Chapter 127 (First Release)...
His purpose was clear, and his actions were swift.
It's hard to imagine that such a thing could be done by a child who is not even ten years old.
Ning Wanwan looked at the small boat with some disbelief.
Xiao Zhou remained calm, his face expressionless, as if he didn't think he had done anything particularly outrageous.
"You just need to not object."
"You don't need to do anything else; I'll clear the obstacles for you."
As long as Ning Wanwan doesn't explicitly refuse, he will assume she agrees and will be able to remove all obstacles before reaching their destination as quickly as possible.
Ning Wanwan was still a little dazed and didn't notice that Xiao Zhou had already cleaned the room floor.
"Ning Wanwan, is this okay?" Xiao Zhou asked, tilting her head back, and took the rag from her hand that she was about to use to wipe the table.
Still not fully conscious, Ning Wanwan glanced at the ground subconsciously: "Okay..."
She was shocked; it was so clean!
Xiao Zhou... is quite strong in every respect.
Ning Wanwan looked at Xiaozhou again and found that without her saying anything, Xiaozhou had already obediently taken the rag and continued cleaning the room.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
In other words, she was initially surprised and even felt a sense of unfamiliarity with Xiaozhou's unusually childlike behavior, but now that the other person was so well-behaved and self-disciplined, she was speechless...
Oh well, I guess I'm just overreacting. In such a harsh world, it's normal for kids to mature early...
Although, like other minors in the village, such as Jeremy and others, even though they were much older than Xiaozhou, they didn't seem to be much more mature or composed...
Perhaps Xiaozhou is an exception.
Ning Wanwan didn't think about it anymore; feeling drowsy, she just wanted to get the room tidied up as soon as possible. Xiao Zhou had been helping out the whole time; in fact, it could be said that he did most of the work.
"Alright, get some rest tonight."
Ning Wanwan finished making the bed, stood up, pursed her lips, and smiled as naturally and kindly as possible as she spoke to Xiao Zhou.
"Hmm." Xiao Zhou, who was making the bed with Ning Wanwan, stopped what she was doing, looked at Ning Wanwan, and then added in a low voice.
"Ning Wanwan, see you tomorrow."
When Ning Wanwan left to return to her room, she could still see that Xiao Zhou's room door was not closed, and warm yellow light was leaking out of the room.
The child, with white hair and gray eyes, who seemed to be sculpted from ice and snow, stood there quietly watching her in the dim light, as if he would keep watching her as long as she was in his sight.
Ning Wanwan had a vague feeling that she saw a strong longing in the other person's silvery-gray inorganic pupils.
But as I walked forward and the distance increased, that strange feeling seemed to be gently blown away by the wind, leaving only a faint trace.
...
When Ning Wanwan woke up the next day, she was only wearing thin clothes, and as soon as she got out of bed, she felt a stronger chill than before.
"It's so cold. Speaking of which, the expected blizzard time has passed. Does that mean it's not coming...?"
Ning Wanwan shrank back into bed, got dressed, and went to the window to look at the view outside.
The snow outside was still falling as expected, but it wasn't heavy, and the wind was also okay, not as bad as the snowstorm when Ning Wanwan and Ansil were trapped in a cave in the wild.
Ning Wanwan sincerely hoped that this blizzard would not come.
Looking at the dark sky, Ning Wanwan felt as if something was brewing.
After tidying her clothes, Ning Wanwan got up and bumped into Xiao Zhou as soon as she stepped out of her room.
"Good morning, Ning Wanwan," Xiao Zhou said to Ning Wanwan.
Seeing unfamiliar people in the house, Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment before realizing that Xiao Zhou was temporarily living under the same roof as her and Ansel.
"Good morning, Xiaozhou." Ning Wanwan responded somewhat awkwardly and went to the sink to wash up.
"By the way, Xiaozhou, have you washed up yet?"
"not yet."
"Okay, then I'll find you a new set of toiletries. I forgot about it last night..."
After Ning Wanwan finished washing up, she asked Xiao Zhou to wash her face and clean herself, while she stood in the kitchen and started preparing breakfast.
Normally it's just her and Ansel. Ansel doesn't care much about food, so Ning Wanwan is quite casual about it. But now that there's a small boat, Ning Wanwan suddenly feels a little nervous.
Children's food is very important! They need to get enough nutrition! I've heard some children are picky eaters…
Ning Wanwan felt she couldn't just give a perfunctory answer any longer. She rummaged through the cabinet and actually found a handwritten cookbook. The first dish on it was a nourishing fish soup.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Ning Wanwan seemed to know whose cookbook it was.
Without hesitation, Ning Wanwan turned the page on how to make fish soup and tried to find a type of food that was simple and quick to make. She quickly found one.
"Toasted bread... toasted for a bit, it's good to eat it warm, and there just happens to be some bread in the cupboard..."
That's right, Ning Wanwan still secretly took a shortcut and found the most suitable, convenient, and foolproof thing for her.
Thinking about this, Ning Wanwan felt a little guilty.
There was nothing I could do; either the other dishes in Ansel's cookbook were too complicated to make, or I didn't have the ingredients I had at home.
Fortunately, when Xiao Zhou finished washing up and came over, she saw Ning Wanwan baking bread. She didn't complain at all and obediently watched from the side, taking in every movement and step of Ning Wanwan's work.
Ning Wanwan felt that the toast was a bit monotonous, so she took out some jam to spread and cut some fruit.
However, fruit was so scarce that even after taking out all the remaining fruit, Ning Wanwan only had one plate.
"Xiao Zhou, you can eat now," Ning Wanwan said to Xiao Zhou.
Xiao Zhou hummed in agreement, her snow-white eyelashes drooping as her gaze fell on the menu on the table: "May I look at this?"
“Of course,” Ning Wanwan replied, assuming that Xiao Zhou had become curious.
Xiao Zhou opened the recipe and began to read it carefully.
Ning Wanwan thought for a moment, picked up a piece of warm toast and handed it to Xiaozhou. Xiaozhou obediently put down the recipe and took it with both hands. Then, she ate it at a steady pace while continuing to look at the recipe.
Ning Wanwan has started thinking about whether she should buy some fairy tale books suitable for children.
"Wanwan, why are you up so early? Didn't I tell you not to prepare breakfast..."
Ansel walked out of his room yawning, and his face immediately darkened when he saw Xiaozhou sitting at the table.
What is he doing here?
Ning Wanwan: "...Have you lost your memory? You personally agreed to let him stay yesterday."
Ansel scratched his head, looking at Ning Wanwan who took it for granted, and said with a hint of annoyance, "No... I just mean, let him stay as a slave or servant or something."
"Wanwan, how could you let him sit at the table to eat?" Ansel said to Ning Wanwan, pointing at the small boat with dissatisfaction and grievance.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Listen to what you're saying. Is that even reasonable?
Ning Wanwan assumed Ansil was just being erratic again and didn't bother with him.
As soon as Ning Wanwan stopped talking, Ansel's attitude softened.
Ansel snuggled up to Ning Wanwan like he had no bones, clinging to her and refusing to get up: "Wanwan, listen to me, don't treat him like a human being, just abuse him badly. Besides, with that kind of thing, he might get more excited the more you do that to him."
Ning Wanwan said expressionlessly, "If it's really as you say, then I can't mistreat him even more."
Ansel paused for a moment, then realized, "Oh right, if you get him too excited, he'll cling to you even more."
Ning Wanwan: "..." You actually went along with that? He's still just a child!
And she just said it so casually, Ning Wanwan simply couldn't hear her.
Fortunately, Xiao Zhou, the person involved in the conversation, remained very calm, sitting there eating her bread at a leisurely pace.
Xiao Zhou was indeed born good-looking. The white-haired child with delicate and cute face sat there, holding a piece of bread that was almost the size of his face and nibbling on it bit by bit. He looked quite adorable.
But now he wasn't looking at the recipe anymore, and he ate his bread much slower. His silver-gray eyes were fixed on Ning Wanwan and Ansel, as if he was observing something.
Moreover, they were observing very carefully, showing a great attitude of learning.
Ning Wanwan coughed and tried to pull Ansel off her: "Don't talk, get off quickly."
Ansel glanced at the small boat, raised his eyebrows, and opened his mouth as if to say something. Ning Wanwan knew that what he was about to say was definitely not a good thing, so she picked up a piece of bread with a headache and quickly stuffed it into Ansel's mouth.
"Eat quickly, or it will get cold."
Ning Wanwan stuffed the food in a bit too quickly and almost bumped into Ansel's nose. She quickly came up with a rather high-sounding reason for her slightly rough behavior.
Ansel glanced at her with a hint of resentment, took a bite of bread, walked to the table with the bread in his mouth, sat down, spread jam on the bread, and ate it bite by bite.
Ning Wanwan glanced at the lethal amount of jam, her expression unchanged; after all, she wasn't eating it herself.
As Ansel ate, he suddenly thought of something, chuckled, and looked at Ning Wanwan with a smile.
Ning Wanwan became somewhat wary: "What are you going to do now?"
Ansel held up his fingertip: "Wanwan, look, you accidentally got a little too much on it, we can't waste it."
Then, his handsome face came closer, and his fingertips gently pressed against Ning Wanwan's lips, leaving a little bit of pink jam on the corner of the girl's mouth.
Ning Wanwan moved her lips, and she could almost taste the overly sweet flavor of the jam.
“…You can’t do that,” Ning Wanwan said.
He's up to his old tricks again. Ning Wanwan was almost used to Ansil's unpredictable little schemes, but she had never found an effective way to stop him.
Fortunately, he still had some sense of propriety and didn't stick his fingers inside... Actually, he had done that before, and Ning Wanwan got really angry and ignored him for several days before he restrained himself.
Ning Wanwan reached out to grab a tissue to wipe the jam off her lips when Xiao Zhou suddenly jumped off the chair and walked to Ning Wanwan's side.
Xiao Zhou looked at Ning Wanwan and gently tugged at the corner of her clothes.
His sudden movement made Ning Wanwan turn her head instinctively, bending slightly at the slightest protrusion, and ask in confusion, "Xiao Zhou, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Then, her lips were licked by the other person like a small animal.
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