Hua Hua's return made the Sheng family's morning exceptionally lively.
Sheng Xitai and Chen Feng, who usually slept until six o'clock every day and only got up after being urged three or four times by Zhang Shuzhen, jumped out of bed without anyone calling them after hearing the noise in the outer room and went to play with Huahua.
After breakfast, these few lingered around Huahua and didn't want to leave.
If Zhou Qinglan hadn't glared at them and scolded them one by one, those kids would definitely have been late this morning.
"Mom, we'll be going now. We'll come back at noon and cook together."
Zhou Qinglan greeted Zhang Shuzhen, kissed her son, and then led the children out the door, heading straight for the school.
When Sheng Xinhua saw his mother leave, he whined and was unhappy.
Upon seeing this, Sheng Xiping simply took his son out to see the big tiger.
Sheng Xinhua had seen his own dog and his neighbor's cat, but he had never seen a tiger.
He was overjoyed to suddenly see such a big cat and twisted his body to try and reach out to Hua Hua.
"Huahua, this is my son, Sheng Xinhua. Oh my, your names are a bit similar."
Sheng Xiping squatted down next to Huahua while holding his son, and said with a smile.
For nearly a year, Hua Hua lived in the wild, where the environment was harsh and full of dangers.
Hua Hua is still a cub and must remain vigilant at all times in order to adapt to life in the wild.
But the Sheng family is different. This is where Hua Hua has lived since she was a child, and it is the place where she can feel most at ease.
So when Hua Hua returned to the Sheng family home, she was very relaxed and just lay lazily on the ground.
The kids were making such a ruckus just now, and Huahua didn't even get up; she just lay there letting the kids rub her.
At this moment, Sheng Xiping brought the child over, and Hua Hua propped up her two front legs, half-sitting, and then stretched her head to sniff Sheng Xiping's arms.
Babies who haven't been weaned all have a milky smell.
Ordinary people may not be able to smell it, but for animals, especially felines, the smell is very noticeable.
Some say that cats are animals that respect the elderly and love the young, especially children in the family. Later, some people said that cats like the milky smell of children, so they are happy to be close to children.
Moreover, most cats are quite tolerant of children, no matter how much they are mistreated.
It's hard to say whether there's any scientific basis for this claim, but Hua Hua's behavior clearly shows that she really likes Sheng Xinhua.
After smelling Sheng Xinhua, it gently nudged Sheng Xinhua twice with its big head.
Sheng Xinhua was overjoyed and danced with joy. The child's little hands were quick, and he grabbed the fur on Hua Hua's head with the character "王" on it.
"Hey, you little rascal, why are you still grabbing Huahua's fur? No, let go right now."
Sheng Xiping was terrified when he saw this. No matter how docile Hua Hua was, it was still the king of the forest. How could anyone grab a tiger's head right away?
Isn't this like an old man eating poison, getting tired of living?
Sheng Xiping quickly raised his hand, coaxing his son to let go, and then taught him to touch with his hands instead of grabbing.
Throughout the entire process, Hua Hua didn't react at all, only squinting her eyes and making gurgling sounds, as if she was enjoying it.
"Oh dear, give me the child right now! Xinhua's hands are so rough, what if he hurts Huahua again?"
Zhang Shuzhen had just finished tidying up the table when she came out of the east room and saw Sheng Xiping and his son playing with the big cat. Zhang Shuzhen quickly went over and took Xiao Xinhua away.
"Hurry up and skin off those wolf and lynx pelts and clean them up. If the meat is edible, keep it; if not, feed it to Huahua or the dog."
You'll be going to work soon, don't let it interfere with your work.
Little Xinhua was reluctantly carried into the east room by his grandmother. As they walked, the little guy kept making "ah ah" sounds and waving his little hands toward Huahua.
That means he hasn't had enough of the big cat yet.
Hua Hua, who was lying on the ground, stopped lying there and followed Zhang Shuzhen into the east room.
Zhang Shuzhen sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and Huahua lay next to her, rubbing her head against Zhang Shuzhen's leg and making soft whimpering noises.
Sheng Xinhua became even more restless in his grandmother's arms, struggling desperately to reach Hua Hua and wanting to play with her.
"Huahua, come up on the kang (heated brick bed) and play with Xinhua. He likes you."
Seeing this, what could Zhang Shuzhen do? She could only put Sheng Xinhua on the kang (a heated brick bed) and turn to Huahua, saying something.
When Hua Hua was little, she loved to climb onto the kang (a heated brick bed). She would often jump onto the kang to play with Sheng Xitai and Chen Feng when Zhang Shuzhen wasn't paying attention.
So when she heard Zhang Shuzhen's words, Huahua stood up, put her front legs lightly on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and climbed onto the kang without much effort.
After Hua Hua got on the kang (heated brick bed), she didn't move around much. She just lay down on the kang, exposing her belly.
Ignoring everything else, Sheng Xinhua struggled to break free from Zhang Shuzhen's embrace, crawled to Hua Hua's side using both hands and feet, and lay down right next to her.
The little head rested directly on Huahua's front legs, using Huahua as a pillow.
Zhang Shuzhen shook her head and sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) watching the tiger and the child.
She dared not stray too far. Sheng Xinhua was behaving himself right now, but who could guarantee he wouldn't misbehave later?
What if he misbehaves and scratches Huahua's fur, hurting Huahua and making her bite him?
Even if Hua Hua is docile, she's still a wild tiger, and she still has a temper. We can't be careless about her.
Zhang Shuzhen watched over the tiger and the cub inside the house, while Sheng Xiping quickly skinned the lynx and the wolf in the outer room.
After a whole night, the meat was indeed mushy and had a foul odor.
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