"Is this a lot of money?" the little carp asked Liu Nanfeng, holding up twenty yuan.
Liu Nanfeng shook his head, "It's not much."
"Let's go buy some good food." The little carp immediately smiled happily, grabbed Liu Nanfeng's hand, and waddled into the small supermarket.
The little carp remembered the incident of running off with money from last time. Su Jinxiu had told her that if the money was a lot, she should return it to the owner. If it was very little, and no owner came looking for it, she could keep it.
That's why the little carp asked. Of course, neither a lot nor a little money should be kept. However, the cost of returning very small amounts of money to the owner was too great to be worth it.
As the saying goes, money is the courage of the poor. With money, the little carp's spirits rose.
Upon entering the supermarket, she immediately put her hands on her hips, puffed out her belly, and looked around, giving the impression she was going to clear out the entire store.
"Go pick what you want to eat," Liu Nanfeng gently pushed her back, urging her not to block the entrance.
"Okay." The little carp immediately ran excitedly towards the shelves.
"This, this, this... I want to eat them all." The little carp felt her eyes weren't enough to see everything.
Liu Nanfeng scanned the shelves and casually picked up a few snacks. It was advertised as a small supermarket, but it was actually a convenience store with not many choices.
By the time Liu Nanfeng brought the selected items to the cashier, the little carp was still hesitating about what to buy.
She wanted to buy potato chips. Potato chips were delicious because Liu Nanfeng had bought them for her last time.
She also wanted to buy cola. Although it was dark and looked like medicine, it was very sweet and tasted good.
She also wanted to buy a kite. When she was in the river, she often saw children flying kites on the shore, and she would hide in the water to watch for a long time.
Besides these, there were also big balloons, small balls...
In short, there were too many things she wanted to buy. She looked down at the twenty yuan in her hand, wondering if this little bit of money could buy so many things.
After thinking, she turned and ran to ask Liu Nanfeng.
"Definitely not. This money can buy a kite, a small kite," Liu Nanfeng said.
"Alas~" The little carp sighed in disappointment.
"Don't be disappointed. You still have quite a bit of money with me, enough for you to buy all these things," Liu Nanfeng said with a smile.
The little carp's eyes widened in disbelief. "Really?" she asked.
"Of course, it's true. I never lie, especially not to the little carp."
The little carp immediately became cheerful, jumped up, and said loudly, "Then can I buy everything I want?"
"Of course, you can. Hurry up and get them," Liu Nanfeng urged.
The little carp immediately wiggled her hips and ran off.
Liu Nanfeng didn't intend to help. In many cases, it was better for children to do things themselves.
Soon, Liu Nanfeng, carrying a large pile of items, pulled the little carp out of the supermarket.
As they neared the entrance to their home, the little carp suddenly stopped.
Then, she asked somewhat nervously, "Is the bad cat at home?"
"No."
"Giggle giggle..." The little carp immediately burst into laughter.
After laughing, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then where did it go? Did it go to the place where they sell milk and cake? Did it eat a lot of milk and cake?"
The place the little carp referred to as selling milk and cake was the coffee shop.
"Let me tell you, you shouldn't keep it anymore. It always eats so much. You keep me, okay? I eat very little."
"Hahaha..."
Seeing her like this, Liu Nanfeng couldn't help but laugh.
After laughing, he said, "It's gone."
"Gone? Where did it go? Did it sneak out to play?" the little carp asked curiously.
Liu Nanfeng shook his head, looking a bit worried, "I don't know."
"Ah..."
The little carp was very surprised.
Just then, the elevator opened, and Liu Nanfeng quickly pulled her out and to their doorstep.
Upon opening the door, he habitually glanced inside. As expected, there was no sign of Mo Yu.
The little carp also looked around the room and sniffed with her little nose.
Then she asked worriedly, "Shouldn't we go look for it? What if it doesn't know the way home and gets lost?"
"Don't you dislike it?" Liu Nanfeng asked, patting the hair on her head.
"But, but..." The little carp's face was full of conflict.
"Don't worry, it will definitely come back. It won't get lost."
"Oh."
The little carp breathed a sigh of relief, but then her brow furrowed again.
"Why should it come back? Wouldn't it be better if it didn't?"
"Sit here for a moment and eat something. I'll go call Gu Gu out," Liu Nanfeng said, placing her on a chair and putting the snacks in front of her.
"Gu Gu?" The little carp looked confused.
"She's the little friend I'm going to introduce you to."
"Oh, oh, then hurry up." The little carp swung her dangling little legs, her face full of excitement.
Liu Nanfeng said nothing more and disappeared in front of the little carp.
Liu Nanfeng had no intention of putting the little carp into his painting for the time being.
Seeing Liu Nanfeng disappear, the little carp looked around with surprise.
Then she softly called out, "Big brother."
Naturally, no one answered her.
"Bad cat." She called out softly again.
Then she startled herself and, with a look of annoyance, quickly shook her head. How could she think of the bad cat? She quickly pushed the thought away.
As she shook her head, she saw the snacks placed in front of her, and her gaze fell upon the large bag of potato chips.
The potato chips then pushed the bad cat out of her little mind. She reached out a small paw towards the bag of potato chips.
"Rustle."
In the quiet room, the sound of the potato chip bag seemed particularly loud, startling the little carp again.
She looked left and right, then drew the "guagua hammer" from her waist and placed it on the table. She then put her hands on her hips and muttered to herself, "Little Fish, Little Fish is super brave, not afraid of the sky, not afraid of the ground, only afraid of being spanked for being naughty."
With that, she directly pulled open the bag of potato chips with a rustle. Indeed, she was the bravest little carp.
"Giggle giggle..."
Meanwhile, Liu Nanfeng appeared in the flower garden halfway up the mountain, but Gu Gu was nowhere to be seen.
"Gu Gu?" Liu Nanfeng called out. No one answered.
Then, with a thought, Gu Gu's image appeared in his mind.
He saw Gu Gu standing at the edge of a cliff, pacing back and forth, looking as if she wanted to move forward but was afraid.
"Gu Gu, what are you doing?"
Liu Nanfeng's voice suddenly appeared, startling Gu Gu.
Then she turned around and saw Liu Nanfeng behind her.
Gu Gu's face lit up with joy. She took a few small steps forward, then seemed to remember something and stopped, pouting her lips, looking angry.
"Gu Gu..."
"Why are you angry again?"
"Gu Gu..."
"Are you saying I haven't visited you in a long time?"
Liu Nanfeng sighed, "I can't help it. For me, it's only been one night and half a day. The time flow in the real world and the world within the painting is one to ten. So, Liu Nanfeng spent one night and half a day, and in the painting, almost a week has passed, which is why Gu Gu is angry."
However, after being nurtured by the spiritual energy within the painting, Gu Gu's complexion had clearly improved.
"Alright, don't be angry anymore. I'll introduce a little friend to you."
Liu Nanfeng reached out to pull her. Gu Gu didn't struggle in anger, because Liu Nanfeng was all she had. She was afraid Liu Nanfeng would abandon her, so even though she was angry, she dared not resist.