Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

"Don't change the subject, please answer the question, Miss Yang, who is as intelligent as ice and snow."

"That's a long-lost way to address you... Okay, then I'll tell you..."

When this was mentioned, Yang Qiuyun paused in her throat.

But it only lasted for a moment before he quickly spoke again.

“I told them about the little tower.”

"...!"

Upon hearing the name Carlotta, Elisa's relaxed body instantly tensed, and her smile froze on her face.

A flood of precious memories rushed into her mind, causing her eyes to well up with tears.

Yang Qiuyun did not disturb her.

这 是

The small tower once existed, and that is the most powerful proof of its efforts.

Even today, her name still touches the hearts of myself and Elisa.

Elisa has grown a lot over the years.

She understood that the deceased were gone, and life must always move forward.

She took a tissue from the table, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and spoke with a bitter smile, her voice still tinged with a slight sob.

"Hmm... Xiaota's story is good to tell to children. She had a tough life. Now children have better living conditions and are healthier, so we should be content. Sigh... Let's not talk about this for now. Qiuyun, what do you mean by suddenly bringing up Xiaota?"

"Xiao Ta is Yu Che's mother, understand?"

"?!"

Most afraid of the air suddenly quiet.

Elisa was taken aback by Yang Qiuyun's statement and didn't react at first.

But then she realized.

Elisa had no choice but to give Yang Qiuyun a thumbs up on the other end of the phone screen.

"understood."

"Right? I understand. Anyway, that's pretty much how you solved your question. I think as long as the kids are happy, that's all that matters. At least their living environment is stable now, unlike back then when we were always thinking about family power struggles and life-or-death situations. They're very happy now, aren't they?"

“I feel the same way.” Alyssa also sighed when this was mentioned. “Contentment brings happiness…sigh, really, sometimes you can’t be too hard on yourself. Taking things as they come is an art. Think about when Xiaota’s illness was at its worst, what kind of torment was that? I’m telling you…you’re doing well. Didn’t Xiaota often tell us back then that her dream was to have a child? Did you let Yuche go to her grave to pay his respects?”

"Go tomorrow morning. It's best to follow the traditions of Kromer. We can ignore others, but this is a small tower."

"Yes, go in the morning. Remember to have Yu Che bring a few apples. Apples used to be Xiao Ta's favorite fruit."

"Do you even need to remind me? Don't I know Little Tower better than you do?"

"Hey, what are you saying? I was the one who found the little tower on the haystack first!"

"Being the first to find someone doesn't mean anything. When it comes to intimacy, I'm just as good as you."

"You're just bragging. Xiaota herself admitted that she feels closer to me."

"what?!"

The two of them were exchanging barbs, but it wasn't a real argument; they were just reminiscing about the old days.

In the end, Yang Qiuyun lay listlessly on the table and lightly tapped the screen.

"I'm not talking to you anymore... If you're not satisfied, we can have a debate at the dinner table when we get home. Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I have an event this afternoon."

"Wait a minute!"

"What's wrong?"

"I was so busy arguing with you that I forgot to ask." Alyssa really forgot about her own business. "Did Lizhi go to visit my parents? I told them on the phone that Lizhi went. It would be so impolite if she didn't visit her grandparents before you left."

"I've told you to give your little Lizhi a little more trust. She's a very sensible child. Before she went shopping with Zixiao and the others, she told me that she wanted to visit her grandparents tonight and have dinner. I said that was fine, and that Yuzhe would go with her. But guess how sensible she is? When she first heard that Yuzhe was going to go with her, she jumped up with joy."

"and then?"

"Then she suddenly remembered that Yuzhe's back hurt today! She was very disappointed but tried her best to pretend it was okay and told me that she could actually go by herself. Seriously, you always hit her on the head, but I think I like Xiaolizhi more and more!"

"You just haven't spent enough time with her. If you did, you'd want to punch her too. Sigh... Maybe I'm just too demanding of her. I'm a bit frustrated with her. Every time I see her acting silly, I want to slap her head to make her smarter! But... it seems like it's backfiring? Wait... you said Yuzhe's back hurts?! He's injured? Is he alright?!"

Your daughter's head isn't one of those old-fashioned antenna TVs... Do you think you can just tap it to get a clear picture if the screen is blurry?

After internally complaining, Yang Qiuyun answered her question with great pride.

"What do you mean by injury? That's so pathetic. Sasha, do you even consider a sprain in bed an injury?"

Not only was it not an injury, it was practically proof of a hero's prowess!

"The bed..." Even Elisa blushed after figuring it out. She asked softly, "How much...how much did you use? Who is Yuzhe with? So ruthless?"

"He Mo Lingyun, Yun'er, you remember, right? How much did we use... about a whole box, ten pieces?"

“Okay, Yu Zhe can do it.”

Elisa felt relieved on another level.

The one who needs to be worried is not Yu Zhe.

It's my Lizhi!

30. Just the right amount of sweetness

"Brother, we're back!"

Zixiao and the others returned from shopping at the supermarket just before dinner.

Logically speaking, when girls go shopping together, they should come home with lots of bags and packages.

Hey, but look at the girls in my family.

After wandering around for half a day, only Zixiao came back carrying a bag.

Oh right, and there's also the box of local snacks that Little Lychee is holding; she's already opened it and eaten half of it.

"Is this all you bought..." Yu Zhe leaned back on the sofa, her silver hair cascading down the back of the sofa, looking incredibly beautiful. "You should at least have bought a few more boxes of snacks. I heard the snacks in this city are pretty good."

"Buy it! Buy it! Of course we have snacks!"

Little Lychee heard this

She got excited; she's an expert in this area!

She quickly rummaged through the large bag Zixiao was carrying and found a small plastic bag, which was full of the small snack boxes that Zixiao was holding.

The little foodie stared intently at the bag of snacks, his expression seemingly brimming with "professionalism."

"Hmph, when I lived in this city as a child, I often ate these kinds of snacks. They're sweet but not cloying, with a pineapple filling inside, and the outer layer is baked until very soft. Even with my experience of tasting snacks for over a decade, this is definitely top-notch!"

Her confident demeanor made Yu Zhe chuckle: "Eat, eat, all you ever think about is food. Just talking about it makes me hungry."

"Mmm! Brother Yuzhe, you absolutely have to try this! Everyone who bought it gets a share, trust me, it's really amazing!"

Little Lychee has now learned to share delicious food with everyone.

No longer the little one who would quickly hide away any delicious snacks when they saw them, huh?

While waiting for dinner, everyone was huddled in different corners of the living room like salted fish. When they heard that Xiao Lizhi had brought something new, they all gathered around and each received a box of snacks.

Yun'er was still resting in her room and hadn't come out yet, so Zixiao took a box out of the bag and planned to deliver it to her.

I tried a piece on the way, and the taste of this little snack was really amazing. It would be a shame not to try it. My mom and Sister Lin Yin also tried it, but... they've lived here for so many years, they should have tried it long ago, right?

Qi Xinye thought of Lu Ling and Lu Yao, who were still in the yard filling the holes that Xiao Lizhi hadn't finished filling that morning. She went to deliver two boxes to them and let them rest for a while.

Little Lychee's snack-tasting skills are fake.

If we're talking about true expertise, we have to look to Xiaomeng, whose family specializes in selling these little desserts.

Full of anticipation, she took a pastry out of the box, tasted it, and a glimmer of unexpected surprise lit up her eyes.

"Hmm?! It's really good, just the right amount of sweetness. Do you have the recipe? I'd like to learn how to make it myself!"

"Uh... Sister Xiaomeng, I'm sorry... I can only eat, I can't cook..."

"Oh... I'm the one who's sorry... I didn't think this through when I asked you this question."

Long live understanding! Xiaomeng is too gentle, I'm so sad.

Lori loves cooking, but there's nothing she can do if she doesn't know the recipe.

But just as Xiaomeng, looking slightly disappointed, was about to turn away with a piece of pastry in her mouth,

Little Lychee seemed to suddenly remember something and grabbed Little Meng's wrist!

"Wait a minute, Little Meng! I don't know right now, but I might find out tonight!"

"?"

Xiao Meng was surprised. "What are you doing, Little Lychee? No, no, it's not that serious. Are you going to go to their shop now and ask for the recipe?" "It's really not that serious!"

I just asked a question in a moment of impulse. How could there possibly be a recipe? When it comes to business, even if you ask, they won't tell you.

Upon hearing Xiaomeng's question, Xiaolizhi released her wrist and shook her head.

"Sister Xiaomeng, I'm not going to ask at the store, I'm going to my grandparents' house later, aren't I?"

"Um... even if your grandparents went to the shop to ask, I don't think the shop owner would tell you the recipe, okay?"

No!

"..."

Waaah, Xiaomeng really didn't mean it!

Talking to Xiaolizhi makes it easy to understand her thought process, which is quite simple and direct.

Little Lychee organized her thoughts and replied, "Well, if I remember correctly, my maternal grandfather's family seems to run a pastry shop. I don't know if they have this kind of pastry in their area... but I think I ate this when I was little. Even if they don't, they should be able to ask each other in the industry, right?"

"Wow, Little Lychee, you're amazing!" This was a huge surprise for Xiao Meng. "Then I'll have to ask you! Hehe... It's okay if you don't find out. If you do, I'll bake you ten pounds of these pastries when we get back to Fenghai City!"

"make a deal!"

"Ok!"

Yu Zhe glanced at the interaction and gave a wry smile.