Chapter 30 You are here

Mianli and Tao Yingjia dislike each other. The rule for children to get along with each other is very simple: if you don’t like someone, then don’t play with him.

They were as far apart as possible, neither playing in the same area nor eating at the same table.

However, there was a problem with nap time.

The beds for children in the nursery class are not fixed every day. It is a first-come, first-served basis. Those who come early sleep inside, and those who come late sleep outside.

Unlike the older kids, Tao Mian had to sleep in her own crib. Before the nighttime ritual, Tao Yingjia would coax her sister to sleep before returning to her own bed.

This was his usual routine and he naturally wouldn't change it for the doll.

As for the little fairy, of course he can sleep whenever he wants at home, but at Xiaohui's house he has a cat's schedule - in fact, he can choose the time and place to sleep as he pleases.

Now Teacher Min asked all the children to sleep together, which was really a challenge for the little gods who had never slept in a dormitory.

He just refused to go to sleep immediately, so Teacher Min had no choice but to ask another teacher to take him out for a walk so that he could get through his nap time.

Unexpectedly, the child fell asleep not long after going out, so the teacher had to bring him back.

The co-teacher was frustrated: "If every child has to go out for a walk like this before bed, then we won't have any other activities in the afternoon. It's really tiring to line up and coax them all."

Teacher Min carefully took the Mian Li and said, "Oh."

The child's cheeks were flushed with pink, and his eyelashes trembled steadily and sweetly with his breathing. A strand of his small curly hair drooped down, soft and sticky.

She really looks like a doll when she's asleep.

What can I do?

So cute, of course I choose to forgive Him.

Only the outermost space of the children's beds was left. Tao Yingjia, who had not yet fallen asleep, kept her eyes open, watching the teacher walking towards her step by step - to be more precise, looking at the child in her arms.

Could it be... could it be that he is going to sleep with the doll at noon today?

Tao Yingjia pretended to be asleep, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he nervously stared at Teacher Min's every move through the slits until the seat next to him sank slightly and the doll fell beside him like a leaf.

"Jia Jia."

"Jia Jia..."

Teacher Min is calling him.

Tao Yingjia pretended to have just woken up, rubbed his eyes, and whispered, "What's wrong, teacher?"

Teacher Min was a little embarrassed: "Can I cover the quilt with this child?"

Originally, every child in the nursery class should have his or her own quilt, but today's bedtime ceremony came in a hurry and it has not been prepared yet.

The other children all had single quilts, but Tao Yingjia's was different because he sometimes had to sleep with his younger sister.

Tao Yingjia opened his eyes wide - he didn't want to share a blanket with this bad-tempered doll!

But he is also the most sensible boy in the class, the teacher's favorite assistant, and never refuses the teacher.

Tao Yingjia bit her lip, lifted the quilt a little, and said righteously: "...Come on!"

The doll was sleeping soundly and didn't wake up until it was put down.

Living things are born with the characteristic of seeking heat sources. As soon as Mianli entered the bed, he instinctively leaned towards Tao Yingjia, who was warmer.

The four-and-a-half-year-old boy's breathing almost stopped, and he froze in place, not daring to move.

Whether they are with Zhuo Can, or with Zhizhi and Taotao as pillows, they will always open their arms to embrace the little fairy.

The sense of security of being tightly embraced is what Mianli has both lacked and longed for since he was a child.

But now this person doesn’t hug me!

The little fairy in his sleep was very unhappy, humming with a nasal sound, and insisted on crawling into his arms.

Tao Yingjia became even more nervous as he nudged her like a kitten. At this rate, she would have to hold him in her arms to calm him down, right?

Well, then let's make a sacrifice!

Tao Yingjia closed his eyes and opened his arms as if ready to die.

Mian Li didn't even need to open her eyes, she fell into his arms accurately, put her arms around Tao Yingjia's neck, rubbed his cheek, smacked her lips in satisfaction and comfort, and fell asleep.

Tao Yingjia: “…”

The feeling of holding a doll is very different from holding my sister.

What's the difference?

Tao Yingjia didn't figure it out either.

Otherwise... let's get some sleep first...

The boy held the smaller one, yawned, and closed his eyes drowsily.

Well, so warm, so warm.

*

Mianli felt a little hot in his sleep and felt like he was being held captive.

He didn't know why, and twisted his body uneasily, but was captured by an even more complicated dream.

Even gods dream.

He dreamed of an empty temple, so vast that it almost swallowed up the tiny god.

He stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked up. It seemed to have no end, like a ladder to heaven.

There are twelve holy pillars on the left and right sides of the steps, each carved with intricate patterns.

The entire hall was white—blindingly white.

The hall was empty, and there was no sound except for the wind that blew the curtains between the holy pillars.

Soft, pure, and solemn, they formed a continuous patch that covered the lonely throne above the palace.

Mian Li wanted to get closer and take a look at the secrets beneath the veil, but the stairs were too high for the young him. He was too tired to walk after climbing only a few steps.

Mianli sat down on the spot, holding his chin in frustration.

He was so tiny, and looked so insignificant in the vast temple.

Who is sitting on the throne?

He thought.

How can I see the true face?

At this moment, a grand silver light suddenly filled the vision, gradually covering the more realistic scene of the temple.

Mianli was not afraid. The appearance of this scene meant that his messengers had arrived.

If He were in the present world, the world around Him would be paused; this time, He directly invaded His dream.

The ladder to heaven disappeared, and He summoned a cloud, sitting cross-legged on it, waiting for the people in white to appear.

However, contrary to expectations, this time only the leader came alone.

Mian Li was still struggling with the temple he had just been in, and his voice was no longer as cheerful as before when he greeted him: "O'Leary."

"—It's Aulier, Lord God." The man in white bent down and picked him up, just like before, speaking softly, "How have you been lately?"

Oriel had been serving the Little Lord God since His birth. He was His first and most loyal companion.

"I miss you, O'Leary." Mianli put her arms around his neck and acted coquettishly.

Oriel patted Him on the back, as he often did when He was younger.

"How are you getting along with the players... and Zhuo Can?"

"That's great." Mian Li perked up when he heard the name. "I like Cancan the most!"

Olier felt a pang of jealousy, but he was, after all, an impartial and unemotional messenger of God, so he could only continue with the routine inquiry.

O'Neill waited for a while, but Mianli didn't take the initiative to talk about the new child he met.

"Where's Tao Yingjia?" As a divine messenger, he knew everything, especially anything related to the Lord God's safety. "He's been treating you badly. Do you need my help getting rid of him?"

When Mianli heard the name, she thought for a few seconds before realizing that it was the boy in the nursery class with whom she had always had conflicts recently.

He frowned and said, "No. Lili must teach him personally."

Oriel sighed in his heart. The Lord God had really grown up and was capable of handling interpersonal relationships personally. His role in His eyes was becoming less and less obvious.

Just like entering reality, invading dreams cannot last too long. O'Neill has not forgotten the main purpose of coming here today: "When do you plan to go back?"

Mianli looked at him without saying anything.

Olier asked, "You don't want to leave here, do you?"

The child dropped his eyes.

He certainly doesn't want to.

Here is his favorite Cancan, his second favorite Huihui and Ruirui, the cats who play with him, and his new acquaintance Lulu and Teacher Min.

Even Tao Yingjia and Tao Mian provided different kinds of companionship.

The little god was too lonely. He didn't want to return to that kind of loneliness.

O'Neill sighed softly, he had known this would be the result.

But he still had to say, "You've stayed here too long. If you keep going on like this..." He lowered his voice, fearing to alarm the heavenly being, "That person will be unhappy."

When Mianli heard this long-lost name, his body trembled unconsciously.

Palace.

Ladder to heaven.

Holy Pillar.

throne.

He bit his lip, his voice as tender and weak as a fledgling: "...I understand."

*

Zhuo Can politely declined Lu Song's offer to take Mian Li home and drove the car himself - an electric car.

This place is not far from home, and it only takes twenty minutes to get there.

It had been a long time since he had taken the little fairy out for some fresh air, which was their most regular activity in the spring. Recently, he had been delayed for a long time due to work and life matters. He didn't expect that when he took the electric scooter out again, it would already be the end of spring and the beginning of summer.

Mianli lay in the basket of the bicycle. Today, she had no intention of looking at the scenery on both sides of the street. Instead, she turned around to face Zhuo Can.

Humans sensitively discovered that the little fairy's mood was not right. Could something have happened in the nursery class?

"What's wrong? Didn't you have fun today?" he asked.

Oriel has appeared many times before and after, and each time he came to persuade Him to return to his own world, but each time he returned empty-handed.

For some selfish reasons that the Lord God himself could not explain, He, who talked about almost everything with Zhuo Can, never revealed the arrival of the messenger of God.

But there are other worries too.

Mian Li pouted angrily: "There's a bad guy!"

"Ah?" Zhuo Can was surprised.

Mianli then recounted the story of Big Tao and Little Tao, using a child's unique narrative style, describing in a jumbled manner how the baby coveted his little bear and how the older boy repeatedly challenged his authority.

But the part where he woke up from a nap and found himself hugging Tao Yingjia was omitted.

It is normal for children of this age to cuddle or sleep together with their friends.

But Mianli didn't think that he and Tao Yingjia were good friends.

The enemy invaded the god's territory while he was sleeping, a vulnerable moment - what a humiliation!

He didn't want to tell Cancan about such an embarrassing thing.

It’s all…it’s all because of that idiot Tao Yingjia!

The topic of sleeping ceremony went off the topic, and then another sentence brought it back.

The final summary is six words: "Jia Jia is a big bad guy!"

The author has something to say:

Zhuo Can: Why do I feel like I'm marrying off my daughter?

The update will be a little short these days due to the word count. After entering May, every day will be a fat chapter with 9 o'clock in the morning~