Candy tugged on Zhou Xing's arm and wheedled, "Uncle, let's eat. I'm starving."
"If there's trouble, go to your big brother. He's invincible."
Those words put Zhou Xing at ease. Even though they came from Candy, who wasn't yet ten, they also reflected Xiao Chun's intentions.
"All right, all right. Let's eat. We can't let our adorable Candy go hungry."
"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm." Candy nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick.
She'd been waiting for her uncle to say that. When she'd heard they were coming to his house today, she'd deliberately eaten several bites less at breakfast so she'd have room for all the delicious food.
At the table, Candy stared at the dark meat in the hanging pot and hesitated to pick up her chopsticks.
Mo Jingchun glanced at her. "If you want some, help yourself."
"What kind of meat is this? I've never seen it before."
"Rabbit."
"Rabbits are so cute. We're eating them too?"
A minute later, after tasting the fragrant meat, Candy's eyes went wide.
"It's so good!"
"Big brother, I want another piece."
Mo Jingchun chuckled. She'd just been saying how cute rabbits were, and now she was declaring the meat delicious.
When Zhou Yaling saw her older brother taking so long to serve Candy, she didn't think much of it and naturally put several pieces in Candy's bowl herself.
"That's enough, that's enough." Candy was delighted with the half-bowl of rabbit meat.
Meanwhile, at Pan Yifu's house, lunchtime was nothing like the cheerful scene at Zhou Yaling's.
His whole family stared at Pan Yifu without blinking, scrutinizing him.
Pan Yifu ate by himself while they watched.
Being stared at like that made Pan Yifu uncomfortable, even though they were family.
He gave a rueful smile and said helplessly,
"I'm just trying to eat. Why are