Not Afraid of Fire
Mom only ever praised his older sister of her own accord.
She turned a blind eye to everything he did.
He never got any praise from Mom.
He was so sad.
He wanted praise, too...
He had worked so hard.
At that very moment, surrounded by all the praise, Xu He was almost moved to tears.
He hurriedly lowered his head.
He didn't want anyone to notice something was wrong.
How embarrassing...
The rice cakes on the ground caught Xu He's eye, and his eyes lit up.
He crouched down and used a twig to skewer the rice cakes again.
He turned to Zhang Jian.
"Zhang Jian, hurry and pick up your rice cakes."
"They'll be ready to eat once they've cooled a little."
Their rice cakes had already been grilled just right.
"Okay."
Zhang Jian came over and crouched down, copying Xu He as he skewered his rice cakes on a twig.
"They smell so good."
Zhang Jian leaned in to sniff the rice cakes.
He blew on them a few times to help them cool to an edible temperature faster.
Xu He carefully reached out and touched a rice cake.
Mm.
It was a little hot.
Thanks to Xu He, nobody had to share their rice cakes.
The few people who had been arguing and were on the verge of a fight immediately called a truce and started roasting their own rice cakes.
"Whoo, whoo."
Zhang Jian's mouth opened and closed. "It's so hot."
He vigorously fanned his mouth with his hand.
"Does it taste good?"
The others watched Zhang Jian swallow a bite of rice cake.
Zhang Jian furrowed his brow, then relaxed it.
"It's okay."
"It's not as good as I imagined."
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