Chapter 283: Look How Thin He Is, Why Doesn’t He Gain Weight?

Chapter 283: Look at How Skinny You Are, Why Aren’t You Gaining Weight?

When Zai Zai woke up, he groggily rubbed his eyes.

How'd I get in this room? Didn’t he fall asleep in his and his sister’s room last night?

After sitting up, he glanced at his sister sleeping beside him and Su He next to her, which only confused him more.

"Brother," Niu Niu also sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"Don’t rub them," Zai Zai pulled her hand away, so she wouldn’t hurt her eyes.

"Brother, did you have nightmares again last night?" Niu Niu yawned and asked.

"Nightmares? When did I ever have nightmares?" Zai Zai was totally baffled.

Hearing his words, Niu Niu instantly became alert. She quickly nudged Su He, who was sleeping beside her, and cried out anxiously, "Mom, Mom, Brother’s acting weird!"

Su He blearily opened her eyes, then pulled Niu Niu into her arms and went back to sleep.

Zai Zai: ...

Niu Niu struggled a little but was stopped by Zai Zai.

"Don’t move around. Let Mom rest properly," he chided.

"Oh," Niu Niu replied, seeing Su He had fallen asleep again, and quietly stayed in her mother’s embrace.

"What happened to me last night?" Zai Zai frowned and asked.

"Brother, you were acting *so* weird last night. You even used my real name," Niu Niu said, astonished.

"And then?"

"And then you *pinched* my cheeks and said I was too big to still cuddle with Mom when sleeping, that I should be embarrassed," Niu Niu said, pouting.

Zai Zai: ...

"That’s it?" Zai Zai sighed.

"There’s more! You said you had a nightmare, that you were trapped in a sea of fire. Brother, what’s a sea of fire?" Niu Niu asked curiously.

She wracked her brain but couldn’t figure out what a "sea of fire" meant.

Hearing Niu Niu’s words, a sudden image popped into Zai Zai’s mind—a person standing in the middle of a sea of fire, smiling, until an explosion rang out.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t remember who that person was, but the scene was burned into his mind.

"Brother, what’s wrong?" Seeing Zai Zai’s serious expression, Niu Niu asked worriedly.

"It’s nothing. Just forget about it, and don’t tell Mom," Zai Zai instinctively didn’t want Su He to worry about him.

He had always been mentally more mature than his peers, scarily sensible.

"Why, Brother?" Niu Niu didn’t understand.

Mom mattered, but so did Brother.

If she had to choose who was more important, honestly, Niu Niu was stumped.

Back when Mom didn’t love them as much, it was Zai Zai who always protected and helped her.

But now she really loves the current Mom so much that she’s really conflicted.

"Don’t worry, Mom. Besides, I don’t remember the nightmare anymore, which is a good thing," Zai Zai said to his sister with a smile.

His sister’s always been this way—she should just grow up happy and carefree.

When he grows up, he will definitely protect his sister well.

"I’m hungry, Brother." Niu Niu couldn’t fall back asleep after being woken up.

Restless, her mind started wandering and she suddenly realized she was hungry.

"Then let’s go downstairs and get some food."

After saying this, Zai Zai helped his sister wriggle out of Su He’s arms, and they left the room.

As for Su He—

She was still dead asleep.

Perhaps the environment was too familiar, or she felt safe with the people around her, so she always slept deeply at home.

This was an experience she never had in her past life.

Because this feeling was so good, Su He had been taking it easy, sleeping in every day.

Honestly, Su He even wondered if the reason she dropped dead in her past life was due to lack of sleep.

So now, she took sleep very seriously.

As soon as Zai Zai took Niu Niu downstairs, they headed straight to the kitchen.

Upon entering, they saw Wen Qing still busy inside.

Earlier, Fu Yanju had already taken Chen Waner to open the shop and brought along the breakfast she had prepared.

"Oh, Zai Zai and Niu Niu, my sweethearts, why are you up so early?" The moment she saw them, Wen Qing couldn’t stop smiling.

"Grandma, hungry," Niu Niu, the little cuddlebug, immediately rushed to Wen Qing, hugged her leg, and cooed.

"Oh dear, let Grandma check your little tummy. Oh no, disaster!" Wen Qing exclaimed.

"Grandma, what’s wrong?" Niu Niu asked curiously.

"Your tummy is all flat—seems like you’re really hungry." Wen Qing laughed even harder at Niu Niu’s reaction.

"Grandma, do you have food?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Grandma cooked up a feast for you. Come, let’s see what you want to eat." After saying this, Wen Qing tried to pull Niu Niu toward breakfast.

"Grandma, we haven’t brushed our teeth or washed our faces yet," Zai Zai quickly reminded her.

"Oh right, good kids need to wash up first. After that, you can have breakfast. Come, Grandma will help you."

With that, Wen Qing led the two kids to the bathroom to get warm water to wash up.

"You’re the best, Grandma!" While eating, Niu Niu had transformed into a little flatterer again.

"Hahaha, do you like Grandma then?" Wen Qing asked.

"Yes~"

"Yes."

Hearing the children's answers, Wen Qing became even more diligent in peeling eggs for them.

"Eat up so you can grow big and tall! Look how thin you are—why don’t you seem to gain any weight?"

Niu Niu was okay, but Zai Zai barely gained any weight.

Though they were twins, perhaps due to the difference between boys and girls, their appearances weren’t very similar.

The only common point was that both had great manners, very much like the well-bred girl and boy raised in a wealthy family.

"Grandma, I’ve already put on plenty of weight," Zai Zai said somewhat helplessly.

Compared to before, Zai Zai felt he had indeed put on much more weight, and it was quite solid.

"Really? Let Grandma pinch and see." After saying this, Wen Qing couldn’t resist pinching Zai Zai’s cheek.

Zai Zai: "...No choice."

When Su He got up, Wen Qing had already taken Zai Zai and Niu Niu to the garden in the yard to pull weeds.

Now, their family could basically grow enough veggies themselves without needing to buy them.

"Mom." As soon as Su He came downstairs, she heard the commotion in the yard and made a point to greet them.

As soon as they spotted Su He, Zai Zai and Niu Niu immediately started calling, "Mom! Mom!"

"Hey, hang out with Grandma for a bit. Mommy hasn’t gotten ready yet," Su He reassured them.

"You’re up? Your garden’s full of weeds! I’ll take care of them today," Wen Qing said to Su He with a smile.

"Alright, but don’t overdo it," Su He reminded her.

"Don’t worry, I’ll take it easy. Breakfast is ready—go see what you’d like to eat."

Su He nodded and headed to the kitchen.