After her little niece had some freshly boiled goat’s milk, Su Qingli finally lay down on the bed and caught her breath.
She had only just transmigrated, yet she had already dealt with bandits and delivered a baby. She was completely exhausted.
Before she knew it, she drifted off to sleep.
When she woke up, it was already the next morning.
Su Qingli stared at the cobweb-covered ceiling for a long while before finally coming back to her senses.
She had really transmigrated.
The voices of people talking next door drifted over.
They were Jiang Susu and Cheng Sujin.
“Mother, it’s all my fault that I don’t have enough breast milk. I made the baby go hungry.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. The most important thing right now is for you to recover.”
Jiang Susu’s voice was gentle.
“By the way, speaking of Li’er, I need to apologize to you on her behalf…”
“Mother, don’t say that. Little Sister saved both me and the baby. I’m the one who should be thanking her.”
Hearing this, Su Qingli sighed inwardly.
Her transmigration was already an established fact. Now she had to clean up the mess the original owner had left behind.
She closed her eyes, and her consciousness entered the space.
The laboratory was brightly lit and eerily quiet.
Su Qingli took a comfortable shower and relieved herself.
When she came out, she felt completely refreshed.
Just then, she happened to see Jiang Susu carrying food into the room.
“Girl, you’re awake? You must be starving. Come, eat.”
It was a full bowl of white rice soaked in rich, oily chicken broth, with a large chicken leg placed on top.
Su Qingli’s expression immediately darkened.
This old woman really was something.
There were only a few chickens in the family. Instead of saving them for her sister-in-law to recover after childbirth, why had she brought one to her, the family sinner?
Seeing Su Qingli’s unhappy expression, Jiang Susu hurriedly tried to placate her.
“Girl, your sister-in-law just gave birth. Would it be okay if you gave her one of the chicken legs?”
Su Qingli became even more annoyed.
So this old woman thought she was upset because she wanted the other chicken leg for herself?
Was she really that stingy?
Su Qingli was just about to lose her temper when she suddenly remembered something.
The original owner really was exactly that kind of person!
She pursed her lips and swallowed the curse that was about to come out.
“I don’t want to eat it.”
Jiang Susu thought her daughter was throwing a tantrum and was about to coax her when Su Qingli impatiently said,
“I don’t feel like eating chicken soup today.”
“Then what do you want to eat? I’ll make it for you,” Jiang Susu hurriedly asked.
“I…”
Su Qingli was at a loss for words.
She didn’t actually need to eat at all. There was plenty of food in her space, so she wouldn’t go hungry.
But she couldn’t explain any of that.
After thinking for a moment, she blurted out,
“I want to eat steamed cornmeal buns.”
The buns were made from cornmeal mixed with wild vegetables. They were what the family normally ate.
Except for the original owner.
She demanded polished white rice at every meal.
The others could only smell it.
“That kind of thing… How could you possibly get used to eating it?”
Jiang Susu wanted to say more, but she was afraid Su Qingli would lose her temper.
So she took the rice away and brought her the cornmeal bun instead.
Su Qingli swallowed the dry, hard bun.
The moment she opened the door, she found herself staring directly into a pair of enormous cow eyes.
And “cow eyes” wasn’t a metaphor.
A huge, muscular bull with a sleek, glossy coat was standing quietly outside her door.
Most of its coat was yellow, with a tall black hump rising prominently from its back. Its powerful muscles were clearly defined, and the tip of its yellow tail was covered in black hair as it lazily swished back and forth.
Its horns were thick and sharp, its eyelashes long, and its clear, bright eyes reflected Su Qingli’s figure perfectly.
Su Qingli blinked.
The bull blinked too.
Su Qingli raised her hand.
“Hi?”
The bull tilted its head.
“Moo?”
Su Qingli burst out laughing.
This cow was pretty amusing.
When she had entered the house earlier, she had only vaguely noticed an old woman and Su Changle fighting over this cow.
Now that she got a closer look, she finally understood why that old woman wanted to steal it.
With a body this massive, it was clearly one of the best of the best.
A handsome champion breeding bull.
It was definitely a highly sought-after animal!
Su Qingli steadied herself and was just about to reach out and touch it when someone nearby suddenly shouted,
“Don’t touch it!”
Su Qingli was startled.
When she turned around, she saw Su Changle running toward her in panic and pushing her away.
“I’m fine…”
Before Su Qingli could finish speaking, Su Changle had already wrapped his arms around the bull’s head and frantically examined it.
“Mengmeng, are you okay? She didn’t do anything to you, did she?”
The bull’s name was… Mengmeng?
Su Qingli’s mouth twitched.
Seriously?
What could she possibly do to a bull weighing more than two thousand pounds?
If anything, it would be more likely to bully her.
“Su Qingli, I’m warning you! Don’t even think about doing anything to Mengmeng! Don’t bully it!”
Su Changle spread his arms protectively in front of the bull like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
Su Qingli didn’t want to argue with this idiot, so she turned around and walked away.
But she couldn’t move.
When she turned back, she saw that the enormous bull had gently caught the sleeve of her clothes between its teeth.
Its huge, expressive eyes blinked at her.
Su Qingli: “?”
Su Changle shouted in disbelief,
“Mengmeng, what are you doing?”
The bull pushed Su Changle aside, swished its tail, walked two steps toward Su Qingli, and lowered its head.
Almost instinctively, she reached out and rubbed its enormous head.
The bull’s tail began wagging even more happily.
It even affectionately pushed its head into Su Qingli’s hand.
Su Qingli was stunned.
Did this bull actually like her?
Su Changle, however, was about to go crazy.
“Mengmeng, what on earth are you doing?! That’s Su Qingli! Don’t you remember? This woman even said last time that she wanted to kill you and eat your meat!”
Su Changle was half shocked and half jealous.
For so many years, he had been the one taking care of the cow every day.
He herded it, cut grass for it, prepared bedding for it when the weather was cold, and bathed it when the weather was hot.
Yet in the end, this stupid cow was being so affectionate and clingy toward Su Qingli?
Why?!
“Aww, Mengmeng, you’re such a good boy~”
Su Qingli stroked the bull while admiring Su Changle’s twisted, jealous expression.
She found it absolutely hilarious.
Su Changle suddenly froze.
He looked at Su Qingli with an extremely complicated expression.
“You… You remember?”
Su Qingli was confused.
“Remember what?”
“…Nothing.”
Su Changle’s eyes darkened, and he pursed his lips unhappily.
He had heard from his mother that when Su Qingli was little, she didn’t have enough milk and had nearly starved to death.
It happened that their family cow had just given birth to a calf, and the calf’s mother had fed Su Qingli enough milk to save her life.
Later, when the family wanted to sell the calf, Su Qingli refused no matter what.
She had even given the calf a name.
Mengmeng.
During the busy farming seasons, Mengmeng plowed the fields, pulled carts, and carried goods.
In their spare time, the siblings would take the cow out to graze, and Su Qingli would lie on its back and sleep.
By the time Su Qingli woke up, the cow would have eaten its fill and would slowly carry her home.
Back then, the little girl often stroked Mengmeng’s head and praised it in her childish voice, saying that it was the cutest little cow in the world.
Su Changle had always thought his little sister was like a fairy who had descended from heaven.
She was smart and kind.
Until Su Qingli turned eight.
An accidental fall into the water changed her completely.
From then on, she became unreasonable, wild, and vicious.
There were even several times when she had taken a whip to Mengmeng and called it a beast.
But now, Su Changle vaguely felt that the kind little sister from his childhood had somehow returned.
He felt a flame burning in his heart.
He was just about to say something when Su Qingli suddenly spoke.
“Mengmeng, charge him!”
Before Su Changle could react, the bull’s horns knocked him to the ground.
He landed face-first and got a mouthful of dirt.
“Cough, cough, cough! Su Qingli, are you crazy?!”
“Good job, Mengmeng! Keep going!”
At Su Qingli’s command, the enormous bull chased Su Changle around as he screamed.
“Mengmeng, look carefully! I’m your master! Stop chasing me! Ahhh!”
Su Qingli burst into laughter.
“Mengmeng, come back!”
The bull swished its tail and obediently returned to Su Qingli, practically begging her to pet it.
Su Qingli stroked its horns.
Her eyes suddenly shifted as an idea came to her.
“Mengmeng, kneel down.”
The enormous bull bent its knees.
Su Qingli immediately climbed onto its back.
“Second Brother, I need to go out and take care of something. I’ll be back later.”