The day they returned to the tribe, Lea was expelled out of Elvis’ cave by Gu Mengmeng.
He stood outside the boundary of Elvis’ territory, staring straight at the entrance of the cave.
Once, he stood at this position… it was still very cold that day, and he was very much in despair.
Other than Lea, Elvis was also ordered to move to another room, having to move to the cavern nearest to the outside of the cave while Gu Mengmeng and her four sons stayed at the cavern nearer to the inside.
Barete and Collin were handed the arrangements of the people brought back from Sauder. With family as the unity, the 16 valued women chose their living areas where caves would be dug accordingly. However, these small issues were not for Gu Mengmeng to fret over, so she just stayed in the cave with her sons, not having to go anywhere.
However, her not going out did not mean that people outside would not come in.
After seeing Sandy, Collin went home to report to Sandy that it seemed like Gu Mengmeng was not in a good mood. It was not known whether she had fought with Lea or Elvis, but both males looked lifeless, one lying at the entrance while the other laid outside.
Sandy was worried for Gu Mengmeng, so she rushed over.
She spotted Lea first. Indeed, he rode on the tree branch decadently, looking at the cave where he could only see the entrance.
Sandy looked up, asking, “What did you do to upset our Gu Mengmeng?”
Lea had deferential treatment to Sandy, because Gu Mengmeng was very different to her.
Lea jumped down from the tree at Sandy’s question, asking, “I crossed the line she drew, greedily wanting more… So, she escaped.”
Sandy frowned, looking at Lea and threw him a “Can’t you speak human language?” look before leaving.
Lea sighed, climbing back onto the branch again, wondering if Gu Mengmeng would come out to fetch or send Sandy off? That way, he can see her…
Sandy walked past Elvis, looking down at his lifeless body, asking, “You? What did you do to upset our Gu Mengmeng?”
Elvis did not even raise his head, sighing, “Got caught lying…”
Sandy frowned, throwing him a “You deserve it!” look before leaving…
Entering the deeper area of the cave, the four little ones ran out happily, surrounding Sandy and showered her with kisses. That made Gu Mengmeng rather jealous, “Eh eh eh, how many days did I leave for? Ah? You all are closer to her than your biological mother… What? Is it because you know that your aunt Sandy would give birth to your wives in the future, so you are sucking up to your mother-in-law in advance?”
Sandy wasn’t shy either, sitting beside Gu Mengmeng and letting Chixuan jump into her embrace as she grabbed him. She patted Chixuan’s tiny head while saying, “The two of them outside are going to be dried into salted fish, how long are you going to let them hang dry like that?”
Gu Mengmeng pressed her lips together, pulling Sandy’s tiny hands then patting her sons’ backsides, “Ask your father to bring you guys to play outside, I want to chat with aunt Sandy in private. If you dare to eavesdrop… I will run away!”
Gu Mengmeng was almost screaming the word “runaway”, so as slow as Elvis was, he should know that it was a warning.
Although slightly tortuous, it was after all the first time his wife spoke to him in so many days, so Elvis did not dare to take his time. With a signal, he brought the four little cubs away.
Sandy touched her little bear’s ears, then looked at Gu Mengmeng and said, “Don’t worry, they’re far away now.”