"Sigh."
"Sigh …"
On the swing in the yard, the two women, one big and one small, sighed at the same time.
Liu Hanyan tilted her head to look at Wanwan and asked, "Why are you sighing?"
Wanwan asked doubtfully, "Miss, did I eat a little too much?"
"No."
"No?"
"There's no 'a little'." Liu Hanyan looked at her and said, "It's not a little, it's a lot. It's not like before. You don't have to go hungry anymore. Why do you still eat so much? You always eat until you're round …"
Wanwan lowered her head and said, "I'm afraid of being hungry …"
Liu Hanyan sighed softly, hugged her in her arms, and said, "Don't worry. You won't be hungry anymore."
Wanwan was still a little worried and asked, "But will Young Master dislike me for eating too much and not want me anymore? Xiao Bai eats so little. When Xiao Bai becomes a human, he will like Xiao Bai …"
Liu Hanyan was angry at the mention of Li Mu, but she still comforted her, "How can he not want you? He can't wait to have all of you …"
Liu Hanyan still remembered Li Mu's dream of the future.
Earn a lot of money, buy a big house, and marry a few beautiful wives. Wanwan was probably one of the "a few" he mentioned.
Perhaps that constable Li Qing was also one of them.
Only she was not included. Liu Hanyan didn't know how she lost.
Was it because Li Mu wasn't attracted to her at all, or was he trying to trick her by retreating in order to advance?
Liu Hanyan thought carefully for a long time and felt that Li Mu wouldn't be the second kind of person.
This made her even more depressed. Although she didn't have any thoughts about Li Mu, being ignored and disliked by him was also very embarrassing.
Wanwan's mood improved. She looked up at Liu Hanyan and asked, "Miss, why are you sighing again?"
Liu Hanyan doubted herself. "Am I not pretty? Is my figure not good? Is my cooking not good? Do I not have many talents? Do I not have money?"
Wanwan said, "Miss is beautiful, has a good figure, cooks delicious food, is multi-talented and rich …"
Liu Hanyan murmured, "Then why doesn't he like me?"
Wanwan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is Young Miss talking about Young Master? Young Miss also likes Young Master?"
"I don't."
"Then why does Miss want Young Master to like you?"
…
"Yeah, why?"
Liu Hanyan suddenly felt that Wanwan was right. She didn't want to marry Li Mu. Why should he like her?
How could she be like this? She was so shameless …
Liu Hanyan sat on the swing. Just as she was feeling conflicted, Wanwan jumped off the swing and ran next door to Li Mu's study.
The little fox was reading a book. It looked up and asked, "Miss Wanwan, is there anything else?"
Wanwan moved a chair and sat opposite the desk. She asked, "Xiao Bai, how old are you this year?"
Xiao Bai said, "16."
"I'm 16 too. How old are you?"
"June."
Wanwan smiled and said, "I'm May. I'm one month older than you. You have to call me Big Sister."
Xiao Bai curved its eyes and said, "Big Sister Wanwan …"
The two ladies living next door were obviously very close to their benefactor. It had to be obedient in front of them.
Wanwan asked again, "Do you like to read?"
Xiao Bai nodded and said, "You can understand the human world from books. There's nothing in the mountains except for trees."
"You like the human world?" Wanwan thought for a moment and said, "Next time, I'll take you to my family's shop to watch plays and listen to songs. When you can transform into a human, I'll take you to buy beautiful clothes and jewelry …"
She had been looking forward to the human world for a long time. The little fox's eyes sparkled. It rubbed its paws and lowered its head. "Big Sister Wanwan, you're so good to me."
Wanwan patted its head and said, "Hurry up and transform into a human. Then we can play together …"
Although the little fox couldn't transform into a human yet, it didn't lose to a human in terms of work.
The yard was clean and the study was neat and tidy. Li Mu felt much better.
He asked the little fox during lunch in the afternoon and found out that it was 16 years old. It was the same age as Wanwan.
The lifespan of an ordinary fox was usually only 10 to 15 years. When they gained intelligence and knew how to cultivate, their lifespan would be greatly extended.
Xiao Bai's parents were demons. Therefore, when she was born, she was different from other foxes. Her lifespan wasn't shorter than a human's. Her 16 years old was almost the same as a human's 16 years old.
It was better for demons to transform as early as possible. If she transformed now, she would look like a 16 year old girl. If she waited a few more decades, she would transform into an old woman.
With the addition of a fox in the house, everything was cleaned and tidied up. Li Mu felt comfortable living there.
The only thing that bothered him was where she slept at night.
Li Mu lived in an ordinary courtyard house. The main room was his bedroom. There were two side rooms next to it that were filled with miscellaneous items. There were two side rooms. One was used as a kitchen and the other was transformed into a study by Li Mu.
Li Mu thought about it and decided to make one of the side rooms her room for the time being.
After having her own room, the little fox still insisted on warming Li Mu's bed before she left. She didn't have any strange smell on her. Instead, she smelled nice. It was said that this was a characteristic of the descendants of celestial foxes.
Nine-tailed celestial foxes were comparable to cultivators in the ninth realm. They were the kings of the demon beasts. After cultivating nine tails, their bodies would transform. Even after hundreds of years, their descendants would inherit some of the celestial fox's characteristics.
Sleeping in a fragrant and warm bed, Li Mu suddenly felt that having a fox warming his bed wasn't a bad thing.
The next morning, Li Mu came to the yamen. Zhang Shan was originally sitting in his seat, grieving over Old Wang's death. After taking a few deep breaths, he followed the smell to Li Mu's side. He said in surprise, "Li Mu, why do you smell so nice?"
Li Mu lowered his head and sniffed his own body. He didn't smell anything. He asked suspiciously, "Do I?"
"Yes," Zhang Shan nodded with certainty. "This smell is so nice. It's making me impulsive …"
Li Si walked over and sniffed lightly. "It's the smell of a woman. Only a woman's natural body fragrance would have this smell."
Zhang Shan said in a daze, "Li Mu, you've found a woman. Old Wang just died and hasn't been buried yet. You've already found a woman!"
"Don't talk nonsense," Li Mu glanced at him, then looked at Li Qing who walked in. "The boss is here …"
Li Qing walked into the duty room. When she walked to her seat, she paused and asked, "What's that smell? Why is it so fragrant?"
If he knew that the smell wouldn't dissipate for a long time, Li Mu wouldn't have let the little fox warm his bed yesterday. He looked at Li Qing and explained, "A few months ago, I saved a little fox. Yesterday, I met it outside again. It insisted on following me home. It said that it wanted to repay my kindness …"
"A fox repaying your kindness?" Zhang Shan's face showed an interested expression. He asked, "How? I read in the book that they will turn into humans and help you. Is it true?"
Li Mu glanced at him and said, "What kind of nonsense books are you reading …"
Zhang Shan said, "It's' Strange Stories from a Strange Story '. It's not a nonsense book. I saw the boss reading it last time …"
"Pretend I didn't say anything." Li Mu waved his hand and explained, "It's just a little fox with spiritual intelligence. It can sweep the floor, wipe the table, and so on. It can't turn into a human, and it won't help me with that …"
"So the books are all fake …" Zhang Shan heard this and immediately lost interest. He went out to patrol.
Li Qing looked at Li Mu and asked, "Little fox?"
Li Mu said, "It's a little demon that has just formed its embryo. A few months ago, it accidentally fell into a hunter's trap. I was the one who saved it."
"A female fox?"
"Yes …"
Li Qing said faintly, "It's hard to guess what demons are thinking. You can't believe everything they say. Be careful."
After saying that, she walked out of the duty room and left the yamen.
Li Si looked at Li Qing's back as she left. His expression was one of disbelief. He muttered, "How is that possible?"
"What do you mean, how is that possible?" Li Mu remembered that he still had questions to ask Li Si. He looked back at him and asked doubtfully, "Last time you said that the way the boss looked at me was strange. What's wrong?"
Li Si said, "That's not the way she looks at her subordinates."
Li Mu asked, "Then what's with that look?"
Li Si sighed softly and said, "The boss seems to like you."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. Then he waved his hand and said, "How is that possible …"
Li Si said with a deep gaze, "A person's expression can be deceiving. His words can be deceiving. But the look in his eyes can't be deceiving. There's a big problem with the way the boss looks at you. Besides, don't you think that she's too good to you?"
Li Mu thought about it carefully. Li Qing was very good to him. But wasn't it because Li Mu didn't have long to live? As the boss, she was trying her best to help Li Mu prolong his life.
Liu Hanyan was also very good to him. Could it be that she also liked him? This was impossible.
Li Mu looked at Li Si and asked, "Is the boss not good to you?"
"This is different."
"What's the difference?"
Li Si smiled disdainfully and asked, "Do you dare to bet with me?"
Li Mu asked, "What do you want to bet?"
"Let's bet on the same thing. Does the boss treat you differently from us?" Li Si looked at him and said, "If you lose, you'll patrol the streets for me for a month. If I lose, I'll patrol the streets for you for a month. What? Do you dare to bet with me?"
Li Mu also smiled disdainfully. "Why not?"
The two walked out of the government office and saw that Zhang Shan didn't patrol. Instead, he squatted at the corner of the street. He broke the steamed bun in his hand and threw it to a colorful wild cat. As he threw, he whispered, "Are you a male cat or a female cat? Can you talk? Can you turn into a human …"
"Meow …"
"What does meow mean? Can you or can you not? If you can, quickly turn into a human …"
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