Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Rebirth (4)_1

    She carried Ruan Jiaojiao to the kitchen, coaxed her to sit on a small stool, and went back to her busy tasks.

    In the countryside now, it was fashionable for stoves to have two pots, one big and one small. In the larger pot, the Ruanlin Family was frying a plate of green vegetables, while the smaller pot contained a pot of sweet potatoes interspersed with a few grains of rice, which was the meal for the family that day. On top there was a foreign porcelain bowl filled with fine white rice cooked in a minced meat broth, specially prepared for Ruan Jiaojiao.

    The Ruan Family had not yet risen to wealth, so apart from the fine food that Ruan Jiaojiao ate, the other members of the Ruan Family could only eat enough to feel full. Still, even in such a state, they were considered wealthy in the entire village.

    Ruan Jiaojiao, in her previous life, was a stray cat who had opened her "intelligence", so often she did not pick garbage to eat, leading to a life of full meals followed by hunger.

    Now, seeing the bowl of meat and rice soup, her big eyes became shiny and unblinkingly fixed on it, and she unconsciously swallowed her saliva.

    The Ruanlin Family ladled out the green vegetables and, seeing Ruan Jiaojiao''s greedy appearance, laughed, "Are you hungry, Jiaojiao?"

    After admonishing him several times, the Ruanlin Family finally patted Ruan Jiaojiao''s little head and walked back to the kitchen, looking back every three steps, obviously reluctant to leave.

    As soon as Little Fatty saw Granny was no longer there, he relaxed, first offering Ruan Jiaojiao a pleasing smile, then picking up a spoon to scoop up a spoonful of the meat soup with rice, which contained minced meat mixed with the rice, aromatic to the point of bliss. He wanted to blow on it to cool it for his sister, but the enticing smell made him nearly scoop it all into his own mouth. Fortunately, he retained his last bit of sense and brought the spoon to Ruan Jiaojiao''s mouth instead.

    "Sister, eat. Brother blew on it. It''s not hot anymore."

    Ruan Jiaojiao looked at Little Fatty, then at the spoon, suspecting it might be tainted with his saliva, but ultimately the craving in her belly won over, and she sucked on it, a few slurps and it was gone.

    Little Fatty kept up the pace, and before Ruan Jiaojiao finished her last bite, the next spoon was already on its way.

    Ruan Jiaojiao had not had such a comfortable meal in a long time, eating to her heart''s content. Soon only half the bowl was left, and she was already full, her little belly rounded. As she watched Little Fatty, who was so envious that he couldn''t stop swallowing his saliva, she was just about to generously offer him the rest when a commotion erupted outside.

    Before she could react, two figures, one big and one small, burst into the room like a whirlwind, accompanied by a shrill voice of a woman cursing, "You damned little brat, still trying to hide? I think you want to die! Get out here to your mother!"