Shi Nian is a cute little Omega cub. His favorite thing to do every day is to cuddle in his dad's arms with his little bear doll and then stare blankly at his dad's exquisite face with his ...
There is a difference that makes adults feel embarrassed, but children feel happy. The more despaired Shi Yichu was, the happier Shi Nian was when she saw her relatives were at home.
"Wow, Dad, father, brother and uncle are all at home!"
Shi Nian cheered and wanted to go find them, but the next second his hand was grabbed by Shi Yichu.
Shi Nian looked up at him blankly, "Uncle?"
When Shi Yichu saw the group of people downstairs, he knew that he had fallen into a trap. Even though he was extremely panicked, he still remained calm on the surface.
But the trembling in her voice could not be disguised, "Xiao Niannian, hold on to me for a bit, my legs are a little weak."
"Uncle, be careful." Shi Nian quickly acted as Shi Yichu's crutch, nervously helping him down the stairs, muttering, "Go slowly, one step at a time. That's right, uncle, you're such a good boy."
Shi Yichui was treated like a child by the children, his face was red and his heart was beating fast. In order to avoid the deadly gaze from his brother, he deliberately lowered his head and spoke to Shi Nian.
"Little Niannian is so smart, she knows everything."
"My baby, how can I live without you?"
"I love you so much."
Shi Yichu's mumbling stopped when he came into the sight of several people, and he silently pulled Shi Nian to sit on the empty sofa.
Morpheus immediately stood up and wanted to sit next to Shi Yichu, but was glared at by the latter and sat back to his original seat with a wronged look on his face.
Shi Nian was unaware of the undercurrents stirring among the adults. She happily held Shi Yichu's hand and looked at Shi Yiyu and the others. "Will Dad be home all day today? Let's play with uncle at home."
Shi Yiyu stared at the embarrassed Shi Yichu and chuckled, "Yes, everyone is at home today, so spend some time with your uncle..."
The last few words were spoken very slowly. Shi Yichui's body trembled, his eyes dodged, and he wished he could hide behind Shi Nian.
"Let's play together~" Shi Nian excitedly shook Shi Yichu's hand, "Dad is with us, it's fun~"
Shi Yichu: "..."
At this moment, Shi Yichui understood the truth of life that human sorrows and joys are different. He didn't even dare to look up and meet Shi Yiyu's gaze.
Yu Chen looked around and felt that now was the time for adults to deal with their own affairs, and he should take the only little kid away.
But when he stood up and walked towards Shi Nian, putting his hands under his armpits and preparing to carry him to the second floor, Shi Yichu held his hands and begged tearfully, "Xiao Achen, please give your uncle a chance to survive. He is the only one I have. I am afraid to be alone."
Yu Chen: “…”
Morpheus stood up again to show his presence, "My dear, you still have me."
Shi Yichu had no expression on his face. "Get lost."
Morpheus immediately stopped moving, looking at him helplessly, lowering his head in disappointment, looking so pitiful and helpless.
Yu Luhan couldn't help but speak up for Morpheus, "Calm down."
Shi Yichu: "You get out too."
Yu Luhan: "..."
Shi Yiyu glanced at him lightly, "Who are you talking to? I'll give you a chance to reorganize your words."
Shi Yichu was able to bend and stretch, and apologized immediately, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
But I will dare to do it next time.
How could Shi Yiyu not know his little thoughts? He waved to Shi Nian and said, "Little Rose, come here."
Shi Nian was very obedient. She jumped off the sofa, but before she could take a step, she was picked up by Shi Yichu.
The latter hugged him tightly and said to Shi Yiyu as if he was angry, "I already said I was wrong, why did you still yell at him?! You still want to apologize to me and continue to say no? Why are you yelling!"
The momentum is there, but unfortunately the words sound a bit timid.
Shi Yiyu didn't dare to force him and took a step back. "...Forget it, Nian Nian, you just sit there."
Shi Nian once again sat in Shi Yichu's arms in a daze.
Shi Yichu looked at them with a pursed mouth, his chin resting on Shi Niantian's head, his hands tightly holding him, afraid that he would run away and he would be completely isolated and helpless.
After a few minutes of silence, Shi Yiyu leisurely peeled an orange and looked up at Shi Yichu, "Why did you sneak out?"
Shi Yichu lowered his eyes and ruffled Shi Nian's hair, "I'm bored, I want to go out for a walk."
Morpheus whispered, "I can come out with you."
"And you're surrounded by a bunch of bodyguards?" Shi Yichu glanced at him, and seeing that he lowered his head and remained silent, he snorted, "I told you I hate being surrounded by so many people. It's so boring that it can suffocate me to death."
Morpheus explained in a muffled voice, "But it's too dangerous outside, and you're pregnant. I need this to feel at ease."
Shi Yichu sneered, "In your eyes, even if I breathe in the air outside, I could be poisoned to death, right?"
Morpheus was so worried that he didn't realize that his words were meant as a mockery. He thought about it seriously and said, "It's not impossible. No, it won't work. It seems I need to buy a few more air filters."
Shi Yichu: "..."
He was so angry that he picked up the glass on the table and was about to throw it down, but Shi Yiyu glanced at him and said calmly, "I bought this. If you dare, try breaking one."
Shi Yichu paused, then slowly put down the cup in his hand. In order not to embarrass himself, he tapped the bottle with his finger, "Hmm... This cup is quite nice, brother. Your taste is as good as ever."
But when he caught a glimpse of Yu Luhan beside him, he curled his lips and said, "Except this one."
Shi Yichu's attitude was obviously that he was unwilling to leave with Morpheus, and Shi Yiyu's attitude was also very firm, he must let him and Morpheus go back.
In the end, Shi Nian and Shi Yichu were forcibly separated. Shi Nian was held in Yu Luhan's arms, while Shi Yichu was held in Morpheus' arms like a child and prepared to leave.
"I won't go! Let me go, you bastard!"
Shi Yichu still stubbornly held onto Shi Yiyu's hand, refusing to let go, saying, "Why, brother? I can help you take care of Xiao Nian Nian here, but Lais doesn't know how to take care of a child at all."
Kelais pinched Daniel's pink cat ears unconvincedly and said, "Nonsense, I can take care of children."
Daniel snatched back his ear and looked at Shi Yichui and Shi Yiyu, slightly distracted.
Shi Yiyu didn't buy his story and pried his hands apart. "No need. I'm taking Nian Nian to Mr. Zhong today. I don't need you."
Shi Yichu was shocked and patted Morpheus's shoulder. "Put me down quickly. I'll go back with you. Okay? Let me talk to my brother first."
Only then did Morpheus put him down and held his hand worriedly.
Shi Yichu was very excited. "The old man is willing to talk to Xiao Niannian. Has he changed?"
"Well, he's going to teach me about biomimetics."
Shi Yichu was even more excited now. He ran to Yu Luhan and pinched Shi Nian's face. "You're amazing, my dear. You can even handle that old man. You must learn from him. That's an honor that not even your father has."
Shi Yiyu didn't know much about bionic mechanics, but Rice had taught him how to do it when Shi Xianyun was still alive.
But later, Shi Xianyun forbade them from touching such things, and the two brothers abandoned this knowledge. Now that Shi Nian could study under Shi Xianyun's teacher, it was naturally the best thing.
Shi Nian bit her finger, not knowing why her uncle said that, but she nodded obediently, "Yeah, Nian Nian can screw the screws."
Before Morphis and Shi Yichu left, Shi Yiyu hugged Shi Yichu and touched his belly. "Just hold on for another six months. You're her father, so you have to be responsible for her."
Shi Yichu lowered his eyes and nodded, "I understand."
Shi Nian waved and said, "Goodbye, little uncle."
Then he said goodbye to the baby in his belly, "Goodbye, baby~"
Shi Yichu smiled and kissed his forehead, "Goodbye, Xiao Niannian."
After watching them get into the hovercraft and leave, Shi Nian hugged Yu Luhan's neck tightly, her tone full of expectation, "Nian Nian is also a big brother, the baby should call Nian Nian brother."
Yu Luhan smiled and carried him back home.
The flowers and plants in the yard endured the scorching summer heat, welcomed the bleak autumn wind, and were covered by heavy snow in an instant.
In February, the baby that Shi Nian had been longing for was finally born, and he followed his fathers to the hospital to see his uncle.
Shi Nian followed Yu Luhan and Yu Chen to the nursery to see the baby, while Shi Yiyu went to check on Shi Yichui.
This hospital was privately invested by Merovingian, and all the medical staff were surrounding Shi Yichu and the child. When Shi Nian walked into the baby's room, she saw an elderly couple sitting beside the cradle and looking at the child.
Yu Luhan held Shi Nian's hand and nodded to them, "These are your uncle's parents, you can call them..."
Yu Luhan was at a loss as to what to address him.
"Call Grandma and Grandpa."
Grandma's brilliant golden hair had dimmed, but it couldn't hide her beautiful face. When she looked at Shi Nian, her brows were filled with tenderness. "This is Xiao Yiyu's child, right? Come, let grandma see it."
Shi Nian took small steps hesitantly, and his grandmother gently took his hand and brought him to her side.
She gently touched Shi Nian's hair, her voice kind and gentle, "Don't be afraid, little one. When you were very young, grandma held you and changed your diapers."
Perhaps because she looked a lot like Old Master Zhong, Shi Nian gradually came to trust her and called her "Grandma" in her baby voice.
A smile appeared in the grandmother's slightly dim blue eyes as she stroked Shinian's face, "Good boy, you are really well behaved."
"You're here to see Nobby, right? She's still sleeping and won't open her eyes at this hour."
Shi Nian looked at the baby in the cradle, her eyes gradually widening, "She's so small."
The newborn baby was so small that even though it was washed clean, its skin was still wrinkled and reddish-purple.
Shi Nian's face wrinkled into a ball. This little guy was not as pretty as his uncle.
His reaction amused his grandmother. "You were this small too, huh? Oh, no, you were even smaller when you were born, only the size of two palms."
Shi Nian was born prematurely, one or two months early. If it weren't for Dr. Apsu's advanced medical skills and equipment, Shi Nian might not have survived.
Shi Nian closed her palms and looked at the tiny length. She was shocked. "I'm so small, just a tiny bit."
His words made several elders present burst into laughter.
Even the grandfather, who always had a serious frown on his face, relaxed his brows, a smile flashing across his eyes. He waved to Shi Nian and called out in Puhinian, "Rertir rte (Come here)."
Shi Nian couldn't even speak the only language he knew fluently, so naturally he couldn't understand what the old man said.
Grandma explained for Grandpa, "He wants you to go to him."
Shi Nian hesitated. Compared to his gentle grandmother, he felt a little scared of this serious grandfather.
Yu Luhan rubbed his head and said, "It's okay, go ahead."
Shi Nian looked at Yu Luhan, her uneasiness receded a little, and she slowly walked to the old man.
The old man was in good health and held Shi Nian on his knees. He saw Shi Nian looking in Yu Luhan's direction, his blue eyes full of surprise. "El turi ton." (He relies on you a lot)
Yu Luhan nodded, "Well, he's a bit shy."
Shi Nian couldn't understand what her father and the unfamiliar grandfather were saying. Her big, black eyes flickered between the two of them, and she subconsciously bit her fingers.
"Non, Non (No? Don't bite your fingers)."
The old man shook his head, pulled Shi Nian's hand out of his mouth, then held Shi Nian in his arms and turned on the smart brain. After a while, a ding-ding message sound came from the smart brain.
Shi Nian looked at the information that popped up in his intelligent brain, feeling bewildered.
[Ding—You have received the share transfer agreement from the Merovingian family.]
[Ding—You have received the agreement regarding the change of ownership of the mineral star in the third galaxy.]
【……】
Shi Nian: "..."
What?
Shi Nian's AI was set to underage mode, so this large transfer automatically appeared on Yu Luhan's AI. He immediately declined, "Sorry, these are too valuable. We can't accept them."
The old man glanced at him and whispered a few words into Grandma's ear. Grandma relayed his meaning, "These things were originally prepared for this child. We are really sorry that we missed out on Xiao Nian's first birthday gift. These things can be considered as a way to make up for it."
"He and his brother each get one. As adults, don't refuse. It's not for you anyway."
Yu Luhan: "..."
The Merovingian family is an ancient family that attaches great importance to etiquette, especially for a patriarch like Grandpa Merovingian, who believes that refusing him is a lack of face.
Yu Luhan knew he couldn't refuse, so he could only say thank you and touched Shi Nian's head, "Grandpa gave you a lot of things, say thank you to Grandpa."
Yu Luhan taught Shi Nian to express gratitude in their language.
Shi Nian took a long time to imitate before she could say the general idea, "Breter, wrdoe, tior (Thank you grandpa and grandma)"
Puschini is a language with a very strong sense of rhythm and is regarded as the most beautiful language by the people of the empire. Children speaking Puschini in a unique baby voice are particularly adorable.
Grandma smiled with her eyes curved and kissed his bouncy little face.
Grandpa looked at Shi Nian and the baby in the cradle, and slowly revealed the smile of an old man enjoying family happiness.
Morpheus took care of Shi Yichu for a long time before coming to see the child. He tried to hold the baby, but was frightened by the soft body. The grandmother was still correcting his posture of holding the baby.
"Put your hands on her back and hold her head up, otherwise you'll hurt her back. Children are very fragile."
When he heard that the little guy might be hurt, Morpheus immediately hugged him, fearing that he might hurt the new life without careful consideration.
Yu Luhan laughed twice when he saw this, and picked up Xiao Shi Nian in front of them, as if showing off silently: This one of mine is easy to hold.
Morpheus: “…”
When Shi Nian saw her uncle-in-law being clumsy and being scolded by Grandma Mo Luowen for the first time, she leaned on Yu Luhan's shoulder and smiled.
Morpheus pinched his little face and sighed, "Little Niannian, please stop teasing me. My uncle really can't do that."
Grandpa and grandma were obviously waiting for this sentence.
Grandma smiled and said, "Then let Yichu and the child come with us to Pushida. The climate there is mild, which is perfect for him to recuperate. Once he's well, the four of us can go on an interstellar trip."
My grandparents have reached retirement age and will soon leave the center of this duel arena.
Morpheus was stunned, "You four...what about me?"
Why was I kicked out of this family so inexplicably?
Grandma stroked his blond hair and said softly, "Baby, the Chamber of Commerce needs you."
Morpheus was naturally extremely unwilling. After his grandmother brought up this matter to Shi Yichui, the latter's first reaction was also unwillingness.
Grandma held Shi Yichu's hand and said, "Child, listen to us and follow us. We won't hurt you."
There was an emotion in her eyes that Shi Yichu could not see through. Shi Yichu intuitively felt that they knew something. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded.
Grandma glanced at Shi Yiyu who was holding Shi Nian, and Yu Luhan and Yu Chen who were standing beside them, "Little Niannian and little Achen, please accompany your uncle first."
Shi Yiyu heard that she wanted to get the children away so that she could talk to them alone. She put Shi Nian on the ground and said, "Go play with your uncle."
What Shi Nian liked most was playing with Shi Yichui. She nodded happily and walked to Shi Yichui holding Yu Chen's hand.
Soon there was only one adult and two children left in the ward. Shi Yichu gave each of them an apple. Shi Nian held the apple, which was almost as big as his face, and chewed it for a long time.
Yu Chen was bored and peeling the apple with a knife. Seeing that Shi Nian had been chewing on the apple for a long time and his damage to the apple was almost zero, he sighed and didn't mind the saliva stuck on the apple. He cut it into small pieces and fed it to him.
Shi Nian took a piece and chewed it with her baby teeth, and the apple pieces were all covered with saliva.
The fact that Shi Yichui and the child would follow their grandparents was already determined, and Shi Nian followed his family to Merovingian Manor on the day they left.
There is a huge starship berth in the manor. Shi Yichu and his friends have packed their things and are ready to set off at any time.
Shi Yichu hugged Shi Yiyu, Shi Nian, and Yu Chen one by one, and kissed each of them on the cheek. "I will miss you. I will be back in a few years."
Shi Nian knew that her uncle was going on a long journey, so she waved her hand reluctantly and said, "Goodbye, uncle and little Nuobi."
Shi Yichu held the little one in her arms and waved her short arms, "Goodbye, when we come back next time, the little one will call you brother."
Shi Nian was extremely looking forward to being called brother, and nodded with a smile.
Morpheus hugged Shi Yichu and cried, "What will I do if you leave? I'll be depressed and have postpartum depression. Honey, you must remember to call me via holographic phone every day, no less than six times a day, and each call should be four hours long."
Shi Yichu: "...a day is only twenty-four hours."
Grandpa couldn't stand Morpheus crying like this. He blew his beard and glared at him, leaning on his cane and cursing in Pucinian: "Breism soxueni swoai qosie swosu qoshz yicu zoxu... (What's the point of an Alpha crying all day?! How did you live before you had Yichu? Why are you living like this now? You useless thing)."
Shi Yichu was also having a headache. He handed Shi Nian a key and said, "Why don't you come to the manor from time to time to take a look? If you find that my uncle-in-law has been drinking, call me on video."
Shi Nian put the key in her pocket and said, "Yes! I will!"
Shi Nian watched her uncle and the others enter the starship and waved her arms, "Uncle...goodbye."
Shi Yichu replied in a clear voice, "Goodbye, my darlings!"
The starship took off smoothly and headed towards the vast and boundless starry sky. Shi Nian watched the starship getting smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared from his sight. The sadness of parting made him lean on Shi Yiyu's shoulder.
Then, he looked at Morpheus, whose eyes were red, and asked, "Uncle-in-law, do you have a lot of wine?"
Morpheus sniffed and nodded, "My uncle-in-law has a wine cellar."
Shi Nian swallowed and said, "My uncle just told me that you can't drink."
Morpheus was touched and sad, "Well, I get a stomachache if I drink too much..."
Shi Nian asked logically, "My uncle can't drink, can you give me some?"
Morpheus: “…”