"Indeed, it's quite delicious!" Zhou Li smacked his lips contentedly and comnted, "I think the strawberry flavor is tastier."
Only three pieces were left of the two boxes of Milk Squares.
Baozi sprawled over the box, using her upper body to protect the remaining three pieces of dessert, her eyes warily watching them.
Zhou Li comnted, sowhat speechlessly, "That's not necessary. Just make more tomorrow, a little extra."
Baozi continued to watch them, silent.
Brother Nan yawned and spoke up, "We should start today's work. I've been thinking, let's plan a hygiene project for the countryside today. Any good ideas?"
Baozi looked around in silence, assessing her options.
Three minutes later, Baozi carefully took the Milk Squares from the table and placed them on the long bench. Then, she picked up her pen and leaned over to write in the work report:
"July 13, Tuesday.
"Zheng Zhilan hadn't been down the mountain for several years and didn't even know what detergent was. She normally washed dishes with just water. When there was a lot of oil, it was hard to get them completely clean.
..."
Zhou Li turned to look at her handwriting.
It was delicate, with each character small and round-shaped, a style common among girls.
"OW~"
Tuanzi trotted over in front of her and cocked his head, his eyes following the movents of the pen cap, causing his little head to sway uncontrollably.
In a flash, he stretched out a little paw, gently hooking the pen cap.
Interrupted by Tuanzi, Baozi stopped writing and quietly watched him, but she didn't feel unhappy at all—
This was a gift from Lord Dumpling!
"OW?"
Seeing the pen cap motionless, Tuanzi also stopped and sat down obediently, cocking his head and staring at her.
"Oh." Baozi quickly resud writing, stealing glances at him as she did.
As expected, Tuanzi's interest rekindled.
The writing on the work report gradually beca deford.
Until Lord Dumpling felt a hand grab his tail. He turned his head to look and, before he could react, felt an irresistible force coming from the hand.
"OW!"
The little body was suddenly pulled half a ter away.
Baozi showed a look of disappointnt but continued to write seriously: "With our help, Zheng Zhilan skillfully mastered the use of detergent, doing laundry, and soaps. She also accepted the hygiene products we brought her. This effectively prevented bacteria from breeding in various places and was of great help in controlling diseases and epidemics."
After finishing, Baozi put down her pen, paused for a mont, and then said to her cousin and Brother Nan, "Are we...being a bit too much?"
Brother Nan nodded, "It does seem a bit overdone."
Seeing Brother Nan speak up, Zhou Li echoed, "We painted Little Zheng in such a bad light."
Tuanzi crouched in front of Brother Nan, not daring to run around anymore.
Huai Xu smacked his lips.
Everyone's gaze turned toward Miss Zheng sitting beside them.
Miss Zheng sat quietly with one hand supporting her face, looking as if she'd go along with whatever they decided:
"It's fine."
At her words, Baozi nodded silently, thinking to herself: Little Sister Zheng is so gentle, unlike the occasional feigned gentleness from my cousin. Wait a second! Why is Brother Huai Xu smacking his lips?
The girl quickly looked down. The box with the Milk Squares was still by her side, which relieved her—there were no signs of the lid being opened. She hadn't noticed anyone take it from beside her while she was engrossed in writing.
Wait a second! Why was there only one piece of Milk Square left inside?
Baozi rubbed her eyes—
The two pieces instantly beca one!
Baozi's expression beca blank as she lifted her head. Brother Huai Xu was still smacking his lips.
When he noticed her looking, he said, "Zhou Li is right, we'll make more tomorrow. I'll go to the supermarket to get the ingredients... You need milk, right? Which brand? How many cartons?"
Baozi was at a loss for words.
To prevent the last piece from also vanishing suddenly, she quickly opened the box and stuffed the piece into her mouth.
"Phew..."
The aroma of milk spread throughout her mouth.
Huai Xu felt sowhat uncomfortable, "Why are you looking at with that kind of expression?"
"You can... transport objects through the air!"
"Not at all. I just bent down, opened the box, took so snacks, and then closed the box again," Huai Xu explained.
"!!"
Even more terrifying.
Baozi flinched, shrinking back.
However, the exploitation from the capitalist didn't slow down due to her fear. She imdiately picked up the cara again under Brother Nan's direction and started taking photos for materials.
It seed like she was staging a scene teaching Miss Zheng how to use dishwashing liquid, but in reality, the two were playing with bubbles, and they were having a lot of fun.
Baozi chose to take photos of them playing with the bubbles, planning to use these pictures as material later.
「At dusk.」
Baozi was still sitting at the door with a thick bowl in hand, filled with sausage and stir-fried pork with green peppers, staring into the sunset in a daze.
Zhou Li ca over, eating and playing with his phone.
Zhu Shuang: "Brother, when are you coming back?"
Zhou Li: "Have you returned?"
Zhu Shuang: "Just got back."
Zhou Li: "I still have a few days left."
Zhu Shuang: "Oh. I heard you brought Sister Baozi back with you."
Zhou Li: "Yes, she's with us for the 'Down to the Countryside' program to earn credits."
Zhu Shuang: "So you all started 'Down to the Countryside' already?"
Zhou Li: "You know about 'Down to the Countryside' now?"
Zhu Shuang: "I heard about it from an older girl in my program."
Zhou Li: "I see. How's Old Zhou these days?"
Zhu Shuang: "Nothing much. He just seems to have taken a liking to fishing. And he's pretty good at it, catching fish to bring back every day."
Zhou Li: "How do you know?"
Zhu Shuang: "He goes out fishing quite often."
Zhou Li: "I see."
It seed that indeed the fish catch had been bountiful recently, so much so that Old Zhou, smug with his success, decided not to hide it any longer, quit pretending, and ca clean.
I am fishing! And I am a fishing genius!
Zhou Li shook his head.
After finishing the al, Baozi took the initiative to wash the dishes. When she ca out, she casually wiped her hands on her clothes, walked to the main room, and said to Brother Nan, "Brother Nan, I want to take pictures with the cow tomorrow. Would you be my model?"
"Sure."
"At that ti—"
"Don't talk just yet!" Brother Nan interrupted.
"Oh." Baozi, though interrupted, still behaved and followed Brother Nan's gaze.
She saw her elder cousin and Little Sister Zheng sitting side by side on two Taishi Chairs, both in near-reclining postures, both with their eyes covered.
Lord Dumpling sat beside them, staring at a certain spot between her cousin and Little Sister Zheng, his eyes whirling around.
It was like a mysterious ritual was taking place. There was soone invisible in the middle.
Baozi secretly guessed, not daring to ask too much. She moved to a corner of the main room, sat down quietly, and watched the scene unfold.
Before long, the two removed their blindfolds.
Little Sister Zheng's eyes were clear once more, while her elder cousin's eyes had turned turbid.
Baozi heard Little Sister Zheng say softly, "It really wasn't necessary."
Upon hearing this, her elder cousin looked around, his eyes unfocused.
Baozi blinked.
A mont later, she jumped down from the high stool and walked up to her elder cousin. She waved her hand in front of his eyes. Seeing almost no reaction, as he just calmly faced her, she hesitated for a mont, then tentatively asked, "Elder cousin, can you see?"
"It's very blurry."
"Very blurry?"
"Like it's covered with a layer of frosted glass."
"Oh." Ideas began to churn in Baozi's mind.
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