The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 8 Sunbathing Together

Little Tiger shook his head, biting his finger as he looked at her curiously.

Wen Luozhi's eyes darted around, and she coaxed softly, "Come to your auntie's, and your auntie will give you an egg later, okay?"

Xiao Hu's eyes lit up, but he hesitated and wouldn't move his finger. Wen Luozhi stretched out her hand and bent her little finger. "Auntie will pinky swear with you, okay? If you don't keep your word, Auntie will bang her head against the wall." As she spoke, she pointed to her forehead.

Little Tiger stopped clinging to the door; his little head was still filled with the image of his aunt lying in the kitchen he had seen yesterday.

There was so much blood on his forehead; he looked terrified.

Mother said that his aunt wouldn't hit him. If she did, Mother would give him candy when he got home. If he went there now, he could get eggs.

After hesitating for a while, he still shuffled his short legs toward the bed.

When he got close, he imitated Wen Luozhi by hooking his little finger together, making a pinky promise with his big and little fingers.

"Okay, stamp Xiaohu's name, and he'll get eggs to eat in a bit," Wen Luozhi whispered, touching her two thumbs together.

Little Tiger was overjoyed to receive eggs instead of being beaten, revealing his little teeth. Wen Luozhi was delighted and couldn't help but ruffle his little head into a mess.

Xie He was picking wild vegetables when she saw her come out. She dropped the basket in her hand and said, "Daughter, I've boiled some eggs for you. Let's go eat!"

"Mother, I'll go wash up first," Wen Luozhi said with a smile.

The meal was still just plain porridge with a small dish of homemade pickled vegetables. The only difference was that there were two eggs and a bowl of brown sugar water in front of her.

"Mom, didn't I promise that we'd all share the good food?" She frowned, looking at the "rice porridge" in the other people's bowls with a hint of helplessness.

"Little sister, your injury hasn't healed yet, you need to eat something good to nourish yourself." Wen Zixun finished the rice porridge in a few gulps and wiped his mouth.

"Luo Luo, your sixth brother is right, eat it while it's hot." Wen Muchuan looked at his little daughter with a smile, liking her more and more.

He couldn't explain why, as he had never felt this way before.

Little Tiger stared longingly at the eggs. Yang Guilan patted his head, and he lowered his head dejectedly, taking small sips of the porridge in his bowl.

Daya glanced at the white and tender egg and couldn't help but swallow. She raised her hand to wipe the drool from Erya's mouth.

Suddenly, half an egg appeared in her bowl. She looked up and saw Wen Luozhi smiling at her from across the table. "Da Ya and Er Ya, share one first."

"My aunt promised Xiaohu she'd give him one, so tomorrow we'll each have an egg," she said, picking up a piece of pickled vegetable with her chopsticks and drinking her bowl of porridge, which was noticeably thicker.

"Little sister, the eggs were specially boiled for you. How can Xiao Hu eat them?" Yang Guilan picked up the eggs and was about to put them back in her bowl. Li Chunxing did the same, picking up the eggs from Daya's bowl and trying to return them to her.

Wen Luozhi slammed her chopsticks down and said coldly, "I said it's for the child, so it's for the child!" The two of them froze, and when they met her face, they obediently put the eggs back.

"Alright, if the child's aunt wants to give him food, then let him eat it! All this dawdling is for now; we still have chores to do later!"

Xie He placed the chopsticks in Wen Luozhi's hand and said softly, "My dear, eat quickly. I'll listen to you and give each of you an egg tomorrow, okay? I won't be angry anymore."

Wen Luozhi then took the chopsticks, mixed the pickled vegetables, and finished the porridge in a few gulps.

At the end of the meal, there was a bowl of brown sugar water left on the table. She coldly pushed it in front of Li Chunxing, saying, "Sister-in-law, drink this. It's not for you; it's for my little nephew."

She got up and walked out of the main room, leaving Li Chunxing and Wen Ziming staring at each other.

"Husband, this..." She clutched the hem of her clothes, unsure of what to do.

“Just drink it since it’s given to you by your little sister. I’ll work harder to earn money and buy it for her in the future!” Wen Ziming picked up the brown sugar water and brought it to Li Chunxing’s side.

Li Chunxing nodded. Since her sister-in-law had already given it to her, she wouldn't be coy and hurt her feelings.

The whole family went to work in the fields, leaving Wen Zizhongxun, his youngest child, and a pregnant woman at home.

Wenzi stood at the gate of the courtyard like a door god, not going into the house even after the sun came out.

"Sixth Brother, what are you doing standing at the door?" Wen Luozhi poked his back, thinking to herself, "Is this guy crazy?"

Wen Zixun scratched the back of his head and replied, "Mother said she's afraid Zhang Chunhua might cause trouble, so she told me to stay home and protect you."

Wen Luozhi pulled him by the hand and led him into the house, saying as they walked, "You can protect me at home too! Besides, even though I'm injured, I can still easily beat Zhang Chunhua."

她突然有些小骄傲，原主是个恋爱脑但也浑，没事儿看谁不顺眼就拉过来揍揍，日子一长虽然名声不好了但拳头硬了啊！

Wen Zixun looked at the back of her head and thought about it again, and it seemed to make sense.

Her sister once beat up Yang Laizi from the village entrance! She beat him so badly he cried for his parents, and in the end, she had to pay that bastard twenty copper coins to settle the matter.

"Sixth Brother, go and carry Second Brother out to get some sun," she said, pointing to the big tree in the yard. She had already placed a chair under the tree's shade. "Right under the tree."

Wen Zixun's expression stiffened, and he looked at her with some difficulty.

It wasn't that he didn't want to carry his second brother out, but that his second brother hadn't left the house since he became disabled.

We tried to get him out of the house before, but every time we brought it up, he would go crazy, hitting his legs and saying he was useless. So, after a while, everyone stopped mentioning getting him out of the house.

Seeing that he didn't move, Wen Luozhi looked up and asked, "What's wrong?" Wen Zixun shook his head and replied, "Second Brother won't come out."

Wen Luozhi pursed her lips. Come to think of it, it was all "her" fault. If she hadn't always called Wen Zizhong useless, he wouldn't have been so self-conscious that he didn't even dare to leave the house.

"Then I'll give it a try."

She lifted her leg and walked into the second room, with Wen Zixun following closely behind, afraid that her second brother might go crazy and hurt his sister.

The sun was already up, but there wasn't a ray of sunlight inside. Wen Luozhi frowned, pushed open the window, turned to Wen Zizhong on the bed, and said sweetly, "Second brother, opening the window makes it brighter; it's good for your eyes."

Wen Zizhong wanted her to close it quickly, but the girl was smiling and laughing, her two dimples appearing faintly, making her look extremely sweet. He suddenly felt a little speechless.

He must be dreaming. Why would his little sister smile at him? Doesn't she always have a cold face and scold him for being useless?

He chuckled to himself as her melodious, nightingale-like voice rang in his ears again: "Second Brother, there's a shady spot under the tree and a breeze outside. Shall we go out and soak up some sun?"

"Second Brother?" Seeing that he was somewhat lost in thought, Wen Luozhi gently nudged him.

Wen Zizhong, startled, quickly replied, "Second...Second Brother doesn't want to go out."

Wen Luozhi hung her head, looking dejected, and said in a low voice, "But I want to sunbathe with my second brother."

Wen Zizhong was taken aback, his voice trembling slightly: "Luo Luo, what did you just say?"

Did she just say she wanted to sunbathe with him? He was a little unsure if he had misheard, because she had previously said she hated being with his useless second brother.

Wen Luozhi looked up at him with bright eyes: "Yes, sunbathing."

"Together"

Wen Zizhong smiled slightly. His younger sister was still the same as when she was a child. When she wanted someone to do something, she would look at the other person with shining eyes, making it hard for anyone to refuse.

He glanced at Wen Zixun behind her, his tone rising slightly from his previous low voice as he spoke to Wen Luozhi, "Sixth brother, I'll trouble you to carry my second brother... and help him out."

“Use the crutch I made,” he pointed to the side of the clothes rack.

Two years ago, he made crutches out of boredom but never got to use them. He never expected they would come in handy now.

Wen Zixun was still standing there dumbfounded when Wen Luozhi patted him on the shoulder and urged, "Sixth Brother! Hurry up!"

"Ah...oh!" He was shocked as he took the crutch and helped Wen Zizhong out of bed.

The two people helped him out, one on each side. It wasn't until they were outside that Wen Luozhi saw what the crutches looked like.

Although it's just ordinary wood, the workmanship is exquisite, and the surface is polished very smoothly without being rough to the touch. It even has a very modern style!

She raised her head, her eyes filled with affection, and said, "Second Brother, your hands are so skillful! This cane is so well made!"