I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

What's wrong with you now?

Looking at the extra arms around her waist, Alina put down her book, sighed, and asked helplessly.

"You know what? I just discovered my most precious treasure."

"What is it? It's not the glass ball you buried in the yard back then, is it?"

Alina asked in a cooperative manner.

"You guessed wrong... My most precious treasure is my Alina."

The Drak girl gently pressed down on the deer girl's shoulder, whispering in her ear something only they could hear.

"..."

The deer girl didn't respond, while the Draco girl smiled exceptionally brightly.

I tease Alina whenever I feel like it, and I'm always happy.

After the two stayed for a while, and guessing that daytime was approaching, Alina pushed her away and made her sit down obediently.

Good morning, children.

A knock on the door was accompanied by a greeting.

Talulah immediately got up and ran to open the door, and Alina followed her.

"Grandpa! I've missed you so much!"

As soon as the door opened, the young girl, Draco, joyfully jumped into her grandfather's arms.

"I miss Xiaota too."

Bai Zhou hugged her, then looked at Alina who had followed her out, and smiled and nodded at her.

"Well then, I won't say any more for now."

Bai Zhou released the Drak girl from his arms and then asked the two girls, "Have you packed everything? If you have, we'll set off now."

"Yes, it's already packed up."

Talulah glanced at Bai Zhou, indicating that they were already prepared and just waiting for him to come and pick them up.

"But sir, won't you have a cup of tea before you leave?"

"No, I'll drink it when I get back."

"Please wait a moment, sir, I'll go get the things."

Talulah turned and went into the house, picked up the packages the two had placed on the table, and returned to Bai Zhou's side.

"Aren't you going to lock the door?"

"No need, sir. We've already spoken to the old lady next door, and they can help watch the house when we're not around."

"and……"

Talulah glanced at Alina, and under her ominous gaze, spoke: "The most precious thing in this house is already with me."

"..."

The deer girl cautiously observed Bai Zhou's expression, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he simply nodded and did not ask any further questions.

“Talulah…”

The deer girl focused her gaze on the silly dragon who was spouting nonsense, preparing to find an opportunity to show her who the head of the household really was.

But before that, the old man is more important.

"Talulah, how do we get there? By pack animals or..."

"No, it's not that. It's a way of traveling that's countless times more exciting than those beat-up old cars."

Talulah's deliberately mysterious demeanor genuinely piqued Alina's curiosity.

"Alright, little guys, grab me."

During the day, he reached out his hand to them, gesturing for them to take his arm.

"Hey, Alina, hold on tight! You absolutely must hold on tight, you absolutely mustn't let go, or you'll fall from the sky and be smashed into a potato... Ouch! Grandpa, why are you hitting me?"

Talulah looked at Bai Zhou, who had tapped her on the head, with a wronged expression.

"Don't scare Alina."

Bai Zhou gently scolded her, then smiled warmly at Alina.

"Don't listen to her nonsense, it's very safe."

"Yes, I believe the old man."

The deer girl grabbed Bai Zhou's hands and was about to look at Talulah on the other side when she heard Bai Zhou say, "Let's go." When she came to her senses, she found herself flying in the sky.

"Well, Alina. The old man's magic is quite powerful, isn't it?"

Sitting on the cloud boat, Talulah proudly wagged her tail and told Alina, who had a curious look on her face, about the various wonderful abilities of daytime.

It felt like a strange person with a wicked grin suddenly jumped out from the street, grabbed your hand, and said with great pride, "Madam, may I trouble you for a few minutes so that I can tell you about our Heavenly Father and Savior?"

"It's so good to be young."

Looking at the two children, Bai Zhou sighed softly.

But... should he say that young people have more creative ideas?

It seems he'll have to consult some ancient texts when he gets back.

The question of whether two girls can have offspring together...

Going back to my husband's family home at the age of ninety-three (not really)

"Hello Aunt Nian, hello Aunt Xi, hello Sister Skadi."

The two girls followed Bai Zhou into the house and politely greeted Nian and Xi.

"Hmm, good boy, that's great! It must be cold outside, come sit down and have some snacks."

"We have hot tea and hot milk tea here. Sit down and have a cup to warm yourself up."

The year warmly welcomed the two, and the evening also greeted them gently. Even the 'not good with words' little orca moved aside to make room for them.

"Put your things here and go rest."

During the day, I closed the door, brought them the new slippers I had bought, and told them to go and rest.

"Aunt Nian, this is a special sauce from Ursus. Many people in the north rely on it to get through the winter. Grandpa said that you like this flavor, so we brought you some. It's homemade and all-natural."

"Aunt Xi, this is a very popular art collection in Ursus. It includes works by several mainstream Ursus painters. I heard from the old man that Aunt Xi likes it, so I brought you a series. What do you think of it?"

“Sister Skadi, this is rum cheese and jerky from Ussat, it’s delicious. I heard you’re from the South, you must try this food with its Northern flavor.”

Before she could even settle in, Tarua was already getting close to the three of them. Her tone was so intimate and her expression so enthusiastic that Alina felt a little uncomfortable.

Is that how that guy interacts with Frostnova too? It's amazing Frostnova didn't get frozen into an ice sculpture; she's got a really good temper.

"It seems this girl has learned a lot about how to get along with people."

Looking at Tarua, whose face had been affectionately rubbed and praised by Nian, Bai Zhou sighed softly, "The child has grown up."

"Wow... this is a good thing. I remember this art book is an extremely rare treasure. I didn't expect you guys, Alina, to have managed to get it. You're very thoughtful."

Bai Zhou picked up a picture book and flipped through it, speaking with a hint of surprise, as if both explaining something to the group and praising them.

"Thanks to Alina, I would never have known about such a wonderful thing on my own."

Young Draco laughed and pulled Alina over, explaining to them how he had found such a good thing.

“If Alina hadn’t recognized us, we would have almost missed out. The owner didn’t even know he’d lost a lot of money when we bought it.”

"I only happened to see that author's works and knew a little about them."

Unlike her friend, Lu Nu Shao wasn't thick-skinned or had such a warm way of treating people. When praised like that, she just blushed and quietly explained that she was lucky.

"Hmm... No need to be modest, your eye for art alone is enough to make you a master."

Xi had already finished looking at a picture book, and when she heard what the deer girl said, she offered her some encouragement.

"The art book is great, I really like it."

"Hmm, this sauce is pretty good too, it's quite potent. I'll use it to accompany my lunch this afternoon."

Nian didn't really understand these things related to painting, but the sauce the two little ones brought was really delicious, and she felt quite good about it.

The baby killer whale sat quietly, taking small bites of jerky, looking very happy with it.

"It's getting late. I'll go pick up Huijie and Xiaota together."

Bai Zhou glanced at Xi, and Xi nodded slightly.

Seeing that she agreed, Bai Zhou invited Talulah to join them.

"Oh, Alina..."

Talulah glanced at Bai Zhou and saw him smiling. Her eyes lit up, then she chuckled and whispered a few words in Alina's ear before following Bai Zhou.

"Relax, relax, little one."

After the two left, Nian waved to comfort the seemingly nervous deer girl.

"From now on, we'll all be one family."

"Yes."

Looking at Alina sitting there obediently, Nian smiled slightly and crossed her off the list of people to be wary of, but then immediately raised Talulah's level of security by one.

This little guy seems to have no ill intentions towards his beloved, and it seems that the two of them have something else going on. Therefore, he not only doesn't need to be wary of her, but can also be quite affectionate towards her.

But the other little one was practically a carbon copy of her maternal grandmother, Ah Jin; she seemed uninterested in romantic relationships, but in reality…

Perhaps we can use this little guy to keep her in check and teach her a lesson about shooting herself in the foot.

However... on second thought, if even her very shrewd maternal grandmother, Ah Jin, failed, then there's no way she, a junior with such a low level of skill, could possibly succeed.

"Alina, do you really like drawing?"

Xi also asked.