Even though Su Xiaomei was her biological daughter, Su Ting knew very well in her heart that her daughter was nowhere near as obedient and sensible as Ruanruan.
That woman had truly raised her daughter well!
Thinking of her, Su Ting felt completely helpless. She waved her hand, her face still cold.
“I’m not expecting you to earn money to support me. As long as you can take care of yourself and not make me worry too much, that’s enough. Xiaomei, go bring out the food I heated in the pot. It’s time to eat.”
Su Xiaomei responded with a gloomy “Mm.” She felt that her mother had changed.
Her mother was no longer hers alone!
She looked at the fair and chubby Lin Ruanruan beside her, her gaze carrying a hint of malice.
Ruanruan noticed Su Xiaomei’s stare and immediately gave her a smile.
Su Xiaomei glared at her before turning away. Lin Ruanruan had used this exact trick to steal all the affection from her family!
She hated Lin Ruanruan and wouldn’t be fooled by that act!
Ruanruan tilted her head, confused about why Su Xiaomei was angry again.
She toddled over on her short legs and squatted beside the well to wash her hands.
Lin Dayong lowered his voice and praised her.
“You did well. But Ruanruan, don’t tell anyone what I told you, understand?”
Ruanruan shook her head.
“I didn’t tell Su Xiaomei. She just guessed randomly and somehow got it right.”
Lin Dayong let out an “Ah.” He had thought the child was too young and had accidentally revealed what he said.
Seeing her little hair bun leaning to one side, he reached out to straighten it and pinched his daughter’s chubby cheek.
“Looks like I wronged my big chubby daughter. Later you—”
Crash!
The sound of bowls and plates shattering suddenly rang out.
Hearing the noise, Su Ting hurried over to check. Her first reaction was to ask,
“Su Xiaomei, are you hurt?”
Su Xiaomei’s face turned pale. She subconsciously kicked the broken pieces on the floor.
Instinctively, she shifted the blame.
“It was Ruanruan! Ruanruan pushed me!”
Su Ting immediately shouted angrily,
“Su Xiaomei! You made a mistake and now you’re blaming others! Is this how I usually teach you?!”
Su Xiaomei burst into tears, feeling even more miserable.
Lin Dayong walked over and said with a smile,
“Don’t be angry. I’ll go to the canteen and buy some dishes. The child is still young—she can be taught slowly.”
Su Ting gave a bitter smile.
Lin Dayong’s own daughter was obedient and sensible, while her daughter was the complete opposite. They were like heaven and earth—there was simply no comparison!
That was why Lin Dayong could casually say that children were young and could be taught slowly.
Lin Dayong soon returned with food.
But Su Xiaomei threw a tantrum and refused to eat dinner.
Ruanruan nibbled on a plump white steamed bun like a little hamster. Her little eyes rolled around mischievously. When the adults weren’t paying attention, she quietly hid two large buns.
Late at night.
Ruanruan carried the buns and quietly went to find Su Xiaomei.
At that moment, Su Xiaomei was clutching her stomach, rolling around on the bed in hunger.
She regretted showing off earlier and refusing to eat.
Suddenly, she heard movement at the door. Her eyes lit up immediately.
It must be Mom! She must have realized Xiaomei hadn’t eaten and felt sorry for her, bringing her some food!
She ran over to open the door.
But when she opened it, she saw the person she hated the most—Lin Ruanruan.
Her face instantly darkened.
“What are you here for? To laugh at me?”
Ruanruan raised the plump white bun in her hand and said softly,
“Big sister, you’re hungry, right? I saved a big bun for you!”
Su Xiaomei froze for a moment.
Then she exploded in anger!
Lin Ruanruan was mocking her—mocking the fact that she was hungry and no one cared about her!
She suddenly slapped the bun out of Ruanruan’s hand and said coldly,
“Get lost! Dad and Mom aren’t here, so stop putting on this fake act. I won’t fall for it!”
Ruanruan quickly picked up the bun from the ground and wanted to say something more.
But Su Xiaomei had already slammed the door shut.
Ruanruan could only return to her room and slowly eat the buns herself.
“System, the buns are obviously delicious. Why doesn’t Su Xiaomei want to eat them? Her stomach was growling!”
Even though she had been living among humans for quite a while, Ruanruan still didn’t understand human thinking.
[Ding. According to analysis, the system recommends the host use points to exchange for Insight. There is a certain chance of understanding human thoughts.]
Hearing that, Ruanruan immediately said happily,
“I want to unlock that!”
[Warning. The host does not have enough points. Please repay within one month, otherwise the system will take compulsory measures.]
“Deduct it, deduct it!”
Ruanruan waved her hand carelessly.
Ten thousand points was nothing. She was sure she could pay it back quickly.
[Deduction successful.]
Ruanruan pinched her chubby lotus-root-like arms but felt nothing unusual. She blinked her watery eyes and asked in confusion,
“System, I don’t feel anything!”
But this time, the system didn’t respond.
Soon a wave of sleepiness overwhelmed her, and she quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, Ruanruan woke up to a shocking piece of news—
She had to go to school!
She had lived for thousands of years as an immortal. How could she possibly go to school like human children?
Su Ting continued speaking,
“Ruanruan is a bit young, but the two sisters can be placed in the same class. They can take care of each other and build a relationship. I don’t expect her to learn much anyway. And at least it’ll stop her from running to the seaside every day—it’s too dangerous.”
“No! I don’t agree! I don’t want to go to school!”
Lin Dayong pinched her chubby cheek and said,
“This isn’t something you get to decide. We’re informing you, not discussing it.”
Ruanruan puffed up her round cheeks.
“You’re bad! Ruanruan won’t like you anymore!”
Su Ting looked at the noisy Ruanruan, then at Su Xiaomei who had gone hungry all night and was now quietly eating breakfast.
She immediately warned,
“Ruanruan, if you keep making trouble, you won’t be allowed to go fishing anymore.”
Ruanruan instantly fell silent.
After all, she still owed the system ten thousand points.
Even though she didn’t know exactly how much ten thousand was, she knew it meant a lot of zeros.
After breakfast, Lin Dayong had to go to work at the factory and couldn’t send his daughter to the kindergarten.
So he reminded her again:
“Ruanruan, remember—when you go to school, listen to the teacher. If other kids bully you, you absolutely must not fight back. Just pretend to be useless.”
Ruanruan looked at her father strangely.
She wondered if her ears were malfunctioning.
What kind of father told his child not to fight back when bullied?
Lin Dayong repeated it again.
“…Got it?”
Ruanruan nodded.
“Dad, why do I have to pretend to be useless?”
“Don’t ask! If Dad tells you to do it, there’s naturally a reason!”
After pinching his daughter’s chubby cheek again, Lin Dayong finally left for work.
Kindergarten.
After speaking briefly with the teacher, Su Ting hurried off to her job.
The teacher looked at the adorable little girl and said to Su Xiaomei,
“Xiaomei, take your little sister around to get familiar with the place and take good care of her.”