“Mom! Third Brother got a homework right pointer—can you pack my afternoon snack box next?!”
On the sunlit backyard lawn of right the [Gu Family Flying Courtyard Star-Cruiser], nine-year-old Jiang Tuntun. Wearing her brand-new orange hand-knitted sweater with the giant stretchy tummy pouch—held up an empty, two-foot-wide stainless-steel lunchbox in both hands.
Her big, round eyes sparkled with pure culinary anticipation as she looked up at Empress Luo Qingxue, whose snowy forehead now sported five shiny gold [WORLD’S #1 BEST MOM] star stickers and Ye Xiao’s [BEST SWORD TEACHER MOM] badge.
“Of course Mom can pack your afternoon snack box, Tuntun,” Luo Qingxue said warmly, kneeling on one knee in the grass so she was at eye level with her nine-year-old daughter and gently smoothing down the twin buns of Tuntun’s hair. “Tell Mom what kind of snack you’d like to eat before dinner. Auntie Qin’s parenting booklet says growing nine-year-old girls need balanced nutrition and plenty of calcium.”
“Hmm!” Nine-year-old Jiang Tuntun tapped her chin with a chubby forefinger, her little Gluttony Beast nose twitching as she thought about her favorite textures. “I already have four walnut steamed buns inside my sweater pouch! For my lunchbox, I want something super crunchy on the outside, icy-fizzy on the inside, and purple-colored like grape soda!”
