bigabreads Chapter 41 The Twins' Weaning Crisis! Don't snatch it, sister-in-law's fingers... are
Chapter 41 The Twins' Weaning Crisis! Don't snatch it, sister-in-law's fingers... are
The next morning, an unprecedentedly sweet aroma filled the Qin family compound.
It wasn't that cloying, powdery scent, but rather a rich, milky aroma with a hint of caramel, mixed with the crisp morning air, that seemed to waft straight into your nose.
"Gulp." The several grown men who were practicing boxing in the courtyard stopped in unison, their Adam's apples bobbing in unison.
"What delicious food has your sister-in-law made this time?" Qin Meng, the third brother, sniffed, his mouth practically watering.
He remembered clearly how much effort he had put into getting that big bucket of milk last night!
The feel of that... even now, thinking back on it, my palms still feel hot.
In the kitchen, Su Wan carefully lifted the lid of the steamer. As the steaming white mist dissipated, several delicate white porcelain bowls were revealed inside.
The bowl contained what she had made with the bucket of premium fresh milk from last night—double-skin milk pudding. It was snow-white, smooth, with a thick layer of milk skin on the surface, and a few bright red beans sprinkled on top.
Just looking at it makes it seem trembling, much like the delicate skin of a young girl.
On the small stove next to it, a pot of caramel milk tea was being brewed.
The tea leaves were picked from within the space, the sugar was caramelized to an amber color, and when the milk was poured in, it made a "sizzle" sound, the aroma was simply too overpowering to be real.
"Dinner's ready!" Su Wan came out carrying a tray and called out with a smile.
In that instant, the seven men, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed around them.
"Mine! That's mine!" Taking advantage of his large size, Qin Meng was the first to rush to the table, pointing at the largest bowl of double-skin milk pudding and shouting, "This is the milk I squeezed! I put in the most effort! The first sip has to be mine!"
"Third Brother, have some shame." Two clear and arrogant voices rang out at the same time.
The twin wolfhounds, Qin Feng and Qin Yun, squeezed in from the left and right, directly pushing Qin Meng away.
The fifth brother, with his messy curly hair and wolf-like green eyes, stared at Su Wan and pleaded pitifully, "Sister-in-law said we're still growing and need nutrition."
"Third Brother's already grown into a black bear; if we keep feeding him, he'll explode!"
The sixth brother was even more direct. His eyes, which always held a calculating look, were now only focused on the bowl of milk: "Sister-in-law, I was exhausted from working as a blacksmith last night. My hands are sore, and I can't hold the spoon." What an utterly shameless excuse!
The atmosphere at the table instantly became tense.
For a bite to eat (actually, it's all about vying for favor), the Qin brothers might suddenly engage in a full-blown fight.
The eldest brother, Qin Lie, sat in the main seat, his face dark as he banged on the table: "What's all the noise about? Don't you have any manners?" Although he said that, his hawk-like eyes were fixed on the bowl in Su Wan's hand.
"Alright, alright, everyone has some." Su Wan smiled helplessly, as if coaxing kindergarten children. She picked up the bowl of double-skin milk pudding, but didn't give it to Qin Meng or the eldest child. Instead, she turned to face the youngest twins.
"My fifth and sixth brothers are indeed growing, and they worked hard forging iron last night."
Su Wan picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of trembling, white, tender double-skin milk pudding, gently blew on it to warm it, and brought it to Lao Wu's lips: "Open your mouth, ah—"
Boom—! Qin Meng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and the chopsticks in his hand snapped in two with a "crack." The fourth brother's hand, which was fanning himself, froze in mid-air. The eldest brother's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Only the fifth brother felt like the happiest kid in the world at that moment!
My sister-in-law fed me! Right in front of my brothers, my sister-in-law actually fed me!
He glanced smugly at the sixth brother next to him, who was grinding his teeth in anger. Like a puppy that had been pampered by its owner, the sixth brother opened his mouth wide and took the spoon into his mouth.
"Mmm!" It melts in your mouth, rich in milk flavor, sweet but not cloying. But what's even sweeter is the tender look in his sister-in-law's eyes when she looks at him.
"Is it delicious?" Su Wan asked with a smile.
"So...delicious!" The fifth brother was so excited that he could hardly speak. He ate so fast that there was a ring of white on the corner of his mouth.
With his still somewhat childish handsome face, he looks like a big boy who hasn't been weaned yet, both wild and adorable.
"Eat slowly, look at you, your mouth is all over it." Su Wan chuckled. She subconsciously stretched out her slender, fair index finger and gently brushed across the corner of Lao Wu's mouth, wanting to wipe away the milk stains for him.
Warm to the fingertips, soft to the touch.
In that instant, the fifth brother seemed to be driven by instinct.
Instead of dodging, he suddenly stuck out his tongue and curled it around his finger!
Su Wan froze, her pupils shrinking slightly.
"Fifth Brother!" Su Wan jerked her hand back as if she had been electrocuted.
The fifth brother then realized what he had done.
He looked at Su Wan's glistening finger, then at the murderous glares of his brothers around him, and his face flushed red to his neck.
"Sister-in-law... Sister-in-law's fingers..." His voice was hoarse, with a raspy quality typical of a teenager going through puberty: "Sweeter than milk."
"Bang!" The sixth brother, who had long since lost his temper, kicked his older brother's chair leg: "Qin Feng! Are you a dog?!" How dare you eat alone!!!
"Fifth Brother." Qin Lie slowly put down the bowl in his hand from the main seat. The bottom of the bowl hit the table with a dull thud, which made people's hearts jump.
He squinted, his gaze sweeping over Lao Wu like a knife: "Looks like you have a lot of energy." "Let's go to the training ground after we eat, and practice a bit."
The fifth brother shrank back, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. It was worth the beating!
[Beep! Strong "teenage restlessness" heartbeat detected!]
[Target: Qin Feng (Fifth Brother). Status: A wolf cub who's tasted success + wants more!]
[Heart rate spikes: 160...180!]
[Congratulations, host! Joyful Ranch has received "Harvest" irrigation!]
[A top-quality Holstein cow has mutated! Milk production has doubled! Milk quality has been upgraded to "extra rich"!]
Hearing the system notification in her mind, Su Wan looked at the table full of men with gleaming eyes and felt a slight ache in her back. These days... are really getting more and more "torturous".
"Well... everyone, hurry up and eat, we still have work to do after we finish." Su Wan quickly divided up the remaining double-skin milk, trying to shut the men up.
The third son held the bowl, gulping down his food while looking at Su Wan with a pitiful expression: "Sister-in-law, could you feed me a bite next time?" "I can... no, I can eat it all up."
"Shut up!" the brothers shouted in unison.
……
After breakfast, the Qin family compound bustled with activity again. With plenty of milk, everyone was much more motivated (mainly to show off their skills).
In the blacksmith's shed in the backyard, the furnace was burning bright red. Although it was the coldest time of winter, the inside was filled with sweltering heat.
"Clang! Clang!" The sound of blacksmithing echoed incessantly.
To guard against potential bandits and to provide the family with more security, Su Wan took out the long-treasured blueprint for the repeating steel crossbow and handed it to the twins.
"This thing... is so ingenious!" Old Six Qin Yun held the blueprints, his eyes shining brightly.
As a tech geek, he had a natural fascination with this kind of deadly weapon. "If I could build it, it could pierce a wild boar's skull from a hundred meters away!"
"Let's do it!" The fifth brother, bruised and battered after being "trained" by his eldest brother, ran in, shirtless, and swung a sledgehammer: "For sister-in-law! Let's do it!"
At this moment, Su Wan, carrying a bucket of specially made iced milk tea (made with saltpeter ice), walked into the steaming blacksmith's shed.
As soon as you enter, a strong scent of masculine hormones hits you.
Two boys were bare-chested, their originally fair skin glowing honey-colored in the firelight.
Sweat trickled down their taut muscles, pooling in the boy's lean waist and finally disappearing into his loose waistband.
"Sister-in-law?" Upon seeing Su Wan enter, the two brothers simultaneously stopped what they were doing, their eyes instantly glued to her.
"I brought you some drinks to cool you down." Su Wan didn't think much of it and went over to put the milk tea down.
But it was just too hot here. Add to that those two pairs of undisguised, blatant gazes, and Su Wan felt her face burning, her breathing becoming rapid.
"Why aren't you drinking?" Su Wan asked, looking at the two who were in a daze.
Qin Yun, the sixth brother, rolled his eyes and suddenly threw the red-hot iron tongs into the bucket. "Sizzle—" White steam rose.
He walked up to Su Wan, extending his hands, calloused from years of wielding a hammer, his voice trembling slightly and coaxing: "Sister-in-law, look at the spring structure on this blueprint..."
"It's too fine here, I'm a little unsure about the pressure." "Sister-in-law, could you... teach me how to milk a cow, like you did when you taught Third Brother?"
Teaching how to milk a cow? That's not teaching how to milk a cow, that's teaching life!