The living room suddenly fell silent.
"Mom, if I remember correctly, there shouldn't be a need to pass through the entrance from the living room to the kitchen, right? So how did you spill soup on the shoes in the entrance while you were making soup in the kitchen?" Mu Yi'er asked quietly.
"Well, that's because..." Yang Liyin was suddenly at a loss for words.
"Huh? How could you be so careless!"
Mu Jianguo loudly came to the rescue, "Oh well, since the shoes are already wet, Yi'er, stop holding onto your mom's mistake. If you dry them overnight, they should be fine by morning, right?"
Yang Liyin gave Mu Jianguo an approving look and nodded, "Yes, they should be dry by tomorrow morning!"
"Then there's no choice, Xiao Wu, you should stay at our place tonight," Mu Jianguo said helplessly to Bai Wu.
Bai Wu: "..."
Mu Yi'er: "..."
"Yes, yes, just squeeze in!" Yang Liyin chimed in.
Bai Wu: "..."
Mu Yi'er: "..."
"Yi'er, why are you standing there? Hurry up and take Xiao Wu to the room. I've made goji berry and black chicken soup for you. It'll be ready in ten minutes, so don't lock the door yet!"
Yang Liyin winked at Mu Yi'er, then eagerly pushed Bai Wu and Mu Yi'er towards the bedroom.
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"Mom!!!" Mu Yi'er said quietly, "Don't we have two guest rooms?"
"Oh right, look at my memory!"
Yang Liyin exaggeratedly patted her head and turned to Mu Jianguo, "Old Mu, are those two guest rooms still usable?"
"They're not fit for sleeping. I accidentally got the beds wet while cleaning today..." Mu Jianguo exaggeratedly slapped his head.
Bai Wu: "..."
Mu Yi'er: "..."
"No worries, I can sleep on the sofa. It looks pretty comfortable!"
Bai Wu said as he plopped down.
Then, a cold chill hit him.
Bai Wu quickly stood up and took a closer look at the sofa, and was dumbfounded.
The large sofa in the living room was soaking wet, as if someone had dumped two large basins of water on it.
"Xiao Wu, I'm really sorry. I accidentally spilled a whole basin of water on the sofa while washing the black chicken earlier, and now it's soaked!" Mu Jianguo said with a 'silly smile.'
"This was obviously on purpose, right?" Bai Wu thought to himself.
100%!
"The beds in the guest rooms were also deliberately soaked, right?"
100%!
"My shoes were also intentionally wet, right?"
100%!
Four consecutive 100% confirmations left Bai Wu at a loss for words.
"Is Mu Yi'er really their biological daughter?" Bai Wu couldn't help but wonder.
100%!
...
Finally.
In Mu Yi'er's bedroom.
Bai Wu and Mu Yi'er stared at each other.
"Ahem, what should we do now?" Bai Wu coughed awkwardly and asked.
Mu Yi'er looked utterly helpless.
"Maybe I should just go home. I can sneak out once your parents fall asleep?"
Bai Wu thought this might be too fast, and Mu Yi'er might find it hard to accept, considering it's only the first day...
"No, it's fine!"
Mu Yi'er clenched her fists, lowered her head, and said with difficulty, "You can stay!"
"Are you sure it's really okay?" Bai Wu asked worriedly, "Yi'er, you..."
"I can do it! I can overcome this!" Mu Yi'er raised her head, full of determination.
Although Mu Yi'er said this, Bai Wu could clearly see her tightly clenched delicate fists.
She was very nervous at the moment!
No, to be precise, she was very anxious!
The room suddenly fell silent.
The two sat on the edge, suddenly quiet.
"Yi'er, let me tell you some jokes!" Bai Wu suddenly suggested.
"Mm, okay..." Mu Yi'er nodded.
Bai Wu reached out and gently held Mu Yi'er's small hand.
Mu Yi'er's body instinctively tensed, but soon relaxed.
At this moment, Bai Wu spoke up: "Hey, Yi'er, did you hear about the scarecrow who won an award? Can you guess why?"
Mu Yi'er thought for a few seconds and then timidly shook her head.
Bai Wu chuckled and said, "Because he was outstanding in his field!"
Mu Yi'er blinked, her face blank with confusion.
After several seconds of silence, she still looked completely lost.
"That's it?" Mu Yi'er couldn't help but ask.
"That's it!" Bai Wu nodded, looking surprised. "Yi'er, isn't it funny?"
"Honestly, I don't get it. Why is the scarecrow standing in a field? Is it some kind of metaphor?" Mu Yi'er asked, puzzled.
Bai Wu: "…"
"It's a play on words! 'Outstanding in his field'—he's literally standing in a field, and he's really good at it!" Bai Wu emphasized.
Mu Yi'er muttered a few times, then shivered.
"Wasn't it funny?" Bai Wu asked with wide eyes.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! So funny!" Mu Yi'er laughed perfunctorily.
Bai Wu: "..."