So Qian Lizhen went out.
He Jing went to the kitchen and brought out the excess hot soup, pouring it into a soup bowl. The aroma spread through the window cracks and out the window.
He Yuan sincerely praised, "Little sister, your cooking is amazing."
He Jing playfully stuck out her tongue: "If you like it, then eat more, big brother."
And so, everyone happily resumed their meal. But soon, Zhu Qian and Zhu Rui, who had been eating with gusto like piglets, stopped. Without Qian Lizhen, they were clearly not used to it. They wanted to call out "Mom," but when they remembered that Qian Lizhen had gone out, they quickly stopped eating.
Zhu Qian, her mouth still greasy and filled with a piece of pork rib, said with some dissatisfaction, "My mom only ate two bites, she's obviously not full. Why didn't you let her eat more?"
He Jing was peeling shrimp for He Xiaoguo. After she finished peeling them and put them in his bowl, she received a kiss on the cheek in return. In a particularly good mood, she casually smiled and said, "Whether you've eaten enough or not, do you know better than your aunt?"
Zhu Qian choked, unable to answer, and could only act tough as usual, angrily throwing down her chopsticks: "I'm not eating anymore."
He Jing: "Oh?"
This time, before He Jing could even get up, He Xiaoguo scurried up from the high chair, then jumped down and ran to Zhu Qian's side on her short legs. She tilted her head back, stood on tiptoe, picked up the bowl in front of her, and said:
"Sister, don't move, I'll do it."
Zhu Qian watched helplessly as He Xiaoguo shakily walked past her, leaving behind her half-eaten chicken leg and a whole bowl of rice.
She was furious and glared fiercely at He Jing: "You..."
He Jing smiled slightly: "If my cousin is full too, then move over and make room for her to sit on the sofa."
Zhu Qian wasn't full yet, so she couldn't bear to part with the food. She bit her lower lip tightly, glancing at the dishes on the table again and again with reluctance. Then, looking at He Jing's bright and cheerful smile, she finally said, "You win."
Then, he angrily got off the table.
He Jing picked up another shrimp and leisurely peeled it, while subtly glancing at her cousin Zhu Rui.
After a full three seconds of silence, Zhu Rui said, "...I'm full."
He swallowed the mouthful of meat and left his seat.
There's one left.
He Jing didn't look at Zhu Qiang. With her delicate eyelashes lowered, she carefully peeled the shrimp, then raised her beautiful smile and handed it to He Yuan from a distance: "Big brother, eat."
He Yuan quickly reached out his bowl to catch the shrimp and ate it, saying, "No need to peel it for me. The shrimp shells are hard and can easily cause cuts. I can do it myself."
The two siblings made no attempt to conceal their deep affection for each other. Zhu Qiang, the lonely guest, suddenly found himself unable to eat. He put down his chopsticks, his face serious, and said solemnly, "Eldest brother, He Jing, we already know we were wrong about what happened before, and we have reflected on it. It's pointless to keep dwelling on this little conflict. Just tell me what kind of compensation you want. As long as it's within your uncle's acceptable range, your uncle will agree."
oh.
He Yuan replied calmly, "I'll do whatever my sister says."
He Jing smiled gently: "At the dinner table, we only talk about family ties, not transactions. Uncle, are you full too?"
Zhu Qiang moved his lips, but didn't answer.
"Then please have Uncle sit on the sofa for a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Xiaoguo, the master of serving rice, stepped forward again and took away the rice in front of Zhu Qiang.
Zhu Qiang immediately flew into a rage, glaring furiously at He Xiaoguo. He Xiaoguo pouted and met his gaze, her eyes filled with fear. She reached out her small hand onto the table, then reached out again, and grabbed the chopsticks.
Zhu Qiang: "..."
Five minutes later, Zhu Qiang, Qian Lizhen, Zhu Qian, and Zhu Rui sat in a row on the sofa.
Their stomachs were rumbling, and they watched helplessly as the He brothers and He Jing ate, their faces turning pale and then red.
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