They rarely get close to each other; the most intimate gesture they make is a kiss, and they hold each other while sleeping at night.

At that time, comparatively speaking, Qiao Beibei was naturally much closer to her father than to her mother.

Of course, things are definitely different now.

After meeting Qiao Beibei that day, Xu Qiaoqiao thought there would be no further entanglement between them.

As it turned out, she was completely wrong.

The next evening, she looked at the two pandas following behind her and Junqi and had a rare headache. Why wasn't the child going back to its own cage? What was it doing following her and Junqi?

Although their cage is big enough for five pandas.

Quietly lying on Jun Qi's back, she turned her head and looked at the two pandas following behind with a puzzled expression, making a soft, babyish sound that was incredibly cute.

Jun Qi also turned around following Xu Qiaoqiao's movements, and frowned deeply as he looked at the two pandas following behind.

Seeing Jun Qi like this, Nana took a few steps closer to Qiao Beibei, feeling a little scared. She felt better when she was next to her.

Qiao Beibei sensed Nana's unease, so she comforted her first.

If Xu Qiaoqiao doesn't agree, and Nana doesn't want to follow him anymore, that would be bad.

Neither of them will work.

"Hey?" Why are you following us? Stop following us.

Xu Qiaoqiao said something, but Qiao Beibei insisted, and she also insisted on bringing Nana along. Looking at the other's wet eyes, Xu Qiaoqiao's words of refusal stuck in her throat.

Forget it, let it be. Maybe I really can't refuse these little brats.

If, if more bear cubs are born later, let nature take its course and don't try to "drive them away"—they'll come back sooner or later anyway.

It's the same every year, it's the same quietly, and it's the same even for Qiao Beibei, who has been gone for many years.

Xu Qiaoqiao: I'm tired. Never mind, let's leave it at that.

So, tonight, Qiao Beibei and her little wife Meimei settled in at Xu Qiaoqiao's place. The cage wasn't small, but it still looked a bit crowded after four big and small dumplings moved in.

Looking at Qiao Beibei sleeping next to Xu Qiaoqiao, Jun Qi was unwilling. He pulled on Xu Qiaoqiao's arm, looking very awkward. He cautiously glanced at Qiao Beibei, then looked at Xu Qiaoqiao with a serious expression, as if to say: Who is this panda?

He automatically ignored Nana.

Xu Qiaoqiao looked at Jun Qi with amusement. She leaned over and hugged Jun Qi's neck, making little noises. She couldn't help but touch his head with her paws and nudge his chin with her nose. The smile in her eyes was impossible to hide.

Oh my, why are you jealous of your son? He used to lie on your belly all the time, didn't you mind? Back then, you two spent more time together than I did.

Just thinking about that time made Xu Qiaoqiao laugh. She chuckled and played with Jun Qi's soft, squishy ears with her paws. They felt really nice to the touch.

Qiao Beibei, who was next to Nana, didn't react much. He lay down next to Nana and hugged her, but his eyes were always on Xu Qiaoqiao. When he saw Xu Qiaoqiao go over to hug Jun Qi and comfort him, he carefully rolled his eyes and then buried his face in the back of Nana's neck.

How boring. Sure enough, after all these years, Dad is still the same.

My Nana is still the best.

Jun Qi's attitude has softened a lot, but he still hasn't let go of Xu Qiaoqiao, and Xu Qiaoqiao is happy with that.

But Jingjing in the corner was completely different.

Looking at the two pairs of pandas, all sticking together, she had many questions in her mind. She quietly looked down at the bamboo shoot in her hand, which she had already eaten half of, but now she had no desire to eat it anymore.

"Ugh."

An adult panda, that's strange.

With Qiao Beibei's persistent pestering and Xu Qiaoqiao's indulgence, Jun Qi had no choice but to give up, no matter how unwilling he was.

Qiao Beibei's life after returning was not much different from her life before returning. If there was any difference, it was that her family moved to a different place because the original cage was a bit small.

Moreover, the keepers were somewhat surprised by this situation, since pandas are solitary animals and it is rare for them to live together in such a way.

The original cage was enough for four giant pandas and one panda cub, but Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi are only about fifteen years old, and the other two adult giant pandas have only recently reached adulthood.

There will definitely be more panda cubs born in the future.

It seems to be true that when Xu Qiaoqiao was eighteen, she gave birth to another cub, a male cub, who whine and whimper and loves to act cute. She has learned this characteristic of Jun Qi very well, truly mastering it.

Her name is Nao Nao.

It's because it's so noisy.

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The countdown to the end of Panda World has finally come to an end! *sobs* I've been so slow!