Good Wife, Loving Mother

(No time to read the SS story...)

"So you're the teacher she mentioned..." Matterhorn looked at Ceobe, who was squatting nearby, and sighed.

"Did Ceobe get into trouble again?" Bai Ye looked at the troubled Forte before him. Perhaps because of some fixed impression, he always felt that expression should often appear on Matterhorn's face.

A worried uncle?

Probably.

"She hasn't caused any trouble... Rather, aside from always sneaking into the kitchen, she's been very well-behaved. But this little girl seems to be very interested in seasonings..." Matterhorn explained as he simmered soup.

"Seasonings?" Watching the chef at work, Bai Ye asked curiously.

"If no one stops her, she'll start with the salt shaker and work her way down, tasting everything. Sour, salty, sweet, spicy... She wouldn't even spare the chili sauce some Yan operators brought over last time."

"Maybe she'll be trying spices before long..."

Matterhorn was actually quite surprised by Ceobe's behavior. Pure seasoning could hardly be called tasty—no, it was even difficult to swallow.

Unlike prepared dishes, most seasonings had rather extreme flavors. Matterhorn had no idea why this little girl found such things interesting.

Bai Ye opened his mouth, equally speechless. After thinking for a moment, he could only offer his own guess:

"Maybe it's curiosity..."

"That must be it. That's what I thought too." Matterhorn agreed with Bai Ye's assessment.

After a brief pause, Bai Ye continued:

"As for her tastes, Uncle Matterhorn, you don't need to worry. As long as it's edible, this little one can eat almost anything..."

As he spoke, Bai Ye reached out and gently stroked the girl's hair. She narrowed her eyes in contentment.

"Back then, some mischievous operators who liked stirring up trouble would toss strange things to her to eat, and she'd accept almost all of it."

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