Chapter 116 Cake Crumbs and Autumn Drowsiness
After finishing lunch and tidying up, Ning Jia had just collapsed on the sofa when she spotted the sewing machine under the TV cabinet opposite her and suddenly stood up.
That was close, I almost forgot about that.
She quickly contacted Canglan and the others, explaining that the sewing machine needed its own space.
Cang Lan and the others were just discussing how to reorganize the space in their home. After hearing Ning Jia's words, they also felt that the sewing machine did indeed have a bit of a place to go.
Bai Zhi speaks frankly and directly:
"That thing is indeed quite noisy, but I feel it's the same no matter where you put it, there will always be some noise."
Zhelan glanced at the sewing machine under the TV, then at the second bedroom, and suggested:
"How about we put Gan Cao and the others in a separate room? That way we can keep the sewing machine noise out of the room."
Bai Zhi nodded, "That works too. They can make clothes in the second bedroom."
Ning Jia thought for a moment, "As for the second bedroom, there's only space on the bed, but it's already piled with a lot of stuff..."
Bai Zhi also thought of this problem. Recalling the home decor videos she had seen online, she picked up a pen and started scribbling in her notebook.
"Ning Jia, do you think this will work?"
Ning Jia leaned closer, squinting as she looked at the small piece of paper.
Bai Zhi's painting lines are clean and crisp; with just a few simple strokes, she has depicted the layout of the secondary bedroom.
"Hmm, the space under the table can definitely be used. Also, putting a storage rack on the bed isn't out of the question either?"
Ning Jia watched for a while, then suddenly said:
"Since we don't need this bed at all, let's just dismantle it and install a shelf against the wall. That way, we can create a new space."
What? You took the bed apart?
Canglan, Zelan, Baizhi, and the others looked at Ning Jia with some surprise, "Can such a big bed be dismantled?"
Ning Jia nodded. "This wooden bed has a very simple structure. We can... well, I can take it apart myself."
Let's get right to it.
Ever since Ning Jia discovered that there wasn't enough space at home, she finds the bed in the second bedroom increasingly annoying.
She first moved all the cardboard boxes and cartons of various sizes off the bed.
Then I took out a screwdriver and started disassembling!
When the other little people heard that Ning Jia was going to dismantle the big bed in the second bedroom, they all dropped what they were doing and rushed over to watch.
Ning Jia made them all stand on the table in the second bedroom to watch from a distance, to prevent them from being accidentally injured by the heavy wooden planks.
"Ning Jia, be careful!" "Ning Jia, you can do it!" "Ning Jia, you're the best!"
The little figures stood on the table, shouting and yelling, creating a lively atmosphere, as if they were watching a competition rather than a bed-breaking ceremony.
Quartz was the most excited of them all. He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes wide open, so nervous that he barely dared to blink.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for hands-on learning.
Previously, he could only see the internal structure of the giant bed in videos, which were quite clear, but they never seemed very real.
Today, he can finally see the internal structure of this big bed up close in reality.
...
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ning Jia flashed a confident smile, steadily picked up the screwdriver, stared blankly at the wooden bed for a moment, and then put the screwdriver down...
Huh? Wait a minute—
Where should I start disassembling this bed?
She scratched her head, gave the onlookers an awkward smile, quickly pulled out her phone, searched for how to disassemble the wooden bed, and then picked up the screwdriver again...
"Ning Jia, keep it up!" Among the small group, He Meng and Xue Cao's voices were particularly loud.
"Yeah, go for it!" "Go go go!" "Ning Jia, don't be nervous, just go for it!"
Amidst everyone's enthusiastic cheers, Ning Jia gradually mastered the dismantling techniques. After removing the headboard, she dismantled the footboard and successfully removed all the bed boards. Then she prepared to lean all the boards against the wall.
Cang Lan suddenly remembered something and was about to run under the vines and leaves to cast a spell when Ning Jia suddenly turned around, stretched out a finger, and gently shook it at her.
Canglan paused for a moment, then blinked uncertainly.
Ning Jia waved her finger at her again and mouthed quickly: Thank you, but not this time.
Zhelan, who had witnessed the entire interaction between the two, couldn't help but chuckle.
"It's...already been discovered?"
Canglan couldn't help but laugh out loud, and quickly retreated to her original spot, abandoning the idea of casting a spell in secret.
Only Bai Zhi and Yun Zhu, standing to the side, were completely bewildered by the smiles on their faces.
What just happened?
Zhelan patted Baizhi and whispered in her ear, "I'll explain to you slowly when no one's around."
Bai Zhi smiled slightly, not in such a hurry.
Since coming to this home, there have been so many fun things happening every day.
At first, she couldn't understand why sometimes even something as small and ordinary as this could make everyone so happy.
Only after she started to enjoy the daily happiness with everyone else did she gradually understand:
Maybe this is what people online call... the little joys in life?
...
At this moment, Ning Jia's lips curled up wildly, her smile uncontrollable.
Whenever she recalls how she knocked Zhou Chi unconscious and then used "psychological suggestion" to carry him into her home like a lump of pork, she can't help but laugh.
She was so anxious back then that she actually believed that psychological suggestion could make her stronger, hahaha.
If suggestion were really that powerful, then weightlifters wouldn't need to train so hard; they could just keep telling themselves they're strong.
Later, after some thought, she realized that the reason for her sudden superhuman strength was definitely related to the dwarf race. To be precise, it was definitely related to Chief Canglan.
After all, those young people only have limited knowledge of secret techniques, and if they helped him, they would definitely let it slip. Therefore, it is highly likely that it was the work of the Canglan Clan Chief.
However, after that, Canglan never brought up the matter herself, and she tacitly agreed not to mention it again.
However, these bed boards aren't heavy today; she can easily move them herself, so she definitely doesn't need the magic from last time.
As Ning Jia pondered this, she slowly lifted the bed boards and carefully placed them against the wall, which drew cheers from the little creatures.
"Ning Jia is so strong!" "Wow, that's amazing!" "Ning Jia is the best!"
Ning Jia suppressed a smile, gave an elegant bow to the enthusiastic audience, and then signaled that the bed-breaking performance was over and everyone could go about their business.
...
As the little figures climbed down the vines from the table and left the second bedroom one by one, Ning Jia looked at the large wooden planks by the wall.
Hmm... just leaving it against the wall like this feels like it's getting in the way.
After thinking about it, she simply moved the bed board under her bed in her bedroom, since the space was empty anyway.
After some fuss, Ning Jia stood in the second bedroom and finally nodded in satisfaction:
Ah! Now it's finally peaceful!
With one less bed, the second bedroom instantly gained a very spacious area.
I kept this bed before because I thought someone might come and stay, but now, it's obvious that it's no longer needed.
Looking at the suddenly abundant space, Zelan and the others were also very excited.
Bai Zhi had already taken out her sketchbook and started sketching various ideas again. Ning Jia also squatted down and smoothly joined the discussion.
Bai Zhi: "Great! Now we can build a whole wall of storage."
Ning Jia: "We could also put a pegboard on the shelf; that would be quite practical."
Yunzhu: "That's great! All those small items can be hung on the wall!"
Although Canglan and Zelan didn't know what a "pegboard" was, they nodded with smiles and said, "If you agree, then that's good."
Ning Jia took the measuring tape, Bai Zhi was in charge of recording, and Cang Lan and the others were in charge of positioning. They quickly measured all the dimensions.
This time, the two-dollar supermarket didn't work; we still had to buy online. After everyone had chosen the styles and sizes and finished purchasing online, Ningjia checked the time:
Oh, it's already lunch break time.
Perhaps due to the gradually cooling weather, autumn lethargy has swept through the entire Lilliputian race like a flu.
As soon as it was lunchtime, everyone started yawning, their eyes still half-closed, and went back to their rooms, lying on the soft sheets, wrapped in their blankets, and falling fast asleep.
In the blink of an eye, the room, which had been noisy just moments before, was now completely silent.
Ning Jia also inexplicably raised her hand, covered her mouth, and let out a solid yawn before returning to her room to rest.
Looking at the large swaths of bright light streaming in through the window, she thought to herself that the weather had recently cooled down quite steadily, so she could take the fleece blankets out of the closet to air them out.
When the time comes, cover the summer quilt with the sun-dried fleece blanket, and you won't feel cold at night.
When the weather gets colder, I'll take out another fleece blanket and lay it directly on the bed, and it'll be a fluffy bed sheet.
Ning Jia closed her eyes as she thought, and a cute little peach-faced figure vaguely flashed through her mind:
It's gotten a bit chilly in the mornings and evenings these past few days. I wonder if Bai Su is getting enough rest while she's alone in the park...
...
Ning Jia slept soundly until 3 p.m.
She didn't know if autumn had really arrived, but she was definitely feeling sleepy in the fall.
She quickly got up and washed her face, and then noticed that most of the little ones were still asleep.
The few who did get up were still sleepy, rubbing their eyes with their little hands, lying blankly on the sofa, completely dazed.
It seems it will take at least another half hour for the whole group to get up.
According to Ning Jia's usual observations, the sleep schedule of the little people is not fixed, but is constantly adjusted according to the climate.
The more sunlight there is, the less the little people sleep, so they are more active in the summer.
As the weather gets colder and the sunlight gets weaker, their active periods become shorter, and they sleep much longer each day...
It seems that creating a suitable living environment for hibernating during the winter is indeed an urgent matter.
While the little ones were resting on the cushions on the windowsill, slowly waking up, Ning Jia quietly went to the kitchen, made herself a cup of coffee, and took out the last small piece of chocolate cake left over from yesterday.
Hehe, there's only a little cake left, not enough for everyone to share, and it could easily cause conflict. Let her resolve this potential threat to peace.
Ning Jia sat at the dining table and quickly finished the chocolate cake on her plate, then happily drank her coffee.
When He Meng regained consciousness, she was drawn to the kitchen by the aroma of coffee. She had just climbed onto the dining table when she was horrified:
"Ning Jia, where's my chocolate cake?"
She ran to the cake box, and looking at the empty box, she was heartbroken and tears welled up in her eyes.
Quartz, who had just woken up, also climbed onto the dining table. When he discovered that the cake was all gone, he was heartbroken.
"Waaaaah, my chocolate..."
Ning Jia looked at them somewhat guiltily, not expecting them to react so strongly to not being able to eat the cake.
But she couldn't throw up the cake she had already eaten, so she quickly comforted the two little ones who were squatting next to the cake box wiping away tears, and then tore off some tissues to wipe their little faces.
Seeing that He Meng and Shi Ying were still a little sad, she had a sudden idea. She removed the transparent outer box of the cake box, pulled over the bottom of the box where there was still some cream and cake crumbs, and gave each of them a small spoon:
"There's still some left here, why don't you two have some?"
Wow, there's still food left?!
The two little ones immediately stopped crying and started laughing. Holding their little spoons, they squatted on the cake box, excitedly searching for treasures everywhere. They ate some cream and some cake crumbs, and before long, they were full.
Seeing He Meng and Shi Ying burp one after another, Ning Jia was both amused and exasperated.
"How can you eat so much scraps and scraps and still feel so full?"
"Although the clan chief didn't say you two are fat, eating too much afternoon tea isn't good for your health. You two won't get any popcorn later."
What? He Meng and Shi Ying were stunned. The joy they had just felt while eating cake vanished.
Seeing that they were acting, their little faces scrunched up and instantly turned into two little sour gourds, Ning Jia couldn't help but laugh:
"Don't worry, don't worry. Although we're out of popcorn, we'll have some delicious sweet drinks this afternoon."
He Meng blinked and pointed to the coffee in Ning Jia's cup:
Is this the kind of sweet water you're drinking now?
Ning Jia shook her head. "Of course not, this is bitter, not sweet at all."
Seeing He Meng sniffing the aroma of coffee with a look of disbelief, she quickly said:
"You really can't drink this bitter water, or you won't be able to sleep at night."
He Meng looked at Ning Jia with a puzzled expression and took another sip:
"Then why can you drink it? Don't you sleep at night?"
"That's because..."
Ning Jia started talking nonsense:
“My constitution is different from yours. I have a natural tolerance to coffee, and I can sleep even if I drink it at night.”
"All right."
The dwarfs' physiques are indeed quite different from those of the "giants." He Meng could only believe Ning Jia's words.
After finally getting the two little ones to leave, Ning Jia slowly finished the rest of her coffee and then got up to prepare the "sweet drink" she had mentioned earlier.
"Hmm, it seems like we're running out of popcorn. We'll probably finish it by tomorrow."
She opened the wall cabinet, glanced at the stock, took out half a bag of popcorn, and just as she placed it on the counter, she saw Dongkui already there, looking at her expectantly:
"Ning Jia, can I make the sweet soup this afternoon too?"
"Of course you can."
Ning Jia nodded while inwardly complaining:
He Meng and Shi Ying, those two big mouths, spread the word about drinking sweet water this afternoon in such a short time?
Tsk, they'd better be careful not to tell anyone that they ate chocolate cake (crumples).
Otherwise, given the immense popularity of chocolate cakes, they might be attacked by a group of others...
Ning Jia took out several large pears while thinking and said to Dong Kui, who was waiting at the cooking counter:
"Sorry to keep you waiting, let's cut some pears first."
Dongkui asked curiously, "Can pears be used to make soup?"
Ning Jia laughed:
"Here, anything edible can be made into soup."
Upon hearing this, Dongkui was immediately filled with respect:
Wow, that's amazing!
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Author's Note: Happy Saturday, my darlings! ~~~ [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]
Let's go! The timeline is almost catching up with reality!
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