Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Tang Li watched him wolf down his food yet remain obedient, her eyes narrowing into crescents, full of doting affection.

After watching for a while, she took out her phone, turned on the projector she had set up earlier, and the screen instantly lit up with images of "Tom and Jerry," with cheerful background music playing in the quiet snowy night.

Wang Yu immediately picked up the chicken, changed his orientation, lay down on the ground, buried his head in his rice, and occasionally glanced at the projection on the wall. His ears twitched slightly with the sounds of the plot, making him look both cute and content.

The whole chicken was quickly devoured, and he then moved on to the ribs, crunching away at the bones. Next came the beef and pork, and he methodically finished off more than ten pounds of meat.

After eating and drinking his fill, Wang Yuyu moved closer to Tang Li and rubbed his mouth, which was covered in saliva and oil, against her hand, indicating that he wanted to wipe his mouth.

Tang Li smiled and took out a tissue to carefully wipe his mouth and paws. Then she picked up the bones on the ground one by one and put them into a bag, intending to take them out to throw them away.

She watched cartoons with Wang Yuyu for a while longer until night fell, then patted his head, waved, and said, "I'm going back to sleep now, you should rest too."

Wang Yu looked up at her, let out a low growl in response, and watched her walk out of the iron gate until her figure disappeared before turning his gaze away.

After Tang Li left, Wang Yu slowly walked into the wooden house, leaving the wooden door open. He leaned on the threshold, his gaze fixed on the "Tom and Jerry" comic strip on the wall.

A few days later, on another bright and sunny morning, the warm sunlight shone on the snow, reflecting shimmering golden light.

Wang Yuyu nestled comfortably on the snowman's broad shoulders, his limbs curled up, his head resting on the snowdrift. He dozed off in the sun while secretly thinking about what Tang Li had mentioned that morning: the people from Sujia Village were coming to see him.

He wanted to see what kind of apology these people could offer.

If the goods don't meet their expectations, the previously agreed-upon settlement will not stand, and they will have to be taught a lesson.

Thinking this, he squinted, but his ears remained slightly perked up, paying attention to any movement from the direction of the iron gate.

Before long, the sun was high in the sky, and finally, the iron gate in the distance clicked open.

Tang Li was the first to peek out and immediately saw the yellow and black figure on the snowman's shoulder. She quickly turned back and whispered to the people from Sujia Village behind her, "You guys wait behind the door and don't come out. I'll go check on his condition."

The three from Sujia Village nodded, their gazes all fixed on the snowman's shoulder, their eyes filled with a mixture of awe and trepidation.

Tang Li gently closed the door and walked quietly toward Wang Yuyu.

Before she could even get within five meters, Wang Yuyu had already raised her head, her amber eyes locking onto her precisely. Her previously languid demeanor instantly became more alert, clearly indicating that she had already noticed the movement.

Seeing that he was awake, Tang Li immediately stopped and greeted him with a smile, "Household resident, you're awake?"

"Awooo!" Wang Yu stood up and let out a soft growl at Tang Li in response, but his gaze went past her and went straight toward the iron gate, his eyes full of expectation for an "apology".

Tang Li understood his thoughts perfectly well. She smiled helplessly, turned around, and went back to the iron gate.

After opening the door, she looked at the three people from Sujia Village behind it and still lowered her voice to instruct them: "You guys just stand at the door and don't come in. Tie Fanwan's mood is still unclear. I'm afraid he'll rush over and bite you."

"Okay." The old village chief of Sujia Village nodded hurriedly, his gaze falling on the still-warm sika deer on the cart behind him. He then looked at Tang Li and asked, "This deer... is it an apology to the 'iron rice bowl' (a government-funded job)? How do we deliver it to it?"

Tang Li turned to Uncle Zhang beside her and suggested, "Uncle Zhang, let's work together. I'll pull from the front, and you can push from behind, and we'll move the car in."

Uncle Zhang nodded in response. The two men, one pulling the cart and the other pushing from behind, slowly pushed the cart containing the 130-kilogram sika deer through the iron gate.

The strong smell of blood wafted out as the cart moved. Wang Yuyu, who was waiting on an empty stomach, immediately perked up her ears and her eyes shot to the cart at the door. She swallowed involuntarily, and a little saliva was already spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Venison was his favorite food.

Tang Li quickly walked to the foot of the snowman and waved to Wang Yuyu: "Iron rice bowl, come down and eat!"

"The people of Sujia Village specially sent you a sika deer, come down and have a taste!"

Wang Yuyu's gaze swept between Tang Li and the cart, his craving almost overwhelming him. But when he caught sight of the three Su family villagers standing by the iron gate, the helplessness and anger he felt while trapped in the pit surged back into his heart.

He suddenly arched his back, his hair standing on end, assuming a highly intimidating attack stance. He bared his sharp fangs at the three people at the door, letting out a low, fierce growl from his throat, each sound carrying a chilling warning.

This sudden outburst of anger startled Tang Li. She quickly took a few steps back, spread her arms, and blocked the snowman's path, preventing Wang Yu from jumping down.

Uncle Zhang, who was standing by the iron gate, immediately gripped the doorknob, his eyes tense, ready to close the door at any moment, fearing that Wang Yuyu might rush over and hurt someone.

The old village chief of Sujia Village was also intimidated by this wild and intimidating aura. He subconsciously took a step back, but having lived most of his life and seen many storms, he was not so easily frightened by Wang Yuyu. He quickly calmed down, met Wang Yuyu's fierce gaze, and met his eyes with neither humility nor arrogance, without the slightest hesitation.

Tang Li shouted at Wang Yuyu, "A secure job! Didn't you promise me you'd reconcile? Why are you suddenly like this!"

"If you're not satisfied with this deer, we can discuss it further. Don't be impulsive!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yu immediately withdrew its aggressive stance, turned its amber eyes to Tang Li, and gently brushed its tail against the snow platform, signaling her to continue.

Clearly, his anger was more of an excuse, stemming from his feeling that the apology of a deer was insufficient.

Seeing his greedy expression, Tang Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went along with it: "Do you think one isn't enough? Then I'll have them add another one, okay?"

Wang Yuyu immediately shook her head and was about to bend over again to assume an attacking stance.

Tang Li quickly raised her hand to stop them, took two quick steps forward, and whispered, "Stop it! Add two more, three in total, is that alright?"

She paused, her tone tinged with helplessness and a hint of reminder, "Don't be too greedy, know when to stop."

"A sika deer is worth about 10,000 yuan on the market, so three would be more than 20,000 yuan, almost 30,000 yuan. This is already a considerable burden for the villagers, and they really can't afford any more."

Wang Yu stared at Tang Li for a long time, his amber eyes full of consideration, before finally nodding slowly.

The three-headed deer's apology exceeded his expectations and was enough to restore the mountain king's dignity.