CHAPTER 383: CHAPTER 383: QUICK-WITTED LITTLE FOODIE

Old Sir Jin had never seen someone so shameless.

Seeing the little girl in front of him wearing a smug expression, he was so annoyed he couldn’t even eat his meal.

And looking at that chubby red turtle, he felt like even the turtle was mocking him.

Tired of the fight—not that he could win—Old Sir Jin decided to leave the table; he would rather not eat!

Tuanzi noticed his intention and immediately said, "That’s not good, is it? We worked hard to make this meal, it’s not like it’s bad, and you’re not really hungry, why not eat? Besides, isn’t today Uncle’s birthday? You’re really not giving him any face."

The system thought this sounded odd.

[Ancient Martial System: Did you see some of the netizens’ comments? The flavor is just too strong]

[Miaomiao: Hehe]

[Ancient Martial System: Avoid saying similar things to people who care about you, they might feel bad]

[Miaomiao: Okay, I just said it on purpose for him to hear it. He cares too much about face and can’t stand hearing such words]

Seeing Old Sir Jin’s face twitching, Tuanzi added fuel to the fire.

"A grown-up like you still doesn’t eat well, you need someone to coax you into eating, right?"

Old Sir Jin: "..." He finally understood; he mustn’t let this little girl notice him, otherwise her mouth could anger anyone to death!

He thought of his youngest daughter.

The youngest daughter was also quite vexing, but at least she was an adult, spoke with decorum, and never said anything too harsh.

But this little granddaughter was different. At only five years old, what decorum could she have? Arguing with her would only bring shame upon himself!

"Fine, I’ll eat!"

Old Sir Jin gritted his teeth, picked up the red turtle, and ate that piece of carrot raw, then took big bites of the dishes and rice.

Tuanzi nodded with satisfaction, "That’s more like it, don’t make people coax you into eating, like Miaomiao, she eats on her own, and it tastes so good!"

After saying this, she picked up a piece of steamed meat, made an "ow" sound as she stuffed it into her mouth, closed her eyes contentedly, and chewed away.

After eating, she again provoked Old Sir Jin, "Miaomiao can eat a lot, can you?"

Old Sir Jin grumbled, "Eating too much isn’t good."

"But eating too little isn’t good either," Tuanzi mumbled in response.

Old Sir Jin was too weary to respond, but whether it was seeing her enjoying the meal too much or being too annoyed, he ended up eating a lot as well.

Jin Jing was amazed at the sight.

For years now, Old Sir Jin’s appetite had been dwindling. With insufficient nutrition intake, all sorts of health issues arose; he had watched as Old Sir Jin got skinnier day by day.

Seeing him willing to eat more now made him happy, and he began serving him more food.

Old Sir Jin glanced at him, but still gave that birthday star some face and ate the food given.

Jin Chunting naturally understood his father’s concerns and also enthusiastically served more food. Su Ming saw and imitated.

Only Jin Chunchao remained unmoved, eating his own food, occasionally casting a sidelong glance at the white bunny radish given to him.

Almost as a challenge to Tuanzi, Old Sir Jin ate much more than usual.

Just as he was about to put down his chopsticks, he turned his head and saw Tuanzi hugging a big bowl, furiously shoveling food, looking like she could keep eating.

Even though she had to practice martial arts daily, was it not too much food she’s eating?

He observed closely, noticing this little girl was skinnier than some colleagues’ grandchildren, so he set aside his nitpicking and readied himself to eat more.

Jin Jing had to stop him.

"Dad, take a break, eating too much at once isn’t good, the most important thing is to have a good appetite every day."

Old Sir Jin snorted, "Someone is provoking me, I can’t afford to have a bad appetite. If I don’t eat, some people will flaunt their big appetite!"

Tuanzi happily ate, touched by the implied meaning.

Auntie’s culinary skills are even better than Uncle’s!

The dentist cousin’s culinary skills are fantastic too?

With so many skilled cooks around, she’s truly fortunate!

While eating, Tuanzi sprouted little flowers all over her.

Jin Chunchao hadn’t seen someone eat with such happiness before, he looked at her several times throughout the meal.

Tuanzi noticed this, but was too busy eating, and after finishing, wanted to go downstairs for a digestive walk, she immediately invited Jin Chunchao along.

"Chunchao, come with us!"

Jin Chunchao stayed in his room.

He decided to stay from now until night, not leaving Tuanzi any opening.

After all, he wouldn’t be using that sweet teddy bear quilt tonight.

"You and Big Brother go, I’ll read a book."

The cool dentist flipped through the book in his hand, moments later a clingy little Tuanzi appeared beside him.

Little Tuanzi poked out her fluffy little head, glanced at the book’s content, discovered it was related to the mouth, then shrank back in fear, softly pleading, "Come with us, Chunting and I will go, join us for the group activity."

This was what Jin Chunting secretly told her, saying his brother had always been solitary from an early age.

In truth, many at school wanted to play with him, but his brother didn’t like to socialize.

Jin Chunchao continued reading, suspecting his sister wanted to send him away.

If she returned home before him, wouldn’t she just occupy his room?

"Then tell Miaomiao," Tuanzi giggled, "why were you watching Miaomiao during dinner? Was it because she’s so cute?"

Jin Chunchao glanced at her.

"She is very cute, but that’s not why."

"Then what is it?"

Jin Chunchao explained briefly.

"Because Chunchao’s cooking skills are so great," Tuanzi mused, her eyes sparkling as she gazed at him, "it would be lovely if he could cook for Miaomiao every day."

[Ancient Martial System: This is your real purpose, isn’t it? Never let go of any chef]

Jin Chunchao had never encountered such straightforward praise.

He coughed lightly, turned his head, "I’m going to take a nap, you go play."

"It’s not good to nap right after eating, let’s go out for a walk together."

Tuanzi pulled at him relentlessly, successfully dragging him out the door.

At the door, when changing shoes, Jin Chunting gave her a thumbs up.

Tuanzi proudly raised her little head.

Whenever she takes action, there’s no task she can’t complete!

Sandwiched between the smiling big brother and little sister, Jin Chunchao, with a cool expression, had no choice but to accompany them out.

They had promised just to stroll downstairs, but after circling around once, Jin Chunting and Tuanzi led Jin Chunchao out of the complex, eagerly buying movie tickets and some snacks.

Sitting in the cinema, Jin Chunchao still felt a bit bewildered.

Had he been tricked?

After watching the movie, Tuanzi proposed to visit the mall, and naturally, Jin Chunting agreed, giving a knowing smile to Jin Chunchao.

Tuanzi looked up at him and blinked pitifully.

Jin Chunchao: "I’ll go too."

The outing lasted until nearly five in the afternoon by the time they returned home.

Back home, Jin Chunchao suspected his legs were no longer his own.

Turning his head, he noticed Big Brother seemed a bit tired too, but Tuanzi was still energetically sharing her loot with Su Ming.

He started questioning his own existence.

Does my stamina really not match up to a five-year-old? I need to hit the gym.