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Chapter 000: I Have Always Played with You (A Chapter for Relaxation)

(This chapter is unrelated to the main content and will not take up daily updates. It is only for the readers’ enjoyment and can be skipped without affecting the subsequent plot.)

Saturday morning dew.

The ticking of the alarm clock kept repeating.

The non-silent alarm clock was a small gift someone had bought for Lu Xiaoxi for twelve dollars.

Lu Xiaoxi, wearing a little dinosaur pajamas, lay on the bed, propping her head up, looking at the alarm clock, her little feet swaying rhythmically.

When the second hand of the clock pointed to twelve, Lu Xiaoxi’s big eyes flashed, and she quickly got up, turned off the alarm, and ran out of the room in her little slippers with a patter.

On the table was a bowl of steaming hot porridge, but that was not her target.

She opened the door, peeked out, gently closed it, and knocked on the door of the neighboring house.

“Ah, Xiaoxi is here! Are you here to play with Li Mu?” Su Wen opened the door and skillfully picked up the little girl, bringing her into the house.

Lu Xiaoxi nodded and softly greeted the handsome Li Changheng on the sofa, “Hello, Uncle.”

“It’s only nine o’clock now; Li Mu is still sleeping inside. Do you want to go in and sleep with him?”

“Mm-hmm, I just got up too.”

“Then you can go in, but be quiet.”

“Mm-hmm!”

“Hehe, you two have such a good relationship.” Su Wen affectionately kissed the girl’s face, set her down in front of a door, gently turned the doorknob, and waited for the girl to go in before softly closing it.

Inside the room.

The curtains were open, and warm sunlight shone on the big, clumsy elephant on the bed. The room was free of restless dust, only two faint and even breaths could be heard.

Lu Xiaoxi slowly approached, climbed onto the bed, lifted the little blanket, confirmed that she hadn’t woken the big, clumsy elephant, and then lay down peacefully, wrapping one hand around the elephant’s chubby waist and giving its face a peck.

She quietly watched the big, clumsy elephant’s eyelashes flutter because of the kiss, then contentedly closed her eyes and fell back asleep.

After a long while.

Lu Xiaoxi opened one eye again.

Noticing that the big, clumsy elephant showed no signs of waking, she quietly lifted herself up, bit the elephant’s mouth, and quickly lay back down, pretending to breathe evenly.

Li Mu felt extremely uncomfortable, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and turned to face the little dinosaur.

Seeing the little dinosaur’s trembling eyelashes, Li Mu struggled a bit, pushed the little dinosaur’s hand away, and hugged her again, falling back asleep.

He had gotten used to it.

Every weekend, at nine o’clock in the morning, a little dinosaur would appear in his room to sleep with him.

At eleven o’clock.

Li Mu, still in a daze, felt something on his face again.

Opening his eyes, he saw the little dinosaur lying on the bed, staring at him blankly.

“Get up, lazy pig Li Mu.”

“…… I’m a big, clumsy elephant.” Li Mu looked down at his pajamas, correcting the little dinosaur.

Leaving the room.

In the hall, he couldn’t find his parents. It was Saturday, and Li Mu knew that his parents must have gone out to play with other adults in the neighborhood.

On the dining table was a ceramic bowl with three boiled eggs soaking in it.

Li Mu lifted the lid, finding only a plate of vegetables and a serving of pickled radish. He picked up a piece of pickled radish and chewed on it.

“You haven’t brushed your teeth yet!” Lu Xiaoxi said fiercely, grabbing Li Mu’s little tail to stop him from stealing more food.

“I don’t want to brush.”

“You can’t! Your teeth will rot, and later your teeth will turn into gold!”

“They don’t turn into gold; my dad said they are planted. Only old people without teeth will plant gold teeth. I’m only five.” Li Mu ignored her, took two pieces of pickled radish, ate one, and shoved the other into Lu Xiaoxi’s mouth.

“Woo, I haven’t brushed my teeth yet; my teeth are definitely going to rot. You have to pay me for a tooth.” Lu Xiaoxi looked pitiful, wanting to cry while eating the pickled radish, her eyes already wet.

“Okay, okay, brush your teeth.”

Li Mu led Lu Xiaoxi to brush their teeth. In one rinsing cup, there were two toothbrushes, one was Ultraman Father, and the other was Ultraman Mother, which was Li Mu’s favorite.

The toothpaste was plump and pink, with some small particles inside.

In front of the mirror, the two little kids started brushing their teeth. Li Mu spat out foam, and Lu Xiaoxi followed suit. Li Mu filled the rinsing cup with water, and Lu Xiaoxi waited for him to finish rinsing before doing it herself, mimicking him.

“I’ll eat two, and you eat one. Did you hear that, Lu Xiaoxi?” After washing his face, Li Mu poured some soy sauce from the kitchen onto the dining table and took out the three boiled eggs, giving one to Lu Xiaoxi while keeping the rest for himself.

Even though they had been soaked, the eggs were still warm. He smashed a small piece, pressed the egg on the table to roll it around, making the shell crack and easy to peel.

This was something his dad had taught him; he wouldn’t reveal it to just anyone.

“Help me peel it, help me peel it.” Lu Xiaoxi peeled the shell little by little, while Li Mu had already eaten his. She started to get anxious.

Her round egg was peeled to look like a moon, with pits and bumps all over.

“Give it to me, you clumsy one.” Li Mu broke off a piece of egg white, dipped it in soy sauce, and ate it before taking over Lu Xiaoxi’s egg, helping her peel it. Although it wasn’t perfectly peeled, it was better than Lu Xiaoxi’s moon egg. “Here, for you.”

“Thank you, Brother Li Mu!” Lu Xiaoxi stood on her tiptoes and gave Li Mu’s chubby face a peck before starting to eat her egg.

“Stop kissing me all the time; it’s disgusting.”

“Oh, but your mom kisses me often too.”

“I don’t care; just don’t kiss me. It’s gross. If you kiss me once, I’ll hit you once.”

“Oh, okay.” Lu Xiaoxi nodded.

She wasn’t afraid; Li Mu often said he would hit her.

She ate the egg quickly, taking two bites at a time, swallowing both the egg white and yolk, while Li Mu was still breaking apart the egg white of his first egg.

Unable to stand the little dinosaur’s gaze, Li Mu dipped the yolk he didn’t like in soy sauce and stuffed it into Lu Xiaoxi’s mouth.

Getting what she wanted, Lu Xiaoxi was very happy. “I want to eat the egg white too.”

“Here you go, here you go.”

“Rawr… I want to eat more.”

“…… Are you a pig?”

“No, I’m a little dinosaur!” Lu Xiaoxi bared her teeth, spreading her arms to mimic a T-Rex, looking fierce!

“I’m still Ultraman; you’re so silly. How will you manage in the future?”

“Where am I silly?!” Lu Xiaoxi put her hands on her hips, puffing up in anger.

“Silly. No one will want to play with you in the future.” Li Mu started eating another boiled egg.

At first, Lu Xiaoxi didn’t react much, but as she digested Li Mu’s words, her big, black, gem-like eyes gradually filled with tears, and a drop of sparkling tear slid down her cheek.

“Hey, look, you only know how to cry.” Li Mu sighed, this was something he learned from his dad, and it was supposed to express a headache.

“You have to play with me; you can’t not play with me…” Lu Xiaoxi sobbed, suddenly hugging Li Mu and soaking the fluffy big elephant pajamas with her tears.

“Stop it; are you still going to eat the egg?”

“You have to play with me all the time!”

“Okay, okay, I’ll play with you all the time.” Li Mu, annoyed by the noise, stuffed a bit of egg white into her mouth.

Lu Xiaoxi, with tearful eyes and a mouthful of food, was on the verge of letting her nose run but didn’t even think to wipe it. Even so, she still wanted to talk.

“Then I will also play with you all the time.”

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(This chapter is unrelated to the main content and is for relaxation.)

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