How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

"Hehe..." *2

The two of them, heads close together, chuckled inexplicably, not getting tired of repeating each other's names meaninglessly, nor bored even when they said nothing at all.

Just like that, we happily stayed together, doing nothing and feeling at ease and comfortable.

A shared topic is simply being in sync with your heartbeat and breathing at this moment.

Then, in a way that's both interesting and boring, we'd stay together for a long time, talking about this and that, and even before our eyes met, we'd still want to look at each other one more time.

Because I really enjoy seeing the light in someone's eyes when they look at you. If you ask what kind of light shines in the eyes of two salted fish, it's probably a strange light, hehe...

…………

As evening fell, a campfire was lit on a specially prepared open space, and everyone laughed and chatted as they prepared the ingredients. Dinner was a barbecue, the kind that lasts for several hours.

"Don't worry, with me here, there will absolutely be no fire..."

Hong Li waved her hand, controlling the flames within a certain range. In fact, it was quite difficult to start a fire in this rainy season.

The three little girls, Xiao Huo, Hei Hui, and Hong Qiao, were huddled together in a corner, chattering away about something.

"Ha, three lazybones, all they do is slack off."

Hong Li glanced at the three of them, gave a light snort, raised her head, and a sense of superiority from her diligence welled up from her heart.

"Look how hard the mothers work, why don't they share the burden?"

Hongli hummed and helped the mothers move the ingredients from one place to another, and the seasonings from one place to another. Every now and then, she would grip the cleaver and process the fresh ingredients. She was fully involved and looked very proud of herself.

"Xiao Li~"

With a smile, Lan Yuying called out to Hongli gently, then took a spice jar from Hongli's hand and praised her with a beaming smile, "Little Li has grown up and knows how to help her mother with chores. That's wonderful!"

"Hahaha, of course! I'm not like some lazybones who just laugh and do nothing, or some guy who suddenly disappears when there's work to do. I'm not like them."

Hongli boasted smugly.

"How about it, Mom? With my help, our work efficiency has increased several times over!"

In that case, we should be able to complete the task earlier than expected!

In other words, we can eat our meals earlier!

"Ah, well..."

Lan Yuying paused for a moment, then gave an awkward yet kind and encouraging smile.

"It's already very good, Xiaoli. After all, you're still a beginner, so the mothers won't mind..."

"Ah?"

A question mark appeared above Hongli's head.

"Uh, Mom, what do you mean by this?"

"hey-hey……"

Qing Yiyi walked by carrying a basin, stuck her head out, and gave a sly smile.

"What your mom means is that, thanks to your help, Xiaoli, we're now half an hour behind schedule. We should have been eating meat and vegetables by now, hahaha..."

"Ah this..."

Hong Li's smile froze, and she was completely dumbfounded.

"Yiyi!"

Lan Yuying glared at Qing Yiyi and couldn't help but say, "It's enough that the child has the intention to help. Don't discourage her enthusiasm!"

"Haha, I'm not being sarcastic. Before, Xiaoli moved the vegetables I had just prepared into that dirty bowl, and I didn't say a word. I just quietly took it back and washed it, and then Xiaoli put it back in there again..."

Qing Yiyi couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle to herself.

"If Xiaoli hadn't asked you when you would finish, I wouldn't have told the truth to discourage her. I had secretly washed another bowl of vegetables to use as a substitute."

However, I keep bringing the vegetables back to wash, just to see if Xiaoli will realize something's wrong after throwing them over there a few times, hahaha..."

"Yiyi! I'm going to get angry if you keep doing that!"

Lan Yuying looked helplessly at her best friend, whose mothers, one raising a son and the other a daughter, had some differences in personality when it came to this.

Lan Yuying sees herself as a gentle mother who guides her child step by step towards a better future. She has almost never lost her temper with her child from childhood to adulthood. Even when she is angry, she will only give her a symbolic pat or two, and consider it as if she has hit her child.

Qing Yiyi, on the other hand, is more like an older sister who would put her arm around a child's shoulder, occasionally tease them, and laugh and joke while chasing the child around, but becomes gentle and kind when helping the child with laundry and cooking...

Of course, the two mothers have different ways of getting along with their children, but they are both good mothers.

"Um, Xiao Li, haha..."

Lan Yuying smiled sheepishly and patted Hong Li's shoulder, then turned away, trembling as if she was trying to suppress a laugh.

"It's okay, really it's okay. It's good that you have the thought in your heart, hahaha, it's alright..."

Hongli: "..."

"Waaaaah, I'm not playing with you guys anymore, I'm going to find my Black Sun, waaaaah..."

Hongli: "≥﹏≤"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 374 Living in this world, being loved by someone isn't necessarily a bad thing.

"Ah... my heart is broken... riddled with holes..."

Hongli sang a mournful tune, dragging out the notes, and slowly drifted to a clearing next to Heiyang, who was setting up a large pot and starting a fire.

"Well……"

Hongli couldn't understand what Heiyang was doing at first. She floated to Heiyang's side, hugged him from behind, and rested her little head against Heiyang's back, looking aggrieved.

"Black Sun~~ I've been laughed at~~"

"Oh."

Hei Yang nodded, picked up the wooden bucket next to him, poured all the water into the pot, carefully examined the water level in the pot, and casually tossed a water ball to fill the pot to the desired position.

"Uh……"

Hongli hugged Heiyang from behind. Hearing his response, she paused, blinked, and a string of question marks appeared above her head.

"So... oh? Is this how you comfort me?"

"if not?"

Hei Yang stood on a high stool and poured bowls into the pot, which contained some unknown things.

"what?"

A "well" shape popped out of Hongli's head. She let go of her arms and floated to the right of Heiyang, who was adding ingredients to the pot. She crossed her arms and glared at him angrily.

"What do you mean 'otherwise'? What kind of attitude is that! It's outrageous!"

I was laughed at! Shouldn't you grab a weapon and help me get revenge?!

"Ha, do I look like a fool?"

Hei Yang chuckled and said quietly, "First of all, the only ones who can laugh at you are our family."

Then, if it's Huihui and Qiaoqiao mocking you, you should just beat them both up yourself. Why would you need to come to me for help?

Next up are my two mothers. If they mock me, my correct response should be to smile apologetically and agree, saying things like, "Oh yes, Mom, you're absolutely right. My Hongli has been a bit slow since she was little." If they want me to go back and avenge them, do you want to lose your husband?

Finally, Xiao Huo isn't that kind of child, and her maternal and paternal grandparents are still alive. Besides, compared to the two of us, she's more like her mother's biological daughter, you know what I mean?

"Ah this..."

Hongli blinked and looked up to rank the family members' social standing.

Moms > Little Fire > Yang Li > Huihui Qiaoqiao

"Uh……"

Hong Li's lips twitched.

"Understand."

Hei Yang sighed softly, shrugged, and casually turned up the fire under the pot. He then picked up a spoon, about half the size of Hong Li's head, from the side and put it into the pot to stir.

"So, there's nothing I can do to help you with this, Xiao Li. If you're really unhappy, you can punch me a couple of times!"

"call……"

Hong Li let out a soft breath, her fierce gaze softening instantly. She turned her head away and gave a light snort.

"Who wants to hit you? You're just wasting your energy, hmph!"

Besides, I was just joking with you, why are you taking it so seriously? There's something wrong with you!

"So, the arrogant attitude is gradually disappearing from the market."

Hei Yang said softly, "If you want to express your feelings, you can just say things like 'Hei Yang, I like you the most' or 'Hei Yang, I love you so much' instead."

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."

Hongli gritted her teeth and said with a displeased look, "What kind of lines are those? They're so cheesy! How could a cool girl like me say something like that!"