Looking at this scene of family reunion, Qiao Zhen wiped away an unfounded tear from the corner of her eye with her finger. "It's really touching."
"Squeak squeak squeak!" [My silver! My two hundred taels of silver! Do you know how many melon seeds two hundred taels can buy?! My heart aches so much (?﹏?)]
Qiao Zhen slapped the little hamster to the ground. "How dare you say that? Who replaced the silver in my brocade pouch with melon seed shells?"
"Squeak squeak..." The little hamster seemed a little guilty, its eyes darting left and right.
Qiao Zhen took out a yellowed piece of paper from his pocket, on which appeared several large characters: "Mission No. 1899 of the Eastern Human Realm has been successfully completed."
At the very bottom of the paper was a line of smaller print: "Please return to Venus in the Heavenly Court as soon as possible after completing your mission, Fairy Qiao Zhen."
"Why do we need to report to Venus? Shouldn't we report to the Old Man of the Moon?" Qiao Zhen asked the little hamster that had climbed back onto her shoulder.
"Squeak squeak squeak." [How would I know? I'll go and see for myself. But the melon seeds from Venus are even more fragrant than those from the Old Man Under the Moon.] The little hamster was so happy just thinking about it that it rolled around on Qiao Zhen's shoulder, but just as it was about to fall off, it grabbed a strand of Qiao Zhen's hair and climbed back up.
Qiao Zhen couldn't bear to shatter its beautiful dream, so she simply walked into the alley and, when no one was around, her figure had already disappeared from the spot.
She rode a cloud of seven-colored Mary Sue hues to the palace of Venus, only to find a child eating cheap, low-quality candies from the Venus brand. A flood of bitter tears welled up in her eyes; even the candies a mere servant could eat were far superior to the ones she had painstakingly earned throughout the year.
"Squeak squeak squeak." [Zhenzhen, hit him! Let him show off his candy beans! But I really want Taibai Jinxing's melon seeds.] The little hamster rubbed its two little paws expectantly, its eyes, already squinted into slits, becoming even less visible.
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