A simple meal was enough.
The subtle changes in the family lately had already been enough for the naturally clever three little ones to notice that something was off.
Ye Ranxing's first attempt at awakening her intelligence could be considered a temporary failure.
Even this baby of hers, whose awakening had not succeeded, could vaguely sense that something was wrong. Her other two younger sisters would only have more to think about.
I had no intention of using the Purification Technique to clean the dishes. Instead, I looked at the little girl with black hair and black eyes before me, crouched down, and asked gently, "Ranxing, Mother hasn't been feeling well lately, so it isn't suitable for me to use magic to clean up. Would you be willing to help Mother wash the dishes?"
"There'll be a reward of three spirit stone fragments."
Hearing that she could be useful, Ye Ranxing raised her hand in response, eager beyond measure. "I'm willing."
Ye Zhaoxuan tugged lightly at my sleeve, so gently it was like a breeze brushing through treetops.
I lowered my eyes instinctively.
The little angel hatchling's soft, chubby face came into view, still bubbly with cuteness. "Mother, your daughter wants to wash dishes too. Your daughter wants to help her younger sister wash the dishes." The little angel's voice was soft and squishy too, making her impossible to refuse.
"Mhm, go on, go on."
"You'll get a spirit stone reward too."
"Got it. I'll hand them all over to Mother for safekeeping. Your daughter is still too young to have spirit stones of her own." Having received permission, Ye Zhaoxuan immediately skipped off to find her younger sister.
The kitchen was not particularly spacious.
The sink stood quite high off the ground, around 1.2 meters—the highest height I could