mijobooks Chapter 3311 The Story of Liuliu
Chapter 3311 The Story of Liuliu
Chapter 3311 The Story of Liuliu
Before the sunset had completely faded, Old Li had already lit his little lantern in the yard.
This little lantern no longer belongs to Lao Li; it now belongs to her group of girlfriends, and Lao Li has no say in the matter.
The group of girlfriends sat around a stone table laden with watermelon juice and snacks. Liuliu, unable to contain herself any longer, glanced around with sparkling eyes, then cleared her throat:
"Now! I'll be sharing my latest story with you: 'Morning Glory and Her Ox'!"
She stood up, hands on her hips, a look of pride on her face, as if she were standing on an international podium.
"Just hearing the name makes me want to laugh, hahaha~" Xiaobai was holding back her laughter, her shoulders twitching slightly, but she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Robin symbolically echoed her aunt's "hiahia" twice, her eyes wide with anticipation.
The other girlfriends were also very curious and waited for Liuliu's story.
Liu Liu took a deep breath and spoke in an exaggerated tone:
"Once upon a time, on a lush green mountain, lived a cow. This cow was very ordinary; it spent its days eating grass, sleeping, and enjoying the scenery. One day, as it was walking along, it saw a morning glory flower..."
She paused for a moment to observe everyone's reactions.
Dudu asked, "Is it the purple kind?"
"Yes! It's purple, it climbs on the fence, and it blooms so beautifully!" Liuliu said.
"When the cow saw the morning glory, it thought: 'These flowers look so tender, they must taste delicious!' So it opened its mouth wide, ready to eat them in one bite..."
Xi'er interjected, "Don't cows eat grass?"
Liuliu quickly explained, "Artistic creation! Don't you understand artistic creation?! Don't interrupt me! Let me finish!"
Liuliu was a little afraid of Xiwawa. Once the child started asking questions, she couldn't stop. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to handle Xiwawa's barrage of questions.
She quickly continued telling the story.
"Just as the cow was about to eat the morning glory, the morning glory suddenly spoke!"
She imitated the high-pitched voice of a flower, saying, "Brother Ox! Brother Ox! Don't eat me! I'm an ox too! Look at my name: Qian, Niu, Hua! We're family! How can brothers hurt each other?"
After Liuliu finished speaking, she burst into laughter.
The courtyard was quiet.
Only the rustling of leaves in the evening breeze could be heard.
Most afraid of the air suddenly quiet.
Liuliu's laughter gradually subsided. She looked up at everyone: Xiaobai was expressionless, his eyes staring at her as if to say, "That's it?"
Xi'er had a smile on her face, but it was just a smile; she couldn't laugh any bigger. This was already a great gesture of respect.
Chengcheng watched her quietly, Dudu tilted her head, Xiao Mi was thinking seriously, and Robin looked confused...
"And then?" Chengcheng asked softly, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
Liuliu quickly used the donkey as a pretext to back down: "Then the ox believed it! It thought about it and realized it made sense; they were both 'oxen,' so it couldn't eat them. Then it left and went back to grazing! The end!"
Liuliu opened her arms, waiting for applause, still full of confidence.
Regardless of everyone's previous attitudes, she must be confident. If she doesn't have confidence, then no one will appreciate her story!
There were a few more seconds of silence. The expected applause did not come, nor did the expected scene of everyone rushing forward to hug her.
But that's okay. If no one hugs you, then hug yourself.
Liu Liu withdrew her outstretched arms and hugged her own arms. Mmm, so warm.
Xiao Bai finally spoke up and asked, "Is...it over?"
Liuliu's cold heart was warmed by her own hug, and she said confidently, "Wow! How interesting! How profound! Such deep brotherly love!"
Xi'er said cautiously, "But... a morning glory isn't a real cow, it just has the word 'cow' in its name..."
Liuliu slapped her thigh, looked at Xier with a "you're right" look, and said loudly, "That's the clever part of the story! It uses the similarity of names to create dramatic conflict, and finally resolves the crisis, demonstrating the wisdom of animals... no, plants!"
Xiaomi said, "But how could a cow believe that a flower is its brother? A cow should know that a morning glory is a plant."
Liu Liu explained, "This is just artistic license. Why are you taking it so seriously? If that's the case, then the animals in cartoons would talk like people, and the stone in Chengcheng's story would contemplate life. Wouldn't that be a mess? As long as the story is funny, that's fine."
Xi'er told the truth: "I don't find it funny."
Robin muttered to himself, "I didn't understand any of that..."
Dudu nodded silently, deciding to give her friend some face.
Liu Liu's face fell, and she looked at Cheng Cheng expectantly: "Cheng Cheng, what do you think? You're a great writer, why don't you give me your opinion?"
Chengcheng thought about it seriously for a moment and said softly, "The story is very creative. It sets up a crisis at the beginning and then suddenly takes a turn. However, it might be more interesting if the morning glory could persuade the cow in a smarter way. For example, the morning glory could say that it has nutrients that the cow likes, but if the cow eats it, it will never find such nutrients again."
Liu Liu's eyes lit up: "Yes! That's great! How come I didn't think of that! That's why we say you're Cheng Cheng and I'm Liu Liu. One of us is a writer, and the other is a singer. We both have 'family' in our names, just like morning glory and cow, we're from the same big family, hahaha~"
Xiao Bai finally couldn't help but laugh: "Liu Liu, I think your story isn't as funny as what you said. Why didn't you think about trying to brag when you wrote the story? Your bragging is hilarious. Look, your bragging also has the word 'cow,' and it's from the same family as Morning Glory and Head!"
"I want you to take care of it!"
Although Liuliu was stubborn, she remembered Chengcheng's suggestion and decided to make changes when she got back.
Xiaomi covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "If that's the case, Xiaobai, you and Liuliu are from the same big family. Your name has 'flower' in it, so you and the morning glory are from the same big family. And the morning glory and Liuliu are from the same big family, so doesn't that mean you and Liuliu are from the same big family?"
Liu Liu burst into laughter.
Xiao Bai smiled and nodded, saying, "Liu Liu and I are originally from the same family. She is my wife, and I am her husband."
Liu Liu's face immediately darkened, and she said fiercely, "You're my dung beetle!"
Xiao Bai was furious. Just as the two were about to fight, Zhang Tan came out of the house with his phone in his hand and said to everyone with a smile, "I just received news that Chengcheng's storybook has been reprinted by 50,000 copies. The first batch of 5,000 copies has already sold out, and now all the major bookstores are urging us to restock."
He stared intently at Xiaobai and Liuliu, who were tripping over each other and stuck in a stalemate, without saying a word, just staring blankly.
The two finally couldn't take it anymore and stopped kicking, exchanging harsh words and boasting that they had let each other off the hook, otherwise they would have been dead tonight.
"Wow—50,000 copies!" Xi'er exclaimed.
"Chengcheng is going to become a bestselling author!" Dudu jumped up.
Robin finally snapped and immediately begged in a cute way, "Chengcheng, can you include me in your story next time?"
"No problem," Chengcheng readily agreed.
Xiaobai seized the opportunity and suggested, "We should celebrate! We should also help promote Chengcheng! How about this, we log into the Little Red Horse Academy's Benteng account, do a live stream to thank our fans, and maybe even sell some products! What do you think?"