Seeing the two people who had given up on looking for Xiao Xi'er in the past, Yu He couldn't help but applaud himself inwardly.

Sigh, it's so rare for my master to get along well with one child, but these two troublemakers are ruining their time together.

Thankfully, I took those two troublemakers away, otherwise they would have ruined the time my master spent with the little girl.

You two can stay here and find the watermelons you want to take!

Yu He turned his gaze to the two people who got up from the ground and walked into the melon patch.

Wei Yuanxuan and his group saw Fang Zixu and Qin Jingke being taken away, but they didn't say anything.

Everyone knows that with Xiao Xi'er around, they won't do anything to the two of them.

Yu Qian walked up to the group and led them to the path leading into the melon field.

Xiao Xi'er and Jun Qingzhi have already started picking watermelons in the melon field.

"So many melons!"

"Which melon should I choose?"

Little Xi'er stood in the melon patch, looking at the huge pile of watermelons at her feet and in front of her, feeling troubled. She didn't know how to choose a watermelon, or which one to pick.

"How about I call myself Xiaoxi'er and tell you how to pick a watermelon?"

"OK"

Xiao Xi'er ran to Jun Qingzhi, who was squatting down, and squatted down as well.

Watermelons also come in male and female varieties.

"Is it a man or a woman?"

After Jun Qingzhi finished speaking, she heard Xiao Xi'er ask, "Male or female?" For a moment, Jun Qingzhi didn't know how to answer Xiao Xi'er's question.

"Um...you're not wrong with how you understand it...right?"

"And then what?"

"The male watermelon is longer and juicier, while the female watermelon is rounder and sweeter."

"Oh, is Youluo a boy or a girl???"

Jun Qingzhi heard the words "male" and "female" from Xiao Xi'er again, but she didn't react much anymore.

Instead, following the direction Xiaoxi'er was pointing, they saw a round watermelon. "This is a 'female' watermelon."

Seeing that Xiao Xi'er understood, Jun Qingzhi glanced around again, then took Xiao Xi'er's hand, stood up, and squatted down in front of a watermelon.

"This is a 'male' watermelon."

Xiao Xi looked at the long melon in front of her, then thought of the round melon from before, and turned to look at Jun Qingzhi with a smile.

"Okay, I understand, Youluo."

"good"

"Is Youluo Guoguo a male watermelon?"

"Yes, Xiaoxi is so smart. She learned it in no time."

Jun Qingzhi watched as Xiao Xi'er patted a watermelon with her little hand, glanced at the watermelon, and then answered Xiao Xi'er's question.

At this moment, Jun Qingzhi's gaze fell on Xiao Xi'er's hands.

I remember when I held Xiaoxi'er's hand, it felt so soft and small. Now, looking at it, it's not only soft and small, but also very white.

"You can also choose a watermelon by looking at the stem. The stem of a watermelon indicates its ripeness; a dark or dry stem means the watermelon is fully ripe, while a light-colored stem means the watermelon is not yet fully ripe."

What is a melon stalk?

Jun Qingzhi took Xiao Xi'er's hand and placed it where the melon vine and watermelon met.

"This is the stem of the melon."

"AoAo"

Little Xi'er touched the melon stem, grabbed it, and even tugged at it, but couldn't budge it, and ended up sitting on the ground with a thud.

Seeing Xiaoxi'er fall to the ground while trying to pull the melon stem, Jun Qingzhi chuckled.

"snort"

This made Xiao Xi'er feel embarrassed, so she immediately put both hands in her bosom, turned her face to the side, and refused to look at Jun Qingzhi.

Jun Qingzhi found it amusing to see Xiao Xi'er looking angry, so she reached out and poked Xiao Xi'er's puffed-up cheek.

"Hmph, I'm ignoring you!"

"Okay, okay, I just think Xi'er is so cute."

After saying that, Jun Qingzhi reached through Xiao Xi'er's arms and scooped her up.

After Xiaoxi stood up, he reached out and patted the dirt off her bottom.

Jun Qingzhi had just finished slapping Xiao Xi'er's bottom and turned her head, when she turned around again, Xiao Xi'er slapped her bottom three times herself.

Jun Qingzhi's face instantly turned red. Her eyes darted left and right, avoiding Xiao Xi'er's gaze, and she stammered, "..."

"Xi'er, what...what are you doing?"

"Youluo Guoguo spanks my bottom, and I'll spank Youluo Guoguo's bottom too."

"Hmph"

"I was just patting the dirt off Xi'er's clothes, not spanking her."

"That...that nest..."

"Let me brush the dirt off that nest of yours too."

When Xiao Xi heard Jun Qingzhi say that she wasn't being spanked, but rather being patted with dust, she remembered that she had just spanked Jun Qingzhi, not patted with dust.

Looking at Jun Qingzhi, he blinked twice, then thought of a solution. He mimicked Jun Qingzhi, saying he was just dusting off someone, and would never admit to spanking someone.

Jun Qingzhi, her face still flushed, squatted down, not looking at Xiao Xi'er, but staring at the watermelon on the ground.

"This...this is how you pick a watermelon..."

"When choosing a watermelon, bigger isn't always better, nor is smaller. The most delicious watermelons are of average size—not too big, not too small. Listen to the sound: when choosing a watermelon, tap it with your finger. A ripe watermelon will make a 'thump,' while an unripe one will make a 'clang,' and if you hear a 'plop,' it's overripe."

"Oh wow, Youluo, you're so amazing! You even know that!"

Xiao Xi looked at Jun Qingzhi with eyes full of admiration as she spoke.

Jun Qingzhi, who was already blushing, turned even redder, her ears turning bright red, when she saw Xiao Xi'er looking at her with such adoration.

Turning her head away, she refused to look at Xiaoxi'er.

"This...this was taught to me by a friend...it's not that impressive."

"Now I'll teach you... and you'll learn it too. You're very good."

"Mmm, I'm the best!"

Jun Qingzhi chuckled silently upon hearing Xiao Xi'er's boasting, followed by a series of "hey ya" sounds.

So Jun Qingzhi turned to look at Xiao Xi'er

We saw Xiaoxi holding the watermelon with both hands, trying to lift it up.

The "hey-ya hey-ya" sound came from Xiao Xi'er's mouth.

Little Xi'er was currently holding the watermelon with both hands, bending over, and trying hard to lift it up.

I tried to pick her up but couldn't, so I tried again. This time, her whole little face scrunched up.

"Hmm!... Hey!"

"Smack—"

Xiao Xi failed to pick up the watermelon and ended up sitting heavily on her bottom on the ground.

After sitting down on the ground, Xiao Xi'er's entire face turned red in the first second, her brows furrowed in the second second, and her voice rang out in the third second.

"Waaaaah—"

When Jun Qingzhi heard Xiao Xi'er crying, she quickly picked her up from the ground and held her in her arms.

"Don't cry, don't cry."

"Don't cry, sweetie."

"If we can't carry you, then we won't."

Jun Qingzhi held Xiao Xi'er in one arm and patted her back soothingly with the other.

"No... Waaaaah... It's not... Waaaah!"