’Bao Bao is done eating.’
Bai Xi jumped, rushing forward to hug her precious baby.
Ye Yunyun took the opportunity to shrink into her mother’s arms, curling up into a little ball.
"You can’t rest right after eating, sweetie. Mommy will take Bao Bao for a walk in the garden." Bai Xi put her down, then couldn’t help but add, "Next time you want to come into Mommy’s room, you can knock or ask a grown-up for help. Don’t swing on the door by yourself. You might fall."
"Let Mommy see. Did you bump yourself anywhere?"
’I didn’t!’
The little girl was adamant in her thoughts, but she obediently lowered her head.
Bai Xi carefully checked and saw that her head was indeed unharmed. The hair that had been cut off was already growing back into a short fuzz.
At home, everyone was careful not to look at Ye Yunyun’s head, and the mirrors had been taken down. So, after getting through the initial period of grief, Ye Yunyun no longer minded showing her bald little head at home.
"Let’s go to the garden. We can wait for your uncles there."
Ye Yunyun held her mother’s pinky and set off for the garden on her short little legs. Shi Tou let out a soft AWOO and eagerly followed.
Besides the food crops, there were also succulents growing in the garden.
There used to be cacti, but Ye Yunyun had no sense of danger. She knew they had thorns but still wanted to grab them. Her inner voice was even eager to take on the challenge of grabbing a cactus without getting pricked.
The adults could only regretfully remove the cacti from the garden.
Bai Xi sat on the grass, watching Ye Yunyun and Shi Tou play around.
The little girl flopped onto Shi Tou’s back, and Shi Tou carried her for a walk with steady steps.
Bai Xi called out, "Bao Bao, get down and walk by yourself! Good babies don’t get lazy. Not walking after a meal is bad for you; it can give you a tummy ache."
The last sentence was directed at Shi Tou. Having gained sentience and knowing right from wrong, it immediately lay down, signaling for Ye Yunyun to get off.
’Ah, fine. Shi Tou, you’re not my favorite baby anymore, WAHHH!’
Once she was sure the little girl and Shi Tou had started walking properly, Bai Xi took out her phone to check her messages.
[Neighborhood Homeowners’ Group]
[Berry Bliss: Hello, fellow homeowners. I was wondering if anyone has any extra cold medicine granules for sale? I’m willing to pay 50,000 yuan for one packet. My home was just renovated, and I didn’t have time to stock up. I didn’t expect to get a fever now, and it’s not convenient for me to go out.]
Su Mian, who had been about to rest, immediately brightened up.
Ye Jun was a little hesitant. "Things are being sold for such high prices now. Something bad isn’t really about to happen, is it?"
Su Mian said, "Honey, it’s just one packet of cold medicine. We won’t sell anything else. Let’s just make this one-time deal."
Ye Jun quickly put his suspicions aside. 50,000 yuan was his entire monthly salary, and all it took was a single packet of cold medicine—not even a whole box!
Faced with such a huge temptation, he was quickly swayed. Worst comes to worst, if he got a fever in the future, he could just use physical methods to cool down.
Ye Jun said, "I’ll add her."
He’d only feel at ease if that large sum of money was in his own pocket.
The smile on Su Mian’s face stiffened, but she didn’t insist. In any case, the money Ye Jun earned would end up going to her son eventually.
But then again, she would only feel at ease if the money was in her own pocket.
Before, she always found various excuses to get Ye Jun to spend money. Now that they were stuck at home, she had no reason to ask for cash, so she could only secretly take food from Ye Jun’s place and hide it back at her own home.
Berry Bliss told every stranger who added her, "Sorry, I already found some. I’ll contact you if I need more."
Until Ye Jun added her. Then, she almost jumped for joy.
She was only in her twenties, and this was the first time she had ever gotten such an exciting script!
[Ye Jun: Hello, do you still need cold medicine?]
[Berry Bliss: I do, Mister. One packet is enough. I know things are hard for everyone right now, so I won’t be greedy.]
[Berry Bliss: *50,000 yuan transferred.*]
[Berry Bliss: Mister, please put it in the small basket on the top floor. Let me know once you’ve done it. That way, you won’t have to worry about your privacy being exposed.]
Ye Jun completely let his guard down. Her QQ profile picture, her naive tone, and the act of transferring the money before anything was even settled—it seemed the person on the other end was an innocent little girl.
After placing it there, he didn’t leave. Instead, he hid in the shadows.
It wasn’t that he had any malicious intent; he just wanted to see who it was.
After a moment, a drone flew up to the top floor and carried the small basket away.
Ye Jun emerged with a blank expression, angry at his own pointless curiosity for the first time.
He was shivering from the cold, and all for the sake of watching a drone.
The drone flew down along the side of the building. Ye Jun didn’t dare lean against the railing to look down. The wind on the roof was strong, and he cherished his life.
[Bai Xi: Next, on the second day, you’ll feel weak and want to drink some congee, but you’ll only have bread and instant noodles at home. So, you’ll ask him to buy some for you for 100,000 yuan.]
[Berry Bliss: Roger that! Sis! I guarantee I’ll complete the mission!]
Meanwhile, Ye Yunyun and Shi Tou were playing by the fountain. They had played there many times before. Next to the fountain was a small, mini-platform just for Ye Yunyun to play with water.
She used water to knead clumps of dirt into cute little animal heads, which she placed on leaves, pretending she was cooking.
Shi Tou sat obediently beside her, its tail wagging back and forth. Every now and then, it would fetch a few pebbles for Ye Yunyun to play with.
Ye Yunyun would then wash the pebbles clean and place them next to her little dirt clumps.
’This is plating!’
After finishing her "grand feast," Ye Yunyun looked at the "food" she had made, picked it up with satisfaction, and prepared to give it to her mom to eat. Then she discovered a big earthworm underneath!
She knew about earthworms. They were edible. In her past life, she often ate them.
The Shadow Guard big sister had taught her that eating too much dirt and tree bark could kill a person, but earthworms and leaves were fine.
’Oh, this is prey that Bao Bao found. Bao Bao can choose to have an extra snack.’
’Bao Bao is gonna dig in~’
Hearing Ye Yunyun’s thoughts, Bai Xi looked up and was so scared her soul almost left her body.
"Bao Bao, put it down! Don’t you dare put it in your mouth!" She rushed over and threw the earthworm far away.
"Hasn’t Mommy taught you not to eat random things?" she asked, a little angry.
Ye Yunyun, at a loss, clutched the corner of her clothes and nodded.
’Bao Bao didn’t eat a random thing.’
Bai Xi asked, "Did a grown-up ever tell you that earthworms are edible?"
Ye Yunyun obediently nodded.
’That’s how Bao Bao ate in my past life.’
She ate like that until she died at the age of ten. As a result, when she got to the Underworld, she didn’t even have any incense offerings to eat.
’Waaah, my life is so tragic.’
Bai Xi sighed. ’Alright, it’s my fault for not teaching my child properly.’
Ye Yunyun had been dazed for three years, and now that she had finally returned to normal, Bai Xi hadn’t been in a hurry to drill common sense into her. She never expected this kind of accident.
"Well, Mommy is telling you now, you can’t eat earthworms. For any new thing, before you eat it, you have to get Mommy’s permission."
’But they *are* edible.’
Ye Yunyun was even more confused.
"They have germs on them, don’t you know that, sweetie?"
’It’s fine, Bao Bao is immune to all poisons!’
For once, Bai Xi felt a headache coming on.