Hearing this, Sun Mei was a bit angry with Zhu Sanniang. She had roughly guessed that it was probably Ms. Zhu who had scolded or beaten the children earlier because she gave them food.
She then put on a serious face and pretended to be angry, saying, "Why? Don't tell me you also believe the rumors, thinking our Tongtong is a jinx? That's unlucky, so you don't want to eat our food?"
Zhao Zhitong also stared with her round eyes at the two of them.
The two brothers waved their hands repeatedly, explaining anxiously, "No, no, our sister is not a jinx."
They weren't lying. Before the family split, their mother often couldn't take care of them, and it was their second aunt who secretly took care of them.
Even after the family split, when their second aunt saw them, she would still secretly give them food. Their second aunt's family was very kind.
Besides, how could their sister, who was so cute, be a jinx? Those words were just nonsensical rumors from others.
But there was one time when their second aunt was giving them food, and their mother saw it, and she suddenly got very angry.
Not only did she throw away the food given by their second aunt, but she also scolded and beat them, warning them not to eat food from their second aunt's house again. That's why they said so.
Seeing the expression on the two children's faces, Sun Mei knew her guess was correct.
So, she forcefully dragged the two kids back into the house and said, "Since you don't believe, then stay for a meal. Besides, if you don't tell and I don't tell, how would your mother know you ate our food, right?"
Zhao Zhitong: "Tongtong won't tell either."
"Oh, you little clever one." Sun Mei reached out and ruffled Zhao Zhitong's little head, full of affection, "You stay here and play with your brothers for a while. Mama's going to cook, okay?"
Zhao Zhitong nodded obediently, looking like a little adult: "Don't worry, Mama, I'll take good care of my brothers."
Sun Mei laughed, "Okay, you take good care of them."
With that, she took her apron and went to the kitchen.
As soon as Sun Mei left, the room quieted down. The three children were in the room, staring at each other, looking at each other in confusion.
With the responsibility of taking care of the sick, Zhao Zhitong began to ask warmly.
"Brother, are you thirsty? I'll get you some water."
Zhao Zhitong picked up the water that Zhao Cheng hadn't finished drinking, ran happily to the kitchen, added a spoonful, and then ran back to hand it to Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Cheng instinctively licked his lips, took the water, took a small sip, and then handed it to Zhao Yu: "Have a sip, it's sweet."
Zhao Yu drank a sip from Zhao Cheng's hand, his eyes brightened: "Mm, it really is sweet, it's delicious."
Seeing the two brothers finish dividing the sweet water, Zhao Zhitong blinked and thought of what Mama had just said about Brother fainting because of low blood sugar.
Doesn't that mean the body lacks sugar? Following the principle of supplementing what is lacking, Zhao Zhitong took out four pieces of candy from her pocket, or rather, from her hidden space, and handed two pieces to Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu: "Brothers, have some candy, it's very sweet."
Sugar, being a precious thing, Zhao Cheng and his brother dared not accept it, repeatedly declining: "Sister, keep it for yourself."
Seeing the two boys constantly pushing and refusing, twisting and turning, Zhao Zhitong pouted and simply climbed onto the chair, directly stuffing the candy into their mouths, dominantly saying, "Since it's for you, you eat it."
As soon as the candy entered their mouths, the whole mouth was filled with a sweet flavor, and the two brothers' eyes widened. They just felt that this candy was the best they had ever eaten.
Even though they hadn't actually had candy more than a couple of times.
"Isn't it delicious?" Seeing them savoring it, Zhao Zhitong blinked and asked happily.
The two brothers nodded profusely, "It's delicious, it's delicious."
Seeing them enjoying it so much, Zhao Zhitong also felt tempted, so she ate a piece. Then, she smacked her lips, looking unsatisfied, still the same taste, not good at all.
She didn't like hard fruit candy, preferring soft milk candy, but when Sun Mei was stockpiling supplies, she thought that in case of an apocalypse, energy would need to be supplemented, and more high-calorie, easy-to-carry items like sugar and chocolate would need to be stocked up.
However, with the space being within Zhao Zhitong, they feared she wouldn't be able to control her consumption, eating all the sugar, hence no milk candy was bought, only the original hard fruit candies.
Zhao Zhitong felt it was more fun watching others eat, so she gave the remaining one to them: "Here's another one, for you two."
But neither of them reached out.
Knowing they wouldn't take it, Zhao Zhitong directly took a hegemonic approach, placing the candy directly into Zhao Yu's hand: "I've eaten too much, it's too sweet, I don't like it."
"Thank you, thank you, sister."
Receiving thanks, Zhao Zhitong felt utterly delighted, "No need to thank me, I love doing good deeds."
Looking at the candy in his hand, Zhao Yu still wanted to eat it but eventually resisted, took out a cloth from his chest, carefully wrapped it, and placed it back into his pocket, "I'll keep it for my sist..."
Without finishing his words, Zhao Yu suddenly paused, a momentary loss on his face.
That's right, he no longer had a sister.
...
At this moment, Sun Mei had already cooked the noodles. The noodles were hand-rolled, seasoned with chopped green onions, with four poached eggs, smelling so good that one couldn't help but salivate, arousing the appetite.
Gurgle~
The sound of a stomach growling echoed timely, and Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu's faces immediately turned red with embarrassment.
Sun Mei smiled gently, "Go wash your hands, it's time to eat."
Zhao Zhitong led the charge, darting out like a little cannonball, "It's time to eat, it's time to eat."
Smelling the noodles, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu followed Zhao Zhitong to wash their hands, but their eyes seemed glued to the noodle bowls on the table, unconsciously drifting towards the table.
The second aunt really knew how to cook. Even though it was just simple noodles, she made it smell so good.
More importantly, it not only smelled great but tasted good too. The two brothers felt as if they would swallow their tongues.
"Zhao Cheng! Zhao Yu!"
At that moment, Ms. Zhu's shouting voice came from the yard, and both brothers were startled, putting down their bowls and jumping out of their chairs, running outside.
Upon hearing the shouting, Sun Mei also put down her chopsticks and came out of the room, "Sister-in-law, you..."
Sun Mei had just called out when Ms. Zhu angrily rushed over, grabbing Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu by the ears, looking furious, "Are you reincarnated hungry ghosts, embarrassing me like this? Get back with me now!"
Then, Ms. Zhu's anger turned toward Sun Mei, "Mrs. Sun, you're really playing a good game! What do you mean by constantly giving food to my sons? Are you unable to bear your own children, so you're trying to steal mine?
Do you want my sons to be close to you and not to me, to be filial to you in the future and not to me, is that it? Let me tell you, no way! You shouldn't even think about it, my sons will only be filial to me!"
With that, she dragged her sons out, slamming the door behind her.
Sun Mei stood at the door, her face dark, and for once she cursed someone, "I spit! What a thing, why doesn't heaven send a thunderbolt to strike her dead!"
Turning around, she saw Zhao Zhitong standing behind her, mimicking her with hands on her little hips, saying in her childlike voice, "Ptooey! What a thing, why doesn't heaven send a thunderbolt to strike her smart?!"