Chapter 20: Brothers compete for favor, give them water to drink
Although Second Uncle looked like a weak scholar who couldn't lift his shoulders or hands, he actually did a lot of farm work and housework when he was in the village. He was also a good cook.
After getting married, due to health reasons, cooking basically became the second uncle's job.
At the dinner table, the brothers all took special care of Nuanbao.
"Bao'er, try this plate of shredded potatoes. Big brother picked the biggest potatoes for you and asked my dad to make them."
The eldest brother carefully picked up a large chopstick of his favorite fried potatoes with meat and put it into Nuanbao's bowl, looking at Nuanbao with anticipation. His narrow eyes, which looked very similar to those of the Liu family, were sparkling as if sprinkled with tiny diamonds, and were particularly beautiful.
"Mm! Eat! As expected, these potatoes were picked by Big Brother. They're so refreshing and crisp. I can eat a whole bowl of rice with just these shredded potatoes!"
Nuan Bao gave his brother face and started eating with big mouthfuls, while giving his elder brother a thumbs up.
The eldest brother was satisfied and seemed calm as he lowered his head to eat, but the raised corners of his mouth and the subtle provocative look in his eyes were constantly irritating the other brothers.
When the second brother saw that Nuanbao's attention was snatched away by the eldest brother, he immediately became angry and quickly brought the stir-fried wild boar meat and the plate in front of him to Nuanbao.
"What's so good about shredded potatoes? You'll have plenty of opportunities to eat them later. Come, try this wild boar meat. I was secretly eating it while my dad was making it. Uh, well, I was just trying it to see if it was done. I definitely wasn't trying it for fun! This wild boar meat is incredibly delicious. I guarantee you'll want to eat your chopsticks after trying it!"
Afraid that Nuanbao wouldn't believe it, the second brother picked up a piece of wild boar meat with chopsticks and fed it directly into Nuanbao's mouth.
Wild boar meat is firmer and has a stronger flavor than domesticated pork. Those who don't know how to cook it can easily make it unpalatable. However, I don't know how my uncle prepared the wild boar meat, but it was fragrant and spicy. The more you eat, the more you want to eat. You almost want to eat it with your chopsticks.
When the third brother saw that his eldest and second brothers had taken the initiative, he cursed them inwardly for being treacherous. However, he was never one to give up easily. Since the initiative was taken away from him, he created his own opportunities to attract his younger sister's attention.
He was tactful enough to fill Nuan Bao's empty bowl with a bowl of wild boar meat, cabbage and vermicelli stew.
"Bao'er, there's too much meat on this day. You should eat more vegetables and less rice!"
After saying that, the third brother winked at Nuanbao in a mischievous way.
"Yeah! Thank you, Third Brother. You are so kind!"
Nuanbao's little mouth was stuffed with meat, his eyes were narrowed and his cheeks were bulging. He looked like a little squirrel eating, so cute.
Everyone at the table was so fascinated by Nuan Bao's cuteness that they even forgot to eat the food on their chopsticks.
The sense of crisis that his sister was going to be snatched away by his brothers instantly reached its peak, and the younger brother was a little panicked.
He didn't bother to eat. He hugged his sister's small body, lifted her up from the stool, and put her shakily on his seat. He sat in his sister's seat himself, completely isolating her from her three brothers.
Big Brother: (⊙㉨⊙)
Second brother: (⊙㉨⊙)
Third Brother: (⊙㉨⊙)
Brother: (～￣▽￣)～
Nuan's father and second uncle watched the interaction between the little ones and just laughed.
Second Uncle felt distressed when she saw the three children, Nuanbao and his sister, smiling more and more after they came, and she sighed secretly in her heart.
No one knew what monstrous sins she had committed in her past life, and in this life, the retribution fell upon her two children. They were born strong and healthy, but as they grew older, their health deteriorated, and now they were dependent on medication.
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