Chapter 47 It's Wrong to Take Your Anger Out on Others
To put it simply, my memories of the Dwarf Kingdom's writing system are of their language textbooks, specifically those used in the lower grades of elementary school.
"Gaga, Master! Extracting the memories was your own initiative!" Just as Stone closed her eyes and waited for Baozi to transfer the memories into her head, Baozi suddenly said this, which made Stone furious.
"I said I don't!" Stone roared angrily, secretly thinking that maybe this damned big bun already knew she wasn't its owner, so it was deliberately messing with her like this! Otherwise, why would it always give her endless hope first, and then disappoint her time and time again?
Of course, unless that steamed bun had a grudge against its original owner! But that's impossible. (Little Stone, you'd never guess you actually became the truth-teller...)
"Giggle, Master! I know you can't, I was just saying!" Baozi bounced around happily: "Since Master can't extract memories, then I'll just transfer the memories to Master!"
Stone was about to point at the steamed bun on the wall and curse after hearing the first half, but after hearing the second half, she swallowed back the words that were about to come out: "...Uh, okay!" Even a long, long time later, Stone was still regretting her impulsiveness that day. How could she have been so foolish as to agree to let that damn steamed bun transfer her memories?!
That excruciating pain, like my soul was being ripped out!
Shi Tou felt like she was about to time travel again, but just as she regained some of her senses, Baozi said something that almost made her lose her mind: "Hehe, memory transfer 13%, 14%, 15%..."
At that moment, Stone had only one thought: Gods and Buddhas! Please take this damned bun away!
He didn't know how much time had passed; perhaps only a few minutes had actually elapsed, but it felt like millennia had gone by. "Cough cough, I..." His hoarse voice sounded as if he hadn't spoken in a long time, so unpleasant that Shi Tou wanted to cover his face.
"Gaga, Master! The memory transfer is complete! Master, shall we go out now?" Baozi was still as cheerful as ever. Of course, in Stone's eyes, it was always so annoying.
"Get out!" Stone gritted his teeth fiercely. "Just wait until you get out of here, I'll teach you a lesson!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Stone felt a suction force coming from above her head, as if a super powerful vacuum cleaner was trying to suck her into its stomach. Of course, Stone knew in her heart that she was currently inside Baozi's stomach and was about to be sent outside.
With a loud thud, a heavy object fell to the ground, and Shi Tou's vision went black; she had truly fainted this time.
"Oh my god! My precious Stone!" Early in the morning, the plump mother's shrill voice rang out at the doorway to Stone's bedroom, successfully attracting all eight male dwarfs in the house: "Stone, what's wrong? My Stone..."
What's wrong with me?
Stone, still dazed, was picked up by his chubby mother. He slowly opened his eyes, looking around in confusion. "What happened to me? Wasn't I receiving memory transfers inside Baozi's belly? Was all of this a dream? Or...?"
"Ouch! That hurts!" Shi Tou suddenly covered her head with her hand, but then she was shocked! What...what had she touched? Why did her sense of touch tell her that her head had grown larger?! Could it be that everything last night wasn't a dream at all, and she had indeed received the memory transfer? But Bao Zi hadn't told her that memory transfer had side effects!
The plump mother hugged her precious son, Shitou, tightly, comforting him, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mommy's here! Be good, Shitou, your head will be alright, it will be alright!"
Her head was really... Stone's eyes rolled back, and he fainted again.
Having fainted, she naturally had no idea of the chaos that followed. When Stone woke up again, it was already evening. The plump mother sat on a chair beside Stone's bed, applying a cold towel to Stone's forehead while sadly wiping away her tears. Seeing Stone awaken, the plump mother's tears streamed down her face.
"My darling Stone, Mommy's here. Are you feeling alright?" It had only been a day since she last saw her, but the once radiant mother's face had become noticeably thinner, her complexion ashen. Stone felt incredibly guilty; it was all that brat's fault!
"Mom, Stone is feeling better now, Stone is fine, Mom, go and rest!" Stone gritted her teeth secretly, determined to make that brat know why flowers are so red once she recovered!
The plump mother affectionately patted Shitou's head: "Shitou is such a good girl. Tonight, Mommy won't go anywhere. Mommy will stay here with little Shitou." Seeing her daughter's sensible manner, the plump mother's heart ached.
"Not leaving?" Stone was taken aback. If his chubby mom didn't leave, how was she going to deal with that damned brat? However, after thinking about it, Stone knew he couldn't persuade her any further: "Mom, Stone is hungry." Fine, he'd just leave it at that for now. There'd be plenty of time later. Brat, let you gloat for a few more days!
"Mom prepared it for Stone a long time ago." The plump mother wiped away her tears again, stood up, walked to the door, and called out, "Flame, bring Stone's dinner." After saying that, the plump mother returned to Stone's bedside and continued to wipe away her tears.
Stone was almost driven mad with frustration. Three years had passed since she transmigrated, and the plump mother in her mind had always been optimistic and cheerful, always smiling. Seeing her now with tears in her eyes was truly heartbreaking! She secretly added another mark to Baozi's record. Humph, she wouldn't be doing justice to her beloved plump mother if she didn't make Baozi cry for her parents!
A moment later, Steel Hammer Daddy walked in first, followed by Flame, the eldest brother carrying a large plate, and then a row of six older brothers. Well, having too many people in the family has its downsides; this visiting-the-sick-up scene is a bit too terrifying! Stone's bedroom wasn't big to begin with, and now it was completely blocked by these brothers.
"Stone, are you feeling better?" Steel Hammer Dad, taking advantage of his position as the head of the family, pushed his sons to the back: "Dad was so worried about you."
Stone looked pitifully at Steel Hammer Daddy with tears in her eyes: "Daddy, Stone is hungry! I don't care if you want to be the first to visit, but you can't push away Big Brother who has the delicious food! She hasn't eaten anything all day, she's starving, starving to the core!"
"Alright, Stone, eat first, eat quickly!" Steel Hammer Daddy turned around and took the large plate from Flame's hand, placing it on Stone's bedside table. Then, he picked up the small bowl from the plate and was about to feed Stone: "Good boy Stone, we'll never go to that stinky old man Red Stone's place again. Don't worry, Stone, Daddy gave that stinky old man a good beating! Humph, let him know he dared to bully our Stone!"
puff!
He had just taken a sip of the milky, mushy stone when he immediately spat it out.
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I'm off the list, no more good recommendations, no extra updates tonight. *Steamed bun* silently covers face and disappears...
Chapter 48: Baozi is really innocent.
What does this have to do with that old man who likes to eat shit?
Stone looked blankly at Steel Hammer Daddy: "Stone has to go to school!" Although he didn't know what had happened, Stone understood that all his miserable experiences were caused by that damned big bun. It had nothing to do with Elder Red Stone; he was simply being blamed by Steel Hammer Daddy.
"No way!" Steel Hammer's dad, who always gave in to Stone's every request, refused without hesitation this time: "Dad will never let Stone go to school again!"
Stone was completely dumbfounded. What was going on? There were still several books inside the big bun that hadn't been returned! And Stone had been really envious of Elder Chishi's huge library! He hadn't thought much of it before, but ever since he learned about the bun's abilities, Stone had made up his mind to find a chance to make the bun eat all those books—well, and poop them all out…
"Stone wants to go to school!" Stone tried his best to look pitiful, grabbing Steel Hammer's hand and saying sincerely, "Stone will be good from now on!"
Steel Hammer Dad looked like he couldn't bear to scold Stone, and frowned as he thought for a moment: "If Stone wants to learn something, his older brothers can teach him later! There's no need for him to go to school."
Stone was deeply saddened. Learning! She hadn't really thought about it; she simply wanted Baozi to eat more books and such…
Seeing her precious little Shitou's sad little face, the chubby mother couldn't bear it any longer: "Honey, Shitou wants to go to school so much, so we..."
"No!" Before the plump mother could finish speaking, the steel hammer father interrupted her, "Stone can't go to Red Stone's place anymore. I've said it before, he doesn't like people at all..."
Seeing Steel Hammer Daddy almost faint, Stone was genuinely worried for him. Actually, even if you accidentally uttered the word "human," it wouldn't be a big deal. Anyway, she already knew: "Daddy, Stone has to go to school!" Well, she's just a three-year-old kid now, so it's best not to pretend to be profound.
Steel Hammer had finally caught his breath, but Stone's words nearly choked him to death. Why was his little princess so stubborn? "What's so good about going to school? Daddy didn't like going to school either!"
"Huh? Dad, you didn't like going to school before!" These were the words of Huoqian, Shitou's youngest brother. He was about to start attending the Wise Man's Academy, so he was particularly sensitive to the topic of school: "Isn't school fun?"
The plump mother glared at Steel Hammer's father. He really dared to say anything in front of the children: "Going to school is for boys, girls don't need to go to school. Okay, Stone, be a good boy, from now on Mommy won't go to work in the east of the city anymore, Mommy will teach Stone, okay?"
"You've never been to school, what can you teach her?" Stone looked at her fat mother with a long face: "Stone wants to go to school, to read lots and lots of books!" Actually, the last sentence was the key point. To be honest, she really didn't want to learn those things.
"This..." Steel Hammer Dad hesitated, lowered his head and thought for a long time before speaking, "Stone, be good, Stone, rest at home for a few days. Once you're better, Dad will let you go back to school, okay?"
You're obviously just giving me the runaround! Do you really think she's a brainless child? Pouting, Stone nodded helplessly, "Fine." Oh well, she'd just have to see how it goes. At worst, she could wait until she was a little older and then secretly go find Elder Chishi herself. Oh right, she still needed to settle scores with that brat!
In any world, wishes are usually beautiful, but reality is often cruel. Stone harbored a dream of causing trouble for Baozi, but a week passed without her having the chance. Just as she said, Fat Mama didn't go out again; even grocery shopping was done by Huoxu and Huohu. Stone was forced to stay by Fat Mama's side every day, deprived of freedom, and the mere fact that she couldn't confront Baozi was enough to make her miserable.
Finally, ten days later, the fat mother was summoned out by a very old female dwarf. Perhaps because the matter was sudden and urgent, the fat mother had no choice but to lock Stone inside the house. Stone didn't care about being locked up at all; she was happy because she could finally settle accounts with Baozi.
"You damned bun! Come out here for me!" Back in her room, Stone pulled the black diamond out of her pocket and roared at it righteously.
The black diamond trembled twice, then reluctantly turned into a big steamed bun: "Giggle, Master! This bun misses Master so much!"
"Stop flattering me!" Stone gritted her teeth fiercely. "Tell me, what exactly happened?" What the hell?! If she had known that memory transfer was not only so painful, but would also make her head grow a whole size larger, she wouldn't have deliberately chosen to torture herself!
"Gaga, what is Master saying? What's going on?" Baozi trembled with confusion, his tone full of innocence.
"Stop pretending to be innocent! Why didn't you say that memory transfer would be so painful?" Stone recalled the excruciating pain he felt back then and wanted nothing more than to throw this steamed bun into a frying pan!
But Baozi was very surprised: "Giggle, what kind of pain? Memory transfer is painful? But Master never said that before! Oh, Baozi knows, Master used to extract memories from Baozi before!"
Could this still be her fault?! Stone began to rack her brains trying to recall which of the Ten Cruelest Tortures of the Qing Dynasty were suitable for Baozi! "No, even if that's the case, why don't you say that memory transfer would make my head bigger? Don't tell me that memory extraction doesn't have this side effect!" Stone was really annoyed. Fortunately, Steel Hammer Daddy and Fat Mommy didn't suspect her, otherwise, how would she explain herself!
"Giggle, the head will be big!" Baozi exclaimed in shock. "Wow! Master is so stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid..." Baozi's voice suddenly stopped because the curse of the stone descended once again.
"You stupid steamed bun, I curse you to turn into a giant dumpling!" Instantly, the steamed bun seemed to be squeezed into the shape of a giant dumpling by an invisible hand.
"Gah...Gah...Master! Bao Bao...Zi Zi...Wrong..." The poor Bao Zi was twisted into the shape of a dumpling by the stone and could no longer speak properly.
"You know you're wrong? Too late!" Seeing Baozi's behavior, Shi Tou felt incredibly satisfied!
"Master, master... I fell... off the bed, and... a bag fell down..." Despite his current miserable appearance, as a dutiful pet, Baozi still tried his best to explain what happened to Shitou.
After listening for a while, Shi Tou finally understood. The reason his head looked so big was because when the steamed bun went into his stomach, he was kneeling on the bed, leaning forward. But when it came out, he lost his balance and fell headfirst to the ground, bumping his head and getting a big bump.
Stone silently covered his face, suddenly feeling incredibly embarrassed.
Suddenly, Shi Tou remembered something and immediately released Bao Zi: "Bao Zi, I'm asking you, what's going on with Elder Chi Shi? Why does Daddy suddenly hate him so much?"
Looking at Baozi who suddenly became shy, Shi Tou had a bad feeling that something terrible was about to happen.
Chapter 49 Pan-fried Buns, Let's Fry!
“Bao Bao Bao Zi…” This time it was Shi Tou’s turn to stammer and be unable to speak. Her intuition told her that Bao Zi was definitely up to no good!
"Giggle, Master! Baozi doesn't know anything, really, really!" Baozi sounded very aggrieved, but it lowered its head unusually, not daring to look at the stone, and its usual cheerfulness was gone.
Stone squinted at Baozi with ill intent: "Baozi, are you going to tell the truth yourself, or do you want me to curse you again?"
Baozi suddenly shivered. It knew that once the stone knew its weakness, the stone would definitely retaliate without hesitation: "Giggle, Master! It really, really has nothing to do with Baozi! All the delicious food that Baozi ate was given to it by Master!"
Stone was stunned for a moment before realizing that the delicious food Baozi was talking about was the books Baozi had eaten in Elder Chishi's library a few days ago. Thinking of this, Stone couldn't help but raise his voice: "You damn Baozi! Where are the books? Where are all those books?"
Baozi wiggled its body awkwardly and said innocently, "Hehe, all the delicious food has turned into poop!"
"Phew!" Stone breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, she had almost forgotten that Baozi's so-called "eating" wasn't actually eating anything. "Where's your poop? I can't see it."
Baozi huddled up almost completely, practically turning itself into a giant meatball: "Giggle, Master actually wants to see Baozi poop! But, Baozi's poop...no, no, no..."
"I don't want to see you poop! If you dare say you don't know again, I'll turn you into a pulp!" Stone was truly enraged. Heaven knows what heinous things this brat had done! Even at this point, it still had the nerve to play dumb with her!
"Giggle, Master is the best Master in the world!" Baozi swayed and answered with a slight tremor, "Baozi really couldn't hold it in any longer!"
Couldn't hold it in any longer? Stone was a little dizzy. Could it be that this brat had dragged all those books into her room? But wait, she hadn't seen anything. "Bun, you better tell this princess everything that's happened these past few days!"
Through Da Baozi's voluntary confession and Shi Tou's severe interrogation, the truth of what happened was finally revealed. However, knowing the truth made Shi Tou even more depressed.
It turned out that Stone had bumped his head on the ground and passed out, only to be discovered by Fat Mom the next morning. Stone remained asleep until Fat Mom went out for a short while to prepare some food for him. But as fate would have it, the night before, Baozi had been threatened by Stone to hold his poop in, though Stone had said he could do it the next day. So when Baozi could no longer hold it in, with Stone still unconscious and Fat Mom out, Baozi couldn't take it anymore and suddenly expelled all those dozens of books in one go!
Hearing this, Shi Tou gasped. She could already picture the fat mother's expression when she saw the books: "Baozi, you...you...can't you just eat those books back right now?"