bookbashuk Chapter 1417 A Not-So-Boring Day
Chapter 1417 A Not-So-Boring Day
Ginich looked at the persistent Eno in his arms, then turned to give Ying a "you'll see" look.
"See, that's how it is. I kindly saved her, but she's convinced I'm a bad guy, and no matter how I explain, it's no use."
"So I was really worried about leaving her alone in the wild. After thinking it over, I had no choice but to ask Mr. Shao Yun for help."
He paused, then added with a hint of doubt in his voice, "Logically speaking, Mr. Shao Yun should have returned from herding the livestock by now, but I didn't expect... sigh..."
Ying's gaze fell on Aino's face, noticing her features that differed from those of the Nata people...
This little girl doesn't look like a local from Nata; she's probably a refugee child from Nordkale.
She turned to Ginitch and asked, "Why did you send it directly to me? Shouldn't you have sent it to the Olympic Stadium?"
"Besides, based on your thinking... I think you'll go look for it yourself, after all, I think you care about the child quite a bit, Kinich."
Kinic nodded quickly, a bitter look on his face, and explained helplessly:
"Of course I want to find her! But no matter how I ask her, she won't say who her parents are or where she lives. And Qiao is just stirring things up, making the girl more and more agitated the more I try to persuade her."
"In addition, Lord Vulcan instructed that some refugees from Nordkalai should temporarily reside in the Quarry Peak under the jurisdiction of the Suspended Wood People. Although he said he would not provide many people, I have to go to receive those refugees and handle their resettlement matters, both morally and logically. I really can't spare the time."
At this point, Kinich tightened his grip, holding down the still struggling Aino and gently pushing her towards Ying, pleading again:
"Ms. Ying, so I'm really begging you to look after her for me for now. Just do me a favor and help this little girl out too, so she won't have to go out into the wild again."
Looking at Kinich's earnest expression, and then at Aino, who was flapping around in his hand like a little cannonball and looked pitiful, Ying couldn't help but raise her hand to her forehead and silently complain in her heart.
My home is practically turning into a shelter for teenagers (and kids)!
Despite her inner complaints, Ying's heart was ultimately soft.
Kinich had so earnestly begged him, and the little girl was truly pitiful; if he were to abandon her, who knew what danger she might encounter.
So Ying nodded and agreed.
"Okay, okay, leave the child with me. Don't worry, the child won't get lost."
“When my husband comes back, we’ll send her to the Olympic Stadium and then slowly find her parents, or we can ask Mawika to help us settle her in.”
……
After receiving Ying's assurance, Kinich handed the still-throwing Aino to Ying and then thanked her repeatedly, saying, "Thank you so much, Miss Ying, thank you for your help!"
Before he finished speaking, he turned around and hurried to the top of the quarry to meet the Nordekale refugees.
Ying caught Aino steadily and gently placed her on the ground.
As soon as Aino landed, she immediately broke free from Ying's hand and clumsily straightened her wrinkled short white coat.
It was still covered in mud and grass clippings, clearly indicating that it had been out in the wild for a long time.
Aino frowned, glaring fiercely at Kinich's retreating figure, her little face full of resentment.
"Ugh...that awful big bad guy!" she muttered under her breath, her round cheeks puffed out.
"These parts aren't enough to assemble a cannon! Without enough parts, when will we ever be able to go home!"
Looking at her like this, Ying couldn't help but smile. She bent down slightly, her gaze level with hers, and asked softly, her voice gentle and full of maternal warmth:
"Hello, little sister, don't be angry. Tell big sister, what's your name?"
When Ai Nuo heard Ying's gentle voice, her frustration and dissatisfaction were instantly soothed, and most of the anger on her face dissipated.
She looked up, blinked her big, round eyes, and gazed at the gentle older sister before her. Her earlier fierceness towards Ginich vanished, and she responded politely:
"Hello, big sister, my name is Aino."
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something, her eyes lit up, and she eagerly asked, "Oh, right, big sister, do you know where there are any more mechanisms around here? I need to find parts for those mechanisms!"
Ying looked at the mud and dust on Aino's face, and her little nose was dirty, and asked softly:
"So, Aino, you mean you went out into the wild all by yourself, fighting those dangerous secret mechanisms, just to dismantle their parts?"
Aino nodded vigorously and said loudly, "That's right! I originally thought Nata wouldn't be like Nordkale... I didn't expect there to be so many parts in the wilderness of Nata!"
As she spoke, she clenched her small fist and made a very serious promise:
"Give me a few days to collect enough parts, and I can build a huge cannon!"
"When the time comes, I will use this cannon to blast all those fools who have displaced us and destroyed our homes into the sky! So they will never be able to bully us again!"
Ying was gently comforting Aino, who was clenching her little fists and trying to make a big cannon. Just as she finished speaking, Yakoda pushed open the door and came out.
She heard Aino's voice outside from inside the house, and it sounded very familiar, so she came out to check it out.
As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw the small pink-haired figure and a look of surprise instantly appeared on his face.
"Aino?" Yakoda called out tentatively, her eyes fixed on the little girl in front of her, afraid that she had mistaken her for someone else.
When Ai Nuo heard that familiar and warm voice, she froze, and the stubbornness on her face vanished instantly, replaced by shock.
She turned her head sharply in the direction of the sound, and when she saw that the person standing at the door was Yakoda, her big round eyes widened instantly, and she subconsciously called out the other person's name.
"Yakoda!? Is it really you?"
Upon confirming that it was indeed Aino, Yakoda's surprise instantly turned into ecstasy, and tears welled up in her eyes. She rushed over and tightly embraced Aino's small body with her only left hand.
"It really is you, Aino! That's wonderful, that's wonderful!" She hugged you not too tightly, but with extraordinary tenderness, as if she were holding a lost treasure that had been found again.
Aino was held in Yakoda's arms, tears streaming down her dirty little face. She leaned against Yakoda's chest, her voice soft and sweet.
“Inev and I thought you died in Nordkale… Waaah, when we were evacuating, Inev and I searched for you for so long but couldn’t find you. In the end, we had no choice but to board the ship. We thought you were dead. You scared us to death…”
Yakoda gently patted Aino's back, a strong smile on her face. With her only left hand, she carefully wiped away Aino's tears, comforting her:
"Don't cry, don't cry. I'm fine. Nai and I took advantage of the chaos to escape from Nordkalai. It wasn't easy along the way, but we both survived."
"Anyway, we're all doing well, and that's the best thing, isn't it?"
Ying stood aside, quietly watching the two children embrace and weep.
Once the two had calmed down a bit, she spoke softly, asking, "So, you two know each other? Or are you old acquaintances?"
She never expected that the little girl she had temporarily agreed to take care of would actually know her neighbor; it was such a coincidence.
Upon hearing this, Yakoda nodded quickly, a happy smile on her face, as if she had just escaped a disaster. She gently released Aino and reached out to ruffle her fluffy pink hair.
"That's right, that's right! Ainoko is amazing! She's the best little mechanical inventor in our Nordkale!"
She paused, then added with a smile, "They also have a silly robot in their family named Ineff, who's a bit dim-witted."
Aino leaned against Yakoda, her face still streaked with tears, but she couldn't help but pout and whispered a retort:
"Ineff isn't stupid at all! She's just a little slow to react sometimes, but she's the most amazing robot I've ever made!"
……
Looking at the two long-lost friends in front of her, Ying was worried that Aino would be shy and difficult to take care of, but she didn't expect that he and Yakoda were old acquaintances. In this way, she was relieved of a lot of worries.
She smiled, turned to the side, and gestured invitingly, saying warmly, "Oh, so you two are such good friends! What a coincidence!"
"Come in with me. It's been quite lonely at home by myself. The two of you keeping me company will make it more lively."
Upon hearing this, Yakoda immediately nodded and took Aino's little hand.
Aino didn't refuse and obediently followed Yakoda, but her gaze inadvertently swept over Yakoda's right arm, where only an empty sleeve hung down.
Her smile vanished instantly. She tugged at Yakoda's sleeve and suddenly spoke:
"By the way, Yakoda, your robotic arm... let me fix it for you!" she said, patting her chest confidently.
Upon hearing that Aino was going to fix her mechanical arm, Yakoda subconsciously looked down at her empty right arm, a fleeting hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes. She then shook her head, her first thought being of Inef.
Ineev's journey from her near-death experience in Nordkale was inevitably fraught with difficulties, and repairs would require a considerable amount of materials.
She gently patted Aino's head, a warm smile on her face.
"Oh? No need, Aino, thank you. Well... your stupid robot Ineff probably needs a lot of materials to repair as well."
“I’m only using one hand to work right now, and it’s not a big deal. We can talk about repairs in a few days when you have the time and enough materials.”
Aino shook her head vigorously, her face full of stubbornness, and quickly explained:
"No need to wait until later! Last night, a kind older sister fixed Inev for me, and now Inev is perfectly fine!"
At this point, her eyes lit up, and she added:
"And the parts I just found in the wild, while not enough to assemble a cannon, should be enough to repair your robotic arm! I'll fix it for you right now!"