Grandma Su already had a large bowl in front of her, filled with a hearty portion of noodle soup with dumplings, and an egg.
The snow-white noodle dumplings, golden egg, and emerald green scallions looked appetizing, making even Su Xiaotian’s mouth water.
However, seeing the meals of the others, her heart ached.
Her family was like this, always saving the best for her.
In her past life, she hadn’t brought any good to her family; instead, she had been a burden.
Grandma Su pushed the large bowl of noodle dumpling soup towards Su Xiaotian: “My dear, Grandma asked Mom to make you noodle dumpling soup. Taste it and see if it’s good!”
Although her life in the future wasn’t good, people decades later ate well and dressed well, and she herself had tasted many delicacies. Noodle dumpling soup wasn’t considered rare.
But at this moment, this bowl of noodle dumpling soup brought a mix of emotions to Su Xiaotian.
“Grandma, Grandpa, I can’t eat this much. I’ll share some with you!” Without waiting for anyone else to speak, Su Xiaotian took two bowls and, with a spoon, divided the bowl of noodle dumpling soup into three portions.
Su Xiaotian kept the smallest bowl for herself: “I’m small, this is enough for me!”
After saying this, she looked at her brothers with a hint of guilt.
They were all children, how could they not be tempted by delicious food? But there was too little.
“How can this be? You’re a sick child, you need to be nourished well,” Grandpa Su said quickly. “I’m so old, anything I eat is fine.”
Dr. Li had privately mentioned that if this child, after falling into the water, wasn’t nourished properly, her future fertility might be difficult!
“Grandpa, you’re old, you’re the one who needs to be nourished!”
Su Xiaotian felt a pang of sadness, but her face was all smiles. Her soft, sweet voice carried a hint of a pampered plea, melting everyone’s hearts.
She hadn’t forgotten that in her previous life, Grandpa worked hard every day, ate poorly, and his health deteriorated rapidly. He passed away within a few years.
Grandma was the same, constantly overworked and without proper nutrition, she developed a host of ailments.
In this life, she wanted the elders to live many more healthy years.
“Dad, Mom, this is Sweetie’s kind gesture. You two should eat it!” Liang Xiu said, seeing her daughter like this.
Grandma Su’s eyes welled up. Her precious child, she truly hadn’t doted on her in vain.
However, this atmosphere didn’t last long before it was interrupted.
“I heard Sweetie fell into the water, so I came to see!” A voice laced with schadenfreude cut through the air, and then, someone entered.
“Second Grandma!” The children sitting at the lower table quickly stood up to greet her.
The children of the old Su family were very well-behaved.
The three Su brothers and their three daughters-in-law on the kang also hurried down, not forgetting to greet Grandma Su Er.
Grandma Su Er, named Liu Xiuying, was the wife of Su Chuan’s second brother, Su Shan. Her personality was the opposite of Grandma Su; she was a bit of a rogue.
She habitually enjoyed watching other people’s drama, completely disregarding her own family’s turmoil.
“Oh my, this food really isn’t much. I say, sister-in-law, why didn’t you think of making something better!” Liu Xiuying glanced at the food on the table and said sarcastically.
Before she finished speaking, upon seeing the white noodle dumpling soup in front of Su Xiaotian, she tutted twice and continued, “You’re giving the little bit of good stuff to a jinx, I don’t know what you’re thinking!”
Grandma Su slammed her chopsticks onto the table with a bang and said angrily, “We didn’t eat your family’s food, as if you’re not a jinx yourself.”
Liu Xiuying was momentarily choked and mumbled, “You don’t appreciate a good heart!”
“Alright, alright, I know you came to watch a show. If you’re done, then go back. We’re about to eat!” Grandma Su disliked her sister-in-law and directly asked her to leave.
Liu Xiuying, perhaps finding it uninteresting, rolled her eyes and then slapped the person following behind her.
“You shallow jinx, you detestable thing, why are you staring at other people’s dinner tables? Do you want to eat at someone else’s house? Don’t you know if you have that kind of fortune!”
After the slap and the scolding, Liu Xiuying turned and left.
Only then did everyone see that following behind her was the second branch’s eldest granddaughter, Su Xiaoqin.
Su Xiaoqin was a girl of about ten years old, with small eyes, a small nose, and a very delicate appearance.
The little girl’s face was full of grievances because she had been hit for no reason, her eyes were tearful, making people feel sympathetic.
However, Su Xiaotian was not among those who felt sympathetic.
Her eldest cousin, Su Xiaoqin, was not a kind person. Even at a young age, she knew how to use expressions and words, and exploit others’ sympathy to achieve her goals.
Yesterday, Su Xiaoqin had subtly hinted to Kang Meihua how favored Su Xiaotian was, and how much the old Su family liked Su Xiaotian.
It was precisely because of her instigation that the arrogant Kang Meihua became furious and pushed her into the water!
If Kang Meihua was a thoughtless cannon, then Su Xiaoqin was the true venomous snake.
She subconsciously looked at Su Xiaoqin and inadvertently saw her eyes.
A pair of immature eyes flashed with jealousy and hatred as they landed on the white noodle dumpling and egg soup in front of Su Xiaotian on the table.
In her past life, she knew that Su Xiaoqin was jealous of her and wanted to ruin her, simply because they were both daughters of the Su family, and she was more favored.
“Xiaoqin…”
Grandma Su, seeing Su Xiaoqin’s pitiful appearance, couldn’t help but speak, but was interrupted by Su Xiaotian.
“Cousin Qin, do you want to eat too? But we only have this much, and my brothers haven’t eaten yet, so I won’t give it to you.”
After a pause, Su Xiaotian continued before Su Xiaoqin could react, “Your family is so well-off, Cousin Qin should be able to eat this every day. You probably don’t care for it, right!”
Her innocent and naive expression made it seem as if she had said it unintentionally.
Su Xiaoqin’s expression changed.
The Su family’s second branch was well-off, and they did cook white noodle dumpling soup every day, but it was always reserved for her brothers and male cousins.
Although she was the eldest granddaughter of the second branch, she had no status in the family. Let alone eating white noodle dumpling soup with egg, it was difficult for her to even get enough to eat normally!
They were both daughters of the Su family, so why was Su Xiaotian living so well?
She clenched her fist tightly, her fingernails digging painfully into her palm.
But in the end, she turned and left without saying a word!
Su Xiaotian narrowed her eyes.
Su Xiaoqin was still young at this time, not like she would be when she grew up, so there was no need to worry too much for now.
Currently, making money was the most important thing!
“My dear, Xiaoqin is also pitiful!” Grandma Su said, tenderly stroking Su Xiaotian’s soft hair after Su Xiaoqin left.
“Grandma, it was she who told Cousin that you only doted on me and disliked Cousin, which is why Cousin pushed me into the river.”
Su Xiaotian decided to bring this matter into the open, to prevent Su Xiaoqin from continuing to stir up trouble.
The whole family was surprised that the truth of the matter was like this!
“I think Xiaoqin isn’t a generous girl. It’s best to keep your distance from her in the future,” Grandpa Su said with a firm voice.
The old Su family did not discriminate against daughters. They usually felt sorry for Su Xiaoqin being mistreated by her family and took good care of her.
When it came to meal times, pitying her for always being hungry, they would also ladle a bowl for her. They never expected that she harbored such malice.