Chapter 260: Chapter 260 Farewell Kiss (7)_1 Chapter 260: Chapter 260 Farewell Kiss (7)_1 Dinner was abundant; adding two more children to the table didn’t make a dent in it.
Although Xia Zheng had already eaten a pocket pancake in the kitchen earlier, the moment he sat at the table, he wolfed down three more before stopping.
Not only that, but he also devoured several steamed pork ribs and drank a large bowl of rice porridge.
Lin Yuan was worried that he might overeat and cause his stomach to ache.
Little did she know that Xia Zheng’s hearty appetite was not only because the food that night was delicious but also because he knew he would not see Lin Yuan for a while and couldn’t enjoy her cooking, so he wanted to eat more to savor the taste.
Compared to Xia Zheng’s ravenous eating, Lin Wei and the others were much more refined.
Xiao He did not like meat, so Lin Yuan gave her a pocket pancake stuffed with egg.
Because Xia Zheng was there, Xiao He was a bit restrained, but after taking a bite, she loosened up.
Unknowingly, she finished the pancake.
“Xiao He, you should try this meat too; it’s also really tasty!” Lin Wei was about the same age and similar in temperament, so she naturally knew what Xiao He was holding back.
Seeing her finish a pancake so quickly, she knew Xiao He must not be full and took a meat-filled pocket pancake from the basket for her.
Xiao He was troubled, not because she was too shy to take it but because she truly did not like to eat meat, not even lean meat.
Lin Wei smiled, “Although this one has meat in it, it’s not greasy at all.
Try it, and if you don’t like it, you can give it to me.”
Moved by her warmth, Xiao He recalled how back at her own home, even Lady Ma did not care for her leftover food.
However, at Lin Ershuan’s house, San Shenshi and Sister Gui Zhi cared for her.
If she didn’t like meat, they would indulge her.
Despite many attempts to persuade her, the young girl refused to eat a single bite.
Later, when there was meat in her bowl, she felt too embarrassed to pick up her chopsticks, fearing that no one would eat the meat she left and that it would go to waste.
To her surprise, neither Sister Gui Zhi nor San Shenshi minded at all.
It wasn’t just the meat she left, but any food – they never despised it or scolded her.
They treated her just as they did Xiao Shitou; whatever he ate and didn’t like, they would eat.
Whatever she didn’t like, they also ate.
She thought only a family would do such things, but she didn’t expect Lin Wei to be so accepting of her as well.
She knew, given the situation in Lin Yuan’s home, they certainly wouldn’t begrudge her the food, so she was even more touched.
“Come on, taste it, it’s really delicious!” Lin Wei stuffed the pocket pancake into Xiao He’s hand, urging her.
Xiao Linshuang, who was happily burying her face in her food, raised her little face covered with sauce and blinked her sparkling eyes, “Sister Xiaohe, eat quickly, it’s truly delicious, I’m not lying!
Whoever lies is a little dog!”
Her words amused everyone.
With a chuckle, Xiao He could not refuse anymore.
However, rather than biting directly into the pocket pancake, she picked the thinnest, tiniest strip of meat with chopsticks and tasted it.
That taste was an eye-opener; it was indeed delicious!
Xiao He’s eyes lit up as she reached for the pocket pancake and took a bite.
The sensation of a mouthful of juices was even better than that of the tiny strip of meat she had first sampled.
“See, Sister Xiaohe, I didn’t lie, did I?
Isn’t it really good?”
Xiao Linshuang bit into another piece of pancake, speaking with her mouth full.
Xiao He vigorously nodded.
After finishing the bite, she suddenly remembered something and hesitated, looking at Lin Yuan and then at the others who were eating, but ultimately, she did not speak up.
Lin Yuan saw her hesitation and asked with a smile, “What’s the matter?
Don’t you want to eat anymore?”