At dinner time, Mu Ning decided to make wonton soup. It was a light dish appropriate for dinner.
Along with it, she made stir-fried bok choy and almond jelly as a dessert. She didn't dare to make more.
People in the interstellar era have long gotten used to nutrient pills. Their digestive system is slower than that of those who consume 3 dishes and one side dish.
She could only slowly increase the appetite of the little ones.
Thinking about their cute expression, Mu Ning reached the kitchen.
Wu Jiao, who was waiting for Mu Ning's arrival, immediately straightened up. His expression was calm as he intercepted Mu Ning.
"Miss Mu, please wait."
Mu Ning arched her brow.
"Miss Mu, making food all by yourself is tiresome. Just take those scallion pancakes you made. You looked so fatigued! How about this? I will assist you this time."
It didn't take Mu Ning one brain cell to know what Wu Jiao's intention was.
He was planning to learn as well as taste the food made by Mu Ning so that he could copy her or at least satisfy his craving.
"System, has this Wu guy ever troubled my cuties?"
[Analyzing... analyzing completed. Yes, host. In fact, he often skimped on little Miss's and little master's food. Not only that, he deliberately gave them bland-tasting or unappetizing nutrient pills.]
Mu Ning's calm gaze collided with Wu Jiao, making the latter flinch a little.
Rubbing his arm, Wu Jiao frowned, 'Strange... why do I feel so scared suddenly?'
[He also pranked the little miss and little master by sometimes sending over dead small insects like spiders or bugs.]
"Oh? A lot of guts considering he is just a small-time chef. System, check his bank records, his archived chats, and his weakness. I want a record of everything by tomorrow morning. Also, I want to buy a strength pill." Mu Ning's calm words made the system shiver.
[But host, don't you despise such pills...] The system asked hesitantly.
"I still do. But my current body... it gets tired too easily, and I feel powerless. Not to mention... after hearing what he had done to my children... I won't stand here and vow to take revenge later on."
The system stopped asking altogether because of Mu Ning's stance. She was standing straight and rolling her head.
He could only think in his head. 'May this chef never commit such foolishness again.'
[Ding! Strength pill purchased.]
Mu Ning ate the pill and looked at Wu Jiao and the maid who were looking at her with a puzzled gaze.
She gave all of them a sweet smile and inched closer to the chef.
"I heard you used to present spiders and insects to my babies as food?"
Wu Jiao's expression went from confusion to shock. "I... I didn't..."
"Hm? No? How sad. I gave you one chance to accept your mistake and atone for your sin, but you don't want to cherish it, huh?" Mu Ning's words made the servants as well as the chef a little scared.
Her aura was so cold that for a moment, they felt as if they were facing Liam.
Before anyone could react, though, a spider appeared in Mu Ning's hand.
Servants: ꉂ૮(°□°'˶)ა From where did that appear?
The next second, they watched in horror as Mu Ning held Wu Jiao's back of the head and... stuffed the entire live spider in his mouth.
"Ahhhhhh!" all of them screamed, their hearts already trembling with terror, while they had one thought playing on loop.
'Mu Ning has gone crazy!'
Many of them turned to run away, while a few of the brave ones tried to stop Mu Ning, only to be pushed by her.
Her push was so strong that many of them crashed into the nearby metallic wall, while others lay on the ground.
Mu Ning coldly closed the chef's mouth, preventing him from spitting out the spider, and smiled.
"Amazing, isn't it? The spider I fed you... is poisonous. Within the next minute, you will experience the sensation of thousands of ants battering you. After 5 minutes, you will feel shortness of breath, and after 10 minutes, you will become paralyzed for the rest of your life."
"Hmph! Hmph!" Wu Jiao struggled with tears and anger in his eyes, fear gripping his heart.
"Aww. Feeling scared, are we? Who asked you to act like a dumb bimbo and go after my children?" Mu Ning's cold words could hardly describe her pain.
She was often assigned the role of stepmother to a villain to prevent him from turning dark.
She made all those children's childhoods bright and sunny.
Ironically, her own children were bullied.
Now that she reflects on it... it was only appropriate for them to behave with such coldness.
As a parent... she failed.