The flock of Brahma Chickens was indeed delighted to see the fire crystal stones.
In fact, three hens were so happy that they clucked and laid three warm, fresh eggs for Qin Yan right there.
Qin Yan: (?w?)
She pounced on a chicken taller than herself, hugging and nuzzling it.
With these last three, she had now saved up fifty-seven eggs.
On the way home, Qin Yan sorted through the eggs, mumbling as she divided them up.
"One for Eldest Uncle, one for Second Uncle, one for Third Uncle..."
The little girl allotted one each to Grandpa, her uncles, Jinbao, Jixiang, and the others, then started another round.
By her calculations, each person and animal could get about five.
Since there were still too few, she would leave out the cats and dogs at home for now.
Qin Yan pinched her little nose guiltily.
She decided to make it up to them in other ways.
Once home, Qin Yan launched herself into Grandpa's arms like a little cannonball.
Old Master Fu had been nursed into excellent health by now, and he easily scooped the little girl up and lifted her high.
Qin Yan kicked her feet back, beaming happily.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, I missed you so much!"
"I brought back lots more eggs! Everyone can have five!"
"Grandpa, Fourth Uncle was super amazing. Did you see that livestream...?"
The moment they met, the sweet, fluffy little girl chattered nonstop, as though she had saved up a whole lot to say and was letting it all out at once.
Finally, Qin Yan wrapped her arms around Grandpa's neck, her eyes curving into little crescents as she pressed her plump, baby-fat cheeks against his.
Her grandpa was a handsome older man now, too.
Old Master Fu's hair was much blacker now. Free of