Chapter 39

Shen Yue was woken up by the fragrant smell of the dishes.

She groggily opened her eyes and followed her instincts to the kitchen, where she found five busy figures.

Shen Yue did not care who these figures were, her target was the finished food already on the table.

After sleeping for an afternoon, Shen Yue was already hungry, but she also knew that the food in front of her now was not made with any effort from her, so it did not belong to her, she could only look at them.

After getting inspiration from the dishes in front of her and deciding what she wanted for dinner, Shen Yue took out a small note, intending to use her last chance to order a meal.

However, Shen Shuangyi noticed Shen Yue's actions first and pressed her hand down while snatching away her pen and paper. After folding them neatly and putting them back into her pocket, he said in a low voice with a commanding tone, "Go to the dining room and sit down, the dishes will be ready soon."

Although Shen Shuangyi looked a little unhappy, his actions were extremely gentle, forming a stark contrast with the aura from his entire body.

In that moment, everyone thought of the same word - Gentle Brother Sha.

【Wow, it's the first time I've seen Brother Shen being so gentle.】

【I suddenly remembered that Brother Shen was still very unwilling when he first met little Shen Yue.】

【I feel like there may have been some misunderstanding back then.】

【With Brother Shen's temper, he must have been angry because she didn't fight back. I think it must be related to the boy who tricked Shen Yue mentioned earlier.】

【Jiang Shiwen, hurry up and cook! I can't wait to find out the truth!!】

Although the guests currently could not see, Jiang Shiwen's livestream suddenly became a stream urging him to cook faster. The audience was all asking him to hurry up and cook. After all, they didn't dare rush Shen Shuangyi and the others felt bad for Shen Yue, so they could only urge the mad teenager Jiang Shiwen.

Looking at Shen Shuangyi lowering his head to stuff the pen into her purse, Shen Yue was a little surprised. She had never imagined that she would hear such words from her second brother.

Whether it was in her memories or the 12 years she had lived until now, her second brother doing something like cooking for her was not something she dared to dream about.

Just as Shen Yue was absent-minded, Zou Xuerong had already eagerly approached her with a plate of food which she proudly placed in front of Shen Yue.

With outsiders present now, Zou Xuerong was still a little uneasy. She reflexively kept her head slightly lowered and said, "Yueyue, I made this stew for you just now, could you try it?"

She had learned to make the stew in her home economics class at school. In fact, she knew many other dishes too, it was just that she didn't earn enough money today to buy more ingredients, so she couldn't make more delicious food for Yueyue.

Thinking of this, Zou Xuerong became even more determined that she would surpass herself today and earn more money tomorrow to make delicious food for Yueyue.

Shen Yue sniffed the stew Zou Xuerong had brought over and judged that it was fairly decent. If she didn't have to maintain her persona, she would have definitely wolfed down three large bowls of it while yelling excitedly.

It wasn't that she really listened to her eldest brother that much, she just felt that sometimes not speaking could avoid a lot of trouble.

After thinking about it, just as Shen Yue was about to hug Zou Xuerong, Zou Xuezheng spoke up in a roundabout way, "Little Rong can actually cook now? I didn't know about this at all. Why didn't you tell your sister? Your mom and dad probably don't know either right?"

Although there was no threat in her words, it made Zou Xuerong's body suddenly tense up.

That's right, because she was never good at anything in front of her sister, she had simply stopped showing anything to her sister later on.

Her sister didn't know she could cook.

How would she explain when she went back? Just say she only knew this one dish? But her sister would ask why she never cooked for the family before.

Her parents would scold her too.

Definitely.

When she returned home without Shen Yue and Brother Shen and Jiang Shiwen, it would just be herself.

Zou Xuerong suddenly felt a little scared for a moment. She didn't know anything about the outside world before, and was always locked in the cage Zou Xuezheng built for her. But now she knew, being understood and affirmed felt so happy.

It was warm by Shen Yue's side, but the place she truly belonged was not by Shen Yue's side, but that cold home of hers.

Just as Zou Xuerong stood frozen on the spot, at a loss as to what to do, Shen Yue reached out and pulled her straight towards the dining area. She even took the stew from Zou Xuerong's hands.

Zou Xuerong gradually calmed down and also held Shen Yue's hand back, gaining a bit more courage. She suddenly turned back and softly said to Zou Xuezheng, "I just want to cook for Yueyue."

Although she didn't finish her sentence, Zou Xuerong's implied meaning was already crystal clear.

I don't tell you because I don't want to cook for you.

Zou Xuezheng's expression changed slightly, but soon returned to normal. She seemed to mutter to herself softly, "I shouldn't have said that."

After speaking, she immediately turned around and smiled gently at Li Xing who was boiling water, "Teacher Li, do you need any help?"

Shen Shuangyi quickly finished cooking the remaining dishes, with Jiang Shiwen following closely after. The four familiar people gathered around a table and began to unconsciously pile food onto Shen Yue's bowl.

Just as Shen Yue picked up her chopsticks, her bowl was already filled with dishes.

Shen Yue: ?

Thanks for the invite. I'm on a show and just started eating. The taste is not bad, just that there's veggies.

Shen Yue's principles were simple. She was not a picky eater, except when it came to vegetables.

But Zou Xuerong had made a vegetable stew with cabbage. Right now she was staring at Shen Yue eagerly, hoping that she would like it.

Shen Yue felt tremendous pressure under that gaze, but still managed to overcome her fear of picky eating and took a bite.

Beside her, Shen Shuangyi raised an eyebrow when he saw this scene. It seemed like he found a way to make Shen Yue eat vegetables. He would work hard these two days, her eldest brother would surely praise him when they got home for being capable.

As several people were eating happily, Li Xing, who had not come near them much, suddenly walked over with an perfunctory smile. In his hands was an exquisite small cake which he held out in front of Shen Yue.

Shen Yue did not take it, only looking up at Li Xing.

"This was bought by your sister Xuezheng after going very far with the money she earned today."

Li Xing did not explain why Zou Xuezheng wanted to buy this cake for Shen Yue, but everyone knew in their hearts.

Although Shen Yue liked to eat, she inexplicably did not want to accept anything from that beautiful woman for some reason. She was just about to shake her head to refuse when Li Xing spoke again, "Yueyue, you can't always use throwing a tantrum to refuse things you don't want to do. I've observed for a few days and feel that Teacher Shen spoils you too much."