Chapter 55: A Good Pot of Loach-dug Tofu
Shu Jintian was frightened by the floor of small snakes wildly rushing over, and instinctively fled.
In the midst of his rapid running, Shu Jintian seemed to still be able to hear the rustling behind him as the little snakes crawled. He felt even more terrified and crawled out of the cave on frenetic limbs.
“Ah~”
Shu Jintian had just stood up, and before he could look back, he was thrown down by a powerful force from behind and fell to the ground, spread-eagle.
The side of his face was stuck to the ground, and his ungloved hands also rested above him, facing forward. His skin that was in full contact with the freezing ground began hurting from the frostiness.
Shu Jintian was startled witless, but the familiar weight on his body allowed Shu Jintian to realise it was Shu Hanyu and he let out a sigh of relief. “Hanyu? What are you doing?”
A sorrowful and frantic light spilled out from Shu Hanyu’s eyes as he spoke in a low voice, “Where’s Tiantian going?”
Shu Jintian was even more startled when he heard Shu Hanyu’s strange tone, and had a bad feeling. The big snake definitely misunderstood.
“Hanyu, don’t let your imagination run wild. I was just going to the toilet, and never thought of running away.” Shu Jintian repeatedly explained, afraid that the big snake’s sensitive mental state would worsen.
“Tiantian, you can’t leave me. You’re mine.” Shu Hanyu firmly pressed down on the female below him, repeating what he had already said countless times as if he was under the devil’s control.
Shu Jintian was scared by how insane Shu Hanyu looked and did not dare go against his intentions at all, resisting his discomfort to compliantly say, “Mn mn, I’m yours, I won’t leave you.”
Shu Jintian believed that if he didn’t follow along Shu Hanyu now, he’d definitely be very miserable. And perhaps locked up again.
Hearing this, Shu Hanyu calmed down slightly, and lightened his pressure on Shu Jintian, quietly saying, “Mn, Tiantian is mine.”
“That’s right, I’m yours. So you don’t have to be so uneasy.” Shu Jintian struck while the iron was hot.
Feeling the weight on him lighten, Shu Jintian sighed in relief and shifted his head that had become pained from the cold. But this movement made Shu Jintian’s eyes widen.
“Ah! Hanyu, hurry up and boil me some water.” Shu Jintian cried out in alarm, because his face had frozen and was stuck to the iced floor.
“Does Tiantian want a bath?” Shu Hanyu got up from Shu Jintian’s body and asked curiously.
Tiantian was so scared of the cold, and seemed pained when taking a shower like he had been giving birth, so why was he so rushed today?
“What’s wrong with Tiantian?” Hearing Shu Jintian sounding this panicked, Shu Hanyu couldn’t help but become solemn and hastily held Shu Jintian, but didn’t dare to move him.
“I’m stuck to the ground. Hurry up and boil some hot water, I can only come off after the ice thaws.”
Shu Jintian was seriously glad that he could let Shu Hanyu understand! If Shu Hanyu insisted on carrying him away… Oh Lord! Shu Jintian dare not think any further.
“Hm?” When Shu Hanyu heard Shu Jintian’s reply, he bafflingly looked at a certain person sticking to the ground with a turned head. He curiously and gently shook Shu Jintian’s head. As expected, he was glued to the ground.
“Pft! Wu~” Shu Hanyu couldn’t help but purse his lips in laughter.
“Stop it ah, brother, hurry up and boil some water ba, I’m about to freeze to death ah!” Shu Jintian’s face was already hurting from the cold, and he was also afraid that Shu Hanyu would curiously do some terrifying stuff, and his voice unconsciously carried some pleading.
“Alright, I’ll go boil some water now. Tiantian, wait for me.” With that, Shu Hanyu was about to leave but thought of something midway. He turned around and glanced at Shu Jintian, warning him, “Tiantian is not allowed to run; I’ll be back very soon.”
Shu Jintian’s face was stuck to the ground and he incredibly torturously said, “I’m already like this, so how can I run? Please, hurry up and boil the water!”
Seeing that the female truly was about to fall apart, Shu Hanyu strode into the kitchen before he couldn’t resist bursting out in laughter. Why was Tiantian this hilarious? Clearly, he should be very angry about Tiantian escaping ah, but Tiantian made him completely forget about it.
Shu Hanyu proficiently started a fire, smashed apart the frozen river and boiled the mostly-filled pot of water. He acted very earnestly, but his ears were constantly focused on the female outside the cave.
The place Shu Jintian was laying on had been cleared away by Shu Hanyu and didn’t have much snow, but the ground had formed a layer of solid ice. His posture when pasted on the ground also blocked Shu Jintian’s view with the almost metre thick snow, and he couldn’t see how Shu Hanyu was going along with the boiled water, so Shu Jintian felt extremely anxious while waiting.
In the cave, a crowd of snakelets were laying subdued at the entrance and looking at the wide expanse of the shining white world outside with amazement. They really wanted to go out, but seeing their male father lying on female father and bullying him, their attention was pulled away.
The young snakelets were both indignant and fearful. Male father was so fierce; he even bullied female father!
It was only when they saw male father leave that an aloof little snake gathered its courage and crawled out.
With someone taking the lead, the snakelets behind also slowly trailed after. After a short distance, the snakelets saw that there wasn’t much danger, and their formation soon became like wild horses having their reins freed. They rushed towards female father who was so bullied by male father to the point of not even getting until now, as if they were in a 100-metre sprint competition.
Don’t be scared, father, we’re coming!
When Shu Jintian heard a series of familiar whispering sounds, he immediately felt that the situation was getting bad, unable to help a chill from rising up his spine.
Shu Jintian slanted his eyes and glanced downwards. Sure enough, he saw a group of emerald green snakelets frantically skittering towards him with their tails waving.
“Ah, don’t come over!” Shu Jintian’s eyes widened as he fearfully watched the snakelet group approaching him inch by inch.
Shu Hanyu’s hand that was adding firewood paused and he shouted, “What’s wrong Tiantian?”
“It’s nothing, just hurry up and boil the water!” Shu Jintian definitely didn’t want Shu Hanyu to find out about such a shameful thing like him being scared of his own children. Hearing Shu Hanyu’s voice, he blurted this answer out without thinking.
Shu Jintian immediately felt a little regretful after saying that. What should he do now? He didn’t even dare say when Shu Hanyu asked, so asking him to take the initiative to tell Shu Hanyu was even more embarrassing. He hoped that Shu Hanyu would be worried about him and come and check on him ba! And in passing, kick away this group of scary little snakes.
“Okay!” Shu Hanyu didn’t hear any other strange sounds, so he didn’t think too much and continued boiling water. Tiantian must have become impatient ba, he should hurry up.
Okay?! Okay your ass! Can’t you be more active?
Shu Jintian’s internal heart was covered in sobs. At this time, the baby snakes had already reached him and were staring at Shu Jintian’s big eyes with their little ones.
Father! How pitiful~ Beaten by male father until you can’t get up sob sob…
Don’t be scared, female father, you still have us! The little snakelets all shed sympathetic tears for their female father lying down bitterly. Male father is just too cruel, ao!
As Shu Jintian watched the little snakes that were currently the same eye level as him, his lips twitched. What on earth are you guys imagining? Don’t look at me with such a pitying appearance ah, if you guys could be a little further away, it would be the greatest favour for me ah
Twelve pairs of eyes stared at each other for a good while, and the little snakes were the first to be defeated. How sleepy ah! Really want to sleep.
The snakelets looked at female father before them, and began crawling towards Shu Jintian’s chest.
“What are you guys doing? Don’t come over ah!” Shu Jintian saw a group of green snakes coming closer with twisting tails and shifted back. It was just that his hands and face were stuck to the ground, so Shu Jintian could only shift his lower body a little.
But this was absolutely useless, as the snakelets still slithered over Shu Jintian’s body. Shu Jintian’s eyes were wide circles, and goosebumps rose from head to toe.
The snakelets did not sense their female father’s fear of them. Finding the seams of the clothes, they swiftly drilled in.
Wah~ It was still female father’s body that was warm; how comfy!
“Ah~ Get out!” Shu Jintian’s chest chilled, as strands of long, twisting strips completely dug into his clothes and frightened Shu Jintian into screaming desperately.
“Tiantian? What’s wrong now?” Though Shu Hanyu did not sense traces of other animals, the female’s reaction made him very worried, so he put down the firewood and came out to check on him.
When Shu Jintian saw Shu Hanyu’s large figure, he cried for help as if Shu Hanyu was his last hope.
“Hanyu, they crawled into my clothes!” His flustered voice was on the verge of tears.
Shu Hanyu’s brows furrowed, but he didn’t go nearer.
“Mn, then Tiantian take care of them for a while. The water is starting to steam; I’ll be back really soon.” This bunch of sticky snakelets, as expected, it was still better to send them away as soon as possible.
“Ah? Don’t ah! Hanyu, don’t go~” Countless erkang hands stretched out in Shu Jintian’s heart.
“Hehe…” Watching Shu Hanyu’s large figure depart once more, Shu Jintian let out miserable laughter like an entrapped beast.
The snakelets crawled around Shu Jintian’s body, and finally chose female father’s soft belly, gathering into a mass to have a nap.
After crazily fooling around for a long time, they had long become a little weary. It truly was great to be able to sleep on female father’s body!
The snakelets pleasurably narrowed their eyes, comfortably sleeping.
Shu Jintian felt the icy strands crawling all around his body gather on his abdomen, causing his stomach to freeze. Shu Jintian couldn’t help his abdomen from tightening, doing his best to be even the slightest bit further away from them. This also gave the snakelets even larger space to rest on, and they slept even more comfortably. Female father really is great! The snakelets all thought, then happily fell asleep.
Shu Jintian’s goosebump rose and he kept shivering. Not only from the cold, but more so from the mental discomfort.
Finally, Shu Hanyu came over while carrying a shell of steaming water.
Shu Jintian’s eyes were glowing and soaked in tears. Big snake, you’ve finally arrived while I’m still living~
Shu Hanyu felt baffled by Shu Jintian’s overly emotional eyes, but the female was rushed, and Shu Hanyu did not dare tarry as he poured water over Shu Jintian’s stuck hands bit by bit.
Possibly because he was left in the cold for too long, Shu Jintian felt that the water was a little scalding. After thawing one hand, Shu Jintian poured the hot water over his face to thaw the most embarrassing part, then the other hand.
Once Shu Jintian was liberated, he sat up with a whoosh; he wasn’t afraid of the cold and shook away the water on his hands before grabbing his belt. Then, he dug out a large lump of green and white little snakes twisted together from his bosom and shook off his hand frantically, on the verge of a breakdown.
Having lost control, Shu Jintian’s strength when he shook his hand was astonishingly great. A lump of snakelets that hadn’t woken up yet were thus flung in the air without even comprehending. Bewilderedly blinking, they didn’t manage to process such a different perspective before they each plummeted into the soft, puffy snow. Upon smashing down, they vanished without a trace.
Shu Hanyu watched on, stupefied. He seemed to have missed something. What just happened?
As such, there was a family in the kitchen. Male father was in the kitchen, female father was on the chopping board, and the snake babies all entered the pot and were stewed into a potful of loach-dug beancurd…