Chapter Fifty-Three: Little Brother Comes Out of the Bath

  "Xiao Xiao, you still know the timing! Jiang Xinyi, who had already returned, was really helpless with her own daughter: "You can go hungry for two meals, but how can Liqiu starve?"

  Zhan Yu glanced at Xia Lixia's thin and slender figure, her chest and buttocks seemed to be bigger than hers, why was she so unattractive?

  "Mother, I'm not hungry. It's just that I begged Doudou to play with me for a while longer. The scenery in the flowerbeds and orchard is so beautiful, I forgot about everything." Xia Lixia's cute expression helped Doudou get out of trouble, making everyone's heart soften.

  "Come on, eat more," Jiang Xinyu couldn't help but keep adding dishes to Xia Lichun's bowl, almost forming a small mountain. "Sigh, if only you were one-tenth as good as me, I'd laugh in my dreams."

  "Mom, don't always pick on me! " War War puffed out her cheeks - not in anger, but because she was eating: "What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me? Even if there is something wrong with me, it's you and Dad who raised me!"

  "Oh, you child!" Jiang Xinru was at her wit's end with her own daughter. She turned to call out to the two brothers: "Xiao Zhi, Fei Han, eat more of this. The countryside can't compare to the city, the dishes aren't as rich and delicate. If you're not used to eating it, just tell your aunt."

  "It's all right, Auntie. We're the ones who are causing trouble for your family. Don't worry about it, you go ahead with what you're doing. They'll take us around to see everything." Xia Zhiqian was being polite and courteous.

  Jiang Xin Yi is the mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, the more she looks, the more she likes him - it's just that she doesn't know if her own daughter has this good fortune: "Dandan usually causes trouble for you all, alas, truly, a girl who has grown up can't be controlled by us. Xiao Zhi, Dandan is usually so unruly, you should discipline her more strictly, at the right time don't go easy on her, she probably only listens to your words."

  Xia smiled wryly, what a daunting task, I reckon it's going to be tough for him to complete.

  Jiang Xinyi started to pick dishes for Xia Feihan again, smiling: "Feihan, thanks a lot this time, I'm sure it was mentally exhausting for you to teach her!"

  "It's fine." Xia Fei Han lowered his head in an unaccustomed manner, and apart from fighting, he didn't say much to anyone.

  "Alright, alright, mom, go feed the pigs now?" Zhan Yu helped Xia Fei Han out of the siege: "There are many things to do in the orchard, you hurry up and we can take care of ourselves."

  Feed pigs? Xia Fei hesitated over these two words, and didn't know if she was being deliberate or really had limited speaking ability - hopefully it's the latter.

  After sending Jiang Xinyi away, Zhan Zhan's eyes swept over and landed on Xia Feihan's bowl. Without a word, she stretched out her chopsticks and picked up two pieces of braised pork from his bowl. "Help you reduce your burden, don't waste it."

  Xia Fei doesn't eat pork in summer, although he is not a Hui Muslim.

  Xia furrowed her brow and picked out two pieces of ribs from the bowl, placing them on top of Zhan's bowl.

  Xia Liqiu glanced at the two of them, who were perfectly in sync. Xia Zhi's pretty chin nodded slightly towards him. Xia Zhi shrugged his shoulders, indicating that there was nothing unusual about it.

  Haven't two people always been like this? Meeting every day is like fighting cocks, after the madness passes, they go their separate ways again.

  Otherwise, how can everyone be at ease when they are alone together?

  After dinner, the three siblings of Xia's family returned to their room to rest for a while. The journey had been tiring, and after putting down their bags, they had been playing non-stop, so they were all a bit tired. Taking a nap under the shade of trees, listening to the cicadas' sounds, was also quite enjoyable.

  She was full of energy, like she had been injected with chicken blood. She happily picked up the small bowls one by one, humming a little tune as she did so. When she got to Xia Fei Han's bowl, she couldn't help but pause for a moment.

  What a waste, so much leftover. It seems like only a little bit of white rice was eaten from the bottom of the bowl. Ugh, what a picky eater.

  Zhan Zhan thought for a moment, ran to the kitchen and rummaged through the cabinets, finding the reason - country people all think that pork fat is fragrant when stir-fried, probably the aunt who cooked used lard to stir-fry, Xia Fei Han's sharp tongue immediately detected it.

  Is it a grudge against pigs or was he a pig in his past life? Zhan Zhu Zhu thought of just leaving it like that, but somehow felt uncomfortable in her heart - although there's no need to treat Xia Leng very well, after all, she's the host and should take care of her guests, right? Can't mistreat the guest.

  Made up my mind, washed the dishes, and took out corn kernels, shrimp, and other ingredients from the refrigerator. Then I scooped a large amount of rice into the wok and stir-fried a big bowl of egg fried rice. Feeling that the meat and vegetable ratio was off, I ran to the backyard and picked three fresh tomatoes, washed them clean, and made a sweet tomato sauce. Along the way, I saw some chrysanthemum flowers and green onions, so I picked a small handful and made a refreshing soup to clear the summer heat. Only then did I bring it upstairs for Xia Feihan.

  Downstairs in the corridor, a group of little yellow hairs were walking towards me. The first one was naturally the one who had just been scolded by Zhan Yu. When they saw Zhan Yu, they all shrank back like mice seeing a cat.

  "Come back! What are you afraid of, a group of young masters? Show some masculinity!" Zhang Dandan held the dishes and looked like a little servant girl from a wealthy rural family, but she had a lot of attitude: "Hey, what's your name again?"

  "Me?" Little Huang Mao's butt still hurt a bit, he couldn't believe his "good luck" in being chosen, pointing at his own nose and staring blankly for half a day, until he saw the look on Tang Tang's face change, then hurriedly: "My name is Huang He Yi, 17 years old, just transferred here."

  "Hey, you're a young fellow from afar," said the old man with a gentle tone: "Your name is well-chosen, it's easy to live a harmonious life when you're taught to be gentle. You're such a fine young man, take a look at yourself, so handsome, don't learn from those foolish people who are laughed at by others. Someday your sister will teach you what it means to be a hero, not some second-rate scoundrel."

  Four big kids lowered their heads and listened to a little girl scolding them, the scene was inexplicably strange. The four people were naturally unhappy in their hearts, but they had learned their lesson and didn't dare to confront her face-to-face again, so they could only lower their heads even further, not being seen by the little girl's provocative eyes.

  The first round of overall attack is over, the war is over, and it's estimated that Chrysanthemum Leaf Soup won't be so hot anymore: "Alright, go back and continue practicing, I'll give you special care later."

  Regardless of what psychological shadow this special care would bring to others, Zhan Doudou happily carried the food upstairs.

  Xia Fenhong's room was tidy. Near the summer vacation, Jiang Xinyi cleaned up the room very cleanly and waited for her son to return home.

  Xia Fei had a slight obsession with cleanliness, so when he returned to his room, he didn't rest immediately. Instead, he took a bath first - he couldn't tolerate the sweat, dust, dirt, pollen, and even the old bark from the trees that he had accumulated while playing outside earlier.

  After a comfortable bath, I suddenly realized that this was not my home and there were no large bathrobes or towels. After a slight hesitation, I still felt it was strange to run naked in someone else's home, so I put on the underwear I had just changed out of, and I could always wash them again later.

  It wasn't until he opened the bathroom door that he realized how absolutely brilliant he was.

  Digression

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