Although Su Mingyue had tried her best to make her tone sound gentler and more affectionate, the truth was that she really was not very good at comforting others. Faced with the frightened look on Su Qingfeng’s face, all she could manage were these few dry, awkward words.
After all, back in the interstellar era, the few cubs she had raised were completely different from Su Qingfeng now. Those cubs had been practically abnormal from the very beginning. No matter how she manipulated or ordered them around, they never showed the slightest sign of discomfort.
But now, when faced with such a fragile and sensitive Su Qingfeng, who only wanted to protect himself, Su Mingyue suddenly found herself at a loss. Apart from mechanically repeating those few simple words of comfort, she seemed unable to think of any better way to truly soothe her little brother’s frightened heart.
The ridiculous thing was that the people in the interstellar era had even said those cubs were abnormal because of her. What a joke! She was not that abnormal herself!
They were abnormal because their genes carried abnormal traits. Poor her had been unjustly blamed by the people of the interstellar era. She had been so furious that she had thoroughly disciplined those little cubs before she finally felt a little better.
Su Mingyue continued assuring Su Qingfeng again and again that she would never get hurt like that again. Only then did Su Qingfeng slowly wipe away his tears.
Seeing this, Su Mingyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. She said to Su Qingfeng, “Come on, wash your face and eat. I’m practically starving to death.”
Su Mingyue quickly carried the steaming chicken soup and cakes to the table one by one. The rich aroma instantly filled the entire room.
Su Qingfeng’s eyes widened as he stared at the large basin of golden, glistening chicken soup before him. Tender, juicy chunks of meat floated in the broth. He was so astonished that his mouth fell open.
Turning his head toward Su Mingyue, who was busy arranging the bowls and chopsticks, he asked in confusion, “Sis, are we not planning to live properly anymore? Why’d you stew such a huge pot of chicken soup all of a sudden? Can the two of us even finish all this?”
Hearing Su Qingfeng’s question, Su Mingyue raised her head and glanced at the mouthwatering feast before her. With complete confidence, she replied, “Who says we can’t finish it? I actually think this isn’t enough! Stop nagging and hurry up and eat while it’s hot. I’ve been hungry for ages!”
As she spoke, she casually picked up a fragrant, hefty cake. She eagerly placed chicken into her bowl, ladled several large spoonfuls of steaming, savory broth over it, and began eating in huge mouthfuls.
She ate with tremendous relish, occasionally letting out satisfied sighs. As she ate, she narrowed her eyes in delight and exclaimed, “Oh my goodness, now this is what you call living! It’s so delicious!”
Su Qingfeng stared dumbfoundedly at his sister as she wolfed down her food.
The moment he saw the full bowl of fragrant, flavorful soup and meat disappear before his eyes, completely cleaned out without even a drop of broth left, he was stunned.
Then he saw his sister start filling herself a second bowl.
He instinctively reached down and rubbed his own equally ravenous stomach, then silently used his hand to close his mouth, which had been hanging wide open in shock.
He secretly muttered to himself, Good grief, Sis’s fighting power is way too strong!
Afterward, he took a deep breath, stopped hesitating, grabbed his chopsticks, and quickly launched his own assault on the tempting bowl of soup and meat in front of him…
The siblings enjoyed their meal immensely.
Su Qingfeng managed to eat two bowls before he could not take another bite. His stomach was so full that he leaned back in his chair, his belly sticking out.
He then glanced at his sister’s stomach, which had not changed in the slightest, and was filled with amazement.
His sister’s stomach really could hold an incredible amount!
That huge basin of chicken soup—he had only managed to drink two bowls, while the rest had all been eaten by his sister. Yet her stomach showed absolutely no change at all.
There was really no comparison.
He wondered when he would be able to eat as much as his sister.
After finishing their meal, the siblings took an afternoon nap.
Su Mingyue slept for a while before waking up. She once again sensed her mental power.
Her mental power had increased again.
And this time, the increase was even greater than before.
Her mental power had now reached the S-rank level.
Sure enough, the more meat she ate, the faster her mental power recovered.
The faster her mental power recovered, the sooner she could go deep into the mountains to hunt, and the sooner she could stockpile enough food.
She absolutely did not want to go hungry!
After waking up, Su Mingyue did not go back to sleep. She got out of bed and went to the backyard to collect the eggs from the chickens.
Grandma Su had already come over that morning and thoroughly cleaned up the backyard, so there was no work left for Su Mingyue to do. All she needed to do was feed the chickens.
After feeding them, Su Mingyue heard someone calling for her from the front yard.
She called out in response and headed toward the front yard. There, she saw her eldest uncle’s daughter, her cousin Su Mingyi, calling for her from the courtyard.
Although Su Mingyi was called her “younger cousin” in the family, she was actually only two months older than Su Mingyue.
The two of them had grown up together since childhood. They were family, and they were even in the same class at school, so their relationship was fairly decent.
Of course, that was the original owner’s impression of Su Mingyi.
Su Mingyi, however, did not see things that way.
Her relationship with Su Mingyue had certainly not been this good since childhood.
The two of them had been at odds ever since they were little. They would have a minor quarrel every three days and a major one every five days—it was practically an everyday occurrence.
Back then, neither of them was willing to lower her head or admit defeat to the other.
However, as they grew older and started attending school, a new problem came knocking.
There was a group of mischievous boys at school who were always bullying the girls. Naturally, Su Mingyi and Su Mingyue became frequent targets of their teasing and harassment.
After being bullied repeatedly, the two of them finally reached their limit. They discussed it and decided to ask her second older brother for help.
The moment her second brother heard what had happened, he did not say another word. He simply gave those boys a thorough beating.
After that, those boys indeed no longer dared to bully the two girls so openly outside the school.
They thought they would finally be able to enjoy some peace.
Unexpectedly, those troublemakers learned their lesson in a different way. Although they stopped causing trouble outside school, they continued finding all sorts of ways to torment the two girls inside the classroom.
Her second brother could not stay in their classroom all the time to keep an eye on them.
So, in the classroom, those boys would knock over the stools Su Mingyi and Su Mingyue were sitting on one day, then pull their hair the next.
The constant harassment made the two girls miserable.
At first, the two of them still fought their own battles, each thinking she could handle the problem herself.
But gradually, they realized that there was no way they could deal with those troublesome boys on their own.
And so, after giving it some serious thought, Su Mingyi and Su Mingyue decided to put aside their differences and join forces against their common “enemy.”
Once they made up their minds, they acted immediately.
During recess, they seized the opportunity and suddenly attacked. Before those troublemaking boys could react, the two girls knocked several of them to the ground and gave them a good, solid beating.
Later, Su Mingyi and Su Mingyue teamed up several more times to beat those boys up.
In the end, the boys finally became obedient and no longer dared to provoke the two girls so easily.