The hill connects directly to the second-floor balcony railing, with a groove carved out at the top that winds down along the 'ridge'.
Zhao Xiaoxiu was held in Liu Miaomiao's arms, and the two sat on the railing of the second-floor balcony. Monkey Sister pushed her from behind, and she landed smoothly on the groove of the hill with a "whoosh".
The thrilling experience made the two children cheer non-stop. They scrambled to their feet and rushed into the house, ready to do it again.
As she ran past her two fathers, she was so focused on playing that she didn't even call out to them anymore.
Liu Chuan was deeply shocked and couldn't believe that this was actually his timid and quiet daughter.
"Alas!"
Zhao Xiaoxiu cheered and slid down from the second floor by herself.
Liu Miaomiao followed closely behind, her cautious preparations still showing some fear, but seeing that Zhao Xiaoxiu had already gone down, she, as the older sister, couldn't fall behind.
She called softly, "Sister Monkey, I'm ready."
Lie down with your hands folded in front of you.
Monkey Sister let out an excited roar, pressed down on the child's shoulders with both hands, and pushed forward, and Liu Miaomiao slid out with a "whoosh".
Liu Miaomiao: "Ahhh—" So happy!
Zhao Xiaoxiu caught Liu Miaomiao precisely from below, and the two held hands as they rushed into the house.
This time, Liu Chuan realized what was happening and quickly called out to the two of them, "Miao Miao, we need to go have dinner!"
Zhao Gang also called out, "Xiaoxiu, time to eat."
The two little girls, who were already having a blast playing, only then realized that their father was outside the door.
"dad!"
Zhao Xiaoxiu turned around in surprise and rushed over. Zhao Gang caught her, lifted her up, and placed her on his shoulder. The little one was so hot, like a fireball, that she hugged his head and was steaming.
"Is it fun?" Zhao Gang asked with a smile.
Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded vigorously, pointing to the snow slide on the left side of the gate and the three-meter-tall snowman on the right, showing off to her father the fruits of her, Miaomiao's, and Monkey's labor that afternoon.
Looking at his confident little cub, Zhao Gang was filled with pride. His cub was so smart; he had no idea snow could be played with like this.
The father wished his little one could play even more wildly and daringly, and the two of them went to the backyard laughing and joking.
"Dad." Miao Miao nervously approached Liu Chuan, panting from running up and down, her cheeks flushed.
Liu Chuan took off her tilted hat and was about to put it back on when he saw the white steam rising from the child's hair, and he was both amused and exasperated.
"Aren't you tired after playing for so long?" Liu Chuan asked helplessly.
Seeing that her father didn't intend to scold her, Liu Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief and shook her head, saying, "I'm not tired at all!"
Liu Chuan hadn't seen the child so happy in a long time. He was happy for her but also felt sorry for her. He put her hat on, picked her up, and followed Zhao Gang and his daughter, reminding them to keep warm and not to take off their clothes suddenly if they got too hot.
Liu Miaomiao was secretly delighted that her father hadn't stopped her from playing so wildly with Zhao Xiaoxiu, and she obediently wrote down all of her father's instructions.
The mutated frog looks disgusting, but when cooked into meat, it's delicious and you can't see any trace of its former grotesque appearance.
Zhao Gang brought over a large bowl of frog meat, and Zhao Xiaoxiu couldn't stop eating it, even licking the soup clean.
The little guy proudly held out his empty bowl, "I want more!"
Liu Miaomiao was surprised by the amount of food the girl ate and whispered to Jiang Ning, "Mom, Xiaoxiu can eat two bowls!"
He handed his half-eaten bowl of meat soup to his mother, saying, "I want more too!"
She wants to eat a bowl!
Jiang Ning deliberately only served her daughter half a bowl of meat soup. The child was weak and had not been able to eat her fill for a long time. She was worried that her stomach would be uncomfortable if she suddenly ate her fill.
But seeing that the child was becoming competitive, he didn't discourage her. He filled her bowl to the brim and kept a close eye on her.
I plan to take the rest and give it to her father to finish after the child has eaten most of it.
Fortunately, Zhao Xiaoxiu ate very quickly. Before Liu Miaomiao could even finish half a bowl, she had already finished both large bowls of meat soup.
Feeling sleepy after eating, Zhao Xiaoxiu could only wave goodbye to her sister Miaomiao and say goodnight reluctantly.
The two agreed to play on the snow slide together again the next morning, and then went home to sleep.
In this way, Liu Miaomiao, who was already too full to eat anymore, didn't have to force herself to finish the whole bowl of meat soup.
"Thank goodness!" Liu Miaomiao patted her chest, feeling fortunate.
Qiu Bai and his wife were responsible for cleaning up the stove and pots before they went back to sleep.
Thinking back to what happened while cleaning the house today, Qiu Bai still felt a little scared.
Wang Xiang laughed at her: "You ate the most when we were eating, and it was only because the landlord and his daughter were so generous that they didn't mind the few mouthfuls of soup we ate."
Qiu Bai couldn't help but laugh and punch him twice. "You have the nerve to say that to me? If it weren't for the mutated frog I discovered, would you be able to eat such delicious meat soup today?"
That was the truth, and Wang Xiang could not refute it.
"Hey!" Qiu Bai patted her husband's shoulder, "Let's clean the remaining houses together, instead of splitting up."
"Okay," Wang Xiang readily agreed.
With the lingering aroma of meat still in their mouths, the couple lay side by side on their wooden bed, savoring the memory while wondering: Why did they suddenly stop being afraid after discovering that low-level mutants could be turned into food?
......
Early in the morning, before the alarm clock even went off, Zhao Xiaoxiu was woken up by her phone ringing.
Zhao Gang fell from the ceiling, retracted his body, and picked up the incessantly ringing phone from the bedside table.
"Huh?" He raised an eyebrow, having no choice but to dig out the cub that had been completely covered by a thick quilt.
"It's for you."
Zhao Xiaoxiu reluctantly opened her eyes, took the phone with suspicion, and saw the caller ID: Aunt Yang Mei.
Zhao Xiaoxiu had forgotten when she saved the number; perhaps it was during her last trip to Jiangcheng.
Seeing the caller ID instantly snapped her out of it.
"Zhao Xiaoxiu, I'm going to die!"
As soon as the call connected, Youyou's tearful voice came through.
Zhao Xiaoxiu looked speechless, but knowing that it wasn't Yang Mei looking for her, she felt inexplicably relieved.
She snuggled back into her warm bed and lazily asked, "Why did you die?"
Youyou: "Zhao Xiaoxiu, my mom took me to Jiangcheng Hospital for surgery. I'm going into the operating room in a little while. The surgery is risky; I might die on the operating table!"
"But I can't bear to leave you. I have some last words to say to you. Promise me, if I die, you must never forget me. I'll always be your best friend, okay...?"
Zhao Xiaoxiu stopped him and asked seriously, "Yang Hengjie, stop for a moment. What kind of surgery do you need?"
Yu-Yu sobbed, "The doctor wants to cut off my extra toe, sob..."
Zhao Xiaoxiu breathed a sigh of relief. She was terrified; she thought she had a terminal illness.
However, hearing the sadness in Youyou's voice, Zhao Xiaoxiu patiently listened to his last words and comforted him, "Don't worry, even if you lose a whole leg, you can still live. You won't die."
Hearing her words, Youyou's emotions clearly calmed down.
He said, "Zhao Xiaoxiu, I'm going into the operating room now. Happy New Year!"
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