Chapter 32
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Xiaoli from Beijing Wildlife Park: Kang Kang has been drinking milk very well these past few days and is very healthy. After meals, I take him to the enclosure to sunbathe and take a walk, and the little guy rolls around happily.
Xu Niancheng clicked on the pictures and videos. In the video, the little tiger Kang Kang was holding a milk bottle with his little paws and drinking milk. There was a circle of milky white milk on his furry mouth.
In the second video, Kang Kang strolls on the grass with his zookeeper. The little guy sniffs the flowers and nibbles on the grass, showing great curiosity. He occasionally paws at something with his soft paw pads, looking absolutely adorable.
"Kang Kang is so well-behaved. It loves going out to play just like me." Xu Yirou stared intently at the little guy in the video. "It seems to have grown a little bit."
"Mommy, the cubs grow so fast, they look different every week." The mother and daughter lay side by side on the bed, their two fluffy heads, one big and one small, peeking out from under the covers.
"Then we need to visit them often, otherwise they won't recognize us, and we won't recognize them either," Xu Yirou said anxiously. "Xiaobao, how about we visit Kang Kang and Dou Dou this weekend?"
DouDou's zookeeper also sent Xu Niancheng photos and videos of DouDou.
In the video, DouDou stands on its feet like a little child, running around with a small ball in its arms. It proudly pats the ball with its paws whenever it sees someone, its dark little face full of joy.
It seems that it especially likes this new toy because it understood from the zookeeper that the little ball was personally chosen by its owner.
Xu Niancheng felt that Dou Dou was a clever little person, full of intelligence.
Since she had some free time recently, she readily agreed to go with her mother to see their baby cubs over the weekend.
Xu Yirou's low spirits were lifted by Kang Kang's video, and she immediately felt sleepy. She snuggled into Xu Niancheng's arms and fell asleep in no time.
For the next two days, Xu Qingyan left early and returned late, leaving Xu Niancheng with the important task of picking up and dropping off Xu Yirou at school.
Xu Niancheng appeared in the Mushroom Class, her eyes searching for Jiang Jiang's figure. Turning her head, she saw a cub standing in the corner with a face full of resentment.
Alright, it must be this kid.
Just as Xu Niancheng made up her mind, she saw the little brat start to move, standing reluctantly in front of the mother and daughter.
Xu Niancheng's alarm bells rang loudly. Although she didn't stand in front of the cub's mother, she remained on high alert and vigilant, squinting at the little brat.
Jiang Jiang swallowed hard, startled by Xu Niancheng's sharp gaze.
Xu Yirou clenched her little fists, and the mother and daughter had surprisingly identical expressions: "What do you want to do?"
Jiang Jiang gritted her teeth, her face as red as a monkey's bottom, and after a long while, she said in a low voice, "I'm here to apologize to you."
Going to work is like going to a funeral, and the same goes for going to kindergarten. After entering the kindergarten, the cries of toddlers wanting to go home rose and fell, easily drowning out Jiang Jiang's voice.
Xu Yirou stared wide-eyed in disbelief and said, "Money? What money? I don't owe you any money."
Here to ask for money? Xu Niancheng raised an eyebrow in surprise. Is this brat trying to extort money?
Xu Yirou clutched her schoolbag tightly with her little hands in terror, shouting in a way that seemed to say, "I have no money, no money, no money!"
Her shout drew the attention of all the children.
"Why is Jiang Jiang asking Rou Rou for money? Is he also Rou Rou's grand-nephew?"
"I don't know, that's so strange."
"Poor little Rou Rou, where does the money come from? My parents took away all my red envelopes for Chinese New Year, boohoo."
Jiang Jiang's face flushed red, and she raised her voice slightly: "Who asked you for money? I... I came to apologize to you!"
"Ah...an apology?"
Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious; Xu Yirou simply didn't believe Jiang Jiang would be so kind as to apologize to her.
She looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Really? Are you plotting something?"
Jiang Jiang: !!
He would never apologize to that silly kid if his parents hadn't threatened him with his toys!
Little Tyrant couldn't suppress his inner irritation.
"I didn't!" Jiang Jiang retorted angrily. "I'm here to apologize, believe it or not."
Under the children's stunned gazes, he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and quickly said, "Meatball, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pulled your hair, shouldn't have laughed at you for looking like a little turtle, and shouldn't have called you a little fool."
Before Xu Yirou could react, Jiang Jiang had already stiffened and run back to her seat.
"Oh my god, Jiang Jiang actually apologized! This is the first time I've ever seen him apologize."
"Does he not want to be a little tyrant anymore?"
"Rou Rou is so amazing, even Jiang Jiang is afraid of her."
Thinking of Secretary Feng's phone call yesterday, Xu Niancheng roughly understood. She patted Xu Yirou's head and said, "Mom, he probably won't dare to provoke you again in the future."
Xu Yirou earnestly asked, "Why?"
“Because you have the protection of the three of us.” She winked.
After saying that, Xu Niancheng left Mushroom Class with peace of mind, while Xu Yirou propped her head up and secretly glanced at Jiang Jiang a few times.
It had a grumpy face, but it stayed huddled in place like a little quail, so it could be determined that it posed no threat.
In the days that followed, the children in Mushroom Class discovered that Little Tyrant was no longer acting recklessly or causing trouble; he was well-behaved and completely different from before.
Most of the time, it's not that the children are hard to discipline, but that the parents are too lazy to discipline them.
The cubs didn't understand the reasons behind it, and they all automatically attributed it to Xu Yirou.
After all, she was the first kid that Little Tyrant apologized to, which was quite a show of respect, and it was after that Little Tyrant calmed down.
Xu Yirou unknowingly became a little celebrity in the class, and all the children liked to play with her.
During the afternoon free activity period, Xu Yirou became the object of jealousy and rivalry among the younger children.
"Meatball, let's go play on the slide!"
"No, she wants to play in the mud with me!"
"Let's play on the slide!"
"Play in the mud!"
Like a sandwich, Xu Yirou had two children standing on either side of her, facing each other fiercely.
Yinyin and Qinqin were locked in a stalemate, then simultaneously turned to Xu Yirou: "Rou Rou, who are you with?!"
Xu Yirou: "." Weak, helpless, and pitiful.
"Meatball! Let's play jump rope!"
They were interrupted by bubbles that ran out from the senior class.
The little girl had a head of fluffy, curly hair that bounced around, and her chubby baby face jiggled with it.
Bubble pulled a pink rubber band out of her pocket: "I brought this from home today so that we can play together as a group."
Xu Yirou's eyes lit up when she heard that.
When playing jump rope, you don't have to worry about who to play with today or which child to coax.
She quickly turned around and called to Yinyin and Qinqin, put the rubber band around their ankles and adjusted the height, and then demonstrated how to jump rope with Paopao.
Yinyin and Qinqin saw the novelty and excitement of jumping rope in each other's eyes.
The two cubs, who were just fuming, suddenly became happy and played together.
The teachers who were passing by were slightly surprised by what they saw.
Jumping rope, ah, I really miss it. It was their favorite game when they were kids.
Surprisingly, these young ladies from the capital city, who have access to abundant resources, also know about this game.
Before long, jump rope became popular in kindergartens, with each child having a jump rope and able to form teams to jump in place anytime, anywhere.
Kindergarten lets out at four o'clock. Mushroom Class and Bubble's Rainbow Class are close by. While waiting for their parents to pick them up, Xu Yirou and Bubble chatter away.
"Rou Rou, my mom is picking me up from school today. Will Da Bao's dad come too?"
Xu Yirou shook her head: "Dabao has been so busy lately, I haven't seen him for several days."
He was elusive, and if Uncle Yun hadn't said that Da Bao came back to rest every day, she would have definitely thought that Da Bao had gone on a business trip again.
Bubble leaned close to her ear, pouted, and whispered, "Meatball, I'm going to tell you a secret, but you mustn't tell anyone else."
She loved hearing secrets, so Xu Yirou readily agreed.
Bubble affectionately linked arms with Xu Yirou: "Actually, I'm a ball that my mom led astray. My mom has been hiding from my dad all along."
Xu Yirou tilted her head, completely unable to understand her friend's words, feeling utterly bored.
Bubble immediately realized that her friend hadn't understood, so she patiently explained what "driving the baby" meant, and casually mentioned some "spoiled wife literature" as well.
Xu Yirou, after absorbing a massive amount of knowledge: 0.0
Whether before or after she got sick, she had never been exposed to melodramatic CEO romance novels. At most, she had read some of the Four Great Classical Novels, which were completely new knowledge for her.
The little girl grabbed her friend's hand and exclaimed in surprise, "So your mom is the female lead, and you're the female lead's baby, then your dad must be a big CEO!"
Bubble Chick Pecking Rice: "Mmm! I think so too, but my mom won't tell me who my dad is. She used to lie to me, saying I popped out of a rock."
She's not a little monkey.
The cub sighed.
Xu Yirou took the initiative to put her arm around him: "It's okay, Bubble, I'll help you find it."
She can ask her two children to help her search; many hands make light work, and they'll surely find Bubble's CEO daddy soon.
Bubble was happy at first, but then became embarrassed: "Meatball, if I find my own dad, I can't have Da Bao's dad anymore... Will you be angry with me?"
Then she wouldn't have a granddaughter. Xu Yirou hesitated and felt sad for two seconds, then comforted herself, telling herself it was okay, Bubble's happiness was the most important thing.
Besides, what if Bubble doesn't like her CEO dad? Then her eldest child still has a chance.
With hands behind his back like a spoiled child, he said magnanimously, "Don't be angry, don't be angry~"
"My Queen."
"Baby."
Two familiar calls made the two cubs turn their heads with delight.
"Da Bao!"
"Mother!"
Xu Qingyan and Jiang Yan came to pick them up. Xu Yirou hadn't seen her eldest son for several days and missed him terribly. She snuggled into her son's arms and said, "Big baby, you finally remembered that you have a queen!"
Xu Qingyan seemed unusually relaxed; his gloomy expression from the past few days brightened, and his smile became wider.
"I'd rather forget my work than forget you."
On the other side, Bubble was also clinging to Jiang Yan, and suddenly asked, "Mommy, did you come with Da Bao?"
The two adults were both stunned for a moment. Jiang Yan awkwardly tucked a stray hair behind her ear and said, "We met on the way. Let's go, baby, let's go home."
That slender figure exuded an air of fleeing in panic.
Xu Qingyan's eyes deepened, gradually revealing a hint of playful lingering affection. His thin lips parted slightly, and a clear, cool voice, like a spring striking a stone, poured out.
Bubble slowly turned her head, puzzled: "Dabao, are you calling me?"
"Hmm." Xu Qingyan nudged the cub's mother forward. "Rou Rou would like to invite you to go to the zoo to see the tiger cubs tomorrow."
Xu Yirou: ?
She didn't say that...
The mother cub scratched her face in a daze, not understanding why her older child had lied.
"Little Tiger! Is it the little Kang Kang that Rou Rou claimed?" Bubble fluttered excitedly like a little bird, hugging Jiang Yan and acting coquettishly, "Mommy, I want to go, can we go together?"
Xu Yirou once shared Kang Kang's videos and photos with Paopao using a smartwatch, and Paopao also fell in love with the little tiger Kang Kang.
She's been worrying these past few days about how to coax her mother to take her to the zoo, because she wants to adopt a baby animal as her own.
This is exactly what she wanted.
Jiang Yan tried her best to ignore the teasing and burning gaze. She adjusted her mask with her fingertips, which inevitably touched her swollen lips, making them feel numb and itchy, with an indescribable heat.
He pulled his hand back as if he had been burned.
She bit her lower lip, paused for a moment, and said calmly, "You still have a lot of homework to finish."
"I'll finish writing it when I get home tonight!" Bubble rubbed her fly-like hands together. "Mom, let me go after I finish writing, Mom~"
With so many people watching, Jiang Yan couldn't refuse directly, so she gave a vague answer: "Let's talk about it after you finish writing."
*
Tonight it was Xu Qingyan's turn to coax Xu Yirou to sleep. On the soft bed, Xu Qingyan leaned casually to one side, holding a fairy tale book in his slender, fair hands.
A deep, magnetic voice, like that of a cello, lingered in Xu Yirou's ears.
In recent days, Xu Qingyan's storytelling ability has improved by leaps and bounds. Although it lacks emotion, it is much better than the stiff and awkward storytelling of the past.
Usually, after telling a story, Xu Yirou is already fast asleep.
However, even after the story was finished tonight, Xu Yirou still stared at him with her bright, piercing eyes.
Xu Qingyan brushed a strand of soft hair from her forehead with his hand, his eyelids lowered: "Mom, don't you want to sleep yet?"
"I'm sleepy." Xu Yirou yawned energetically. "Dabao, why did you lie today? I didn't even think to invite Paopao to see Kang Kang."
It's said that cubs are always forgetful, and Xu Qingyan couldn't keep her composure for a moment. She coughed lightly and looked away from the cub's mother.
She calmly countered, "Doesn't Mom want to play with her best friend?"
"Of course I want to!" Xu Yirou reacted a beat late, feigning anger. "Don't try to change the subject. Humph, Da Bao, do you like Bubble Mommy?"
Xu Qingyan put down the fairy tale book in her hand and squeezed the cub's soft fingers to relieve the pressure.
No one knows a child better than their mother. Xu Yirou immediately knew the answer. She frowned and sighed heavily.
The childish voice, tinged with disappointment, said, "You need to act sooner, or it'll be too late. Bubble has decided to find her CEO daddy, and you've missed your chance, Da Bao."
"……What's the meaning?"
Xu Yirou covered her eyes with her small hands: "Paopao said her biological father is a big CEO."
"She told me that her mother was a pregnant woman who ran away with her husband's child, and she was the child her mother was carrying." The child paused, then continued, "You probably don't know what 'running away with a child' means, so let me tell you—"
The cub's childish explanation echoed quietly.
She didn't see at all the sudden change in her eldest son Xu Qingyan's expression.
After Xu Yirou finished her long and tedious explanation, her mouth was dry, so she unceremoniously ordered her son to pour her some water.
She sipped her water and shook her head with a sigh: "Silly Da Bao."
Xu Qingyan's cheek muscles twitched, and after a long while, he uttered a light, airy sentence through gritted teeth: "Mom, do you think it's possible that CEO Dad is me?"
"Cough cough—!!"
Xu Yirou choked until her face turned red, and Xu Qingyan patted her back in a flustered manner.
"You, cough cough, Da Bao, you—you've fallen in love."
She skillfully used the sophisticated vocabulary she had learned from her girlfriends: "Oh my god, so you're love-struck!"
Xu Qingyan: "".
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