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An'an pouted, "But my cousins ​​don't have to paste matchboxes. They're older than us, so why do we have to paste the matchboxes?"

Wen Yao remained silent. After they finished eating the steamed eggs, she stuffed some White Rabbit milk candies into their pockets. Seeing their surprised and delighted expressions, she felt a pang of sadness.

"Eat up, there's plenty of good food at home, like sponge cake, rice cake, peach shortbread, and lots of candy. Just tell your aunt if you want some."

"Yes, you can take them yourselves. I'll just put them on the table."

The two little ones shook their heads and patted their pockets: "No need, Auntie, we have enough to eat. You don't need to give us any more."

After taking the pulses of the two little ones and asking some questions, I roughly understood the situation. The two children were severely malnourished; to put it bluntly, they weren't eating meat and weren't growing properly.

Wen Yao didn't understand either. Her brother-in-law and his wife should be well-off, so how could they have raised their child like this?

The door creaked open, and Jiang Baozhu, panting, said, "Sister-in-law, do you have something to do right now? If not, come to my house with me. Father and Second Brother are arguing."

"Hmph, they say it's because of the two children's health. You're a doctor, you should know what's wrong with them."

"Come with me, and just tell me the truth."

Jiang Baozhu looked down at the two children and was startled: "Uh, you're both safe and sound, no, you didn't seem this thin before, what happened?"

The two children blinked their big eyes and looked at her, whispering, "Nothing, Auntie just came to see us."

"Yes, I came to find you. I'll take you out to have fun. Sister-in-law, you just need to go to your house."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Wen Yao entered the courtyard and, hearing the arguing coming from the main room, glanced at the person leaning against the door in silence: "Ah Lie, why are you leaning there instead of going in?"

When Jiang Lie saw her arrive, he instinctively stepped forward and said, "Wife, you're here. It's alright. Dad and the second son are arguing inside. We'll go in after they've finished arguing."

"Come sit down and listen to what's going on."

The two men in the main room refused to back down.

"Dad, don't talk nonsense. My wife would never mistreat the two children or not give them meat. What kind of mother would do that?"

The captain rolled his eyes, looking at the stubborn second brother, and was really angry: "Where's your brain? Did a dog eat it? You have eyes, can't you see for yourself?"

"Ping An An has become so thin, are you blind? What kind of father are you? Don't you know how painful it is for you to be weak? Now that it's your turn to raise your children, don't you know how to nourish them?"

"This is the time when he's growing, but look at Ping An's height. He's nowhere near the height of a normal three-year-old. I really don't know how you raise your child."

Jiang Zhiqiang paused for a moment, then lowered his voice: "I'm usually busy, so my wife takes care of the children. Every time I get home from get off work, she tells me that the children can't go hungry and that they need to eat early."

"The children are probably sick. That's why I brought them back to see my sister-in-law. Her reputation as a miracle doctor has spread throughout the town, and many people want to see her."

The captain snorted: "If you're too busy with work to take care of them, then send the two children back. We can take care of them. Your sister is fine staying at home."

"There's plenty of food and drink at home, and your older brother doesn't lack meat from hunting either. Give the children some nourishment, and once they're healthy, you can take them back with you, so my two grandsons won't suffer."

Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head: "No, you still have to work in the fields, where would you have time to take care of the children? My younger sister has to do housework, where would she have time to take care of two children?"

"We'll take care of it ourselves. I'll go buy some malted milk powder and some meat for the child in a couple of days to help him get better. He probably just isn't absorbing nutrients properly because he's sick."

He simply didn't believe it. How could his wife treat the twins badly? She was their own mother.

The captain rolled his eyes, not wanting to look at him: "Shut up. It's exhausting talking to someone as stubborn as you every day. Your eyes are just for show; you don't even check on the children."

"By the way, I ask my eldest son to deliver meat two or three times a month. Did he give the meat to the kids?"

"You should have eaten by now."

"...!!"

After they finished arguing, Jiang Lie brought his wife into the house and said, "Dad, Second Brother, stop arguing. Let's sit down and talk it over. We've heard everything clearly."

"Dad thinks the meat sent over didn't end up in the children's mouths, right? The second son thinks his sister-in-law wouldn't cheat the children. Before investigating this matter, let's check the children's health first."

"Daughter-in-law, have you taken the pulses of both children?"

Wen Yao nodded and said, "I took their pulses and found that both children are malnourished, which is causing developmental delays. In other words, if this continues, their development will be much worse than that of normal children."

"Although the two children cannot express themselves logically, they know whether they eat meat or not. Judging from their physical condition, the two children have not eaten much meat for a month or two."

"Dad said he would send meat over every month, but I don't know where the meat goes."

Jiang Lie looked at his second son: "Did you hear that? Whether you go back and ask your wife or visit her family, that's your business. Anyway, we'll take care of the child in the countryside for now."

"If you keep taking care of him for a while longer, the child will have serious problems. Anyone with eyes can see how thin he has become, and you, as his father, don't even know?"

"You look good. You can have the meat. Haven't the two kids asked you for meat at home?"

Jiang Zhiqiang's eyelashes trembled slightly: "I asked, and my wife said we can't give it to them. If the child eats too much meat at night, it will cause indigestion and make him feel unwell."

Jiang Lie scoffed, "Stupid. You're only a high school graduate, how can you still be so brainless? You believe everything she says. Don't you know to go and ask the child yourself and observe her?"

"That's settled then. We're not short of food at home. You can come back to pick up the children when you find out where the meat went."

"But brother, isn't this inappropriate?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. Stop arguing. Stay for dinner later, and you can go home alone afterward."

Jiang Zhiqiang's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something more, but the other person's gaze silenced him: "If you keep babbling, I'll beat you up. Stop dawdling."

After Jiang Lie made the decision, the matter was settled.

At noon, the family sat together around a table with a pot of braised chicken, fish soup, and other stir-fried dishes, filling the air with the aroma of meat.

The two little ones couldn't take their eyes off the meat on the table, licking their lips greedily.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhiqiang coughed lightly: "Please wait until the elders have started eating before you can start, okay?"