The bowl contained a paste of grains and wild vegetables, which looked unappetizing.
"What's wrong?" He Zhilan noticed Lin Qixia's expression and asked her with concern.
Lin Qixia forced a smile: "N-nothing!"
She glanced at her little niece, who was eating heartily beside her, and realized that this was the best food her sister-in-law could make, and she had no right to complain.
Lin Qixia took a bite from the bowl. The wild vegetables tasted bitter, and the coarse grains made her throat feel rough when she swallowed them.
After managing to eat a few bites, Lin Qixia almost cried.
What a miserable and wretched life!
Lin Qixia left half a bowl uneaten. He Zhilan frowned when she saw this: "Are you feeling unwell?"
Otherwise, she wouldn't be unable to eat. He Zhilan felt a pang of sympathy.
This child has suffered today.
Lin Qixia didn't know how to explain her situation, so she just shook her head: "No! I'm just not that hungry... I'm fine, I just need to rest."
She couldn't very well tell her sister-in-law that she was from the modern world and couldn't get used to the food here, could she?
"Alright then." He Zhilan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she didn't say she was feeling unwell.
At this moment, her little niece had finished her own meal and was staring longingly at the remaining portion in Lin Qixia's bowl.
Lin Qixia noticed this and pushed the bowl towards her: "We can't waste food. If you don't mind, you can eat the rest."
Lin Yi, the little niece, stared wide-eyed, never expecting that her aunt, who was always possessive of her food, would actually give it to her.
“Xia’er, you…” He Zhilan also looked at Lin Qixia in surprise.
Lin Yi had already realized what was happening, and carefully reached out and quickly picked up the bowl of food.
"Yi'er doesn't mind Auntie!" she called out in her childish voice, then immediately started eating heartily, "Thank you, Auntie!"
She held the half-bowl of wild vegetable porridge and ate it with relish: "Mmm, so delicious~"
As she spoke, Lin Yi stuffed her mouth full and looked at her with teary eyes, deeply moved.
Lin Qixia: "..."
Seeing how happy the child was to eat wild vegetable porridge, she felt a pang of sadness.
No, I can't go on living like this!
Now that she's here, the Lin family's current situation must change.
She'll find an opportunity to trade with the system later and get some good food.
"Sister-in-law, let me help you." After lunch, Lin Qixia offered to help.
He Zhilan looked at Lin Qixia with even stranger eyes.
If she offered to eat, it could be explained that she didn't have an appetite and didn't want to eat, but for her to offer to help with chores? That's really strange.
Lin Qixia felt a little nervous under He Zhilan's gaze.
Before she could explain, He Zhilan said with great emotion, "Xia'er has really grown up. But you should still go and rest; you still have a head injury."
The thought that her unusual behavior might indicate a brain injury made He Zhilan turn to look at Lin Jiudong with a grim expression. "Dong'er! What are you standing there for?"
"Huh?" Lin Jiudong looked up innocently, wondering how he had offended He Zhilan again.
He Zhilan: "Here, you wash the dishes today!"
She handed a pile of bowls to Lin Jiudong.
"Make me wash the dishes? Why can't Lin Qixia do it?" Lin Jiudong pouted, feeling wronged and confused.
He Zhilan's face grew even colder. "You still have the nerve to ask? Or should I go tell your brother about how you injured your sister?"
Today she was determined to take this opportunity to teach this girl a lesson, since she had indeed caused trouble this time.
It's really too much to be so cruel to one's own sister.
When Lin Jiudong heard that He Zhilan was going to tell her brother, she immediately backed down: "I'll go, I'll go wash the dishes, okay!"
As she spoke, she glared at Lin Qixia, who was sitting to the side watching the commotion.
Lin Qixia smiled at her and said, "Wash yourself thoroughly, okay?"
"Hmph!" Lin Jiudong stomped her foot in anger before reluctantly clearing away the dishes and taking them to wash.
He Zhilan was satisfied when she saw this, and then said to her, "Don't forget your older brother's bowl and chopsticks. Go and get them to wash after he finishes eating."
"Okay," Lin Jiudong replied helplessly.
Afterwards, He Zhilan left the dining table and went outside. Even though she left the task of washing the dishes to Lin Jiudong, there was still a lot of work waiting for her to do outside in the yard.
The little niece sensed the oppressive atmosphere around Lin Jiudong and, feeling a bit scared, simply followed He Zhilan out as well.
"Little niece, wait for me~" Lin Qixia didn't want to stay with Lin Jiudong either, so she left as well.
For a moment, only Lin Jiudong was left busy around the table. She watched Lin Qixia leave gracefully, gripping the chopsticks in her hand so tightly they creaked: "Lin Qixia, you just wait!"
...
Lin Qixia left the courtyard intending to go back to her room to rest, as she still had a head injury.
The two elders of the Lin family passed away early, and the few rooms in the courtyard were more than enough for them to live in. In addition, the eldest brother, Lin Xiao, doted on his two younger sisters.
Therefore, the two sisters, Lin Qixia and Lin Jiudong, live separately, each in their own room.
After pushing open the door, Lin Qixia glanced around. The original owner's room was quite simple, with a bed, a chair, and a dressing table.
On it were placed a vanity case, hairbands, and other miscellaneous trinkets.
She went to bed to rest, but after half an hour she still couldn't fall asleep. On the contrary, because she was so excited about just arriving, closing her eyes was extremely painful for her.
She decided to keep her eyes open; since she couldn't sleep, she wasn't going to try.
Lin Qixia got up and sat down in front of the dressing table. She looked at herself in the mirror and saw that the girl in the mirror had almond-shaped eyes and cherry lips and was quite beautiful.
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