I Like Zhou Dongdong

Liu Chang'an dropped Bai Hui off at Baolong Center. He didn't go upstairs again. Instead, he took the takeout box, bought a box of jackfruit flesh from a roadside vendor, and went home.

These jackfruit pieces sometimes sell for 21 yuan a box, sometimes for 10 yuan a box, depending entirely on the vendor's mood and sales strategy.

The best jackfruit flesh is when it's ripe, soft, and fragrant. It's sweet and delicious, and perfect for relieving the sticky feeling in your mouth after eating the fruit.

There was also a huge jackfruit on the stall. Liu Chang'an thought that if such a big fruit were peeled open and a little girl popped out, it would seem more scientific than a pregnancy of ten or eight years.

If such a life form exists, it would likely guarantee a higher survival rate for offspring compared to the traditional methods of reproduction used by humans on Earth today.

After all, compared to soft skin, a hard shell can better protect the baby inside. However, while a mother can avoid some dangers on her own, the baby born inside the shell has to rely on its mature counterparts to protect the tree of life that nurtures offspring.

Liu Chang'an returned home, pondering these biological phenomena that had nothing to do with real-world science.

Shangguan Dandan and Zhou Shuling sat on the sofa watching TV.

Zhou Shuling was still wearing her beloved red sweater dress. She glanced at the TV, then looked at her phone screen and was taking a selfie.

Seeing Liu Chang'an return, Zhou Shuling quickly turned off the screen, feeling a little embarrassed. She rarely took selfies, but today she was dressed up nicely and couldn't resist taking a few, knowing Liu Chang'an might say, "You're so vain."

"Are you showing off?" Liu Chang'an said to Zhou Shuling.

Zhou Shuling rolled her eyes at him.

"Taking selfies is similar to the responsibilities of court painters in the past. It was quite common for concubines in the imperial harem to summon painters to paint their portraits. However, scandals caused by painters in the harem were also common. This phenomenon can be compared to photographers commissioning photoshoots today. In comparison, taking selfies with a mobile phone can avoid scandals while satisfying one's own needs. You should encourage it, rather than say that people are vain."

Based on her observations and experiences from both ancient and modern times, Shangguan Dandan concluded that it was also her responsibility to instruct and guide Liu Chang'an's daily words, actions, and thoughts.

"You know so much." Liu Chang'an placed the barbecue in front of him on the table. "Enough with the talking, forget about the barbecue."

"I want to eat," Shangguan Dandan suggested. "If I'm eating, I won't talk so much. If you don't let me eat, I'll keep talking while I watch you eat."

Liu Chang'an nodded; what she said made perfect sense.

When Shangguan Dandan eats, she doesn't talk much. Firstly, it's partly due to her good manners, and secondly, she often finds herself speechless due to the various foods she eats.

Zhou Shuling smiled. Shangguan Dandan is so cute. Sometimes she acts like a little adult, but in the end, she is still a little girl with a childlike heart.

"Here." Shangguan Dandan reached out and handed her sweater to Liu Chang'an. The thermos flask rolled out of the sweater, and Shangguan Dandan quickly caught it.

"What are you doing?" Liu Chang'an asked, puzzled. He had seen her sitting there with a sweater in her arms when he came in.

"I want a skirt too," Shangguan Dandan said, pointing to the woolen skirt Zhou Shuling was wearing.

"She's a mature woman, so her clothes are appropriate," Liu Chang'an reminded her, emphasizing the importance of being aware of her own temperament and the style that suits her best.

"I don't need it to be exactly the same. Just change it to suit me." Shangguan Dandan said to Liu Chang'an, touching the thermos.

Liu Chang'an thought for a moment and nodded.

"Why did you agree so quickly?" Shangguan Dandan looked at Liu Chang'an with suspicion.

"I'm afraid you'll rub off the paint on the thermos." Liu Chang'an knew what Shangguan Dandan meant by touching the thermos. Liu Chang'an didn't want to speak, didn't want to comment, and had no thoughts.

"Do you need some more yarn?" Zhou Shuling asked.

"No need." Liu Chang'an shook his head. Zhou Shuling's skin area was larger than Shangguan Dandan's, and some yarn left over from altering Zhou Shuling's skirt last time could be used.

Shangguan Dandan waved to Liu Chang'an, for he was quite pleased.

"No need," Liu Chang'an said to Shangguan Dandan.

Shangguan Dandan only wanted to pat his head to show her appreciation, but since he had already agreed to help her alter the skirt, Shangguan Dandan didn't have any particular feelings and just focused her attention on the packing box.

Liu Chang'an put the takeout box in the microwave for a minute, then took it out. After all, he had walked back, and barbecue tastes better when it's hot.

"Where's Zhou Dongdong?" Liu Chang'an asked Zhou Shuling.

"I went to bed early."

Just as they were about to start eating, the door was pushed open again, and Zhou Dongdong staggered over with her eyes half-open and half-closed, reaching out to grab the roasted lamb chops on the table.

"Weren't you asleep?" Liu Chang'an noticed that Zhou Dongdong had changed into pajamas covered with little airplanes, and her eyes were rolling back, clearly not fully awake, so he grabbed her.

Zhou Dongdong shook her head. "I dreamt there was delicious food, and I want to eat it."

Liu Chang'an grabbed her and shook her for a while to wake Zhou Dongdong up, lest she swallow the bone in her dazed state and get it stuck in her throat.

"I'm flying... I'm flying..." Zhou Dongdong shouted a few times, finally fully awake. Looking at the delicious food on the table, she couldn't help but laugh, "There really is delicious food!"

"You guys eat," Liu Chang'an waved his hand, took a few oranges to juice, and pointed to the jackfruit flesh on the table, "We'll have some fruit later."

After saying that, Liu Chang'an went to the kitchen.

"If Brother Chang'an isn't eating, then we can eat a lot more." Zhou Dongdong looked around, grabbed the biggest spare rib, and ran off.

Zhou Dongdong went to the kitchen, where Liu Chang'an was peeling oranges.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Dongdong, who hadn't even entered the barrier yet and was running around in the real world, caught Liu Chang'an's attention.

Zhou Dongdong stood on tiptoe and lifted the ribs high.

"Didn't I say I wasn't going to eat it?"

Zhou Dongdong didn't hear her and kept her hand held high.

"So annoying." Liu Chang'an lowered his head and bit into the rib.

Zhou Dongdong then turned around, holding up her greasy little hands, and ran off quickly to eat. After all, although Brother Chang'an wasn't coming to eat, Sister Egg could eat a lot, and might even finish Zhou Dongdong's portion!

Liu Chang'an peeked out of the kitchen, then looked down at the rib in his hand—the biggest one with the most meat. Liu Chang'an held the rib in both hands and carefully gnawed away at every last bit of meat.

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I recommend a good book, Breeze Little Daoist Boy's <Journey to the West: The Great Entertainer>.

Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

"Report!" "What is it?" "Sir, Young Master Fang and Young Master Du have started a fight with the three young masters of the Cheng family again!" "Sigh! What's the matter this time?"

"I heard, I heard it's because of the question of whether Lu Xueqi or Bi Yao should be the female lead!"