Chapter 42

For him...

Hearing Su Ci's words, A Yan couldn't help but lower his head, holding the space button hanging in front of his chest with his little hands, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He had just used his spiritual consciousness to look at it, so he knew how many good things were in this space button.

So many supplies, so much food, the keeper actually gave it all to him for safekeeping!

And...

he also felt a kind of power from the keeper from the light golden hanging rope, which made him feel friendly. Wearing it like this, it was as if he was with the keeper all the time.

A Yan raised his little head slightly and saw that the young man's hair had returned to its original state.

The scene just now appeared in his mind.

A Yan couldn't help but stand on tiptoe, stretched out his little hand, and gently touched the place where Su Ci's hair had just broken.

At the same time, the child opened his mouth.

His face and neck were swollen due to the force, and a look of pain appeared on his little face, but in the end, A Yan continued to persevere.

In the end, he uttered a few syllables with great difficulty but successfully.

"Su... Su... it hurts..."

Su Ci was startled when he suddenly heard his voice.

This was him, the first time he heard A Yan speak in a real sense. He didn't expect that the first time the child spoke, he would call his name, and imitate 4586 and call such a nickname.

To be honest, the child's voice was not pleasant.

His throat must have been seriously injured, and the sound he made was like rough sand rolling through his throat, hoarse and harsh, not at all like the cute and adorable sound of an ordinary child.

However, the way he tried to make a sound even when in pain, his little hands gently stroking his hair, and the look of heartache in his eyes overshadowed everything.

Su Ci looked at A Yan.

To be honest, he didn't want to have too deep a bond with other lives, but... sometimes, it was really hard to remain indifferent.

Just like the plants in the plantation, just like Ah Yan at this moment...

He grabbed the little hand pressing on his hair and said helplessly, "It doesn't hurt."

Ah Yan just uttered three syllables, but he had already used up all his strength. He felt his throat dry and painful, and even tasted blood.

Such pain was nothing to him. What really frustrated him was that his voice was really bad.

Ah Yan looked at his hand held by the keeper, feeling the softness and warmth of the other's palm. He finally let go of his thoughts and gently moved forward, close to the young man's arms.

The keeper did not push him away.

A Yan felt his depressed mood rising, and he put his cheek against the keeper's chest and rubbed it affectionately.

Su Ci put down his little hand, put his palm on the top of his head, and gently touched it. A Yan's hair was fine, soft, and furry, and it felt no worse than the ears of a little wolf cub.

"Didn't I tell you not to be stubborn?"

Su Ci said this, and a light golden light glowed slightly in his palm. The golden soul power merged into A Yan's body, nourishing the child's broken body.

A Yan couldn't help but close his eyes. The pain in his body was relieved, which made him feel very enjoyable - as long as he stayed by the keeper's side, he would feel particularly comfortable.

He raised his head, rested his chin on Su Ci's chest, and stared at him with his dark red eyes. Although the child did not speak, Su Ci could clearly feel the child's apology and gratitude, and

suddenly he was reluctant to say anything to him.

"Take good care of this space button." Su Ci withdrew his soul power, looked at the space button hanging on the child's chest, and reminded him, "You have already mastered the specific usage. As for the things in the space button..."

Although it was full of food, Su Ci had another space button that he could not use for the time being.

"Let's keep it with you for now." He said.

Even if A Yan stole some food, he probably wouldn't eat much, so he could just pretend he didn't know.

Ah Yan nodded obediently. The pain from forcing himself to open his mouth just now had disappeared. Hearing that the keeper was really going to put so much food in his place, he felt trusted and valued, and couldn't help feeling happy.

Now, is he a little more important to the keeper than the little spirit seed?

"Okay, let's eat first."

After finally getting the space button, Su Ci looked at the can of chicken next to him. The hunger in his stomach was aroused again. He had just consumed his soul power, and now he needed to eat as soon as possible to replenish his energy.

But just as he was about to reach out to take the can, the child held his wrist.

Huh? Su Ci looked at the child in confusion.

Ah Yan touched the space button, took out a bag of potato chips and stuffed it into Su Ci's hand, then picked up the can and pointed to the food processor on the stove that Su Ci had been ignoring.

Su Ci was a little surprised and said uncertainly: "You want to use this food processor?"

"Yes!" The child nodded vigorously.

Su Ci looked at the food processor and confirmed that no relevant "common sense" emerged in his mind. Seeing Ah Yan's eager look, he had to say: "Can you do it yourself?"

The child nodded again.

"Okay, then you use it." Although he didn't know what Ah Yan was going to do, Su Ci didn't stop him.

He pulled over a stool and sat next to Ah Yan. After opening the potato chips, he turned on the eating mode.

Su Ci stuffed several pieces of potato chips into his mouth, but he couldn't concentrate. His eyes kept following A Yan's movements.

Thinking of his busy little figure in the morning, he couldn't help but be curious, what is A Yan going to do this time?

The child stood on a stool, tiptoed, opened the hanging cabinet above the stove, and took out a plate from it.

He looked familiar with the place, so he must have explored it before.

After putting the plate away, A Yan poured the chicken in the can onto the plate, spread the chicken flat with a fork, and finally poured the remaining barbecue sauce in the can evenly on the chicken pieces.

Then he picked up the plate and put it into the food processor with great effort. He selected the baking mode on the machine panel, and then the child lay on the edge of the counter, staring at the food processor.

After eating half a bag of potato chips, Su Ci felt less hungry. Seeing that A Yan was looking very interested, he couldn't help but move over.

Two heads, one big and one small, were close together, staring at the food processor.

At first, Su Ci was just curious to join in the fun, but soon, his eyes changed.

He smelled the fragrance.

It was a very, very strong meaty aroma, mixed with barbecue sauce. After being baked, it burst out with an extremely tempting strong spicy aroma.

"Gulp——"

Su Ci swallowed his saliva, and he couldn't help but look at A Yan, with anxious questions in his beautiful and gentle eyes: Can I eat it? Is it not ready yet? When can I eat it?

A Yan, who had been staring at the food processor intently, soon noticed Su Ci's gaze - the gaze was so strong that it was hard not to notice it.

He turned his head to look at Su Ci, and suddenly felt that the keeper at this moment, in addition to being good-looking, also had a feeling that made him want to... touch his head.

This feeling, should be... cute?

A Yan thought a little confusedly, then tentatively reached out and touched Su Ci's hair. Seeing that he did not dodge, he gave him a soothing smile, and then looked at the food processor again.

He didn't need to check the manual of the food processor. Just by taking a look, he knew how to use this food processor. It was much simpler than learning the divine text.

As time passed, the fragrance became stronger and stronger, and soon, the food processor made a "ding" sound.

Sensing that the people around him were getting more and more impatient, A Yan quickly turned on the food processor.

A stream of hot air came out of the food processor, emitting a stronger aroma - it looked like it was a success!

A Yan was about to reach out to take it, but the plate of roasted chicken flew out by itself, and finally landed steadily on the stove, showing the finished product in its entirety.

After baking, the originally whitish chicken turned golden yellow, and the oil and water in the sebum seeped out, mixed with the barbecue sauce, sizzling and bubbling, emitting a burst of aroma that made people drool.

Even A Yan couldn't help swallowing.

Su Ci stretched out his hand, and a fork appeared out of thin air in his palm. He didn't care about the burn, so he picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth.

As soon as the tip of his tongue tasted the sauce, he couldn't help showing an expression of enjoyment, feeling that his taste buds were extremely soothed.

The flavor of the barbecue sauce was fully brought out during the baking process, and the canned chicken, which was originally marinated, was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside after baking. It was several times more delicious than just eating cold canned meat!

Although Su Ci had tasted countless delicacies in the world, after eating several meals of nutrient solution and cold canned food in a row, he had to admit that this was the most special delicacy he had ever eaten.

Su Ci only ate one piece and couldn't stop.

The chicken on the plate disappeared piece by piece, but the amount of a can was soon consumed by Su Ci, leaving only a little barbecue sauce.

When he stopped, he noticed the child who had been looking at him, waiting for his feedback.

The child's eyes seemed to be able to speak. When he looked over, they widened slightly, as if asking: Is it delicious?

"Delicious." Su Ci touched the child's head in praise, "Ayan, you are very smart."

You actually know how to use that food processor!

The young man smiled with his eyebrows curved, and there seemed to be stars in his beautiful eyes. The light around him seemed to become brighter because of this smile.

Ah Yan, who was patted on the head again, was stunned at first when he saw the smile on Su Ci's face, then he grinned, feeling happy in his heart.

It was the first time for him to see the keeper smile so beautifully! Moreover, the keeper praised him!

After receiving the compliment, Ah Yan became more motivated. He knew that the keeper had a big appetite and a box of canned chicken would definitely not be enough.

Since it has been proven that this food processor is really useful and the keeper likes to eat it, he can make more at a time.

Soon, in room 303, there were bursts of meat aroma.

Although Su Ci only ate half full in the end, his taste buds were greatly satisfied and he did not feel uncomfortable at all.

A Yan also got a cup of Su Ci's favorite berry-flavored nutritional liquid as a reward.

Although Su Ci generously shared the grilled chicken with him, A Yan only took a bite, and after knowing the specific taste, he left the rest to Su Ci.

He liked to see the smiles on the faces of the keepers after tasting the delicious food. In the future, he would make many more delicious foods for the keepers!

In the bedroom, the work manual embedded in the wall once again exuded a wave of angry emotions.

Su Ci naturally noticed the obvious fluctuations coming from the bedroom, and he couldn't help but wonder, why does this book spirit hybrid seem to have a worse temper?

And... I always feel that it is much weaker than in the morning?

Su Ci was about to get up to check when the communicator rang.

It was Gu Qingchen who called.

Gu Qingchen had just finished purifying the cubs.

Although Su Ci was not with him, this was his daily job, and with the help of two guards, it was not difficult to complete.

Moreover, the cubs today were much more obedient than usual. Except for the little monkey number six, the cubs three, five, seven and eight were all cooperative.

It was just that the little girl number five looked at him with tears in her eyes, asking him for a brother, which made Gu Qingchen a little overwhelmed.

He hurriedly performed two purification spells on the little girl and left her room.

Strangely enough, after yesterday's bloody rain, the cubs in the nursery didn't have high levels of contamination, which was probably why the cubs were in a relatively stable mood today.

When Gu Qingchen arrived at the door of Room 8, he became very cautious, because in his impression, Room 8 was as naughty as Room 6, and often slipped out when the door was not closed properly.

But today, when Gu Qingchen opened the door of Room 503, he didn't see the little wolf cub rushing towards him as expected.

He looked into the room and saw the young boy holding a glass, drinking water, with the wolf's tail swinging back and forth behind him. When he put the glass down, he could hear him humming an unknown tune.

This little wolf cub seems to be in a good mood today?

Gu Qingchen felt strange, and he took a step forward tentatively. The little boy, who was lying on the table fiddling with something, suddenly looked over with caution.

Seeing Gu Qingchen, the little wolf bared his teeth at him fiercely and was not friendly.

Gu Qingchen didn't care. Seeing that he didn't rush over, he took one of the guards into the room, and the metal door behind him slowly closed.

He greeted with a smile: "Xiao Ba, you feel good today."

Number Eight rolled his eyes, ignored him, and continued to fiddle with the things in his hands.

Gu Qingchen went closer to take a look and found that the child got a piece of white paper from somewhere. He first rolled the paper into a long tube, then tore the two ends and poked it into the tube to fix it. Finally, he took a pen and poked holes in the paper tube.

Although he didn't understand what he was playing, it was rare to see the little wolf cub so quiet, neither making trouble nor making a fuss, which made Gu Qingchen feel a little uncomfortable.

"Let me test the pollution value for you first." Gu Qingchen took out the detector, and the light swept, and the number appeared on the instrument.

Pollution value: 8 (low).

Gu Qingchen was stunned. This is a very low value. Even if it is not purified in a short time, there will be no big problem.

Although the cubs had not been exposed to the bloody rain, it had been several days since the last purification, not to mention that the wolf cub's value was abnormally low.

Gu Qingchen's eyes showed a thoughtful look. He looked at the wolf cub and asked patiently, "Xiao Ba, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

There were new bruises and obvious teeth marks on the child's face, and he had seen the data of No. 8 before entering the door. When the bloody rain fell yesterday, he went crazy just like No. 6 and No. 7.

Moreover, he did not use sedatives, and finally fell into a coma due to exhaustion.

Logically speaking, after the wolf cub wakes up the next day, it is unlikely to be as lively as usual. Instead, it is more normal for him to be in a state of fatigue and sleepiness like No. 6.

Seeing that No. 8 didn't answer, Gu Qingchen continued, "Let me help you take care of the wound on your face."

Doctor Gu's tone was very gentle, and the smile on his face seemed gentle and harmless.

However, No. 8 frowned. The little wolf cub's intuition was always sharp. Although he didn't feel any malice from Gu Qingchen, he didn't like his fake smile.

"No need for you." The young boy pouted, his expression was a little fierce, "Hurry up and purify the master, and leave after the purification. You are disturbing the master here."

Gu Qingchen was not angry about No. 8's blunt words. After all, the child didn't hit anyone, let alone insult him, but his tone was not very good.

"Okay, I'll help you purify first."

Gu Qingchen good-temperedly followed No. 8's words and asked him to stretch out one hand.

No. 8 then reluctantly put down the "paper flute" in his hand, stretched out one of his hands to Gu Qingchen, and then was held down by his hand wearing medical gloves. A

faint light lit up. No. 8, who had been purified countless times, was no longer curious about this.

What's more, he now only wanted to learn the flute wholeheartedly.

"Are you done?" He tapped his toes one by one, and one of the hairy ears on his head was half folded down, looking a little impatient.

"Very soon."

Gu Qingchen smiled, but slowed down the purification speed. Just when he wanted to test No. 8 again to see what he had done in the past few days to make the pollution value so low, he heard the little wolf cub ask: "By the way, has the keeper come back?"

Speaking of the keeper, the young boy's mood became more active and he talked more.

"He has been out since the morning. It seems that he went to the infirmary to pick up No. 2 and No. 4. By the way, No. 2 and No. 4 are back too, right? No. 5, the crybaby, should be happy now!"

Hearing him mention No. 4, Gu Qingchen's smile was a little lost, and he could only say vaguely: "Keeper Su has come back and is estimated to be in the dormitory now."

"Then you call him and ask him to come and see... come to me!" No. 8 stuttered for a while, and then became righteous again.

Gu Qingchen looked at No. 8 again in surprise. He didn't expect that the keeper Su would get along so well with No. 8. He had been to the brood house many times before, but he had never seen No. 8 look for any keeper.

"The master is talking, are you listening?"

At this time, No. 8's dissatisfied voice sounded. The child saw that Gu Qingchen was distracted, and couldn't help but patted the table and accused, "You are like this..."

He paused for a moment, then thought of something and continued, "Yes! Impolite!"

Gu Qingchen: "..."

This kid, he still knows what politeness is? That's really strange.

He had no choice but to coax her, "I'm listening. If you want to find a keeper, fine, but you have to answer a few questions for me first, okay?"

"Who said I want to find a keeper? It's obviously him who wants to find me!"

No. 8 looked unconvinced, but finally nodded and said, "Okay, then what do you want to ask?"

Gu Qingchen, who didn't expect it to be so smooth, was stunned for a moment, and then tentatively asked about No. 8's activities in recent days, such as what he ate, what he did, and any different behaviors from the past.

In fact, these should all be written into the growth record by the keeper, but considering that Su Ci had just arrived, it is estimated that he has not started yet.

Number 8 thought the question asked by Doctor Gu was very strange, but since he had agreed, he would still cooperate well, "It's no different from usual."

He recalled the daily life of the past few days. There was basically no secret, except for the "deal" between him and the keeper.

And the daily life of Master Number 8 was also very simple. Apart from eating and sleeping, he would fight, tease and snatch toys. For these, he was not ashamed, but also talked about them with great interest.

The smile on Gu Qingchen's face was a little stiff. In the end, he didn't get any useful clues from the little wolf. He could only go back and study the physical data of the little wolf carefully.

After all, this involves the health of the cubs and is related to the pollution value, so it must be taken seriously.

"Okay, thank you for your answer." Gu Qingchen withdrew his hand and prepared to leave.

"Don't forget what you promised the young master!" Number 8 reminded him.

Gu Qingchen nodded. It was rare for him to live in peace with Number 8. Of course, he would cherish this opportunity and try to gain a little trust from the little wolf cub.

But he couldn't help feeling a little jealous.

He has been a purification master for two or three years. He has a lot of contact with the cubs on weekdays and has always treated them very well. How can he not be as good as Su Ci, who has only been in office for a few days?

"Do you want me to call him now?" Gu Qingchen asked.

As soon as he asked this question, the big tail behind the little wolf cub shook vigorously, but he rolled his eyes and said, "Go out and call!"

In order not to make it seem like he wanted to see him so much!

"Okay." Gu Qingchen agreed.

The purification was so smooth this time that Doctor Gu felt unreal. He packed up his things and glanced at the little boy's unconsciously shaking tail before leaving, with a little more smile in his eyes.

Not to mention, such a little wolf cub is quite cute.

Although he really wanted to touch the wolf cub's furry ears, Dr. Gu finally gave up this dangerous thought.

He called the guard and prepared to leave Room 503. As a result, when the metal door opened, he suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing by his side.

"Let go of the little master!"

When Gu Qingchen came to his senses, the little wolf cub, who he thought was well-behaved and cute just now, had been caught by the guard guarding the corridor and was struggling in his hands.

"Humph! Let go quickly, believe it or not, the little master will bite you!"

"..."

Gu Qingchen couldn't help rubbing his temples, and asked the guard to lock the little wolf cub, who looked unconvinced, back into the room, and then made a video call to Su Ci.

The screen soon showed the thin and handsome face of the keeper Su. Because the privacy mode was turned on, Gu Qingchen could not see the other person's environment, but he didn't care.

After conveying No. 8's request, Gu Qingchen saw Su Ci nodded, with a thoughtful look on his face, and then asked him: "Doctor Gu, do you know why there are no teachers in the brooding house?" Hearing

Su Ci's question, Gu Qingchen was startled and felt a little surprised.

He had met so many keepers before, and Su Ci was the first one to talk to him about the education of the cubs - after all, the keepers were already exhausted just dealing with the cubs' madness, so naturally they didn't have much time to care about other things.

There is indeed no teacher position in the brooding center, but... just like he didn't work in the nursery, is it because he doesn't want to?