When they got home, they went to greet Mr. Qi first. The yard was deserted. The two old men had cultivated a vegetable patch on the east side of the yard, which was lush and green and very pleasing to the eye. There was even a chicken coop in the corner with two hens in it, which gave Xia Youyou some ideas.

Xia Youyou took out a few goose eggs from the space, trotted into the main room, and found Grandpa Qi.

"Grandpa, are those two chickens at home hatched?"

Mr. Qi puffed on his water pipe, exhaled a puff of smoke, and then said, "No, there was someone selling chicks at the door, and I thought it would be good to raise a couple to catch insects in the vegetable garden, so I bought two."

Xia Youyou nodded and handed the goose egg in her hand to him, "Grandpa, when the chick grows up, you can try to hatch this goose egg and see if it works."

"Oh my, why is the egg so big!" The old man and Grandpa Xiao came over together. The goose egg in the little girl's hand was bigger than her palm.

Just now, while Qi Siling was out checking the vegetables, she had already told her grandfather that she was going out. After leaving the goose eggs behind, the two of them said goodbye and went to the courtyard opposite.

The gate was open, and the inside was clean and tidy. It must be that Zibo and his family came here regularly to look after it. There was not a single fallen leaf in the entire yard, and even the weeds that had just sprouted in the corner had been pulled out.

Xia Youyou went straight to the corridor in the backyard. She came back to see if the grapevines were alive and if her flowers and plants had survived the winter.

Fortunately, every plant was growing well, even the climbing rose had produced bright red flowers. In the early summer morning light, they looked stunning. I couldn't resist, so I plucked one and held it to my nose to sniff.

Mm, it smells really good! It's the unique fragrance of roses.

Qi Siling reached behind her and plucked the best-bloomed rose from the top shelf. He tucked her hair behind her ear and placed the rose in her ear. As soon as he put it in, the rose slipped off. He had no choice but to hold it there to prevent it from falling.

The little girl smiled at him, her beauty so bright and charming that it made the flowers look even more beautiful. He also deeply understood the true meaning of the saying "people are more beautiful than flowers".

He cupped her little head in his large palm, leaned forward to kiss her soft lips, and then released her. "Baby, you're so beautiful!" The mole on her forehead, in particular, set her apart from the average person in terms of beauty: delicate yet assertive. It was this collision of contradictions that made her so special.

Dappled sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves, casting rays of light on the flower stands along the corridor. The two of them walked hand in hand through the middle, and there was a feeling of peace and tranquility.

Xia Youyou stopped and looked sideways at the man. Suddenly, she thought of a wedding video she'd seen before, perhaps fifty years from now. Back then, people seemed to have specially crafted flower arches for their weddings. She wanted a wedding like that, too. She'd fantasized about it when she'd seen it before, but the world simply wouldn't allow it, and the conditions weren't there. Everyone was already at the base, so even the presence of flowers, let alone grass, would be a miracle.

"Can you carry me on your back?" The little girl shook his hand coquettishly, pouting her lips slightly, and made a not-too-excessive request.

Qi Siling didn't say anything, simply bending down and picking her up horizontally. "Do I even need to ask if it's okay? My sweetheart, even a glance from you wouldn't turn me down." With a smile, she tossed Jiaojiao in her arms. "You're so light! Where did all the food I feed you every day go?"

"I've been exploited by you!" Xia Youyou looked resentful. Although she didn't come again last night, that was because she didn't sleep in the study! Otherwise, she doubted whether she could still get out of bed.

"Well, I'll feed you more tonight." Qi Siling smiled ambiguously with a double entendre.

Xia Youyou punched him with her little fist, looking coquettish. "Be serious."

"I'm very serious! How can you think I'm not serious?" Qi Siling strode down the corridor and spun around in the open space in the backyard.

The person in his arms hugged his neck and laughed like a silver bell, a little wanton and full of joy.

After inspecting the yard, Xia Youyou went inside and retrieved the package her mother had given her last night. Inside were the clothes she'd made recently: long dresses in white, red, pink, and green. She'd drawn the patterns herself, bought the fabric, and cut them. Xia Youyou was deeply touched. No wonder she wouldn't let her into her room; it turned out she was inside working on her sewing machine every day. Knowing she didn't like the blouses sold at the supply and marketing cooperative, she'd made a ton of long-sleeved ones. Worried she'd be cold, she'd knitted several shawls and bodices for her to wear and change.

She pulled out a grass-green dress and put it on, as if it had always been her favorite color. The grass-green dress fitted her curvy figure perfectly, and she paired it with a pure white knitted bodice. Her waist-length black hair fell naturally behind her head, and she found a small straw basket and slung it over her arm as she walked out of the room gracefully.

Qi Siling was stopped outside the door and was not allowed in. Looking down at the fish in the pond, she heard a noise and her feet moved before she even turned her head.

When he finally turned around, his heart skipped a beat, stunned by the sight before him. Unsure which leg to take the next step, he fell flat on his face, stumbling to a halt.

"My Yoyo, are you an elf?"

"I'm a goblin!" Xia Youyou saw him standing in the corridor and pounced directly. The height difference between the corridor eaves and the courtyard made it easy for her to hang on the man.

Qi Siling grabbed her knee and spun her around. "How could she be a demon? She's clearly a fairy!"

The little girl rewarded him with a kiss on the lips, "Your little mouth is becoming more and more talkative!"

"Kiss me again." It was too quick, and he wasn't satisfied yet. Last night, he hadn't dared to challenge her limits, and had been holding back on a deep kiss. Now that they were alone in the yard, perhaps, they could have a go?

Xia Youyou knew what he was thinking. Just by looking at the passion in his eyes, she knew that if they kissed again, it would be a disaster!

"You promised to take me out to play? Are you going to break your promise again?"

"How could that be? Just give it a kiss, be good, deeper!" Qi Si Ling coaxed, determined not to lose any of the benefits that should be sought.

Xia Youyou didn't listen. She unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt that were buttoned to his neck and pulled the collar aside, revealing his sexy collarbone, which had always been her favorite place.

Qi Siling looked at her movements in confusion, then saw her lower her head, and her warm and soft lips touched her collarbone, followed by a pain.

"hiss!"

He tightened his grip on the soft flesh, and waited for her to let go before asking, "Why did you bite me?"

Xia Youyou said as a matter of course, "You said deeper. Do you know how much pain it hurts me when you go deeper?"

The muscles of the man holding her tightened. She seemed to sense a hint of danger and struggled to get off the ground.

Instantly aroused by the girl's lewd words, Qi Siling carried her to the room and pressed her against the wall. "Be good, put the mattress out." He buried his head in the exposed skin of her neck and breathed deeply, an unbearable movement. If it weren't for the fact that this skirt was newly made and she also liked it, she would have wanted to tear it into pieces.

"I won't!" Xia Youyou struggled, trying to avoid that place. "We still have to go out and play!"

"Be good, just this once. If you don't let me out, I'll do it!"