"All right, all right, we'll add cherry soup and Chili Oil Pork Ears. Will that finally do?"
"Yay!"
Zuo Xiaonian beamed, solicitously helping Wu Yuting into the kitchen to supervise the cooking while buttering her up. "Mom, I understand, really... Xiao Duo is your flesh and blood, after all. As for me, at most I'll only be a daughter-in-law someday, half a daughter..."
"You're a young lady. Where did you pick up such nonsense? What do you mean, a daughter-in-law, half a daughter? You're my own daughter!"
Wu Yuting gave Zuo Xiaonian a tap on the head and chided, "Nian'er, you need to keep an eye on Xiao Duo. That boy is devilishly clever. Even as a child, he was known for vanishing the moment you let go of him. You really must watch out."
Zuo Xiaonian pursed her lips, actually revealing her little pointed canines, and nodded firmly. "Mom, don't worry. With me around, he won't be stirring up any waves in this lifetime, much less escaping your daughter's palm."
Smiling, Wu Yuting pinched her daughter's tender cheek. "Such a honeyed tongue. Come help me prepare the ingredients instead."
"Coming!"
Zuo Xiaoduo hung up a sign in the living room that read "Nian Nian Cat." It was half the size of a playing card, with a red dot drawn in the middle, which he was using as a target to practice his hidden weapons.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Very accurate.
Flinging, twirling, floating, shooting, curving...
One exquisite little object after another struck Nian Nian Cat with precision.
Zuo Xiaoduo beamed with delight. For now, he was only practicing technique, without adding force or killing power. In particular, he had not infused the jade with the Spirit Essence of the Flame Sun Divine Art. After all, it was better to use