7: Chapter 7: There Will Be Baozi_1 7: Chapter 7: There Will Be Baozi_1 Yang Ruxin cast a disdainful glance in the direction of the main house.
So, youâre scared after all?
She had thought those two were invulnerable to swords and spears.
Itâs good to know they can feel fear.
She had thought it would take a great effort to get Xun Hui back to her room, seeing as she was an adult, and she and her few little âdumplingsâ were as skinny as refugees.
But to her surprise, Xun Hui was also nothing but skin and bones.
Moreover, Yang Ruxin discovered she was not weak herself, a bit inconsistent with her frail body.
She scooped up Xun Hui in a princess carry effortlesslyâŠ
âBig sister, youâre so strongâŠâ Yang Rufeng couldnât help but exclaim in surprise.
Yang Ruxin was also startled for a moment.
This body has potential, she thought.
Not bad.
With some gradual conditioning, she might become a female Hercules.
In such a violent family, it was good to have strength.
Then she looked at her little brother and smiled, âOf course, I am the oldest sister, I am grown upâŠâ
Yang Rufeng compared his slender frame to his big sisterâs and then to his own little one and couldnât help biting his lip in dejection.
When would he ever grow up?
Yang Ruxin glanced at the little guyâs expression and knew what he was thinking.
She quickly put Xun Hui on the bed, then turned to pat her little brother on the head.
âEat more and youâll grow.
When youâre grown up, it will be your turn to take care of us.â
Yang Rufeng nodded vigorously.
âBig sister makes it sound so easy, but where will the food come from for us to eat?â Yang Sanni couldnât help but mutter.
Yang Ruxinâs smile twitched, and she sighed inwardly as she glanced at her siblings.
Their mother couldnât keep things afloat; it seemed the responsibility for their home was falling on her.
In such dire straits, the burden was indeed heavyâŠ
But who was she, Yang Ruxin?
She was the boss of the entire eastern district of the imperial city, someone who commanded dozens of underlings.
Even if she had to adapt to a new identity and environment, she could still rise to the topâŠ
the only difference was between leading underlings and taking care of âdumplings.â
Of course, morale needed to be boosted and potential had to be tapped.
âDonât worry.
As long as our sisters and brother stick together, weâll have dumplings and meatballs to eat.â Yang Ruxin looked at everyone with a resolute face.
A few little ones couldnât help but swallow their saliva.
âBig sister, are dumplings and meatballs delicious?â Sini asked, lifting her dark little face to look at Yang Ruxin, âDo they smell good?â
âI saw Auntie eating dumplings, and big cousin tooâŠâ Yang Rufeng also spoke up innocently, smacking his lips at the end, âAuntie let me smell them once, so fragrantâŠâ
Yang Ruxinâs brow furrowed immediately.
She had never held a high opinion of Yang Baihe, who went to town to laze around during the busy farming season, and now her opinion dropped even further.
Damn it, what kind of person was that?
âI want to smell them too,â Sini said wistfully.
âWhatâs the point of just smelling?â Yang Ruxin patted the two little ones on the head.
âIn the future, your big sister will let you eat dumplings every day, meat dumplings.â
âReally?â Siniâs eyes suddenly lit up.
âBig sister keeps her word.â Yang Ruxin nodded vigorously, âIâll let you eat until youâre sick of them.â Damn it, once she made money here, sheâd buy a bowl of soy milk only to pour it away, and buy a dumpling just to throw it.
âYeah, right.â Yang Sanni sneered disdainfully.
âSanni, you donât believe I can make money?â Yang Ruxin frowned and looked over.