Sheng Xia almost choked on her breath.

"Mom, here you go, mushroom sauce?" Shi Qing held the mushrooms in both hands, her clear eyes sparkling as she looked at Sheng Xia.

After Shi Qing, Yang Yuan and Lang Ge came over with mushrooms, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Sheng Xia: "Mom, it's delicious."

Sheng Xia looked down at the three pairs of clear eyes, took a deep breath, and revealed a gentle smile.

"Here, for Grandma, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

The jungle is dangerous, and this little rascal is so mischievous. He comes back injured every day. If he were to eat it, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The three little ones obediently shook their heads and lined up to carefully hand over the things in their hands to their mother.

A pair of large hands reached out from the side. Aoki smiled and intercepted the mushroom, carefully taking it and bending down to find a suitable place to dig a hole.

The three little ones thought that their father, Aoki, was going to make it for their mother, and they smiled sweetly and said in their childish voices.

"I didn't eat any; I saved it all for my mother."

Shi Qing blushed and raised her little hand: "Mom, I didn't eat either, I resisted!"

Seeing Shi Qing frequently glancing at the mushrooms and swallowing hard, Sheng Xia smiled and explained in a gentle voice.

"These mushrooms are poisonous, Ah Ge, you all need to remember, don't touch any brightly colored mushrooms. Okay, now go with your mother to get some water to wash your hands."

Shi Qing and the others were stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded.

"What's poisonous?"

Fox Snow's energetic voice came from behind her. When Sheng Xia turned around, she saw the equally beautiful strawberry jam mushroom in his hand.

Seriously, we've stirred up a hornet's nest...

She raised an eyebrow, tilted her head, and grinned at Hu Xue, saying, "This mushroom in your hand will kill you if you eat it."

When males roam in the forest, they are bound to suffer some minor abrasions. If they eat this, they will bleed to death from their injuries.

It's short for "you'll die if you eat it".

Upon hearing her words, his fox-like eyes narrowed slightly. Without hesitation, he jumped up and threw what he was holding far away.

"Sister Xiaxia is amazing."

Sheng Xia smiled and said, "Alright, everyone come and wash your hands."

With a thought, she took out two basins of water and half a soapberry from her spatial storage, considering going to the cave where quicklime was stored to stock up on more.

Making soap can be put on the agenda now.

By the time Fox Snow and the others had cleaned up, Aoki's pit had also been filled in.

He deliberately left a mushroom, glanced at the seemingly asleep orange, and tiptoed to the side to tell Kongming, who was preparing food.

"Remember, don't touch anything with bright colors..."

Kongming listened attentively, nodded with a smile, accepted the mushroom, and thanked him.

"Okay, I'll tell them. Thank you."

As the sun rose higher, the hunting males returned one after another.

Yang Yun, looking refreshed, returned with her prepared prey. Her beautiful peach blossom eyes, still cold from the battle, softened with affection as she looked at Sheng Xia.

"Xia, are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Upon hearing the sound, Shengxia's eyebrows curved into a smile, and she turned around in surprise, running and jumping into Yang Yun's arms.

"I'm hungry. What kind of meat is this? Where are the Wolf King and the others?"

The meat was processed, but I didn't know what kind of animal it was. Judging from the marbling and color in the middle of summer, I thought it was beef.

Yang Yun moved his prey a little further away. Looking at Sheng Xia nestled in his arms, looking so dependent, he secretly blushed, his cool voice tinged with laughter.

"It's beef. They'll be here soon. Shall we make it into a pan-fried steak?"

Thinking of the tender and juicy pan-fried steak, Sheng Xia swallowed, feeling even hungrier. Her almond-shaped eyes sparkled as she stared at the meat.

"Okay, let's make it spicy. We'll marinate the meat first."

In the height of summer, she took out her cooking set and then two large buckets of clean water.

Seeing this, Aoki laughed heartily, turned around gracefully, and led the three children to collect dry, dead wood.

Seeing how happy she was, Yang Yun didn't stop her. He quickly removed the tendons and membranes from the snowflake beef.

Cut the meat into slices and pound it on both sides to loosen it.

Her long, slender, fair fingers handled the ingredients as if they were creating a work of art, breathtakingly beautiful.

After enjoying the view for a while, Shengxia took out ginger, sweet potato starch and other ingredients, put them in a bowl, stirred them well and set them aside.

When Wolf King and the others returned, the steak had just been placed on the stone slab. Sheng Xia sat next to her, with the three cubs in their beast forms lying at her feet. Yang Yun was grilling meat, and Qing Mu was helping out.

Fox Snow's eyes crinkled into crescents, his smile sweet and alluring. He placed the washed fruit on the table and squatted down next to Sheng Xia.

She rested her chin on her hands and tilted her head back: "Sister Xiaxia, what did you make? It smells so good."

In the height of summer, she looked down and met a pair of bright, fox-like eyes, her breath caught in her throat, and she was instantly overwhelmed.

Who understands? This fox spirit is so cute, both innocent and alluring, I can't resist...

She turned her head to look at the stone slab as a cover, and unexpectedly met the wolf king's deep and tender eyes.

Looking to the side, there were pink eyes with a gentle smile.

They're all incredibly handsome!

My heartbeat completely went haywire.

Her heart was pounding. She bit her lower lip, her face flushed, and lowered her eyes to look at her fingers.

With a sizzling sound, the fresh and fragrant aroma hit the tip of the nose.

A rich aroma filled the air, and the sleeping orange twitched its nose and opened its eyes.

Kongming kept working with his hands, turning his head to look at her with a doting smile.

"You're awake? Yang Yun and I learned how to pan-fry steak, we'll be able to eat it soon."

The meat he brought back was also from beef. Afraid that Chengguo would crave Shengxia's meat, he specially exchanged seasonings with Yangyun and learned how to cook it.

Upon hearing that it was learned from Yang Yun, Cheng Guo's eyes lit up and she sat up, praising him without hesitation.

"Wow! Kongming, you're so smart."

Kongming was very pleased with his partner's praise, and he couldn't suppress the smile that appeared on his lips.

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