With Ning Zhihuan's words, it was obvious that Li Xueyan relaxed a lot, and the few of them squeezed into the small but tidy room to study together.
Li Xueyan was doing exercises while Ning Zhilang was reviewing. From time to time, the two would discuss some questions on the questions.
Li Xueyan felt a little uncomfortable at first, but it got better later on.
Ning Zhilang was worried that Ning Zhihuan would not be able to adapt to being alone, but he didn't expect that she was reading a book with great interest.
Seeing this, he felt relieved and didn't disturb her.
What Ning Zhilang didn't know was that there was a picture book, a funny comic book, underneath Ning Zhihuan's textbook.
Ning Zhihuan was watching with such arousal that if he hadn't been concerned about Ning Zhilang and the other two, he would have laughed out loud.
But this made her face flush red, and Li Xueyan thought that the temperature in the room was too high and she had to open the windows and doors to ventilate her room.
The few of them stayed in the small room for the entire afternoon, so immersed in it that they didn't even notice the time outside.
When Mrs. Ning called everyone to dinner, Li Xueyan slapped her thigh and cried out, "Oh my God, I forgot. Mom, wait for me, I'll go cook."
After saying that, she hurriedly put down the book and was about to go to the kitchen, but was stopped by Old Mrs. Ning.
She said, "Don't bother working. You've been studying all morning, so take a break. Chen Zhu has already finished it since you were gone."
Hearing this, Li Xueyan let out a cry, wanting to say something but stopping herself, unable to hide the worry on her face.
Ning Zhihuan noticed it keenly and felt that she was a little abnormal.
But I didn't think much about it and just thought she felt embarrassed.
Old Lady Ning also laughed and scolded, "What? Are you still embarrassed? It's only natural for the family to take turns cooking. Just because you took the initiative to take charge of the cooking doesn't mean you have to cook every meal. You need to rest too, right?"
Seeing that Li Xueyan wanted to say something else, Old Lady Ning added, "Do you think Chen Zhu did this all by herself? I, an old woman, also helped. You care about your sister-in-law but don't you care about me, an old woman? Okay, okay, go eat, otherwise the food will get cold."
Li Xueyan nodded, a little absent-mindedly.
In the end, it was Ning Zhihuan who came to the rescue. "Come on, Second Aunt, let's try the cooking of First Aunt and see which of you two cooks better."
Ning Zhilang also walked by and said, "It must be Second Aunt's cooking that's delicious. My mom is a half-baked cook who learned to cook halfway through her career."
As they talked, they stepped into the main room.
"You little brat, who are you calling a half-baked person?"
Chen Zhu walked over with a plate of food and happened to bump into everyone.
Ning Zhilang scratched his head embarrassedly. Is there anything more embarrassing than being caught by his own mother when he said her cooking was not tasty?
Seeing Ning Zhilang remained silent, Chen Zhu put her hands on her hips and said, "Then don't eat for a while."
Ning Zhigan, who had been sitting at the table for a long time, raised his hand and cheered, "Then I can have an extra bowl of sweet potato rice!"
Ning Zhilang looked at Old Lady Ning for help, begging her to save him.
Unexpectedly, the old lady just turned her eyes away and sat there as if nothing had happened, ignoring her call for help.
Ning Zhihuan stepped forward and sweetly twisted Chen Zhu's arm, saying coquettishly, "Big brother means that my aunt has learned to cook lately and can cook so deliciously. She is really talented."
After saying that, Ning Zhihuan gestured to Ning Zhilang from behind to signal him to speak.
Ning Zhilang agreed and nodded quickly.
Chen Zhu was amused by the two of them, and they sat down at the table.
Although the men were not at home for lunch, all the dishes were present, which was enough to show Chen Zhu's care.
Ning Zhilang asked her if she wanted to nourish herself, but she just said that she wanted to feed her younger brothers and sisters, and asked him to eat less.
Ning Zhilang smiled and said nothing.
He knew very well that Chen Zhu had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
Ning Zhigan, on the other hand, yelled that big brother should eat less, but Li Xueyan rolled her eyes at him.
After happily eating, Ning Zhilang went back to his room to continue reading.
Ning Zhigan was helpless, forced by Li Xueyan to study with Ning Zhilang. Li Xueyan also told him to ask questions if he didn't understand anything, but not to interrupt Ning Zhilang's studies. He couldn't not ask, but he couldn't ask too much either; just thinking about it made him tired.
And the time for playing is deducted to make room for study.
Chen Zhu said she wanted to visit the factory. Ning Zhihuan frowned and held Chen Zhu's hand. It seemed that she had not eaten much today. In addition, Ning Zhilang had finally come back, so she wanted Chen Zhu to stay at home. She had been working hard these days.
But the moment he touched her hand, what he wanted to say got stuck in his throat, and he looked at Chen Zhu with a bit of surprise.
Chen Zhu hurriedly withdrew her hand and shook her head at Ning Zhihuan.
Ning Zhihuan didn't say anything, but he was a little depressed.
Even when Ning Zhilang wanted to take her to read, she refused, saying that she was tired and wanted to rest for a while.
Ning Zhilang didn't think much about it. At this age, it was the time to love playing. It wasn't impossible for him to take a break after studying attentively for the whole morning. So he nodded and took the jumping Ning Zhigan back to the room.
After finishing her meal, Old Mrs. Ning also went out for a walk. Li Xueyan picked up some dishes and brought them to Ning Zhikun in the house. As for Ning Hong, she was not at home all morning and no one knew where she had gone.
Ning Zhihuan then asked, "Aunt, is your illness getting worse again?"
Ning Hong once tricked Chen Zhu into falling into the water in December of the year. The river water, covered with thin ice, was freezing cold, but Chen Zhu stayed in it for twenty minutes and has suffered from the disease ever since.
Every winter my hands and feet become as cold as snow.
It’s useless to wear more clothes at this time. The coldness comes from the bones, from the inside out.
The damage to the body is self-evident. If this continues, the lifespan will probably not be very long.
Chen Zhu paused in her action of clearing the table after hearing this, then shook her head and forced a pale smile, "Huanbao, don't think too much, it's just cold weather, I'm frozen."
Although she tried her best to control it, her voice still trembled.
Ning Zhihuan is not a fool, so how could he not hear it?
So she snatched a pair of chopsticks from Chen Zhu's hand and started to clean up the leftovers on the table without saying a word.
Seeing this, Chen Zhu wanted to stop it.
First, I couldn't bear to let Ning Zhihuan do these things. In winter, the water for washing dishes is cold. If you want hot water, you have to go outside, which is troublesome and expensive.
The second reason was that he was afraid that Ning Zhihuan would break the bowl because he had never done this before.
Ning Zhihuan dodged it easily and began to pack up his things attentively.
She also told Chen Zhu not to help but to sit aside and wait for her, otherwise she would tell Ning Zhilang.
Hearing this, Chen Zhu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
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