Bai Ruoxin blinked rapidly and stammered, "She, she's happy to take it herself."

Seeing that she still had something to understand, Li Qiulan sat down and picked up the corn porridge to eat, "Humph, you're just deceiving yourself."

Bai Ruoxin's face flushed red, and she glared hatefully at Bai Ruozhen, who was still eating the only bowl of noodles in the room as if the quarrel had nothing to do with her. She gritted her teeth in anger.

Bai Ruozhen was indeed pretending to be stupid. It was obvious that this elder sister was not a person who was easy to deal with. Why bother to confront her? It would be better for him to be a patient honestly. All internal struggles would have to wait until he recovered.

Because Bai Ruoxin kept her mouth shut, the dinner table was unusually quiet. Amid the sounds of Xili slurping corn porridge, Bai Ruzhen ate noodles in small bites, which looked pleasing to the eye.

While picking up the pickles, Li Qiulan glanced at Bai Ruozhen and frowned, "Second girl, did you fall and become stupid?" They didn't have such elegant meals at home. The second girl used to be the main force fighting for the pickles, but now she became the disadvantaged group, and she, as a mother, was really not used to it.

Bai Ruozhen swallowed the noodles in his mouth, wiped his hands calmly, and said to Li Qiulan, "Mom, these noodles are so precious. They are the true love of mom and dad. I have to eat them carefully. It would be a shame if I dropped a single noodle like before. Not only would it be a waste, but I would also let down mom and dad's sincerity." As he spoke, a decent and beautiful smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, kid, you confuse your mother with every word you say. Who did you take after that makes you so talkative?" Li Qiulan said with a smile.

Bai Ruoxin rolled her eyes, "Flatterer."

The flatterer Bai Ruozhen smiled and didn't even look at Bai Ruoxin.

Bai Ruoyun, with her eyes rolling around, smacked her lips, staring intently at the remaining noodles in her bowl and said, "Second sister, are the noodles delicious?"

Bai Ruozhen picked up one and put it into her mouth, nodding, "It's delicious." It tasted much better than corn porridge, but she missed the Manchu and Han banquets in the palace more. Plain porridge and side dishes were enough for one or two meals.

"Can Yunyun have a taste?" Bai Ruoyun continued smacking her lips, looking extremely greedy.

"No." Bai Ruozhen shook his head seriously, then solemnly put the last mouthful of noodles into his mouth. "This is what my parents brought specially for me to recover from my injury. I can't let them down. After I recover from my injury, I have to go to school and be filial to my mother in the future."

Bai Ruoyun watched her eat the last of the noodles, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked at Li Qiulan eagerly, hoping that her mother could say something fair to her.

But Li Qiulan sighed and said, "Alas, it's all my fault that I'm not capable enough to let you eat instant noodles every day."

Bai Ruoyun: “…” I was probably picked up by my mother.

Bai Ruozhen didn't have a big appetite before, but after traveling through time and space to this body, he felt extremely hungry. After eating a bowl of noodles, he still felt empty. It would be great if he could have a dessert after the meal.

Alas, looking at his impoverished home, Bai Ruozhen felt desperate. Not to mention dessert after dinner, at least he could fill his stomach.

But looking at the golden corn porridge, Bai Ruozhen thought, forget it, just starve. Anyway, I won’t be doing anything at night, so I might as well go to sleep. I won’t be hungry when I fall asleep.

After dinner, the family washed the dishes and wiped the table.

Bai Ruozhen was wearing a worn cotton-padded jacket and shivering as he sat on a mat, watching everyone in the room busying themselves.

Looking at Li Qiulan, Bai Ruozhen decided to complain. She pursed her lips and whispered, "Mom, can I have an egg tomorrow? I didn't have any for lunch."

"What? You didn't eat?" Li Qiulan paused, then turned back to look at Bai Liqiang, "Where are the eggs I asked you to boil?"

Bai Liqiang's face turned pale and he coughed, "I forgot."

Li Qiulan then scolded him, "What's the point of raising you guys? How could you forget to boil an egg?"

"I clearly reminded my elder brother and elder sister." Bai Ruozhen continued weakly.

As soon as she finished speaking, she was met with two hostile gazes.

Li Qiulan picked up the broom and was about to hit Bai Liqiang, "You bastard."

When Bai Liqiang saw his mother holding a broom, he ran away, yelling, "Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong, I won't do it again."

Li Qiulan didn't really want to hit him. "I'll boil eggs for your second sister at noon tomorrow. If you forget again, I'll boil you."

Bai Liqiang nodded quickly.

Seeing this, Bai Ruozhen was very satisfied. He stood up and said, "Mom, I'm going to bed." I'm a little hungry, so I have to go to bed early.

Alas, she must be the most pitiful queen in the world. It is so difficult for her to even eat an egg.