Lost You Forever: The Tale of Chicken Willow

[Xiang Liu & Mao Qiu] [A Nian & Ru Shou]

Ever since my master Xiang Liu died in battle, I always believed he would come back. So I kept waiting, and in the end, he really did return. He had hidden all his love inside a big-bellied doll. I thought this was going to be a tragic ending, but no, watch me, Mao Qiu, turn the tables and win over this baby snake for a happy ending.

Married life: Xiang Liu's nine heads are all busy every day. One soothes the baby, one mixes milk, one cooks, and one does the laundry...

Mao Qiu: munching on melon seeds, catching fish, and playing in the mud with their two little ones, who have just learned to walk.

At night, Mao Qiu shows up with the muddy kids, covered in mud herself. The moment she sees Xiang Liu, she obediently kneels down with the two children, waiting to be scolded.

Xiang Liu thinks to himself: I have to give her a proper scolding, or she'll just act up again next time.

Before he can say a word, Mao Qiu lifts her tear-filled eyes to look at him. “Darling, my knees hurt from kneeling.” She even blinks, letting a tear slip down her cheek.

Xiang Liu had planned to give her a stern scolding, but all he can do is sigh helplessly. He knows she's putting on an act, but he doesn't call her out. He gently scoops Mao Qiu up from the ground, sits her on his lap, and rubs her knees.

The two children are still kneeling on the ground. “Dad, can't you see we're still kneeling here?” Their hearts fill with tiny raindrops. As expected, Mom is the most important person to Dad. We're just accidents...

Later, their love story becomes widely known, and a storyteller even writes it into a book called The Tale of Chicken and Willow...