After about a minute, He Zhou withdrew his gaze from He Jing and said with a faint smile, "Of course not."
He Jing smiled, said nothing more, and went back into the kitchen to bring out the scalding hot winter melon soup for He Sui.
There were four dishes in total: braised chicken legs, stir-fried beef with green peppers, homemade pickled cabbage, and winter melon soup with scallions.
These four dishes looked quite plentiful, at least much better than the plain porridge He Ning cooked when she came back at night. He Sui eagerly picked up his chopsticks as if he hadn't eaten such delicious food in eight lifetimes.
He Ning pulled out a chair and called to He Jing, "Come sit down and eat."
He Jing's eyes flickered, and she obediently sat down in the chair.
He Ning deliberately separated He Jing and He Zhou, sitting between them. While serving soup to He Xiaoguo, He Zhou casually remarked, "It's a pity Xiaoyi isn't home, otherwise I would definitely cook two more dishes. Braised chicken legs are her favorite."
How could He Jing not understand that He Zhou was deliberately embarrassing her? She lowered her head and ate, pretending not to hear. She thought to herself: In the original work, He Zhou was set up as a perverted sister-complex. This encounter proved it to be true.
In the original novel, the third brother, He Zhou, has a deeper desire to control and possess the real daughter than He Ning. His obsession with her is not like that of the real daughter's brother, but rather like that of the real daughter's father.
When Zhen Qianjin was in the He family, he personally selected all her clothes and shoes, and no one else was allowed to ask her anything. When she became successful and made a lot of money, she became even more extravagant, and he also took care of all her bags and jewelry.
Whenever someone else's belongings appear on Zhen Qianjin, He Zhou gets very angry and makes her take them off. Therefore, throughout the entire book, the romantic scenes between Zhen Qianjin and the male protagonist Yan Hanxi are either when she is caught secretly wearing a necklace given by Yan Hanxi or when she is caught secretly wearing a dress given by Yan Hanxi.
At that moment, He Jing was confused. She always felt that He Zhou did not treat the real daughter as a sister at all, but as an SD doll that he could dress up as he pleased. The real daughter was just a toy to him, because apart from dressing up the real daughter, his life was boring and monotonous with almost no fun.
Thinking about it this way, He Jing suddenly felt sorry for He Zhou. Because his family was too poor and he didn't have a happy childhood, he gradually became abnormal. It was really unfair to him.
So, when He Zhou was a little angry that He Jing didn't react at all and was wondering how scheming this new sister was, He Jing looked up and smiled at him.
The smile was gentle and welcoming, bright and radiant, which left He Zhou completely stunned.
Then, He Zhou lowered his eyes, his gaze filled with gloom. No wonder Cheng Yi lost favor with He Ning and He Sui so quickly. She had no one to confide in about the grievances she suffered. This new sister was cunning and shrewd. He would never be soft on her!
The meal passed peacefully, and He Sui took the initiative to wash the dishes after the meal.
He Jing went into the kitchen to help, but as usual, He Sui coaxed her out again: "Don't come in, be careful you don't break the bowls, we don't have money to buy new ones."
He Jing had no choice but to leave the kitchen.
He Ning had already returned to her room, He Xiaoguo was doing her homework at the dining table, and the only other person was He Zhou, who was watching "The King of Chefs". Hearing the noise, he turned his head and glanced at He Jing indifferently.
He Jing took the initiative to walk over and said, "Third Brother, this episode of 'Chef King Competition' was not good. In the end, this chef surnamed Wang won the championship. It was obviously predetermined."
He Zhou himself absolutely hates spoilers, and after hearing He Jing's words, his brows were already furrowed, but...
He turned his gaze back to the television: "Who said that Chef Wang's victory was rigged? If you don't understand, don't force yourself to believe it."
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