"Sure," Huo Ziheng raised his hand to rub his stomach, his heroic brows slightly furrowed, a hint of complaint in his voice, "Ever since we came to this godforsaken place, Miaomiao and I haven’t tasted meat again. Since you hunt every day, fine, you didn’t share yesterday’s roasted rabbit with us, but today, with that chicken and rabbit in your hands, you can’t possibly plan to hog it all to yourself, can you?"
Huo Ziheng said this, glancing out of the corner of his eye toward Jiang Ning’s face.
The moment he saw the prey in Jiang Ning’s hands, even if Huo Miao hadn’t called him, Huo Ziheng had already planned to approach and chat with Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning grew up in the countryside, far more adept at survival in the wild than them. Huo Ziheng wasn’t stupid; he had realized that they would struggle to fill their bellies on their own. Rather than that, he thought it better to lower his head proactively and give Jiang Ning a way out.
In this case, Jiang Ning would have a place to return to, and he wouldn’t have to continue starving.
[Hog it all? What nonsense is Huo Ziheng spouting?]
[My goodness, this is food Jiang Ning hunted herself, and she even generously shared some with Nong Chun!]
[Huo Ziheng keeps on shocking me with his worldviews and thinking, is this how all rich people behave?]
[How can he be so brazen in saying this?]
[My family is rich too, but my principles are strong, I never bully people.]
[Exactly, rich people shouldn’t be scapegoated.]
Jiang Ning also fell silent for a moment, as if unsure of what she heard, but seeing the sense of entitlement on Huo Ziheng’s face confirmed that she hadn’t misheard, "Huo Ziheng, do you think I went too easy on you yesterday? Is that why you’re here to test my patience again?"
[Hahaha, that’s my violent sister!]
Upon hearing Jiang Ning’s words, Huo Ziheng immediately stepped back: "Jiang Ning, you want to hit me again?"
"Isn’t it you who came looking for it?" Jiang Ning replied coldly, "I already told you yesterday, leave me alone or I’ll beat you up every time I see you."
"Jiang Ning, I’m offering you a chance to make amends," Huo Ziheng ground his teeth, lowering his voice, "Are you truly not planning to come back home?"
Jiang Ning paused in her movements.
The audience in front of the screens also widened their eyes.
Only Mother Huo, upon hearing Huo Ziheng’s words, showed a face filled with terror.
Without waiting for Jiang Ning’s refusal, Huo Ziheng quickly promised, "Rest assured, as long as you give me half of the game you catch from now on, I guarantee that after we leave this place, I’ll personally drive to pick you up and take you home. Furthermore, I’ll never bully you again and will treat you the same as Miaomiao. If Kaian or the others bully you, I’ll stand up for you."
Jiang Ning’s eyes slowly hardened with resolve, "So you admit... all this time you’ve been bullying me, huh? I thought all of you must have been blind."
Unexpectedly insulted, Huo Ziheng’s brow furrowed, "Jiang Ning, don’t go too far. Even if you’re dissatisfied, you should’ve vented it all out after hitting me yesterday."
Jiang Ning nodded, continuing, "So from now on, could you please stop saying these disgusting things in my presence? It’s easy for me to lose my temper and beat you."
Huo Ziheng became furious, "Jiang Ning, must you be so heartless? Every time I came home late, you used to prepare supper for me. Now I’ve been hungry for days, and you couldn’t care less?"
In Huo Ziheng’s heart, he still couldn’t quite believe that Jiang Ning would truly leave them.
After all, when Jiang Ning had returned to the Huo Family previously, describing her as abjectly humble was no exaggeration.
Though she was a biological daughter, the Huo Family claimed she was a poor relative from the countryside lodging with them. Not only did Jiang Ning not get angry, but she also tried to please every single person in the Huo Family.
Jiang Ning not only gave exclusive game consoles to Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian but also, knowing he often came home at one or two in the morning, would prepare supper or a body-warming soup for him at home.
Initially, Huo Ziheng looked down upon Jiang Ning’s servile behavior and didn’t accept her kindness. That changed after he once ate the supper she had left on the table and discovered that she had cooked it herself, and her cooking was quite good... Huo Ziheng would occasionally acknowledge her efforts and try what she made.
However, most of the time, the food Jiang Ning made ended up in the trash.
Sometimes when Huo Ziheng didn’t want the supper Jiang Ning had prepared, and asked her to cook something fresh, she would comply without complaint and busy herself in the kitchen. Even if he only took a few bites before refusing to eat more, Jiang Ning wouldn’t be upset.
Even though Jiang Ning had already moved out of the Huo Family, and despite being beaten by her twice recently, the image of her desperately trying to fit in with the Huo Family had taken root in his mind.