"Uncle Liu Chuan, don't worry, we'll bring Sister Miaomiao back in a little while," Zhao Xiaoxiu solemnly assured Liu Chuan.
Liu Chuan nodded. He was at ease with the child in Territory No. 13. He waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to worry about him. "Go on, happy birthday, Xiao Xiu."
"Thank you, Uncle," Zhao Xiaoxiu said.
The three children gathered around a window and waved to him.
"Xiaoxiu, happy birthday! These fruits are for you." Miaomiao held a box of freshly picked low-grade mutated wild fruits from the mountains and handed it to Zhao Xiaoxiu, her eyes sparkling as she awaited her reaction.
Zhao Xiaoxiu was surprised to receive a gift. She happily accepted the box of wild fruits and said, "Thank you, Sister Miaomiao!"
Miao Miao smiled gently and said, "I went to the isolation zone with Grandpa today. I picked these myself. You can mix them with powdered sugar. They're sweet and sour and taste really good."
"Oh, if you have chili powder at home, you can add some too. That's how my grandfather eats fruit in his hometown, and it tastes very special."
Youyou was shocked: "What's that strange smell?"
"I don't know, I've never eaten it before," Miao Miao said good-naturedly.
Because of her congenital physical condition, she always speaks softly and calmly. When Youyou thought about her loud voice just now, she felt inexplicably guilty.
He said "Oh," and was too embarrassed to ask any further questions about what kind of bizarre dish it was to have fruit with added sugar and chili.
"What about yours?" Zhao Xiaoxiu nudged Youyou, who was dressed in a deep night.
"What?" Youyou pretended to be stupid.
Zhao Xiaoxiu asked directly, "Where's my birthday present?"
The little boy was clearly stunned. "...I...I didn't have time to prepare, and you didn't tell me sooner."
"Can't I make it up to you when I get back?" Youyou asked timidly.
Miao Miao chuckled and reminded him, "Xiao Xiu is just teasing you, Youyou. Even if you forget to prepare a gift, Xiao Xiu won't mind."
"My name is Youyou, not my younger brother!" the boy reminded him, sounding a little annoyed, and he was extremely serious.
Miao Miao gave an awkward smile, "Okay, I just thought you were shorter than me."
Boys and girls don't develop at the same pace at this age. Miaomiao, who is more than half a year older than Youyou, is half a head taller than him when she sits down.
Zhao Xiaoxiu looks about the same height as Youyou, even though they are two years apart.
"You should eat more," Zhao Xiaoxiu said pitifully, patting Youyou's shoulder with a mature air.
Youyou snorted and turned to look out the window. He didn't want to pay attention to those two girls anymore!
However, a child's temper lasts only five minutes. When a sweet and beautiful fruit birthday cake, yogurt, French fries, spicy grilled fish, and stir-fried sweet potato leaves are placed in front of them, they forget all their unhappiness and are left with nothing but "Wow!" sounds.
Zhao Xiaoxiu was very curious about what the recipe Miaomiao mentioned tasted like, so she asked her father to help her mix the wild fruits according to the recipe.
Surprisingly, this strange recipe actually tasted pretty good. It was sweet and sour with a touch of spice, like eating a cold dish, and it neutralized the sourness of the wild fruit, making it appetizing and refreshing.
"So delicious!" Youyou exclaimed with delight, her enthusiasm for the birthday cake diminishing.
He's going to announce that sweet and spicy fruit is the most delicious fruit in the world!
The child wanted to bring some of the good food to his mother as well. He asked Zhao Gang for a plastic box, specially selected five sweet and spicy wild fruits to put inside, packed them up, and planned to take them home together later.
The stir-fried sweet potato leaves were also very popular. Zhao Xiaoxiu, who hadn't eaten fresh vegetables in a long time, was so happy that she wanted to swallow her tongue.
French fries and barbecue took a backseat; a plate of stir-fried sweet potato leaves was devoured in just a few bites.
The ten-inch birthday cake was personally cut by Zhao Xiaoxiu, who distributed it to everyone, ensuring that each person received a large slice.
The remaining half was eaten up by the three children and Sister Monkey.
The fluffy and sweet cake base is sandwiched with cream and fruit, creating a rich texture that is both soft and fragrant.
The cake tray was licked so clean by Monkey Sister that it was shiny and glistening, and she squeaked as if she wanted Zhao Xiaoxiu to have another birthday cake tomorrow, since it was her fourth birthday and one day old.
Zhao Xiaoxiu punched its swishing tail and said irritably, "Nobody celebrates their birthday every day!"
The monkey sister was still not giving up, and asked her with innocent monkey eyes: Can the monkey do it?
Zhao Xiaoxiu: "......"
Monkey Sister was overjoyed: Really?
"No, stop dreaming," Zhao Xiaoxiu said coldly and ruthlessly.
Seeing that the child and the monkey were about to continue arguing, Zhao Gang stood up and interrupted the undisputed debate.
Miao Miao was stuffed and sat blankly in the chair, her eyes unfocused and yawning repeatedly.
Youyou lost his energy and started paying attention to the time. He wanted to go home and let his mother taste how delicious the fruit was tossed with chili powder.
"Send them back," Zhao Gang said to Xiwa.
Xiwa immediately stood up, waved her hand in front of the two children, and said, "Hehehe! Come on, I'll take you home."
Zhao Xiaoxiu pulled Monkey Sister into the car and personally escorted Youyou and Miaomiao to their doorstep. Only after watching the adults come to pick them up and take them inside did she return home.
It was already 11:30 p.m. when they got home. Zhao Xiaoxiu was also very sleepy. Everyone went home, washed up, and went to bed.
Lying on the bouncy new mattress with her eyes closed, Zhao Xiaoxiu tucked herself in and thought contentedly: Today is the happiest day ever!
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As dawn broke and the thick fog had not yet dissipated, the lords of Area B, who had been hoping to take a nap, were all awakened by the patrol station's loudspeaker.
It turns out that the expert assessment team is coming today, arriving promptly at 10:00 AM. No matter what plans the lords have for today, they must suspend them and stay on their territories to await the arrival of the expert assessment team.
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