Chapter 93
The day before going to the aquarium, Xingnuo used his brother Chen Yan's phone to make a video call with Xiao Ran, who was already in elementary school.
Xiao Ran pouted and gave Xingnuo an electronic kiss through the screen.
"Xingnuo! You haven't come to the small garden downstairs to play recently. Are you sick?"
Xingnuo looked at the wet saliva marks on Xiaoran's screen, tried to wipe them with a tissue, but found that they could not be wiped off, so he had to tilt his head and hold his face.
"No, Xiaoran, you went to elementary school. School was over very late. I had already finished riding on the swing and went home."
In the small garden of Xingfu Community, Xingnuo is the most popular child.
The girls rushed to play house with him, letting him hold a small wooden sword and act out the plot of saving the princess.
But Xingnuo liked to be a little knight. He would let the prince go every time and kill the dragon with his little wooden sword in hand.
The little boy is a bit obsessed with looks and also likes to play with sand piles with Xingnuo.
Sometimes the two groups disagree and hold competitions next to the sand pile. Whoever wins gets to play with Xingnuo.
However, the temperature has changed drastically due to the change of seasons recently. Several times, Xingnuo was carried upstairs by his brother before the competition was over.
Leaving behind a bunch of crying children, who were dragged back by their parents.
Xiao Ran felt like she hadn't seen Xing Nuo for several months. She had a sad face and was so angry that she threw away her schoolbag.
"Primary school is not fun at all! There are so many things to learn!"
Xiao Ran hates going to primary school!
Xingnuo still had beautiful dreams about elementary school. She lay on the sofa, her fair and delicate skin seemed to become transparent under the light.
"My dad said that if I go to primary school, I will be a big kid. I want to go to primary school."
Chen Yan, who was holding a laptop in a meeting, saw that his brother had not talked about the main topic for a long time, so he took off his rimless glasses and reminded him quietly:
“Xingnuo, you need to ask about Xiaoran’s aquarium.”
Xingnuo, who had gone off topic, immediately remembered, "Xiao Ran, what did you need to bring when you went to the aquarium? Did you bring an eraser and pencil?"
The first group activity went to the aquarium. Xingnuo was full of anticipation and was so excited that he didn’t sleep well for two or three days.
A year later, Xiao Ran had almost forgotten everything. He scratched his head and said uncertainly:
“I don’t think you need to bring it.”
Xiao Ran's mother, who was stewing soup nearby, came over, looked at Xing Nuo on the video call with a smile, and said:
“You don’t need to bring extra stationery, just the few things you usually bring when traveling with children.”
Shen Yan paused the impromptu meeting, looked serious, put on his glasses again, and humbly asked Xiao Ran's mother for advice.
"Okay, thank you for the water cup and tissue..."
After asking a few questions, Shen Yan confirmed that his strategy was correct, and he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
Xiao Ran's mother was a little surprised. She looked at Chen Yan several times and felt as if she had seen him in some magazine.
“Is Mr. Shen taking Xingnuo with him?”
Shen Yan put away the several pages of notes he had made and nodded calmly.
"Yes, Dad is busy recently, so my brother and I will go to the oceanarium to see the big whales!" Xingnuo gestured, his little face full of happiness.
Xiao Ran's mother smiled and thought that this pair of brothers was really interesting.
With such a big age gap, it's like a father raising his son.
After hanging up the phone, Xingnuo took out his small sunflower backpack and put things into it one by one.
While pretending, Xingnuo muttered quietly:
"Tissue bears, beanies..."
Seeing that he even wanted to put his little pillow in, Shen Yan hurried over to stop him.
"No need to put pillows. Our visit to the aquarium ends at noon, so we can go home on our own in the afternoon."
Xingnuo then took out the small pillow and put his sketchbook and brush in it.
"Put in a small sketchbook and I'll draw pictures for the little whale."
Chen Yan did not stop him. Seeing Xingnuo packing the backpack bulging, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
After the busy Xingnuo fell asleep, Chen Yan finished the video conference on the balcony with his computer, turned on a night light, and continued to work on the strategy.
He had no experience in taking children out to play, and was afraid that he was not well prepared, so he even posted a message to ask.
Shen Baizhou climbed out of his big fish tank, dripping into the water, his eyelids lifted, and he spoke listlessly:
"What are you doing? Why aren't you sleeping so late?"
Shen Yan put away his strategy notes, and seeing a pool of water under Shen Baizhou's feet, he frowned and held his forehead.
"Go back to your fish tank."
Shen Baizhou snorted, and leaped back to the fish tank in his bedroom, transforming into a small transparent octopus, shrinking in the corner without moving.
Chen Yan took off his glasses, closed his notebook, picked up the mop, and worked tirelessly to clean the wet floor.
Seeing the unwashed dishes on the table, Chen Yan simply rolled up his sleeves, picked up a pile of pots and bowls to wash, put on a teddy bear apron, and cleaned the entire kitchen.
Looking back and seeing the messy appearance of Shen Baizhou's desk, Shen Yan gritted his teeth, frowned and went to help him clean it up.
The little octopus Shen Baizhou huddled in the fish tank. He opened his tiny little eyes, looked around for a few times, and a few bubbles popped out.
"Thank you." The little octopus said politely.
Shen Yan threw a handful of fish feed in and hit Shen Baizhou on the head.
"You're welcome. Let's eat."
Shen Baizhou was so angry that he cursed, floated to the surface, and slapped the water with his tentacles, making crackling sounds.
"Get out of here! I'm not a fish!"
It just looks like a small octopus!
Chen Yan said "oh" and threw him another handful.
"You're welcome. I bought several packs."
Shen Baizhou swung the tentacle at Shen Yan's face, but Shen Yan, who was prepared, dodged it.
With a smile on his lips, Shen Yan kindly closed the door for him.
"Go to bed, remember to eat your fish food."
Amidst Shen Baizhou's cursing, Shen Yan walked back to the living room.
He took off the teddy bear apron, gently pushed open the door of Xingnuo's bedroom, glanced at the little guy who was sleeping soundly, and gently brushed the hair on Xingnuo's forehead with his hand.
The soft hair felt slightly itchy, and Xingnuo couldn't help but wrinkled his nose, then tilted his head and continued to sleep.
Chen Yan's originally bad mood seemed to brighten up instantly when he saw Xing Nuo's sleeping face.
He pursed his lips and smiled, said sweet dreams, and placed the sleeping pillow in Xingnuo's arms.
After closing the door, Shen Yan stayed outside it all night.
He is not like Shen Baizhou, who always likes to curl up and sleep, is lazy, and usually doesn't like to move much.
Chen Yan has a heavy burden on his shoulders. He always has endless work to do, and sometimes he even runs back and forth between the two worlds.
During the day, you handle the business of the real-world company and expand more markets; at night, you compete with other monsters for territory and try to expand the number of copies.
While being busy, he also has to take care of Shen Baizhou, the troublesome octopus.
Seeing Shen Baizhou, who had an early class today, hurried out with his schoolbag, Shen Yan threw the sandwich he had made early in the morning to him.
"Let the driver take you there."
Chen Yan is going to take the kindergarten bus with Xing Nuo today, so there will be no need for a driver.
Shen Baizhou, who was almost late, breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down for a moment.
"I was thinking if it doesn't work, I'll just run over there."
Shen Baizhou runs very fast and will not restrain himself. If he is released, he can directly break the world record!
Shen Yan had helped him deal with such a thing before, and it almost made the social news, so he brought it up in one breath and snorted coldly.
"Get lost now. I'm annoyed by the sight of you."
Shen Baizhou cut it, then hurried downstairs with the sandwich in his mouth.
Xingnuo came out dazedly wearing his plush dinosaur pajamas, with his tail dragging on the ground, swaying from side to side.
"Brother is gone?" He tilted his little head and looked at the open door.
Chen Yan hummed, and saw the little guy's confused face, white and soft, like a piece of millet cake.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly uncontrollably, and Chen Yan picked up his sweet and soft brother, his calm expression couldn't help but break a little.
After kissing the little guy, Shen Yan felt relieved.
This is my younger brother!
After taking Xingnuo to wash up, Chen Yan hung his small backpack on his arm and carried Xingnuo to the entrance of the kindergarten to gather.
The yellow kindergarten bus was already waiting on the side of the street.
Xingnuo was wearing off-white overalls, with a brown teddy bear hanging on his chest, his little curly hair sticking up, and he sat on the bus holding his brother's hand.
The other kids were already looking out the window, chattering away with questions:
"When are you leaving?"
"Drive faster! I want to go to the sea to see mermaids!"
Xiaopang arrived first, holding a pile of potato chips, rice crusts and jelly, and holding up his little chin like a little emperor.
"I got a bunch of snacks! Xingnuo, you don't have any!"
Xiaopang, who was used to being pampered at home, couldn't help but start to show a condescending expression again.
Xingnuo patted his small schoolbag and took out a few packaged breads.
"I have some. They are small breads."
Shen Yan turned his head and glanced at Xiao Pang with a cold expression, which frightened Xiao Pang so much that he dared not move for a moment.
Xiaopang was very afraid of Xingnuo, his expressionless brother, and he didn't dare to show off. He ran away dejectedly with his snacks.
Chen Yan fastened Xingnuo's seat belt, fed him two sips of water, and waited for the bus to start.
Teacher Xiao Song acted as a tour guide. He held a small red flag in front of the car and explained today's itinerary to the children and parents.
"After we check in, follow my little red flag and we'll visit every spot. The aquarium isn't big, so don't worry!"
The parents were relatively quiet and nodded to show that they understood.
"Okay! After this is over, those who want to take the bus can gather at the door, and those who don't want to take the bus can leave with their babies!"
With teacher Xiao Song's passionate explanation and Xingnuo's full expectations, the bus carrying a group of children swayed to the aquarium.
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