Tonight's dinner was prepared by Er Ya and Si Ya together.

Wan Shumei ate a big chicken leg and drank a big bowl of chicken soup. She was very happy and even the remaining roosters in the animal shed didn't seem so annoying anymore.

"Although the crowing is unpleasant, the taste is still quite good. When we move to our new house, we'll raise some more roosters here."

"Okay, okay, I'll take care of feeding them!" Si Ya practically wanted to agree.

Dazhu, Erya, Sanshun, and Wuping couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha, look at you, you little glutton!"

Siya said haughtily, "Hmph, I'm not a little glutton, Zhuangzhuang is the little glutton!"

Siya picked up Zhuangzhuang, who was gnawing on a bone, and complained, "The older Zhuangzhuang gets, the pickier he becomes. When he was little, he would occasionally eat some grains, but now that he's grown up, he only wants to eat meat all day long!"

Er Ya also felt quite troubled: "A few days ago, Zhuangzhuang stole a big hen while we were still asleep. He didn't make a sound. By the time I found out, there were only chicken feathers left on the ground!"

After nearly three months of growth, Zhuangzhuang's physique has increased more than tenfold compared to when he first returned.

Moreover, because Wan Shu often secretly gave Zhuangzhuang special treatment, Zhuangzhuang grew up to be incredibly fat and strong.

The once adorable little face has grown into a somewhat imposing one.

The tabby spots on its body also looked a bit strange.

Zhuangzhuang had no idea that Er Ya and Siya were accusing him. He was happily munching on meat when Siya suddenly picked him up. He wasn't angry at all and even clung to Siya's arm affectionately.

Siya wasn't buying it at all, poking its forehead and scolding it: "If you dare to steal chickens again, I'll stew you and eat you!"

Clearly, this was just a joke and had no deterrent effect whatsoever; Zhuangzhuang continued to whine and act cute.

Wan Shu looked at Zhuangzhuang with a slightly strange expression: "Don't you guys think Zhuangzhuang seems to have grown a lot bigger than the other cats?"

Due to food shortages, few households in the village keep cats or dogs.

They haven't seen much of this, so naturally they can't see the difference.

"Hmm, really? I think it looks pretty much like a tabby cat."

"Yes, more or less. Zhuangzhuang is probably just a bit stronger."

"Zhuangzhuang is the strongest tabby cat in our village!"

Wan Shu still felt something was off. The more she looked at Zhuangzhuang, the more she felt that it didn't look like a tabby cat or a cat at all, but rather like an animal she had seen in an animal documentary.

But she couldn't quite remember what it was for the time being.

Just as Wan Shu was deep in thought, Uncle Erniu's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"This isn't a tabby cat, it's clearly a lynx! You guys are really brave, daring to keep a lynx as a pet. You have no idea how powerful this thing is, even wolves can't beat it!"

Just then, Wan Shu finally remembered which animal Zhuang Zhuang resembled from the animal kingdom—a lynx!

The lynx is a Class II protected animal in China. It looks like a cat, but! A large lynx can grow to 50 or 60 pounds, which is five or six times the size of a cat!

Moreover, lynxes are extremely skilled hunters.

As Uncle Erniu said, in a one-on-one fight, even a wolf can't last more than a few moves against a lynx.

How could a random little thing I picked up have such a big background?

Wan Shu was shocked, and so were the four little ones in the family.

"No way, Zhuangzhuang is actually the incredibly powerful lynx everyone's been talking about?!"

"That can't be right! Zhuangzhuang loves to eat meat, but he's not fierce at all. He even likes to act cute with us!"

Uncle Erniu's tone was exceptionally certain: "It definitely is. I once saw a litter of half-grown lynxes on the mountain, just like your Zhuangzhuang! I advise you to get rid of it as soon as possible, otherwise one day it will steal all your chickens, ducks and geese!"

Upon hearing that Zhuangzhuang was to be thrown away, Siya, who had just been shouting that she would cook and eat Zhuangzhuang, immediately burst into tears, hugged Zhuangzhuang, and wailed.

"No, don't throw Zhuangzhuang away! I'll keep a close eye on it from now on and won't let it steal food again!"

The other four cubs also looked reluctant to part with them.

Wan Shu was naturally reluctant to part with it either. She walked over and patted Siya's shoulder reassuringly: "Don't worry, Zhuangzhuang is someone we raised. Your mother won't abandon it. It might steal food because it's not full or it's bored. When we go out later, we can take it with us and let it learn to hunt for itself and release its energy. Then it will be fine."

After hearing this, Siya felt relieved and started rubbing against the fluffy Zhuangzhuang.

I really didn't expect that after spending months together, the wildest and meatiest of them all, Si Ya, would end up being the one who would miss Zhuang Zhuang the most.

Siya is truly a girl with a strong personality.

This kind of girl is probably the most troublesome when she falls in love; not even eight oxen could pull her back.

Fortunately, Siya is still young, so we don't need to think that far ahead for now.

Wan Shu shook her head, putting the matter out of her mind for the time being, and invited with a smile, "Uncle Erniu, we haven't finished eating yet, why don't you eat with us for a while longer?"

Wan Shu doesn't like being taken advantage of, but she doesn't mind dealing with genuine people like Da Niu and Uncle Er Niu.

However, Uncle Erniu did not agree, waving his hands repeatedly and saying, "How can that be? I didn't even pay you for the emergency treatment you provided, so how can I eat at your house!"

He secretly peeked inside and saw that there were still several large pieces of chicken left in the pot! There was also beef stewed in the radish, which was something he could only afford to buy. He couldn't possibly take advantage of such precious food.

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