"Big Brother who drinks, you're too tall, I can't reach you!"
"Sit down, sit down."
Hutao stood on her tiptoes, trying hard to touch Venti's two small braids.
Venti said okay, then sat down sadly in front of Hu Tao, muttering,'Sorry, partner.'
The Little One first used elastic bands to tie Venti's hair into high twin Horsetails.
Then, she took blush and smeared it on Venti's face.
Hutao's makeup skills were very poor, the kind that even Taroumaru despised.
Applying makeup on Venti's face at that moment was simply unbearable to watch.
Venti closed his eyes in despair, murmuring that he needed to sponge off a few more bottles of wine from Makoto.
After finishing Venti's makeup, the Little One pulled Makoto to play Chinese chess.
Unlike the traditional rules of Chinese chess, the quirky Hu Tao had her own set of rules.
For example, the horse was a Thousand-Mile Steed, capable of traveling a thousand li a day, jumping wherever it wished.
The pawn was a Millelith, invincible and unbeatable; no one could defeat them.
The cannon was the Guizhong Ballista, hitting whatever it aimed at...
Watching the Little One earnestly explain the rules, Makoto learned very seriously.
But even so, Makoto still couldn't beat Hutao.
Because these peculiar rules were all set by Hu Tao herself,
and it wasn't uncommon for her to change the rules on the fly.
Looking at the Little One's lively and adorable appearance, Makoto simply smiled and let her be.
As long as she was happy.
"Brother Makoto, I feel like playing games with you is very interesting!"
Hutao put down the chess piece in her hand and exclaimed.
In the darkness, her plum blossom-like eyes shone brightly.
"Brother Makoto, will you come to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to play with me tomorrow?"
"I know Grandpa has a batch of top-grade tea leaves that he treasures, even Guest Zhongli doesn't get to drink them when he comes to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
"Tomorrow, I'll secretly take out the tea leaves and brew some for you~"
Looking at the earnest Hutao, Makoto chuckled and said, "You said yourself that Master Hu is reluctant to drink those tea leaves, so it's best not to touch his treasured collection. Otherwise, it won't be good if he gets angry."
Hu Tao playfully stuck out her tongue, saying, "No, he won't, he won't."
She wasn't afraid of Grandpa getting angry, and Grandpa wouldn't get angry at her anyway.
Hu Tao firmly believed this.
Grandpa loves her the most~
Makoto paused, then continued, "Besides, I can't go to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor tomorrow."
"Because I'm going to Mondstadt to attend the Windblume Festival."
There were only a few days left until the Windblume Festival began.
And there was still a long journey from Liyue to Mondstadt.
He had to depart tomorrow to arrive in Mondstadt before the Windblume Festival started.
Makoto had already planned these itineraries.
Hearing that Makoto was going to Mondstadt, Hutao seemed very excited.
"Brother Makoto, I want to go to Mondstadt too! Can I?"
"Of course, you can."
Makoto didn't expect Hutao to want to go to Mondstadt, but since the Little One said so, he wouldn't object.
With another quirky Little One in the group, the journey wouldn't be boring.
Hearing Makoto agree, Hutao's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled, very happy.
"Brother Makoto, I heard there's a snow mountain in Mondstadt where it snows all year round!"
"Shall we go to the snow mountain to see the snow, Brother Makoto?"
Hu Tao had never seen snow since she was little.
Her impression of snow remained in poems and storytellers' tales.
Out of this curiosity, Hutao wanted to go to the snow mountain.
Her plum blossom-like eyes blinked, looking very cute.
Not only Hu Tao, but the other Little Ones also looked full of yearning.
They had never seen snow either and wanted to go see it.
Makoto chuckled and nodded, "Okay, we'll go see the snow."
Actually, even without the Little Ones asking, Makoto had already planned the itinerary this way.
"I, Hu Tao, have never seen snow before!"
"Maybe after seeing the snow mountain, I'll be able to create a few popular doggerel poems!"
The Little One looked very enthusiastic.
As she spoke, Hutao's stomach rumbled.
Originally, the boiled fish and shrimp dumplings for tonight were for Hu Tao alone, but she later shared them with Qiqi and the other children.
This caused the Little One to not be full.
Makoto noticed this and chuckled, "I'm a little hungry. Shall we go get some late-night snacks?"
Hearing Makoto say this, Venti was no longer sleepy, his eyes gleaming.
If they were going for late-night snacks, ordering a few bottles of wine would be perfectly reasonable, right?
Hutao nodded vigorously; if she didn't eat her fill, she would be too hungry to sleep at night.
The other Little Ones also had no objections; they would follow Makoto's arrangements anyway.
Qiqi trotted on her short legs towards Taroumaru nearby.
Perhaps because he had been walking, or due to his biological clock,
Taroumaru had laid down on the ground and dozed off shortly after arriving at Hu Tao's secret base.
Qiqi walked over and picked up Taroumaru in her arms.
Gently awaken the sleeping soul, slowly open your eyes.
Taroumaru hadn't even realized what was happening when he heard Qiqi say, "Taroumaru... let's go get some late-night snacks..."
Taroumaru:???
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