It snowed again.
By his reckoning, this was the last heavy snowfall before the New Year.
Kitten sat quietly beside the rocking chair, waiting for Big Ping’an to wake up.
When she spotted Old Ox, she stared at him without blinking her big eyes.
Old Ox looked at her.
Need something?
Kitten said nothing, simply watching him.
She waited until Old Ox came over himself and asked whether she needed something.
Only then did Kitten jump onto his shoulder and begin chattering away.
"Cat Immortal earned lots of money today~"
"Moo?"
"Today, this Fairy..."
Chatter, chatter~
After quite a while, Old Ox picked at his ear.
Kitten looked at him and said earnestly, "Don't tell anyone else about this."
Don't worry. This ox won't tell anyone.
Kitten blinked. "You really won't tell anyone?"
Really!!
Kitten lowered her head to lick her paws and said nothing more.
Actually... actually, it would be all right to tell other people~
A little while later.
Li Ping'an woke up and stretched.
He yawned.
Feeling relaxed all over, he opened his eyes.
What greeted him was a sky full of snowflakes.
There was no one to disturb him, nor did he need to hurry off to do anything.
The sunshine was still warm, and the heavy, goose-feather snow was so beautiful he could not look away.
Bliss~
Seeing that he was awake, Kitten raised her head.
She sat obediently where she was, her tail swishing up and down, left and right.
Her big eyes gazed at him expectantly.
"You're back, Fairy?"
"Mm-hmm~"
Li Ping'an stood up, ready to leave.
"Meow~"
Li Ping'an turned to look at her.
"What is it?"
Kitten only said, "This Fairy is back from outside."
"Yes, you're back."
"...Mm." Kitten tilted her head.
With his hands behind his back, Li Ping'an