Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Xiao Fenghao is Embarrassed
Xiao Fenghao’s limbs were still numb, but it didn’t mean that he couldn’t move them. The paralyzing effect of the scorpion’s venom already started to wear off.
His upper limbs were the first to recover.
The moment Xiao Qingya heard the opened door, she was startled and instinctively let go of the bottle she was feeding to her second brother.
Her round eyes full of innocent light as she stared at the person standing at the door, whose mouth was already agape.
"Second Brother, what are you doing?" Xiao Yuxi tremblingly pointed to Xiao Fenghao. "Why did you snatch Little Ya’s drink?"
Although his arms felt incredibly heavy, the sudden adrenaline helped him to move them and clutch on the baby bottle with his weak fingers.
Some water nearly spilled onto his clothes, but upon remembering that his little sister had put a supplement in it, he subconsciously gripped it tighter.
Upon hearing Xiao Yuxi’s accusation, Xiao Fenghao’s eyelids twitched. His heart was filled with infinite shame and resentment was overflowing.
"No..." he shook his head and drank the supplement water.
Xiao Yuxi watched his action with wide eyes, her gaze alternating between her innocent sister and second brother. "Little Ya, tell your sister, don’t be afraid. Did Second Brother threaten you to give him your milk?"
Xiao Fenghao rolled his eyes, letting out a snort. After he finished drinking, he struggled to put the baby bottle onto the bedside table.
She couldn’t explain she had put a supplement in Xiao Fenghao’s drink, so Xiao Qingya just shook her head. "I give the drink to Second Brother. He was thirsty."
Soon, Xiao Yuxi’s accusing look turned into a flash of envy when she heard the discussion between Xiao Qingya and the System.
[Second Brother’s enhanced physique will make him recover sooner, right, System? Is the amount I gave him enough?] Xiao Qingya asked the System.
[Little Ya, the amount is enough for now. Your second brother’s current body is too weak to take too much.] The System explained, perching cutely on her shoulder.
"Oh, it’s okay then. I thought he was stealing your milk," Xiao Yuxi muttered.
She began to help Xiao Fenghao to eat the congee specifically prepared for him. Xiao Jingran was very thoughtful, adding some medicine into his food...
Xiao Fenghao’s face turned dark the moment he tasted the food, but he forcefully swallowed the congee.
After he was done with his food, Xiao Qingya, who had gone to the kitchen, returned, bringing a cup of water with her. With a pair of sparkling eyes, she gave the cup to Xiao Yuxi.
"Drink, Eldest Sister. You must have been parched. The weather is hot," Xiao Qingya said sweetly.
Xiao Yuxi’s eyes lit up. She was truly touched when she heard that she also received the same supplement from her youngest sister.
Under Xiao Fenghao’s eyes, which were full of disbelief and resentment, she drank the supplement water.
He also glanced at the little devil, whose expression was full of innocence. Without a doubt, his youngest sister had done it on purpose.
She gave him a baby bottle while Xiao Yuxi gets a normal cup of water?!
As if sensing a certain brother’s intense gaze, Xiao Qingya turned her eyes to him. She smiled innocently. Xiao Fenghao sighed...
He really couldn’t do anything to his sister.
In the afternoon, the Sun siblings arrived in the Hejia Village with worried faces. They have heard about what happened to the Xiao family from Shun Zi.
"Yuxi, are you alright? How about your brother?" Sun Tiezhu asked with a flustered face when he saw Xiao Yuxi coming out of the house.
She had experienced first hand about the effect of the supplement. Xiao Qingya had given her a bigger portion compared to Xiao Fenghao, and she could feel that she could fight against a cow!
"Oh, Tiezhu, you are back?" Xiao Yuxi smiled cheerfully.
In order not to waste the effect of the supplement—a temporary boost of power, she also had been working around the house; lifting firewood, water, and cleaning the house.
She waved her hand. "I am totally fine now. Second Brother hasn’t recovered, but he is a tenacious soul. He will be back to his old annoying self in a few days."
Sun Tiezhu scratched the back of his head. "I am glad to hear that."
At this moment, Shun Zi also got off the ox cart and brought some gifts to the Xiao family. He wanted to express his goodwill, wishing the injured family members speedy recovery.
Xiao Jingran had just returned from sending the paddy rice seeds to the neighbor’s houses. He immediately told the Sun siblings and Shun Zi to enter the house, acting as the host.
Before Shun Zi left, he reminded the Sun siblings. "Master will depart to the north in three days, I will pick you up again later."
Sun Tiezhu hurriedly thanked him. "Thank you for the trouble, Old Shun."
Before the sky turned completely dark, Xiao Jingran also set off to the county. Inside the Zhou family’s home, Zhou Wenzhi was already waiting.
He nodded at his grandson. "Let’s go to the yamen, Jing’er."
Yesterday, when they escorted Zhou Shiming to the yamen, they coincidentally met Han Tingxun who was bringing his men to deliver Sun Daniu to the yamen.
Sun Daniu’s punishment was already clear—capital punishment.
Still, they wanted to interrogate him for any clues. Upon hearing their plan, he gathered his resolve and asked Han Tingxun for permission to participate.
Considering that the kidnapping incident was also related to the Xiao family’s youngest daughter, Han Tingxun permitted them to participate.
They might be able to obtain more clues from Sun Daniu if Zhou Wenzhi and Xiao Jingran were present.
"Why are you two here?" Sun Daniu sneered as soon as he saw the two. Even though his appearance was all battered with bruises and wounds everywhere, he still had the energy to send Zhou Wenzhi a disdainful look.
"Instead of asking me, why don’t you ask your wife and son?"
