Liu Mei and Yao Lixiang listened in silence.
They hadn't had much contact with Zhou Shi, and their limited understanding of her came from the meal Xie Lin treated them to.
That peculiar theory about testicles completely won them over.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Tong gave them an even deeper impression of Zhou Shi.
Yes, what child in the family compound can be as well-behaved as this?
Even their own children are embarrassed to boast about how sensible they are.
If she hadn't damaged her brain, the little girl would definitely be a well-mannered, diligent, and hardworking young lady.
Seeing that her best friend genuinely wanted to adopt Zhou Shi as her daughter, Yao Lixiang quickly waved her hand.
"Sister Zhang, I was just saying. Don't worry, I won't compete with you for your daughter. I have a daughter and a granddaughter."
Is this an explanation?
Or is it still heartbreaking?
Zhang Tong rolled her eyes at her, "You can't beat me even if you try. Shishi just likes my family, hmph."
Wow, she's gotten all haughty.
In the girl's heart, isn't she just an egg too?
Yao Lixiang only muttered this to herself, not daring to say it aloud.
However, she liked Zhou Shi even more.
Her eyes were as clear as a child's, completely genuine, cute, and well-behaved.
"Don't worry, Sister Zhang. I'm not as busy as Sister Liu. Just come to me when you're busy, and I guarantee no one will dare to bully Shishi."
"You actually said something sensible." Zhang Tong was pleased.
Seeing the little girl touching her pocket, I figured she must be craving candy, so I took one out of her pocket, peeled it open, and fed it to her.
Shishi grinned, opened her mouth and put the sweet candy in her mouth, her eyes crinkling with laughter, her small face full of satisfaction.
He took the candy wrapper from Zhang Tong, carefully flattened it, then folded it layer by layer before putting it in his pocket. He even pressed down on the pocket, afraid of losing it.
Zhang Tong had seen her do this before and found it incredibly cute. Without saying anything more, he stood up.
"Liu Mei, you go ahead and do what you need to do. I'm taking Shishi for a walk; she ate too much for breakfast."
Yao Lixiang quickly stood up as well. She was very bored at home alone. "Sister Zhang, I'll go too."
"Okay, let's go home and get a bucket. The tide should be low by now. I'll take Shishi to go beachcombing."
She has seafood at home, but she doesn't mind having too much. Not only can she take Zhou Shi out to play, but it can also satisfy her cravings.
There are so many great finds on the beach when the tide has just gone out.
Liu Mei was extremely envious.
She has to deal with all that trivial stuff, while they can go have fun. It's not fair.
Yao Lixiang could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her bitter face.
"It's unfair, but there's nothing we can do. Who told you to have official duties to perform?"
"You're a government employee, hahaha."
You deserve a beating!
So deserving of a beating!
Liu Mei let out a yell and, gritting her teeth, pushed the obnoxious Yao Lixiang out the door.
Ignoring the gazes from the opposite side, she ran off in a flurry.
"Egg, what kind of grain is government-supplied grain? Is it cooked?"
"I've heard of wasting grain by hoarding coarse grains, fine grains, or letting noodles or dumplings cool down, but I've never heard of public grain."
Zhang Tong, Yao Lixiang: ...
"Shishi, go home and get the bucket, let's go to the beach."
Zhang Tong circumvented her question.
Since all kinds of "grain" are different, she was too lazy to explain.
Back home, Zhang Tong first took out the things that needed to be dried.
After Zhou Shi ate a few more pieces of mantis shrimp, he put a straw hat on the person and quickly pulled him out the door.
That brat, she can't stop talking for a second.
This is what I was thinking: I had an apple in one pocket and a tomato in the other.
There was still a little water on the pocket, indicating that the two fruits had just been washed.
Yao Lixiang looked at Zhang Tong's two bulging pockets, peeked inside, and laughed.
People who don't have daughters are truly terrifying.
Normally, if Zhang Tong went to the beach and found a single melon seed in her pocket, she would consider it unusual.
It's really not surprising.
All I can say is that Zhang Tong genuinely wants to adopt Zhou Shi as his little daughter.
If I don't treat my own little daughter well, who will I treat well?
"Shishi, your aunt is planning to have seafood noodles for lunch. Would you like to come over to my house for lunch?"
There's still some flour left at home. With Zhang Tong and his wife, Zhou Shi, and Liu Mei and her husband, it'll be enough for one more meal.
Upon hearing about food, the corpse, who was hopping around with a bucket in hand, stopped, raising its hand to steady its straw hat which was almost falling off.
"What are seafood noodle dumplings? Are they delicious?"
She knew that all human food was delicious, but she was curious about what seafood noodles looked like, and couldn't help but ask to find out.
"Seafood is the delicious stuff we're going to pick up at the beach later, like fish, shrimp... oh, and the kind of stuff you've eaten before."
"Mian ge da is made by kneading flour into a dough, then pinching it into small pieces and cooking it. You can add fish, jiao jiao (a type of fried dough), and some green vegetables, and that's it."
"My auntie used to eat dough dumplings made with eggs, they were delicious, would you like some?"
It sounds delicious! The foodie, having learned another noodle dish, swallowed hard and looked at Zhang Tong.
"Egg, can we bring our fish to Egg's house to eat?"
My friend Shishi is still thinking about the sour fish soup we talked about last night.
Delicious food should be placed together so that she can finish it all.
When she heard that it was our family, Zhang Tong's face twisted into a wide smile, and the doting look in her eyes was completely undisguised, making Yao Lixiang's eyes hurt.
“Okay, Shishi wants to eat dumpling soup, so let’s go to your Aunt Yao’s house to eat it, and bring fish with us.”
If there's flour at home and the child wants to eat something, she can easily make it herself.
She just wanted Zhou Shi to interact more with people, deepen their impressions of each other, and have more people to lend a hand in the future if anything happens.
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