Zhang Tong still remembered the treasure trove the little girl had mentioned, and asked about it as soon as he left the cafeteria.
She was very curious: what kind of place could catch the maid's eye and be upgraded to a treasure trove?
"Shishi, where is the treasure trove you mentioned earlier?"
When Shishi mentioned the treasure vault, his eyes lit up, and he immediately pulled his eyes out of the cafeteria.
From feeling extremely wronged and reluctant to part, to feeling completely relieved, it only took two words.
"The home of Stinky Egg and Corpse, one house is for sleeping, and the other house is Corpse's treasure trove."
The little girl, Shishi, didn't hold back at all; she didn't hoard supplies, and she wanted to treat that house as a treasure trove.
Humans all have secret bases, and the treasure vault was her secret base.
She hadn't figured out what the secret base was for yet; she'd use it later when she did.
The couple exchanged a glance and couldn't help but smile, their eyebrows and the corners of their mouths turning up.
Where did this little girl hear the word "treasure trove" from? She actually learned to use it!
Is it true that you think of using empty rooms in your home as a treasure trove to store food so you can eat whenever you want and never go hungry?
What a thoughtful little girl.
Seeing the little girl cheer up immediately, Xie Lin couldn't help but smile.
The little girl is not only innocent, but she can also comfort herself. She's so easy to take care of.
Passing by the freshwater well, Zhang Tong pumped out his and Xie Lin's share of freshwater for the day, filling the cart with exactly two buckets of water.
Zhou Shi's stomach needs a few more days to recover, so she doesn't plan to let Xie Lin take the child to eat at the cafeteria. She'll make do at her house for now, and it's also suitable to bring the fresh water back to her house.
After she explained to Xie Lin that she would take the little girl as her goddaughter, she was willing to prepare different kinds of food for the little girl every day if Xie Lin didn't mind.
She wanted to make the cute little girl happy every day, so she could completely forget the unbearable memories of going hungry.
Zhou Shi was drawn to her action of pressing water and curiously examined the water outlet sealed with only strange iron lumps.
"Egg, we have a well at home, why do we need this water? What is this, and how can it spout water?"
Zhang Tong explained, "This is a water pump. Pressing this lever will make water flow."
"The water at home is salty, so we can only use it for bathing, brushing our teeth, washing clothes, and watering vegetables. The water here isn't salty, so we can use it for cooking and boiling water."
"Huh? Isn't the water here salty?"
Curious, she reached out to touch the spout, touched it with a little water, and then put it in her mouth.
It's really not salty.
She had only ever used the water at home and didn't know there were two types.
She thought all the water was the same as the water at home, but when she drank the boiled water, it didn't seem to be salty.
Her eyes darted around, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
When the four returned to the alley entrance, they happened to run into Liu Mei, who was carrying a small package and had a little boy with her.
"Oh, Xingxing is back." Zhang Tong smiled and patted Li Zixing's head.
Li Zixing blushed and called out "Auntie," her gaze fixed on the stroller, her eyes sparkling.
Liu Mei smiled and said, "Yes, he just came from his hometown. I just went to pick him up."
"Xiao Xie is back! Was he also on the ferry this morning?"
"Hello, Auntie, yes."
The boat was large, and even if you were traveling together, you might not meet. They disembarked one after the other and didn't run into each other on the way. Otherwise, he could have brought the child back with him.
The corpse stared curiously at the little human whose fur was tufted into a high ponytail.
"Egg, is he your little egg?"
Liu Mei was taken aback by the question, and just as she was trying to figure it out, she heard her ask three questions in a row.
"Egg, why don't we have any little eggs in our house?"
"Why doesn't that Egg's family have any little eggs?"
"You stinky egg, where's our little egg?"
Zhang Tong automatically matched himself to which egg he was and laughed, "Our little eggs are in another place. Shishi will have the opportunity to meet them in the future."
"You'll have to ask Stinky Egg where you and Stinky Egg's little egg are."
Xiao Dan smiled but didn't say anything, but his eyes, along with his wife's and Liu Mei's, looked at Xie Lin.
Xie Lin's gaze inexplicably fell on Zhou Shi's stomach.
Feeling the three mocking gazes, his face turned bright red, and he quickly looked away.
Cough cough, what little egg? She's still a baby herself!
After chatting for a while, Liu Mei wanted to take the child home to rest, but he refused to go back and insisted on going to Zhang Tong's house.
The two families were close, and he often came over, becoming familiar with both Zhang Tong and Xiao Dan.
With an attractive little cart in front of him, he really wanted to stay.
"Mom, can Xingxing play at Auntie's house for a while before going back?"
Liu Mei could tell that the child was attracted by the stroller.
My husband mentioned it when he came home yesterday; this should be the toy car that Xiao Dan received from the carpenter.
Xie Lin is quite good at taking care of his wife.
She has three children. Her older son and daughter are quite far apart in age from her youngest son, so they don't play together much.
My youngest son always played with the other kids in the compound. He didn't have many toys; he mostly played hopscotch, jump rope, or pretend house.
It's not surprising that people want to try something new.
Liu Mei nodded, told him to play for a while and then go home for breakfast, and then let him go back with Zhang Tong.
When the group arrived home, Yao Lixiang was just coming out of the Xiao family's kitchen.
"Sister Zhang, the porridge is ready. I just turned off the heat."
My eyes lit up when I saw the cart full of water.
"Sister Zhang, where did you get this little cart? It looks really nice, it will make it much easier for you to carry water from now on."
Before Zhang Tong could answer, a certain corpse suddenly rushed forward.
“Egg, it’s Shishi’s car. It was given to Shishi by Stinky Egg. Look, Shishi’s Stinky Egg is back.”
That proud look on his face didn't seem like someone who had just caused a scene in the cafeteria.
Yao Lixiang also saw Xie Lin. She raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but tease the little girl who was beaming with joy.
"Can Shishi borrow the cart for her aunt to fetch a bucket of water?"
He was nowhere to be seen early this morning; he was obviously too happy to accept the toy and went out to show it off.
Yao Lixiang, unaware that she had only half-truthted herself, patted Li Zixing's head and waited with interest for the little girl's reply.
She felt the girl wouldn't agree.
Her granddaughter has toys that she treasures very much and never lets outsiders play with them, for fear of them being broken.
Zhou Shi's mental age is about the same as her 3-year-old granddaughter's.
"Okay, Shishi will press the water out of the egg."
She wanted to press more water, but the person guarding the metal block said they already had enough for the day and couldn't press any more.
Xiao Dan and Zhang Tong are both law-abiding people who don't put on airs or use their power to intimidate others, so they didn't let her play.
Xiao Dan quickly poured all the water into the water tank, while Zhang Tong took the child to wash up and re-bandaged the injured hand.
Seeing her hopping and skipping as she pushed her cart, about to leave with Yao Lixiang, with a little tail following behind her, Zhang Tong whispered a few words in Yao Lixiang's ear, then handed her a lunchbox and a ticket before letting her go.
Just kidding, the well is so close to the cafeteria, what if the girl gets playful again?
Yao Lixiang was almost speechless when she heard the phrase "the cafeteria was turned upside down".
As expected of the speaker of the "egg theory," only she could come up with such a novel way to play.
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