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Although he said he wasn't going to play, Xiao Ran didn't leave. Instead, he sat there watching the little princess earnestly kneading the little flower. In particular, the little princess would mutter something from time to time. It was impossible to hear what she was saying, but looking at her muttering, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh.

Xiao Ruoying also came over and said to Xiao Ran with a smile, "What is Sizi muttering about?"

Xiao Ran shook his head. "I didn't hear clearly, but she looks quite amusing."

Xiao Ruoying agreed with this, and then the two of them sat aside watching the little princess knead clay while muttering to herself.

Xiao Ruoying couldn't resist her curiosity and leaned over to listen.

After Xiao Ruoying returned, Xiao Ran asked, "What, did you hear me clearly?"

Xiao Ruoying covered her mouth and laughed.

"Pretty much. Sizi was saying things like, 'This petal is too long, it needs to be shorter, this petal is crooked,' and so on. But the fun part was when she finished hers and thought for a long time before saying, 'This doesn't look good, so I'll give it to Grandpa.' Hahaha, that cracked me up."

Xiao Ran smiled and patted the little princess's head, "What a clever little devil."

The little princess thought Xiao Ran was praising her, and instantly revealed an innocent smile.

The dumplings were cooked quickly, and Xiao Ran pulled the little princess up, "Let's go, Sizi, let's go eat."

The little princess placed the unfinished clay piece aside, not forgetting to instruct, "Little Nang~ don't touch this little duck~"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Okay, we won't touch your flowers. How about we come back and continue cooking after we finish eating?"

The little princess nodded and went to eat with Xiao Ran.

There are two kinds of fillings for dumplings: one is cabbage and pork, and the other is chives and egg.

Two steaming bowls of dumplings are placed on the table.

Xiao Ran picked out a dumpling, a cabbage and pork one, broke it in half, put it in a bowl, and instructed the little princess, "Let this cool down before eating."

The little princess nodded and used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of eggplant flesh.

Although dumplings have fillings and can be eaten as a dish, Yu Shu and Xiangcao still made some other simple dishes, such as this eggplant salad.

It's very simple to make: steam the eggplant, then pour a little honey sauce over it, and you're done.

Since dumplings aren't allowed right now, the little princess ate eggplant instead.

It's refreshing and has the natural sweetness of eggplant.

"Good Seven~"

The little princess picked up another piece.

After eating a few bites of eggplant, the little princess looked at the dumplings in the bowl next to her, then brought the bowl to her face, put her little face close, and carefully blew on them.

Xiao Ran looked at the little princess and saw that the dumplings were no longer steaming hot, so he said, "Sizi, eat up, but slowly, don't get burned."

The little princess nodded; she now had a good understanding of how to eat freshly cooked, piping hot food.

She first picked up half of the dumpling with her chopsticks, then blew on it again before carefully putting it into her mouth and taking a bite.

It was still a bit warm inside. The little princess opened her mouth and took a few breaths of cool air, then continued chewing.

Xiao Ruoying ate a dumpling but found it a bit bland.

"I'm going to get some vinegar. Does anyone else need vinegar?"

Xiao Ran also thought that the dumplings tasted better with vinegar.

"Bring some for me too," Xiao Ran said.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ruoying simply took out the whole bottle of vinegar and poured it into both Xiao Ran's and her own bowls.

The little princess swallowed hard when she saw Xiao Ran eating dumplings with vinegar.

"Little Nang-kun~ I want to be like this too~"

The little princess pointed to the vinegar in Xiao Ran's bowl.

Xiao Ran didn't stop her, but said, "How about you dip the sizi in my bowl first? Otherwise, if the sizi doesn't like it, the vinegar will be wasted."

The little princess nodded, picked up a dumpling, dipped it lightly in Xiao Ran's bowl, and took it back. She hadn't tasted anything because there wasn't enough liquid.

The little princess smacked her lips, "Little Nang-jun~ I want seven more~"

"it is good."

While the little princess was eating dumplings, Xiao Ran had already picked out two more dumplings and set them aside to cool. They were almost cooled by now.

I broke the dumpling apart to let it cool down, then dipped it in vinegar and put it in the little princess's bowl.

"Sizi, why don't you try it this time?"

The little princess picked up a dumpling and took a big bite.

The sourness nicely balances the oiliness of the dumplings, making them less greasy and even tastier.

The little princess quickly finished one and pushed her little bowl away.

"Little Nang-kun~ I'd like this vinegar duck~"

Seeing that the little princess really liked it, Xiao Ran poured a little for her, not too much.

"I'll pour you some more vinegar after we finish eating this."

Although there wasn't much vinegar, the little princess didn't mind at all; instead, she happily nodded while holding the bowl.

The little princess picked up a dumpling that had already cooled down and rolled it directly in vinegar.

Just as Xiao Ran was about to speak, the little princess took a bite, and her whole face scrunched up, making Xiao Ran both laugh and cry.

"Is it too sour?" Xiao Ran asked.

The little princess chewed it and found the filling inside that hadn't been dipped in vinegar. This neutralized the sourness, making it less sour.

"Okay~ It's just a little sour~"

Xiao Ran felt both helpless and amused, and finally could only say, "Sizi, eat slowly, and just dip it in a little vinegar."

The little princess nodded.

After what just happened, even if Xiao Ran didn't say anything, the little princess already knew.

Picking up another dumpling, the little princess dipped it in a little vinegar this time, and it finally wasn't so sour.

"Sizi, have a dumpling. This one has chive and egg filling." Xiao Ran picked up another bowl of dumplings from the little princess's plate, which had already cooled down.

The little princess dipped it in vinegar and took a bite.

Compared to cabbage and pork dumplings, chive and egg dumplings are fresher, and Yu Shu also added some dried shrimp inside.

"This is good too~" The little princess ate the chive and egg dumplings with a smile.

With a mischievous glint in her eye, Xiao Ruoying deliberately asked, "Which one do you think tastes better, Sizi?"

Without the slightest hesitation, the little princess replied, "So good!"

Xiao Ran laughed and said, "You've asked too many questions."

Xiao Ruoying laughed too, "I knew Sizi would say that, I'm not surprised at all."

Soon after finishing their meal, the three little princesses went back to playing with clay.

Xiao Ran sat next to them and could hear the three of them whispering to each other from time to time.

Before we knew it, it was bedtime, and the little princess's flowers were finally finished.

Flowers of every color are included; it's as if every color available in clay has been used.

The little princess pointed to the flowers and introduced them to Xiao Ran: "This is Mommy's~ This is Grandpa's~ That's Grandpa's~ And this is Sister's~ This is the duck~"

The little princess told Xiao Ran about each of them one by one, then said, "Let's go give them to Mom and Grandpa!"

Xiao Ran picked up the little princess and said, "This clay isn't dry yet. How about we send it over after it dries? Otherwise, it'll spoil too easily."

The little princess nodded, "Okay~"

Xiao Ran carried the little princess to bed, while Xiao Ruoying led the Chengyang and Gaoyang little princesses back to their rooms.

This was a day off; the kindergarten was closed for the holiday.

Early in the morning, Xiao Ran was woken up by a phone call. It was from Xiao Ruoying.

Xiao Ran glanced at the sleeping princess, hung up the phone, and quietly got out of bed and went out the door.

As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Xiao Ruoying.

Xiao Ran immediately rolled his eyes.

"Xiao Ruoying, are you out of your mind? You're at home, why are you calling me?"

Xiao Ruoying didn't care about Xiao Ran's resentment at all.

"Hey bro, I have something urgent to tell you, but you just won't get up."

Xiao Ran plopped down on the sofa.

"What's the emergency?"

Xiao Ruoying waved her phone.

"Senior Zhou Jie has a bamboo forest at her home. She asked us if we wanted bamboo shoots. They are sweet bamboo shoots, and they taste so good. I thought we might as well go there for a trip. It's a free farm stay!"

It has to be said that Xiao Ruoying's words make a lot of sense.

"Okay, I'll go call Sizi."

With that, Xiao Ran went upstairs and woke up the little princess.

"Little Nang-jun~" The little princess was still a little confused.

Xiao Ran said softly, "Sizi, do you want to go dig bamboo shoots? We can come back and cook them after we've done it."

The little princess didn't hear anything else, but she did hear the word "eat".

He immediately mumbled, still half-asleep, "Seven~"

Xiao Ran chuckled and said, "All you ever think about is eating."

Despite his words, Xiao Ran still took the little princess to wash up, then styled her hair into two buns, and put her back on the panda outfit, complete with a matching hat and a badge of a little panda hugging a pillar.

Now the little princess looks just like a little panda.

The little princess-style panda is a perfect match for the bamboo forest.

When the little princess was dressed and brought downstairs, the Chengyang and Gaoyang little princesses were already dressed and waiting downstairs.

However, they couldn't just go like that, since they hadn't eaten breakfast yet.

Last night's dumplings were completely gone, so Yushu and Xiangcao got up early this morning to make steamed buns.

Besides steamed buns, there was also porridge. Today I made lean meat porridge, and my little princess drank a whole bowl.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xiao Ran drove the group to Zhou Jie's hometown.

Zhou Jie's hometown is in the nearby countryside, about an hour's drive away.

They saw Zhou Jie as soon as they arrived at the village entrance.

Xiao Ruoying rolled down the car window and greeted Zhou Jie very warmly.

"Senior!"

Zhou Jie also noticed Xiao Ruoying, and walked over after Xiao Ran parked the car.

A group of people got out of the car. Xiao Ran, holding the little princess, nodded to Zhou Jie as a greeting.

Li Lizhi and Xiao Ruoying should get closer to Zhou Jie.

After exchanging greetings, Zhou Jie spotted the little princess immediately and asked with a smile, "Whose little panda is this?"

The little princess knew Zhou Jie was talking to her, and immediately hugged Xiao Ran's neck, saying, "It's my little darling~"

Zhou Jie covered her mouth and laughed. She looked at Li Lizhi and said, "Your child is so funny."

Li Lizhi smiled and then gently straightened the little princess's slightly crooked hat.

“Let’s go, I’ll take you up the mountain,” Zhou Jie said.

Xiao Ruoying nodded, and then the group headed into the mountains.

As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, the little princess wanted to come down.

"Little Nang-kun~ I want to go down and play~"

Xiao Ran put the little princess down so she could play with the Chengyang and Gaoyang princesses. He didn't forget to remind her, "The three of you can't go far, understand? Otherwise, a big bad wolf will eat you up."

The little princess and the Chengyang little princess nodded obediently. The Gaoyang little princess was silent for a moment, and then said, "Brother, I am not a three-year-old child anymore."

After saying that, the three little princesses ran up the mountain along the path.

“Hey, this child.” Xiao Ran was stunned by Princess Gao Yang’s words.

Xiao Ruoying laughed heartily upon seeing this scene.

“That’s right, they think they can scare us Seventeen? No way, we Seventeen are smart enough,” Xiao Ruoying said.

Xiao Ran shook his head helplessly, "Yes, Seventeen is very smart."

A group of people walked up the mountain, chatting and laughing.

After walking for a while, we saw a bamboo forest in the distance, and several figures could be vaguely seen inside.

Zhou Jie explained, "Those are hired workers who help dig bamboo shoots."

Speaking of this, Zhou Jie looked at Xiao Ran and his group.

"By the way, do you guys know how to dig bamboo shoots?"

This is a problem; there are techniques to digging bamboo shoots.

Xiao Ran shook his head, and Xiao Ruoying followed suit.

"You know what, I've never actually tried digging for bamboo shoots before."

Knowing they didn't know how, Zhou Jie didn't say much, but simply told them how to find bamboo shoots.

Once you find bamboo shoots, it's easy to dig them up.

For this reason, Zhou Jie even gave them a special demonstration.

"Look, this bamboo just meets my criteria. We can dig a little soil to see if there's any underneath."

Soon, Zhou Jie dug out a bamboo shoot.

Xiao Ruoying exclaimed "Wow!", giving a very strong emotional response.

"Senior, you're amazing!"

Zhou Jie smiled a little shyly.

"Not to mention that I've studied it before, I've dug up a lot of bamboo shoots since I was a child, so of course I know. By the way, did you understand what I just said?"

Xiao Ruoying nodded first.

Zhou Jie said, "In that case, you can play by yourselves. Dig slowly and try to dig as completely as possible, but it's okay if it's short, since you can still eat it anyway."

Xiao Ran and his group nodded again, and Zhou Jie left to dig bamboo shoots on her own. Xiao Ran and the others simply started looking for bamboo shoots as Zhou Jie had instructed.

The three little princesses had been excited ever since they arrived at the bamboo forest. When they heard Xiao Ran say that he was going to find bamboo shoots, the three little ones immediately ran off on their short legs.

Seeing an older woman in a gray-brown dress not far away, the little princess ran over to her.

The old woman turned around and saw the little princess, and immediately smiled.

"Whose child are you? You look like a little panda!"

The little princess cupped her face and giggled, "I'm from Xiaonangjun's family~"

The old woman didn't quite catch whose child she was, but she knew that Zhou Jie had brought people up earlier, so she figured she must be the child that group had brought.

The little princess looked at her aunt and asked without any hesitation, "Grandma~ where can I find bamboo shoots?" (End of Chapter)