The mournful cry of the mother brown bear echoed in Xu Lai's mind.
That powerless and desperate sound reminded her of the scene in her previous life where she watched helplessly as her uncle's family used knives to cut flesh off her and her brother.
Looking at the little creature sleeping soundly in her arms, completely unaware that its mother had been brutally murdered by humans, she reached out and gently stroked its head.
Back in their apartment building, the two families carried the nearly 1,000 kilograms of firewood they had brought back home, amidst the envious and jealous glances of many residents.
The firewood was divided equally between the two families, just like before.
"Lai Lai, are you really going to raise this brown bear cub?"
Back home, Xu Lai rubbed her sore arms and, without resting, took out the brown bear cub from her arms.
Song Qiu'e and Xu Chao were also seeing such a small brown bear cub for the first time, and they curiously gathered around.
Xu Chao, in particular, still has the mindset of a child.
She even reached out and took the soft little thing from her sister's hand.
"Awoo~"
I don't know if it was because I left the warm and comfortable environment, or because I was hungry.
It kept moving around and making noise in Xu Chao's hands.
"Xiao Chao, you hold him for now, I'll go to my space to get some goat milk to make him some to drink!"
"Okay, sis, go ahead!"
Xu Chao was intrigued by the little creature and agreed without hesitation.
Xu Chao held the brown bear cub in one arm and gently stroked its head and belly with the other, carefully observing the little brown bear in his arms.
"Is this definitely a brown bear cub? Why does it look like a puppy?"
When Xu Lai took out a can of stockpiled goat milk powder from the space warehouse, she couldn't help but laugh when she heard her younger brother's question.
"Of course it's a brown bear cub. They can grow to seven or eight hundred pounds when they're adults!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Chao became even more excited.
He had wanted to keep a dog as a pet since he was a child, but his mother had no time or energy to take care of him and his sister, and she was also worried that if the dog accidentally bit someone, it would be even more difficult to deal with.
Therefore, Xu Jiangming's wish to own a dog has never been fulfilled.
Xu Lai mixed 200 ml of goat milk powder with warm water according to the instructions.
Since there were no baby bottles at home, Xu Lai thought of the piping bags they had bought before.
She poured the prepared milk powder into a piping bag, and then used scissors to cut a very small hole in the bottom of the piping bag.
"Xiao Chao, bring the brown bear cub over here, you can feed it now!"
Xu Lai placed the bottom of the piping bag into the brown bear cub's mouth, and at first it didn't know how to suck.
When Xu Lai squeezed a little bit of goat milk from the piping bag into its mouth, the brown bear cub, having tasted the goat milk, closed its eyes and began to suckle.
The siblings, one holding the other, were feeding her.
The brown bear cub was really hungry; it actually drank all 200 milliliters of goat milk in one go.
"Sis, is the little one full? Should we make some more?"
Xu Chao was worried that the little brown bear hadn't eaten enough, so he asked his older sister.
Xu Lai put down the piping bag, took the little brown bear cub, touched its bulging belly, and replied with a smile, "Its belly is bulging, it must be full!"
It has to be said that having a pet can really cultivate a child's sense of responsibility.
Her brother, a careless boy, was actually worried about whether the little brown bear cub had eaten enough!
"Lai Lai, are you really planning to raise this brown bear cub?"
Seeing his grandchildren treating the little one with such care, Xu Jiangming said with some concern.
In his second year of military service in the Kunlun Mountains, he witnessed firsthand the brutal scene of an adult brown bear eating a person.
Although this thing doesn't attack people unless provoked, what if it suddenly gets angry at some point?
For a large carnivore weighing 700-800 pounds, 800-900 pounds, or even over 1,000 pounds, attacking a person would be incredibly easy.
Xu Lai looked at the chubby little thing in her arms. There was floodwater everywhere outside. Not to mention that the zoo had long been destroyed, people were swept away by the flood and no one cared.
Besides, this little thing hasn't even opened its eyes yet!
"Second Uncle, brown bears are known for their high intelligence among animals. Let's try raising them again!"
"Second Uncle, as this natural disaster becomes more and more severe, our living environment will become more and more cruel. If we raise this guy to adulthood, ordinary people will not dare to mess with us easily!"
This is also a selfish aspect of Xu Lai's personality.
Xu Jiangming thought for a moment and then nodded.
This kid hasn't even opened his eyes yet, but the first thing he'll see when he does is someone from the Xu family.
If you raise it from a kitten, you'll always develop feelings for it.
Since the natural disaster caused by the torrential rain, Xu Haiguo and Song Qiu'e have always listened to her on important matters.
The same applies to this matter.
So in early July, the little thing officially settled down in the Xu family home.
Xu Lai took one of her old cotton-padded jackets and made a soft and comfortable nest for the little thing.
Xu Lai felt it was inappropriate to always call it "little thing" or "little bear cub," so she named it "Wanzi" (meaning "meatball").
Moreover, the name "Wanzi" perfectly suits the little princess's temperament.
Xu Lai did not hide the fact that she was raising Xiao Wanzi from the Xiao family.
Sometimes, when the Xiao family's patriarch and Li Qingya were bored, they would come over to check on Wanzi.
After staying at the Xu family's house for ten days, Wanzi finally opened her bear eyes.
At that moment, Xu Lai was gently wiping Wanzi's bottom with a warm, damp tissue to help it defecate.
Under Maruko's bottom was cat litter that Xu Lai had bought online before the natural disaster.
After defecating, Wanzi raised its head and opened its eyes, facing the familiar and comforting scent.
"Awoo~ Awoo~"
Xu Lai saw Wanzi looking at her with its two wet eyes, and she happily reached out and patted its head.
"Wow, Maruko's eyes are finally open!"
Xu Chao, who had just spent almost an hour practicing boxing in his room against the punching bag, came to the living room and saw Wanzi with her eyes open. He took off his boxing gloves with a look of surprise and reached out to pull Wanzi into his arms.
This commotion also attracted the attention of the other three people.
The family of five lingered around the meatballs, admiring them for a long time.
In early August, a month after Wanzi arrived at the Xu family, the heavy rain outside continued for a week, stopping for two days, then starting again for ten days or half a month.
It seems the heavy rain is just going to stay here.
At this time, the situation outside became increasingly severe, and the living environment for everyone became increasingly harsh.
Everywhere you look at the base of each building, you can see household garbage thrown down by residents.
Although every household could collect rainwater to flush their toilets, everyone was worried that floodwater would backflow into their homes through the sewers, so they all blocked the toilet drains.
Therefore, all kinds of household waste are thrown directly outside.
Fortunately, the prolonged rains caused the floods to wash some of the household waste away to other places.
In addition, the outside temperature was not high. Although Xu Lai could sometimes smell some strange odors when he went out in a speedboat or rubber boat, it was still bearable.
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