Natural disasters were incessant. Ning Xia had survived alone for six years and finally decided to return to her old home in Qianzhou to start anew. Unexpectedly, she rescued two skinny little ones...
Mu Yuanqing flipped through the package Ningxia brought. "Oh! She made fish balls again! It's a sunny day and I'm craving them."
"I think you're greedy! This is what's left over from last time."
"Let me see, there's also honey. Speaking of which, I really want to thank you. Sunny Day's weaning is all thanks to your honey."
"What? Is it hard to wean on a sunny day?"
When talking about this Mu Yuanqing, tears welled up in his eyes, "You don't know, I've never seen such a wicked person!"
Ningxia burst out laughing, a little surprised. She had also met Qingtian before, and the little girl had a very good temper, but was a little naughty.
"I used to think she had a good temper, but that was because I hadn't provoked her! Her father and I discussed weaning her, but he hit and kicked her! She'd even stay awake all night. Later, Xixi coaxed her with honey water, and she gradually stopped."
"So wild on a sunny day?"
Mu Yuanqing nodded. She was worried that staying at home all winter would be too boring. Oh my god, not at all! It was full of chaos every day!
"Qingtian! You can't do this!" Sangsang's stern shout startled several adults, and they all stood up to see what was going on.
Sangsang was seen rubbing Monkey's hand and looking at Liu Qingtian sternly.
Liu Qingtian pouted and looked like she was about to open her mouth to cry.
Ningxia looked at Mu Yuanqing worriedly. After all, they were in someone else's home. What would it mean if he yelled at the child?
Who knew that the mother had a look of anticipation on her face as she nudged Liu Ximu beside her, "Hey! Hey! She's going to cry! She's going to cry! Sangsang is amazing! He can actually make her cry! It's so cool to watch!"
Liu Ximu looked at her helplessly.
The couple had no intention of going forward to see what was going on.
Ningxia felt slightly relieved, but then she was speechless again. She went forward to see what the two children were doing.
Liu Qingtian pouted and stubbornly tried to reach out to grab the monkey paw from Sangsang's hand. Sangsang dodged and refused to let her touch it. Liu Qingtian, used to being at home, was not willing to do that. She stopped poking and, with a fierce look on her face, pounced on him fiercely.
Sangsang protected Monkey Little Friend behind him, then grabbed Liu Qingtian's hand and bit it hard.
Liu Qingtian looked at her in disbelief and even forgot to cry.
Several adults were horrified. Mu Yuanqing stopped the three siblings, "Hey! Wait a minute! Sangsang won't bite people for no reason. Let's see first." It's not like she hasn't encountered Sangsang before. She knows best how badass her own Liu Qingtian is. It would be good to have someone to help clean up.
Only then did Xiaojie Lin Yi Ningxia calm down.
"Don't cry!"
To be honest, Ningxia had never seen Sangsang look so fierce.
Liu Qingtian successfully retracted her pursed mouth, but unexpectedly Sangsang lifted her hand and took another bite.
"Wow! Wow! Wow!" How could she bite one bite after another like this? Liu Qingtian couldn't stand it anymore and howled at the top of his voice.
"Don't cry!" Sangsang shouted again.
Liu Qingtian actually stopped and looked at her in confusion, without a single tear on his face, just howling.
"Does it hurt?" Sangsang raised her little hand and pointed at the two shallow teeth marks and asked.
Liu Qingtian didn't understand what was going on and let out two "ah" sounds.
"Qingtian, you can't bite it. It's our friend. It will hurt if you bite it! You can hold it and play with it!" Sangsang preached while gently placing the monkey's paw on Liu Qingtian's little hand.
Liu Qingtian's eyes widened, and she forgot to cry. She let out two loud "ahs." While observing Sangsang's expression, she took Monkey's hand in her arms and played with it gently.
"Yes! That's it! Don't bite it! Don't pull its hair! It will hurt! Look, this is good. If you pull its hair again, I will pull your hair too!"
Sangsang preached tirelessly, and Liu Qingtian looked up and said "ah" from time to time. Sangsang thought that she understood and had a great time acting like an adult.
The little monkey didn't struggle and let the human cub that had just bitten it hold its paw and play with it.
Mu Yuanqing really couldn't hold back his laughter this time. Sangsang realized it belatedly and ran to Xiaojie, hugging his legs, looking embarrassed.
Xiao Jie couldn't help laughing, squatted down and gently embraced her, "Sang Bao is so sensible!"
"That's right. Looks like we need to let Qingtian play with you more. Sangsang needs to help Aunt Qing take care of her."
Now Sangsang was really embarrassed. She buried her little face in Xiaojie's shoulder and didn't want to look up. Xiaojie chuckled and patted her back to comfort her.
Seeing that everything was fine, Ningxia took the things she had brought and went to the kitchen as if she was familiar with the place. It was true that she couldn't find peace even after leaving the house.
Mu Yuanqing was so happy that he could not contain his happiness after having the fish hotpot made in Ningxia for the first time in a long time. Liu Ximu even stood up to pour out a small pot of medicinal wine he had brewed to liven up the atmosphere.
Although the fish was not spoiled, it had been frozen for so long that Ningxia did not make a clear soup like last time. Instead, she used her homemade chili sauce to make a pot of spicy soup. The bright red soup base looked very appetizing.
Sangsang and Liu Qingtian each held a bowl of egg custard and ate it with relish, but they were not greedy for the hot pot on the table.
The two big fish were chopped into large chunks and eaten quickly. Only when their stomachs were almost full did the three adults have time to pick up their cups and have a drink.
Several children took the radishes and cabbages brought from Ningxia to the shed to feed Maomao. After not seeing it for two months, Lin Yi and Sangsang missed it a little and mentioned it several times.
"Don't mention it, food always tastes better when there are more people around," Mu Yuanqing sighed. She and Xixi's cooking skills were mediocre to begin with, and since it was just the two of them eating, they often just muddled through. With the house so busy and Ningxia's cooking so good, she easily overate.
"If you don't mind my noise, come stay at my house for a few days."
Mu Yuanqing took a sip of the spicy medicinal wine and said, "Come to think of it, I might really need to ask you to take care of Qingtian for a few days."
"What's wrong?" Ningxia frowned.
"I've been hearing wolves howling at night these past few days, sometimes near, sometimes far away. I hope it's not my illusion." Mu Yuanqing's face didn't look good.
"How close? I didn't hear anything from my end."
"It's been these few days. Right behind us, in the opposite direction of your house, there are wolves howling from time to time. It's more common at night, and sometimes they're so close that it feels like they're howling behind the house." Mu Yuanqing felt a chill on his back when he mentioned this.
Ningxia also frowned. If it was just one or two, it would be fine. But if it was a group...
"Why don't you all pack up and stay at my house?"
Mu Yuanqing shook his head and smiled: "If they really were targeted, they would inevitably follow us to your house. Besides, this is Xixi and my home, we have no intention of giving in."
Ningxia nodded. If it were her, she wouldn't leave either. "Maybe she was very hungry in the mountains. She just came down the mountain when the weather warmed up a bit. Don't worry."