The four children sat on the laps of the four adults, laughing and chatting all the way.
Xiao Moran drove slowly, his heart filled with the children's laughter. Although he was in a hurry, he drove at a leisurely pace, allowing the children to fully enjoy the scenery outside the car window.
It's clear that Xiao Nuan also likes the scenery outside the window; her eyes are always looking out the window, and her head hasn't turned around at all.
Especially after leaving the city, she opened the car window and breathed in the fresh air to her heart's content.
The air was so fresh back then. There were few cars and people on the road, and no pollution. Everywhere was blue sky and white sky. Su Xiaonuan loved it.
Xiao Moran drove them to the zoo, bought them tickets, and even some snacks. Before leaving, he took a point-and-shoot camera from the car and handed it to Su Xiaonuan.
"Here, take these and take lots of pictures of the children."
Su Xiaonuan had never seen such an antique before. She held it in her hands and fiddled with it, but she didn't know how to use it. Having gotten used to SLR and digital cameras, she really didn't know how to operate this old thing.
"Your dad can take the photos." Ye Mei snatched the camera away. "Xiao Nuan has to come with us to take the photos."
"Then I won't take the picture?" Su Ming muttered.
"Dad, stand together, let me take a group photo of you first." Xiao Moran had them pose at the animal entrance, pressed the camera shutter a few times, and then fiddled with the camera a few more times.
"Aunt Chen, do you know how to take pictures?" Xiao Moran asked.
"No," Aunt Chen waved her hand.
He looked around at passersby, found a man with a camera, and asked him to take a family photo.
Xiao Moran gave him countless instructions and reminders before driving away.
Four children ran happily through the zoo, not missing a single animal.
Xiao Tian and Xiao Li grew up in a big city, so their knowledge of animals is much less.
Since no one teaches them to read pictures, they can't name many of the animals.
Xiaoli pointed at a giraffe through the wire fence and exclaimed, "Look, that animal is so strange!"
“Little Li, that’s a giraffe,” Dou Dou said.
He learned about giraffes while looking at pictures and learning to read.
"No wonder its neck is so long!" Xiaoli waved excitedly. "The patterns on its body are so beautiful!"
"That pattern is called leopard print, and it looks similar to the markings of a leopard," Guoguo explained to Xiaoli in advance, introducing her to the animals she knew.
"Did the leopard and the giraffe have the same mother?" Xiaoli looked at Guoguo with a cute expression. She thought Guoguo was very clever. As long as she didn't know something, she could get the answer by asking Guoguo.
“Of course not,” Guoguo said. “They just wear similar clothes, but they look different. How could they be born from the same mother? You’ll see when we go to see the leopard later.”
Su Ming and Ye Mei nodded repeatedly as they looked at their two grandsons. Among the children, their two grandsons were the smartest.
It's true that you don't know the harm without comparison.
Xiaotian and Xiaoli were children raised in a greenhouse. They grew up without a mother, and their father rarely cared for them. The only person in the family who was not very educated was an aunt who took care of them. Besides feeding and clothing them, what else could she give them?
Since their wicked stepmother came along, these two children, who had grown up in a sheltered environment, have suffered even more inhumane torment. Their every move reveals their timidity and fear, as well as their ignorance and cuteness.
"Giraffes are so cute, then leopards must be even cuter. Can I touch a leopard when I see one later?" Xiaoli looked at Guoguo innocently.
"No, that won't do! Leopards are ferocious; they'll eat you!" Guoguo waved her hands anxiously. "Leopards, tigers, lions, and wolves all eat people. We can only look at them from afar; we can't get close."
Xiao Nuan was very satisfied with Guo Guo's performance. She had only said this when teaching them to recognize words from pictures, and the little guy remembered it all and could even add some words himself to help the other children understand.
"Oh." Xiaoli nodded. "So she's just like that tigress, she can eat people alive."
Every time Xiaoli saw Lanyin, she felt as if Lanyin wanted to devour her.
The little boy's words deeply saddened the adults.
Aunt Chen's tears welled up immediately.
“Little Li, your stepmother isn’t a real tigress. She’s just as fierce as a tigress. She’s a person too, just a bad one,” Guoguo said, raising her fist. “Don’t be afraid. If your stepmother ever bullies you again, I’ll beat her up for you.”
"Yes, I'll help you beat her up too!" DouDou raised her fist to cheer her on.
"You can't beat her, only godmother can." The little girl quickly ran to Su Xiaonuan, reaching out her arms for a hug. "Godmother is the best."
Su Xiaonuan picked up the little one in front of her and kissed her on the cheek. "Xiaoli is so cute. We all love you. From now on, you'll have several older brothers to pamper you, and a godmother to protect you. Even your stepmother, that tigress, won't dare to bully you."
"It's so nice to have a godmother!" Xiaoli also kissed Xiaonuan on the cheek.
When DouDou and GuoGuo saw their mother holding XiaoLi, the two boys stopped arguing. If their mother held one of them, they would insist on holding both of them. In their hearts, XiaoLi was the younger sister, and they were the older brothers, so the older brothers had to give way to their younger sister.
The zoo is quite large, and the children were all a bit tired from walking all the way in, which is why Xiaoli had Xiaonuan carry her.
Although the three boys didn't say they were tired, it was clear that their short legs were making them walk very slowly.
Finally, Ye Mei held Guo Guo, Su Ming held Dou Dou, and Aunt Chen held Xiao Tian.
They were all carried by adults, and their happy laughter echoed in every corner.
He would point at each animal he saw and cheer incessantly.
When they encounter docile animals, they will stop to take pictures.
When they encounter ferocious animals, they don't go down to the ground; they just watch from a distance.
When they saw the peacock, Su Xiaonuan put Xiaoli down, tied a red silk scarf around her neck, and encouraged her. "Xiaoli, go and dance."
Dancing is a piece of cake for Xiaoli; she was the best dancer in kindergarten.
She could dance spontaneously and become completely absorbed in it. As she danced, she even pulled off the red silk scarf tied around her neck, which floated in the air in a perfect arc with her movements.
The peacock, with its head tucked in like a quail, was now fully displayed on the screen.
Having prepared in advance, Su Ming quickly captured this beautiful moment with a photograph.
Many passersby were also taking pictures with their cameras.
The peacock in full bloom still held its head high, as if it wanted to compete with Xiaoli.
Everyone who saw it applauded and cheered.
Xiaoli was having so much fun. With her godmother's explanation, she learned that peacocks spread their tails because of her beauty. As a result, her little face was filled with confidence, which was in stark contrast to her usual timidity.
Xiao Tian was also happy for his sister. The two siblings had relied on each other since they were little, like two little birds in a gilded cage.
Today, they finally flew out of their golden cage and became happy and carefree birds. This feeling is so wonderful.
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