Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 807 Stealing Bread

He Lingling and An Jie: "..."

The two exchanged a glance and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Chen Yi chuckled and patted Yu Shijiu's back again, whispering:

"Shi Jiu, you still have a way."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu raised an eyebrow and watched as Xu Han gleefully/reluctantly put the foxtail grass into his system inventory. He then whispered in Chen Yi's ear.

"Is there a reward, Brother Chen?"

Chen Yi was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Of course, of course, what do you want? Just say it, and I'll do it if I can..."

"I want to eat three plates of braised pork."

Yu Shijiu's eyes sparkled as she whispered.

"..."

Chen Yi was clearly speechless for a few seconds, then nodded with a wry smile: "Okay, fine, three plates it is, you can have all three plates by yourself."

After saying that, Chen Yi couldn't help but ask again, "Is that all you ask for? Is there anything else?"

Is it still possible?

Yu Shijiu was taken aback. After thinking hard for a while, she said, "Can we add two more plates of dumplings? They'll be filled with cabbage and pork, too."

"..." Chen Yi, who had expected Yu Shijiu to make some other requests, was now truly at a loss for words.

Chen Yi affectionately patted Yu Shijiu's head, his gaze lingering on the boy's slightly fuller cheeks, looking somewhat puzzled:

"You've been eating really well lately, and you've gained quite a bit of weight. You should be making up for all the nutrients you missed before. How come you can still eat so much?"

People who are chronically malnourished may eat a lot in the short term to make up for the loss of nutrients in their bodies... but this should decrease once the body receives enough nutrition.

For the past few months, Chen Yi has been trying to find ways to supplement Yu Shijiu with various missing nutrients. Normally, he should have supplemented her enough... But judging from Yu Shijiu's two requests, it seems that he still hasn't supplemented her enough. Should he add more nourishing ingredients?

Chen Yi was completely baffled, and just pinched Yu Shijiu's arm and thigh again in confusion.

Yu Shijiu felt a little ticklish from being touched, and lowered her eyes guiltily, secretly touching her sunken belly before changing the subject.

"How long until my foster mother comes?"

"three minutes."

Anjie continued, "They'll be here soon. Let's all go back and lie down first, and then we'll see what our foster mother will give us to eat when she arrives."

No one objected, except for Yu Shijiu, who looked at Chen Yi several times before turning around.

Chen Yi felt a pang of sadness under his gaze and nodded.

Yu Shijiu then turned around, satisfied.

Anjie, observing the interaction between the two, raised an eyebrow and asked, "What did you promise Shi Jiu?"

“Shi Jiu’s demands are too low,” Chen Yi sighed. “He just asked me to make him three plates of braised pork and two plates of dumplings.”

Anjie: "..."

Ange: "Can he still eat it now?"

Chen Yi: "It should be possible. Although in my experience it seems unlikely, Shi Jiu is always smart and knows how to restrain himself. If he says it's possible, then it's definitely possible."

Anjie hesitated, but ultimately remained silent, only saying, "...Don't you think his appetite is about the same as mine?"

"Sister An, what are you saying?"

Chen Yi looked at An Jie in surprise, his face full of disapproval:

“Sister An, you eat much more than Shi Jiu, and the variety of food you eat is also much more diverse. To put it bluntly, there are some things that you sometimes eat that Shi Jiu would never eat.”

Anjie: "...Alright, take back that last sentence. Hurry up and lie back down, your foster mother is coming soon."

Chen Yi didn't offer any opinions this time. He quietly lay back on the matchstick bed, closed his eyes, and his mind was full of thoughts about what kind of nourishing ingredients he would make for Yu Shijiu after the game dungeon was released—oh no, he meant making some nourishing food for everyone.

Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

When the familiar footsteps of the foster mother and the sound of the doorknob turning came, all the players quietly closed their eyes. When the foster mother came in and called out, they pretended to be confused and opened their eyes. Their acting skills were superb, and they could totally be actors.

Today, the foster mother interacted with Thumbelina again in the morning. Only when Thumbelina stopped, panting, did the foster mother place today's bread and water on the table.

"Eat."

As usual, the foster mother tore off a piece of bread crumb and handed it to Thumbelina, who was kneeling on the match bed panting, with a loving smile.

Thumbelina, her arms trembling and weak, took the breadcrumbs and whispered her thanks, "Thank you, Mom."

"You've had a hard day too," the foster mother said gently, looking at Thumbelina's drooping head. "I really look forward to living with my good daughter forever."

Thumbelina felt a chill run down her spine, but still whispered in a trembling voice:

"Me too, I also look forward to living with my mother forever."

The foster mother was overjoyed, and her delighted laughter echoed in the room for almost two minutes before slowly subsiding.

"Oh dear," the foster mother said happily, "that's wonderful! It's so good that my dear daughter shares the same thoughts as me!"

The players around them, whose eardrums were throbbing from the loud laughter of their foster mother, frowned. Yu Shijiu looked up at Thumbelina, who was pale-faced, not far away.

With such loud noise and Thumbelina so close, are her ears really okay?

The daily morning greetings finally came to an end. The foster mother had just stepped out of the room and locked herself in when all the players rushed to the bread and water on the table.

At Fang Youhua's prompting, Yang Hua and Qi Wei, along with the remaining two male players, took out various utensils to collect bread crumbs and water—Fang Youhua had said that food and water were in short supply, especially after entering the next story point, when they might not have a proper source of food.

Thinking of this, Yang Hua became even more enthusiastic in his act.

Although she didn't have a big appetite and didn't particularly like bread, the discomfort of being hungry was incomparable to the unpleasant taste of food.

As Yang Hua was frantically stuffing bread crumbs into the bag, he caught a glimpse of a figure beside him whose hands were almost blurry with effort.

"?"

Yang Hua turned his head in astonishment and saw Yu Shijiu with a piece of bread crumb in his mouth and quickly stuffing it into a bag.

Wait a minute—you can eat and stuff at the same time?!

Yang Hua was absolutely furious. Why hadn't she thought of that earlier? Her stomach was still growling loudly with hunger—

The next second, Yang Hua also started eating and stuffing her food, but she couldn't keep up with Yu Shijiu's speed at all. In the time it took to put a piece of bread crumb into her mouth, Yang Hua watched helplessly as Yu Shijiu's hand, which was almost blurry, had already stuffed three or four pieces of bread crumb into the bag.

"...!!!!"

Yang Hua struggled to swallow the dry bread crumbs stuck in his throat, choking and rolling his eyes as he continued to stuff them into the bag.

No, we need to add more food, otherwise, if there's no food in the later parts of the story, we'll all die.