The European Emperor’s character remains standing

Chapter 209 Afternoon Tea After the Rain

A sudden summer rainstorm struck. After the group had finished lunch, the rain poured down like a waterfall.

"How about we go out and play in the water?" Siyuan suggested. Every husky can't resist rushing out when it rains, unable to suppress its instinct to play in the water. After playing enough, they go back home and start shaking their fur like crazy, making a mess of the place. It's a nightmare for every dog ​​owner.

"Are you sure?" Scottish Fold didn't want to go out at all. No cat likes wet weather and having its fur wet.

“You’ll get soaked if you go out, but go ahead if you want.” As she said this, Siyuan thought her sister had agreed to let her go out to play in the water. However, “I will only tell Sister You that someone is up to no good and wants to cause trouble.”

"Sis, please don't tell Sister You, okay?" Si Yuan knelt down in an instant. "You don't know how tempting it is to play in the water. Whether it's raining heavily or lightly, you'll still get wet. Why can't I go out and play to my heart's content, splash around in the puddles, and then come back to change my clothes and drink ginger soup?"

Hu Zifeng found the tea leaves that Zhe Er had mentioned in the kitchen, brewed the tea, and then placed the tray on the coffee table. He advised, "Little brother is all grown up now, so it's normal for him to act up sometimes. With the rain so heavy, you can just throw him outside to calm him down."

Zhe'er took the kettle from Huahua, poured a cup of tea—the finest tea leaves—and after brewing, the aroma filled the air. Smelling the jasmine scent in the tea, Zhe'er calmed down: "Alright, take care."

"Little Deer, Siyuan said he wants to drink the ginger soup you made to warm him up." As soon as these words were spoken, a few people popped out of the kitchen, peeking around.

Hua Hua, who had just sat back down on the sofa to enjoy her tea, suddenly burst out, "Cough cough cough! Don't be impulsive, we can talk things over. If you don't want to deal with it, that's fine..."

The people in the kitchen couldn't sit still any longer. In the blink of an eye, they appeared in front of Siyuan. Shao Shao, Qing Xuan, and Qi Ye worked together to restrain Siyuan, their voices drowning out Hua Hua's: "Let's help each other!"

“That’s right,” Hua Hua replied.

Despite his struggles, Siyuan was unable to escape the combined restraints of the three men, and his body was covered in flour, which came from Qiye's apron.

"Can't we just stay quiet on a rainy day?" Qi Ye complained. "The desserts the three of us made are almost done baking, don't make things worse."

Qiye thought to herself, "Is it easy for me to have a stutter? I didn't do anything, just made a dessert with my brother, and I almost got implicated."

"Come on, I'm the coward." Si Yuan, pinned at the bottom, muffled his voice: "Let me go, I'm not going!"

Shao Shao said, "You said it yourself, what if you go back on your word?"

“I remember he likes to collect all kinds of sneakers and has a strong collecting obsession. He even took me to see some a few days ago. If a series is missing one shoe, or if one of the three limited edition models is missing, it wouldn't be good for you, right?”

As long as he could avoid the poisonous ginger soup, Qingxuan didn't care about harming his brothers.

Siyuan: "You're so ruthless!"

Qingxuan gestured for the two to release him, leaving the rest to him. Their release, however, gave Siyuan the opportunity to escape. He confidently said, "As long as you don't leave, none of us will touch your collection, and you don't want anyone to know..."

Siyuan stopped in his tracks, and Qingxuan pulled him aside and whispered a few words in his ear.

"How did you know?" Si Yuan was stunned and asked in confusion.

Not far away, Zhe'er's curiosity was piqued by them. She didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain. She originally just wanted to scare him a little. If Siyuan still didn't listen and really went out, then he would be drinking alone.

"Don't worry about that." Qingxuan smiled mysteriously. In fact, he was very sensitive to space. Not long ago, when Siyuan took him to visit the collection room, he discovered a hidden door.

Make sure to lock the door before you go out!

Siyuan forgot to close the hidden door before inviting Qingxuan to see the collection, which was tantamount to handing over leverage to the other party.

"As long as you don't go out, everything is fine."

Siyuan complained, "But it's so boring. Sister You and Luzai are doing a two-player maze quest upstairs, leaving us downstairs. It's raining so hard, and we can't go out. The three of you are stuck in the kitchen making pastries, while my sister and Huahua are enjoying tea. I really can't appreciate it."

Huskies are very lively dogs and need their owner's companionship; otherwise, they will try various methods, even causing trouble, to attract their owner's attention. —From *The Husky Observation Guide—Destruction Edition*

Upstairs, Sister You and Lu Zai had already come out of the game pod.

After putting away the game pod, Lin Shilu tidied her messy hair and said with emotion, "As expected of us, our teamwork was excellent. We announced our location and figured out the maze's terrain in less than ten minutes and cleared the most difficult two-player maze."

Looking at the little deer's smug expression, Zhu Qingyou smiled and was in a great mood. She gave her a high five: "Yes, we are the best duo."

Suddenly, Lu Zai sneezed, and Sister You said nervously, "Could it be a cold? I remember you didn't close the window when you slept a few days ago and caught a cold because of it." She was referring to the days when Lu Zai was sick.

The fawn insisted, "No, it must be the Scottish Fold talking about me." Before going to sleep at night, Lin Shilu would always check that the doors and windows were closed properly. What you think about during the day, you dream about at night.

Ever since she ate the medicinal food, she dreamed of all sorts of strange food and medicine combinations a few days ago, which scared her awake and turned into a psychological trauma.

Lin Shilu vaguely remembers the earth-shattering taste, which further strengthened her determination to avoid getting sick and she absolutely refused to eat the lovingly prepared meals from her friends.

"Are you really alright?" Sister You was still a little worried. "Should we do another test using the measuring instrument and the medical pod?"

Lin Shilu made a swearing gesture, "I'm really fine! I promise you, I've kept the doors and windows tightly closed when I sleep these past few days, and I definitely won't catch a cold again."

"Alright, let's hurry down, or they'll start nagging us again..."

"Sister You and Lu Zai should be down soon, let's play Werewolf together then." Shao Shao glanced at her watch and took out a set of Werewolf cards she had just bought from the drawer. "When did you buy another set?" Qing Xuan asked.

"I bought it online not long ago, and the robot delivered it in less than 10 minutes. It's the latest Werewolf set, and the cover and pattern on the back are meticulously designed."

"Brother, I understand you!" Si Yuan said, looking like he had found a kindred spirit.

Everyone fell silent, thinking, "It seems that not only Siyuan has a collecting habit, but Shaoshao does too!"

Just as Qingxuan was about to speak, Huahua smelled a scent and asked in confusion, "What's that smell?"

"Brothers, run! The pastries are burnt!"

The three of them had previously made butter cookies together, but the incident earlier caused a slight delay.

Qingxuan and Shaoshao rushed into the kitchen to try to save the situation, but they didn't notice Qiye's hesitant expression.

In the end, they managed to salvage about twenty barely edible biscuits; the rest had turned into bitter, caramelized "sugar" biscuits.

Nana pointed to the dark, burnt cookies. "I'll take care of these burnt ones." After the two left the kitchen, the dog followed them furtively.

The cookies were arranged on a plate. The little deer spotted the freshly baked cookies, flipped over, and jumped down from the second floor: "They smell so good! Can I eat them?"

(Please do not imitate!)

The jump startled the others, who quickly gathered around to check on him.

"I'm fine. It's just the second floor, less than five meters high. What could possibly happen to me? Although I'm still in the stage of mastering my abilities, I'm not an ordinary person."

After saying that, she squeezed through the gap in the crowd, picked up the cookie and was about to eat it when she heard, "Don't eat it! This one is burnt."

"But I've already eaten it." After swallowing the cookie crumbs, she commented, "And it tasted pretty good."

Fearing that people might be worried and want to go through the process again, she activated the detection function to scan the food.

"Don't worry, I've tested it with the terminal. It's not poisonous, safe, and edible."

[Testing revealed that this dish contains slightly overbaked butter cookies; it is safe and non-toxic, and can be consumed without worry.]

"Look, it's just a little burnt."

Sister You was late coming out because she was tidying up the room and locking the door, so she didn't know what had happened. When she found out, she couldn't help but scold Lu Zai. No matter how much Lu Zai tried to act cute and charming, it was no use. He even had to write a guarantee for Sister You to check that night.

I also picked up a piece of the folded ear fungus to taste, and it was quite delicious when eaten with flower tea.

The two were suspicious. What about the few charred cookies around them?

Qiye touched the bridge of her nose guiltily: "Ahem, actually, when we ran out of paste, I secretly added a little melted chocolate when you two weren't looking."

"I put those cookies in the terminal." He opened the terminal's storage space and placed a plate of burnt cookies on the coffee table.

"Hmm, the rich chocolate flavor is mixed with the thick texture of nuts, and there's also a faint buttery taste. It's very good!" While they weren't paying attention, Lu Zai stole another piece and stuffed two more into the mouths of You Jie and Zhe Er next to him.

"It's alright, but the bitterness wasn't handled well," Sister You said calmly. "There's still room for improvement."

“Now that everyone’s here, let’s have an afternoon tea party and watch some shows together,” Zhe’er suggested. “I also have some freshly brewed herbal tea from Sanhua.”

"I don't think that'll work. Let's play Werewolf instead. It would be a waste if I didn't use the new Werewolf cards I just bought." Shao Shao took out her cards and faced off against Zhe Er. Si Yuan, who was standing in the middle, was struck by the intense gazes of the two.

Folded Ears shouted, "Afternoon tea, let's binge-watch TV!"

Shao Shao, not to be outdone, retorted: "Werewolf!"

Si Yuan had barely moved a step when the two men locked onto him and asked in unison, "Whose side are you on?"

He had a sudden inspiration: "I'll listen to Hua Hua."

His gaze shifted and landed on Hua Hua, thinking to himself, "You can't be this sabotaging your brother." He sighed and facepalmed. "Stop arguing, how about we vote?"

"Anyway, the afternoon is still long, and we've finished all our homework. If it really doesn't work, we can take turns. There's a commercial break, right? How about we play Werewolf during the commercial break?"

The proposal was unanimously approved, and the two men had nothing more to say.

So on a summer day with a torrential downpour, the deer and their friends stayed at home, eating freshly baked cookies and sweet flower tea, watching the popular TV series and discussing the plot.

During the commercial break, I started playing the Werewolf card game that I had just bought.

Outside, a torrential downpour filled the window, while inside, the fragrance of floral tea mingled with the sweet aroma of pastries. A new round of games began, accompanied by the familiar voice of "It's dark, close your eyes!"