Xiao Xiao's fair, delicate face was covered in rosy blushes, lovely enough to drip with color.
She stuck out her little tongue and curled it around to lick the bean juice clinging beside her lips.
"Brother Lu Yuan, is this... bean juice? It tastes kind of strange..."
Lu Yuan said, "It's normal not to be used to it the first time. Qiu'er was the same, but after a few tries, she liked it!"
"Really?"
"Of course!"
Xiao Xiao rose onto her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around Lu Yuan's neck, wanting to kiss him.
But Lu Yuan pressed a hand against her forehead to stop her, declaring righteously, "Hey, Xiao Xiao! Even a vicious tiger won't eat its own cubs. Don't do that!"
"..."
Xiao Xiao looked at Lu Yuan reproachfully.
Lu Yuan chuckled, reached out with his wolfish paw to pinch her cheek, and asked, "Want to see my cooking skills?"
"You're going to cook, Brother Lu Yuan?"
"How about I show you some wok tossing? This dish is called Flash-Fried Xiao Xiao!"
"???"
Xiao Xiao tilted her little head, looking puzzled.
A little while later...
"Oh-ho-ho-ho~"
"Brother Lu Yuan... I... I'm flying..."
Holding Xiao Xiao, Lu Yuan walked back and forth through the large kitchen, giving her one bouncing toss after another.
With Xiao Xiao's petite, dainty figure, she did not need to put any effort into touching the ground at all.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho~ Brother Lu Yuan... this feels so good I'm flying..."
Xiao Xiao was utterly delighted, her whole body as soft as a pool of thawed spring water, supported entirely by the strength of a single "kun."
"Haah... Brother Lu Yuan... did you do this with Sister Qiu'er before, too?"
Lu Yuan squeezed the grapes on the table and said, "Yes! I treat everyone equally. You'll all