Anxi burped and licked the condiments off her fingertips.

She grabbed the last bottle of Wahaha: "Eat it! What are you waiting for?"

Zhou Xiaobai misunderstood. Just as he was about to reach out to take it, An Qianqian tilted her head back and gulped it down.

Then, patting her round belly, she picked up the last two skewers of cold cabbage from the plate and held them to his mouth: "Here, there are two more skewers. Eat more to replenish your energy."

Zhou Xiaobai took a deep breath and blew a stream of warm air onto An Qianqian's fingers, which were white with cold. He dared not say anything in anger: "I'm full, I'm not eating anymore."

An Qianqian took out a pack of tissues, pulled out one, and handed it to Zhou Xiaobai.

Just as Zhou Xiaobai was about to use it to wipe her mouth, two sounds rang out: "Hmm! Hmm!" An Qianqian pointed to her pouty lips.

Ugh!

This guy treats me like his father!

Zhou Xiaobai used a tissue to wipe the stains off An Qianqian's mouth, then carefully cleaned her hands before finally cleaning himself.

The bill still had to be paid; the boss wasn't having an easy time either—Anxixi said that the boss had just stood up to protect her.

Zhou Xiaobai quickly thanked him, saying that one should be kind and not always try to take advantage of others.

Let's go.

As Zhou Xiaobai spoke, he took An Qianqian's hand and walked towards the alley entrance.

When they reached the alley entrance, he squatted down, and Anxi naturally leaned on his back.

"Little brother, next time I'll take you to that restaurant in the north of the city for their roasted lamb chops... so you can eat more." Anxixi's stomach was already rumbling again after she'd just finished eating.

"Okay, okay!"

Zhou Xiaobai's smile was a little cold—"Let me eat more? I think it all went into your mouth."

He's still hungry!

……

At that moment, Liu Xiaoli was sipping red wine, humming the song An Qianqian had been humming these past few days: "You are my little apple..."

Two little kids went out for barbecue. Although she was also craving it, she refused to go with them in order to avoid getting pimples during her performances.

The song is very catchy. Anxi said she heard her classmate sing it and she can hum a few lines herself after listening to it so many times.

The song is great, but it's a pity we can't buy the CD. If we had the full version, we could choreograph a dance for the girls in the group to perform.

Liu Xiaoli touched her face, thinking about the troubles she had been having these past few days, which made her complexion look worse; she needed to take care of herself.

She muttered to herself: I wonder if my little cousin has developed his inner energy yet. I need to interrogate him again tonight.

As her thoughts raced, she heard the door open. She glanced up and burst into laughter—her daughter had a new hairstyle that perfectly complemented her floral-patterned jacket.

Zhou Xiaobai, who had just entered, went straight to the dining table without any politeness. Seeing that there was still half a bowl of fried rice left, he devoured it in a few bites.

Liu Xiaoli was taken aback: "Didn't you guys eat barbecue?"

Zhou Xiaobai looked at An Qianqian's round belly, meaning that everything was inside Qianqian's belly.

Liu Xiaoli frowned. "Qianqian, you're already stupid. Aren't you afraid of growing into a pig if you keep eating like this?"

"You're the stupid one, and you're skinny too. I can take you down by myself—uh~uh~"

An Qianqian had just started to talk back when Zhou Xiaobai covered her mouth.

I taught a few punks a lesson tonight, and my confidence soared, making her lose her head and unleash her most powerful moves.

"What did you say?" Liu Xiaoli said aggressively. She heard the words "skinny as hell" clearly. She pointed at Zhou Xiaobai and said, "Let go of her and let her finish."

"No, no, no! Sister Li, Sisi said you maintain your figure for art, and you look great."

Zhou Xiaobai hurriedly explained that An Qianqian, that idiot, couldn't stop herself when she got excited and blurted out whatever came to mind.

My daughter will definitely say bad things later, I won't argue with you now. Liu Xiaoli suppressed her anger, thinking, "If you don't satisfy me tonight, I'll deal with you two together later."

She rolled her eyes at her daughter and pointed to the bathroom: "It's filthy, you smell like barbecue, go take a shower."

Half an hour later, a muffled sound came from under the covers in the bedroom.

"Sister Ya Ya, it's okay, I'm very capable."

Anxi was holding her mother's phone and talking to Tong Liya on the other end of the line.

The mobile phone was purchased a few days ago during the nationwide trial operation of the GSM network, and Liu Xiaoli spent more than 10,000 yuan to try it out.

"Put it on speakerphone, I can't hear you."

Zhou Xiaobai was anxious; he wouldn't be able to say anything later.

While Liu Xiaoli was taking a shower, An Qianqian said she wanted to tell her two older sisters about her glorious achievements that night, hoping they would praise her.

I can't tell my mom about this; it's too painful to keep it inside. I can only share it with my best friend.

"Mom can hear me." Anxi peeked out from under the covers, glanced at the closed door, and finally turned on speakerphone.

"No, it's too far and so cold. Let's go visit Sister Bingbing during summer vacation," Zhou Xiaobai refused—Tong Liya called to say she would come over for the Spring Festival.

This is a crucial moment; with so many people around, we can't afford any mistakes. An Qianqian nodded, "Okay! Sister Yaya, you don't need to pick us up; we'll meet up at Xiao Pang's."

"Sisi, next time there's something like this, let's go together. I'll learn martial arts from Xiaobai too." Tong Liya's cheerful voice came over.

Anxi peeked half her head out from under the covers, glanced slyly at the door, and came up with a terrible idea: "When we meet up during summer vacation, let's go to Shaolin Temple and challenge them."

When she got excited, An Qianqian unconsciously raised her voice.

Tong Liya chuckled and said she would save up more money so she could have as much fun as she wanted.

Outside the door, Liu Xiaoli, who had just finished showering, was about to open it.

The faint sound made her pause, remembering her cousin's experience of eavesdropping on phone calls. She unconsciously moved closer to the door, her ears perked up.

Inside, after hanging up the phone, the two called Fan Bingbing again.

As soon as the call connected, Anxixi launched into another long explanation…

"Sisi is great, but you...you're so scary! Don't do that again." Fan Bingbing was so frightened that her face turned even paler.

She was older and thought a lot. Although she knew the two were practicing martial arts, she always thought it was an exaggeration. How powerful could a child be?

"Daughter got into a fight again? And now she's pulling down my pants and spanking me?"

Outside the door, Liu Xiaoli covered her mouth, her eyes wide, a surge of anger rising to her head, her hand gripping the doorknob tightly.

She finally understood what Anxixi meant by what she hadn't finished saying earlier.

Just as she was about to break down the door, the words "Da Meili" drifted out from the bedroom, making her freeze in place.

"Your older sister went to film a movie, so she won't bully you anymore," Fan Bingbing said with a smile—Zhou Wenqiong always bullied Xiaobai, which made her angry.

"Sister Bingbing, Da Meili beat me up again yesterday—" Anxixi also complained.

"Da Meili?" Fan Bingbing asked, puzzled.

"Yes, Mom and Auntie's names together mean 'Da Meili' (meaning 'Great Beauty')," Anxixi explained.

Then, she revealed how "big" and "beautiful" she was.

Liu Xiaoli was so angry that she trembled all over, her chest heaving violently. She looked down... At this moment, her face was flushed red and then turned pale, and she laughed in extreme anger.

She gently pushed open the door and slowly moved to the bedside.

The phone call brought up the topic of summer vacation gatherings again.

"No, no, no, you don't need to come pick us up, we'll go over there." Zhou Xiaobai refused without even thinking. Fan Bingbing is just like Tong Liya, she can't sit still at the slightest sound.

"Then...then I'll save up! When you come, we'll go to Beijing together to watch the flag-raising ceremony." Fan Bingbing also had to make a gesture.

Zhou Xiaobai was secretly delighted. These young ladies were so reliable! Unlike Da Meili, who was so stingy.

The three of them chatted on and on for a long time before finally hanging up the phone.

They pulled back the covers, letting out a long sigh of relief. Just as they were about to put their phones back on the bedside table, a voice boomed in their ears:

"Have you finished the call?"

Liu Xiaoli's voice was colder than the northwest wind blowing outside the window.

The two looked up and saw a pale figure standing by the bed with arms crossed, exuding a murderous aura.

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