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Chapter 311 The Little Princess's Maruko!
"What's wrong?" Xiao Ran asked, but still immediately hugged the little princess into his arms.

The little princess wrapped her arms around Xiao Ran's neck, as if she were surveying the world, and Xiao Ran bought her anything that interested her.

Even after browsing around the floor, Xiao Ran still hadn't bought a takoyaki machine, nor could he find out where to buy it. In the end, he had to ask a sales assistant for directions.

Because we bought a lot of things, the mall offered delivery service.

Xiao Ran then took the little princess home.

As soon as they arrived home, Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang looked up.

The three of them usually stayed together. This time, the little princess was not there. At first, it was fine, but after a while, the little princesses Chengyang and Gaoyang were not very interested.

Upon seeing the little princess return, Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang immediately ran over.

“Sizi!” Princess Chengyang grabbed the little princess’s hand.

The little princess also looked at the Chengyang little princess with a smile, "Second sister~"

The three little ones huddled together for a while before the supermarket deliveryman arrived.

In addition to the tools for making takoyaki, Xiao Ran also bought tools for making scallion pancakes, along with a bunch of other food and drinks.

The little princess watched as Xiao Ran took the three anti-lost bracelets, and then happily went to find Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang.

"Look at this duck~" The little princess picked up the blue one and gave it to Princess Chengyang, the yellow one to Princess Gaoyang, and she wore the pink one herself.

Each of the three little princesses wore a bracelet on her wrist, with a larger-looking bracelet attached to the other side of each bracelet.

The little princess waved her hand and looked up at Xiao Ran, who was installing tools with Li Tai and Li Ke.

“Little Princess~” The little princess took the hands of Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang and walked towards Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran was reading the instruction manual and installing it with Li Tai and Li Ke.

Normally, Li Tai and Li Ke would hardly ever come out, but now they were very interested in something they could do themselves, so they took the initiative to come out and help.

Xiao Ran saw the little princess walking over and asked, "What's wrong, Sizi?"

The little princess pulled the other side of the bracelet over.

"This one~" she pointed to Xiao Ran's wrist, "Wear this~"

Xiao Ran understood. "I'm working on this machine right now. Can you wear it after I'm done?"

The little princess shook her head, "No way!"

Xiao Ran thought about it and figured that since the cord was long enough, it would be fine as long as the little princess didn't run around.

However, besides the little princess, the Chengyang little princess and the Gaoyang little princess were also there.

Just then, Xiao Ruoying came downstairs.

"Oh, you bought this?" Xiao Ruoying asked.

Xiao Ran nodded. "Yes, we're working on how to install it."

Xiao Ruoying glanced in that direction, then turned her gaze to the little princess, and noticed the anti-lost bracelet on her wrist.

"Haha, what's going on?" Xiao Ruoying looked around and noticed that Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang were also wearing them.

"Why did you buy this thing?" Xiao Ruoying asked.

Xiao Ran had already installed the takoyaki machine, so he straightened up and said, "I was worried that Si Zi would get lost in the mall, but Si Zi insisted on getting one for Fan Yin and Shi Qi as well, so I bought three. They put them on as soon as we got them back."

Xiao Ruoying found it amusing and leaned closer to ask, "Sizi, you've put this on your wrist, what about the other one?"

As she spoke, Xiao Ruoying pointed to the bracelet that wasn't being worn.

The little princess understood Xiao Ruoying's words and ran straight towards Xiao Ran, grabbing his leg tightly.

“Little Nangjun Duck~” The little princess pointed to the bracelet that was being dragged on the ground.

Xiao Ran smiled, picked up the bracelet, and put it on his wrist.

The little princess was pleased and smiled happily.

Seeing this, Xiao Ruoying's eyes lit up. She knew that it was impossible to compete with Xiao Ran for the little princess, but she could snatch the little princesses of Chengyang and Gaoyang!
So Xiao Ruoying approached Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang, squatted down, and said, "How about you put the ones from Fanyin and Seventeen on your hands, sister?"

The two little princesses thought for a moment and nodded. So Xiao Ruoying took one of the little princesses in each hand and followed Xiao Ran around, busying herself with the task.

However, wearing the bracelet all the time was inconvenient, and since Xiao Ran and the others were busy in the yard, the three little princesses wanted to watch cartoons after playing for a while, so they took it off again, and Xiao Ruoying took them to watch cartoons.

Now Xiao Ruoying has become a winner in life, holding the little princesses in her arms, with Princess Chengyang on her left and Princess Gaoyang on her right.

After setting up the tools for making takoyaki, Xiao Ran went to process the baby octopus.

These baby octopuses were also bought from the supermarket and were very fresh.

Xiao Ran first washed the small octopuses clean, then put them in a bucket, and then processed them one by one, removing the inedible parts.

The little princess was sitting in Xiao Ruoying's lap watching cartoons when the episode just finished. She instinctively looked towards the window in front of her, only to find that Xiao Ran was gone.

"Little Nangjun Duck~" the little princess asked, pointing to the empty lawn outside the window.

Xiao Ruoying immediately understood, "Is Sizi going to find her brother?"

The little princess nodded, "Yes, I want Little Nang Jun!"

Xiao Ruoying deliberately feigned sadness and said, "Sigh, I like Sizi so much, but Sizi only has eyes for my brother. I'm so sad."

Xiao Ruoying was just teasing the little princess, but the little princess kissed Xiao Ruoying on the cheek.

Seeing Xiao Ruoying's somewhat surprised expression, the little princess smiled, "I love pretty sister!"

Xiao Ruoying instantly forgot her previous feelings and kissed the little princess several times on the face.

"Sister's tadpole is so cute, sister loves tadpole so much."

"Hehehe~ It tickles~ No~" The little princess was laughing happily at first, but as Xiao Ruoying made cat-like movements, the little princess started to feel ticklish, but she couldn't get away from it, and she laughed until tears almost came out.

Xiao Ran, who was in the kitchen, came out after hearing the noise and saw this scene.

He rushed over and rescued the little princess.

At this moment, the little princess's hair was all messy, her face was flushed, and she was still smiling.

Xiao Ruoying leaned closer again, pretending to bury her face in the little princess's stomach, which startled the little princess, who quickly turned her body away.

"No~ It tickles~" the little princess tried her best to express her refusal.

Xiao Ran rolled her eyes at Xiao Ruoying.

"How old are you? You're still bullying children."

“Brother, I didn’t. I was just playing with Sizi, right, Sizi?” Xiao Ruoying reached out and took the little princess’s hand again.

The little princess knew, of course, that Xiao Ruoying was just playing with her, but it was just too ticklish, so she tried to get away.

Now that time has passed, the little princess let Xiao Ruoying pull her along, and even gave Xiao Ruoying a soft smile, which melted Xiao Ruoying's heart.

Just then, Yu Shu came out of the kitchen.

"Is it all done?" Xiao Ran asked.

Yu Shu nodded. "What happens next is something Xiangcao and I don't understand."

"It's alright, I'll take care of the rest," Xiao Ran said.

Then, Xiao Ran looked at the little princess in his arms, "Sizi, you'll be able to eat the takoyaki you want to eat soon." The little princess's eyes lit up, and she, who had been lying softly on Xiao Ran's shoulder, sat up straight.

"Little Maruko-chan~"

Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, "Yes, Maruko."

The little princess had actually forgotten what the food blogger looked like when she ate takoyaki, but she was still drooling.

"Seven Little Maruko and a few ducks~"

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "We still need to do it again."

With that, he put the little princess down and went to mix the batter.

This is quite simple; you can find many tutorials online.

Soon, everything was ready. Not only the three little princesses, Li Lizhi and Xiao Ruoying, but also Empress Zhangsun came to join in the fun.

Xiao Ran stood behind the cart, holding the batter and pouring it evenly into the groove. When it was more than half full, he stopped, put a whole octopus in, and then rotated the cart to continue pouring batter until the takoyaki was formed.

The little princess couldn't wait any longer. As Xiao Ran put the ketchup and salad dressing on top, and then added bonito flakes, her mouth watered.

"Little Nang-jun~ I want a few little ducks~" the little princess said to Xiao Ran impatiently.

Xiao Ran picked up a bowl from the side, put a takoyaki (octopus ball) in it.

The little princess reached out her little hand to pick it up and eat it, but fortunately Xiao Ran saw it and quickly stopped her.

"Be good, Sizi. It's too hot now. Let's eat later."

The little princess swallowed hard, then nodded obediently, "Okay~"

Although she said it was good, she didn't actually try it, but her longing eyes were always on the little dumplings in the bowl.

Xiao Ran found it somewhat amusing and used chopsticks to cut the small meatballs in half so they would cool down faster.

Then the machine was handed over to Yu Shu and Xiangcao to operate. After all, as long as the preparations were done well, using the machine was quite simple.

Xiao Ran then picked up a small meatball and fed it to the little princess.

Xiao Ran picked up the half with the little octopus attached. The little princess tried to eat the little octopus in one bite, but her mouth was too small, so she could only bite it.

Unfortunately, she had a mouthful of small baby teeth and her teeth weren't very good, so even after biting for a long time, she could only taste the flavor.

Seeing how much the little princess was struggling to eat, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh.

He was only thinking about making it for his own family, so he used a lot of ingredients and forgot that the little princess can't bite the octopus anymore.

"Sizi, we're not eating this anymore." Xiao Ran took the little octopus out of the little princess's mouth.

Although the little princess was a little reluctant, she still agreed.

Xiao Ran carried the bowl of small octopuses to the kitchen, chopped them into small pieces with a cleaver, and then put them back.

This time, the little princess was finally able to eat the takoyaki whole. Even if she bit into the octopus, it didn't matter because they were cut into small pieces and wouldn't hurt her little teeth.

"Little Nang-jun~ I want this duck~" the little princess said, pointing at the ketchup.

It turns out that Xiao Ran forgot to put ketchup in the portion he had just given to the little princess.

"Okay, now put some ketchup in our Sizi."

The little princess clicked her tongue, "What the hell is this?"

Xiao Ran mentioned tomato sauce, but the little princess had never heard of it before.

So Xiao Ran said, "It's made with tomatoes."

The little princess already liked the taste of tomatoes, and therefore liked the taste of ketchup, but she never expected that this was made from tomatoes.

The little princess smiled, her eyes crinkling, and said, "Okay!"

Empress Zhangsun also ate a few takoyaki.

"This flavor is quite unique," Empress Zhangsun said.

Just then, Li Shimin also came out of the house.

"What are you eating? I'd like to try some too," Li Shimin said.

He hadn't originally planned to come, since Xiao Ran was just making some novel food for the little princess. Although Li Shimin was very interested in novel things, he didn't intend to come over when he learned that this food wasn't as important as potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugar, or salt.

Hearing how lively they were outside, Li Shimin simply came out as well.

Xiao Ran placed a takoyaki (octopus ball) on Li Shimin's plate.

"Your Majesty, please try it and see if it suits your taste."

Li Shimin nodded and took a bite.

"Hmm, not bad." Li Shimin quite liked the taste.

The little princess had already eaten several takoyaki, and her stomach was almost full, but she still wanted more. So she stared longingly at the takoyaki that wasn't quite done yet.

Xiao Ran patted the little princess's belly and said, "Sizi, you can't eat anymore. How about I make you a scallion pancake tomorrow?"

The little princess was quickly drawn to the scallion pancake.

She had never eaten scallion pancakes before, but the little princess was always interested in anything that involved food.

"Okay~ I want seven pancakes~"

"Okay, make some scallion pancakes for our Sizi," Xiao Ran said with a smile.

Then, Xiao Ran looked at Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang and asked, "Have Fanyin and Seventeen eaten enough?"

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang nodded. Princess Gaoyang even licked her lips, "Brother, this little meatball is so delicious. Will the hand-pulled pancakes tomorrow be just as delicious?"

Upon hearing this, both the little princess and the Chengyang little princess looked at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran patted Princess Gaoyang's head.

"Yes, they all taste equally good."

The little princess swallowed hard; even though she wouldn't be able to eat it until tomorrow, she was already drooling.

After eating a few bites, Li Shimin put down his chopsticks and took Empress Zhangsun back to rest.

Xiao Ran had Yu Shu and Xiang Cao prepare the remaining ingredients, then presented one portion to Li Yuan and Zhang Jieyu, and another to Empress Xiao.

Xiao Ran planned to give the rest to Li Chengqian.

So he and Li Lizhi went to the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Li Chengqian was busy with political affairs.

"Brother," Li Lizhi called out to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian looked up and a smile appeared on his face.

"Sister, young master, what brings you here?"

As he spoke, Li Chengqian glanced behind them.

"Where are Grandpa and Grandma? Why didn't they come?"

(End of this chapter)