Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1075

Chapter 1075: Betrayed
The moment she heard Dong Huang’s words, Zhang Dongmei glared at her son and scolded him, “Ah Qian, how could you say that? Apologize to your sister right now!”

Feeling the pain in his stomach due to over laughing, Li Jingqian squatted in front of Dong Huang. He coughed to clear his throat and tried to hold back his laugh.

After a moment, he looked at her, and said seriously, “Xiao Huang, I was just joking. Your hands aren’t smelly. I’m sorry, okay?”

Looking at him suspiciously, Dong Huang asked, “Really?”

“Yes, really!” Li Jingqian nodded firmly.

“Then can I touch your face?” she asked.

Hearing this, Li Jingqian glanced at her little hands. Noticing a greenish substance that smelled suspiciously like chicken poop, he hesitated.

Realizing he was lying, Dong Huang began crying again, “Waaa—Brother Jingqian lied! Xiao Huang’s hands are smelly!”

Annoyed by her son, Zhang Dongmei slapped the back of her son’s head and scolded him, “Let your sister touch your face!”

Before he could protest, Li Jingxu appeared, grabbed Dong Huang’s hand, and slapped it gently against Li Jingqian’s cheek.

“Ah Xu, don’t you dare—!” Li Jingqian’s protest was cut off as the pungent smell hit him.

“Next time you bully Xiao Huang, no food for you,” Li Jingxu said coldly.

The moment he heard his brother’s words, Li Jingqian’s little heart shattered instantly. He looked at him aggrievedly and said, “No more next time. I promise.”

He then fled to the bathroom to wash his face.

Watching him running away, Dong Huang turned around and hugged Li Jingxu with a big smile on her face, “Brother Jingxu is the best!”

Zhang Dongmei sighed when she saw this and said, “Ah Xu, only you can handle your brother.”

Li Jingxu smiled and said, “Mother, go rest. I will call you when breakfast is ready.”

Nodding at her son, Zhang Dongmei said, “Mother made some porridge. It should be done by now.”

“Okay.”

After Zhang Dongmei went to rest, Li Jingxu held his little cousin’s hand and brought her to the backyard. He picked up the bamboo basket and said, “Next time, let your brother do this. Girls shouldn’t do dirty and heavy work.”

“But Xiao Huang used to do this before. Xiao Huang is very strong and isn’t afraid of dirt,” Dong Huang said proudly.

Li Jingxu nodded and said while washing his cousin’s little hands, “Xiao Huang is very strong and very good. But now you have many brothers. You can leave the heavy and dirty work to them. If Xiao Huang wants to help, you can help us harvest vegetables instead.”

After thinking for a moment, Dong Huang agreed readily, “Okay.”

After her hands were washed clean by her cousin, she asked, “Brother, can you help me make two bowls of steamed eggs? I want to give them to Ah Lin. He saved his family’s eggs for his father and hasn’t had any eggs for a while now.”

“Okay, Brother will make it for you too,” Li Jingxu agreed readily.

“Yay! Thank you, Brother!” Dong Huang cheered as she threw herself into her cousin’s arms and hugged him happily.

Seeing that his cousin was finally happy again, Li Jingxu heaved a sigh of relief. Before her brother went to the capital, he had entrusted her to them.

It would be bad if her brother returned and found out she had been bullied. The consequences would be far worse than being smeared with chicken poop.

Just thinking about how fierce Dong Li was when he fought sent a chill down Li Jingxu’s spine.

‘He must not be offended at all costs!’ he thought inwardly.

Not knowing his twin had just saved his little butt, Li Jingqian was still feeling sad even after reaching school. He didn’t talk to anyone and went straight to his seat, laying on his desk as if his soul had left his body.

He felt betrayed. Where before they had played pranks together, now he was left alone to face the battlefield, while his brother won everyone’s praise.

While he sulked, Dong Huang had already regained her cheerful self. As soon as she entered the classroom, she saw Feng Lin reading his book seriously.

After the last lesson from Chen Jianmin, no one dared to mess with Dong Huang or Feng Lin anymore.

Occasionally, one or two children still whispered about his father abandoning his mother and marrying a stepmother. Before, such words would hurt him. But after learning about his father’s situation, he was no longer affected.

Instead, his fighting spirit ignited. He vowed to become someone outstanding and powerful. Only with wealth, power, and authority could he find his mother and help his father escape that crazy woman and her son.

While absorbed in his book, he heard a sweet, familiar voice calling his name, “Ah Lin!”

Raising his head, he saw the cute girl’s ponytail bouncing as she walked in with a smile. His lips curled slightly as he greeted her, “Good morning, Xiao Huang.”

Reaching her seat, Dong Huang placed a layered lunch box on the table and hung her bag on the side. This lunch box had been given to her by her mother so she could bring more lunch for Feng Lin and herself.

Opening the lunch box, she handed the top layer to her friend and said, “Ah Lin, I asked Brother Jingxu to make steamed eggs for us. My mother said steamed eggs are good for the body and brain. So, you should eat more.”

After taking the middle layer for herself, she placed the bottom layer in the middle of their desk and said, “This is fish porridge made by my eldest aunt. You eat it. I already had two bowls at home.”

Seeing the warm food, Feng Lin smiled and said, “Thank you, Xiao Huang.”

Looking at her friend in confusion, Dong Huang said, “Ah Lin, you are my best friend. We share everything. So why are you thanking me? Eat quickly before the teacher comes in.”

Feng Lin nodded and ate with delight.