Heavens! Whatâs wrong with this world?
Bai Zhenbei buried her head in the blanket again and groaned.
Ssss~
With difficulty, the little snake crawled to its little mistressâs face and gently rubbed its smooth and icy head against her face.
Gazing at the little snakeâs head, Bai Zhenbei whispered, âThank you.â
Ssss~
âAre you hungry?â Without waiting for the little snakeâs reply, Bai Zhenbei held a hand to her stomach and said, âIâm hungry, too.â
Having eaten an early dinner today, plus the fact that she hadnât eaten much because of her three older brothers, her stomach had started growling long ago.
Seeing that Little Hua seemed hungry too, Bai Zhenbei crawled out of bed and put Little Hua on her shoulders, before opening the door to look for food.
As it was already nine-plus, it was pitch-dark in the house. Bai Zhenbei stood in the corridor and looked at her parentsâ room for a while, before finally quietly heading downstairs by herself.
As it had been supposed to be a seven-day trip, most of the food at home had been cleared out and the fridge stripped bare.
After searching for a while, Bai Zhenbei finally stood on tiptoes and retrieved a bundle of noodles from the cabinet.
She summoned the courage to turn on the gas stove and heat up half a pot of water. Before the water even boiled, she rushed to put in the noodles before stirring with a pair of chopsticks non-stop.
âIs Huahua not asleep yet? Are you hungry?â A youthâs unfamiliar voice suddenly rang at the kitchen entrance. Bai Zhenbei froze and softly responded, âMm.â
Mu Tian entered the kitchen and placed a big bowl on the countertop. âDo you know how to cook it?â
âNo,â Bai Zhenbei replied with her head lowered. She didnât look at her older brotherâs face, but her gaze closely followed his footsteps.
Mu Tian turned his head and gazed at the pot for a good while before saying, âI donât know, either.â
Bai Zhenbei: â...â
Both of them fell silent momentarily.
As the water hadnât been boiled, the noodles stuck together in a clump in the water, turning murky from Bai Zhenbeiâs stirring.
Finally, the water boiled, and, by then, a layer of white foam had formed in the pot. It was an agonizing sight.
After a momentary silence, Mu Tian said, âFrom the looks of it, it probably doesnât taste good.â
âThen, what should we do?â Thinking the same, Bai Zhenbei looked at him inquiringly. When she saw his face which had two animal stripes, she instantly turned her head away.
Her older brother still had such an expression and was still so concerned about her. Wasnât he at all angry by the tantrum sheâd thrown earlier?
Mu Tian took the chopsticks from his younger sisterâs hands and placed a few strands into his mouth. After chewing it, he frowned and said, âItâs already turned soggy on the outside, but itâs still raw on the inside.â
Bai Zhenbei cast a doubtful glance at her older brother before picking up a few strands to taste. After which, she immediately vomited into a rubbish bin.
âSo awful! I clearly saw Mommy cooking with this much water! Could I have put in too much?â
The baffled Bai Zhenbei gazed at her older brother with a look of shock.
Mu Tian suddenly laughed and reached out to pinch her face.
Only then did Bai Zhenbei realize that she had suddenly become much closer to her older brother. She broke free of his hands uneasily and poked at the soggy noodles in the pot. No idea if Mu Tian had pinched her too hard, but Bai Zhenbeiâs cheeks had turned pink.
Mu Tian opened the cabinets one by one and called out in delight, âThere are instant noodles. Brother will cook you instant noodles.â
âWhere? Why didnât I see it just now?â Bai Zhenbei suddenly forgot about her shyness and looked over in delight. Indeed, she saw her older brother holding a packet of instant noodles.
âI want to eat that!â Bai Zhenbei nodded eagerly, looking like she was waiting to be fed, the way she did when Mu Tian and his brothers flew her to the forest to look for food.
Mu Tianâs heart melted, thinking to himself that his younger sister was indeed the most adorable.