He Jing chuckled and said, "I didn't buy it."

He Sui didn't believe it: "You're lying to me!"

"Then you search."

"Search if you want."

He Sui searched through He Jing's plastic bags but found nothing but crayfish and ribs. He instantly cheered up, picked up the beef jerky from the vegetable bag, and smiled like a flower.

"Hey, there are crayfish! Are you cooking tonight?"

"yes."

He Sui perked up and immediately started chattering, "You finally cooked! Third Brother's cooking is awful. Last time he forgot to put salt in the stir-fry, and I said a few words, but he made me cook it myself. It's so annoying! I'm miserable when you're not home. He Jing, can you secretly fry two eggs for me tonight? I've lost weight."

He Jing, who couldn't tell at all that He Sui had lost weight, smiled gently and said, "Okay."

He Sui stuffed another piece of beef jerky into his mouth, thinking happily: Of all his brothers, he was still the most favored, provided that He Yuan didn't come back.

However, he didn't care about these things. Anyway, He Yuan wasn't coming back, which meant that He Jing only doted on him, which was perfect.

Back home, He Xiaoguo was playing with building blocks on the sofa. As soon as she saw her, she rushed over, hugged her leg, and called out "Sister".

He Zhou had just finished cooking rice and was about to stir-fry vegetables when he saw He Jing come in carrying large and small bags. He paused, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "You're stir-frying vegetables?"

"Yes, Third Brother has worked hard these past few days." He Jing changed her shoes and carried the groceries into the kitchen.

He Zhou glanced coldly at He Sui, who was eagerly trying to help in the kitchen, and couldn't help but say sarcastically, "What hardship do I have to endure? They don't even like it."

While eating his food, all I could think about was what she had made.

Is she so diligent every day because she's afraid others won't like her enough?

He Jing, who wasn't particularly diligent, deftly removed the shrimp veins. Seeing He Sui frantically kneading vegetables in the basin to save time, she twitched her lips and called out, "Third Brother, come help me."

He Sui looked up, completely bewildered: "How did I get laid off?"

He Zhou immediately went into the kitchen, took the vegetable leaves from He Sui's hand, and said coolly, "Who doesn't know that your cooking is the worst in the whole family? Is this how you wash vegetable leaves?"

"Isn't it enough to just wash it clean? There's no waste." He Sui was inexplicably scolded and looked unhappy.

He Jing coaxed, "Fourth Brother, haven't you finished your beef jerky yet? Go out and check, Xiao Guo will definitely find it and give it to you."

He Sui slapped his forehead: "Oh no!"

Then he ran quickly out of the kitchen.

He Zhou was initially unhappy, but seeing He Sui being kicked out of the kitchen and him reclaiming his territory, a smile subtly crept onto his lips.

Then he asked, "Where's the food you bought for me?"

He Jing looked up in response: "Huh?"

He Zhou's face darkened instantly. He threw the vegetable leaves into the basin of water, venting his dissatisfaction.

He Jing: "...Third Brother, what do you like to eat?"

He Zhou stared at her with an unpredictable expression. After a long while, he turned his head away, picked up the vegetable leaves, and said, "Chocolate."

"Okay, Third Brother, I've got it." He Jing gave him a big smile. "I'll bring it to you another day."

He Zhou wanted to ask when "another day" was, but then he thought it sounded like he was really looking forward to the chocolates she bought, so he didn't say anything. He just lowered his eyes and mumbled a nasal sound: "Mmm."

The dinner was so lavish that He Sui remembered that He Ning had to do intense basketball training every day, so even washing half a bowl of rice wasn't enough. Both rice cookers were empty, and even the rice crusts were scraped off.

He Sui licked his lips, feeling utterly satisfied, when he heard He Ning coldly ask from across the room, "Why didn't you wait for me after school today?"