Chapter 8
Jiaojiao, who was squatting at the door with her hands on her knees, tilted her head when she heard him speak and responded softly, "No, I'm not a child."
Luo Andeli, who was lying in the corner and barely holding up his head, looked up and down at the small group squatting at the door not far away.
The child squatting obediently at the door was wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt and white pants. Under his fluffy black hair were a pair of big black eyes, his skin was fair and tender, and his mouth was pink. Except for his overly pale and thin arms, he didn't look like the children in the chaotic area at all.
"If you're not a child, then what are you?" he said weakly.
Jiaojiao shook her head and said, "Dad won't let me~"
Quite obedient.
Luo Andeli thought about it and raised his hand with great effort, "Come here, I have something delicious."
"No, Jiaojiao is waiting for daddy." Jiaojiao refused with a serious face.
Feet?
Doesn't this name have a bit of a slang? What was the family thinking when they gave their child this name?
"Who's more important, dad or delicious food?" He still didn't believe that any child could resist the temptation of delicious food.
"Dad~"
“………”This child doesn’t really care about his appetite.
"Why don't you come over and have some delicious food first, and then wait for your father over there?" he suggested very kindly.
Jiaojiao, who didn't understand this long sentence, looked at him blankly.
Meeting the confusion in his eyes, Luo Andeli inexplicably had a bad premonition. After trying to repeat what he had just said, meeting the same confusion in his eyes, Luo Andeli almost burst out laughing.
This child looks over two years old, right? How come he can't even understand such everyday words? Is there some intellectual disability?
The two, one big and one small, looked at each other for a long time without saying a word.
After a long time, Luo Andeli lay down and gave up the idea of tricking the child into being a hostage.
This kid called Jiao Jiao probably has some kind of IQ problem. He doesn't understand what he's saying, but he stubbornly sticks to what his so-called father says. The combination of these two makes it impossible to deceive him. Instead of wasting his time, he might as well save some energy and conserve his strength.
Time passed little by little, the sun became hotter and hotter, and Luo Andeli, who was trying to conserve his energy but was instead dehydrated by the sun, was trying to move to the corner with a dizzy head.
However, there was no shadow in the yard at noon. No matter how he moved, he could not escape the scorching sunlight. Instead, the loss of strength made his discomfort worse.
With the loss of blood and exposure to the sun, Luo Andeli was like a salted fish about to be dried. His consciousness became increasingly blurred and the pain all over his body became more and more unbearable. His mouth was so dry that he could faintly taste the fishy taste of iron.
He never expected that Luo Andeli would end up being sunburned to death, he thought to himself in confusion.
When the cool water fell into his mouth, Luo Andeli even thought it was a near-death hallucination.
Jiaojiao, who had been squatting in front of Luo Andeli for some time, was now carefully poking his cracked lips with her index finger.
Jiaojiao knew that this was proof of thirst, because his mouth looked like this when he was very thirsty.
After poking Luo Andeli's mouth, Jiaojiao picked up the cup of water in her hand and stood on tiptoe with difficulty to pour water into his mouth.
After having water poured into his face and nose, Luo Andeli was forced to open his green eyes due to the feeling of suffocation and looked at the child in front of him who was trying to kill him by pouring water into his mouth.
He tilted his head with great effort to pour out the water in his nasal cavity, and said in a hoarse voice: "Are you really stupid, or are you pretending to be stupid and want to take advantage of this opportunity to kill me?"
Hearing his words, Jiaojiao blinked blankly, obviously not understanding what he said at all. Seeing this, Luo Andeli felt a tightness in his heart. This little brat was really too irritating.
Her eyes fell on his frown, Jiaojiao tilted her head, sat on the ground holding the empty water cup, and buried her head in taking something out of the small pocket on her belly.
After taking out three leaves, two small pieces of wood, a pacifier, and three candy wrappers, he finally took out a candy.
After taking out the candy she wanted, Jiaojiao put the leaves, wooden blocks, pacifier and candy wrappers she had taken out earlier back into her pocket one by one, then stood up with her hands on the ground.
Jiaojiao stood up, peeled off the candy in her hand, stuffed the colorful candy into her pocket, and tiptoed to put the candy into Luo Andeli's mouth.
Luo Andeli, who was dizzy from the sun, didn't care what he stuffed into his mouth and took it in.
As the sweet taste spread from his mouth, a flash of clarity came into Luo Andeli's confused mind. He opened his green eyes and looked at the child who was standing on tiptoe in front of him and rubbed his eyebrows with his tender white hands.
Jiaojiao rubbed it and said softly: "No~"
For some reason, Luo Andeli suddenly seemed to understand what he said.
He said, it's not uncomfortable.
In Jiaojiao's world, frowning is a sign of discomfort.
Oh.
Luo Andeli chuckled in his heart and slid his tongue around the candy in his mouth.
This little brat is not that stupid. He knows how to please people. Most importantly, he pleases the right people.
Once this matter is resolved, with him around, this kid can at least walk around the outer city freely.
After feeding her water and candy, Jiaojiao squatted back in front of the door holding the cup and waited for her father.
The sun gradually set in the west. During this time, Jiaojiao brought water to Luo Andeli several times. She took the cup from the small coffee table his father placed for him, and the water was collected from the sink in the bathroom.
It was not until the fourth time he passed by the living room that Jiaojiao saw the water dispenser on the side. He stared at the water dispenser in front of him and tilted his head. He thought for a long time before he remembered that his father said to get drinking water from here.
He looked at the water in his hand, then looked at the water dispenser, turned around and ran into the bathroom to pour the water, then returned to the water dispenser, stepped on a small stool and tiptoed to get the water.
The water this time is different from the previous times, it has a light sweetness.
Luo Andeli, who had enough strength to sit up, looked at the cup of water in his hand and thought.
Jiaojiao, who had been standing obediently by his side waiting for him to finish drinking the water, took the empty cup from his hand, went back to the living room and filled it with water before squatting back at the door.
The light of dusk poured down from the sky. Yin Zheng, who was walking back in the light, smelled the almost non-existent smell of blood in the air as soon as he entered Yongxiang. The look on his face suddenly became ugly and terrifying, and he immediately quickened his pace to rush to his residence.
The moment he stepped into the yard, Yin Zheng's eyes locked onto Luo Andeli in the corner. The murderous intent in his eyes was as sharp as a knife, so sharp that Luo Andeli, who was exposed to his sight, could hardly breathe.
At that moment, the shadow of death once again loomed over him.
Jiaojiao, who was squatting at the door, saw her father coming back. She immediately picked up the full cup of water beside her and ran over, her voice soft and full of joy: "Daddy, have some water."
Hearing his voice, Yin Zheng suppressed the fear that was sweeping over him, bent down and carefully looked at Jiaojiao's gaze as she looked up at him.
The eyes that met Yin Zheng's eyes were dark and bright, with obvious joy in them, without the slightest fear or grievance.
After confirming this, Yin Zheng suppressed the murderous intent that was surging in his body, reached out to take the half cup of water from Jiaojiao's hand, and drank it.
After seeing her father drink the water, Jiaojiao looked down at her clothes that were wet by the water splashed from the cup.
He stretched out his little hand and patted it, then nonchalantly took out the bottle from his pocket in front of his belly and handed it to Yin Zheng: "Daddy, drink."
This is Jiaojiao’s lunch milk. He still remembered to leave half for his father.
Yin Zheng bent down and skillfully took the bottle from his hand, then reached out and touched the back of his head.
Jiaojiao, who was praised, smiled and hugged his calf, looking up and saying, "Daddy, Jiaojiao is good."
"Yeah." Yin Zheng responded softly, placing the water cup in his hand. He held the bottle in his mouth and said slowly, "Put the water cup back."
"Okay." Jiaojiao responded and walked into the house with the cup of water in both hands.
After Jiaojiao left, Yin Zheng's gaze fell on Luo Andeli.
He should have returned long ago, but when he was leaving the Endless Sea, he saw two young men about to die at the hands of aliens. One of the young men had dark, round eyes that inexplicably reminded him of Jiaojiao at home, so he saved him.
Of course, the rescue was not in vain. Among a pile of expensive thank-you gifts, he picked out a smart plush bear that was almost as tall as Jiaojiao and brought it back for Jiaojiao to play with.
After hearing the two teenagers say that the toy was brought back for their younger sister, Yin Zheng took it for himself without hesitation.
Luo Andeli, staring directly at Yin Zheng, was in great distress. Under the circumstances, he should have presented his worth to Yin Zheng and negotiated with him, hoping to gain a better chance of survival. Or perhaps explain that he hadn't been there on purpose and had no ill intentions towards the child.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see how much Yin Zheng valued that child, not to mention that the child actually called Yin Zheng "Dad"?!
But Luo Andeli couldn't talk about it, nor could he open his mouth. It wasn't because of face or anything, but mainly because he was afraid that he would laugh as soon as he opened his mouth.
Because of the unfriendly face and sharp eyes of Yin Zheng in front of him, who made people feel very oppressive, he was holding a bottle of milk in his mouth...
Who could understand the torment he was going through right now? It was like seeing a ferocious wolf hunting with a bottle in its mouth.
Your character is ruined! Do you know that? Bro, your character is ruined!!!
In the end, Luo Andeli, who didn't even open his mouth to fight for himself, was thrown out of the courtyard wall by Yin Zheng.
Yin Zheng originally wanted to deal with him, but in the end he did not do so. One reason was that he did not know whether this person had sent Jiaojiao away before, or had made any arrangements in secret.
Secondly, this person doesn't look simple. If he is dealt with, Yin Zheng cannot guarantee that no one will come to retaliate later.
If it were the Yin Zheng of the past, he wouldn't care about these things, but now with Jiaojiao, he has to pay attention.
Outside the wall, Luo Andeli, who was face down on the ground, grimaced and spat out a mouthful of blood. He climbed up from the ground panting, leaned his back against the wall and grinned.
Does God know how shocked he was when he heard the child call Yin Zheng "Dad"?
Even now, he was still a little dazed. That monster Yin Zheng actually had a child?! Such an adorable child, even if a little silly, but that couldn't hide the fact that the child was indeed adorable.
And Yin Zheng, a freak who has been fighting underground boxing since he was five years old and has no fear, love or pity, actually drinks milk from a bottle?
This is a shock no less than the alien species invading the city!
But if it were him, it would make sense to name the child Jiao Jiao.
After all, he is an unkind person!
Inside the house, Jiaojiao put away the water cup and looked at the empty yard. She raised her hand and pointed to where Luo Andeli had been lying before: "Dad, ah."
Yin Zheng took the bottle out of his mouth, carried Jiaojiao back to the room to change clothes, and then placed the bear in front of Jiaojiao and said, "He's gone."
"Oh." Jiaojiao nodded and focused her attention on the little bear in front of her who was as tall as herself.
He pointed at the little bear, looked up and asked his father: "Jiaojiao?"
After seeing Yin Zheng nod, Jiaojiao's eyes curved and she said seriously, "Hello, Dad."
Yin Zheng reached out and poked his serious little face: "I'm going to cook, you play for a while."
"Uh-huh."
…
In the kitchen, Yin Zheng looked at the two processed pigeons and started to search online for instructions on how to cook them.
The most popular dish online is braised pigeon. It is said that the pigeon cooked in this way has tender meat and is suitable for both young and old. The remaining soup can be mixed with two bowls of rice.
After selecting the recipe, Yin Zheng followed the online tutorial step by step very rigorously, while thinking about adding defenses to the yard.
He has great killing power and is never afraid of others looking for trouble. Few people dare to confront him, so his residence has no defense.
Now that he had Jiaojiao, he still didn't have any defensive measures out of habit.
Fortunately, the person who came in today didn't cause any harm to Jiaojiao for various reasons, but what about next time? Who can guarantee that the next person who breaks in won't cause harm to the child?
Until now, the fear in Yin Zheng's heart has not dissipated.
Outside the living room, Jiaojiao was circling around the little bear, touching the little bear's ears and nose with her little hands curiously. As she was touching, she didn't know where she touched, but the furry little bear in front of her suddenly took two steps forward and headed towards Jiaojiao who was standing in front of her.
Jiaojiao was suddenly knocked to the ground and was stunned for a moment. When he saw the little bear rushing towards him with his head down, as if he wanted to butt him, he immediately got up from the ground and ran to the kitchen: "Daddy, little daddy~"
Yin Zheng rushed out of the kitchen after hearing the noise and saw Jiaojiao being chased by a stuffed bear of the same height as her.
“………”
He bent down to catch the staggering child, and just as he picked him up, the little bear chasing him hit its head on Yin Zheng's leg.
"Daddy, ahhhhhh~" Jiaojiao, terrified, sat on Yin Zheng's arm with tears in her eyes. She pointed pitifully at the little bear on the ground that kept bumping into Yin Zheng's calf, and cried out in frustration, unable to speak clearly.
Yin Zheng glanced at the little bear on the ground and remembered the hesitant expressions of the two teenagers when they saw him choose the little bear.
The two teenagers probably not only gave toys to their sister, but also had the intention of playing a prank.
After quietly listening to Jiaojiao's complaint, Yin Zheng bent down and pressed the button on the back of the little bear. The little bear, which had been bumping into his legs, immediately calmed down and returned to its previous motionless state.
Jiaojiao, who got down from her father's arms, pursed her lips, looked at Yin Zheng and then at the little bear. She pulled Yin Zheng's trouser legs with her little hands before she mustered up the courage to step forward and push the little bear over.
After pushing it away, Jiaojiao looked up at Yin Zheng and explained seriously, "It's broken."
"Yeah, it's broken." Yin Zheng agreed with him, picked up the little bear and put it aside, then picked up Jiaojiao and put him on the sofa, rubbing his head: "I'll give you a new one and buy you another toy."
After comforting the child, Yin Zheng returned to the kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot, and saw a pot of black stuff that was unrecognizable.
“………”
He snapped the lid of the pot shut and turned his head expressionlessly to look at the last dove on the chopping board not far away.
Finally, a pot of porridge was served on the table again, but the difference was that this pot of porridge contained shredded meat which was not there before.
At the dinner table, Yin Zheng glanced at Jiaojiao who was eating with relish, and felt a little relieved.
Very good, the child is not picky about food at all and is very easy to raise!
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