"Chao Chao, no, that won't work."

"Don't accept candy from strangers."

The zombie Chaochao's upper body was firmly bound, as if she were stuck in the mud and could not be pulled out. She raised her head and howled in protest.

"But it's not a stranger!"

"It's a gray thing! Not a person!!"

She recognized it at a glance, so this one doesn't count!

The chubby bird, whose identity had been exposed, had just finished the reward biscuits that Jiang Chi had fed it. It waddled toward the candy that had fallen to the ground, nudged its head, opened its sharp beak, and prepared to pick it up.

If you won't eat it, then eat the ashes.

Chaochao: "..."

Chaochao pulled even harder: "Ouch!"

Jiang Chi freed one hand and pressed it against her head.

"...Not a transvestite?"

"...Yes, that's right, not even strange transvestites." The young man readily agreed, then paused, immediately donning his armor with a serious expression, "No strange creatures whatsoever—"

OK.

Before Jiang Chi could finish speaking, taking advantage of the moment when he relaxed his grip while thinking, the little dumpling held in his arms took a deep breath, tightened its core, squatted down like an eel, and "whoosh" scurried away.

"Hey!"

"Gray!"

"Leave some candy in your mouth!!!"

"Run away like a mud turtle—"

Jiang Chi, whose arms were now empty, remained still for two or three seconds before slowly falling backward as if resigned, resting quietly on the sofa, exuding a faint sense of being alive but dying.

Those peach blossom eyes, too indifferent to stir any emotion, silently gazed at the distant battlefield.

The big ball chases the small ball, and the small ball carries the tiny ball.

It fled, she chased; it could not escape even with wings.

Hearing the commotion, Aunt Ning came out of her room and, seeing the scene, exclaimed with delight, "Oh my, this little outfit that Grey Grey is wearing is one I specially sewed! It seems it fits perfectly..."

Jiang Chi silently closed his eyes: "..."

It's good that everyone's busy.

This chase, which involved too many elements, ended with both sides reaching a peace agreement. Gray returned the precious candy that had been left behind and sent a bag of honey and dried fruit crumbs to the ambassador for the marriage alliance, making both sides happy.

Jiang Chi watched as the two sides shook hands and made peace, his heart unmoved and unsurprised.

After all, this chubby little bird could be lured by profit, and it could also bend its back for five pecks of rice.

The fact that the bird actually cooperated with him to bring the candy in was enough to surprise him.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that this was a bird that Xiaotuanzi kept, so everything seemed to make sense.

At this moment, Chaochao, who had finally won the beautiful candy, held it and examined it carefully under the bright spotlight for a while. She sincerely sighed with admiration and finally solemnly put it into a glass jar the size of a fist.

Seeing this, Jiang Chi understood that the little dumpling probably wanted to enshrine the candy.

"Every morning".

He waved to the little dumpling.

Just as Chaochao found a safe spot to set up her precious glass jar, she heard the young man's familiar call and instinctively ran over: "What's wrong?"

When she reached him, a belated sense of alarm suddenly surfaced in her mind.

"Brother, Tangtang said it's independent now and won't go back with you anymore."

Chaochao spoke up for Tang in a serious tone, while at the same time, her right leg quietly moved back a little bit.

She suddenly realized.

I think I forgot to block my brother when I was hiding Tangtang!

"..." Noticing the little dumpling's move to retreat at this moment, Jiang Chi chuckled in annoyance, then put on a nonchalant expression, "Don't be nervous, what's yours is yours, I won't take it."

The hard little ball in front of me immediately relaxed.

"And it wasn't just that one."

Jiang Chi raised an eyebrow slightly, calmly picked up a whole jar of the same candy and placed it on the coffee table.

"These are all yours too."

Chaochao stared silently at the large jar, then glanced silently at the young man's smiling face. Happiness had come so suddenly that she asked, somewhat dizzy, "These... are all for me?"

Jiang Chi: "Yes, they're all yours."

Chao Chao was eager to make a move, but also seemed somewhat lacking in confidence.

"But I didn't finish the third sentence properly, should I still get it?"

Only children who do well will receive a reward.

So, even though Chaochao was so eager that her eyes were practically glazed over, she still managed to suppress her surging emotions and wait for Jiang Chi to finally speak.

Jiang Chi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. After three or four seconds, he slowly laughed, his lazy voice softening unconsciously.

"Whether you want that candy or not, this whole jar is yours."

This uniquely shaped candy was specially designed and made by him; otherwise, how could it have perfectly captured the heart of a certain dumpling?

These sugars, you could say, belonged to Chaochao from the moment they were born in the factory.

"If you complete this, this will be a congratulatory gift."

Celebrating her successful completion of today's anti-abduction mini-lesson.

"If you don't finish it, that's your way of making amends."

This shows that the little dumpling really liked this candy. He forced her to throw it away herself, and she's probably sulking inside.

If someone gets angry, you have to appease them.

Jiang Chi finished speaking with a smile and winked at the little dumpling standing blankly in front of him.

Although she didn't quite understand what "apologize" or "drink with someone" meant, it didn't stop Chaochao from grasping the key first sentence.

Seeing the young man's slightly upturned eyes, Chaochao, who had just come back to her senses, instantly showed what it means to be "moved to tears".

She roared and fired at it.

"elder brother--"

"Waaaaah, you're so kind! I will always be filial to you!"

Huo Qin changed his clothes and went downstairs, only to see the brother and sister still being affectionate with each other.

Chaochao, who was happily snuggling up to Jiang Chi, even picked up the air of a sycophant.

"...Brother, eat this strawberry, it's so sweet!"

"...Brother, does your bottom get sore from sitting for so long? Do you want me to go outside and get some exercise with you?"

Huo Qin: "..."

If child labor were legal and such a thing existed, he wouldn't doubt whether Chaochao could successfully get the job as Snow White's maid.