Now over six years old, Zizai has grown quite a bit taller than he did a year ago. Since becoming a big brother, his life at home has almost entirely revolved around Xiaoxiao.

He used to love tinkering with those models when he got home, but now he only plays with them a few times a month.

He used to love taking Xingxing around the garden. After Xiaoxiao was born, he started pushing Xiaoxiao, who was lying in a stroller, around the garden. Xingxing, meanwhile, wagged its tail and faithfully followed its two little masters.

It's said that dogs are very intelligent, and Xingxing is especially so. Ever since Zizai's accident, whenever Zizai goes out, Xingxing will almost always run over and circle around him. As long as Zizai is willing to take her with him, she will always follow him.

It has a similar obsession and loyalty to Xiaoxiao. And Xiaoxiao seems to regard it as a very reliable and honest playmate.

As a result, the two children and a dog could often be seen wandering around in the family garden.

The process of Xiaoxiao learning to walk was just like her learning to speak. From the time she started learning to walk by holding onto chairs, tables, and walls, to the time she could be led by her brother to walk in the garden, it took about a month.

She was less than a year old when she learned to walk. She wasn't very steady on her feet, but generally, except for walks or outings, she didn't want anyone to hold her hand.

The Yan family home is large, and their garden is even larger. Although Xiaoxiao spends every day wandering around the house and garden, it still can't satisfy her curiosity about her family's garden, which is full of exotic flowers and plants.

That day, she took advantage of the moment when Yan Bo and Madam Yan were away to walk to the entrance, bite her lip, and with all her might, pushed the half-closed door open a crack. Then, she held onto the door and squeezed through the crack.

Yanbo went upstairs to get the tea leaves, but couldn't see Xiaoxiao in the living room, so he assumed she had gone to play in the kitchen again.

You know, this little girl is quite a handful. Once, when no one was looking, she climbed into the kitchen, took a bag of flour from some cabinet, and sat in the middle of the kitchen playing with the flour, covering her face with white powder.

Fortunately, the Yan family has always been indulgent towards children, so they simply and cheerfully pulled her out of the pile of flour and threw her into the bathtub to wash her clean.

From then on, the bottom shelf of the kitchen cabinets that the little girl could reach was never left untouched, and nothing harmful to the child was ever left there.

"Little...Little..."

After putting down the tea leaves, Yanbo called out and started walking towards the kitchen.

Before they even reached the kitchen, they bumped into Old Madam Yan, who was walking out of the kitchen with a baby bottle in her hand.

"Isn't Xiaoxiao in the living room?" Old Madam Yan glared at Huo Yu.

"Isn't she in the kitchen?" Yan Bo said, peeking into the small kitchen.

"She was just sitting there playing with a puzzle when she said she was hungry, so I came to make her some formula."

Madam Yan shook the bottle of freshly prepared milk powder and walked toward the corner where the little girl had been sitting.

Yan Bo didn't think much of it and followed her.

"You only ate rice porridge at eight o'clock, and you're already hungry?" Yanbo asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I think she should just call it Big Eater Bun."

The couple teased their granddaughter back and forth, but honestly, who cared that the little girl ate so much? Besides, the little girl ate so much simply because of her active nature; she burned a lot of energy, so naturally she ate more.

"Xiao Huai, where is Xiao Xiao?"

The two turned a corner from the kitchen and could see every corner of the living room at a glance.

"Tsk, this little girl, did she run off to the dining room by herself?"

Believe it or not, the little girl did try to sneak into the dining room to play by herself.

When Yanbo and his wife entered the dining room, they found it clean and tidy, clearly indicating that the little girl could not have been there.

Because if she were to come in and have some fun, the scene would be even more chaotic than if a typhoon had passed through.

Yanbo and his wife were starting to panic when they couldn't find Xiaoxiao. They called over Uncle Hai and the servants and asked if they had seen her. Everyone, who had been busy with their own things, just nodded blankly.

After Xiaoxiao was born, the Yan family did not hire a nanny to take care of her.

When I was little, my family basically held and comforted me all day long. I didn't need a nanny to take care of me.

Even now that she can walk, no one feels the need to hire a nanny. After all, Mr. and Mrs. Yan never get tired of looking at her all day long, and besides, the Yan family has so many servants that any one of them can take care of her.

Uncle Hai and several servants searched the place thoroughly, then returned somewhat flustered to report back.

"Master, Madam, we haven't seen Xiaoxiao..."

Yan Bo and his wife's expressions changed drastically. "Old Yan, it can't be..."

Old Madam Yan's uneasy speculation was interrupted by Yan Bo in a deep voice, "Don't think nonsense, Xiao Xiao will be fine. She's at home, what could possibly happen to her?"

As he spoke, he turned on the remote control and brought up the home security camera feed.

Soon, they saw the small figure on the big screen stand up from the pile of puzzle pieces in the corner, stagger towards the entrance, and silently slip out through the crack in the door.

"Tsk, what a troublesome little girl!"

Just moments ago, Yan Bo and his wife looked anxious, but now they were both annoyed and amused.

They walked out of the house through the gate, and after searching for a few minutes, Yanbo and his wife spotted the little figure on the grass by the pavilion on the south side. Beside her, Xingxing was sitting obediently on the grass, wagging its tail.

It seems that Xingxing really treats the little girl the same way he treats Zizai.

Although they knew the little girl would be alright, they didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they saw her small figure.

The two jogged over, and when they were about ten meters away from the little girl, they both slowed down and softened their steps.

They tiptoed up behind the little girl, but Xingxing had already spotted them and now barked softly at them.

The little girl, who was sitting on the grass, was completely unaware of her grandparents' arrival and remained motionless on the grass.

Yan Bo and Madam Yan exchanged a glance, and then, following Xiao Xiao's example, lay down on the grass.

Only when their line of sight was basically at the same level as Xiao Xiao did they see clearly that on the grass, there was a small green praying mantis standing majestically on a blade of grass.

The little girl was clearly attracted by the small animal.

The little mantis remained motionless, but its eyes seemed to be fixed on the little girl.

The little girl remained motionless, her eyes fixed on the mantis.

This stalemate continued until the little mantis flapped its wings and flew to a blade of grass not far away, finally ending the stalemate.

The little creature followed the praying mantis's gaze, then propped itself up with its hands and stood up.