I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"That is indeed a concern, but the fact that she didn't eat the cookies right away but took them back to ask for your permission shows that you have raised her very well."

The woman was clearly somewhat pleased with Chen Shuo's words, and patted her daughter's head, saying, "I'm scared too, so I remind her every day that there are so many bad people these days."

The little girl didn't seem to understand her mother's meaning, and whispered, sobbing, "Handsome older brothers and sisters aren't bad people."

"They didn't say he was a bad person." The woman put the cookie in her daughter's hand. "Here, have it."

The little girl took the cookie and popped it into her mouth. After eating the cookie, she seemed to feel better. She then leaned back on the chair and looked back at them, her cheeks puffed out.

She smiled when she met Bai Xiaoqi's gaze, and Bai Xiaoqi smiled back at her.

Then, for some reason, the little girl suddenly started giggling happily.

Laughter is a strange thing sometimes; it's contagious. Bai Xiaoqi started giggling along, and the two girls, one big and one small, laughed and laughed more and more, facing each other and giggling.

The passengers on the bus all turned to look. Chen Shuo, standing to the side, was completely bewildered, feeling as if he had encountered two idiots. He looked down at the bear-shaped biscuit in his hand and thought it was very likely related to eating it.

You can't buy this anymore; eating it can make you stupid.

The road conditions were bad, with frequent traffic jams and stops. After a few more stops, the mother and daughter got off the bus. The little girl and Bai Xiaoqi smiled at each other for a long time, clearly reluctant to part with this older sister who was just as simple-minded as herself.

Picked up by her mother, she stretched out her chubby little arms and waved vigorously at Bai Xiaoqi, "Sister, come to my house to play!"

“Okay, I’ll bring my sister to your house when I have time,” Chen Shuo interjected.

"really?"

"real."

Upon receiving a definite answer, the little girl giggled again, then stretched out her finger and made a pinky promise with the two of them: "Pinky promise, a hundred years of vows, never to be broken."

The mother and daughter got off the bus, the doors closed, and the bus slowly started moving again. Bai Xiaoqi turned her head and asked, "Are we really going to visit her house sometime?"

Chen Shuo's gaze drifted over, "Do you know where she lives?"

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi understood; they had just been trying to coax the child. She peered out the car window but could no longer see the mother and daughter.

"Stop looking. If you like children, we can have one ourselves. Do you want one?"

"I don't want to right now."

"Then let me know when you've decided, and I'm ready to offer myself to you anytime."

"Okay."

Bai Xiaoqi was surprised to agree and started thinking about having children every day, planning to give him a bunch and exhaust him.

.....

When traveling, time always seems to fly by; a day is gone in the blink of an eye. We went to Beihai Park and then strolled around the Summer Palace.

Besides the iconic buildings, what left the deepest impression was probably the small hill next to the Nine Dragon Wall, where many cats lived, swaggering around without fear of people, and they were all fed very fat by tourists.

Seeing them reminded Bai Xiaoqi of the walnuts at home. She thought about them for a moment, then quickly immersed herself in her happy play.

We had dinner on the way back and got back to the hotel around 7 p.m.

"I'm going to change my things." As soon as Bai Xiaoqi returned to her room, she grabbed a sanitary napkin and went into the bathroom.

Chen Shuo took out his laptop from his backpack, ready to upload the photos he had taken over the past two days.

If you don't take photos when you travel, it's basically like you haven't made the trip at all.

To keep things simple, she only brought her laptop and not her keyboard and mouse, which made things a bit difficult. After uploading the photos, Bai Xiaoqi came out of the bathroom.

"Come here and take a look at the photos we've taken these past two days."

"Here I am, here I am." Bai Xiaoqi came over excitedly, habitually sat on Chen Shuo's lap, and looked at the photos in the notebook with him.

"Take a look and see which ones look good, we'll keep them and take them home to show our parents."

"What about the ones that aren't good-looking?"

"Delete them. Keeping them just takes up memory. You can take your time picking them out. I'll delete the ones I don't like."

Chen Shuo put his arm around her slender waist and rubbed her soft belly through the thin fabric of her clothes.

"When did you take this picture?" Bai Xiaoqi had only looked at a few photos when she couldn't help but point to one of them and ask, "Did you take this picture of me without my consent?"

"What do you mean by secretly filming? I filmed it openly and honestly. You were just too busy laughing to notice."

The photo was taken on a bus, capturing the moment when Bai Xiaoqi and the little girl were face to face, giggling.

"Delete it, delete it, this smile looks so silly."

"The reason you're laughing so stupidly isn't the photo's fault. You should look for the reason within yourself." Chen Shuo thought the photo was pretty good, very interesting, a fool meeting another fool.

He swiped his finger across the mouse wheel, dragging the photo to the recycle bin, intending to secretly restore it later.

"Okay, it's deleted. Now take a look at the rest."

Apart from the photos taken on the bus, most of the other photos were taken while traveling in various places.

I took hundreds of photos yesterday when I visited the Forbidden City, and I took even more today when I went to two other places.

"You took this picture too?"

In the photo, Bai Xiaoqi is squatting on the ground with her knees drawn up, feeding cats with sausages. A large group of them gathers around her, and she names each of the cats according to their characteristics. The fattest one is called Da Pang (Big Fatty), the second fattest one is called Er Pang (Second Fatty), and there are also Old Man Cat, Frowning Cat, and Flower Roll Cat.

Chen Shuo also discovered a cat that looked like a failed art student, with a tuft of black spots on its lips, like a small mustache, and two black spots on the top of its head, like a middle parting. She named it "Little Mustache Cat".

However, that Hite, no, that mustache cat, was a bit aloof and not very sociable. It was squatting alone to the side, meowing, probably giving a speech.

"This one's good, let's keep it as our phone wallpaper. Hey, this one's good too." Bai Xiaoqi pointed at the two group photos, looking a little conflicted, unsure which one to choose.

Chen Shuo saved both photos directly, saying, "You use the first one on your phone, and I'll use the second one on mine."

“Okay, let’s do it this way, no more complaints.” Bai Xiaoqi readily agreed, then got up from his lap, meowed, and pounced onto the bed. “I’ve worked so hard, I need to rest.”

After waiting a while and seeing that Chen Shuo was still sitting there, she waved to him vigorously, "Dog, come and rub my stomach, it hurts so much."

Chen Shuo ignored her for the time being, restored the silly photos he had just dragged into the recycle bin, and created a new hidden folder to save them there.

"Come quick, come quick, it really hurts."

"They're here, they're here."

Chapter 259 Unwavering Devotion is Truly Touching

I spent about ten days in Beijing, visiting all the must-see attractions, and finally decided to visit the Great Wall.

The next morning, the two left the hotel. The sky was overcast and a light mist filled the air.

"Is it going to rain?" Bai Xiaoqi looked up at the sky and turned to ask.

"Don't jinx it, the weather forecast says there won't be any rain today."

"I think it's going to rain, look at how thick the fog is."

"Rain and fog are unrelated. Rain is formed by the condensation of water vapor, and water vapor..."

Chen Shuo originally wanted to explain it to her, but seeing her confused look, he simply asked, "So, let me ask you, what's the difference between clouds and fog?"

"One is in the sky, and the other is in the air?"

"No, clouds and fog are essentially the same, they are composed of similar elements, it's just that clouds turn into rain and fall, but fog doesn't."

It's just fog now, so it won't rain, but don't talk nonsense. Your mouth is always right, good or bad, so don't let it actually rain later....”

Before Chen Shuo could finish speaking, the first drop of rain fell without warning.

The sky, which had been dark, suddenly turned gloomy as dark clouds rolled in, covering the entire sky overhead.

"I told you not to talk nonsense. Look, it's raining!"

"How can you blame me?" Bai Xiaoqi looked up at the sky, and large raindrops suddenly hit her forehead.

The icy rain made her shiver, and she started running around frantically, clutching her head. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't have said those things."

In the short time it took to exchange a few words, the rain suddenly intensified, covering the entire sky with a vast curtain of rain. The raindrops pattered against the ground, making a crackling sound. A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and a thunderclap resounded in her ears, making Bai Xiaoqi shudder again.

"What are you standing there for? Let's hurry back to the hotel to avoid the rain." Chen Shuo grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards the hotel.

"Aren't you going to the Great Wall?"

"Why the hell are we going? It's raining so hard."

......

Fortunately, it started raining shortly after the two left the hotel. They ran back, only a hundred meters or so apart, and their clothes only got slightly wet, which wasn't too serious.

Standing by the hotel window, I watched as the wind howled and the rainstorm raged outside, followed by a sudden flash of lightning.

The power of heaven and earth always inspires awe. Bai Xiaoqi peered out the window for a while, then turned her head and asked, "Could it really be because of what I said?"

"Yes, it's because of what you said."

Chen Shuo came over with a towel to help her dry her wet hair, and said as he did so, "You can make it rain as soon as you open your mouth, you're even more outrageous than the Rain God. It's a waste of your talents to live in the city. Go to the desert and stay there. The desert oasis will depend on you."

"Will you come with me?"

“…”

“I was just saying it casually, and you actually took it seriously. It’s easy to rain in the summer. June weather is like a child’s face, it can change in an instant. Even elementary school students know that.”

Chen Shuo reached out and flicked her forehead, saying, "You're always acting silly."

"Whoops..."

........

They had originally planned to go home after visiting the Great Wall, but a rainstorm disrupted their plans, forcing them to stay in Beijing for two more days.

The two of them ordered takeout at noon. By the afternoon, the rain had subsided, the sky was overcast, and there were still not many pedestrians on the street. They walked out of the hotel with their umbrellas, intending to stroll around the neighborhood, but they didn't plan to go too far.

"It looks like the rain will stop soon. Tomorrow will definitely be a good day, and we can go climb the Great Wall."

"What if it rains again...?"

“…”

Chen Shuo's gaze drifted over, and Bai Xiaoqi immediately shut up, making a zipping motion with her hand over her mouth to indicate that she would not talk nonsense.

"It's getting hotter and hotter, do you want to buy some summer clothes?" Chen Shuo turned around and asked her when he saw a women's clothing store ahead.