The Divine Healer is a Black Lotus - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Heartless Family

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Hua Jiujiu looked at her skinny siblings and swore in her heart that she would let them live a good life!

First of all, she wanted them to eat their fill.

At this moment, the cooking should’ve been finished in the old main house.

Hua Jiujiu let her two sisters stay in the house to take care of her younger siblings while she went out to check on the situation. After all, that old woman’s anger had not subsided.

When she went to the kitchen, she realized that they did not cook at all. The stove was cold.

She searched for anything she could cook with and found that everything was locked up.

That old woman!

Hua Jiujiu walked to the old house with a cold expression and saw everyone holding their stomachs and complaining about being hungry.

“What are you howling for? You won’t starve to death from not eating one meal!” Elder Madam Xu walked out of her room and shouted angrily.

After losing a hundred copper coins, her heart was bleeding. How could she bear to take anything out to cook again?

“Mother, we haven’t eaten anything for lunch. If we don’t eat now, we won’t have the strength to work tomorrow.” Eldest Brother Hua held his stomach and shouted.

It was obvious that he did not call for a doctor. He had only left for show.

Poor families only ate two meals a day, one in the morning and one at night.

“Only the people working in the fields tomorrow will be given food!” Elder Madam Xu finally regained her senses.

If they couldn’t even do work, they would have to suffer even more.

This sentence made some members of the Hua family happy, and others sad.

“Mother, I still have to study tomorrow.” Fourth Brother Hua put on the airs of a scholar.

This was the only person in the family who studied.

All these years, he had spent a lot of money studying, but he had not even achieved the low scholar positions. However, Elder Madam Xu still treasured him very much.

Because not only was Fourth Brother Hua the only one in the family who could read, he was also the most good-looking person in the family.

He was fair and clean, just like the young masters in town.

“Aiya, there’s no way I’d let you starve. Don’t worry, I’ll leave some food for you.” Elder Madam Xu’s words made the surrounding people look at Fourth Brother Hua enviously.

Fourth Brother Hua looked at the others smugly. He was a scholar. He was indeed different!

“Mother, if I starve and lose weight, Young Master Jin won’t like me.” Elder Madam Xu’s 16-year-old daughter, Hua Meili, shook her voluptuous body.

“Good girl, I definitely won’t let you starve to death.”

Hua Meili proudly raised her slightly tanned chin.

The others gritted their teeth in anger, but there was nothing they could do. After all, one was the most cultured person, and the other was the best at seducing rich and powerful men. Most importantly, both were liked by Elder Madam Xu.

“Mother, what are we going to eat?” Fourth Brother was starving.

“Let’s go. Mother will bring you guys to my maiden home to eat. Shh, be quiet. Don’t let that group of money-losing people know,” Elder Madam Xu said quietly.

The others didn’t want to go hungry, so they naturally pestered Elder Madam Xu and begged her to bring them along.

Hua Jiujiu stood at the door and did not push the door open. Instead, she played with a strand of hair in front of her chest. The corners of her mouth curled up and revealed an ambiguous smile.

Then, she silently turned around and returned to her room.

The group of people sneaked out. When Hua Jiujiu came out again, the old house was already empty.

It seemed that she had brought them all over.

They sure made this visit to the maiden home with good timing.

Hua Jiujiu chuckled. Were they sure her father wasn’t adopted?

Otherwise, why would the girls of the eldest branch and the third branch receive better treatment?

“Sister, what are we eating?” Second Sister followed her into the kitchen. Her heart turned cold as she looked at the cold stove.

They didn’t even leave any food for them.

“We can eat whatever you want.” Hua Jiujiu took out an embroidery needle and walked to the locked cabinet.

“I want to eat some wotou cornbread,” Second Sister replied after some thought.

Cornbread was more filling.