Little Pig Hero
"The cake was so delicious that I only remembered to look for you after I had eaten half of it," Wen Zhuyao praised the other person, trying to escape a predicament.
Looking at the time span, Mo Wen thought, "It's so delicious that you've forgotten about me. I really bought a great cake."
"As long as it tastes good, take your time eating."
Wen Zhuyao looked at the reply and the alarm was lifted: "By the way, I might not have much time to contact you for a while."
“Chi Nuo was urged by her aunt, so I told her to just come and see me. I’ll take her out to play.”
He happened to have a few more stores that hadn't been showcased yet, so he recommended them now: "I found a few more stores over there that are pretty good. You guys can try them out later."
“Okay,” Wen Zhuyao said, before they could exchange more than a few words, a phone call came in. “I’m taking this call, I’ll talk to you later.”
Before answering the phone, Wen Zhuyao glanced at the contact name: "Mom".
It's not some random mess.
The call was answered.
"What's wrong?" Wen Zhuyao knew without even thinking that the block hadn't been lifted yet.
Whether there's anything wrong or not, they can always casually mention something from before.
Wen's mother covered the phone, glanced at the people in the living room, and moved to another spot: "It's almost December, I wanted to ask when you're coming back."
"Mom knows they're putting you in a difficult position, but aren't they all relatives?"
"Few elders do not want what is best for you. Even if they don't, why would they harm you when you're just a child?"
Wen Zhuyao interrupted her, not wanting to hear her nag about it: "I'll be back in December, you don't need to tell me anything else."
"Anyway, it's not like I haven't argued before. When I come back, no one will want to come over."
She looked at the message that Chi Nuo had posted on the screen and said, "Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up now."
"That's all, that's all. I just wanted to ask if you're coming back this time. If you are, that's good. I'm hanging up now." After saying that, Wen's mother hung up the phone and turned to leave.
She blended into the living room, chatting and laughing with them. Wen's mother casually mentioned, "I don't know what happened, but Xiaozhu just called me and said she'd be coming back for the New Year."
“I come back every year and I still think of you all. Don’t be ungrateful,” someone chimed in, refuting the underlying idea. “It’s not easy for us to get together. Why would we be worried about our children coming back?”
Some people took this opportunity to pay extra attention to the past: "When you come back, you'll have to have a good talk with them and teach them some manners, like not hanging up on people so casually."
"You won't even leave a phone number for anyone, are you that ashamed to be seen by others?"
The topic came up and made the atmosphere awkward, but I didn't realize it.
Mr. Wen changed the subject, turning the page: "Why bring this up? Let's talk and eat. I heard your son just started dating recently?"
When gossip gets out, it's bound to attract a lot of attention.
"That's right, you're thirty-six and you're still not in a hurry. Why don't you introduce someone to your son?"
"You've been so busy taking care of his sisters, don't let him down. Parent-child relationships are the hardest to maintain." The person speaking was eating sunflower seeds, and their words were full of concern and care, leaving no room for criticism.
The person who was speechless, who had been so aggressive, put down the sunflower seeds and said with a long face: "Of course, my family is also concerned."
Wen Zhuyao's side was very calm and peaceful; the scenes of the arena never appeared in front of her.
Ultimately, it's a bad reputation: impolite, fierce women won't get married, and no family will want them after marriage...
If you've heard the same things so many times you're tired of them, you'll get a cold shoulder if you try to get close to them. If that hurts their pride, they naturally won't come up to you.
"My mom agreed, thank goodness!"
Chi Nuo happily announced this hot news: "But I said I'm going to be your assistant, which is also work, otherwise..."
"I'll get a scolding and then be locked up at home obediently."
Wen Zhuyao flipped through the calendar and found that she wasn't particularly busy: "Just send me the flight tickets once you've booked them. I'm free around this time."
"good!"
"Why did Mo Wen invite me?" Chi Nuo looked at the invitation that suddenly popped up, at a loss, but still clicked to accept, and was then teleported to the solo arena.
Chi Nuo silently typed a question mark in the public chat, "Did I pull the wrong person?"
"No, didn't you say you wanted to play PVP? I happen to have some time." Mo Wen calmly typed a line, like a reliable teacher.
Chi Nuo sat down in a daze. She had indeed said that, but it was a long, long time ago, probably more than half a year ago.
But now that she was interested, she had no doubts and readily agreed: "Okay, I won't hold back when we fight."
...
The record is all red.
"I'm not playing anymore, you PVP players are all devils." Chi Nuo's heart was violently shocked, and she went to find someone to cry to, what the hell.
"Waaaah, you PVP players are all devils! I only became interested because I believed your lies."
Chi Nuo went directly to the person who had piqued her interest.
"What's wrong? Who did you play against?" asked the user with the ID Changfeng in a private message.
Chi Nuo said aggrievedly, "My friend and I are very good at PvP, and he happened to have time to teach me."
"Oh, did you mention it? Why did you suddenly start teaching me? Are you two close?" asked the user with the ID Changfeng in a private message.
Chi Nuo thought about it and realized something was wrong: "Let's stop talking now."
He had a sudden change of heart and rushed back to confront her.
"What?! I haven't even gossiped about you two yet, why are you hitting me?!"
"Let me tell you, Sister Ji and the others don't know yet. Be glad they hired a game booster, right? Your lives are in my hands. Where do you get your arrogance from???"
Chi Nuo finally realized that she hadn't had any free time in all that time, so how come she suddenly had a chance to teach during the brief moment she went to find Wen Zhuyao?
"What? I do have free time today. What gossip?" Mo Wen calmly opened his study materials and quietly became lazy.
Chi Nuo: "Don't play dumb, I know it's you."
“I will keep an eye on you, forever and ever. If you dare to speak out, I will expose your crimes.”
Mo Wen stared at the screen filled with little pigs laughing hysterically with their hands on their hips, then closed the private chat without blinking and logged off.
During this period, apart from Chi Nuo and Wen Zhuyao who was recording materials, almost no one else could be seen; they were extremely busy.
Time quickly came to the day Chi Nuo landed. Wen Zhuyao looked at the time; it had only just taken off.
Then there was a knock on the door.
She went over and opened the door. Standing outside was Chi Nuo, who had just taken off, fully armed and carrying luggage.
When Chi Nuo saw her, she immediately opened her arms and rushed over to hug her: "Surprise! Haha..."
"I knew you would come to pick me up. I deliberately delayed telling you. How about that? Surprised?" She released her arms from Wen Zhuyao and stepped back to look at her expression.
Wen Zhuyao smiled and shook her head: "I was really surprised."
Chi Nuo, carrying her luggage, said seriously, "Alright, let's welcome your precious baby into the house."
"Okay, come in. Come to the room I've prepared for you. See if you like it." Wen Zhuyao took advantage of the few days she had free to tidy up the room.
I bought some decorations and bed sheets that Chi Nuo would like; we'll decide what else is needed later.
So when she entered the room, she saw the eye-catching little pigs, the bed sheets were pink pigs, and the toys were pink pigs.
The same goes for placemats.
Chi Nuo was overjoyed: "I knew you wouldn't forget what I like!"
"Okay, sweetheart, I'll start tidying up now. I won't trouble you with the tidying up."
Wen Zhuyao stretched and turned around understandingly: "Okay, I'll go cook. What do you want to eat?"
"Absolutely amazing, this bibimbap is so delicious!"
The voice behind her reached her ears precisely, and she knew she would choose this one.
Wen Zhuyao had already prepared the dishes in advance and put them in the refrigerator. Now all she had to do was wait for the rice and stir-fry the side dishes.
Her process wasn't complicated; what enhanced the flavor was the sauce that her mother sent over.
Every time I send some, I also send some to Aunt Chi across the street. But everyone loves the taste, and the dishes are always eaten up before Chi Nuo gets a chance to eat them.
Chi Nuo can't cook, so she can't even cook for herself.
During mealtime, Wen Zhuyao observed that her usual foodie persona had changed, with her checking her phone every now and then while eating.
Then he laughed silently.
I check my phone every now and then while eating, and I pick it up to type.
Chi Nuo maintained the atmosphere for a while, then realized that something was wrong and that she wasn't eating in her room anymore.
That……
"What's wrong? Am I pretty?" Chi Nuo's silly smile was given to someone else, this time to Wen Zhuyao.
Wen Zhuyao had already finished eating and even wiped her table with a wet wipe, but no one noticed.
"It's pretty, and you have a cute smile, but I don't know what kind of joke you're watching." She rested her chin on her hand, watching quietly.
Chi Nuo honestly confessed: "Since none of you are online, I was just playing around and then I ran into someone."
"And then we started hanging out together." Her expression was firm, untroubled by romantic feelings. "I swear, we're absolutely, positively friends."
Wen Zhuyao didn't think it was a big deal, nodded, and took the bowl that was drying to the kitchen. "Okay, let's eat first, it's not good for our stomachs if it gets cold."
She gave a brief instruction and then fell silent. After washing the dishes, she came out and saw Chi Nuo sitting upright, looking at her.
"What's wrong?" Wen Zhuyao asked in surprise, though she didn't seem to say anything.
Looking at her expression, Chi Nuo realized she seemed to be too nervous: "Aren't you going to scold me?"
"What are you doing?" Wen Zhuyao was even more surprised. Looking at her phone while eating wasn't a big deal to her.
She was still eating and looking at the computer. If Chi Nuo hadn't come, she would have eaten her dinner at the computer desk.
Chi Nuo was very touched: "When I saw you not saying anything and giving me instructions, I thought you were going to come out and scold me."
"You thought I was my mom..." She felt relieved and focused on eating, no longer looking at her phone.
"Eat slowly, just leave it when you're done, you can continue tidying up." Wen Zhuyao decided not to say anything else for the time being, and went back to her room to order small cakes and milk tea.
Soothe Chi Nuo's frightened body.
After finishing her meal, Chi Nuo conscientiously washed the bowls and wiped the entire table before going back to continue tidying up.
She completely forgot about the message on her phone.
After the screen lit up a few times at intervals, it went completely black.
When Wen Zhuyao went out of her room to get something, she found it very clean, not just the dining table.
The entire living room was so clean, it felt like it was coated with a layer of light.
Chi Nuo silently walked over with a mop, wiping the sweat from her forehead. "I mopped the floor, and I also cleaned up all the other nooks and crannies."
“You’re too diligent. You can just tidy up the luggage and the room.” Wen Zhuyao was even more at a loss. How did the little girl who liked to lie flat in her memory suddenly change? “I wipe everything down once a week except for the kitchen and the room.”
Wen Zhuyao was eating in the room, wiping down whatever she used: "If I were just ordering takeout, I would only wipe down the room. You're too diligent."
At most, we'll do a thorough cleaning of the nooks and crannies once a year before the Lunar New Year.
I remember the last time I came here was a year ago, when Wen Zhuyao had just moved in. At that time, Chi Nuo still had the impression of the previous evaluation.
Chi Nuo silently put down the mop, returned it to its place, washed her face, and pondered, "I feel like I've lost myself."
"That's perfect for replenishing your energy."
Wen Zhuyao opened the door and brought in the takeout, placing it on the table. "Come on, let's eat and chat."
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