Penguins and Mehmeh

When Liu Chang'an returned home, Zhou Shuling was mopping the floor for him and had already hung out the clothes he had washed but hadn't hung out to dry on the balcony.

Seeing Liu Chang'an carrying Zhou Dongdong under his arm, Zhou Shuling knew that Zhou Dongdong must have eaten too much again. Zhou Shuling couldn't help but recall the day they went to the buffet, when Liu Chang'a Zhou Dongdong.

Zhou Dongdong had already fallen asleep. After eating, she felt sleepy because her blood was flowing to her stomach, creating a warm and comfortable feeling. Meanwhile, the blood supply to her brain was relatively reduced, which made her even sleepier.

Kids really can fall asleep anytime, anywhere. Zhou Shuling couldn't imagine how she could possibly sleep with Liu Chang'an holding her under his arm like that.

Liu Chang'an placed Zhou Dongdong on the sofa. Zhou Dongdong kicked her legs a couple of times, groggily bit her finger, and then woke up. She crawled down from the edge of the sofa, hopped around a bit, and then became innocent and lively again.

"Dan Dan, come on, I'll teach you how to do makeup." Rookie Zhou Shuling had been waiting for another rookie for a long time, and when she saw Shangguan Dandan, she couldn't wait to say it.

"It's right here," Liu Chang'an kindly advised them not to run around.

"This is fine too." Shangguan Dandan sat down on the sofa. Although she had just climbed down from Liu Chang'an's back near the vegetable market, she had still walked quite a distance and was tired.

"No, he's just waiting to laugh at us." Zhou Shuling looked at Liu Chang'an and found his nonchalant demeanor very suspicious.

Shangguan Dandan remembered what had happened that afternoon, so she nodded and let Zhou Shuling take her hand as she went upstairs.

Zhou Dongdong skipped and hopped along behind, even though the makeup incident definitely had nothing to do with her, she could still join in the fun!

How boring! Liu Chang'an brewed a pot of tea, slowly sipped it, and casually flipped through the channels while watching TV.

The next morning, An Nuan had no classes, so she supervised Liu Yuewang as he continued doing a thousand push-ups, Liu Chang'an went to school.

The hotel where Gao Cunyi held his banquet yesterday was not far from the school. Liu Chang'an glanced at it from afar and could still see the national flag and shop flag flying over the green leaves.

When Liu Chang'an arrived at the teaching building, he didn't go straight into the classroom. Instead, he drank a can of apple cider vinegar. It's not a popular drink, but in recent years, it's been increasingly seen at banquets under the guise of being healthy.

Zhu Juntang's car also stopped in front of the teaching building. When she got out of the car, she still had the elegant demeanor of a young lady, with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth. After all, there were always so many people looking at her, and being able to show this beautiful yet somewhat distant smile at any time was a required course for a young lady.

"Mie Mie sheep," Liu Chang'an called out casually.

He didn't have the habit of giving people nicknames, and he just called Zhu Juntang whatever he wanted.

Zhu Juntang turned around, and the pretty smile on her face that hid the meaning of "stay away from me, I have no interest in you" disappeared. She put her hands on her hips, raised them, and ran over cutely.

"Guess what animal I'm imitating walking?" Zhu Juntang came up to Liu Chang'an, fanned herself with her hands, and looked at him with expectant eyes.

"Penguin," Liu Chang'an said. It wasn't the first time he'd seen her walk like that, nor was she the only one. An Nuan had run like that too, and he'd forced himself to think it was quite cute rather than silly.

"Cute, isn't it?" It wasn't surprising that Zhu Juntang guessed it, and she was in a good mood. So she stood in the same spot and maintained the same posture, swaying her body like a penguin walking, also wobbling.

"What is the most distinctive feature of penguins?" Liu Chang'an asked, with the aim of popularizing knowledge about natural biology.

"Cute!" Zhu Juntang exclaimed loudly, "She's cute too!"

"Short legs."

Zhu Juntang looked down at her legs. She wasn't wearing 10-centimeter heels today, so she was indeed a little shorter than usual, but her legs weren't short at all!

"Nonsense!" Although Zhu Juntang thought about it, she had seen penguins in Antarctica when she went there, and their legs were indeed not long, but what did that have to do with Zhu Juntang? Liu Chang'an was implying that she had short legs, so it was nonsense.

"Gentpus penguins are generally about 50 centimeters tall with legs about 7 centimeters long. Rockhopper penguins are about 40 centimeters tall with legs about 6 centimeters long. Emperor penguins are quite tall, but their legs are only about 12 centimeters long," Liu Chang'an continued.

"I'm just cute like a penguin, not like a penguin!" Zhu Juntang said angrily.

"You also resemble a penguin in one other way."

Zhu Juntang looked at Liu Chang'an warily.

"Penguins may have short legs, but those are actually just their lower legs. Their leg bones are actually quite long. Because they're quite plump and have big bellies, they hide their entire thighs and part of their lower legs under their skin. Look at your Lolita dress, which looks like a maternity dress. Doesn't it have the same effect of making your legs look shorter? It's really a clever trick," Liu Chang'an said admiringly.

"You're just standing here calling me over because you have nothing better to do, aren't you?" Zhu Juntang said irritably, no longer pretending to be cute, her eyes wide open.

Zhu Juntang wished she had eyes that could shoot lasers, so she could shoot him to death.

"Um."

"I hate people like you who think they know some obscure facts and then use them to show off your superiority, regardless of context or the audience. I'm just as cute as a penguin, not like a penguin!" Zhu Juntang reiterated.

"Speaking of little-known facts..." Liu Chang'an paused, taking a sip of apple cider vinegar.

A_A

"Actually, penguins lived in Antarctica before it was covered by ice. Back then, Antarctica was incredibly rich in species. Now that the ice has melted, those ancient creatures might be able to thrive in this new era."

How did you know?

I saw it with my own eyes.

"Do you think I'm an idiot? Antarctica turned into glaciers five thousand years ago. Any creatures underneath would have frozen into frozen meat. I never eat frozen meat; it doesn't taste good at all." Zhu Juntang casually let her thoughts wander, imagining the frozen state of meat.

"Hmm." Liu Chang'an was already used to it, and no longer used silence to express his speechlessness, nor did he refute her statement.

As for why she believes that Antarctica turned into glaciers five thousand years ago, there's really nothing to be curious about. She probably doesn't even know how she came to this belief. After all, Liu Chang'an asked her many times, but he still couldn't figure out why she thought Jing Ke Crown Prince Dan three times.

Liu Chang'an was chatting with Zhu Juntang when Su Nanxiu walked over.

Su Nanxiu was still wearing her favorite lake-green long dress, her figure swaying like a willow, as if a touch of spring was quietly tentatively approaching in the winter.

"Where's your book?" Su Nanxiu asked, frowning as she looked at Zhu Juntang.

"The driver was going to give it to me, but I was too lazy to take it, so I didn't bring it," Zhu Juntang said nonchalantly, then tugged at Su Nanxiu's shoulder bag. "Little cousin, why do you always look like a girl from the Republican era? This style of bag is one of my great-grandmother's collections."

"You've only just been released from confinement, how come you haven't made any progress? You're still acting like this, listless and unambitious!" Su Nanxiu said angrily.

"So what if I'm grounded? Even if I'm grounded every day, it doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of anything." Zhu Juntang couldn't lose face in front of her little cousin.

"Never mind." Liu Chang'an looked at Su Nanxiu appearance, which seemed about to burst, and gently patted her shoulder.

Liu Chang'an couldn't bear to laugh at her anymore; it was clearly a very funny thing.