CHAPTER 253: CHAPTER 252: XIAO HAN THROWS A TEMPER TANTRUM (3RD UPDATE)

Mu Shuangshuang returned home, and just as she expected, the family was waiting for her alone.

Mu Shuangshuang felt quite embarrassed, apologized to everyone individually, and started busying herself with serving dumplings.

At Lu Yuanfeng’s house, she really didn’t eat her fill, so now she had to have a couple of dumplings to pad her stomach.

"Sis, why were you gone for so long?" Xiao Han asked.

Mu Xiaohan was still holding that book in his hand; he clearly remembered that his sister had promised to teach him to read tonight, but he had waited for so long, and she didn’t return.

"I ran into a bit of trouble at Yuan Feng brother’s house, and I helped him make dinner."

"Oh!" Xiao Han responded indifferently, then headed towards his own room.

Mu Shuangshuang furrowed her brows and curiously asked Yu Si Niang, "What’s wrong, is he upset?"

Yu Si Niang also looked helpless: "There’s nothing we can do, this child is very stubborn. I already told him you wouldn’t be back for a while. But he wouldn’t listen, insisting that you promised him, that you’d definitely come back soon to teach him to read.

So now, as soon as you come back, he’s sulking and hasn’t even eaten his dumplings."

Mu Shuangshuang knew she might have gone a bit overboard with this matter, so she handed the rabbit to Yu Si Niang.

"Wow, such a big rabbit, where did it come from?"

"Fengzi gave it; he said it’s for dad and you to nourish yourselves. I also feel you’ve really been working hard lately, always planting rice and doing farm work, and dad’s been making straw fans without rest."

"Such a polite child." Yu Si Niang shook her head with a smile. "Let’s invite him over tomorrow and make a few more dishes to thank him."

When Yu Si Niang said this, she was actually creating an opportunity for Shuangshuang and Fengzi, but Mu Shuangshuang didn’t understand the underlying reason.

"Okay, I got it! Mom, I’ll go call Xiao Han now. It’s late at night, he should eat, and dumplings aren’t easy to make; who knows when we’ll make them again."

"Go ahead, we’ll wait for you to come and eat dumplings together." Yu Si Niang urged.

When Mu Shuangshuang entered the room, Mu Xiaohan was lying quietly on his bed.

Ever since the weather got hot, Yu Si Niang and Mu Shuangshuang used wooden boards to make a separate bed for Xiao Han. Although the boards were hard, it was much more comfortable than several people squeezing onto one bed.

"Xiao Han, are you mad at sister? I didn’t mean it, will you forgive me?" Mu Shuangshuang asked pitifully.

Mu Xiaohan still maintained his position without moving, but in the dark room, his soft breathing could still be heard.

Mu Shuangshuang wasn’t sure if he had cried. She sat on Xiao Han’s bed and gently rubbed his hair.

"Xiao Han, sister knows you’re upset, but please trust me. I promised to teach you to read, and I will. But we shouldn’t rush at the beginning when it comes to learning. Do you know what happens if you try to pull seedlings up to make them grow?"

Mu Xiaohan still didn’t respond, so Mu Shuangshuang simply told him the story of pulling up seedlings, and finally Mu Xiaohan reacted. He croaked, "Sis, isn’t our life good now? Why do you have to get married?"

Xiao Han’s words left Mu Shuangshuang bewildered. When did she say she was going to get married?

So when she asked Xiao Han in return, Xiao Han said, "I overheard mom and dad saying they want to match you with Yuan Feng bro, I... I..."

Mu Xiaohan was so anxious he couldn’t speak smoothly.

At this moment, Mu Shuangshuang realized the source of the misunderstanding. No wonder every time Lu Yuanfeng was around, Xiao Han was always indifferent, although he used to admire Lu Yuanfeng and thought he was amazing.

"Xiao Han, sister understands your worry. You’re afraid our family will end up like before, being bullied, right? You fear I won’t care for you once I’m married?"

Now that his concern was guessed accurately, Mu Xiaohan felt embarrassed and didn’t speak or dare to speak.

"Sister can promise you, our family’s current situation will only get better. You’re my brother, and I will always care for you. But it doesn’t mean you can always rely on me for everything. You must have the ability to protect yourself; even if I’m capable, there will be times I can’t look after you.

As for marriage, it’s just natural and inevitable. When you’ve read more books in the future, you’ll understand. It’s not only me who has to get married; you’ll also have to take a wife later. We have to move forward, not backward.

And in this matter, your Yuan Feng brother is the most wronged. Not to mention that he and I haven’t even started anything, even if something happens, it’s far off in the future. It means you’re resenting someone for a future that’s uncertain. Do you think your actions are justified?"

Mu Shuangshuang took this opportunity to share her thoughts with Xiao Han. Xiao Han finally understood that he had been too stubborn and liked to dwell in his stubborn thoughts.

"Sis, I realized my mistake. I’ll go apologize to Yuan Feng bro tomorrow." Xiao Han wiped the wet tears from the corners of his eyes and said resolutely.

"Yes, knowing your mistake and correcting it shows potential, but let’s solve the major problem—eat and drink our fill before saying more."

When Mu Shuangshuang and Xiao Han entered the kitchen, Yu Si Niang had just finished cooking the dumplings. She had set five bowls on the table, with Mu Dashan’s bowl having two extra dumplings compared to the others, all with six dumplings, plus a full bowl of wild vegetable soup beside it.

Seeing Mu Shuangshuang coming, Mu Dashan smiled and took one dumpling from his bowl and placed it in hers. "Shuangshuang worked the hardest, have one more."

Then he placed another one in Little Zhi’s bowl: "Little Zhi is the youngest, dad will give you the other extra one."

Mu Shuangshuang quickly stepped forward and put the dumplings back in Mu Dashan’s bowl and added one more to the bowls of Yu Si Niang, Little Zhi, and Xiao Han.

She said, "Dad, mom, don’t be polite. If we talk about hard work, everyone worked hard. I had some delicious food at Fengzi’s house; I’m not even hungry."

After she finished speaking, she picked up her bowl and quickly ate the three remaining dumplings, put down her chopsticks, and drank a bowl of wild vegetable soup at lightning speed.

Before Yu Si Niang and Mu Dashan could react, Mu Shuangshuang’s bowl was already empty.

Yu Si Niang panicked, "You silly girl, how could you eat like that? Eating so quickly, what if your stomach hurts later?"

"No problem, mom. I’m a grown person; it’s not like I’d choke to death."

Mu Shuangshuang’s words reminded everyone of the last time Mu Zhenzhen got a fishbone stuck and Mu Shuangshuang had forcibly given her duck saliva.

They looked at each other, not daring to laugh. But in the end, they couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

In the kitchen, a wave of satisfied laughter rose...