The four children stared blankly at the soft, white rice cake in front of them.

What is this? I've never seen it before. It looks so soft and smells sweet.

*Gulp* Someone swallowed hard.

Shen Miao secretly curled the corners of her lips. The little ones had a foodie side; it hadn't been long before it was discovered. She divided the rice cakes among the four little ones, who held them in both hands, not daring to move.

"This is called rice cake. Try it and see if you like it," Shen Miao said with a smile.

The little ones couldn't hold back any longer. Upon hearing Shen Miao's words, they immediately buried their heads and took a bite.

Wow, it's so soft and sweet.

The children were stunned. It was sweet! In all their lives, they had only eaten sweet things a few times, less than the amount on one finger, and only a tiny bite each time, because Shen Miao wanted to eat it herself and didn't want to share with them.

That was before Qingchen was injured. Sometimes when he hunted, he could find honey in the mountains and forests, and he would bring it back for the cubs to eat. But with Shen Miao around, how could the cubs possibly get any?

Shen Miao would only let them dip a small twig in the twig and lick it, and that would be considered as having eaten it.

This world is extremely resource-scarce. As far as Shen Miao knows, many things have not yet been discovered, and sugar is naturally unavailable. That's why the children were so surprised after eating the honey rice cake.

However, although the rice cake was delicious, they took one bite and dared not eat any more. They stopped and looked at Shen Miao with fear.

"What's wrong? Is it not tasty? Or do you not like it?" Shen Miao asked, puzzled.

No, you shouldn't. Rice cakes are suitable for all ages. The little ones have never eaten anything good before, so they should like them.

Erbao asked timidly, "Did you give us your own food to eat?"

Shen Miao was stunned for a moment, then understood what Erbao meant, and said helplessly, "How could that be? This is for you to eat. I made it especially for you. There's honey in it too. You can taste it now, right?"

"Really, really for us?" Sanbao asked naively.

Shen Miao personally fed him the rice cake, smiling as she said, "Haven't you already eaten?"

The children realized that Shen Miao hadn't made a mistake, and immediately forgot everything else, bowing their heads and eating the rice cakes in big mouthfuls.

So sweet! This must be the taste of happiness.

"Mommy, it's delicious!" Little Sibao blurted out unexpectedly.

The little ones paused for a moment, but without looking up, they continued to nibble on their rice cakes quickly.

Shen Miao was so happy she almost jumped up. She restrained her excitement, scooped up Xiao Sibao, and gave her a big kiss on the cheek.

"Oh, my little darling, I'll make you lots of delicious food from now on."

The little baby was stunned by the kiss and it took him a long time to react. He covered his cheeks with his chubby hands and looked shyly at Shen Miao through the big gap in his eyes.

Shen Miao was in such a good mood that she was practically in heaven; her smile never left her face.

The other cubs stared blankly at her, thinking that this female beast was not ugly at all, but rather quite pretty. Would she be so happy to call her "mother"?

Sanbao seemed to be deep in thought. As he looked at the food, he suddenly blurted out, "Mother, I also want to eat something delicious. Can you make it for me too?"

Shen Miao: "!!!"

Is this a chain reaction caused by the four little ones? Today is such a joyous day, it's worth recording!

Erbao was immediately annoyed.

He wanted to call out "Mother" too, but he hesitated for a moment and Sanbao beat him to it. He was so angry.

Erbao wasn't going to be outdone and immediately shouted, "Mom, I want one too!"

"Okay, okay, I'll have both." Shen Miao's mouth was practically splitting open with a grin.

The almanac must say today that everything will go smoothly.

After calling Shen Miao, the relationship between the little ones and Shen Miao seemed to suddenly become closer. Da Bao quietly watched this scene, opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing, and just silently finished eating the rice cake in his hand.

The rice cake that was so delicious just now tastes a little off.

After dinner, Shen Miao, as she had said, came to the room to feed Qingchen his medicine. The thick, dark medicine was so bitter that Qingchen's tongue was numb, but he was already used to the taste, so he didn't even frown. Only from his increasingly tightly pursed lips could one tell that he really disliked drinking the medicine.

"Here you go, all the kids have some, you can't be left out." Shen Miao handed something to Qing Chen, saying it casually.

It also carries a reward connotation, as it's rare for him to be so cooperative today.

Qingchen looked down and saw that it was something he had never seen before. It was edible, but he had never eaten it before, and perhaps no one in the entire tribe had ever eaten it.

Because the food in the tribe is very rough, coarse rice is steamed, and meat is roasted; no one knows how to make such delicate things.

“This is…” Qingchen hesitated.

"It's edible; it can mask the bitterness in your mouth," Shen Miao explained.

Qingchen's eyes widened slightly, not understanding where Shen Miao had gotten the honey, but he knew that Shen Miao was incredibly resourceful and could hunt wild boars all by herself.

I took a bite of the rice cake silently, and the sweet taste lingered in my heart.

It was a taste she had never experienced before, so sweet that Qingchen's heart was gently entwined with it.

He looked up at Shen Miao, but Shen Miao didn't look at him. Instead, she was carefully wiping away the medicine that had accidentally spilled. He swallowed hard and said almost inaudibly, "Thank you for your hard work."

Shen Miao looked up, her face calm, but her heart was bursting with excitement.

The little fox's attitude has finally changed. Her death-like progress in clearing her name should now be able to move forward by 10%. Her legs are saved, yay!

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