Chapter 8 Nian Nian Conquers Her Brother
Nian Nian didn't understand what the love potion was, but she was very happy that her father was watching her.
He thought this meant he liked her, so he jumped forward happily, lay on Shi Guilin's chest, put his feet on Shi Guilin's thighs, twisted his butt, and said, "Hmph." Then he lay contentedly in his father's arms.
It is completely indistinguishable from an ordinary one-year-old cub.
He has no memory of being born as a mountain god, no idea of the heavy mission he carries, and no idea that he was once a red panda.
This birth is like a gamble, betting that the little mountain god can discover his healing ability as he grows up and save the world from danger.
At the same time, this is also a secret retreat. He does not need to know his identity, because life is worth blooming brilliantly, not just for the so-called mission.
At this moment, Nian Nian's one-year-old brain didn't have to think too much, while Shi Guilin's twenty-three-year-old brain was working at high speed.
He caught the little piggy bank that jumped on him and turned his attention back to the video call.
He carefully recalled his parents' expressions—first, his father's expression was inconclusive, as Shi Jianfeng always had no expression. Second, his mother, Ms. Wang Xiulin, had a wide range of expressions, a mixture of tears and laughter, and seemed to be very fond of little Nian Nian.
Overall, the situation wasn't what he'd imagined, but it wasn't bad. At least no one had voted against it. Shi Guilin thought, his confidence growing, and he imagined the adoption decision would be passed unanimously by the Shi family.
After lunch.
Shi Guilin changed Nian Nian's diaper again and wrapped him tightly with the same blanket. But this time, instead of simply covering his head with the blanket, he used a large black bucket hat to cover Nian Nian's head directly.
"Huh?" Nian Nian couldn't see her father anymore, so she raised her short arms to pull off his hat.
Shi Guilin gently pressed the top of his hat with one finger: "Don't take it off, Nian Nian, we are about to leave the hotel."
Nian Nian wasn't a stubborn kid, so after she tried to pull the hat off without success, he gave up. Shi Guilin, holding the little girl in his arms, walked through the employee passage again to the garage and got into the RV.
As Shi Guilin's assistant, Li Yan naturally didn't need to follow the artist anymore after filming was finished. So he put his luggage in the car and took a taxi home.
Along the way, Shi Guilin was thinking of various ways to persuade his family to let him adopt Nian Nian.
For example, materially, he's already an adult with some assets, capable of raising a child; mentally, he's actively taking medication to treat his illness, and his condition doesn't affect his ability to care for the child. He even cited his successful sleep last night as an example of his improved condition...
Such mental activities did not stop until the RV stopped at the Shi family's old house.
Shi Guilin picked up Nian Nian with one hand and got out of the car, then walked through the gate into the courtyard. The courtyard was very large, with large lawns and flower beds on both sides. The grass was naturally thriving and could not be completely removed, but the flowers were a bit disappointing.
The various varieties of flowers in the flowerbed were obviously carefully nurtured and cared for by hired gardeners, but their petals had a kind of forced brightness, as if each flower had reached the end of its life and now looked like just a last gasp.
This is a very normal phenomenon. This is the year 2700, and the natural conditions are no longer as good as they used to be.
"Niannian, we're home." Shi Guilin walked with his head down, holding one of Niannian's hands and shaking it up and down.
There were many servants coming and going around. Nian Nian looked around for a few times and felt a little scared. He clung to Shi Guilin's arm like a little bear clinging to the trunk of a tree, "Papa."
"Yes, Dad is here." Shi Guilin noticed that he was a little scared, so he put his arms around him, firmly and firmly, giving him enough sense of security.
After walking for a few minutes, the two arrived at the main villa. As soon as Shi Guilin entered, he went to the sofa in the main hall and casually called out, "Dad! Mom!"
The two elders didn't respond, so they were probably not in the living room. Suddenly, a head popped up from the sofa, looking young and sunny: "Uncle! You're back!"
Shi Guilin raised his eyebrows in surprise, then sat down on the sofa and let Nian Nian sit on his lap. "Why are you at home? Today is Thursday, you don't have school."
"Grandma called me back and told me not to go online. Didn't you check the family group? Grandma said in the group that you have a son named Nian Nian, and tagged everyone in the group and asked them to show up for dinner tonight and prepare gifts for Nian Nian."
Shi Linzhuo couldn't hold back any more words, and he talked a lot, boasting: "I was the first one to rush back without stopping."
He talked to Shi Guilin for a long time, but didn't pay any attention to Shi Guilin. Instead, he locked his eyes on Nian Nian.
Shi Guilin wanted to laugh when he saw him like that, and at the same time he felt a little proud that his baby was so lovable.
"Where is your gift? Take it out and give it to Nian Nian." Shi Guilin turned the boy around so that he was facing Shi Linzhuo.
Shi Linzhuo stared at the cute little girl for two seconds. Fifteen years old is the age when a boy should not care about his dignity, but now his face was flushed.
He was wearing the school's uniform summer uniform. He casually took out a sandbag from his trouser pocket and handed it to Nian Nian.
"Here, this is for you." Shi Linzhuo's voice became soft and reserved, not at all as rude as when he told his brother to go eat shit at school at noon.
He said with anticipation, "I picked it out specially. I asked the boss and he said it's filled with sawdust or something like that. It's very light and the baby won't get hurt when playing with it."
Shi Guilin glanced at Shi Linzhuo with a hint of curiosity, and the meaning was self-evident: Boy, you still have such a face.
Shi Linzhuo felt even more embarrassed, so embarrassed that he wanted to die, as if his uncle was torturing him with his eyes.
Nian Nian looked at the sandbag, then at Shi Linzhuo's suddenly red face, and finally at Shi Guilin.
Shi Guilin bent his eyes and said, "This is given to you by my brother."
Shi Linzhuo extended the hand holding the sandbag forward again.
Nian Nian turned back, slowly reaching out his hands to grasp both sides of the sandbag, bringing it to his chest without letting it go. After a few seconds, he freed one hand and patted the sandbag, squeezing the wood chips inside and rubbing them together, making a rustling sound.
"Oh." Nian Nian's eyes lit up, and he looked at the sandbag in his hand magically. He twisted his body and raised the sandbag to show Shi Guilin, "Papa."
"It's fun, right? It seems your brother has good taste." Shi Guilin poked the sandbag.
Shi Linzhuo was so excited when he saw Nian Nian's reaction that his neck turned red.
But Zaizai was so tiny, unlike his brothers who had thick skin and flesh and could not be killed even if beaten, so he didn't know how to react so as not to scare the baby in his uncle's arms, his younger brother.
Nian Nian liked the sandbag very much, and she also liked Shi Linzhuo. So after Shi Guilin responded to his opinion on the sandbag, he excitedly showed it to Shi Linzhuo, wanting to share his joy.
The baby in front of him had small, white hands holding the sandbag, and his cheeks were chubby and pink. His eyes, round like grapes, looked up at him, sparkling as if filled with broken diamonds and filled with joy.
Shi Linzhuo simply couldn't describe the feeling at this moment. His heart was beating fast, his neck was stiff, and he felt a hot current rushing to his head. He was too shy to speak.
At this moment, a drop of liquid suddenly fell and instantly seeped into the sofa cover.
Nian Nian looked up at Shi Linzhuo with her mouth half open, her eyes following the trajectory of the blood dripping from the tip of Shi Linzhuo's nose to the sofa, and finally looked down at the dark red marks on the sofa.
Nian Nian tilted her head, as if she had not yet come to her senses. What had just dripped?
Shi Guilin was shocked: "You have a nosebleed?! Tilt your head down quickly."
Who knew that Shi Linzhuo was still staring at Nian Nian blankly with his head tilted in confusion. After hearing his uncle say that he had a nosebleed, his expression remained calm. He just rubbed his philtrum with the back of his hand and murmured, "So cute..."
Shi Guilin began to doubt his life. Could it be that Shi Linzhuo was so adorable that Nian Nian was making him bleed?
Thinking of this possibility, he couldn't believe it: "Are you crazy?"
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