Eat the Dog Food You Served Yourself

Winter is a season that evokes a sense of magic. Many people believe that in such a snow-covered season, elves, dwarves, fairies, witches, princes, and kings will begin to enact stories filled with magical elements.

Actually, what truly possesses magic, the power that makes people feel its magic, is the comfort of a warm winter bed.

It possesses the ability to seal, bind, and accelerate time. Often, you'll linger in bed for a little while, and when you look at the clock, an hour has already passed—it's simply unbelievable.

That's amazing.

Liu Chang'an woke up at five in the morning. He looked through the photos An Nuan had sent him the night before and was surprised to find that it was already six o'clock.

Breakfast, which is usually arranged in winter, will never be at 6:30 or earlier than 8:30. After getting up, Liu Chang'an came to the living room and walked past the electric heater table.

Liu Chang'an walked back backwards, lifted the thermal blanket, and looked under the table.

There are no suspicious people here.

Sleeping next to an electric heating table or a stove in winter may be comfortable, but it actually makes you more susceptible to catching a cold.

Liu Chang'an went to wash his face and brush his teeth. When he came out, he saw Zhou Dongdong hugging a small blanket and crawling under the electric heater.

Liu Chang'an pulled her out, Zhou Dongdong struggled a few times, then casually threw away the small blanket and gave up struggling.

"You didn't sleep well all night, did you? You were thinking of sleeping here?" Liu Chang'an lifted her up high.

Zhou Dongdong looked at Liu Chang'an with drooping eyelids and nodded.

"But if you hold me and sleep a little longer, I won't sleep under the table!" Zhou Dongdong said after thinking for a moment.

"Alright." Liu Chang'an checked the time. There was no need to go back to sleep, but lying in bed a little longer would be fine.

So Liu Chang'an picked up her small blanket, wrapped Zhou Dongdong up, made it into a roll, and threw it on the bed while lying down.

Zhou Dongdong couldn't move, her eyes darting around, but she found it very amusing. She kicked her legs wildly under the covers, writhing like a maggot.

Liu Chang'an ignored her; that's how active kids are—it's funny at first, but she'll start crying soon enough.

Wait until she starts howling before letting her out.

Liu Chang'an sat on the bed and began to make a dress for An Nuan. His original plan was to give it to her during the Chinese New Year. He had even come up with a name for the dress: "Qing Yu An · Yuan Xi". He thought he would have her wear it when they went on a date during the Lantern Festival.

I guess I'll have to change my name now.

Liu Chang'an took a roll of fabric from the bedside table and began cutting it, collecting all the scraps of fabric without wasting any.

"Let me out!" Less than three minutes later, Zhou Dongdong lost interest and started howling.

Liu Chang'an grabbed the edge of the blanket and flung it around, causing Zhou Dongdong to roll out. However, Liu Chang'an didn't let her fall off the bed. Instead, he skillfully made her spin around in the air several times, then pulled the blanket off her and finally let her land steadily on the bed.

Zhou Dongdong found it amusing again. She took the blanket, spread it out, lay down, rolled around in it, and curled herself up, looking at Liu Chang'an expectantly, "Want to play more!"

Liu Chang'an refused to play with her and slapped her on the bottom.

Zhou Dongdong rolled around on the bed while Liu Chang'an continued doing his own thing.

Zhou Shuling woke up later than Zhou Dongdong, who was thinking about sleeping under the electric heater. Knowing that Liu Chang'an wouldn't be home for breakfast, she went downstairs to call Shangguan Dandan to go to the market to buy groceries together.

The two have a very good relationship because they study makeup together. When they go grocery shopping, Shangguan Dandan only needs to stand outside the market and doesn't have to pick out the vegetables, but she still gets to experience participating in housework. Shangguan Dandan is willing to cooperate as much as possible.

As Zhou Dongdong went to eat breakfast and get ready for school, Liu Chang'an also got out of bed, tidied himself up, and went to find An Nuan.

Liu Chang'an saw An Nuan... no, it was Liu Yuewang downstairs at Baolong Center.

Liu Yuewang wore a woolen hat and tucked her hair into it, so that even if she met someone who knew An Nuan, they wouldn't be able to recognize her.

"An Nuan hasn't gotten up yet, so I got up to exercise to burn... burn off cell activity," Liu Yuewang said breathlessly.

Liu Chang'an was very satisfied with her self-awareness.

He didn't plan to torment Liu Yuewang any further; a thousand push-ups a day should teach her a lesson.

Liu Chang'an was about to help her get rid of her current state when he noticed that after Liu Yuewang finished speaking, she glared at him fiercely and then walked away on her own.

Like... like a hen that's been provoked.

Liu Chang'an had no idea what she was angry about, but there was no way to guess what a woman was thinking, so Liu Chang'an followed her upstairs.

Once inside the elevator, Liu Yuewang sat on a chair while Liu Chang'an stood. They remained silent for the entire 400-meter journey up to the 90th floor.

Liu Chang'an went into the room and waited for a while. An Nuan washed up and went downstairs with him to have breakfast.

The hotel offers a wide variety of dishes, but such high-end hotels often cater to the tastes of guests from all over the world, resulting in a lack of distinctive features or a very strong signature flavor.

Especially breakfast.

At most, it has some local specialties, but they're prepared in a fairly standard way and have a mediocre flavor.

An Nuan wants to eat very oily, very spicy, and very flavorful Snail Rice Noodles today!

Restaurants in international luxury brand hotels generally don't serve this, because even if some guests like it, the strong odor will draw complaints.

"I have to admit, Snail Rice Noodles are an unforgettable gem in the world of rice noodle slurping. You can't call yourself a true Snail Rice Noodles slurper if you haven't tried them," An Nuan said with great conviction.

"Being a rice noodle slurper isn't something to be proud of," Liu Chang'an said, feeling there was no need to be so assertive, especially since she had to speak with her head held high.

"After we finish eating the Snail Rice Noodles, shall we kiss?" An Nuan toned down her bold demeanor and made a coquettish request.

"Sure." Who's afraid of who? There's no need to refuse something that involves mutual harm.

"No!" An Nuan laughed again, pushing Liu Chang'an away with disgust, as if he had already eaten Snail Rice Noodles and was about to kiss her.

The two of them came to a small alley and could smell the aroma of Snail Rice Noodles from afar. Without looking around, they followed the scent and arrived at the shop when the aroma was strongest.

I ordered noodles, sat on a plastic stool, and sat on a folding wooden table coated with tung oil. It was greasy. I took two pairs of disposable chopsticks and started eating.

Often, when you want to eat something flavorful, you can't be too picky about hygiene. As for hygiene, if you don't get an upset stomach, you generally just avoid seeing it.

"I asked my mom to come eat Snail Rice Noodles, but she refused," An Nuan said. "She felt that her elegant image didn't match the Snail Rice Noodles."

"Then when you wear the little dress I gave you, maybe you won't want to come here for Snail Rice Noodles anymore," Liu Chang'an hinted.

"You gave me a cheongsam..." Just as An Nuan was about to say it was a cheongsam, not a dress, An Nuan realized what was going on. She excitedly poked at her bowl with her chopsticks, but didn't voice her guess. She just looked at Liu Chang'an.

Liu Chang'an nodded.

"I'm not eating noodles anymore." An Nuan put down her breakfast, moved a stool over, sat down, hugged Liu Chang'an's arm, and snuggled against his shoulder.

"Not eating noodles, but eating the dog food you spread yourself?" Liu Chang'an saw two young men at the opposite table glaring at them.

"Yes!" An Nuan opened her mouth, "You can feed me!"

"I can't stand it," Liu Chang'an shook his head, but still fed her a mouthful of rice cereal. This little girl just loves to whine and be spoiled; what could he do? He had no choice but to give in to her.

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