Chapter 27

It turns out the boy is currently in the process of losing his baby teeth, and one of his front teeth is loose and hasn't fallen out for half a month. He absolutely refuses to go to the hospital to have it pulled.

So it dragged on like that, but unexpectedly, Xu Yirou punched it away.

The blood seeping from the corner of the mouth looks scary, but it's actually not a big problem.

The boy shouted happily, and the middle-aged man and woman quickly winked at him: "What bad tooth? This is clearly a good tooth!"

The middle-aged man took a step forward, his anger barely contained: "Your kids knocked out one of my son's teeth! Is there no law? Is there no justice? You have to give us an explanation and pay us compensation!"

The tour guide cursed his bad luck under his breath. Anyone with eyes could see who was right and who was wrong. It was obvious that this couple was causing trouble and were trying to extort money from him.

This kind of thing might negatively impact a VIP customer's impression of the zoo.

The main person in charge of the red panda enclosure rushed over immediately and asked them to go to the rest room to resolve the issue so as not to disturb the visitors and animals.

When the two families arrived at the lounge, the boy's parents still wouldn't let it go.

The Xu family is fiercely protective of their own, disdaining pointless arguments, and habitually resorts to efficient solutions—calling the police and hiring a lawyer to review surveillance footage.

The surveillance video provided by the zoo shows that the boy made various sharp noises to frighten the red pandas from the moment he entered the enclosure. He also chased the red pandas maliciously on several occasions, ignoring the zookeepers' repeated warnings. His parents pretended to be dead and did nothing throughout the entire incident.

This shows that the boy's family had violated the zoo's rules.

In light of this situation, the zoo has decided to blacklist the boy and his family for their low behavior and will no longer accept them.

As for the tooth that Xu Yirou knocked out, the Xu family's attitude is very clear: they will not allow the other party to make exorbitant demands for compensation, and they will resolutely use legal means to protect themselves.

Since they want compensation, then follow the proper procedures, provide a professional medical examination report, and pay whatever amount is due.

Most importantly, the boy's family must apologize to Xu Yirou and Qiao Wen.

The final medical report confirmed that the boy was in the process of losing his baby teeth, and that front tooth had been loose for a long time. Even if it wasn't removed today, it would fall out tomorrow.

The lip was slightly chapped, and the Xu family symbolically compensated him with two hundred yuan.

After being reprimanded and educated by the police, the boy's family honestly apologized to the Xu family.

After leaving the panda enclosure, Xu Yirou's interest in sightseeing waned considerably, and she looked at Qiao Wen with concern.

She gently hooked her little hand around Qiao Wen's finger: "Mom, don't be sad. In Rou Rou's heart, you are the most beautiful and best mom."

Qiao Wen lowered her gaze in surprise. At this moment, the little one was still worried about her, showing no anger or fear about what had just happened.

The little one was braver than she had imagined.

Qiao Wen doesn't mind being told by boys that she looks old, like a grandmother rather than a mother, because she is an old lady herself.

“I’m not sad.” She chose her words carefully, her tone calm and composed, “but you can’t do this again next time.”

The little dumpling nodded listlessly and said in a soft voice, "Mommy, I know. I will be good from now on and I won't hit anyone."

It's all that rude guy's fault. Humph, I'll beat him up next time I see him.

Qiao Wen looked at her intently: "What I mean is, that's too risky. There's a huge difference in height and strength between you two. It's easy to get hurt if you act rashly."

"I know a few skilled combat coaches. I'll introduce them to you, and you can take lessons with them from now on."

Xu Yirou's pupils widened slightly when she heard the word "class".

Xu Qingyan said with a serious expression, "Grandma is right, Mom. Besides fighting, you should take some other classes, such as Sanda, boxing, martial arts, and Taekwondo."

Good heavens! If she has to learn so much, won't she have no time to watch TV or eat snacks?

"I want to go to kindergarten." Xu Yirou's little brain started working, and she said guiltily, "I don't have that much time."

"Don't worry, Mom, I'll arrange everything." Xu Qingyan said gently, "I'll make sure you get plenty of rest."

Xu Niancheng chimed in, "Mom, we girls should learn more self-defense techniques. My siblings and I have been learning close combat since we were little, so we're not afraid when we're out and about."

Being a baby must be tough, Xu Yirou said, her face contorted in a grimace.

Qiao Wen: "You shouldn't go to that filming. Just focus on taking classes at home."

A baby should be happy eating, drinking, and playing; working hard to earn money is an adult's job.

"No, no." Xu Yirou looked up nervously, "I haven't saved enough money yet."

Qiao Wen didn't ask her what she wanted to buy, but directly asked her how much she needed.

Xu Yirou couldn't figure it out by counting on her fingers, so she answered with her eyes closed, relying entirely on her intuition: "One hundred votes short!"

Oh, ten thousand yuan.

Qiao Wen nodded slightly. It was just the cost of a meal; she would secretly make it up to her in a couple of days.

The cub was forgetful and quickly forgot the unpleasantness from earlier, pulling Qiao Wen along to continue exploring the remaining areas.

The Beijing Wildlife Park has many sections; what they just saw was only the tip of the iceberg.

The family rode around the predator enclosure in a caged vehicle, with Xu Yirou completely absorbed in watching the fierce, furry creatures.

The lions and tigers in the predator enclosure have thick, bushy, and glossy fur, showing that they have received very good care.

As felines, feeding lions and tigers is a world apart from feeding cats and dogs.

Xu Niancheng suffers from megalophobia. When a huge lion's head appeared by the car window, she turned pale with fright and trembled as she leaned against Xu Qingyan.

The fearlessness of a newborn calf is perfectly embodied in Xu Yirou.

She was not only unafraid, but also unusually happy.

They carried raw meat from buckets through the gaps in the wire mesh to feed the animals; they had bought the finest beef.

The meat is tender, juicy, and chewy; with a flick of the lion's pink tongue, adorned with barbs, the beef on the skewer disappears.

"Ugh, it smells awful." Xu Yirou pinched her little nose and moved to the side. "Did it not brush its teeth?"

"Of course not," the guide explained with a smile. "Brushing the teeth of such a large carnivorous beast requires anesthesia, which is bad for the beast and bad for people. If you're not careful, you could end up feeding it more food."

"Huh? You can have a snack without brushing your teeth?" Xu Yirou was quite shocked.

When her son He Nianzhu was little, he had many bad habits. He didn't like to brush his teeth in the morning and evening, and no matter how much she talked to him, he wouldn't listen... Then she cured him with a big tug.

She glanced at her small hands, which were about the same size as a lion's ears.

This can't be cured at all...

She scratched her head and gave a dry compliment: "Big cats are so nice, they're not picky eaters at all."

Xu Niancheng chuckled: "If carnivores are picky eaters, they can only eat grass."

Xu Qingyan helped skewer the meat, carefully holding her hand as he extended the skewers to feed her.

Xu Yirou enthusiastically fed the lions and then the tigers. However, the stench from the beasts' open mouths was so strong that Xu Qingyan asked the guide for a mask for Xu Yirou to wear.

The cubs inside the cage were busily feeding themselves, looking exceptionally lively.

Seeing that she liked it, Qiao Wen suddenly had a whimsical idea: "Would Rou Rou like to adopt a lion?"

Xu Yirou's little shoulders trembled, and she blinked her bright almond-shaped eyes: "Mommy, the big lion eats a lot of meat every day, we can't afford to raise it."

What she was too embarrassed to say was that the lion was so big that she was scared of it.

“It’s not about adopting adult lions.” Qiao Wen was also reluctant to adopt such adult predators, and turned to ask, “Does your park offer a lion cub adoption program?”

Tour guide: ! !

If you're going to talk about this, then I'm not sleepy anymore.

The guide smiled and continued, "Of course! Not just lions, but any animal cubs that haven't signed an adoption agreement can be adopted, such as tigers, elephants, hippos, orangutan cubs, etc. These cubs are all in a special petting zoo."

"Would you like to go take a look now?"

The so-called adoption is not about taking a small animal home and raising it yourself, but rather a sponsor funding a zoo to provide extra care for a particular cub.

For example, the child's living environment, diet, physical health, and other aspects are better taken care of.

The zoo will regularly update the sponsors on the cubs' condition, and provide feedback by taking videos and photos.

Xu Yirou's whole face lit up.

"I want to go! I want to go!"

Ahhhh, she wants to see lions, tigers, elephants, hippos, gorillas, and baby monkeys!

So the car then sped off to the petting zoo.

The petting zoo has very short opening hours, and it stops accepting visitors at 4 pm, but they arrived just in time, as the animals were still available.

Ordinary tourists are not allowed to get close to the cubs, but Xu Yirou's family came as generous sponsors. The person in charge arranged a protective suit for each of them, and the group successfully entered the cubs' nursery.

The kindergarten mainly houses babies around two months old, including little black bears, little tigers, little lions, and little chimpanzees.

The little black bear, with its tiger-like head and fierce appearance, was the most daring. It showed no fear of strangers and charged over, grabbing Xu Qingyan's leg and curiously looking around with its beady black eyes.

The zookeeper said, "Its name is DouDou. It just turned two months old today. It's a bit naughty, but very enthusiastic. It's the little sun of the kindergarten."

Xu Yirou & Xu Niancheng: Wow~

Xu Niancheng bent down, one hand hovering in mid-air as if hesitant to speak: "Oh my god, its head is so round, like a little hard-boiled egg!"

The zookeeper smiled and said, "Our DouDou is a very smart little dog. It can understand when you praise it."

As if to confirm the zookeeper's words, the little black bear Dou Dou let go of Xu Qingyan's leg the next second and huffed and puffed as it walked to Xu Niancheng's leg.

Xu Niancheng: !!!

Good heavens, it really understood!

Then DouDou's dark, soft little body clung to her lap, its wet, black bean eyes gazing at her with longing.

Xu Yirou: "Xiao Bao, she likes you."

Xu Niancheng couldn't hide her smile at all.

The zookeeper pressed her advantage: "Ms. Xu, it seems you and Dou Dou are really destined for each other. Dou Dou doesn't have a foster family yet, so I think you should consider it."

As soon as she finished speaking, DouDou seemed to know that it was about to have a sugar daddy, and rubbed its soft little mouth against Xu Niancheng's leg.

Damn it, which bear trafficker kidnapped my cub here? I heard it calling me "Mommy"!

This is my little black bear!

Waaaaah~

Xu Niancheng waved her hand and said, "No need to think about it anymore, I'll adopt it. Bring me the agreement, I'll sign it!"

After saying that, she squatted down and played with her little black bear cub, Dou Dou, sometimes touching its head, sometimes pinching its bouncy, jelly-like paws.

Ah, cubs, they really are the most healing little creatures in the world!

Xu Niancheng adopted the little black bear Dou Dou, while Xu Yirou, like an old cadre, walked around with her hands behind her back and her short legs pacing around.

A baby chimpanzee is carrying a baby bottle and doing parkour with its feet turned up in the air, while a small, thin tiger cub with golden fur is chasing after it.

Xu Yirou was drawn to the two cubs chasing each other and stopped to watch them, tilting her head to the side.

The zookeeper, who had just completed a job, was extremely enthusiastic: "These are our little chimpanzee Lele and Siberian tiger Kang Kang. Lele is the smartest kid in our kindergarten. He can make his own milk. Of course, he can also be quite naughty and bully other kids sometimes."

"Kang Kang is a shy little boy with a rather introverted personality. He has the best temper in the whole kindergarten. The bottle that Lele is holding is Kang Kang's milk bottle."

No wonder the two little ones were playing a chase; the baby gorilla was teasing its companion.

Lele is agile and darts around. There are many climbing frames and vines in the kindergarten. Whenever Kang Kang tries to catch up, Lele leaps up on them, and the little tiger Kang Kang misses his target.

Knowing that someone was watching, Kang Kang awkwardly stuck out his little tongue, licked his nose, shook his tail, lay down on the spot, and rolled over to reveal his fluffy little belly.

Xu Yirou's eyes widened instantly: "Sister, can I touch Kang Kang?"

"Yes, you can, but you must touch it very gently."

Kids, you must seize this incredible fortune!

Wow, what a soft little belly!

Oh my god, it's licking me! Oh my god, its little tongue is so cute!

Its little nose is black and wet, like a chocolate bean! Waaah~ I really want to take it home.

The cub Xu Yirou is so obsessed with petting the cub that she can't help herself.

Qiao Wen smiled knowingly, turned around without making a sound, and whispered to the zookeeper, "Let's sign the adoption agreement for the tiger cub."

The mother and daughter each adopted an incredibly cute and cuddly kitten. When they left the petting zoo, they were teary-eyed. "My babies, Mommy will come back again. You must eat well and grow up strong and healthy!"

...But don't let it grow too fast either.

The unexpected joy of adopting Kang Kang left Xu Yirou with wonderful and important memories of her first trip to the zoo, and the previous unpleasantness was completely forgotten.

Her mind was completely focused on her little tiger cub, and she wanted to concentrate on her studies and learning.

Because her mother, Qiao Wen, promised her that as long as she attended classes obediently, she would bring her to see Kang Kang every week.

*

The kindergarten responded quickly to the boy's family's situation, minimizing the impact.

However, because the boy's previous behavior had already aroused dissatisfaction among some people, when the conflict broke out, a kind-hearted person took out their phone and recorded the whole thing, then posted it online.

The video quickly went viral after it was released, and netizens' focus gradually shifted from discussing the event itself to something else.

Because some sharp-eyed netizens noticed that this family's identities seemed to be more than just ordinary.

[Ahhhh! The person standing to the left of the little girl is Xu Qingyan, the head of the Senming Group!! Absolutely right, go check the Senming Group's official website if you don't believe me!]

As this comment rose to the top of the trending comments, the focus of the video completely shifted to the discussion of the family's identities.

[What kind of look did that boy have? I checked on Baidu, and Qiao Wen is 74 years old this year. If I had skin like that at 74, I'd be laughing in my sleep!]

[I thought about it and something felt off. Qiao Wen is 74 years old, how could she possibly have another daughter? Could it be surrogacy?]

[Is nobody paying attention to the other girl? She didn't show her face, but she looks so familiar. Has anyone recognized her?]

[She's probably the daughter of some wealthy family; anyone who can travel with this family must come from a powerful background.]

There were many different opinions about Xu Yirou's identity.

The Xu family did not directly respond to Xu Yirou's identity, but they issued a formal statement to address the malicious speculation about surrogacy, denying the rumors and clarifying that Xu Yirou is indeed a child of the Xu family.

The videos were gradually censored, but the Xu family has always maintained a low profile, so this did not arouse any suspicion.

In the film crew's dressing room.

"Teacher Jiang, do you think it's possible that the child is Xu Qingyan's?" The makeup artist joked after reading the statement released by the Xu family. "Maybe it's a secret marriage and child. I don't believe it's Qiao Wen's daughter."

Jiang Yan lowered her eyes and looked at the video on the tablet with a cold expression.

The version playing on the tablet didn't blur out faces, and Xu Yirou's familiar little face was reflected in her eyes.

What a coincidence!

His daughter's best friend happens to be his child... Jiang Yan's beautiful fingertips turned slightly white. Could this be something he arranged on purpose?

Seeing her looking so intently, the makeup artist casually asked, "Does Teacher Jiang know Xu Qingyan?"

Jiang Yan is the most prestigious actress in the industry, a film queen whose award is irreplaceable. Many people speculate that her connections are not simple, and she may even know the heir of Senming Group.

Jiang Yan's eyes turned cold, and she turned off the tablet: "I don't know him."

The makeup artist, sensing the sudden change in her mood, realized she might have inadvertently stepped on a landmine and wisely shut her mouth.

After learning the identity of her daughter's best friend, Jiang Yan was restless all day. She, who usually gets her scenes right in one take, made several mistakes in a row.

Her unusual condition caught the director's attention. After all, Jiang Yan has a significant position in the industry, so the director didn't make things difficult for her. Instead, he took the initiative to let her rest for two days.

Jiang Yan didn't want to delay the film crew's schedule, so she forced herself to adjust her state and video call her daughter every day as soon as she returned to the hotel. She persisted until filming wrapped up before rushing home to be with her daughter.