The big mouth froze, slowly retracting, repeating once again the desire to eat... then fixated on the dough on the table, hooked it with a meaty claw, pulled a piece into its mouth, and suddenly frowned.
Not as tasty as cake.
She glanced at it, suddenly smiled, and actually reached out to take a candy, personally placing it into its mouth, without any fear of being devoured by it, she said softly.
"Jiaojiao, can you eat this for now? The cake will be ready soon."
"And in a few days, Aunt Yu will make you soup. There are many bamboo shoots in the back mountain at home. Remember when Yuyu used to take us to dig bamboo shoots together... do you remember?"
Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment, suddenly lost in thought, lowered its chubby head, and its rampant hostility subsided significantly.
"Yuyu, Yuyu..."
It repeated blankly.
Feeling lost, yet it seemed to repeatedly remind itself not to forget.
Again and again.
Her eyes reddened, bending down to embrace it.
