N-M Chapter 22: The wife cake is incredibly delicious!
Chapter 22: The wife cake is incredibly delicious!
"Oh no, I've been found out. He just said that about me. I'm going to tease him."
Xu Tian shouted at her brother Xu Liang, "Mom, my brother is learning to hide money from Dad!"
This shout startled Xu Liang, who was in a panic. Xu Tian had no evidence; this was utter nonsense.
But I understand, after all, Xu Tian is still young and hasn't completely shed her childishness and innate curiosity.
Xu Liang did the same thing when he was a child, complaining to other children's mothers.
On another note, Xu Liang's mother had been waiting for a long time.
Zhao Hongzhi's face turned bright red. Everyone knew that she couldn't tolerate the sneaky behavior of hiding money.
Even lying would be better than this!
Besides, there are white lies, which the other party won't blame you for if they find out, but if it's a malicious lie, then you're doomed.
"You've picked up where your dad left off, haven't you? Show me what you're holding!"
As she spoke, Zhao Hongzhi, still as impatient as ever, rushed over and snatched the two wife cakes from him.
Then Zhao Hongzhi opened it and found that the two things wrapped in oil paper actually felt like round lumps.
It doesn't look like a stash of cash; it looks more like an edible cookie.
She couldn't draw that conclusion before she even opened it.
However, the moment Zhao Hongzhi opened the object, a milky fragrance suddenly pierced her nostrils.
After slowly opening it, I realized that it was actually a wife cake.
"Oh, it's just a steamed bun. I thought you were hiding some money from me again!"
When he realized it was just a piece of food, his tone softened.
Upon hearing that it was something edible, Xu Tian couldn't resist her craving and quickly asked Zhao Hongzhi to let her try it.
Zhao Hongzhi didn't want the wife cake; she simply returned it to Xu Liang untouched.
Xu Tian's face suddenly darkened upon seeing this.
Xu Tian's earlier reluctance to hug Xu Liang suddenly changed, and she kept saying in her cute voice, "Brother, I want to hug you!"
This is truly like Sun Wukong's face, changing in an instant, just like the one in the Yueyang Tower story, who forgot both favor and disgrace, right?
Xu Liang was secretly delighted.
You little rascal, you've been fooled by two wife cakes, haven't you?
Xu Tian rushed forward and hugged Xu Liang.
Xu Liang then stroked Xu Tian's back.
Then, Xu Tian said, "I've already been hugged by you, so I'll accept this wife cake."
At this moment, Xu Liang held the two wife cakes tightly in his hands.
Taking advantage of Xu Liang's momentary lapse in attention, Xu Tian snatched two pieces from his brother's hand.
He quickly tore open the packaging and then began to chew it with relish.
As she ate, she exclaimed, "This wife cake smells so good!"
"Brother, where did you buy it?"
This is clearly not something you bought; it was randomly generated from the system.
But Xu Liang didn't want to tell the truth.
So he deliberately made up an excuse.
He remembered that Jiang Wan had left just a few hours earlier, and he could use her name to lie.
"This wife cake was given to me by the lady who came to our house for dinner last time."
Upon hearing this, Xu Tian realized that it was given by that beautiful older sister who looked as good as Xi Shi.
Immediately, Xu Tian cheered, "Yay!"
"My sister's cooking must be delicious!"
Xu Tian used adjectives without reservation.
"Which sister made these wife cakes?"
"That older sister is amazing! This tastes amazing! It's the best thing Sweetie has ever eaten."
"What you made isn't even a tenth as good as what your sister makes."
Xu Liang had been enduring it all along.
What's wrong with my sister lately? Does she suddenly become infatuated with every pretty girl she sees?
That's probably how it is.
He couldn't feel happy at all, after all, he was her own brother.
What kind of younger sister talks to her older brother like that?
He had completely forgotten all the kindness he had shown her before.
"Then I won't be your brother anymore, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Tian put on a displeased expression.
"Since that lady from last time was so nice, why don't you go with her? I'll make sure she cooks for you every day."
That's absolutely brilliant. If Xu Tian were with Jiang Wan, what would happen if Jiang Wan's parents weren't home?
Xu Liang couldn't even imagine it.
All that is known is that Jiang Wan, being a novice cook, will soon starve to death along with her sister.
Just like in the foreign wilderness survival show that Xu Liang watched in his previous life, there was a bald guy who went to various countries to take on survival challenges. He didn't wear a single hair when he went out, and sometimes he even had his hair blurred out.
That man was none other than the legendary survivor, Ed Stafford, who once trekked alone through the Amazon rainforest in search of ingredients amidst the dense thicket of sardines.
In the end, he still ended up going hungry for three days and nine meals a day.
Xu Liang didn't want his sister to end up starving to death for someone else.
If she were born in modern times, things would be fine. With that yellow kangaroo icon app on her phone, Xu Tian could simply select the foods she wanted to eat.
It arrived on time in less than half an hour.
You can still get a coupon if you miss the deadline.
Zhao Hongzhi watched the brother and sister talking the whole time.
I feel like I'm isolated thousands of miles away.
She added, "Are you two treating me like I don't exist?"
Xu Liang then snapped out of the lingering effects of what happened with Xu Liang.
He felt extremely embarrassed watching his mother, Zhao Hongzhi, standing by like a puppet.
Next, Xu Liang took two glasses from the cabinet behind the cashier and poured cooled boiled water into the kettle.
He handed one cup to his mother, Zhao Hongzhi, and another to his mischievous and adorable younger sister, Xu Tian.
They even arranged for the mother and daughter to sit down.
He began to talk to Zhao Hongzhi.
"Did my dad sneak off to drink?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongzhi slapped the table.
"If he dares to go drinking, I'll make sure he can't even step foot in this house."
Xu Liang instinctively covered his mouth, secretly laughing.
When Zhao Hongzhi saw the boy laughing, she immediately asked, "What are you laughing at? You don't learn any good things from your old man, only strange tales."
"You're laughing there, are you doing something shady behind my back?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Liang immediately stretched out his hands and waved them at Zhao Jiangzhi to indicate that he was not.
"No, I'm a helpful kid. You see, I even rescued the factory manager's daughter a while ago."
"Not bad, very good, you deserve praise for that, but on another note, I really want to criticize your reckless behavior."
Zhao Hongzhi spoke more forcefully this time.
"What if something happens to you while you're saving someone? What am I supposed to do as their mother? And if you lose your little restaurant, it'll go bankrupt too."
"Remember this from now on: you are not allowed to blindly rescue people. Only go to rescue others after you have confirmed that you have rescued them and that you are safe yourself."
"If I catch you again and there's another little girl who's fallen into the lake, and you strip naked and run to save her, you're in for a beating."
Xu Liang had no choice but to obey.
He nodded obediently and repeatedly, saying yes.