Perhaps it had heard familiar voices.
Little White Bat wriggled in his arms and poked out half its head.
"Eat, eat, eat..."
Su Xinghe was carrying a bundle in his hands. How could he have any room to feed it?
"Brother, I'll carry it for you."
Su Haitao snatched up the bulging luggage and deftly slung it over his shoulder.
"Alright!"
With his hands free, Su Xinghe took out a pill and tossed it into its mouth.
The little fellow had grown quite a bit bigger recently.
Perhaps it was in a growth spurt and digested quickly. If not for the pills Xia Xiaoqi had given him, he would not even have known what to feed it.
After bidding the others farewell, he took his little brother by the hand and returned to their family courtyard.
"Dad! I'm back."
His father, Su Cheng, had been sweeping snow at the entrance. The moment he saw them, he hurriedly tossed aside his broom and came forward.
"Wife, Xiao He is back!"
At his hearty shout, a familiar figure emerged from the house with a child in her arms.
"Mom!"
In a flash, Su Xinghe appeared before his mother, Chen Guilan.
He took his nephew Bajin from her arms and smilingly bounced him a few times.
"Big Brother!"
Yang Huaiyu poked her head out from the kitchen, her pretty face full of delighted surprise.
"Come inside."
A stove burned in the room, with several potatoes and pine nut dumplings simmering beside it.
A familiar charred fragrance wafted into his nose.
Su Xinghe picked up a dumpling and bit through its crisp outer shell. Soft, glutinous sweetness filled his mouth.
Little Bajin waved his chubby little hands.
His babbling drool smeared all over his bib.
An Origin Energy desk lamp illuminated the entire room