Thirty Years in a Dream, Xiao Nannan's Death, and a Reflection of Above Sacrificial Dao (double-length chapter)

Before that eerie aura could spread and construct a world.

Xiao Nannan opened her adorable big eyes, breaking the silence, and muttered softly, "Big Brother, Nannan can't sleep!"

Qin Tian lowered his clasped hands. After pondering for a moment, he said, "I'll teach you a method: count dumplings."

"'Dumplings' sounds like 'sleep'!"

Qin Tian said, "Count dumplings, one dumpling at a time, and you'll fall asleep very soon."

Xiao Nannan nodded. "Mm, Nannan understands!"

Xiao Nannan obediently closed her eyes and murmured, "One dumpling, two dumplings, three dumplings..."

Before long, Xiao Nannan opened her eyes again. A faint blush colored her delicate little face, a trace of drool lingered at the corner of her mouth, and her little fingers kept poking together.

Blinking her big eyes, Xiao Nannan looked pitifully at Qin Tian. "Big Brother, Nannan's a little hungry!"

Qin Tian smacked his forehead. Right, this dumpling-counting method had never worked for him either. He always counted himself hungry, then ate, played on his phone, and only then went to sleep.

"How about we eat some dumplings?" Qin Tian suggested. Xiao Nannan was hungry. What else could he do? Spoil her, of course.

Xiao Nannan wiped the drool from her mouth and raised one little finger, saying softly, "Then... Nannan will only eat a tiny bit!"

Qin Tian began cooking. From kneading the dough to chopping the filling, he did every step himself. As a Shandong native, Qin Tian refused to order takeout dumplings.

Meanwhile, Xiao Nannan carried a little stool over beside the table and played with a piece of dough Qin Tian had handed her.

"Only after eating and drinking your fill will you have the strength to sleep!"

Qin Tian said this very seriously.

Xiao Nannan nodded emphatically in agreement, her little face full of solemnity.

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