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Xiao Yi was silent for a while. âIf I stop playing games one day, I might take this path in life.â
[Xiao Yi replied! Thatâs fine, Wind God. Weâll wait for you!]
[Iâm waiting too, but I still want to see you in esports.]
âWind God is like me. Iâm good at playing games but not so much at singing like my brother,â said Li Zexin. âWind God is great at gaming. Itâs his main thing. He prefers to play games with me.â
Li Zexuanâs face darkened.
[This time, Xinxin is retaliating against Xuanxuan.]
[No, he is just competing for favors.] [He is competing for family status.] [Hahaha⦠the two brothers are at odds.]
[Xuanxuan is speechless. He didnât do anything.]
[Xinxin doesnât think so. He just feels that his position is at risk.]
[Xiao Yi is truly speechless.]
[Why is he speechless? He should be proud.]
âI heard your voices from afar. Are you fighting on the livestream?â Lin Wan suddenly asked.
âMs. Lin, why are you here?â
âSame as you. Here for a free meal.â Li Yanchen followed behind.
âIf the eldest son runs to someone elseâs house for a meal, how can we not come to help? We want to exchange our labor for a plate of food,â said Lin Wan.
âExchange labor?â asked Li Zexuan.
âYes. Mr. Li, please go and see if thereâs anything you can help with.â
Li Yanchen obediently went into the house.
Lin Wan looked around the courtyard. It looked quite clean. There were already three people in the kitchen, and she would only crowd the place if she went in.
âWhat else is there to do?â
As she thought about it, she saw Li Yanchen being chased out of the kitchen.
Xia MO saw Lin Wan outside. âWanwan, letâs end our friendship here.â
Everyone was shocked, including the online viewers. [What happened? Did Mr. Li do something?]
[Thatâs impossible. We didnât hear any commotion.]
[It must be because the two children went to eat at Xiao Yiâs house and now, their parents are there too. Poor Xia MO must be exhausted.]
[The four people from the Li family are all there. They have big appetites.]
[But Mr. Li and Lin Wan came to help with the cooking. It might help with Xia
Moâs workload.]
[More people make more noise.]
Li Zexin thought Xiao Yiâs parents were annoyed because his father and stepmother had arrived out of the blue. âItâs fine for me and Brother Xuanxuan to come and freeload because we are friends with Xiao Yi. But with you two here, itâs only natural that Auntie Xia MO would be angry.â
âHaving Li Yanchen work in exchange for food⦠itâs amazing that you can come up with such an idea,â Xia MO said with her hands on her hips. âIs that what our friendship is worth?â
Lin Wan finally realized that Xia MO was angry at them for feeling like they owed her for the food.
âLi Yanchen, I told you that Xia MO would get angry if we tried to be polite. Now, look at what youâve done! Xia MO wants to end our friendship! How will we ever be able to freeload meals here?â
Li Yanchen pouted. It had been Lin Wanâs idea all along, and now, he was being thrown under the bus.
âDo we need to act like we are two separate families who just met? I would invite you for a meal even if you didnât want to come,â said Xia Mo.
âExactly! Brother Li, why would you barge into the kitchen, start cooking, and say you would feel more at ease that way? You even took my spot away,â Xiao Tianlin chimed in.
Li Yanchen felt wronged.
Lin Wan cheerfully hooked her arm around Xia Mo. âMr. Li doesnât understand. Youâre absolutely right to criticize him. From now on, Iâll just drag him along. And I wonât bring anything in exchange. Weâll mooch off of you. Iâm going to be lazy from now on.â
With that, Lin Wan sat down in a chair. âWell then⦠Iâm going to sit here and wait for food.â
Li Zexin heaved a sigh of relief. Xiao Yiâs parents were angry because his father and his stepmother were trying to be polite, and not because there were too many people freeloading.
[Wow⦠thatâs so petty!]
[Xia MO was just angry because the Li family was trying to be polite as though they were strangers.]
[If my friend suddenly started acting all polite and helpful, I would be angry, too.]
[Exactly!] [Lin Wan pushed all the blame on Mr. Li. It was her idea!]
[I saw it too.]
[Poor Mr. Li is just a scapegoat. He suffers silently. He is a true gentleman.]
[He willingly takes the blame for his wife.]
âBoth of you stay here. The kitchen is so small. Youâll only get in the way,â said Xia Mo.
Xiao Tianlin and Xia MO went into the kitchen again.
âAs you wish.â
The livestream of Xiao Yiâs house became even more lively. Since they didnât have to work and were waiting for food, Lin Wan decided to interact with the online viewers together with Xiao Yi and the kids.
However, as soon as her face appeared on the camera, the viewers started teasing her.
[Sister Lin, I can testify that you only suggested it. Mr. Li did everything else!]
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[No. Itâs all Mr. Li.]
[Itâs Mr. Liâs fault.]
Li Yanchen stared at the bullet screen in astonishment. âThis is cyberbullying. Donât be so biased.â
Lin Wan wrapped an arm around his shoulder. âHeâs right. It was my idea. He just followed my lead. Itâs not that Mr. Li canât think of things himself, but he just doesnât dare to disobey me.â
[Lin Wan is just showing off their love at this point, and Iâm here for it.] [Sheâs speaking up for Mr. Li.]
[Weâre just joking. We know youâre just too shy to take the family to other peopleâs houses for a meal.]
[Letâs change the topic. Itâs just a small incident.]
âWind God, if youâre not busy, you can come to our place for dinner. Letâs not eat here every time. Auntie Xia might have a hard time,â said Li Zexin.
Xiao Yi nodded. âSure.â
âShould we go and call Jiejie?â
[The children are painting at Feifeiâs house. Their clothes are covered in paint.
They are going to get a good scolding when they return to their houses.]
[Paint can be washed off with water.]
[Thatâs right. Ink can be washed off easily, too.]
[The kids are having a great time. Jiejie should stay at Feifeiâs house for dinner.
Mrs. Tao makes things that children like to eat most.] [Donât call Jiejie. Theyâre all having lunch at Feifeiâs house.]
âIâll go and take a look.â Li Zexin didnât read the comments.
At Feifeiâs house, the children were painting. They chose their favorite brush and used some watercolors.
Tao Jingyuan prepared snacks for everyone. The children occasionally looked at what their friends were drawing.
Li Zekai chose bright colors..