"I have a dad," Youyou emphasized. "A living dad!"
Realizing she had said the wrong thing, Zhao Xiaoxiu quickly licked the bread crumbs off her lips, stood up, and came to Youyou, saying in a serious tone, "I'm sorry."
Youyou wouldn't get angry over such a small thing. He generously patted Zhao Xiaoxiu's little braid on her head and said, "It's okay. Many people will think that way because my parents are divorced. I live with my mom, and my dad lives on an island. The last time I saw him was on a video call."
When his father was mentioned, Youyou's mood clearly dropped, and he looked like a wilted trumpet flower with his head drooping.
Zhao Xiaoxiu's eyes lit up, and she tiptoed to take the wooden fish from the long table. "I have a pet fish just like this. Would you like to see it?"
Children's attention is easily diverted. Youyou immediately looked up excitedly and asked, "Where? I want to see!"
"Don't rush." Zhao Xiaoxiu walked to the small dining table. "Pack the snacks first, then I'll ask my dad to take us to see them."
Seeing Zhao Xiaoxiu packing all the remaining snacks back into her backpack, Youyou said anxiously, "These are all for you!"
It means to let her stay.
Zhao Xiaoxiu isn't some clueless child; these snacks are rarely sold at the supply station because they're too expensive.
A little is enough, otherwise she's afraid Yang Mei will find out how wasteful her son is and that the spendthrift son who keeps yelling at her will suffer.
Ignoring Youyou's attempts to stop her, Zhao Xiaoxiu packed the remaining snacks into his backpack, zipped it up, and dragged him to Zhao Gang, who was repairing farm tools at the door, so that his father could take them to the pond to see Peter Pan.
It was already completely dark, and there was still some distance between the house and the pond. Without an adult to accompany them, it was not safe for the two children to cross the pond on their own.
Zhao Gang never refused any request from his young children. He immediately dropped his farm tools, went back into the house to get the solar-powered charging station, and took the two little ones to the pond.
Peter Pan saw the light from afar and was already flying around on the water.
If it could make a sound, it would surely be joyfully calling out Zhao Xiaoxiu's name by now.
Youyou looked at the palm-sized wooden fish in her hand, then looked up at the two-meter-long silver giant fish swimming freely on the water's surface. Incredulously, she turned to Zhao Xiaoxiu and asked, "Your pet fish is that big?"
Zhao Xiaoxiu suspiciously stretched out her palm and gestured in the air, muttering, "It seems to have grown a little bit more."
I saw yesterday that she was only 1.78 meters tall.
When Peter Pan saw his owner, he flew over and tried to get close to her, but Youyou was so frightened that he quickly shrank behind Zhao Xiaoxiu.
Zhao Xiaoxiu laughed and pulled him out, "Don't be afraid, Peter Pan is very docile."
"Is it docile?" Zhao Gang, who was helping the two children hold up the lamp, asked with a puzzled look.
He vividly remembered that this fish had once bitten off a piece of flesh from the cub's hand.
It seemed that the old man harbored too much resentment, because Peter Pan, who wanted to get close to his master, suddenly darted into the pond in fear and hid himself.
Zhao Xiaoxiu immediately turned around and looked at her father helplessly, "Dad, don't scare it."
Once her father was quiet, the little girl squatted down, put her hand into the water and stirred it, summoning Peter Pan to come out.
A moment later, a slippery fish head poked out. After waiting a while and making sure there was no danger, it happily flicked its tail and flew into the air, circling the pond.
With a showy attitude, Zhao Xiaoxiu directed the Little Flying Heroes to perform the Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate and blowing bubbles. Hearing Youyou's delighted cheers, she put her hands on her hips and looked very smug.
From a distance, a small space illuminates the darkness, the pond is wide and the water is silvery, and a giant fish is frolicking in the air, while a large and two small spectators on the shore applaud and cheer for it. The scene is both fantastic and harmonious.
Yang Mei got out of the car, raised her hand to stop the two guards from greeting her, and looked at the only light in the darkness, her eyes gradually filled with shock.
If she wasn't mistaken, it should be a floating fish?
The largest known floating fish is only 1.65 meters long.
This floating fish reached an astonishing two meters in length, meaning its mutation level was at least B!
What is the concept of Grade B mutation?
It is a high-risk creature that is highly aggressive towards humans and should be treated with caution.
But the high-risk creature she was seeing was not attacking humans, but was putting on a show for them and emitting a cheerful aura.
If Yang Mei hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that such a scene, which defies the laws of nature, could occur.
The two guards were puzzled as to why Director Yang was stunned. They curiously looked in the direction she was looking... and they too were stunned.
Holy crap!
A two-meter-long floating fish can fly freely above the pond surface even without rain.
That's not all; it's actually following the instructions of a little human girl and is performing for Director Yang's son!
Hearing the excited cheers of children coming from the pond, the three people next to the territory looked at each other, confirming that none of them were hallucinating and that what happened in territory number 13 was indeed real.
"How did she do that?" the two guards asked in astonishment.
Yang Mei's expression changed rapidly as she answered in her heart: Because she is a god, only a god can do that!
"Keep your mouths shut," Yang Mei instructed the two guards behind her, her expression colder than ever before.
The two guards tensed up and shut their mouths tightly.
"Mother!"
Youyou waved the wooden fish that Zhao Xiaoxiu had given him and ran over happily.
Zhao Xiaoxiu followed behind him, carrying his heavy schoolbag.
The little girl, without blushing or panting, easily followed Youyou and came with him to Yangmei without even having to run.
"Aunt Yang." Zhao Xiaoxiu looked up and smiled slightly at Yang Mei, a strange feeling flashing through her mind.
Aunt Yang looked at her with a strange expression—excitement, trembling, and awe.
"Did you have fun?" Yang Meiqiang suppressed the emotions surging in his heart and asked the two children in front of him with concern in a normal tone.
Youyou nodded vigorously, shaking the wooden fish in his hand and saying it was a gift from Zhao Xiaoxiu.
Yang Mei smiled faintly, patted her son's head, and then subconsciously reached out her hand to Zhao Xiaoxiu.
But as soon as she reached her hand over the little girl's head, she seemed to remember something and pulled it back, a slightly flustered smile on her lips. She had almost offended someone she shouldn't have.
Zhao Xiaoxiu felt that Aunt Yang was acting strangely today. She handed her schoolbag to the guard next to her and waved goodbye to Youyou.
Youyou didn't want to go home with his mother at all. This place was too fun and interesting. He wanted to stay and farm with Zhao Xiaoxiu.
But the little boy knew it was impossible; his mother would never agree, so he didn't make a fuss. He made an appointment with Zhao Xiaoxiu to see her again next time, and obediently climbed into the car and sat down.
Yang Mei said to Zhao Gang, who was standing in the darkness holding a lamp for the child, "Station Chief Mo said you accepted his hiring offer. The main force will set off in three days, led by Commander Wei and me. If you need anything then, just let me know."
After saying that, Yang Mei gave Zhao Xiaoxiu another deep look before leading her team away.
She thought to herself that she was just extending her affection to everything related to the house.
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