When Chen Bangrui got home from school in the afternoon, he hadn't finished get off work yet.

"School's out, my darling. You must be exhausted today. Here, have a drink."

As soon as she entered, Zhang Xinyue spoke in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic tone. She stepped forward, took Chen Huibo's schoolbag, and handed him a bottle of Coca-Cola.

"I love Coca-Cola the most, thank you, Mom." Chen Huibo happily opened the soda, changing his mind without any hesitation, and then started gulping it down.

"Mom, I'm thirsty too, I want to drink too," Chen Ya-wen said coquettishly from the side.

"You're just a little kid, what's so great about drinking this? There's milk on the table over there."

"Hmph." Chen Yawen stomped her foot and went upstairs.

Throughout the entire process, Chen Niannian seemed to be invisible, and Zhang Xinyue completely ignored her. Chen Huibo opened the second bottle of cola, glancing at her sideways with a smug look on his face.

Chen Niannian's memories were unlocked. In her past life, Zhang Xinyue was the same, always giving them Coca-Cola and Jianlibao, and feeding them hamburgers, fries, and fried chicken—things that were later proven to be high-calorie junk food.

At this moment, everyone saw it and felt that she was really good to the child and was willing to spend any amount of money on him. These foreign gadgets are not cheap.

As a result, Chen Huibo grew up to be a short and chubby little guy. And she wasn't much better off; despite constantly doing chores like a nanny, she still grew into a short, stocky person with a round face.

Both of them had faces covered in acne, which made them look even uglier compared to Chen Ya-wen's tall and beautiful figure and flawless face.

Because of her figure and appearance, Chen Niannian was always very self-conscious in her past life.

Looking back now, it must have been caused by hormones. Zhang Xinyue's older sister, Zhang Xinrong, apparently worked at a food nutrition testing agency. Her sister must have told her this; otherwise, who would know these things back then?

"Niannian, your Coke. You've never had it before, have you? It's good stuff, a foreign import." Zhang Xinyue seemed to only just notice Chen Niannian as she walked upstairs. She handed her a bottle of Coke.

"Thank you, Auntie." Her first reaction was to decline the drink, but then she thought, what if she refused this time? So Chen Niannian took it back, intending to pour it out after going upstairs.

"Give me."

"What?"

"Give me the Coke. You're just a country bumpkin, you don't deserve to drink this."

Seeing Chen Ya-wen standing angrily at her door, reaching out for a Coke, Chen Niannian reluctantly handed it to her.

"That's right. Let me tell you, from now on, you'd better give these to me obediently after you get them. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble."

...Chen Niannian decided to be a good older sister and fulfill all her younger sister's needs.

"By the way, if you dare to tell on me, I won't let you off the hook."

"Who would report this... You're overthinking it." Chen Niannian silently rubbed her forehead.

"Give me back the bottle after you finish drinking from it, or we'll get caught..."

"I understand, you're smart to know what's good for you."

When it was time for dinner, Aunt Liu came upstairs to call the three children down for dinner. As they came downstairs, Chen Yawen, who was at the back, handed the empty bottle to Chen Niannian, who was in the middle.

"Aunt Liu, what dishes did you make tonight? They smell so good!" Chen Huibo took a deep breath and asked with delight.

Staring at Aunt Liu's retreating figure, Chen Niannian seemed lost in thought.

Aunt Liu was about forty years old at the time. Chen Niannian didn't know her name, only that she was a distant relative from her grandmother Wu Manfang's hometown.

Because her family had many children and was so poor they couldn't afford food, she came to the Chen family seeking help to supplement their income. She was a good cook and ended up staying at the Chen family's home to cook and do chores.

Around the time Aunt Liu was in her fifties, she left the Chen family, reportedly going abroad with her eldest son. It seems all her children are quite successful.

A person who can raise excellent children is probably not a bad person either. In her past life, it was Aunt Liu who would secretly leave food for her after she was punished, giving her one of the few moments of warmth she received.

However, after leaving the Chen family in her previous life, Chen Niannian rarely returned. When she tried to inquire about her, she could no longer find out any information.

"Good boy, I made braised pork."

"I love braised pork the most."

Chen Huibo was overjoyed and quickened his pace.

"What don't you like to eat..." Chen Niannian thought to herself. She completely forgot that in her past life she was the same way, finding everything strange and wanting to eat it all. In the end...

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"It smells so good, it's so delicious, I want another bowl of rice."

Chen Huibo wiped his greasy mouth with his hand and handed the bowl to Aunt Liu.

"Hey, my brother has already eaten four bowls of rice."

“Wenwen, your brother is a boy, so he needs to eat more. Poor Huibo, he used to live in a place like that, what good food could he get?” Zhang Xinyue explained with a smile. “From now on, if you want to eat something, just tell Mom, and I’ll make it for you.”

"Okay, Mom, you're so good to me. The food in the cafeteria at noon today wasn't even half as good as what we eat at home. I couldn't eat it."

"Then eat more quickly to make up for it, eat vegetables, eat vegetables."

Chen Bangrui was very satisfied to see Zhang Xinyue serving food to Chen Huibo and interacting with him from time to time.

This home is so harmonious and warm; he had been overthinking things. Xinyue is such a good wife. He should take better care of her and make it up to her in the future.

"Xin Yue, don't always worry about the baby. Eat more too. You've lost weight lately, you need to eat more." Chen Bangrui looked at Zhang Xin Yue tenderly and put a piece of fish on her plate.

A glint of tears seemed to well up in Zhang Xinyue's eyes. Then she lowered her head and smiled gently, "Bangrui, this is what I should do. I'll take care of everything at home. These are my children. You can focus on your work outside."

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Niannian lost her appetite and could no longer eat a bowl of rice.

"I'm full, I'm going upstairs to do my homework now." Chen Niannian put down her chopsticks.

"Wait, Niannian, how was school today?"

Chen Bangrui seemed to have suddenly noticed his daughter, and adopted a caring attitude.

"It's fine." Chen Niannian really didn't know how to face this father. Her feelings towards this father were very complicated.

Although in his previous life, he had never mistreated him and had fulfilled his responsibilities as a father by sending him to school and then finding him a job after he stopped attending school. After he started working, he found him a good home.

Come to think of it, I really haven't done anything to betray myself.

But did he really know nothing about Zhang Xinyue's actions? Chen Niannian didn't believe it.

It was his inaction that caused him to suffer so much in vain. Zhang Xinyue was also smart enough not to touch Chen Huibo. So did she become a sacrifice for Chen Bangrui to appease Zhang Xinyue?