Chapter 99: Nian Nian Coaxes the Dog

Not competing with Nian Nian? That seemed acceptable. Nian Nian pursed her lips in confusion, lost in thought.

"Can't!"

A resounding and resolute rejection interrupted Ji Shuhe's little calculations that had not yet begun, as well as Nian Nian's thoughts.

The two turned around and saw that the person who vetoed was the leisurely Ji Tianyun.

The one walking beside him in an unruly manner was Shi Linzhuo, who half-bent one leg in a nonchalant manner, bent down and pinched Nian Nian's chubby cheek with a smile.

Ji Tianyun didn't notice the harmonious atmosphere between the two brothers beside him. He raised one eyebrow, stopped, and stood in front of Ji Shuhe with his arms folded. "Who allowed you to change your father? Does our father know?"

Ji Shuhe was fed up with him, and turned his head away impatiently, saying confidently, "I have the final say on who my father is. If you want to change him, then you can change him too."

Shi Linzhuo poked Ji Tianyun's waist and abdomen with his elbow, watching the show and said, "You switch, I'll be your father. Son, call me daddy."

"Get out of here."

Ji Tianyun scolded him with a smile, glared at him unhappily, and then continued to teach his unfilial brother, "Don't bother with your poor ethical relationship. Daddy is not someone you can change just because you want to. If you insist on changing him, I'll call Dad and see how he'll deal with you."

After giving Shi Linzhuo a few words of admonishment, he grabbed Shi Linzhuo's arm and pushed him with a little force, "Come on, let's play a few more games."

"Dinner will be served soon." Shi Linzhuo reminded him.

"Hey, one more, it's okay."

“…”

The words of the two people's conversation gradually faded away and became extremely vague, until as their backs disappeared around the corner of the stairs, the sound could no longer be heard.

Nian Nian, who was good at observing people's expressions, looked at Ji Shuhe's puffy face three times and asked softly, "Ji Shuhe, do you still want to change your father?"

Ji Shuhe sniffed, feeling like crying at her brother's scolding, but she remained stubborn: "Switch. Nian Nian, do you agree?"

"It's okay if you don't agree. I just won't change." He was very understanding.

Seeing that he looked aggrieved, Nian Nian took his hand comfortingly, and said softly, "Nian Nian agrees, don't be sad, Brother Yunyun...well...he is quite nice sometimes."

He didn't know why Ji Tianyun was like this towards his own brother.

The little guy, who had always been treated with tenderness, didn't think that his brother Yunyun was a two-faced and hypocritical person when he saw Ji Tianyun's face. He just thought that he had an occasional intermittent change of temperament.

After all, Brother Yunyun is usually so gentle to him.

"Woo." Ji Shuhe hugged Nian Nian, "You are so good to me."

"Don't be sad." Nian Nian imitated the adults and patted his back continuously.

After being comforted by such soft words and gentle caresses, Ji Shuhe withdrew from Nian Nian's arms. The anger on his face faded away, and he said sincerely: "Niannian, you just looked like my mother."

Nian Nian's already round eyes widened even more. He seemed to be awakening his friend's consciousness and his tone suddenly rose: "Ji Shuhe, you, you have already changed your father, don't change your mother again. Nian Nian can't agree to be your mother this time."

"Don't worry." Ji Shuhe seemed to think he was making a fuss, "I won't change it."

"But can I change my brother? Ji Tianyun is so annoying."

Nian Nian's heart, which had just calmed down, rose to his throat again. He was furious: "Ji Shuhe, you..."

The more anxious he became, the more speechless he became. He hesitated for a long moment before uttering, "You're too greedy!"

"Grandpa said that greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; it will eat too much and die!"

His eyebrows were tightly knitted together as he warned Ji Shuhe, "Anyway, you are not allowed to change again. Nian Nian only agrees to change her father."

"Okay, okay." He was very satisfied with being his father. Ji Shuhe stopped while he was ahead.

It was not yet dinner time, and the two of them continued to hang around the dog.

However, Yuanyuan seemed determined to be angry. He squatted aside like a sculpture and didn't even glance at what Niannian and Ji Shuhe said or did. He was very firm in his principles.

"Yuanyuan." Nian Nian called it, "Yuanyuan."

A golden retriever sat as steady as a mountain, with its muzzle drooping long and sadly.

Ji Shuhe also joined the dog-coaxing team: "Yuanyuan, we don't blame you."

Yuanyuan was so annoyed that he turned his head and faced them with his butt.

Nian Nian and Ji Shuhe were like two chess pieces, following the direction Yuan Yuan turned and moving in front of it.

Nian Nian stretched out her hand towards it: "Yuanyuan, don't be angry, Papa didn't mean it. Come, shake hands."

Yuanyuan was very strong-willed and unwavering. He cruelly left the young palm empty and suspended in the air.

Ji Shuhe couldn't bear it anymore, so he raised his hand and placed it in Nian Nian's palm.

Yuanyuan raised her eyelids and glanced at Ji Shuhe.

"Well, take it away." Nian Nian retracted her arm and got rid of Ji Shuhe's hand. "I'm talking to Yuanyuan. You are not Yuanyuan."

“…” Ji Shuhe withdrew in disappointment.

"Yuanyuan, shake hands." Nian Nian used the same trick again to coax it subtly.

Yuanyuan held the stand for a minute, then finally lowered his head and placed his dog paw on Nian Nian's hand with a shy look.

Nian Nian narrowed her eyes and smiled as she squeezed its flexible paw: "Don't be angry."

Not long after they were coaxed out, Shi Guilin returned to inform them, pulling one child with each hand: "Dinner is ready. Children, please follow me to the dining room."

"You start walking too."

This sentence was said to Yuanyuan.

Yuanyuan stayed where he was, motionless, ignoring everything that was said.

"Are you going or not? If not, you won't have anything to eat tonight." Shi Guilin didn't indulge it.

Yuanyuan remained as steady as an old dog, not even blinking.

Shi Guilin sighed, not intending to take any rescue measures, and turned around and left with the two cubs.

"Papa..." Nian Nian looked back every few steps to see Yuan Yuan, who was sulking with his back to them.

"Ignore it, it's so stubborn." Shi Guilin said in one word.

Yuanyuan was waiting for someone to come and coax him, but there was no movement around him. He turned his head and realized that the person had gone far away.

It was thinking about dinner so much that it finally followed them quietly with a dog face, sneaking around to follow them to the dining table.