Chapter 68: Eldest Sister is Getting Engaged

  As it was almost noon, several people accelerated their pace down the mountain. All the way, Xiaobao Wang kept looking at himself with a curious gaze. Originally, Xi Mei had tried her best to lower her presence, so why would she let him start a conversation again?

  So the whole way, both of them were "killing" each other with their eyes. When they were about to reach the foot of the mountain, Rui Xuan stopped in his tracks and turned around to instruct a few younger ones, "What happened on the mountain today, no one can tell mom and dad, got it?"

  Chen Jia's siblings and Wang Wanying all readily agreed, but only Zhang Zishang hesitated, lowering his head without a word. "What's wrong with you? Why aren't you speaking?" Ji Mei asked loudly, displeased.

  "Didn't Master say we should tell the truth and not lie?" Little Overlord said with some grievance.

  "Hey, do you know what Master Fu said? Does Master Fu assign homework to you every day and you finish it on time?" Little mouth retorted without hesitation, Xi Mei applauded beside her, Second Sister was great.

  As expected, after hearing Xi Mei say that, Zhang Zishang was speechless. "Alright, I know. If Aunt Zhao asks, it's not like I can just keep quiet?"

  Although he conceded verbally, Xiaobao was secretly fuming inside. You stinky girl, why do you always pick on me? Humph, wait till you enter my territory and see how I'll deal with you. Thinking about it, he smiled slyly.

  "Huh? This expression earned him the unanimous disdain of three girls, who laughed and thought he was up to no good. They all surpassed him and went ahead to find Rui Xuan."

  It's easy to go downhill but hard to climb up. After walking for a while, I finally saw the silhouette of my own house.

  "Oh dear, I'm finally home, I'm starving to death." After half a day of mountain climbing and being frightened, Xi Mei's breakfast had long been digested. Now that the destination was in sight, several children cheered and ran into the yard.

  "Mother, mother we're back." Just as they pushed open the bamboo gate, Xi Mei began calling out.

  In the kitchen, Mrs. Zhao heard Xi Mei's loud and clear voice, and smiled to her eldest daughter, "Guess what, Xi Mei must have done something wrong again, why else would she be shouting so loudly? It's usually a sign of guilt."

  Xi Ju smiled and responded to Zhao Shi, "Isn't that right, Xi Mei? When one is guilty, they will loudly shout, as if that gives them confidence. Then they won't be afraid of anything."

  This silly girl, she still thinks others don't know her problem, so every time something goes wrong, she loudly shouts. She thinks it's fine, but obviously, she's telling everyone, "Hey, I've made a mistake! Come ask me, come ask me!"

  The mother and daughter exchanged a smile, then looked at Xi Mei flying towards her like a little bird "Mom, we're back."

  Zhao caught her and scolded with a smile: "You little girl, don't you care about your own strength? You just keep bumping into me like this. Aren't you afraid I won't be able to hold on?"

  Hehe, crawling out of her mother's arms, she said confidently: "I know mom will definitely be able to hold on, others are so weak. Besides, I'm mom's most beloved little cotton-padded jacket, as long as mom sees me, she'll have the energy."

  Hearing her boast so shamelessly, the two women in the kitchen were suddenly speechless.

  Ignoring the two who were frozen in place, Xi Mei sniffed with her little nose in the kitchen, "Mom, what are we going to eat for lunch? It smells so good!"

  Before Zhao could speak, Xi Ju had already replied, "This noon Mother gave us noodles to eat, see the sauce is all ready."

  Sister Xi tiptoed to take a look, and indeed, on the stove were three dishes of braised meat. No need to say, it must be that Little Overlord and his friends had arrived, and her mother had specially made these for them to have a rare treat.

  This is not simpler than rice, making the soup is troublesome, and you have to wake up early to knead the dough, knead the dough, and finally wrap it around your arm, which is a great test of arm strength. In short, it's a big hassle.

  Sister Xi looked at her mother and older sister and said with concern, "Mom, on a day like today, you and big sis are still making noodles in the kitchen, isn't it too hot?"

  "Alright, it's nothing. It'll be fine in a bit. You, go get some medicine from the pharmacy and hurry back to cool off in the kitchen."

  She reluctantly took a last look at her mother and the steaming hot chicken leg beside her, before walking out with an expression that was as interesting as it could get.

  "Rui Xuan, Rui Hao, hurry up and set the table, we're going to eat." Zhao's wife handed over the task to her sons after putting the noodles into the pot.

  Several young men had just arranged the tables, and Zhao Shi Jikui brought out several large bowls from the kitchen. Rui Xuan smelled the fragrance from a distance, and his stomach growled with hunger, truly matching the scene.

  But at this time, no one laughed at him anymore. Everyone was equally hungry, their eyes were fixed on the big bowl as it moved.

  "Everyone eat now." Zhao said lovingly, looking at the eager eyes of several children.

  "Thank you, Auntie." Wang Wanying politely thanked Zhao and then picked up her chopsticks to eat elegantly. She glanced at Xiaobao, who had already started eating voraciously with his bowl in hand.

  Look at Xi Mei, this time she calmly picked up the spoon in the bowl, and put vinegar, mashed sesame seeds, scallions mixed with fragrant oil, plus Zhao's own homemade sauce, garlic juice all into the bowl, stirring before starting to eat.

  The Chen family was already used to Xi Mei's eating habits, only Wang Wan Ying curiously looked at the noodles in Xi Mei's bowl, guessing that she was stared at and felt a bit embarrassed. Xi Mei tentatively asked "How about I mix some for you too?"

  With her big, shining eyes wide open, Wang Xiaojie nodded repeatedly.

  "Alright" she started serving as a maid, serving others. At this time, the boys on the other side of the table had already started eating with "slurp, slurp" sounds.

  Zhao's noodle-making skills are truly unmatched, or else others wouldn't dare to set up stalls outside. The first few times Xue came to visit, someone even mentioned that people would specially run to Zhao's place to eat her handmade noodles. Unfortunately, they had already left by then. Whenever she brought this up, her tone was as sour as could be.

  This noodle is different from the one Xi Mei had in her previous life, which was made by machine. This one is completely handmade, and when you eat it, it's super elastic and has a lot of chewiness. Finally, pour your own braised sauce on top of the noodles, mix in some seasonings, and take a bite - the aroma is so good that it makes you want to swallow your tongue!

  He didn't, soon Zhang Zishang finished a bowl and with a flushed face asked Zhao Shi for a second one. With someone to back him up, Zhao Shi was naturally delighted, and without saying another word, she turned around and went back to the kitchen to make him a second bowl.

  "Xǐ mèi, have you finished eating?" Just after finishing his own food, Xiǎo Bàwáng started to target Xǐ Mèi. Xǐ Mèi had a defensive look on her face and covered her bowl with her hands, "Don't worry about this, I will definitely finish it."

  With a huff, before he could even speak, the Rui Xuan brothers had already moved away with their bowls. Rui Hao said in an irritated tone: "Don't look at me, I'm not full yet."

  Alas, Xiao Bao Wang was left alone to watch everyone else savor their food with relish, and his heart couldn't help but feel extremely regretful, wondering why he just couldn't eat a bit slower.

  Before the second bowl arrived, Zhang Zishang heard horseshoes at the door and asked everyone in doubt, "How can someone come? Won't they be looking for me?" After finishing, he ran away in a flash.

  Still guessing who it was, Zhang Zishang excitedly pulled someone in. As soon as she saw the person, Xi Mei subconsciously sounded an alarm in her heart.

  Isn't this Wang Zihan, who has a habit of peeking at his sister? He hasn't even arrived yet and is already sighing that this person's face is thick enough to chase someone home. Suddenly, he felt a gust of wind blowing by, and it turned out that Wang Wanyin had long been excitedly leaving her seat and rushing towards her own brother.

  Xi Mei only then saw the innocence that a child should have from her, and at the same time, she heard the soft voice of the little girl beside her ear "Brother, how do you have time to come?"

  The prince glanced at Xi Ju secretly, then continued to say "You little girl had a great time playing outside, don't know how much grandma misses you. Here, grandma entrusted me early this morning to pick you up and take you back."

  Just a moment ago, she was still a cheerful little girl, but after hearing her brother's words, her face darkened, and she bit her lip and said: "Brother, I don't want to go back so early, can I...can I play with Xi Mei and the others for a few more days?"

  The prince looked at his timid younger sister who had actually volunteered to stay behind, and was taken aback for a moment, but soon calmed down. He himself was always thinking of ways to see her, so how could his family not be attracted to her?

  But thinking of the old lady at home, Wang Zihan shook his head helplessly. Seeing this, the smile on the little girl's face gradually disappeared.

  After all, it was his own sister who had been pampered since childhood. Wang Ziheng saw that she was not feeling well and comforted her, saying, "It's okay, we can leave a bit later today. Next time you want to play with Ximiao, I'll bring you over again. Or we can invite Ximiao and the others to our house to play."

  The little girl's face improved slightly.

  After listening to their conversation, Xi Mei couldn't help but curl her lip. Oh, you think I don't know about your ulterior motives? You're just using the excuse of being my own sister to run to her house and openly flirt with her older sister! How shameless can you be?!

  Alas, she didn't have the courage, otherwise she would have swept him out with a broom long ago, of course, on the condition that her mother was not around.

  Just then, Mrs. Zhao also brought out the noodles and saw that there was suddenly an extra person in the courtyard. She warmly greeted him, "Young Master Wang has arrived? You haven't eaten yet, have you? Why don't you eat something at my place?"

  This remark hit Prince Han's weak spot, and he stood up repeatedly saying "Excuse me, excuse me".

  "It doesn't matter, Master Wang, you wait here for a moment, the noodles will be ready soon." After saying that, she turned around and busied herself in the kitchen.

  Wang Zihan had just sat down when he felt someone was staring at him. He turned his head to look, and sure enough, the little girl from the Chen family was staring blankly at him.

  A serious and vigilant look, as if facing a formidable enemy, made Wang Zihan's head ache. Is this really a four-year-old child? How can his sister be so different from him?

  She smiled at her in a friendly manner, but unexpectedly the little girl snorted at herself and lowered her head to fight with the noodles in the bowl.

  At this time, there was a commotion at the door again. Several people looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old woman with a big red flower on her head and white powder on her face walking towards them with a smile...