Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Black-Bellied
After Tuanzi carefully washed her little face and paws, she ran over to Gu Wangchao to help.
First, she served the dishes and noticed that Gu Wangchao was about to fill up the fish soup, so she quickly said, "Drink soup before meals; give everyone a bowl of fish soup, but no fish meat."
Gu Wangchao couldn’t refuse his sister.
He took out four small bowls and served a bowl of soup for everyone, then used a large bowl to fill up the remaining soup, fish, and tofu.
The four bowls of soup were placed side by side on the small table in the kitchen.
Tuanzi sneakily glanced outside, then quietly took out some white pepper and Sichuan pepper powder and sprinkled a bit into the bowls.
She originally wanted to add chili oil, but that would be too obvious.
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she got, and her little hands began to shake faster.
After shaking it, she satisfiedly stirred it with chopsticks.
The cameraman diligently captured this scene.
[So Miaomiao also plays pranks]
[She’s a Tuanzi with a sesame filling]
[Guess who this bowl of fish soup is for]
[Do we even need to guess? Miaomiao was so obedient before; ever since someone came along, it’s like a switch was flipped. He teased Miaomiao, so Miaomiao retaliated against him]
Tuanzi served bowls of soup one by one, placing the last bowl in front of Gu Chi.
She pouted and glared at Gu Chi before sitting down in her chair, picked up her small bowl, blew on it, and started drinking. Glug glug glug.
"Delicious," she said.
She smiled with her eyes curved, thinking she could have another bowl.
Gu Peihai took a sip, "Very fresh, not fishy. Chao’s skills are getting better and better."
Gu Chi: "..."
A bowl of soup before the meal wasn’t a lot. Gu Peihai finished his and noticed Gu Chi only took a sip. He asked, confused, "You don’t like it?"
Gu Chi gently twitched his nose.
Actually, he could smell it. Whether it was Sichuan pepper or white pepper powder, the aroma was quite pungent and noticeable as he got closer.
Though generally, a little pepper powder is added to fish soup to enhance flavor and remove the fishy smell. He just assumed Gu Wangchao accidentally shook too much, so he cautiously took a sip.
But the moment the bowl rim approached his lips, a scorching gaze was fixed on him. When he looked over, the little girl quickly ducked her head, pretending to drink fish soup.
At this point, what was unclear?
He tasted a sip.
Sure enough, a certain Tuanzi was smirking with her lips pursed. Unable to contain her glee, her smile became even more radiant, directly raising the bowl to cover half her face, exposing a pair of shiny, lively eyes, staring straight at him.
Those big eyes were now laughing till they curved.
Gu Peihai: "Little Chi, what are you looking at?"
Gu Chi snapped back to reality and looked down at the fish soup.
"It’s okay, don’t really like it nor hate it."
Gu Peihai said regretfully, "If you hadn’t touched it, I could have helped you drink it. Now, it’ll have to depend on you."
Tuanzi, almost shaking with laughter, moved the bowl aside, trying to keep a straight face, but her lips couldn’t help but curve up.
"It’s not allowed to waste, Brother Gu Chi. You have to finish it; it must be an empty plate."
Gu Chi raised his eyebrows at her, thought for a moment, and downed it in one gulp.
Tuanzi: (○o○)
[Ancient Martial System: He realized something was wrong. Why did he still drink it?]
[Miaomiao: You can’t waste it!]
The system didn’t buy that answer. It felt like this slightly mischievous artist was trying to make his sister happy.
Gu Chi finished it and started coughing, soon blushing, which startled Gu Peihai.
"Did it go down the wrong pipe?"
Tuanzi was startled too, hurriedly hopping off her chair and running to his side. Her little hand extended and retracted, unsure of what to do.
"Brother Gu Chi, are you okay?"
Gu Chi coughed a few more times, calmed his breath, then smiled, "I’m fine, just suddenly want to eat a chicken leg."
Tuanzi and Gu Peihai looked at the large plate of chicken on the table.
These were ingredients they exchanged for; half a chicken with only one chicken leg. At Tuanzi’s request, that particular leg couldn’t be chopped; it had to be cooked whole.
Earlier, while drinking fish soup, part of Tuanzi’s attention was on Gu Chi, and part was on that chicken leg.
Gu Chi coughed a bit, "I really want to eat a chicken leg."
Tuanzi: "..."
[Ancient Martial System: Miaomiao?]
Tuanzi gloomily picked up her chopsticks and placed the chicken leg in Gu Chi’s bowl.
She played a prank that made Gu Chi cough, so this chicken leg should go to her cousin. Boohoo.
Gu Peihai looked at his reluctantly pouting sister, then at his smiling cousin, feeling like he was missing something. But hadn’t he been with them all along?
Gu Chi asked with a smile, "Really giving it to me? You seem to want it a lot."
"Don’t want it."
Tuanzi ’hmphed,’ slowly walking back to her seat.
She loudly emphasized, "Miaomiao has eaten lots at home and doesn’t want it at all now!"
Though she said so, her eyes were almost glued to the chicken leg.
Gu Chi picked up the chicken leg and asked again, "Really don’t want it?"
Tuanzi ’whizzed’ and turned her head away, puffing out her cheeks.
"Then I’ll eat it?"
Tuanzi wriggled in her seat, thinking this cousin was so annoying!
Of course, if he didn’t want it and was willing to give it to her, that would be great.
Gu Chi took the chicken leg, bit slowly, chewed a few times, swallowed, and commented, "Tastes great, Chao’s cooking is as good as ever."
Tuanzi: o(╥﹏╥)o
[Haha, Miaomiao’s expression is like a cat that lost its fish]
[Just now, it was like a cat that sneaked a fish, grinning mischievously]
[Are these siblings deliberately teasing each other?]
[I thought Gu Chi would give the chicken leg to Miaomiao]
[I thought so too; likely Miaomiao expected that, but Gu Chi didn’t play by the rules]
[Gu Chi: After all, watching my sister cry is as fun as watching her laugh /laugh.jpg]
At this moment, Gu Wangchao came out with a bowl of rice, seeing his sister with teary eyes and Gu Chi chomping on a chicken leg, somewhat surprised, "Brother Gu Chi, didn’t you dislike eating chicken?"
Tuanzi’s eyes widened, and she became even more disheartened.
"The chicken leg should end up in the stomach of someone who appreciates it."
If she hadn’t played that prank, she wouldn’t have lost a chicken leg. Boohoo!
Gu Chi said, "Tasting something yourself, while others can’t, doubles the flavor."
Tuanzi, puffing in anger, "You’re a sly fox!"
Gu Chi gladly accepted this comment.
After the lunch break, Tuanzi ran to the enclosure and squatted to watch the chickens and ducks.
Previously, the hens sent by Director Wang were plump, and the ducks were chubby too. Those she bought herself from the farmer’s market weren’t huge, but still quite rounded.
"Sigh, craving them."
She gloomily pounded the railings, "But after raising you for so long, I can’t bear to eat you."
Initially, she talked about having a chicken and duck feast at the finale. Other kids, tempted by the idea, chimed in too. But when it came to the final day, everyone felt reluctant. Su Chaomu even wanted to take them back home to keep.
Sigh.
Tuanzi patted her little head, "Miaomiao, you’re so hopeless."
The audience was laughing crazily.
Just then, a chicken happened to leave its nest, revealing a few eggs lying inside.
Looking elsewhere, duck eggs were buried in the grass too.
Since chicken and duck meat was out of reach, eggs would suffice.
Tuanzi rubbed her hands eagerly, getting ready to collect eggs.
At that moment, she saw Gu Chi carrying an easel, seemingly intending to go sketching nearby. Her lips couldn’t help curling up.
"Brother Gu Chi, want to try gathering eggs?"
The little paw waved enthusiastically.
"How could you come to the countryside and not experience the life?"