Chapter 130: What a Ruthless Woman
Fang Qin tossed the chicken aside carelessly and turned to leave, leaving Xie Xinghua standing alone. Her eyes fell on the chicken whose neck was twisted and blood still stained its beak, and a flicker of doubt crossed her mind: Could this chicken have been stolen? But this thought was fleeting; after all, she was never one to meddle in others’ affairs.
Therefore, Xie Xinghua took a deep breath, picked up the chicken, and walked straight to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Xie Xinghua’s movements were skilled and orderly.
She first boiled a kettle of water, carefully immersed the chicken into it, quickly removed the feathers, then meticulously cleaned the insides, each step displaying her familiarity with this household chore.
Afterward, she chopped the chicken into even pieces, placed them in a clay pot, and simmered them with water.
Although her cooking skills were not exceptional, soon the rich aroma of chicken soup silently filled the entire kitchen, tantalizingly.
Xie Xinghua unconsciously licked her dry lips, a hint of bitterness arose in her heart.
Indeed, having not tasted meat in a long time, she began to falter in the face of temptation.
Thinking of the chicken meat now minced and mixed into the soup, a bold thought flashed through her mind: Sneaking a few bites surely wouldn’t be noticed, right? Perhaps, if she just avoided the conspicuous parts like the head, wings, and feet, and stealthily scooped a small bowl, it might satisfy her long-standing craving for meat.
After ensuring no one was around, Xie Xinghua stealthily peeked around, quickly scooped up a small bowl of meat, and carefully checked again to make sure no one was in the outer room before hurrying back to her own room.
She instructed the children to keep quiet, then walked out the door pretending nothing was amiss, intending to deceive everyone.