Upon entering the cave, Lu Fangfang immediately spotted her daughter.

Her face darkened, and she snapped, "Qingqing!"

"Mom, hit me."

Qingqing was also straightforward; she took off her pants and revealed her little bottom.

"You...you..."

Lu Fangfang looked at the brat and slapped her hard.

"Smack."

"Hurry up and put your pants on, or your dad will give you a good beating when we get home!"

"hey-hey."

Qingqing grinned and quickly put on her pants. Then she pulled her mother and walked to the old bamboo basket.

"Mom, look! My sister gave birth! She gave birth to a little baby!"

"Meow~"

Xiao Hua leaned forward, stuck out her tongue and licked the little snow leopard, then turned her head to look at Lu Fangfang.

"Oh my, it really is true."

Lu Fangfang was overjoyed, "You haven't opened your eyes yet, Xiaohua, you're even smaller than when I found you."

After petting the little snow leopard, Lu Fangfang hugged Xiao Hua's big head.

No wonder she felt Xiaohua had lost weight; it turns out she had given birth.

Stroking the little flower, she was overwhelmed with emotion. Now even the little flower was a mother, and she had become a grandmother.

"Mom, it's because my sister gave birth to a baby that I came here with Donkey. My sister and I have a... a connection."

Qingqing was excitedly talking when she saw her mother glaring at her, and she immediately dared not say anything more.

"Meow~"

Just then, the fat man dragged in a fresh prey.

Little Flower quickly got up and went over to start eating.

Lu Fangfang looked at Da Pang and Xiao Hua, then glanced at the little flower in the bamboo basket, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Gurgle~"

Beside her, Qingqing watched her older sister enjoying her meal, and her stomach rumbled again.

She gently rubbed her stomach and looked at her mother, "Mom, did you catch a fire?"

"No!"

Lu Fangfang said irritably.

This time, Qingqing ran away from home, and she was determined to teach her daughter a lesson.

After a while, Xiaohua finished eating.

It lay on the hay, letting its baby suckle.

"Meow~"

Little Flower peeked out her belly and called out to Green.

"Um?"

Lu Fangfang looked at her daughter with suspicion.

"No, no, Qingqing didn't drink milk!"

Qingqing quickly waved her hands, but her face was already flushed with embarrassment.

"You've just confessed without being asked, you know that?"

Lu Fangfang stepped forward and flicked her daughter's forehead.

Looking back at Xiaohua, she quickly pressed down Xiaohua's paw, "Xiaohua, don't let Qingqing drink it all, you still have to feed the baby, don't mind that shameless one."

"Mom~"

"I...I was just too hungry last night, I didn't drink it on purpose."

Qingqing pouted.

Lu Fangfang ignored her.

She gently rubbed the little flower and carefully tended to the tiny flower.

Seeing that the cave wasn't very clean, she tidied it up again and threw out all the discarded bones.

She was busy until noon before she finally prepared to go home.

Before leaving, she took off her scarf and placed it under the snow leopard cub.

"Xiaohua, take good care of the baby. Qingqing and I will come to see you again next month. Okay, don't bother coming anymore, just stay in the cave."

"Meow~"

Little Flower looked up at her, her eyes filled with reluctance.

Lu Fangfang bent down and hugged Xiaohua.

Beside her, Qingqing's eyes reddened. She hugged her sister tightly and kissed her several times before separating.

After taking one last look, Lu Fangfang took her daughter's hand and started walking down the mountain.

Little Flower and Big Fatty watched the two leave before turning back into their cave.

"Meow~"

The little flower sniffed the scarf beneath it, seemingly still a bit curious, until its mother returned, at which point it quietly began to nurse.

...

"Mom, I can't walk anymore."

Qingqing clutched her already deflated belly, revealing a bitter face.

Lu Fangfang ignored her daughter and pulled her along as they continued down the mountain.

After a while, Qingqing said pitifully, "Mom, Qingqing was wrong."

Lu Fangfang remained silent.

Qingqing bit her lip and tried her best to follow her mother.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Lu Fangfang looked around and found that the little wild donkey was nowhere to be seen on the grassland.

She reached down and took the whistle from her daughter's neck, then blew it loudly.

"Beep beep~"

"Beep beep~"

After a long while, the little wild donkey still hadn't returned, and Lu Fangfang suddenly had a bad feeling. Usually, the little wild donkey would wait on the grassland the whole time.

Could it be...?

She sighed, sat down next to her daughter on the grass, and waited.

Beside her, Qingqing also realized something, and she raised her sleeve to wipe away her tears.

As the sun set, the little wild donkey still hadn't returned.

Lu Fangfang stood up and looked around, but couldn't see it anywhere.

She crouched down and turned to her daughter, saying, "Come on up."

Qingqing's eyes were red, and she silently climbed onto her mother's back.

Lu Fangfang carried her daughter on her back and headed towards Team Six.

"Mom, where did the donkey go? Will it... will it come back?"

Qingqing's voice was trembling with tears.

Lu Fangfang remained silent, unsure of how to respond.

Carrying her daughter on her back, she had walked halfway when she saw Xiuxiu and Lao Xu riding up on horseback.

"Whoa~"

"Sis, you scared me to death! Why are you carrying Qingqing on your back? Where's the little wild donkey?"

"The little wild donkey hasn't gone home?"

"No."

Xiuxiu quickly shook her head. "Sister, what's wrong?"

Lu Fangfang sighed again and didn't say anything more.

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