The Ruanlin Family didn’t know how to describe it; she had only glanced briefly just now, but now that she thought about it, there were even wolves and tigers among them – what on earth had this child done! How did she manage to bring all these things back home!
She was really going to die!
The Ruanlin Family was beside herself with panic. If these ferocious beasts attacked their home, what could their mud brick house possibly protect them from!
In the face of the Ruanlin Family’s panic, Xiu Xi seemed very calm, even with a faint hint of anticipation in his eyes as he said to the Ruanlin Family, "It’s for Jiaojiao."
"What!" The Ruanlin Family was truly about to be scared to death as she pointed at the ferocious beasts outside, asking incredulously, "You want to give these things to Jiaojiao? You child...you child..." She didn’t even know what words to use to describe the situation.
Xiu Xi nodded earnestly.
Yes, they were for Ruan Jiaojiao.
He knew that now she was cherished by many people, not like when she was in the forest when the only one she could rely on was him.
But he still wanted her to know, even without these Ruan family people, he was no longer the same as before, but he could still take care of her, whether it was meat, fruit, or candy, pretty clothes and shoes, he could find a way to get them for her!
He was still the strongest male from before!
This was Xiu Xi’s persistence.
When he sent her back here, he hoped she would find herself again, but after what happened today... he truly regretted it. He didn’t want her to forget herself, nor did he want her to be kept by others, and he especially didn’t want to not be the person she relied on the most anymore.
He wanted to let her know that he really was still the strongest male from the past—
When the Ruanlin Family and Xiu Xi were at a loss for words, Ruan Jiaojiao, wearing slippers and rubbing her eyes, sleepily followed the sound and found her way out. Seeing Xiu Xi standing at the back door of the kitchen immediately perked her up.
She ran up to him, coaxing him with words that came easily: "Xiu Xi brother, how come you’ve only just come back? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."
"Getting a gift." Xiu Xi said, and at the same time opened the back door of the kitchen, pointing at the animals outside, "For you."
Ruan Jiaojiao followed the direction of the door he had opened, looking puzzled, and was instantly dumbfounded.
Had her home been trampled flat by animals, or did she yell for some animals in her sleep?
"All for you." Seeing that Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t react to the scene outside, Xiu Xi repeated.
"..." Ruan Jiaojiao was at a loss for words.
If she wasn’t mistaken, not only were there animals like goats, rabbits, wild boars that could be eaten... there were also quite a few ferocious beasts, like tigers, wolves, and even—twisting its body, standing at the front, almost coiling itself into a pretzel, sticking out its tongue, that thing, it’s a Changchong, isn’t it?!
"Xiu Xi brother..." Don’t you have some misunderstanding about what a gift is?
"Do you like it?" Xiu Xi’s eyes shone bright, full of expectation.
"Xiaoxi, can you make these things go back?" The Ruanlin Family finally found her voice again, wedging herself between the two children and asking.
Forgive her, she was just too old to handle such a shock.
Usually raising a goat, a Little Wolf, or even a wild ox was okay, but she really didn’t have the guts to keep a Changchong!
And there was Little Meaty, the little one, possibly seeing animals of its own kind, scurried out through the back door, bouncing excitedly in front of that group of animals. However, none of those animals paid it any attention, not even the most sycophantic Changchong.