Xu Lulu could only cry, so Xu Sheng could only pick up his daughter and coax her, "Lulu, what's wrong? Tell Daddy, did you fall?"
"Waaah, I didn't fall, there's a monster! Daddy, she's a monster!"
Xu Lulu pointed to Zhuzhu, who was staring blankly at them from the other side of the pool, and the boy she had saved.
The boy was Fu Yi, the youngest son of the town's magistrate.
When Xu Sheng saw that it was Zhuzhu, he smiled and comforted his daughter, saying, "Don't talk nonsense, that's little sister Zhuzhu."
“She’s not my sister, she’s a monster. Daddy, she can fly, she’s a monster.” Xu Lulu stopped crying and shouted that Zhuzhu was a monster.
At this time, more and more people gathered in the outer courtyard. Xu Chong, Xu Yue, and Zhou Lin also came out when they heard Lulu crying.
Li Mai and Zhou Quan naturally heard it too, and seeing everyone coming this way, the two of them had no choice but to come over as well.
When they arrived, Zhou Lin was already asking what had happened.
One of the older children then recounted what had just happened.
When Li Mai heard that Zhu Zhu did it to save that child, she understood.
She smiled, reached out and patted Lulu's head, comforting her with a smile, "Lulu, that's not a monster, nor is it flying, that's light-footed skill. Don't be afraid, look, Auntie can fly too."
After speaking, Li Mai used her light-footed skill to fly towards Zhu Zhu, picked up one of Zhu Zhu and one of Fu Yi, and flew back from the pool. After putting the two children down, she smiled at Xu Lulu again.
"See that, Lulu? Don't be afraid, this is kung fu, not monsters. Look at Sister Zhuzhu, isn't she the same as you, without any extra parts? Monsters have tails." Li Mai said to Xu Lulu with a smile.
Xu Lulu was stunned. It was kung fu! And it was that powerful?
She looked at her father with disbelief, then at her mother.
Xu Sheng and his second wife were so embarrassed they wanted to disappear into the ground.
"I'm sorry, no one in our family knows kung fu. This child has never seen what light-body kung fu looks like, so she made a fool of herself. I'm sorry, Zhuzhu." Xu Sheng apologized to Zhuzhu with a face full of shame.
"It's okay, it's okay, Sister Lulu doesn't know!" Zhuzhu smiled at Lulu.
Everyone smiled kindly, and fearing that their own children would embarrass them, they all led their children to the garden to admire the flowers.
Deep down, everyone looked at Li Mai with new respect. They hadn't expected that this Mrs. Zhou, who was rumored to know some martial arts, would be so skilled, using her light-footed technique so easily while carrying two children.
The town magistrate and Yun Chang had just finished discussing matters with Yun Chang when they arrived and overheard people talking about him, including his son. He ran into his son and asked him what had happened.
He quickly went to Zhuzhu again to thank her for saving his son.
Zhuzhu said there was no need to thank her, that the young man was a guest, and that it would be the family's fault if something happened to a guest in their home.
Seeing how sensible, articulate, and quick-witted Zhuzhu was, and how skilled she was in medicine and martial arts at such a young age, the town magistrate suddenly had an idea: to arrange a marriage between Zhuzhu and Zhou Quan.
However, he was too embarrassed to say this directly to Zhou Quan, so he planned to ask Yun Chang after the banquet.
However, when he met Yun Chang's shrewd and sharp eyes, he ultimately didn't dare to say it, afraid that the prince would think he wanted to curry favor with him. He decided to ask Zhou Quan later when he had the chance.
After the banquet ended, the guests left one after another. Only after seeing all the guests off did the family return home to rest.
Yanbao and Yubao were happy all morning and noon today, and now they're fast asleep again.
Li Mai and Zhu Zhu sat on the tatami mat to rest. She touched her head and asked her if she was tired.
Zhuzhu shook her head, "I'm not tired, I'm very happy, lots of kids are playing with me."
"You did the right thing today, and the rescue was timely, preventing a mistake. It would have been terrible if the town magistrate's son had fallen into our pond today." Li Mai solemnly thanked Zhu Zhu.
"Hehe, that's what I thought back then too, because people would say that having a younger brother or sister is unlucky or something," Zhuzhu said with a chuckle.
When her father put her in charge of those children, he instructed her that she must not let any of them get into trouble in her own home, not even a fall. She listened to her father.
As the mother and daughter were talking, Zhou Quan returned with a plate of snacks.
"Mother says this is called ice cream, let you two try some." Zhou Quan placed it on the small table on the couch and sat down next to Li Mai.
It's actually a crystal pastry made with glutinous rice flour. It's soft and chewy, and tastes delicious when it's cooled down.
Watching the mother and daughter eat their snacks, he praised Zhuzhu again for doing the right thing today.
"Zhuzhu did a great job today. What do you want? Your parents will give you a reward," Li Mai asked Zhuzhu with a smile.
"Can I sleep with my younger brother and sister?" Zhuzhu asked expectantly.
"Is this the reward you wanted?" Li Mai asked her.
Zhuzhu nodded.
“Okay, but if you’re sleeping next to your younger siblings, remember not to roll over on them. They’re still small, their bones are still soft, and they can’t take being crushed.” Li Mai hadn’t expected her to ask to sleep with her younger siblings.
Upon hearing the mother and daughter's words, Zhou Quan immediately had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, when night fell, Li Mai slept alone on the couch by the window while his mother and four children slept in his bed.
Between Limai and Zhuzhu were two babies. They had slept for two hours in the afternoon and were now very energetic.
The two children looked at Zhuzhu and then at Limai, calling out happily.
In no time, the two of them were lying down next to Zhuzhu's stomach and legs.
Zhuzhu was afraid they would fall and hit their heads, so she used her hands to protect them from behind.
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