After Mu Ran sat down, Mu Jinnian also mounted his horse, and the three of them were a bit crowded on the horse.
Fortunately, the little dumpling is still young, otherwise the three of them would really not be able to fit.
Mu Jinnian picked up the reins and joked:
"Little dumpling, you're getting fatter and fatter! Your brother's horse can't even carry you anymore!"
No girl likes being told she's fat, and young girls are no exception.
The little dumpling pouted and said angrily, "Hmph, I'm getting so skinny I'm practically a bamboo pole!"
Mu Jinnian laughed loudly, kicked the horse's belly, and led the two towards the Mu family.
Fulingguo Fairy and Qiuqiu nestled comfortably in the cloth bag under the saddle.
Mu Ran felt the strong and muscular Mu Jinnian behind her, who still carried a faint fragrance of plum blossoms.
Mu Ran felt her face burning hot. She stiffened and didn't dare to move.
Mu Ran's mind was racing with all sorts of thoughts—could his teasing remark just now actually be referring to her being fat?
Mu Ran immediately sucked in her stomach and decided to eat less from now on.
Upon arriving at the Mu family's gate, Mu Jinnian dismounted and first took the little dumpling down from his horse.
The little dumpling had barely touched the ground when she saw her father and grandfather running over with her three older brothers.
"Oh, my little darling, come here to your grandfather." The old Marquis walked briskly and opened his arms to the little dumpling.
The little dumpling saw her grandfather and ran happily into his arms.
She whispered in her grandfather's ear:
"Grandfather, I miss you so much, so, so much, so much."
The old Marquis was so excited by his beloved granddaughter's words that he kissed her cheek passionately.
“Oh, my dear granddaughter, Grandpa has missed you so much. Let Grandpa see you quickly.”
The old marquis cupped the little dumpling's face and said with heartache, "Are you hungry? Grandfather feels you've gotten thinner these past few days!"
Mu Jinnian had just helped Mu Ran down when he heard the old marquis's words and stepped forward helplessly, saying:
“Grandfather, look at her tummy, it’s so round and full. She hasn’t lost any weight at all; she’s actually gained a lot.”
The little dumpling looked at Mu Jinnian with a resentful expression.
That stinky brother, he said she was fat again.
The old marquis glared at Mu Jinnian, then grabbed the little boy's hand and said to him:
"Go away! I think there's something wrong with your eyes now!"
"Look at my little granddaughter's thin hands, she's not chubby at all!"
"That's right, that's right, I'm almost as thin as a bamboo pole!" The little dumpling nestled in the old marquis's arms and echoed.
Mu Jinnian pinched her little face.
"I've never seen a bamboo pole as thick as yours before!"
The old marquis, displeased, immediately slapped his hand away.
“You’re such a bad older brother! Come on, baby, Grandpa will take you home. We won’t play with your bad brother anymore.”
The old marquis put on a smiling face when he saw the little dumpling and picked her up with one hand.
Seeing this, Mu Jinnian quickly said to his father:
"Dad, my sister ate four sugar buns and drank two bowls of porridge tonight. After dinner, she also ate three apples and four bananas. Her stomach is bloated right now."
"She needs to get down and walk around, otherwise she won't be able to digest her food properly when she goes to sleep."
Mu Tingzheng listened with wide eyes, never expecting his daughter to have such a big appetite, just like him when he was a child!
Mu Ting caught up with the old Marquis and said:
"Dad, let Tuanzi come down and walk around. She ate too much tonight and can't digest it."
The little dumpling was lazily nestled in his grandfather's arms, but as soon as he heard that he was to get down, he immediately hugged his grandfather's neck tightly.
She said in a spoiled tone, "Grandpa, my legs hurt."
The little guy is tired after a long day and is now feeling lazy.
Upon hearing his granddaughter's soft voice, the old Marquis forgot everything else.
He pushed Mu Tingzheng away and said, "Go away, you little kid, why are you leaving? What's wrong with me holding you for a while?"
His beloved granddaughter was separated from her mother since birth and suffered for four years, but he was not by her side!
The old marquis felt that no matter what he did now, he could not make up for the four years that were missing.
Even if the emperor himself came today, he wouldn't be able to take his little granddaughter out of his arms!
Knowing his father's stubborn temper well, Mu Ting had no choice but to change his approach and say to the little dumpling:
"Baby, do you feel bloated and uncomfortable? If you do, get down and walk around."
The little dumpling ate quite a lot tonight, and her stomach is bloated right now.
But she was exhausted from collecting soul blood and saving Mu Ran today, and her little feet were indeed sore.
The little dumpling looked at Mu Tingzheng with its big, bright eyes and said pitifully:
"Father, I'm a little tired."
Mu Tingzheng's heart immediately softened, and he could no longer bear to let his daughter down.
"Alright, let's go back to our room and rest. Daddy will go back with you."
Mu Jinnian sighed. In the end, her father and grandfather couldn't resist her sister's coquettish charm.
Mu Jinnian had no choice but to have his servants prepare hawthorn pills and digestive aids.
"Young Master Mu...where shall I rest tonight?"
A very soft sound suddenly came from behind, and Mu Jinnian then remembered that Mu Ran was still there.
Mu Jinnian: "Come with me. I'll take you to the Mu family's guest room for now, and my sister will settle you in tomorrow."
Mu Ran nodded and followed Mu Jinnian with her eyes lowered.
...
In the dead of night, everyone in the Mu family was asleep, except for the patrolling guards.
Suddenly, a child's cry shattered the tranquility.
"Waaaaah, Daddy, my tummy... my tummy's on fire!"
Upon hearing Xiao Tuanzi's voice, Mu Tingzheng immediately sat up from the bed and rushed to his daughter's room across the street.
The servants on night watch immediately lit the candles in the room.
The little dumpling, her eyes red from crying, clutched her stomach and sobbed as she spoke to Mu Tingzheng:
"Daddy, my stomach is on fire!"
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