Liben's stall business was simply too good; before he could even finish his drink, another customer arrived.
Once he got busy, he couldn't rest at all, so much so that Uncle Liben didn't even have a chance to sit down and take a break.
However, it was all about making money, and Liben was in a phase of both pain and happiness.
Makoto knew Liben was swamped, so he simply greeted him and left with the Little Cuties.
However, the little devils at home were not ones to sit still.
They had finally gotten out for once and didn't want to go home so early.
"Makoto Gege, can we play outside a little longer? Just a little bit, please?"
Kamisato Ayaka hugged Makoto's arm and swayed, her beautiful big eyes fluttering.
Qiqi tugged on Makoto's clothes, weakly saying, "Makoto... Qiqi hasn't played enough either... wants to feel the wind outside... can I?"
Hutao pointed into the distance, her tall Horsetail bouncing up and down: "Hoo~ There are two Crystalfly over there!"
"Makoto Gege, wait here, Hu Tao will go catch those two Crystalfly and bring them to you!"
Shenhe looked serious, speaking softly: "Ganyu Shifu said, 'Listening to the sounds of nature helps with cultivation.' Makoto Gege, shall we take a walk outside?"
"Woof woof woof..."
Taroumaru also howled along, wagging his tail to signal to Makoto to go out and play.
Because the little devils of this age are as energetic as huskies.
If they aren't allowed to have fun, they might cause a ruckus and tear up the house when they get home.
If they don't tear up the house, then Taroumaru will be the one to suffer.
The big devil, led by Qiqi, would run to play with Taroumaru the first thing after getting home.
Either they'd think Taroumaru was hungry, or they'd ride on Taroumaru, or they'd pull his fur...
It made Taroumaru mentally exhausted, finding it difficult even to nap with his eyes closed.
But if the little girls were tired from playing, they wouldn't bother it.
So Taroumaru kept wagging his tail, urging Makoto to take the children out to play.
The dog was truly worried for this family.
As for Ningguang, Beidou, and Sara.
They were all willing to go out and play; after all, staying at home was truly boring.
Ningguang could play chess to pass the time, but Beidou and Sara were the type who couldn't sit still; they just wanted to find something to do.
"Eula, what do you think?"
At this moment, Makoto looked at Little Eula beside him.
Makoto respected everyone's ideas and would not demand that the minority obey the majority.
If he encountered a situation where the Little Ones had differing opinions, he would make two arrangements, trying his best to keep everyone happy.
Eula was slightly stunned, clearly not expecting Makoto to actively ask for her opinion.
If it were the Lawrence Family, those adults would command the children according to their own wishes, without considering anyone's feelings at all.
In Lawrence, it was never 'I hope,' but 'the family hopes'...
Comparing them, Eula felt she had made two correct choices.
The first correct choice was to leave the Lawrence Family and completely sever ties.
The second correct choice was to join Makoto's team; here, Eula could feel the atmosphere of a home even more.
After a brief moment of distraction, Eula nodded gently: "Makoto Gege, I think the same as everyone else; I don't want to go back to the hotel so early."
"Alright, then it's a unanimous vote to go out."
Finally, Makoto chose to take the Little Ones to the relatively open grassland outside Mondstadt City.
...
Mondstadt City, Windrise.
Ningguang and Kamisato Ayaka sat under the shade of a tree, playing chess.
Hu Tao pulled Qiqi, and the two of them ran around everywhere, sometimes catching Crystalfly, sometimes catching squirrels; Qiqi's one hand was held by Hu Tao, and her other hand was holding the talisman on her head.
Beidou, Keqing, and Sara, three Little Ones with Electro Visions, were studying how to make electric arcs jump from their fingertips.
Shenhe sat by the river, meditating cross-legged; even though it was noisy around her, her heart remained calm.
Taroumaru lay on the ground, taking a rare nap with his eyes closed.
And Makoto was guiding Eula on how to use an ice mist flower to maintain a Bone Whistle.
"Apply the ground ice mist flower evenly onto the Bone Whistle; this process requires full concentration..."
Makoto's teaching method was to explain while demonstrating, which made it easier for Eula to understand.
Little Eula sat upright, watching Makoto's technique with full concentration.
After doing all this, Makoto handed the Bone Whistle to Eula: "You try it."
Eula took the Bone Whistle with both hands and maintained it according to the steps Makoto had just described.
In terms of music, Eula seemed to have a unique Talent.
Makoto only demonstrated once, and she was able to reproduce most of the details.
Once the ice mist flower on the Bone Whistle dried, Eula raised the Bone Whistle and gently blew into it, imitating animal sounds.
Listening to the sound emitted by the Bone Whistle, Eula thought that the sound of the Bone Whistle after applying the ice mist flower indeed became much clearer.
Makoto Gege is so amazing! A simple method helped her improve her skill.
Using an ice mist flower can make the Bone Whistle clearer...
Eula silently remembered this point.
Perhaps Eula herself didn't realize that she would seriously remember every word Makoto said.
So much so that her current catchphrase is often: "Makoto Gege told me..."
Constantly having someone's name on your lips either means immense hatred or affection.
It's clear that Eula is the latter.
If a careful person were here at this moment, they would notice the change in Eula's emotions; constantly having someone's name on her lips, there must be something unusual going on.
However, at this moment, no one in the 'kindergarten' thought Eula was strange.
Because they all frequently had the words 'Makoto Gege' on their lips too.
...
Hearing Eula's Bone Whistle, Taroumaru, who was originally lying on the grass, suddenly got up with a whoosh.
He perked up his ears, looking around vigilantly, clearly searching for a fellow animal challenging him.
Seeing this, Makoto gestured for Eula to stop playing.
"Don't always bully Taroumaru; you're making the dog lose his confidence."
"How about this, I'll teach you to mimic a second animal sound now."
Seeing that Eula had already mastered the first animal sound, Makoto decided to start teaching her the second animal sound.
"Okay, okay, thank you, Makoto Gege!"
Hearing that Makoto was going to teach a new sound, Little Eula was naturally very happy.
Ever since she saw Makoto playing the Bone Whistle and resonating with seagulls last time, Eula had always regarded Makoto as her goal.
She also wanted to be like Makoto, mimicking sounds at will and making them indistinguishable from the real thing.
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