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Chapter 31
The sunset today is very beautiful.
So red, vast and magnificent.
Jiang Mianmian woke up from her nap on Mother's back, drank some milk hazily, and peed.
Now fully awake.
She stretched and sat side by side with her elder brother under the big tree at the door to bask in the sunset glow.
Like those old ladies ceaselessly waving their silk scarves when taking photos.
Sometimes flying up, sometimes waving high, sometimes criss-crossing.
Jiang Mianmian's little face turned red from watching.
She turned and glanced at her elder brother, whose eyes were closed, seemingly asleep, the flowers at the corner of his eyes vivid with life, perhaps because of the sunset's radiance.
Then she looked at the little ant by the wooden basin, and the little ant seemed to smile at her.
Jiang Mianmian felt she could accept this already. After all, after seeing the giant python's head staring at you with eyes wide open in death, and falling asleep next to it...
Looking at the little ant's head now seemed intimate, adorable, gentle and dear.
She even daringly reached out and touched the ant's antennae.
So hard, if it grows up, steaming it, cracking it open with an iron spoon, dipping in some vinegar, slurp~
No, that's mantis shrimp...
She couldn't help but want to wipe the corner of her mouth that was watering.
Then she felt her elder brother's fingers wipe the corner of her mouth.
Oh...
She waved her little arms.
"Yiya ya!" (Thank you)
Then her elder brother's hand started stroking her head again, very naturally...
Her head rubbed by elder brother, again, and again.
"Yiya ya." (Don't rub my head)
Jiang Mianmian waved her arms in protest.
So angry that she spat out a bubble of drool.
Seems like the protest was ineffective.
The more fiercely she protested, the more earnestly her elder brother seemed to rub her head.
Feeling her elder brother massage her scalp, very gently.
She could even hear her elder brother purring slightly.
Jiang Mianmian pouted.
Just as Jiang Mianmian was thinking, she suddenly noticed that little ant somehow carrying a red berry, walking step by step towards the wooden basin.
Not pushing, not rolling, but carrying!!
Jiang Mianmian recognized it. This, this is scientifically called a raspberry, commonly known as a red bubble, sweet, delicious.
This little ant is sentient!
Jiang Mianmian's heart beat faster, feeling a particular excitement.
Because she was still a baby who couldn't even control her own bowel movements.
This feeling of helplessness was most frightening.
But now she could control a little ant.
She watched the little black ant steadily carrying a red bubble walking over, looking very relaxed, taking just a few steps to reach her hand.
An ant can carry something 400 times its own weight, drag something 1700 times its own body weight, this was information she had looked up when she kept an ant farm before.
Though the ants she kept were lazy, probably domesticated, not willing to work.
But this ant really paid her back.
Knowing her hands weren't dexterous, it actually pushed the red bubble into her palm, and was careful not to let its antennae touch her.
Aw aw aw.
Looking at the pretty red bubble rolling in her palm, Jiang Mianmian couldn't control the secretion from the corner of her mouth...she wanted to eat it.
Though, should she wash it first before eating?
Looking at the beautiful red, the fine hairs on it still fresh and erect, she couldn't stand it, salivating even more.
She tried hard to control her strength, worried she'd accidentally squash the red bubble in excitement.
Heaven knows how difficult it is for a baby to accurately get something from her hand into her own mouth.
When she wanted to nibble her hand, she could just nibble whenever she wanted.
But when holding something in her hands, she just couldn't get it to her mouth accurately.
Finally, Jiang Mianmian exerted the effort of suckling milk, and tossed the red bubble into her mouth.
The sweet taste exploded in her mouth, too sweet, too too delicious.
Having no teeth, she experienced that slow sucking sensation of elderly ladies, lingering sweetness.
After eating she was very happy.
She had fed the little ant spring water, and felt a little reluctant before, but today she finally saw a return on her investment.
"Yiya ya."
"Yiya ya."
Unable to restrain her hands and feet from dancing.
Her sister's voice suddenly sounded in her ear.
"Oh, there's a steamed bun with meat flavor."
Jiang Mianmian sniffed her nose, no way, with her strong senses she didn't smell anything.
"Father, it's Father who's back, with steamed buns with meat." Jiang Yu said while bouncing up and down.
Jiang Mianmian saw a tall man emerge from the darkness, walking step by step, his long hair fluttering.
Jiang Yu excitedly ran down, not even caring about dirtying her new embroidered shoes.
Night has fallen.
The cries of chickens, dogs, and children sounded one after another.
Jiang Feng woke up from his nap, stroked his sister's head, watched Little Jiang Yu run to meet Father, looked back at Mother leaning in the doorway, this is the best scene.
Jiang Mianmian stirred her head anxiously, she was a little worried about going bald prematurely...
What's on her head should count as baby hair right.
If baby hair falls out it'll still grow back right? It'll grow back right?