Drinking seafood porridge and chatting, Si Lu genuinely felt that this was pretty good.
If she could live here for the rest of her life, with them by her side, it would actually be a happy thing.
Now, she felt a sense of belonging here.
Her child was born here, and the one she loved also lived here. Honestly, it was really nice.
She looked at everyone around her. In their hearts and eyes, there was only her—it felt really good.
Plus, there were so many handsome men here.
As expected, handsome men made her happy.
What a scumbag woman—she truly was!
Si Lu admitted this fact.
After finishing her porridge, Si Lu leaned against Cheng Mo's shoulder and unknowingly fell asleep.
Once she was sound asleep, Cheng Mo carefully picked her up and carried her into the cave.
He gently placed the sleeping Si Lu on a fur mat, covered her with another fur, then lay down beside her, wrapping his arms and the fur around her as well.
Having a cub made his heart feel especially full.
Besides, Si Lu had just recovered, and he couldn't bear to tire her out. Just holding her and resting like this was more than satisfying for him.
Feeling the warmth of his embrace, Si Lu snuggled a bit closer, found a comfy spot, and slept deeply.
Outside, the others no longer had the mood to sit around the fire either. Aside from one keeping watch, the rest either went to bathe or headed into the cave to sleep.
Early the next morning, Cheng Mo went hunting with the Giant Crocodile Tribe's hunting party, leaving the cub and Si Lu in Bai Di's care.
Hei Yao, Nansi, and Song Zhan were outside preparing food for Si Lu.
When Si Lu woke up, she saw that they had already cooked a meal.
She sat by the fire and started eating.
Meanwhile, Bai Di was feeding the cub with milk formula.
After a few more days of this, the little one could start drinking some meat broth too.
Beastmen cubs weren't that delicate—they were easy to raise.
Of course, only if they had proper protection.
Si Lu drank a bowl of seafood porridge, ate a big prawn, and even had a piece of grilled meat before she was finally full.
She did feel that her appetite had grown a bit.
"I'm full now, how about you guys? Hurry up and eat too," Si Lu said to them.
They had been so focused on taking care of her.
"We already ate, don't worry about us. We're about to start digging now," Hei Yao said.
He was decent at digging, though compared to a big tiger, naturally, he wasn't as good.
But since it was just him, it would go faster.
"Alright then, we'll go dig while you hang out here. Let Bai Di take care of you and the cub—we'll head off now," Song Zhan said.
"Okay, okay, go on. Be safe and don't overwork yourselves," Si Lu replied.
They really couldn't sit still for even a moment.
Hei Yao and Song Zhan nodded and went into the cave to dig.
Bai Di stayed with Si Lu while the little cub ran around playing nearby.
Si Lu stared at the flames in front of her, feeling a bit bored.
Bai Di noticed too.
"Lu Lu, if you're feeling bored, how about we go visit Kai's place and see Tata?" Bai Di asked with a smile.
Last time, he had seen how well Si Lu and Tata got along.
They really hit it off while chatting.
Not only that, but the cub also enjoyed playing with the little crocodile.
So, seeing Si Lu bored, he brought it up."Sure! But… are we really allowed to?" Si Lu asked.
Honestly, after being here for so long, she hadn't actually visited anyone yet.
She didn't even know where Tata lived!
"Well of course we can go. It's not like we're an official tribe or anything. If you don't know where Tata lives, I do."
"I went to their cave before," Bai Di said gently, patting Si Lu's head with a soft smile.
"Well, in that case, that's great!" Si Lu said happily.
Yes! Time to go visiting.
Hehe.
"Let's go then," Bai Di said with a smile.
"Wait, we should let Hei Yao and the others know so they don't worry. And I want to prepare something for Tata. It's not good to go empty-handed the first time. Plus, Kai and Kano gave us a bunch of stuff before," Si Lu said as she headed back into the cave.
From her space, she took out some rice, chili peppers, and even some strawberries—all for Tata.
She also prepared five big apples, hehe.
Oh, and some dried shrimp too!
She had tons of this stuff in her space anyway.
So, she didn't mind sharing.
After telling Hei Yao, who was busy digging, she had Bai Di carry the goodies while she held the cub, and off they went to Tata's house.
Actually, the cave Si Lu lived in wasn't far from Tata's.
She figured it took about seven or eight minutes to walk there.
Then she saw a big cave.
And Tata was sunbathing in the yard with her cubs. Beside her were two male beastmen—presumably two of her mates.
Kai wasn't there, probably out hunting.
After all, he was the strongest among the younger generation of the Giant Crocodile Tribe, and as the tribe leader's son, it was only natural he took the lead.
At that moment, Tata's two mates noticed Si Lu and Bai Di.
Tata also sensed something, turned around, and saw Bai Di and Si Lu—plus the little cub in Si Lu's arms.
"Lu Lu, you're here!" Tata stood up excitedly and jogged over to Si Lu.
Her two mates also stood up and followed her.
They recognized this female.
Wasn't she the one who visited their tribe before?
Judging by how close she seemed with their mate, they clearly had a good relationship.
They'd known since yesterday that Tata had gone to eat at her place.
When Tata came back, she wouldn't stop raving about the seafood, saying it was unbelievably delicious.
Naturally, as her mates, they were a bit puzzled. Food was just food—what was so special about seafood? It wasn't like they hadn't had it before.
Still, seeing how much their mate gushed about it, they were a little curious.
Just curious though—they didn't think much of it.
"Mhm, I came to visit and brought you a few things. Bai Di will show your mates how to use them," Si Lu said with a smile.
Bai Di handed the big bag of items to one of Tata's mates, then took the cub from Si Lu's arms.
Little females had less strength—holding the cub for long made her arms sore, and he felt bad for her.
"Hehe, great! Let's go sit down. I'll introduce you to my cubs while we chat," Tata said with a big, happy grin.