…………

The child was completely dumbfounded by the overly familiar person, standing there blankly, and asked in bewilderment, "You know me?"

Xia Shizhao nodded and reached out to pat her head. "I came here specifically to find you."

"ah?"

Xiao Qiuling instinctively took a step back, "I don't know you."

"It's enough that I know you."

After completing all the formalities, Xia Shizhao happily carried Ye Qiuling away and poked the bewildered Ye Qiuling, saying, "I'm older than you, call me 'older sister'."

"Sister, older sister??"

"good."

Xia Shizhao happily rubbed Xiao Qiuling's head, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction.

This technique is like petting a puppy.

Ye Qiuling, who had taken in everything, silently complained.

childish.

"Let's go get some fried chicken~"

"There's no fried chicken here, but there are wild pheasants in the mountains. Would you catch them?"

Xia Shizhao, who had been bouncing around, stopped in her tracks. She had never cooked for herself before.

Looking down at the baby in their arms, they stared at each other, bewildered.

Xiao Qiuling had a strange, ominous feeling. "You...can you cook?"

silence.

Xia Shizhao blinked and remained silent.

"…………"

Looking at the unreliable Xia Shizhao.

Xiao Qiuling fell silent again.

Ye Qiuling, who was standing to the side, also fell silent.

Was her childhood really that dramatic?

She has no recollection of this.

Xiao Qiuling hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and said, "I'll take you to catch it. You just watch from the side."

"You can do it?"

Xia Shizhao asked curiously.

A hint of shyness flashed across Xiao Qiuling's face: "I know a little bit, because it's quite dangerous in the mountains. Sometimes when I want to eat meat, I'll catch pheasants or rabbits at the foot of the mountain. If I'm lucky, I'll find them. I don't know what it's like inside, because I don't dare to go in."

"It's okay, I'll take you inside to play."

A sly smile flashed across Xia Shizhao's face. "You have to kiss your older sister later~ She's the best."

Ye Qiuling covered her face.

Xiao Qiuling: ...What a childish adoptive parent.

Xia Shizhao imitates Qiuqiu in many ways.

Ye Qiuling fell into self-doubt.

Have I ever done something so shameful?

Does this mean that as the body gets smaller, the brain also gets smaller?

How childish.

After silently complaining to herself, Ye Qiuling continued watching them go out and have fun together.

Upon arriving at their destination and finding a suitable place to rest with a water source, Xia Shizhao took the tent and instructed Xiao Qiuling to help. With their cooperation, the tent was quickly set up.

The fitness machine on the mountain was like a rabbit harvester, pulling out a few rabbits and pheasants. Upon closer inspection, a very few were seen smoking from being electrocuted.

Xia Shizhao looked at Fitness with disdain, while Fitness's round face showed a shy and embarrassed expression.

ヾ(??ヮ??)?”:

"This is my first time doing this, so I'm a little inexperienced."

It's not that it's stupid.

Fitness, well aware of its master's character, silently offered an explanation.

Just as Xiao Qiuling thought Xia Shizhao was showing off his amazing abilities, she saw Xia Shizhao sit down on the spot and pull out a cookbook.

Confused Xiao Qiuling: ? No, I'm learning this on the spot?

Xia Shizhao glanced at the steps in the recipe, nodded thoughtfully, closed the book, and instructed Fitness to clean the rabbit and pheasant.

Then Xiao Qiuling and Ye Qiuling saw the chaotic scene before them.

Rabbit fur and chicken feathers flew everywhere, and the fitness display showed a crying emoji.

After the preparations were completed and the barbecue grill was set up, Xiao Qiuling was assigned to skewer the meat.

With nothing to do, Xia Shizhao read a book for a while, then got a pot to make dry pot rabbit, but he wasn't very familiar with interstellar pots.

The fire was set too high and the pot burned instantly.

"…………"

silence.

Xia Shizhao blinked in bewilderment and blew on his hair, which had accidentally been scorched by the fire.

He calmly turned off the stove, looked at the dumbfounded Ye Qiuling, and said:

"Let's have barbecue instead."

Xiao Qiuling hesitated for a moment, then sighed, placed the skewers on the grill, and poked Fitness: "Haven't you finished reading the data yet?"

"When the owner created me, they didn't input the cooking function. Fitness is currently searching for master chefs' techniques to learn."

The little robot said blankly.

Xia Shizhao, sitting to the side watching Xiao Qiuling flip the meat, reminded her, "It's going to burn."

Xiao Qiuling, forgetting to chat with the little robot, immediately started flipping the meat. After a while, she noticed that it was quiet around her. She turned her head and saw Xia Shizhao holding a brochure about interstellar equipment and reading it.

Fitness, I don't know when, went to the mountains again to catch a wild rabbit and came back with a new pot.

To take over the work that Xia Shizhao hadn't finished.

After grilling the meat, Xiao Qiuling looked at the salt, cumin powder, and chili powder, lost in thought, and asked:

"How should we put these?"

We didn't have the means before, but we didn't let it go.

Xia Shizhao walked to her side. Having reviewed the recipe, she had a very accurate grasp of the data and confidently said, "I know how to do this."

Everything was normal when adding salt and cumin, and then Xiao Qiuling saw Xia Shizhao expressionlessly add a lethal amount of chili powder.

A small body with big questions.

Looking at the bright red barbecue, Xiao Qiuling's eyes widened: ? ? ?

Xia Shizhao happily took a skewer and started eating, then took another one and handed it to her: "It's delicious, try it."

Her nose twitched; the barbecue smelled really good. Xiao Qiuling was silent for a few seconds, then took the skewer and took a bite without any warning.

Ye Qiuling dared not imagine how spicy she would become.

Then Xia Shizhao watched as Xiao Qiuling visibly turned red.

Xia Shizhao looked at her in confusion and poked the bewildered Xiao Qiuling: "Hey, why are you red?"

"well……"

"Is it delicious?"

"It's spicy!!!"

A child's innocent voice screamed.

The loud noise startled all the birds in the mountains.

Xia Shizhao rubbed his ears, which were a little sore from the noise, and quickly took out a bottle of iced yogurt, twisted it open, and handed it to her, "Drink."

When I used to go out to eat with other people, they would drink this after trying her barbecue, so it should be effective.

Ye Qiuling, whose mouth was gagged, became much quieter, and Xia Shizhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He took out a dry pot rabbit and handed it to her: "Sorry, you can have this. This shouldn't be spicy."

Anyway, it wasn't spicy for her.

Xia Shizhao thought.

After calming down a bit, Xiao Qiuling ate another piece of dry-pot rabbit, which was delicious and slightly spicy.

But very spicy grilled skewers are also delicious.

Swallowing hard, Xiao Qiuling reached for the skewer and began to eat in small bites.

Then Xia Shizhao got a little crybaby whose mouth was swollen, but who was still eating and crying at the same time.

Although Xia Shizhao was unreliable at taking care of children, she was willing to learn, going from being unfamiliar to becoming skilled. Meanwhile, Xiao Qiuling gradually transformed from her original dry and wiry appearance into a fair and plump little ball of rice.

Xia Shizhao took good care of her, basically giving Xiao Qiuling whatever she wanted, and she didn't have to do anything she didn't want to do, except for studying.

As for the food, I don't know if it's because Xiao Qiuling was so embarrassed by the spiciness that both the person and the robot were deeply impressed.

The meals at home are all prepared in a way that the children can accept.

But she never ate anything extra spicy again, nor did she ever see Xia Shizhao eat it.

As time went by, the number of things in the house gradually increased.

The once cold house has become warm and cozy, like a home.

After finishing her homework, Xiao Qiuling stood on the balcony admiring the various flowers that Xia Shizhao had grown, all of which were swaying and blooming brilliantly on the balcony.

"So happy."

The child touched the roses on the balcony, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the flowers. "My sister said it's my birthday today, and after buying the cake, she'll take me to see the fireflies and the sea of ​​flowers tonight."

Looking at the warm and happy scenes before my eyes.

Ye Qiuling sensed the child's joy and anticipation, but felt a strange unease.

Why hasn't Zhao Zhao returned yet, and why does she have no memory of any of this?

Xiao Qiuling waited for Xia Shizhao on the balcony for several hours, calling "fitness" several times, but it seemed to be malfunctioning and remained silent, unlike its usual noisy self.

Xiao Qiuling sensed that something was wrong.

Somewhat flustered, he ran downstairs to start looking for people.