CHAPTER 238: CHAPTER 238: SELF-HEATING HOTPOT

Su Pan was being stared at with such an admiring look for the first time, and her face turned red with nervousness.

She opened her palm to reveal the little self-defense gadget inside: "This is what I used, my cousin gave it to me."

Su Jianwu saw the small black object lying in her palm, and curiously leaned over, poking it with his finger: "Just this little thing? How is it possible?"

The item in front of him was small and delicate; it didn’t look like it could knock someone down in an instant.

Su Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow: "Don’t believe it? Want to try?"

Su Jianwu patted his chest: "Go ahead, I refuse to believe this tiny thing can knock me out."

Before he finished speaking, Su Xiaoxiao, without any martial courtesy, directly grabbed the self-defense gadget and pressed it against his side.

"This is nothing."

Su Jianwu looked completely indifferent.

Su Xiaoxiao’s lips curled: "Jianwu, I’m starting now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Jianwu suddenly heard the sizzling sound of electricity, followed by an indescribable tingling sensation spreading from his waist throughout his body.

The next moment, his whole body tilted uncontrollably, and he fell to the ground trembling non-stop, as if suffering from Parkinson’s.

Liu Cuilan was just coming over and saw this scene, startled.

"Oh no, could Jianwu have been infected by your aunt and big cousin?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

A few minutes later she finally explained to Liu Cuilan the reason for their fall, which wasn’t a seizure, but an electric shock.

Liu Cuilan looked at the small thing in her hand, still a bit skeptical: "Does such a small thing have the power to shock someone?"

Su Xiaoxiao turned on the power switch with a snap, and the room immediately buzzed with intimidating electric sounds.

"Of course, it’s a must-have gadget for home and travel, a hundred percent high-tech product."

Her slick talking left Liu Cuilan a bit confused, but looking at this thing, it seemed pretty impressive.

She pondered briefly and then looked seriously at Su Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, can this thing be used to shock pigs? If it can, during the New Year when we slaughter pigs, we could knock them out and save money on hiring someone to butcher them."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

She really admired her mom’s train of thought, immediately thinking about the New Year.

After this little episode, the mood of Su Xiaoxiao’s family was unaffected.

Especially the two young brothers, who still ate dinner like they hadn’t seen food in ages.

As the saying goes, teenage boys can eat a family into poverty.

The two of them ate more than half of the meal, leaving Su Xiaoxiao still hungry.

That night, as she lay on the bed, feeling her somewhat empty stomach, she contemplated having a late-night snack.

Having arrived in this time period, she didn’t need to lose weight and couldn’t gain any anyway.

With the bland meals day after day, even Pigsy would slim down to resemble Sun Wukong.

Just then, a notification appeared: a clearance sale countdown for self-heating hotpots, only seven yuan and nine each.

Su Xiaoxiao sat up abruptly from the bed, amazed by the good news!

Normally even the cheapest self-heating hotpot costs over ten yuan, but this was only seven yuan and nine—such a bargain.

She leapt up energetically and quickly opened the game interface, swiftly navigating to the self-heating hotpot purchase page.

She rubbed her hands together excitedly and frantically tapped at the screen, finally succeeding in snagging the last three boxes of self-heating hotpots.

Holding the hotpots joyfully, Su Xiaoxiao excitedly rubbed her hands together, thrilled to enjoy the taste she had been craving.

She eagerly opened the packaging, and before she could savor the moment, two dark heads popped out at the door, startling her.

She instantly knew who they were.

She suddenly felt like she had two dogs who caught her every time she snacked.

Faced with their expectant gazes, she sighed and waved them in: "If you want to eat, come in quickly." The two brothers immediately came in, each already holding chopsticks and bowls.

Quite considerate.

Su Xiaoxiao was about to speak but suddenly felt an uncomfortable sensation in her stomach, quickly standing up: "Follow the instructions on the box, it’ll be ready in a few minutes."

The brothers exchanged a glance and nodded in unison: "Third sister, don’t worry, we promise to complete the task."

After using the bathroom, Su Xiaoxiao returned to the room to find the two brothers staring in shock at the items on the table.

What’s going on? Were they so amazed by the taste?

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but wonder.

At that moment, Su Jianwu turned his head helplessly: "Third... third sister, I accidentally tore open the warmth pack and threw it in. Can we still eat it?"

His tone was both regretful and distressed.

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the self-heating hotpot still foaming away, and her mind went blank. It was definitely inedible like that—not without risking food poisoning.

"Why eat it? Throw it away quickly; aren’t you worried about food poisoning?"

She said, noticing both of them looking at the hotpot with reluctance.

Su Jianwen said: "Third sister, there’s meat and vegetables inside, it’d be too wasteful to throw it all away."

"Why don’t I fish them out, wash them, and eat them? I reckon it’s fine."

Su Jianwu hastily agreed, immediately swinging into action, ready to fish them out with chopsticks.

Eating this would surely land them a stomach wash?

Su Xiaoxiao felt both sympathetic and amused.

She quickly stepped forward to take the chopsticks from their hands: "Why eat it? It’s just one self-heating hotpot, I’ve got plenty more!"

Speaking of which, she pretend to take two more boxes out of the cupboard—actually from her space storage.

"Alright, clean this up and let’s open the new ones."

Just as she finished speaking, Su Jianwu hugged her arm gratefully: "Third sister, you’re too good to us. If you can’t find a husband in the future, we’ll take care of you."

Su Jianwen also chimed in: "We’ll care for your retirement and funeral..."

Su Xiaoxiao: "...now it sounds like they want to send me off, are they grateful or cursing me?"

Looking down at their earnest expressions, Su Xiaoxiao rubbed each of their heads: "Alright, I’ll wait. If I can’t find a husband in the future, I’ll rely on you two for retirement care."

As she spoke, she was already busy soaking the new self-heating hotpots.

Soon, two self-heating hotpots began bubbling and releasing steam, filling the room with an enticing aroma.

Su Jianwu sniffed deeply: "Oh my, third sister, this smells so good, I’m salivating."

Su Xiaoxiao watched his pitiful look and slid the self-heating hotpot over: "Alright, dig in."

As soon as she said this, there was suddenly a dull thud from outside.