144: How is it different from the fairy tale?

Lei Yan knew her tone was harsh and would embarrass Lu Yu, but was it her fault? She asked Lu Yu to discipline Lu Yin, but Lu Yu was too gentle with his sister, scolding her like a light tap on a child.

Because of this, Lu Yin became more and more lawless.

She knew that kitchen supplies were limited, yet she insisted on making this wasteful meal. At a time like this, a single grain of rice was more precious than gold.

How could Lu Yin be so wasteful? Did she think they were still living in the past? Did she think she could burn these and then buy new ones to compensate?

Lu Yin's face flushed crimson.

She looked up at Lei Qian, only to see him frowning at the burnt dishes in front of him. “I already said I’m sorry!” She worried that Lei Qian would hold a grudge against her, and couldn’t help but curse Lei Yan a thousand times in her heart.

If she had known this woman would make things so difficult for her, she would have killed Lei Yan.

Lu Yu was also extremely embarrassed, but at this point, he had nothing to say and was powerless. If he had known Lu Yin would do this, he would have stopped her.

Since things had come to this, he sighed and said apologetically, “I’ll go hunting and resupply. I’m sorry, Brother Lei, my sister is insensible.”

Hearing Lu Yu say he would resupply, Lu Yin breathed a sigh of relief and straightened her back.

“Instead of compensating for the loss, why don’t you teach your sister a lesson so she stops acting like a hooligan?” Lei Yan glared at Lu Yu fiercely and said with disgust, “If you keep protecting her, she’ll cause big trouble sooner or later. How long do you think you can cover for her?”

“Sister Yan—”

“Yan’er is right, A-Yu.” Lei Qian looked up, his gaze stern as he looked at Lu Yu, “I can overlook this happening once or twice, but if it becomes a habit, it will become everyone’s problem.”

He didn’t even glance at Lu Yin, but she stared at him with a look of despair.

Her hands were clenched tightly on her lap, and a distorted, malicious expression appeared on her face, but because she quickly lowered her head, no one noticed it.

Lu Yin was completely baffled.

She and Lei Qian were clearly good friends when they were children; he had even looked after her.

If a meal was burnt, shouldn’t he have eaten it all and then told her, “It’s okay, this is the best meal he’s ever had”?

Why was it different from what she expected?

It must be Lei Yan.

That’s right, Lei Qian must be treating her this way because of that woman. If it weren’t for her, how could Lei Qian have become so cold?

That damned woman! Why didn’t she die when she was cornered by zombies last time?

Lei Qian didn’t know that because of his harsh words, Lu Yin’s hatred for his sister deepened. He just wanted everyone to understand that wasting resources was an extremely bad behavior.

He never intentionally targeted anyone.

Lei Qian had always been strict with everyone except his family and Bai Wanning.

“I understand.” Lu Yu sighed, agreeing.

He wanted to say something more, but after a few seconds of hesitation, he simply closed his mouth and began to eat the undercooked rice.

Ding—

The doorbell echoed through the room, breaking the awkward and tense atmosphere.

Mother Lei breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and said to the people in the dining room, “I’ll go see who it is.”

“Mom, if it’s that Bai Xue, just come back. Don’t waste time arguing with her,” Lei Yan said.

In recent days, Bai Xue had been visiting their home frequently.

At first, everyone was polite to the girl, but later Bai Xue became self-righteous and clung to them like a sticky ghost.

“I know.” Mother Lei nodded, turned, and left the room, passed through the main door, and walked towards the electric door in the corridor.

She opened the intercom and saw Yan Meiyu standing outside. “Sister Yan! How come you’re here? Is something wrong?” she asked worriedly.

The things that had happened these past few days had opened her eyes and refreshed her understanding of human nature.

Now seeing Yan Meiyu appear at her doorstep so early in the morning, how could she not be worried?

“No, nothing.” Yan Meiyu shook her head, smiling a little awkwardly, and said to Mother Lei, “I’m sorry, I startled you. I was just about to tell A-Qian something, and I was in such a hurry that I didn’t check the time. I’m really sorry.”

“Oh, it’s nothing, it’s nothing.” Mother Lei waved her hand and quickly invited her in.

When Lei Qian saw Yan Meiyu, he immediately dropped his chopsticks and stood up. “Aunt Yan, are you okay?”

He subconsciously thought that those survivors had come to trouble Bai Wanning again. If that were true, they would be too audacious.

“Nothing, how dare they cause trouble again so soon?” Yan Meiyu snorted.

The leader of those survivors was Bai Qingshi, and she already looked down on him, so naturally, she also looked down on his group of people.

She shook her head, then said to Lei Qian, “Wanning is going out, and she’ll take her two older brothers with her, but I wanted to ask if you have time to go with her? I’d be much more at ease if you were with my child—”

“I’m free!”

Before Yan Meiyu could finish speaking, Lei Qian shouted loudly.

This shout not only startled Yan Meiyu but also Mother Lei.

She rolled her eyes, slapped him on the back of the head, and then said to Yan Meiyu, “Don’t worry, Sister Yan. Anyway, my son has been clamoring to go hunting all morning. Since Wanning is also going, let him accompany her.”

Mother Lei knew that Yan Meiyu was trying to bring the two children closer, and she was naturally willing to cooperate. After all, her son was determined to marry Bai Wanning, and if he couldn’t, Mother Lei worried that her son would remain a bachelor for life.

Moreover, Mother Lei had slowly come to realize that Bai Wanning was not heartless; although she had a stubborn personality, that didn’t mean she was bad.

Yan Meiyu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Lei Qian was willing to go with Bai Wanning.

She handed Mother Lei a bowl of tofu soup and some homegrown greens and beef, then bid farewell and left.

Lei Qian also breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the steaming soup and dishes.

His family was just worrying about what to do for breakfast, and these dishes were truly a godsend, like charcoal in the snow. At least they could re-cook the undercooked rice and make some porridge with the tofu soup.

Although the taste was mediocre, it was better than wasting it.

Even Mother Lei breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Meiyu had no idea she had helped them so much; these dishes were like someone handing her a soft pillow when she was most exhausted.

So, they didn’t stand on ceremony with Yan Meiyu and directly accepted the dishes.

Mother Lei politely thanked Yan Meiyu, patted her hand, and urged her to visit often when she had time.

Yan Meiyu just smiled and nodded in agreement, but she didn’t really take it to heart. After all, the status of the two families was different, and she didn’t dare to get too close rashly.

Before she left, she also told Lei Qian to come to her house to play after he finished eating.

Lei Yan also breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the steaming tofu soup and stir-fried beef.