Nan Yuanman quickly stood up from the ground, pinched the tip of his nose with his dirty little chubby hands, and carefully approached the edge of the pit, craning his neck to look inside.
The pit contained all sorts of garbage, but there wasn't a trace of the village ancestral hall ever existing.
Nan Yuanman's face turned bright red. As she hesitated whether to go down and check, a hoarse, aged voice came from behind her: "You little brat, why are you here all by yourself?"
The sudden sound startled Nan Yuanman. She quickly turned around and saw that Grandpa Hu, wearing a hat and headscarf and covering himself up completely, had appeared behind her at some point.
He was holding a heavy black plastic bag in his hand: "This is where the villagers usually throw their garbage. It's very dirty. Little kid, you should go back!"
With outsiders present, Nan Yuanman had no choice but to abandon his idea of climbing into the pit to see the village ancestral hall. He let out a muffled howl and obediently backed away with his short legs.
Grandpa Hu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had moved further away from the edge of the pit, and then threw the black plastic bag in his hand into the pit.
The plastic bag seemed to have hit something, making a soft hissing sound.
Having moved away from the pit, Nan Yuanman was taking small sips of fresh air when he suddenly smelled a faint scent of blood in the air.
She paused slightly, lifting her chubby face and craning her neck to look towards the pit, when Grandpa Hu walked up to her and blocked her view: "What's wrong? Don't you know the way?"
"Come on, Grandpa Hu will take you to find your brother." Grandpa Hu gently nudged Nan Yuanman's shoulder, gesturing for her to go first. Nan Yuanman pursed her lips, resigned to leaving first and planning to come back alone to investigate later that evening.
no way.
Nan Yuanman sighed like a little adult. Her brother was too timid! She would have to do it herself!
No sooner had Nan Yuanman left than a rustling sound came from the quiet pit. A skeletal fox paw emerged from the pile of garbage and accurately grabbed the black plastic bag that had just been thrown in...
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"Where's my child? Where's my sister?!"
Feng Langqing, with his hair uncombed, clothes undone, and a panicked expression, ran out of the room and grabbed a staff member, demanding, "Where did you put Yuanman?!"
The staff member quickly raised his hands: "Brother Qing, calm down. Didn't Yuanman sleep with you?"
"No!" Feng Lang was devastated. How could his child be gone after he woke up?
Could it be...?
Was he kidnapped by that strange old man last night?!
The thought of that ferocious old man who ate a heart raw last night made Feng Langqing feel terrible. He anxiously urged the staff, "Yuanman is missing! Please help us find her!"
The staff panicked and quickly notified the director to start looking for people. Jiang Chuyun and Jiang Xinxin, who lived next door, as well as Meng Xi and Meng Juanjuan, all heard it.
Jiang Chuyun frowned slightly: "What? Nan Yuanman is missing?"
His face was full of displeasure towards Nan Yuanman: "She's really been spoiled by her mother. Children should stay obediently by their parents' side! What are they doing running around like that!"
Jiang Xinxin didn't speak, but her eyes showed a hint of pleasure.
Meng Juanjuan asked worriedly, "Auntie, should we help look for it?"
Meng Xi's eyebrows twitched slightly. This was a good opportunity to make a move against Nan Yuanman. A look of worry appeared on her face: "Yes, let's help look for her together. I hope nothing bad has happened to Yuanman."
The other two groups of guests also helped with the search. Just as they were about to split up and search every corner of the village, a dirty-looking Nan Yuanman appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.
Nan Yuanman was taken aback when he saw so many people standing in the yard: "What are you all doing in my yard?"
Su Yilan exclaimed, "Yuanman?! Where have you been?! Why are you so dirty?!"
Just as Feng Langqing was taking out his phone to call Feng Congqian for help, he shuddered. He turned around and saw Nan Yuanman standing at the door.
"Yuanman! My darling! You scared me to death, you know that!" Feng Langqing cried out, took off running towards Nan Yuanman, and hugged her tightly in his arms, filled with the joy of having lost her and found her again.
"Where did you go? I woke up and didn't see you. Do you know how scary that is?!"
Nan Yuanman immediately realized that she had fallen into her bad habit again and forgotten to tell the adults before going out!
The little girl felt guilty and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Third Brother, I didn't wake you because you were sleeping so soundly. I was just going to..."
She leaned closer to Feng Langqing's ear and whispered, "I looked at the place last night, but there's no village shrine there, just a big pit full of garbage!"
When Feng Langqing heard that Nan Yuanman had gone to the village shrine alone, he couldn't help but pinch her cheek. His expression darkened slightly, and he was a little angry: "Yuanman! How could you do such a dangerous thing by yourself?"
I haven't said a word to him yet! What if we encounter danger?!
Nan Yuanman pretended to be in pain from his pinching, groaning a few times, tugging at his clothes and shaking them, then readily admitted her mistake: "I know I was wrong, I won't do it again next time."
Feng Langqing's eyebrows furrowed, and he tightened his grip slightly: "You want a next time?!"
Nan Yuanman stood on tiptoe and answered indistinctly, "No, no, there won't be a next time!"
Jiang Chuyun breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief upon seeing Nan Yuanman, but her expression darkened slightly as she said to her, "Nan Yuanman, in these past five years, has your mother only taught you to run away from home at the drop of a hat? Don't you know how to tell an adult before you go out?"
"Do you know how much public resources we've wasted looking for you? Do you know that if something happens to you, all the staff on this variety show will face lawsuits?"
"You're five years old already. Can't you use your brain to think about what you should and shouldn't do?"
Before Nan Yuanman could speak, Feng Langqing was already displeased. He picked up Nan Yuanman and gave Jiang Chuyun a cold glance: "Who do you think you are? It's not your place to lecture our Yuanman."
Feeling embarrassed by Feng Langqing's public humiliation, Jiang Chuyun suppressed his anger and said with feigned helplessness, "Actor Feng, no matter what, I am Yuanman's uncle. If you spoil her like this, you will spoil her rotten!"
Nan Yuanman tilted her head: "Then you can't keep spoiling Jiang Xinxin in the future! You'll spoil her rotten!"
Jiang Chuyun subconsciously said, "Xinxin is different from you!"
Su Yilan couldn't help but whisper, "What's the difference? They're both five-year-olds... They talk so eloquently about others, but when they talk about their own niece, it's a completely different story. What a double standard..."
Su Hu nodded in agreement and said very loudly, "That's right, double standards!"
Su Yilan: "!!!"
She quickly covered Su Hu's mouth and gave Jiang Chuyun an embarrassed smile: "I'm sorry, Teacher Jiang, children say things without thinking."
He Junnan almost couldn't hold back his laughter and quickly lowered his head to suppress it. Lin Le'an's lips twitched, and he sneered disdainfully.
Jiang Chuyun's face immediately darkened. Seeing that things were not going well, Director Ge quickly spoke up to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, it's good that Yuanman wasn't lost. Yuanman, you must tell the director uncle or other brothers and sisters where you go in the future!"
Nan Yuanman nodded obediently: "Okay."
"Now that all the guests are here, I'll announce the first task for this morning: the children will choose the dishes, and the guests will make breakfast for them."
"The rules for choosing the dishes are very simple: whoever runs to the front with this apple on their head gets to choose first." Director Ge showed an apple: "Now, please have all the guests and children wash up and head to the playground to choose their dishes."
"Alright, Teacher Feng, let's go back and get ready!" Su Yilan was afraid that Jiang Chuyun would get angry with her, so she quickly pulled Su Hu away and ran away.
He Junnan also said goodbye and left with Lin Le'an.
Meng Xi concealed the regret in her eyes, greeted them softly, and led Meng Juanjuan back to wash up.
Feng Langqing then noticed the indescribable stench emanating from Nan Yuanman. He exclaimed and quickly picked her up, running into the yard: "My goodness! Did you fall into a cesspool? It stinks!"
Nan Yuanman looked completely innocent: "No, I just slipped and fell. By the way, Grandpa Hu brought me back just now."
She peeked out from Feng Langqing's arms, but Grandpa Hu was no longer at the courtyard gate: "Huh? Where's Grandpa Hu?"
"They probably went back first. We'll go thank Grandpa Hu later. Right now, the most important thing is to give you a good wash, you little rascal." Feng Langqing rushed off to boil water.
Nan Yuanman sat obediently on the small stool with her legs together, waiting. Half a minute later, thick smoke billowed out of the kitchen.
Nanmanyuan: "!!"
"Fire!"
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