“Tatta, tatta…”

Suddenly, the sound of light footsteps came from the kitchen door.

Hua Shi had just opened the lid when thick mist came out of the pot. Suddenly, she heard footsteps and turned to look.

A furry head with messy hair huddled against the door frame, peeking inside.

A pair of big, wet eyes blinked at her.

Xiao Huaying was obviously attracted by the fragrance and was staring inside with a look of longing on her face.

Hua Shi withdrew his gaze, hurriedly took the meat out of the pot, poured it into a plate, then cleaned the pot, extinguished the fire under the stove, and pushed open the window inside to let some air into the stuffy little kitchen.

Huaying had been standing at the kitchen door, her big eyes fixed on the cooked meat she had placed next to the stove.

Before the afterglow of the sunset completely disappeared, Hua Shi finally came out of the kitchen with the cooked meat.

Little Huaying followed her happily, with the two big words "I want to eat" written on her little face without any concealment.

Because they were cooking secretly in the kitchen and Mrs. Li was still at home, Hua Shi was a little nervous.

Fortunately, by the time she had successfully cooked the roe deer meat, the main room was still quiet, without any movement.

On the contrary...

"Hungry, hungry...I want to eat too."

A small hand gently pulled the clothes at the back of the waist.

When she looked down, she saw the little person, looking up at her with a serious expression and longing eyes.

When it comes to having food to eat, Xiao Huaying has never been restrained and always speaks frankly whatever is on her mind.

Hua Shiyuan was about to walk into the house, but was pulled to a stop. Just as he was about to speak, his words were interrupted.

Hua Xiao ran over and pulled his brother back with both hands. He frowned and said disapprovingly, "Xiaoying, what are you doing?"

Huaying was caught off guard and her hand, which was holding the corner of Huashi's clothes, loosened. Her expression was dull for a moment, and then she looked at Huaxiao and said, "I'm hungry! I want to eat."

The milky voice was full of seriousness and earnestness.

Hua Xiao glanced at Hua Shi. Because of his dislike and prejudice, even though his eyes could not help but look at the cooked meat in Hua Shi's hand, he still stubbornly scolded his brother with disapproval.

"Even if you're hungry, you can't ask her for food. Have you forgotten how she lied to you before? How can you only remember the food and not the beating? And didn't you just drink the porridge..."

Knowing that his brother was coveting what Hua Shi had in his hand, Hua Xiao patiently persuaded him.

At this moment, all Xiao Huaying could think about was the aroma of meat that she had just smelled while hiding at the kitchen door. She stared at Hua Shi stubbornly and could not hear Hua Xiao's earnest words at all.

The little fellow stubbornly struggled to break free from Hua Xiao's hand and looked at Hua Shi eagerly, "You're hungry, yet you still want to eat!"

Hua Xiao frowned and raised his voice, "Xiaoying!"

Hua Xiao's voice attracted the attention of the other two people in the courtyard...

In the dim light of the evening, Hua Li sat huddled in the shadow under the eaves, his pair of dark eyes staring blankly over here, his tightly pursed lips revealing the desire in his eyes and the unrest in his heart.

Hua Yu, who was standing under the low wall and picking up some damp soybeans, moved his dark eyes and looked over here.

Xiao Huaying insisted on grabbing the corner of Hua Shi's clothes and had no intention of letting go.

Hua Xiao put her hands on her hips angrily and glared at Xiao Huaying, "Xiaoying! We don't want her things. Listen to me and let go!"

At this moment, the little guy's eyes were only on the cooked meat in Hua Shi's hand. While staring at it, his little hand held it even tighter.

Hua Xiao saw that Xiaoying didn't listen to him, so he turned his head and looked at his second brother who was not far away, looking for help.

Hua Yu was silent for a while, looked at Hua Shi, and shook his head at her.

Hua Xiao received the signal from his second brother from afar, and glared angrily at the culprit, Hua Shi, and no longer insisted on blocking Hua Ying.

Hua Shi was stared at for no apparent reason, but she felt nothing in her heart.

Facing the little girl's angry eyes, Hua Shi felt a little amused...

Why does she want to stop us now? When we were eating rabbit meat and pheasant meat before, the little girl didn't stop us in such an indignant manner.

After she knew what the original owner had done, she felt guilty and tolerated the anger and resentment of the Hua family's brothers and sisters as much as she could.

Even when Li was trying to make things difficult for Hua Yu, she tried to dissuade her, with genuine good intentions... Later that evening, after hearing Hua Yu's sarcastic remarks and the little girl's angry expression, she suddenly felt that her previous actions had become somewhat boring...

Although she occupied the original owner's body for no reason, she would not shirk the responsibility she should bear. However, blindly tolerating and showing weakness would only make those who were already prejudiced against her take advantage of her.

Occupying this body was not her wish, and she wasn't here to atone for any sins. Those weren't her deeds in the first place, and she didn't want to bear these false accusations...

Hua Shi thought about it, lowered her head, and her eyes fell on the little carrot head who was looking at her eagerly. She smiled and asked softly, "Do you want to eat?"

Little Radish Head nodded without hesitation, with a serious expression, as if he was afraid that she would refuse.

"Okay, come with me. Let's hide secretly and don't let grandma find us."

Hua Shi curved her eyebrows, smiled and whispered, freeing one hand, holding the short arm, and took the person to her room.

Xiao Huaying was completely focused, even nodded happily, and followed her beside her, her big eyes bright and lively.

Hua Xiao just stood there, watching Hua Shi smilingly lead his brother into the house. Then he heard a bang, the door was closed tightly, and the two figures, one big and one small, disappeared from his sight.

Hua Xiao was a little stunned, his eyes wide as bells.

Hua Li sniffed, raised one sleeve to wipe the snot hanging on it, and his expression was a little dull.

With a dark and dirty face, he stared at Hua Xiao and asked blankly, "Why didn't she ask us if we wanted to eat together like last time?"

Being asked about her true feelings, Hua Xiao's expression became a little awkward, and she snorted coldly, "Who cares!"

Hua Li bit the dead skin on her lips, lowered her head, and tugged at the cloth wrapped around her wrist.

The cloth wrapped around my arm was originally white, but after so many days without being changed, it had turned black, dark and sloppy. My wrist, wrapped in it, was also wet and sticky, painful and uncomfortable...

In fact, he also wanted to eat, but he didn't dare to say it.

He thought Hua Shi would do as she did last time, secretly cooking delicious meat without telling her grandmother, and inviting them to eat together. Even if they disliked her and were hostile to her at that time, she would still invite them to eat together without any emotion...

This time, no one followed, only Xiaoying followed in.

“Gurgle…”

Hua Li covered her rumbling stomach, squatted on the ground, buried her head, and drew circles in silence, unable to figure anything out.

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