Hearing this, Sun Mei was a little angry with Zhu Sanniang. She had roughly guessed that Madam Zhu had beaten and scolded the children because she had fed them before.
With a serious face, she pretended to be angry and said, "Why? Did you also believe the rumors and think that our Tongtong is a jinx? It's inauspicious, so you don't want to eat our food?"
Zhao Zhitong also stared at the two of them with her round eyes.
The two brothers waved their hands and explained anxiously, "No, no. Sister is not a jinx."
The two of them were not lying. Before they split up, their mother could not care less about them. It was Second Aunt who secretly took care of them.
Even after they split up, Second Aunt would secretly give them food when she saw them. Second Aunt's family was fine.
Moreover, their sister was so cute. How could she be a jinx? Those words were just nonsense.
However, one time, when Second Aunt gave them food, Mother saw it and suddenly became very angry.
Not only did she smash the food Second Aunt gave them, but she also scolded them and warned them not to eat the food from Second Aunt's family in the future. That was why they said that.
Seeing the two children's expressions, Sun Mei knew that her guess was right.
Hence, she forcefully pulled the two children back into the house and said, "Since you don't believe me, stay for dinner. Besides, if you don't tell anyone and I don't tell anyone, how will your mother know that you ate our food, right?"
Zhao Zhitong said, "Tongtong won't tell anyone either."
"Oh, you're such a smart girl." Sun Mei reached out and rubbed Zhao Zhitong's little head. Her face was full of affection. "Stay here and play with us for a while. I'll go cook, okay?"
Zhao Zhitong nodded obediently like an adult. "Mother, don't worry. I'll take good care of my brothers."
Sun Mei laughed. "Alright, take good care of them."
With that, she took the apron and went to the kitchen.
As soon as Sun Mei left, the room fell silent. The three children were in the room, staring at each other.
With the responsibility of taking care of the patients, Zhao Zhitong began to ask about their well-being.
"Brother, are you thirsty? I'll give you water."
Zhao Zhitong scooped up the water that Zhao Cheng had not finished and ran to the kitchen eagerly. She added another spoonful and ran back to hand it to Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Cheng subconsciously licked his lips. He took the water and took a small sip before handing it to Zhao Yu. "Take a sip. It's sweet."
Zhao Yu followed Zhao Cheng's hand and took a sip. His eyes lit up. "Yes, it's really sweet. It's so delicious."
Zhao Zhitong blinked when she saw that her two brothers had finished drinking the sugar. She remembered that her mother had said that her brother fainted because of low blood sugar.
Wouldn't that mean that his body was short of sugar? Zhao Zhitong took out four candies from her pocket. She handed two of them to Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu. "Brothers, I'll give you candies. They're very sweet."
Zhao Cheng and his brother did not dare to accept such an expensive thing like candy. They kept rejecting it. "Sister, keep it."
Zhao Zhitong pouted when she saw that the two boys kept rejecting her. She climbed onto the stool and stuffed the candy into their mouths. She said domineeringly, "Here, eat it."
The moment the candy entered their mouths, their mouths were filled with sweetness. The two brothers widened their eyes. They felt that this candy was the best candy they had ever eaten in their lives.
They had never eaten candy twice.
"It's delicious, right?" Zhao Zhitong blinked and asked happily when she saw them enjoying the food.
The two brothers nodded hurriedly. "Delicious, delicious."
Seeing the two of them eating so happily, Zhao Zhitong was craving for it too, so she ate one too. Then, she blinked and looked dissatisfied. It still had the same taste. It wasn't delicious at all.
She didn't like hard fruit candy and liked soft milk candy. However, when she was stocking up, Sun Mei thought that if it was the end of the world, she had to replenish her energy and stock up on high-calorie things like sugar and chocolate as they were convenient to carry.
However, the space belonged to Zhao Zhitong and she was afraid that Zhao Zhitong wouldn't be able to control her mouth. She kept eating candy, but she didn't buy a single milk candy. She only bought the most primitive hard fruit candy.
Zhao Zhitong felt that it was more interesting to watch others eat, so she gave the remaining one to the two of them. "There's another one here. I'll give it to you too."
However, neither of them reached out.
Knowing that they wouldn't accept it, Zhao Zhitong followed through with her tyranny and stuffed the candy into Zhao Yu's hand. "I ate too much. It's too sweet. I don't like it."
"Thank you. Thank you, Sister."
After being thanked, Zhao Zhitong felt that she was beautiful. "You're welcome. I love doing good deeds."
Looking at the candy in his hand, Zhao Yu still wanted to eat it, but in the end, he held back. He took a piece of cloth from his pocket and carefully wrapped it up before putting it in his pocket. "I'll put it away and give it to Sister when we get home…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Zhao Yu was suddenly stunned and instantly felt disappointed.
Right, he didn't have a sister anymore.
…
At this moment, Sun Mei had already cooked the noodles. The noodles were handmade, marinated with green onions, and had four poached eggs. They were fragrant and appetizing. Just by smelling them, one could not help but salivate and have a great appetite.
Gulp~
Their stomachs growled at the right time. Zhao Cheng and the other two immediately blushed.
Sun Mei smiled gently. "Go wash your hands. It's time to eat."
Zhao Zhitong took the lead and rushed out like a cannonball. "Let's eat. Let's eat."
Smelling the fragrance of the noodles, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu followed Zhao Zhitong to wash their hands. However, their eyes seemed to have been attracted by the bowl of noodles. They subconsciously drifted to the table.
Second Aunt knew how to cook. It was just simple noodles, but Second Aunt made it so fragrant.
More importantly, not only did it smell good, but the two brothers also felt like swallowing their tongues.
"Zhao Cheng! Zhao Yu!"
At this moment, Madam Zhu's shouts suddenly came from the courtyard. The two brothers were shocked and immediately put down their bowls of noodles. They jumped up from their chairs and ran out.
Sun Mei put down her bowl and chopsticks and walked out of the room. "Sister-in-law, you…"
As soon as she shouted, Madam Zhu rushed forward angrily and grabbed Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu's ears. She looked exasperated. "Are you hungry ghosts reincarnated? You're actually embarrassing me. Come back with me!"
Then, the cannon fire rushed towards Sun Mei. "Sun Mei, you really have a good plan! You feed my sons every other day. What do you mean? Are you trying to snatch my sons because you can't give birth yourself?
"You want my sons to be close to you and not me, so they'll be filial to you in the future. Let me tell you, no way! Don't even think about it. My sons will only be filial to me."
With that, she dragged her sons out and slammed the door.
Sun Mei stood at the door with an ugly expression. It was rare for her to scold someone. "Pfft! Who do you think you are? Why didn't the heavens send lightning to kill her!"
She turned around and saw Zhao Zhitong standing behind her. She imitated her and put her hands on her hips. She said in a childish voice, "Pfft! Who do you think you are? Why didn't the heavens send lightning to kill her!"