Chapter 70 Little Steamed Bun's Homebody Feeling Stifled

"Ning Jia, why didn't you say so sooner!"

A group of little people with no points looked at the small, exquisite, milky steamed buns in front of them, their mouths watering, but they could only stare longingly.

Bai Su smiled slightly, calmly raised her hand, and with just 2 points, she got a soft, cotton-like milk-flavored steamed bun, making the group of people who had run out of points extremely envious.

"Come on, everyone, try this little steamed bun. It's very soft and fragrant."

Bai Su, who was eating noodles for the first time, really liked the soft and fluffy texture. She tore off a few small pieces from the steamed bun and handed them to the other girls.

"Bai Su, you're amazing!"

Daoya chewed on her small steamed bun, full of admiration, "Luckily I listened to you and saved up some points."

Bai Su took another bite of the soft, fluffy steamed bun, savoring its sweet taste as it melted in her mouth, and smiled sweetly:

"I was just guessing. Ning Jia always cooks a lot of food, it's definitely not just three dishes. I didn't expect to guess right."

Indeed, Ning Jia either doesn't cook at all, or she cooks like crazy when she's really into it.

Therefore, in addition to milk-flavored steamed buns, there were also banana pancakes, chilled white fungus soup, and so on. Bai Su and her friends were invincible and tasted every dish.

The little people who tasted the noodles were all unable to resist their soft, sweet flavor, something Ning Jia had never expected.

She smiled slightly, remembering the electric griddle that had been sitting unused in the kitchen.

It seems we can open up a new map for the Giant Food Universe for the Little People.

...

After a unique and enjoyable dinner, everyone was still a little reluctant to leave.

"So fun, so much fun!" all the little people said.

Ning Jia also felt that it was good to hold such activities occasionally. Not only did it make cooking and eating more interesting, but it also helped to use up leftover ingredients, which was a win-win situation.

While the little ones were washing and scrubbing in the sink, Ning Jia opened the refrigerator and took stock of the remaining dinner:

Ugh, I got a little carried away today and made way too much food. I'll just eat the leftovers tomorrow morning.

She started organizing the refrigerator space to put several food containers in, when suddenly, He Meng, who had been sneaking up into the refrigerator, appeared in front of her, startling her.

"He Meng, what brings you here?"

He Meng twitched her little nose and inhaled the cool air from the air conditioner:

"Um... I just wanted to ask if the points system you mentioned before still counts."

"Of course it counts."

Ning Jia was wondering why she asked that when she suddenly realized what she meant and laughed:

"Don't worry, tonight's just a special event, there won't be any more after that, besides—"

She reached out and patted He Meng's little head with her finger, "Not everyone is willing to work hard for points."

Just now, Chief Canglan told Ning Jia that he hoped she would not promote this points system. He said the little people should just live their little lives and not have to do everything like the giants.

In fact, Ning Jia never intended to do this. Treating the points system as a game for entertainment is fine, but if it is directly applied to real life, wouldn't that be a performance system?

Don't let the little people get wet in the rain that you've already experienced...

...

"I'm so bored..."

That morning, He Meng was making sachets when she suddenly sighed sadly.

The recent heatwave has kept the little ones "trapped" at home. They spend their days either working or studying indoors, nothing they enjoy. When will this awful heat end?

"Yeah, it's so stuffy!" "I don't want to stay inside anymore!" "I'm unhappy, I'm unhappy!"

The little people chimed in, their recent bliss at having air conditioning long gone, replaced by a stifled expression.

Ning Jia, the thoughtful deliveryman, appeared just in time after finishing his delivery:

"With food and drinks at home, and it's so cool, how could I be bored?"

He Meng snorted and retorted loudly:

"What's the point of having food and drink? Being locked up here to work and study every day is utterly meaningless!"

Ning Jia's inner monologue: That's because you guys don't know how to go online or play games on your phones...

Ning Jia originally wanted to teach the little people how to use the internet, but Cang Lan played with her spare phone for a while and then refused, saying that the thing was too addictive and not suitable for the little people.

She also considered showing movies to the Lilliputians.

But apart from being somewhat interested in animal documentaries and cartoons like Tom and Jerry, they didn't understand much of the others. When watching, they would ask a ton of questions, a million and a hundred thousand "whys," which annoyed Ning Jia to no end.

And agricultural programs...

After the vegetables they had carefully grown and were reluctant to eat were all scorched to death by the blazing sun, Daoya, Gancao, and the others were heartbroken and couldn't bear to watch agricultural programs for the time being.

As for playing football, it requires the entire team to participate, and it's not easy to gather enough players, so it can only be played occasionally.

After thinking it over, the little ones must be quite bored at home.

Ning Jia scratched his head, and seeing that everyone looked depressed, he felt a little guilty.

She's been so busy selling and delivering goods lately that she's neglected the mental health of the little people!

How about this?

Ning Jia made a surprising statement:

"I happen to be free this afternoon, how about I take you out for a walk?"

...

All the little people gaped in shock:

Go out for a stroll? Is that the kind of stroll they're thinking of?

Although the dwarfs do go out occasionally, they only venture into the surrounding green areas and will not venture into the "giant gathering place" rashly, since such places are full of giants and are extremely dangerous!

Ning Jia didn't think it was that dangerous. After all, the little people also knew how to become invisible. As long as she was careful, going out with her for a while shouldn't be a big problem.

But she was alone and couldn't possibly bring twenty-odd little people out at once; she could only bring them in batches.

For safety reasons, Canglan excluded the elderly and children from the tribe and finally decided to let Ningjia take two young and strong children with her.

The little people, who had been cooped up for so long, were eager to go, having heard that they could see the giants having a good time up close.

Canglan stroked her chin. "How about we decide by drawing lots?"

After a round of drawing lots, Canglan surprisingly drew the spot herself. She hesitated for a moment, wanting to give the spot to another member of her clan, but Ningjia persuaded her:

"This spot was drawn fairly by you, Chief, so why give it to someone else? Besides, you usually worry about so many things for the people, so it's rare for you to rest. Go ahead and do it."

Other members of the tribe also chimed in:

"That's right, this spot was won by luck, we can't let it go to someone else."

Zelan also advised, "It's just one spot, who are you going to give it to? Don't let this small matter cause another dispute."

These words struck a chord with Canglan, but looking at her carefree clansmen, she still felt somewhat uneasy.

Zelan smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'll keep an eye on things at home, it'll be fine."

"That's right, it's only for a few hours, what's there to worry about?"

Seeing that Cang Lan was still hesitant, Ning Jia directly unleashed her trump card:

"Chief, I'm going to the bookstore and stationery store today."

A bookstore? Is that the place where the giants sell books?

This hit Canglan's weak spot, and she stopped hesitating and quickly agreed.

The other little person who won a spot in the "Half-Day Trip to the Giant World" was Ju Ye, a little person who had just come of age.

Ning Jia didn't have a deep impression of her. Apart from her being able to eat a lot, she only remembered that this little person seemed to particularly like reading and writing.

While the other members of her tribe were chatting and playing, she would always be on the side, spreading out small pieces of paper, her little hands gripping a small pencil, writing something densely on the paper.

Hearing that they would be going to the bookstore, Ju Ye's little face flushed with excitement. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes were full of anticipation.

"Alright, you two go and get ready. Those who need to drink water should drink water, and those who need to use the restroom should use the restroom. We'll be leaving in a bit."

Ning Jia ran back to her room to drink water, go to the toilet, and grab her bag. After finishing her preparations, she put on a light pink sun-protective suit and placed the two little figures, one on each side, into the inner pockets of the canvas bag.

...

Canglan and Juye's eagerness to go to the bookstore was so obvious that Ningjia didn't hesitate and went to Xinhua Bookstore as their first stop.

The book is divided into sections, making it easy for children to understand the general categories of books.

As expected, the two children were stunned by the vast sea of ​​books in the store and were speechless for a long time.

Ning Jia had originally planned to let them choose a few books themselves, but seeing how engrossed they were, she changed her mind.

Well, it's their first time in a bookstore, so let's help them pick out a few books ourselves.

In fact, Ning Jia doesn't usually read much, so seeing so many books at once was dazzling. Luckily, she was only choosing children's picture books, otherwise she would have been completely lost.

Based on the children's literacy level, Ningjia went to the children's area and selected several heartwarming picture books, including forest stories and books introducing various professions...

As she picked through them, she quietly asked the opinions of the freesia and the orange leaves:

The little people don't need to speak; they can simply nod and shake their heads from inside the canvas bag.

The books here aren't often discounted. After the children picked out three or four books, Ning Jia took them to the counter, only to feel a pang of regret when she paid:

It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that online shopping and secondhand books are more cost-effective!

But since it was Canglan and the others' first time visiting a bookstore, they had to buy a few books as souvenirs, so they bought them.

Carrying her newly purchased books out of the bookstore, Ning Jia secretly peeked into her pocket when no one was looking. Seeing Cang Lan and Ju Ye looking utterly dejected, she couldn't help but find it amusing.

"Don't say that. There's plenty of time in the future. You'll have many opportunities to visit bookstores later."

"Besides, didn't you say you were almost out of paper and pens? Our next destination is the stationery store."

Ning Jia had already explained what the stationery store sold, and Cang Lan perked up again at this point:

"Yes, paper and pen are also important."

Then he added, "But the most important thing is still the book."

As Ning Jia rode her bike, she could faintly hear Cang Lan and Ju Ye talking, seemingly exchanging information about what they had just seen and heard at the Xinhua Bookstore.

Ning Jia listened intently, even feeling somewhat relieved that they hadn't asked her some questions, because she actually didn't know the answers either...

Canglan and Juye discussed the book with great interest, paying close attention to everything from its size and binding to its feel, its classification, and the various kinds of knowledge it represented.

Also, this place called a bookstore has so many books, more than the leaves on a tree!

Although Ning Jia had previously said that there were countless books in the giant society, the imagination of the little people was ultimately limited.

It wasn't until they saw so many books displayed in a huge room that they were visually overwhelmed and truly understood the significance of it.

Even Cang Lan, who always prided herself on being a dwarf, couldn't help but envy Ning Jia:

"If I could read these books, I would be willing to occasionally become a giant..."

Orange Leaf responded in a soft voice, "I think so too."

Hearing these words, Ning Jia suddenly felt a pang of unease.

What? So, according to the logic of the Lilliputians, she's the one who guards a treasure but doesn't recognize its value?

Hmph, she's going to read tonight too, and she's going to read Agatha Christie's detective novels that only mature "giants" can understand!

The little people who can only read children's picture books at present: ??