Chapter 43

Xu Qingyan regretted it.

His warm, large hands gently rubbed the cub's reddened belly, as if handling a fragile piece of porcelain.

The mother cub below twisted and turned, crying and laughing at the same time: "It's so itchy, baby, don't tickle me!"

Xu Qingyan reluctantly withdrew his hand.

"Mom, I was too hasty just now. I was wrong. I apologize to you," he said in a low voice, feeling guilty.

The fair-skinned cub pouted, tears welling in its eyes, and asked, "Da Bao, have you gone mad?"

Xu Qingyan: "...No."

Xu Yirou turned her head and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Are you not angry anymore?

"Of course I'm angry! How could I not be angry?" Xu Yirou looked at him with her big, red rabbit eyes. "So you have to make it up to me, or I won't be with you anymore, I won't talk to you for three days!"

Now, even if his mother asked him to pluck a star from the sky, he would do it without hesitation.

Xu Qingyan felt relieved and smiled gently, "I understand, Mother. I will make it up to you."

Upon arriving at the hospital, the doctor conducted a series of examinations on Xu Yirou and took X-rays, which showed that Xu Yirou had a minor injury to her coccyx and needed to rest for a period of time.

"Avoid standing for long periods, refrain from strenuous exercise, and get plenty of rest. In addition to external medication, you can also eat more bone broth to help you recover faster."

After listening to the doctor's advice, Xu Yirou left the hospital looking dejected.

Alas, his entrepreneurial journey ended prematurely.

On the very first day of trying to earn a little money, I got injured and had bad luck. It's so tough being a baby.

Xu Qingyan carried the cub's mother into the car. Seeing her distraught expression, he couldn't help but pinch her chubby little face: "Mommy, you're just recovering from your injury for a while. You can go back to earning money once you're healed."

Xu Yirou's expression shifted slightly: "Can I still go back?"

"Can."

"Uncle Fatty said a lot of kids will come to take photos during the summer vacation. Is it possible that I won't be able to get a spot in the photo?"

"Won't."

Xu Qingyan plans to acquire a children's clothing company so that her mother can fulfill her dreams.

"Well..." Xu Yirou bit her lip, her eyes timid as she thought of Zhao Yun, who had caused her to fall on her bottom. "Dabao, can I bring a few bodyguard uncles with me?"

That way, she won't be afraid of running into that mean aunt again.

Xu Qingyan's eyes were sharp, and his expression was so cold it could freeze ice: "Mom, don't worry, you won't run into her again."

"Why?"

“Because Tongyu Company has terminated its cooperation with her,” Xu Qingyan said coldly, “and no company will seek to cooperate with her again.”

"Oh, then... does that mean that young lady won't be able to earn any money?" Xu Yirou suddenly became nervous, biting her nails with worry. "If she doesn't earn any money, that auntie will beat her."

She recalled the scene she had seen that morning and imitated it quite well.

Xu Qingyan originally didn't want to explain too clearly, but seeing how concerned the cub's mother was, she carefully chose her words.

“Mom, that woman’s family is not short of money. She is not that girl’s biological mother. I assure you, this matter will be resolved properly.”

Xu Qingyan is a reliable adult, and with his assurance, Xu Yirou felt at ease.

At this moment, Xu Yue called to inquire about Xu Yirou's situation.

Xu Qingyan briefly mentioned it, and upon hearing Xu Yue's voice, Xu Yirou happily chimed in, "You rascal, I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me!"

Her sweet, childlike voice is full of energy and makes people feel happy.

Xu Yue: "Aunt Rou, I'm so glad you're alright. You don't need to worry about the filming. You can come and film whenever you want."

That's so smelly.

Xu Yirou giggled: "You stinky brat, you look just like the company's big boss."

Xu Yue smiled and said, "Aunt Rou, I just bought Tongyu last month, so I should be considered the owner of Tongyu Company."

"Huh?" Xu Yirou exclaimed in surprise, her little brain reacting quickly: "You brat, does that mean you're my boss?"

The tender voice paused for a moment: "Um, does that mean I can't call you stinky fart anymore?"

Xu Yue smiled broadly: "Aunt Rou, you're my dear aunt, you can call me whatever you want, don't call me 'stinky fart,' I'll be happy if you call me Little Xu."

Regardless of age, Xu Yirou has always been a respected elder to him.

These words were so soothing, they made the little dumpling beam with joy.

She warmly invited Xu Yue to her home to thank him for his help.

Xu Yue hadn't been to the Xu family for a while, so he readily agreed without any hesitation.

Back home, Bubble was the first person to greet him.

Xu Yirou had already received basic care at the hospital, and it was very effective. Although she could not walk briskly, she could walk steadily.

Bubble, with tears in her eyes, helped her up: "Sweetie, how many injections did the doctor give you? Did it hurt a lot?"

In a child's mind, it's impossible to go to the hospital without getting a shot.

"I didn't get a shot."

"Huh?? You didn't fight? Then what were you doing?"

After being escorted home by Secretary Feng, Bubble cried her heart out at home.

It was because she wanted to accompany Xu Yirou to get her injections. Her great-grandmother had suffered such a serious injury, and the doctor would definitely give her a lot of injections.

She's willing to share the burden of her grandmother's illness.

It turns out she didn't get an injection at all when she went to the hospital.

Xu Yirou shyly cupped her face in her hands: "The nurse put medicine on my bottom. The medicine smells nice, not bitter at all, and doesn't smell bad either~"

Bubble suddenly realized why she had smelled such a unique and refreshing fragrance as soon as Rou Rou returned.

She rubbed her hands together expectantly: "Can I wipe it?"

Xu Yirou was taken aback by the question. After a couple of seconds of contemplation, she shook her head firmly: "Bubble, you can't apply medicine if you're not injured."

"The medicine should be reserved for those who need it."

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, Grandma~"

*

Xu Yue was accompanied by Xu Cheye.

Xu Cheye was dragged and coaxed over by Xu Yue: "Uncle, Grandpa said you stay at home all day and don't play with your friends. How can that be? People will become abnormal if they stay cooped up for too long."

"You don't want to become a little pervert, do you?"

Xu Cheye glanced at him with a detached look: "...No wonder you've become so perverted."

"Anyway, you're coming out for a walk with me." Xu Yue, despite the cub's murderous gaze, smiled and ruffled his hair. "Since Grandpa entrusted you to me, of course I'll take good care of you."

Xu Cheye irritably fixed his hair, glaring at him with great displeasure: "You wait until I grow up and deal with you."

"Hahahaha, by the time you grow up, I'll be an old man. If you try to mess with me, I'll just lie on the ground and extort you until you're dead."

"..."

The uncle and nephew sat in the living room. Bubble stood behind Xu Qingyan's legs, peeking out half of its little head, and asked in a clear voice, "Daddy, who are they?"

puff--!

Caught off guard, Xu Yue nearly choked on his tea and rudely picked at his ear, realizing he was hallucinating at such a young age.

Feeling ashamed of his junior status, Xu Cheye silently moved a step away.

Bubble stared blankly at Xu Yue, scratching his face. What a strange uncle.

Xu Yirou happily handed her a plate of small cakes: "Bubble, his name is Stinky Egg, he's Da Bao's good friend~ Here, chocolate cake, it's super delicious!"

"Stinky fart?" Bubble took the cake, paused for a second, then burst out laughing. "Is it because your farts smell bad?"

Xu Yue: ...I can hear you.

Since he was his good brother, Xu Qingyan gave him some face and took the initiative to help him out of the predicament.

"Bubble, this is Uncle Xu Yue. He and Dad have been friends for over ten years."

Bubble emerged from behind Xu Qingyan with small steps, gave Xu Yue a shy smile, and said sweetly, "Hello, Uncle Xu, I'm Bubble."

Xu Yue: (Image of a blank expression)

……dad?

"Brother, who do you want to call you dad? Oh wait, whose dad are you?"

Xu Qingyan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"You're not kidding me, are you? Huh?" Xu Yue suddenly stood up and looked around as if searching for something. "Where's the camera? Where did you hide it?"

"Uncle," Bubble thoughtfully pointed to the ceiling, "our security camera is over there. Do you need help finding it?"

Xu Yue's eyes widened, he froze for two seconds, then curled his lips into a smile, as if to say, "I see right through you."

"Ah Yan, you've got some pranks going on now, huh? Not bad, you've been surfing the internet a lot lately, haven't you?"

Xu Qingyan sighed inwardly, feeling worried about her friend's mental state.

Xu Cheye felt so embarrassed that his scalp tingled.

He expressionlessly pulled the embarrassed junior back to his seat and said to Xu Qingyan in an old-fashioned manner, "I'm sorry, my nephew has intermittent erratic behavior, please forgive him."

Xu Qingyan lowered her eyes slightly in surprise, then nodded calmly: "Yes, it's nothing."

Xu Yue: "?"

Why are you two chatting?

After all that trouble, Xu Yue tearfully realized that, after all the twists and turns, he was the one who was unwanted.

The ice block he had teased for years was secretly doing great things behind his back.

—Who would believe he's pregnant!

Oh my god, how could he have a baby? The baby is already five years old!

Damn it, if this gets back to the old man's ears, his carefree days are definitely over.

Sigh, his grandfather had a son late in life at the age of seventy, and his father has been envious for a long time.

Xu Yue felt a pang of jealousy, grinding his teeth as he looked at Xu Qingyan and found him increasingly sleazy and treacherous.

What a high-and-mighty flower, ha!

Xu Yue leaned back on the sofa, looking utterly devastated, as if his soul had left his body.

Xu Yirou carried over the small cake: "You stinky brat, what's wrong with you? Come on~ have some cake, this is a chocolate cake made by Bubble Mommy!"

My wife's cake is so delicious!

She loves her goose wife the most.

Xu Yue forced a smile after being forced to eat a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), "Okay, thank you, Aunt Rou."

Catching a glimpse of Xu Cheye's serene expression, Xu Yue grinned and said, "Aunt Rou, this is my uncle, Xu Cheye."

“My uncle doesn’t have many friends. Could you and Bubble take him to play with us? He’s all alone every day, even more miserable than the little cabbages in the field.”

Xu Cheye's face darkened.

Xu Yirou's eyes showed sympathy; it was so pitiful that he had no children to play with.

He had also helped me this morning. This young man looks a bit fierce, but he's actually a very kind person.

She ran into the kitchen and came out carrying another piece of cake in her chubby little hands: "Don't be sad, Uncle Stinky Egg. Bubble and I will be your friends. Thank you for helping me this morning."

Xu Yue covered his mouth and coughed softly: "Aunt Rou, you can just call him by his name."

"Oh." Xu Yirou's eyes darted around. "Then I'll call you Cheche."

"Cheche is so cute, it sounds adorable." Xu Yue shrugged slightly and praised her.

Xu Yirou stretched out her fair and delicate hand: "Cheche, let's go play together! I'll show you Meimeiyangyang!"

Xu Cheye: ...

"You're welcome."

"Thank you, thank you." The chubby little hand shook in a coquettish manner. "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad baby, I won't bully you."

The little girl's dimples were like honey soaked in flower juice, sweet and fragrant, and she was as pretty as a little New Year's painting doll, looking like she was easy to bully.

She should be the one worrying about being bullied.

Xu Cheye awkwardly glanced away, a little sweat beading on his nose, and he stiffly took the little girl's hand in return.

As his nephew Xu Yue watched with amusement, Xu Cheye, his ears burning red, was stiffly led away by Xu Yirou.

The little girl's fingers in my field of vision were white and tender, with a healthy pinkish luster, as delicate and beautiful as cherry blossoms in full bloom in spring, and full of vitality.

Bubble followed behind and, upon seeing the two holding hands, widened her eyes slightly.

A sense of crisis inexplicably arose in my heart: why was this handsome young man holding her grandmother's hand?

What does he want to do?

The child, his face contorted with jealousy, stepped forward and took Xu Yirou's other hand: "Rourou, where are you going?"

"I'm taking Cheche to see Meimei Yangyang." Xu Yirou smiled brightly. "Bubble, come along too, the three of us can play together."

"OK."

The three cubs came to the backyard lawn and were happily munching on the grass.

The lawn in the Xu family's backyard is several hundred square meters, and Meimei loves to frolic there when the weather is nice.

This is their paradise.

When Xu Cheye saw what the two white lumps on the lawn were, his heart skipped a beat, and he subtly took a step back.

Xu Yirou was completely unaware, hugging Meimei's neck and rubbing against her happily: "Meimei, you smell so good."

fragrant?

Xu Cheye disagreed.

At this moment, Xu Yirou seemed like a silly little girl rolling around in a pile of sheep dung in his eyes.

Xu Yirou led Meimei over: "Meimei, let me introduce you to a little friend. His name is Cheche. He's Choupidan's uncle and also our new friend."

She called out to Xu Cheye, "Cheche, come here quickly."

"No need, I'll just stand here."

Xu Yirou tilted her head: "Are you scared?"

Meimei Yangyang is, after all, an alpaca, and is larger than a typical pet dog.

Xu Yirou thought Xu Cheye was afraid the two alpaca calves would bite, so she stroked Meimei's fluffy head, revealing a set of small white teeth:

"Don't worry, Cheche, Meimei and Yangyang are very well-behaved. They won't bite and they love being petted."

Bubble led Yangyang over: "That's right, they're even cuter and more affectionate than kittens."

Xu Cheye: "Do they spit?"

"Uh..." Xu Yirou hesitated, then turned her head away guiltily to stroke the sheep's head. "I... I occasionally throw up a little, does that count?"

"They won't vomit." Bubble lied through her teeth, her tone quite sincere. "They're very well-behaved, I don't lie to other children."

Xu Cheye wasn't fooled; kids are the ones who are best at fooling other kids.

"Yeah?"

His indifferent question and chilling gaze sent a shiver down the little boy's spine.

Unable to withstand the pressure, the little dumpling weakly opened its mouth: "I spit a little when I'm unhappy."

"A little or a hundred million?"

Xu Yirou, still confused, said, "Just a little bit."

I think it's a hundred million.

Bubble frowned, vaguely sensing that Xu Cheye was a little disgusted. As the beautiful little master, she stood in front of Xu Yirou, not very happy.

With her chin raised, she said, "What's wrong with spitting? They don't spit every day, and they only spit when they're angry."

"You're actually afraid of them."

"Well, you coward."

Bubble made a provocative face.

Xu Cheye kept a straight face, and after a long while, he sneered disdainfully: "If I'm a coward, then you're a little liar."

Bubble Fatty's body trembled.

What?! He actually called her a little liar!

The bubble burst, and immediately retorted, "I'm not a little liar!"

"Who said children don't lie to other children?"

Xu Cheye is a quiet little kid, but that doesn't mean he's bad with words. On the contrary, he's so sharp-tongued that he can drive people crazy.

The reason no kids want to play with him is simply because he's lazy and has a sharp tongue.

Bubble choked and her fair face turned bright red. Xu Yirou quickly tried to smooth things over between the two.

"Hey, you two shouldn't fight. Fighting won't solve anything."

“That’s right, arguing won’t solve anything.” Bubble rolled up her sleeves aggressively. “So, do you dare come to the dance studio with me?”