None of this concerns Qin Xiaoxiao; what worries her now is what the children are saying.

The youngest, Qin Zheng, has already started speaking in complete sentences, but the twins in the family are still uttering one word at a time.

What angered Qin Xiaoxiao the most was that Qin Chenxi's first word wasn't "Mom," but "eat."

Both children were late talkers. Qin Xiaoxiao started teaching them to speak when they were one year old, but the twins seemed to have made a pact not to speak. No matter how Qin Xiaoxiao taught them, they would just stare at you with wide eyes and then make some empty "uh-huh" sounds, playing games with you. They wouldn't speak no matter how much you taught them, and if you pushed them too far, they would just turn their backs on you and ignore you. What could you do?

Qin Feng said that as long as the child's throat was fine, it was okay. He told Qin Xiaoxiao not to worry, as some children are late talkers. Only then did Qin Xiaoxiao gradually give up on teaching the two children to speak.

But sometimes when Qin Xiaoxiao sees that Qin Zheng has already started calling her "Mom," she rushes to teach him a few words. But after teaching him for only a few minutes, her patience runs out. No matter how passionate she is, she can't stop the two children from not even glancing at her.

Moreover, when facing Qin Chenrui, Qin Xiaoxiao always felt that he looked at her as if she were a big fool, as if he didn't understand why her mother kept saying the same thing, which made Qin Xiaoxiao lose her last bit of patience.

Qin Chenxi spoke seriously on the third day after the resumption of the college entrance examination. During dinner that evening, Qin Chenxi also wanted to eat dumplings and pointed to them, asking Qin Xiaoxiao to feed her.

Qin Xiaoxiao ignored her and tried to give her more steamed egg custard, but Qin Chenxi got impatient and pointed at the dumplings, shouting "Eat!"

This was the first time Qin Chenxi had accurately expressed her meaning in words, which moved Qin Xiaoxiao to tears.

"Waaah, my kids aren't stupid, they can talk."

Upon hearing this, the whole family rolled their eyes.

How could someone as shrewd as a monkey in your family be an idiot? If they were idiots, would Qin Zheng still want them?

Now that the children are almost two years old, Qin Zheng can already speak in sentences, Qin Chenxi utters one word at a time, and Qin Chenrui completely ignores Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu, refusing to speak, which makes Qin Xiaoxiao so anxious that blisters appear on the corners of her mouth.

On the day the children turned two, Qin Xiaoxiao made a big cake for the twins at home, covered with cream and fruit, and lit birthday candles.

It was the first time Qin Chenxi and Qin Chenrui had ever seen such a beautiful cake. They stared at it in astonishment, unable to move.

She carried the twins to the table, lit the candles, and turned off the lights in the room. Qin Xiaoxiao pointed to the candles and said, "Make a wish."

The Qin family rolled their eyes again.

What does a child this young know about making a wish? Nonsense!

Making a wish was out of the question, but eating was allowed. After Qin Xiaoxiao made a wish for the two children and lit the lamp, Qin Chenrui had already started grabbing food.

Before Qin Xiaoxiao noticed, Qin Chenrui's hands were covered in cream, and he couldn't wait to put it in his mouth.

Qin Xiaoxiao was afraid of getting dirty, so she didn't let him, and instead pulled Qin Chenrui to wash his hands first.

As a result, Qin Chenrui got anxious and forcefully pulled his arm back, saying as he did so, "I want to eat, I'm not washing my hands."

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned when she heard Qin Chenrui speak, and looked at her eldest son in disbelief.

"It can talk now?"

Damn, I should have made a birthday cake for them last year.

Before Qin Xiaoxiao could react, Qin Chenrui had already put his little hand in his mouth, squinting his eyes in enjoyment, then suddenly opened his eyes and smiled at Qin Xiaoxiao with a fawning expression.

"Mom, it's delicious, I want more."

Holy crap! That's quite the way to talk!

Indeed, delicious food is the only thing that matters.

Seeing that her younger brother had already eaten the cake, Qin Chenxi on the other side also got anxious. She grabbed her little spoon and, taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on her brother, cut off a piece of cake and put it in her mouth.

"It's delicious, I want more."

Qin Chenxi was able to speak in sentences again, and the family's attention turned to her. Then Qin Chenrui started to eat by herself, scooping out food with a spoon.

Seeing that her younger brother had already eaten several bites, Qin Chenxi became anxious and pointed at Qin Chenrui, saying, "I want to eat, you eat less."

Seeing that the siblings had eaten several bites in the blink of an eye, Qin Ye realized that the cake was only so big and they would eat it all if they didn't finish it soon, so he quickly grabbed a piece for his son and put it next to him.

Even the biggest cake wasn't enough for the whole family. Qin Aiguo and Qin Feng, who don't like sweets, ate a piece to try it out. Qin Ye and Su Lu liked it very much, not to mention Su Yun, who was eating it for the first time.

"Oh, by the way, Su Yu wrote to say that she got into university and will come back to study after the New Year. The kids are also a bit older now, so the train journey won't be so painful."

Su Yun suddenly remembered Su Yu's letter and quickly told Qin Xiaoxiao.

Qin Xiaoxiao laughed, "She's finally coming back. The couple said they'd come back after the baby was born, but the baby's almost 100 days old and they still haven't returned."

"That's because of the college entrance exam. It's too much trouble to come back. It's easier to take the exam in the countryside. It's not so easy to take the exam in Beijing."

Su Yun explained on Su Yu's behalf, then wiped the cream off her son's lips.

"Mommy, I want more."

Qin Chenxi patted the table and pointed at the cake, indicating that she wanted to eat another piece.

Qin Xiaoxiao looked up and saw that there was only one piece of cake left. If it was given to Qin Chenxi, then Qin Chenrui and Qin Zheng would have nothing to eat. It was impossible to divide the cake fairly among the three children.

So Qin Xiaoxiao raised her hand, placed the cake in front of her, and swallowed it in one bite.

Qin Chenxi was stunned when she saw Qin Xiaoxiao put the cake in her mouth. She stared at Qin Xiaoxiao with wide eyes, her eyes full of shock.

The Qin family was also shocked.

How can you, a mother, steal food from your child?

When Qin Chenxi saw that her favorite cake was gone, she immediately started crying.

"Wow~..."

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't tolerate her temper and slapped her across the face.

Sure enough, Qin Chenxi immediately stopped crying after that slap, looking at Qin Xiaoxiao with tears in her eyes.

"You still have the nerve to say that? You ate the cake, what about your two younger brothers? How can you, as their older sister, not give in to them?"

Well, that's not quite right either. It doesn't mean you have to give in to them in everything. It means that when there's only one item and it can't be distributed fairly, you can forget about it and it's all mine.

In short, one should be fair, and Mom does this very well; you should learn from her.

Qin Xiaoxiao doesn't believe that older sisters have to give way to younger brothers. They're both experiencing life for the first time, so why should she give way to others? She was only born a few minutes earlier than her brother.

Therefore, since it couldn't be divided equally, it went to her.

Look how fair she is!

The Qin family members collectively twitched their lips, turned their backs, and rolled their eyes.

Qin Chenxi was completely bewildered. She couldn't understand what her mother was saying, and her mother had already eaten all the cake. What was going on? She was too young to understand!

Qin Chenrui, who was standing to the side, ate the last bite of cake, wiped her mouth with the small handkerchief on her chest, and then wiped her sister's mouth as well. She then pulled her still bewildered sister down to play. (End of Chapter)