A gust of wind blew by, carrying the rich aroma of the hot pot to the orcs outside the door.

The little brat had suspicious liquid dribbling from its mouth.

Shengxia curled her fingertips and saw Qingmu wipe the blue-haired brat's mouth rather ungently with a look of disgust.

Her almond-shaped eyes curved into a beautiful smile. She stood up, walked to the door, looked up at the entrance, and smiled softly.

"You've arrived?"

The little one's eyes lit up when he saw Shengxia; fluffy ears peeked out from his hair, and he took a small step forward.

"Little female!"

He swallowed hard and couldn't help but peek behind Sheng Xia.

Several males were gathered around a pot, which was bubbling and bubbling red inside. Each of them held two short wooden sticks and were all looking at the pot.

Upon discovering that so many orcs were staring at it, the kitten widened its eyes, its ears perked up, and it darted behind Aoki, unable to resist peeking out out of curiosity.

What a lively little kitten!

The corners of Shengxia's lips curled up in a smile that she couldn't suppress.

Seeing the height of summer, the little guy suddenly remembered something, raised the jar in his hand and held it forward, excitedly saying...

"Grandma said your partner saved my cow, so she sent me to bring you milk. It's delicious, take it with you quickly."

After saying that, he eagerly carried the jar and ran over with his short legs, looking up at Sheng Xia with bright, sparkling eyes.

The blue ears on its head twitched happily.

Seeing this made Shengxia's eyes itch. Is it okay for the little one to touch it? He looks less than two years old, so it should be alright, right?

In the height of summer, he squatted down on the spot, took the jar, and said with a light laugh.

"Thank you for the milk, I really like it. We're having hot pot, why don't you come in and have some with us?"

Look at the little guy, looking like a greedy cat, so cute!

The little guy nodded rapidly, his blue head leaving an afterimage, and he was so excited that he said in his childish voice,

"My name is Cat Card, and I'm a powerful cat-beastman who will be a great person in the future. What about you?"

"midsummer."

"Wow, that sounds great! Xiaxia~"

Cat Card followed Shengxia to a large pot on the side, its orange eyes shining, and it hopped and skipped around the pot a few times.

Curious, it looked into the pot and eagerly reached out its hand.

"Slap!" My hand was slapped by a large hand that reached out from the side.

Cat Card instantly bristled, immediately turned its head to look, met Fox Snow's ambiguous smile, froze, and then turned into a bristling blue cat.

Realizing what had happened, she lowered her guard with a pitiful expression.

"Xiaxia made me eat it."

Shengxia's eyes lit up, and she reached out and scooped up the palm-sized kitten, placing it on her lap.

It's very fat, a small lump, and solid.

Surprised, he looked down and watched as the little gas cylinder expertly stroked the kitten's nape, chuckling softly as he spoke.

"Don't scratch it, it's oily and will get your paws dirty."

Then he picked up a piece of mushroom with his chopsticks and said, "Look, you have to eat it like this, using your chopsticks to scoop it up."

As soon as Shengxia finished speaking, Wolf King and the others picked up their chopsticks at the same time and slowly picked up food to demonstrate for Cat Card.

Cat Card had never seen anyone use a stick to scoop food out of a pot before, and filled with curiosity, he stared intently at everyone's hands holding chopsticks.

The chaotic scene of food splattering everywhere that I had imagined did not occur.

Everyone steadily used two sticks to hold the food and put it in their mouths without spilling a drop of soup.

That's amazing!

The clueless cat, Kadai, sat blankly on Shengxia's lap, its eyes wide open and mouth agape.

In the height of summer, my cat-petting skills have become increasingly refined, and the little blue cat involuntarily exposes its belly, purring softly in its throat.

He even turned his head to stare at the pot and swallowed hard.

She perfectly embodied the word "greedy cat," making Sheng Xia's almond-shaped eyes crinkle with delight.

Seeing his partner's beautiful and lovely smile, the wolf king next to him felt an itch to pinch her rosy cheeks, which he had touched before and found to feel wonderful.

It should feel very bouncy when you squeeze it, right?

The smooth, clean fingertips curled slightly, then loosened with restraint.

He took a clean small bowl, scooped out easily digestible food from the pot, added a few pieces of meat, rinsed them with water, and placed them on the small table in front of Shengxia.

He spoke in a warm and pleasant voice.

"Try the cat card, it tastes great."

"Yay!" The kitten cheered as it transformed into human form, obediently stretching out its chubby little paws, holding the bowl, and jumped off Shengxia's lap. It then squatted down and began to eat with its paws.

"Xia, eat quickly." Qingmu pinched Shengxia's cheek, picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, and brought it to her mouth.

Shengxia looked away, took a bite, and seeing that her companions hadn't touched their chopsticks, she added a piece of meat to Wolf King's plate, then turned and picked up another piece for Iron White.

“You guys eat too, it won’t taste good if it gets cold. And Xingmu, don’t just focus on the cat card, you eat too.”

"Okay," everyone responded with smiles.

He maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but the smile in his pink eyes deepened, and he was extremely excited inside. He couldn't help but turn around, cup his fair face, and kiss him.

His white hair, tied in a ponytail, swayed gracefully with his movements. He contentedly picked up a piece of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it with great care.

Xiaxia's meat is so delicious...

Fox Snow across from him raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. It was rare to see such an extroverted male, who was usually so composed.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the gentle, smiling Wolf King, clicked her tongue very softly, shook her head, and said she couldn't bear to look.

Jiao Su was oblivious to everything else, focusing solely on serving food to Sheng Xia, only occasionally rinsing herself in water and taking a bite or two.

Yang Yun added some ingredients to the pot, then quietly took away the water bowl in front of Jiao Su, replaced it with clean warm water, and placed a bowl of steamed egg custard next to it.

Wolf King replaced Cat Card's bowl with a clean one and wiped his hands and face. Aoki, grumbling, got new chopsticks for Lion Qing and the others and threw the chopsticks on the ground into the dirty basket...

"Little sheep~ come sit next to me." Fox Snow reached out and pulled the busy sheep cloud.

Yang Yun was stunned for a moment, her ears turning slightly red. She angrily brushed the hand off her arm, her clear voice tinged with obvious embarrassment and annoyance.

He glanced at Sheng Xia and said in a low voice, "Don't call me 'Little Sheep'... or else I'll..."

"Okay, okay, I won't call you that anymore, Brother Yangyun~" Hu Xue raised an eyebrow, leaned closer and teased with a smile.

Yang Yun glared at him speechlessly and sat down next to him.

A gentle breeze blew, and the aroma of the hot pot spread far and wide as soon as it reached the doorway.

"What smells so good? Why hasn't Cat Card come back yet? What did you go to check on?"

A female raised the tip of her nose slightly, swallowed, and looked worriedly at her partner at the door with her bright blue eyes.

"That little brat is eating over there." The blue-haired male shook off the snow and stretched out his long arm to pull his partner into his embrace.

He continued, "Don't worry, I'll send over more milk tomorrow. We have plenty at home that we can't finish."

This year's snow season has seen more frequent blizzards, but the tribe has no shortage of food or meat. They can afford a meal and won't let their children eat for free.

At worst, the cat will come back and give us a beating, and we'll just have to send more milk...