Chapter 13: The Ruse of Injuring Oneself

Morning!

Jiang Xiaorou got up early, as it was her first time staying with the children. She woke up early on purpose, holding a cookbook to make breakfast, wanting to fulfill her responsibilities as a mom.

Inside the kitchen, Jiang Xiaorou made herself utterly messy, looking worse than a battlefield; despite only making a simple breakfast, she made it more complicated than a state banquet. The problem was that the stuff scattered all around made it look incredibly messy, letting alone finding a place to step; her face, hands, and clothes were as dirty as if she had just picked up trash.

As for Jiang Xiaorou's disastrous cooking, better not to mention it, as it was unbearable to watch.

"Auntie, are you making breakfast?" Xuanxuan popped his cute little head in, standing adorably at the kitchen door.

"Yes, there'll be tasty food soon! Is Duoduo still sleeping?"

Jiang Xiaorou, with unexplainable confidence, actually thought the food she made would taste good.

Xuanxuan clapped his hands excitedly: "Great, soon I can eat breakfast personally made by auntie! Auntie is so amazing, even knows how to make breakfast. Mommy can't do anything."

Xuanxuan silently compared Mommy with Jiang Xiaorou, and in every aspect, Jiang Xiaorou seemed better.

In fact, Xuanxuan felt incredibly upset inside, as he saw with his own eyes yesterday in the hotel how Mommy pushed Duoduo. Duoduo fell and couldn't speak; she could only cry, which was particularly pitiful. Xuanxuan was really angry at that time.

But that was their own mother, even if Xuanxuan was angry, he couldn't just get mad, nor dare to tell Daddy; if Daddy knew, he would definitely be angry, and that would lead to a quarrel.

"Of course, auntie can do everything!" Jiang Xiaorou boasted proudly without any modesty.

The time spent with the children was truly wonderful, and Jiang Xiaorou didn't even want to go to work anymore.

"I'll go wake Duoduo up, then we can have breakfast together." Xuanxuan ran off quickly.

Jiang Xiaorou hurriedly washed her hands and followed, worried that Xuanxuan, being a child, might accidentally hurt Duoduo's wounded hand.

In the bedroom!

Duoduo opened her eyes and saw herself in a strange bed, Jiang Xiaorou staring straight at her; Duoduo got scared and immediately hid under the covers.

The comforter swelled up high, and inside, Duoduo was trembling. She was very scared.

"Auntie, it's alright, Duoduo must feel unfamiliar here and didn't respond momentarily. I'll talk to her."

Xuanxuan came over, lifted a corner of the blanket, and poked his little head inside.

"This is great aunt's home. Last night she called the doctor to treat your wounds and brought you back home. Now she's even made us breakfast. Great aunt is very kind to us, right? Duoduo shouldn't act like this; it would make auntie very sad."

Xuanxuan was really sensible, definitely a good big brother.

Duoduo didn't know if she should believe her brother, looking at him with her big eyes for a long time; still, she shook her head slightly.

"But we are already at great aunt's home, right? How about after eating, we ask great aunt to take us back home to Mommy? You must miss Mommy, don't you?" Xuanxuan said.

Typically, when Xuanxuan mentioned Mommy, Duoduo would be very happy, nodding her head frantically, unable to hide her joy.

But this time, she hesitated; last night, it was Mommy who pushed her, Duoduo was just a little girl, and it was terrifying to be hurt by the person she depended on the most.

"You don't want to go home?" Xuanxuan asked again.

Duoduo thought about it, her aggrieved little face was heart-wrenching; still, she nodded her head.

"Then Duoduo, be good and come out to change clothes and eat, then let auntie take us back, okay?" Xuanxuan extended his hand, grasping his sister's hand, and pulled her out from under the blanket.

"Duoduo, shall auntie help you change your clothes?" Jiang Xiaorou said with a beaming smile.

Jiang Xiaorou happily ran over and opened the wardrobe.

"Wow!!"

The expression in Duoduo's eyes brightened; they were all beautiful, new clothes! They all seemed to fit Duoduo's size perfectly, Duoduo was happiest when seeing pretty clothes.

"Go and pick a set, quick! Look how nice your aunt is to you, all these are clothes you like." Xuanxuan nudged his sister.

It was then that Duoduo obediently got out of bed, running over barefoot.

Jiang Xiaorou squatted down and lifted Duoduo into her arms, giving her a tentative hug, scared that Duoduo might reject her.

But Duoduo did not reject her! Jiang Xiaorou couldn't express how happy she was, it made all the effort of having these beautiful clothes delivered overnight worthwhile.

"Do you like them, Duoduo?"

Jiang Xiaorou held the adorable Duoduo, letting her pick the clothes.

Although Duoduo didn't speak or nod, still slightly wary of Jiang Xiaorou, it was clear she was happy, her little fingers pointing at a pretty dress, telling Jiang Xiaorou that she liked that dress.

"Shall Auntie help you put it on? Duoduo looks the prettiest in dresses."

Jiang Xiaorou picked up the dress and dressed Duoduo, who looked like a little princess, unbearably beautiful.

Looking at Duoduo in the mirror, Jiang Xiaorou felt as if she was seeing herself as a child, really strikingly similar.

"Here, put on this hairpin, and you'll look even more like a princess."

Jiang Xiaorou squatted in front of Duoduo, placing a specially expensive limited edition hairpin on her.

"Duoduo looks so pretty. After breakfast, Auntie will take you back, and you can take all these clothes with you. I'll help you load them into the car, alright?" Jiang Xiaorou smiled warmly at Duoduo.

Duoduo nodded, her face expressionless, unable to smile, but her agreement was a significant acknowledgment to Jiang Xiaorou.

"Breakfast is ready, let's go!"

Jiang Xiaorou held one hand of Duoduo and one of Xuanxuan, heading for breakfast together.

"Auntie, what's this black thing?"

Xuanxuan pointed at something in the bowl of porridge, having never seen such a thing in porridge before, found it very strange.

Jiang Xiaorou smiled awkwardly: "Hehe! It must have been cooked too long, but no worries, it might look bad but it should taste good, wanna try?"

"Oh!"

Xuanxuan took a bite, unsure whether to swallow it or spit it out.

Swallowing it might lead to poisoning, but spitting it out would seem like disrespecting Auntie's cooking, which seemed impolite.

While Xuanxuan hesitated, Duoduo tried a sip and immediately spat it out, her expression of disgust clear.

Is it really that bad? Jiang Xiaorou also took a sip and immediately frowned, what is this! It's so bad!

Yuck!!

Jiang Xiaorou spit out her own breakfast that she had made.

As she frantically looked for a tissue, Xuanxuan and Duoduo burst into laughter, because Jiang Xiaorou looked hilariously like a clown.

"Duoduo, you laughed?"

Jiang Xiaorou ran to Duoduo in astonishment, incredulous. The always solemn Duoduo actually laughed, she really laughed!

"Xuanxuan, it's Duoduo's first laugh, right?" Jiang Xiaorou excitedly grabbed Xuanxuan.

Look at her joy, happier than earning billions.

"Yes, Auntie, I've never seen Duoduo laugh before, she really laughed."

Xuanxuan and Jiang Xiaorou had the same expression, overjoyed they held hands and jumped around, Jiang Xiaorou even lifted Xuanxuan and tossed him in the air.

Duoduo, entirely serene, sat at the dining table, looking puzzled, completely unaware of why her brother and aunt were so happy, such a strange expression.