Su Jinghe had gone out to buy some ingredients for dinner, as well as Xiao Lei’s cat food. He had gradually noticed Xiao Lei’s terrifying appetite.
As soon as he entered the house, Xiao Lei latched onto him, incredibly clingy.
Su Yining didn’t know whether she should be relieved that Su Jinghe never brought up Xiao Lei’s unusual intelligence and bottomless appetite.
Her attention snapped back into the present situation when she heard Xiao Lei’s loud meowing. It was asking for more dishes to be served for it, staring at Su Yining pitifully. Its little legs had just run from the kitchen after it ate its fill.
Fortunately, Su Jinghe didn’t see the big basin of food she had just given to Xiao Lei. Otherwise, he might still be shocked. She had just harvested one more cabbage and two bok choy.
Meanwhile, this time, Su Jinghe had just swallowed his first bite.
"Is this really something you cooked?" He asked in suspicion, his eyes narrowed.
Su Yining’s mouth twitched as she served another bowl to Xiao Lei, who instantly buried itself in the bowl again, all dirty.
"Of course, didn’t you see it with your own eyes? Or, are you questioning yourself?" she muttered in annoyance. However, she soon brightened when she realized something. "Ohh, it must have been so delicious that you feel shocked, right?"
Su Jinghe shot her a look, not willing to admit it, putting on a fierce expression. However, the movement of his hand didn’t stop; he continued to eat.
She took a bite and instantly pursed her face. The cabbage was more delicious when it was eaten raw...
It was as if it had lost something when it was eaten like that. She just wasn’t sure what it was.
After a few bites, she suddenly lost her appetite. She really craved the cabbage raw.
"Why are you not eating?" Su Jinghe questioned when he saw her playing with her phone instead.
Su Yining blinked and decided to eat a few more bites. Suddenly, she didn’t know how she should handle the dishes. Unfortunately, she cooked too much.
After she sent Xiao Lei’s picture to Yuanyuan, she began to think about how to store the dishes. "Brother, eat more. We can’t finish this."
Su Jinghe’s eyes flickered, and he stared at the row of dishes on the table. "There is still so much. You can’t finish them alone, right?"
She blinked before subconsciously nodding. Half an hour later, she stared blankly at the mostly empty dishes on the table. Her face was inexplicable. "Do you like them so much...?"
Su Jinghe nodded as he clutched some food boxes in his hand. "I will send some pocket money for these dishes."
His eyes swept over Xiao Lei, who was grooming itself, licking its fur. There was an imperceptible emotion flickering in his eyes. He had another reason to come to her house more in the future...
By the time he left, Su Yining was still staring blankly ahead. Until she heard the sound of a notification from her phone. The pocket money had been transferred. The amount was quite a lot.
She silently shed a few tears of relief. Now, she didn’t need to live on the streets just to raise Xiao Lei. She can keep renting her current house next month.
However, the notification about the successful money transfer wasn’t the only one that entered her phone. Su Jinghe sent her a few pictures...
There was a familiar woman in these pictures, enjoying dinner. On each of her sides, unfamiliar figures appeared. But she already knew who they were.
The twins were from her mother’s husband’s previous marriage. They were one year older than her.
In one of the pictures, her mom was staring affectionately at Yun Tianyao, her stepdaughter.
Her hand subconsciously reached out to her chest, rubbing it. She was a little suffocated.
Xiao Lei already stopped grooming its fur. It seemed to notice Su Yining’s unusual state and jumped onto her shoulder, meowing anxiously. It rubbed its head against her chin in an attempt to make her feel better.
Su Yining returned to her senses. She bit her lip and sighed. Her eyes darted to her brother’s last message.
"Mom likes your cooking."
A wry smile made its way to her face. He probably didn’t tell her that it was her cooking. Now that she examined the pictures again, there were indeed the dishes she cooked on their plates.
Even on the twins.
She rubbed her temples. What does her brother mean by sending her this picture? She exited the chat window, not wanting to see it again.
The Yun family definitely didn’t lack any professional chefs, so why did he even bring her cooking back?
At this moment, she already logged in to the game again. Besides her last chat with Yuanyuan, she suddenly remembered another problem.
The 1 million crystal stone quest! She held her head, feeling a headache coming on. However... she took a deep breath. A game was supposed to be fun; it shouldn’t make her feel frustrated.
She sighed, realizing that her mood was spoiled from seeing these pictures. Her bad mood didn’t stem from the game at all.
"Xiao Lei..." she rubbed against Xiao Lei’s fur affectionately. At least she had this little one now.
With its high intelligence, it must have sensed her unusual state. What a caring kitten!
In another place, Xie Ziyuan stared at the dirty kitten, which had all its fur and front paws wet. Its face was buried in the bowl. It was small and fluffy, however... his brows furrowed when he noticed the faint purplish blue streaks on its fur.
They resembled lightning, just like what its name means.
"Xiyuan, there’s a new quest..." Su Yining finally decided to tell Yuanyuan.
"What is it?" His reply was quick.
She bit her lip. Would an AI character feel shocked once she told him?
Xie Ziyuan was inside his watchtower, already shifting back to his amethyst snake form. He had noticed her hesitation from her words. Does that mean the quest is difficult this time?
"Earning 1 million crystal stones." She finally told him.