“It’s fine. Sister-in-law won’t blame you.” Zhuo Yi patted the child’s back and pushed him away gently.
She truly did not blame him. In fact, she could not thank him enough.
Such a good younger brother absolutely had to be kept around.
The smile on Huang Xiaoxiao’s face could not have looked any gentler.
Being stared at like that by Huang Xiaoxiao made Zhuo Wenmao shiver inside.
Was there something wrong with this woman?
…
Today’s lunch tasted especially delicious to Huang Xiaoxiao.
“Here, little brother, eat more vegetables.” Huang Xiaoxiao placed her favorite dish into Zhuo Wenmao’s bowl.
Looking at the green vegetables that had suddenly appeared in his bowl, Zhuo Wenmao picked up his chopsticks and was just about to throw them away—
But the moment he moved, he suddenly felt a chill down his back.
His eyes shifted slightly to the left, and as expected, he saw his second brother’s icy gaze.
“What are you staring at? Hurry up and eat,” Huang Xiaoxiao said.
Grinding his teeth, Zhuo Wenmao forced himself to eat the green vegetables he hated most.
Huang Xiaoxiao, I’m not done with you!
Eating more vegetables makes you smarter. Seeing that Zhuo Wenmao had finished eating, Huang Xiaoxiao immediately gave him another serving.
Zhuo Wenmao: “……”
When Zhuo Wenxuan saw that Huang Xiaoxiao kept giving her little brother food he disliked, she finally could not tolerate it anymore.
“Huang Xiaoxiao, why do you keep giving him food?”
The sudden voice startled Huang Xiaoxiao.
She turned around and saw Zhuo Wenxuan glaring at her angrily with wide round eyes.
“You… want some too?” Huang Xiaoxiao thought she was upset because she had not been given any food, so she hesitantly placed a piece of green vegetable into her bowl.
Zhuo Wenxuan: “……”
“Even if you’re trying to bri—”
“Not enough?” Huang Xiaoxiao added another piece before she could finish.
Zhuo Wenxuan pressed her lips together.
“You still want more?” Seeing that she was silent, Huang Xiaoxiao prepared to serve her again.
“No need.” Zhuo Wenxuan hurriedly picked up her bowl and started shoveling rice into her mouth.
Tsk tsk.
She was even embarrassed about it. Kids really were kids, getting jealous over this kind of thing.
Huang Xiaoxiao shook her head helplessly.
Zhuo Yi stared at Huang Xiaoxiao, the smile on his lips growing deeper and deeper.
Outside, the cold wind howled and snowflakes drifted through the air.
Inside, warmth and tenderness filled the house.
After dinner, Zhuo Wenxuan and Zhuo Wenmao went to wash up and sleep.
Huang Xiaoxiao walked outside.
The snowfall was especially heavy. One snowflake followed another, blurring her vision so badly that she could barely see the surroundings.
Braving the snowstorm, she walked into the courtyard.
The fire had already gone out. She took out the bracelet and checked it.
Hm?
Why was it four square meters?
Shouldn’t it have been two square meters?
Huang Xiaoxiao felt like her brain might have frozen stupid too.
Forget it. Four was fine anyway. It did not affect anything.
She tossed the bracelet back into the furnace.
The fire reignited.
After finishing everything, she returned indoors.
She planned to check on it again after taking a bath.
Who would have thought that once she started bathing, it would continue all the way until morning?
The sky outside was already bright. The snow had stopped, and sunlight streamed into the room through the clear windows.
When she lifted the blanket, the room felt wonderfully warm, not cold at all.
Her bare feet stepped onto the soft carpet. The fluffy texture brushed against her feet, making them itch slightly.
Walking to the window, she breathed onto the glass.
A layer of mist blurred the transparent surface, and she used her finger to draw a smiley face on it.
What a beautiful day. Today, she also had to—
Wait.
The storage bracelet she refined yesterday…
Suddenly remembering something, Huang Xiaoxiao hurriedly threw on her clothes, slipped into her cute doll shoes, and ran outside.
The house was completely silent. There was not a single person around.
When she reached the courtyard, the furnace was covered entirely in snow, blanketed in white.
She quickly brushed away the snow, exposing the top of the furnace.
Opening the lid, she hurriedly took out the bracelet inside.
Sixteen square meters.
As long as it worked, it was fine.
She could always refine it again later.
After struggling for quite a while, she finally dug the furnace out completely.
She placed the bracelet back into the furnace, reignited the fire, and returned indoors.
After washing up and getting dressed, she glanced at the courtyard. The fire was still burning.
Might as well eat first.
After finishing breakfast, she returned to the courtyard. The fire had gone out.
Excitedly, she took out the bracelet.
Hm?
Huang Xiaoxiao blinked.
That’s not right.
Earlier it was sixteen. Following the same pattern as last time, it should have become 256.
So why was it only 156?
Does this thing even reduce production?
Huang Xiaoxiao stared at the bracelet over and over, unable to understand why.
Holding the 156-square-meter bracelet, she looked rather dissatisfied.
Forget it. Refining it a few more times would work anyway.
While Huang Xiaoxiao worked hard refining at home—
Zhuo Yi went to find Elder Huang, hoping to have him refine a three-hundred-square-meter storage ring.
In the end, the man told him that the waiting line was already booked one month in advance.
Before Elder Huang could even continue speaking, he tossed Zhuo Yi a list.
There were generals, lieutenant generals, marshals, presidents…
In other words, if Zhuo Yi wanted to cut the line, he first had to convince everyone ahead of him.
Zhuo Yi hung up the call with a cold expression.
He stared at the major general insignia on his shoulder for quite a while.
Forget it. I’ll just buy two more one-hundred-square-meter storage spaces.
Thinking of this, Huang Xiaoxiao’s face suddenly appeared in his mind.
What she said yesterday…