Although they were stuffed, Lin Rongrong still suggested, "Why don't we divide it and eat it?"
Hearing that she had to eat more, Su Cuiping shook her head so fast her arms blurred, her whole being screaming refusal. "No, no. Let's save it for when we're hungry tonight. I really can't eat another bite right now."
"Xiao Rong, it's been an afternoon. You still wrapped it so tightly. Let's see if it's gone bad first!" Su Muqing was also completely full. The sight of food made her stomach churn with acid.
She didn't say they should throw it away if it went bad. Anyone else would surely condemn her for it. But with her modern soul, she wouldn't eat spoiled food when she knew it was spoiled. She wasn't lacking food now. What if she got sick from eating it? Wouldn't that be self-inflicted torture?
Give it to others? She couldn't do that either. When those people asked for it, they would definitely say it wasn't her fault if they got sick. But if someone actually got seriously ill, it was uncertain whether it would be her responsibility or not.
"Huh? Gone bad? It shouldn't have, right? How long has it been?" Lin Rongrong said as she opened the cloth bundle and picked up the covered plate to look.
(Su Muqing thought, it hasn't been that long. The key is that you sealed it up so tightly. It's practically made it sour faster!)
"This! Why is this empty? Where are the leftovers from lunch? Why are they all gone?" She tilted the bowl towards Su Muqing and the others.
She couldn't help but worry. How could the good leftovers be gone? Wouldn't Mu Mu Jie and the others suspect she had stolen and eaten them?
Upon hearing that the leftovers were gone, Su Cuiping immediately perked up. "How could the leftovers be gone? Go find them again. See if they were placed somewhere else!"
Lin Rongrong (⊙o⊙) How was she supposed to find them? She wouldn't hide a whole plate of leftovers separately! "No, no. They weren't put anywhere else. They were in the plate. I remember it very clearly."
Su Muqing craned her neck to look. She wondered who did this. Not a single morsel was left. They ate it clean!
"Sisters, I swear I didn't steal and eat them. I put them away properly at lunch. I don't know why they suddenly disappeared." Lin Rongrong, seeing that neither of them spoke, explained herself excitedly.
Su Cuiping stood up and pushed her forehead. "What nonsense are you thinking again? How could I not know if you stole and ate them? We've been together all day. We even went to the latrine together. Stop suspecting yourself all the time."
Su Muqing also placed the baby in her arms on the mat, then got up, supporting herself against the wall. She stepped forward and patted Lin Rongrong's shoulder. "Sister Cuiping is right. Xiao Rong, you just overthink things too much. None of us suspect you. You must remember, you are already our family. You don't need to be so cautious every time."
Hearing Su Muqing and the others' words, Lin Rongrong was deeply moved. She bit her lip, and tears uncontrollably fell again.
Seeing Lin Rongrong cry again, Su Muqing felt her scalp tingle.
Suddenly, in the emotion panel in her mind, the icon belonging to Lin Rongrong popped out. It was actually a five-pointed star. Gratitude, reverence, and admiration were all maxed out. In addition to that, there was 89% loyalty. And the intimacy value had surged all the way to 75%.
Actually, when she was distributing things in the afternoon, she already found it strange. Why did data analysis keep appearing in her mind? At first, she thought it was related to contribution points. But then what were the different icons for Zhou Shi and Xu Fu?
Now she finally understood. The warning function in her space, which was still in its experimental stage yesterday, now showed that the emotion analysis program was fully updated. This meant that within a certain range, she would know clearly about anyone with significant emotional fluctuations.
What an incredibly powerful skill this was! This Ruyi Space was truly heaven-defying! It deserved the name Ruyi! Give it a like!
Oh, right. It was a good opportunity to try out this new analysis skill with the stolen leftovers. After Lin Rongrong calmed down, Su Muqing pretended to be taking a walk to aid digestion and wandered around the hall. Her focus was on the analysis panel, observing the emotional data changes of several suspects. Everyone from the Old Su family, Qian Shi from Er Gouzi's family, and the greedy daughter-in-law from Granny San's family.
Unexpectedly, Su Muqing found her. It was Su Cuixia from the Old Su family. She directly ignored the anger and hatred values of Chen Shi and Qian Shi. On the analysis panel, only Su Cuixia's emotions were fluctuating the most.
Her guilt value had risen to 85%, along with 89% shame. This confirmed Su Muqing's guess. Only someone as straightforward and blunt as Su Cuixia would feel so guilty after stealing someone else's food.
Moreover, she noticed that in just a few minutes, Su Cuixia had secretly glanced at her several times. Her expression was extremely unnatural, and her eyes were evasive.
However, Su Muqing hadn't expected Su Cuixia to have such high shame. This showed that the person wasn't completely beyond saving. But her stupidity, blindness, and foolishness were also serious illnesses! Hard to cure!
Although Su Muqing knew who had stolen the food, she didn't reveal it. She said to Lin Rongrong, "Forget it. Let it be lost! We can't eat it anyway. It would just go bad if we kept it. Just be more careful next time. However, we'll be eating with Aunt Zhou and the others from now on. I don't think there will be any leftovers."
Su Cuiping agreed. "Right, right! I feel sick just hearing about food now. But we still have to curse that thief. Stealing other people's food, I curse her to vomit and have diarrhea!"
Hearing both of them say that, Lin Rongrong felt much relieved. After all, she was also reluctant to part with the food. But Mu Mu Jie was right. She had to learn from her mistakes. Next time she hid things, she had to be even more careful.
Meanwhile, Su Cuixia on the other side was sweating profusely from nervousness. She placed the winnowing basket on her lap and quietly turned her head to look towards Su Muqing.
She had a feeling Su Muqing was staring at her. Did they already know she stole the food? But they went to distribute silver in the afternoon. And she had been very careful, not disturbing anyone in the hall.
Perhaps it was just a guilty conscience. She accidentally spilled all the grains from the winnowing basket. She quickly squatted down to pick them up.
"You wretched girl. What are you always thinking about? We don't have enough grain to eat, and you dare to waste it like this for me?" Su Cuixia was still picking up the spilled grains when suddenly someone from behind violently grabbed her hair, dragged her down, and slammed her head heavily onto the stone floor.