

But her brother never told her, saying she would find out when she grew up.

Every time she saw her friends in the family compound being called home by their mothers for dinner, her eyes would always show a hint of envy.

Now that she has a mother, Yao Yao happily swung her little legs and ate the snacks her mother bought for her.

While eating, she didn't forget to feed her brother.

"Brother, eat!"

The sweet aroma of the sponge cake kept wafting into Lei Lei's nose. He glanced at the kitchen, saw that the wicked woman hadn't noticed, and swallowed hard, his throat bobbing.

Forcing herself to look away, she said stiffly, "I won't eat."

Yao Yao looked at him in confusion, "Why? Doesn't brother love eating chicken cake the most?"

As Yao Yao spoke, she popped a bite into her mouth. "It's delicious!"

Leilei puffed out his cheeks and remained silent. His little sister was no longer the obedient and adorable girl he once was, and he couldn't understand why she was angry.

They are a family, so of course they should stand on the same side.

How could my sister be so easily won over by a hair clip and a sponge cake!

Yao Yao didn't think about all that; the chicken cake she was eating was the only thing that mattered.

However, she still felt sorry for her brother and, taking advantage of his inattention, stuffed a piece of sponge cake into his mouth.

Lei Lei was caught off guard, and the soft sponge cake burst with delicious flavor in his mouth. He chewed it a couple of times without realizing it. When he came to his senses, his cheeks flushed slightly. He had said he wouldn't eat it, so why was he chewing it so naturally?

Lu Mingyue, in the kitchen, was unaware of the little boy's embarrassment. She was completely absorbed in the joy of cooking.

In her past life, she was a little girl who loved cooking and being hands-on. She was very good at cooking, and the happiness of enjoying delicious food could relieve the fatigue of work.

If she has the opportunity, she also likes to have a drink after get off work to relieve the fatigue of the day.

The vegetables in the garden were not well cared for; some tomatoes had scars on their surface, and some had been eaten by birds.

These two that were picked are considered to be good-looking and quite ripe.

After packing up, I need to take good care of the vegetable garden.

Nowadays, all vegetables are natural and pollution-free, using only farmyard manure, so there's absolutely no need to worry about pesticide residues.

Lu Mingyue diced the tomatoes, heated the oil, added chopped green onions and sautéed until fragrant, then added the diced tomatoes and stir-fried until thickened. She then added hot water, poured in the prepared dough pieces, and stirred to break them up as she poured them into the pot.

Smelling the delicious aroma wafting from the kitchen, Yao Yao took tiny steps and climbed to the door frame, staring longingly at the pot.

Lu Mingyue scooped out a small spoonful, let it cool slightly, and then handed it to her.

"Yaoyao, can you taste it for me?"

Yao Yao's eyes lit up, but before she could nod, a voice came from behind her.

"Can't!"

Leilei stared nervously at the bowl in her hand, recalling the stories his friends had told him.

A mother who disliked children made a steamed sponge cake that her child loved, but put rat poison in it. As a result, the child died not long after.

Despite his young age, he understood the meaning of death at a young age due to his family circumstances.

The reason this mother dislikes children is because the children are not her biological children!

Neither he nor his sister are the biological children of the bad woman. What if she drugged their food?

Leilei stared at the bowl in front of him, made up his mind, and snatched it away. "It's just to taste it, right? I'll try it!"

He wolfed down the soup, finishing every last drop.

Lu Mingyue looked at him suspiciously. What was wrong with this child? Could he have been possessed by some evil spirit?

He's been acting strangely ever since he came in.

If it weren't for the special circumstances, Lu Mingyue would have burned incense to ward off evil spirits for him.

After Leilei finished drinking, all that remained in his mouth was the sweet and sour taste of tomatoes.

He smacked his lips and touched his lower abdomen, but felt nothing unusual.

Has the drug the wicked woman administered not yet taken effect? ​​Is it too late for him to tell his father now?

"Dinner's ready!"

Lu Mingyue called out to Huo Zheng, who was boiling water in the courtyard.

Huo Zheng agreed, stuffed a piece of wood into the bag, dusted himself off, washed his hands, and strode in.

"There wasn't much food at home, so I made a simple dumpling soup and a cucumber salad."

"This is already very good. Thank you for your help, Comrade Lu. I'll clean up after dinner."

When Huo Zheng was raising the two children alone, washing clothes and chopping firewood were not problems, but cooking was.

It's either burnt or undercooked.

Once, his two children ate his cooking and had stomach aches for most of the day. This scared Huo Zheng so much that he never dared to cook again and always went to the cafeteria to get food.

Since Lu Mingyue took on the household chores of cooking, it's only right that he should be responsible for washing the dishes and cleaning the table.

These things are much simpler than cooking; he got the better deal and should be content.

Leilei looked at his father nervously, hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Dad, I have something to tell you."

Huo Zheng put down his chopsticks and patiently listened to him speak. "What's wrong, Lei Lei?"

Lei Lei glanced at Lu Mingyue discreetly, and when he saw her looking at him, his heart tightened.

He gently tugged at his father's sleeve and whispered, "Is there anything dirty in the food?"

He wanted to ask directly whether there was any medicine available.

Children at this age love to fantasize and often relate other people's stories to themselves.

Especially for two children, the sudden addition of another person to the household can be very insecure.

Children may think their voices are quiet, but they are not.

Lu Mingyue also heard this.