"Waaaaah, I won't let you eat!"
As Stone expected, the two quickly escalated their verbal exchange into a physical fight. However, what Stone hadn't anticipated was...
"Bang!"
Stone stared dumbfounded at the two who had stopped fighting, then reached up and touched his face. What is this?! He stuck out his little tongue and licked it; it was sweet. Hmm, Fat Mom's cake-making skills are pretty good~~~
No, that's not the point!
Why is it that when those two fight, she's the one who ends up with cake on her face?! This princess is furious!
"Awooooo~~~" Stone, finally coming to his senses, burst into loud sobs.
Instantly, everyone at the table stopped eating.
"Stone, what's wrong?" The chubby mom rushed out of the kitchen and couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Stone's state. Perhaps because the chubby mom started it, Steel Hammer Dad also couldn't help but laugh, and naturally, the brothers joined in the laughter.
Laughing, what are you laughing at!
Stone immediately got angry, wiped his face, and threw the cream in his hand directly at the face of Third Brother, Stove, who was laughing the loudest: "Bad! Bad!"
Stove was stunned, clearly not expecting Stone to vent his anger on him. The others were even more amused by Stone's outburst. Stove, who had a rather fiery temper, was somewhat better off with Stone, but seeing his usually at odds second brother, Flame Tongue, laughing at him, he immediately slammed the half-eaten cake in front of him onto Flame Tongue's face without thinking.
Stone stared dumbfounded at the chaos erupting around the dining table. Taking advantage of the commotion, she grabbed a cookie and stuffed it into her pocket. Hehe, her afternoon snack was sorted!
"Stop! Stop!" The fat mother's angry voice interrupted the food fight: "What do you think you're doing? Do you know how hard it is for me to cook? This is too much! I'm going to punish you by not letting you eat for a day!"
Instantly, the whole family froze. Steel Hammer Dad struggled to peel the cereal off his long beard and looked innocently at Fat Mom: "Honey, it's not my fault, I absolutely didn't lay a hand on him, I promise!"
But when Steel Hammer Daddy said that, Fat Mommy got even angrier: "You're the father! Can't you take good care of the children? That's too much! I'm going to punish you by not letting you eat for two days!"
"But Mom, the stone threw it at me first!" Third Brother, Fire Stove, felt wronged and pointed at the stone, complaining, "Shouldn't the stone be punished?"
What?! Another fine?!
"Mommy! My identical brother is hitting a rock!" The rock wasn't easily fooled; it angrily pointed at the twins and cried, "Bad brother, hitting a rock!"
The overweight mother angrily pointed at the twins and yelled, "You two, you haven't eaten for three days! Go hungry!"
“Mom…” The twins immediately hugged each other and cried, showing no sign that they had just been fighting so fiercely.
The plump mother came over, picked up Stone, and comforted him, "Stone, be a good boy/girl. How about Mommy gives you a nice bath and changes you into some pretty clothes?"
Stone nodded, looking aggrieved.
After taking a bath and changing his clothes, Shitou was carried to the dining room, which was now spotless.
"Mom, Dad and my brothers have all left. I cleaned everything up by myself." It was the second brother, Huoshe, who spoke. Huoshe was always quite shrewd and knew how to do things in a way that would make people like him the most.
"Sweetie, sit down, Mommy will get you something yummy." The chubby mom put Stone on her special little chair, handed her the barely-used milk bottle, and then went back into the kitchen. A little while later, the chubby mom came out carrying a basin of things.
Upon seeing what the plump mother was holding, Shi Tou choked.
"Wow, steamed buns! Mom, are they meat buns?" No matter how smart he is, Huoshe is still a child after all. When he saw something delicious, he immediately pounced on it and grabbed a big steamed bun from the bowl.
Steamed buns!
Stone finally remembered what he had forgotten. But what should he do now?
Watching his chubby mother and Huoshe happily eating their steamed buns, Shitou finally couldn't help but point at the buns in the bowl and say, "Mom, the buns are dirty on the floor!"
The plump mother was taken aback, but she quickly understood what Shi Tou meant: "Sweetie Shi Tou, this bun was bought by Mommy this morning, not the bun that was on the floor in your room yesterday."
Stone wrinkled his cute little face, pondering how to ask about the whereabouts of yesterday's bun. Unexpectedly, Flame asked first, "What's a bun on the ground? Mom, how come there's a bun on the floor in Stone's room?"
The plump mother swallowed the large steamed bun in her hand in a few quick bites, then reached for another one: "I don't know either. Yesterday, when I was breastfeeding Shitou, I saw a large steamed bun on the ground. Sigh, what a waste."
Fire Tongue tilted its head and thought for a moment: "Hmm, I think I saw Fire Hu eating steamed buns yesterday afternoon."
"Huh?" The plump mother stopped what she was doing: "Really?"
"Uh, it could also be Firebeard, I don't know." Fire Tongue decisively changed his tune: "But anyway, it's one of the two of them."
"Hmph! That's too much! They can forget about eating steamed buns anymore!" The chubby mother was furious, and the consequences were severe!
Stone held the baby bottle sadly, still wondering where the big steamed bun from last night had gone!
"Yes, yes!" Flame Tongue nodded vigorously. "By the way, Mom, did you throw away the steamed bun that fell on the ground?"
The plump mother shook her head and continued eating her steamed bun: "No, I threw that bun into the rat pen in the back."
The meat rat circle~~~
The stone sprayed milk in a spectacular fashion.
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Chapter 12: Baozi's Tragic Journey
"Stone, look, isn't it lively here?" The plump mother carried Stone along the bustling street, strolling around and looking at things, occasionally pointing to some trinkets to amuse Stone.
The stone was deeply saddened.
The reason is simple: she has no interest in shopping right now. Just thinking about how her adorable, talkative baby was thrown into the rat enclosure by her mother last night makes her quite agitated.
How can we get that big bun back? If the bun were still that beautiful black diamond, it would be simple. After all, everyone knows that the dwarf princess Stone adores all kinds of pretty stones, but what about now?
Is it too late if she suddenly shows an extreme love for steamed buns now?
Thinking about it, it didn't seem very reliable. Even if Fat Mama loved Stone the most, she decided it was impossible for her to give Stone a big bun that had been thrown into the rat enclosure to play with.
Sigh... Life is always full of disappointments.
"Stone, do you like this stone?"
The stone was brought back to its senses by its chubby mother and looked up. "Huh? What's this? Sparkling and round, a glass marble?"
"Queen Hame, this string of bells is made of colorful stones. If you swing it like this, it will make a sound." The enthusiastic proprietress smiled as soon as she saw who it was. She gently swung the small string of beads in her hand, and sure enough, the round, colorful glass beads made a pleasant sound.
"Stone, do you like it?" The chubby mother looked at the stone, but found it was staring blankly: "Stone?"
Ha Mei? The chubby mom's name is Ha Mei? Stone blinked, starting to feel depressed. Wasn't the chubby mom's name fairly normal? Why was she called Stone? Was it because she chose a stone during her first birthday celebration?
Ugh, that's a ruby, okay?!
"Stone!"
Stone suddenly snapped out of his daze, looked at the pretty little string of pearls, and said, "Stone, I want it!"
Soon, the pretty little bracelet was on Stone's wrist. Stone stared blankly at the bracelet on his wrist, wondering, "Is this a bracelet from the Dwarf Kingdom? What's it for? Will it turn into a big bun like the black diamond from last night?"
"Stone, what big steamed bun?" The plump mother stopped and asked in confusion.
Huh? Did she just blurt out what was on her mind?
"Big steamed buns..." Shi Tou began to think about how to make up a story: "Brother eats steamed buns, Mom eats steamed buns."
"Yes, but the identical brother didn't get to eat!" The chubby mother couldn't tell anything, gently kissed the stone, and then carried her to the next shop.
Stone finally came up with a plan, and tried his best to look aggrieved at his mother: "No! Stone, no! Big steamed bun!"
The plump mother was examining the clothes in the store when she suddenly heard Stone say that, and casually replied, "Because Stone doesn't have teeth."
No teeth...
The chubby mother would never have imagined that her unintentional remark would nearly choke Shi Tou to death: "Steamed bun! Steamed bun!" Since she couldn't think of any other way, she might as well use this childish trick and pester him relentlessly.
The plump mother was startled by Shi Tou's sudden crying: "What's wrong? What bun?"
Stone answered, sobbing, "Stone, eat a steamed bun."
"Sigh, you silly girl!" The plump mother tapped Shi Tou's forehead with annoyance. "How are you going to eat if you don't have any teeth?"
Stone pouted, intending to continue crying.
The plump mother quickly interrupted, "Alright, alright, how about I buy you a steamed bun later? Sigh, let's see how you eat it!"
The stone looked up at the sky—wait, where's the sky?!
Looking around in confusion, Stone tragically discovered that the rooftops around him were just like the square in front of his house—completely made of stone slabs. Waaah, has he been transported to another world where he can't even see the sun?
Stone lowered its head mournfully, its lips pursed in grievance.
Oh my god, I was dressed up as a little dwarf, with no game or special space included. I finally got a pet, but it turned out to be a giant steamed bun. Actually, a giant steamed bun isn't so bad; at least it can talk and be cute. But now even the giant steamed bun is gone!
Good heavens! Why are you doing this to us? What did we ever do to offend you? Did we jump into a well with your child in our past life?!
"Here you go, Stone, open your mouth."
As Shi Tou was lost in thought, something warm touched her lips. Looking closer, she saw a large, white, plump steamed bun. Perhaps due to preconceived notions, she felt this bun didn't look as delicious as the one from yesterday.
Open your mouth, carefully put the edge of the bun into your mouth, and squeeze it in with all your might.
Stone tragically discovered that he really couldn't eat steamed buns without teeth! Aww~~~
The plump mother watched with amusement as her precious daughter, who was crying after failing to eat the steamed bun, stuffed the big bun into her own mouth and ate it clean in a few bites: "Didn't Mommy say that Stone doesn't have teeth, so he can't eat steamed buns!"
Stone wiped away his tears, feeling utterly wronged. He thought his life was a complete tragedy: "Baozi! The Baozi on the ground!" He was determined not to give up on his pet Baozi from last night!
"What? Stone is referring to the steamed buns on the ground yesterday?" the chubby mother asked uncertainly.
Stone nodded vigorously: "I want steamed buns! On the ground! Steamed buns!"
The plump mother hesitated: "That bun is gone; it was eaten by the rat."
Although he didn't know what a meat rat was, Stone firmly believed that the steamed bun wouldn't meet with such an unfortunate fate: "Yes! Yes! Stone wants it!"
"There really aren't any left." The fat mother felt helpless. It was all the fault of Beard and Firebeard. It seemed like it was time to find a chance to beat them up.
Completely unaware of what Huoxu and Huohu, who had been angered by their own mother, were doing, what were they doing?
"I caught it! Firebeard, do you think Mom will notice that one of the mice is missing?" Beard grabbed a mouse tightly and then tied it securely with a rope with Firebeard's help.
Huo Hu took the rat from his brother's hand, swallowing hard as he said, "No, with so many rats, Mom won't notice if one is missing. Huo Xu, let's go catch another one! One isn't enough!"
Huo Xu hesitated for a moment, but ultimately succumbed to his craving. The two of them grabbed a rat each and hurriedly ran out of the rat pen: "Hurry up, Mom might be back soon."
Perhaps they were lucky, because their mother didn't catch them. So the twins ran to the blacksmith's shed, where they used the water and knives to clean the rats, preparing to enjoy a delicious barbecue.