Chapter 7 The Seventh Sound of Mom
Baichuanmu brought Xiaoxia Youjie to the peacock house. To her surprise, there were not only blue peacocks, but also a white peacock. The mother and son were immediately attracted by that special peacock.
It's just that the white peacock looked a little shy, hiding in a corner, far away from its companions.
"Mom, that peacock is so special and beautiful." Xiao Xia Youjie exclaimed, feeling a little regretful, "It's a pity that it's too far away. It would be nice if we could see it up close... But why is it so far away from the other peacocks?"
"Maybe... because in the eyes of other peacocks, it is too special, and its companions cannot accept its specialness."
Baichuanmu remembered seeing on the Internet that white peacocks are not necessarily albinos. It mainly depends on whether their eyes are red. If they are red, then they are albinos.
However, the distance was quite far and I couldn't see its eyes clearly.
"Does being special mean you can't be accepted? Is being special... a bad thing?"
Bai Chuanmu was slightly stunned. This... actually depends on the environment. If it is an ignorant and backward place, being special is a big mistake, just like the village of Mimiko and Nanako.
Those two children did a lot of bad things later, but there must be a pitiful side to a hateful person. If they had not experienced those things, if they had encountered Geto Suguru before he turned evil, perhaps the ending would not have been like that.
At this point in time, Mimiko and Nanako should not be born yet, right?
What was the name of their village? Was it mentioned in the comics?
Baichuanmu couldn't remember, but the most important thing now was to take good care of little Xia Youjie and let him grow up healthy and happy.
Bai Chuanmu replied: "No, it just takes time to get used to each other. For example, if a kid transfers to your kindergarten, you and the other kids will need time to get to know him, right?"
"So that's how it is. I understand..." Xiao Xia Youjie nodded thoughtfully, "So being special isn't a bad thing?"
"It's hard to say... Don't you think the white peacock is much more beautiful than those blue peacocks? Even though it was in the corner, we all noticed it at first sight. That's why it's special. We have a positive evaluation of it. But if it were in nature, this special beauty might bring it more danger."
"Danger... Danger?"
"Yeah, it's dangerous," Bai Chuanmu responded softly, moving his eyes away from the white peacock and landing on the blue peacocks. "Sometimes I envy being special and hope to be one of them, to be a special existence, but in fact... being ordinary is also good and very enviable."
"Hmm..." Xiao Xia Youjie narrowed his eyes and frowned. He seemed to be thinking about what Bai Chuanmu said.
Baichuanmu looked at Xiaoxia Youjie who was deep in thought. He was cute, but this look made Baichuanmu unable to help but mutter under his breath: "So, will the eyes become smaller in the future?"
"Huh? What became smaller?" Xiao Xia Youjie didn't hear Bai Chuanmu's muttering clearly.
"Hehe~" Baichuanmu squatted down, rubbed Xiaoxia Youjie's eyebrows, and coaxed him, "Xiaojie, squinting and frowning will make your eyes smaller. If Xiaojie doesn't have big watery eyes when he grows up, Mom will be sad."
"Ah?" Hearing this, Xiao Xia Youjie immediately widened his eyes, "Is it okay to open your eyes so wide, Mom!?"
The way little Xia Youjie tried to open his eyes wide was really funny. It seemed like he was using all his strength, his fists were clenched tightly, and his mouth was puffed up. It seemed like he was holding his breath in order to open his eyes wide?!
Seeing his cute and silly reaction, Bai Chuanmu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahahahahahahahaha——!"
"Mom?" Little Xia Youjie tilted his head and didn't try hard to keep his eyes open. This was still a little tiring, but he still clenched his little fists.
After Baichuanmu laughed enough, she pinched Xiaoxia Youjie's face and said, "Mom was just joking with you."
“Hmm…”
"Because Xiaojie is so cute~ Mommy can't help but want to tease Xiaojie."
"Then...will my eyes get smaller in the future?"
Baichuanmu hesitated for a moment and thought of the future Geto Xia You. Although the black-bellied fox smells good, he couldn't tell the cute little Geto Xia You that not only will his eyes become smaller, but he will also become a black-bellied fox, right?
When Xiao Xia Youjie saw Bai Chuanmu hesitated, he pursed his lips, grabbed Bai Chuanmu's fingers, and said in a somewhat aggrieved voice: "Mom... will it really become smaller..."
"Hahaha, no matter what Xiaojie becomes in the future, he will always be my sweetheart. In my eyes, he is the cutest," Baichuanmu came back to his senses, poked Xiaoxia Youjie's little face, and said with a smile, "Because you will always be my child."
"Yes!" Xiao Xia Youjie smiled brightly upon hearing this, and put his arms around Bai Chuanmu's neck, "I will always be my mother's child!"
Baichuanmu took the opportunity to pick up Xiao Xia Youjie.
At this time, the blue peacock on the other side of the glass took two slow steps. It seemed to be looking at the mother and son. Its body trembled, and the long tail feathers dragging behind it stood up, like a huge green gauze feather fan, trembling slightly. The green and blue eye-like patterns on it became vivid, as if winking at them playfully.
Although it is dusk now, the Peacock House is located indoors and has sufficient light. Although it may be different from natural light, under the light, its tail feathers seem to be covered with a layer of pearl powder, which is similar to the dazzling stars.
"Wow——" Xiao Xia Youjie exclaimed, "What is it..."
"The peacock is spreading its feathers. It seems to like us very much."
But... it seems that when a peacock spreads its tail it is courting a mate, right? Am I... so awesome for maxing out my looks?
It’s me as expected!
Narcissistic·Silly·The Dusk of the River.
The blue peacock walked around, shaking its tail feathers and performing its dance. Although Baichuanmu and Xiaoxia Youjie didn't quite understand the peacock's dance, it didn't stop them from thinking that the peacock's dance steps were very graceful.
After the blue peacock folded its tail feathers and finished dancing, Xiao Xia Youjie said with a lingering feeling: "I think I understand."
"Hmm? Understood what?"
"I understand now. This is why mom said she envied the ordinary. Ordinary people can also be beautiful."
"Our little Jie is very smart!"
“Hehe~”
There are parrots next to the peacock house. Although parrots were not among the animals that Xiao Xia Youjie mentioned, Bai Chuanmu still took him to see it. I heard that the parrots here can talk!
Xiao Xia Youjie said to the parrot: "Hello."
The parrot said to Xiao Xia Youjie: "Idiot."
Xiao Xia Youjie:?
"Pfft..." Bai Chuanmu laughed out loud. When Xiao Xia Youjie turned his head to look at her, she immediately stopped laughing and blinked at Xiao Xia Youjie innocently, as if Xiao Xia Youjie had misheard the sound of "pfft".
Xiao Xia Youjie pouted and snorted, then said to the parrot: "Hello!"
The parrot replied, "Idiot!"
Xiaoxia Youjie:...?
"I said 'hello'."
"Idiot! Idiot!"
"You should have replied 'hello' to me."
"Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!"
Bai Chuanmu laughed loudly: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha."
"Well..." Xiao Xia Youjie bit his lower lip and said aggrievedly, "Mom, please don't laugh at me..."
"Mom is not laughing at you, I just think you are cute. Mom is touched by your cuteness." There was a smile in Bai Chuanmu's voice.
"Hmph, it's not cute. I said 'hello' to it, but it has no manners at all. It keeps calling me 'idiot' and I can't correct it." Xiao Xia Youjie snorted with a pout.
"Maybe he was talking to his mother, because his mother is a stupid beauty!"
"If that's the case, I'll hate it even more! Mom is not stupid," Xiao Xia Youjie said seriously, then Xiao Xia Youjie hummed, lowered his eyes, and said with his head down, "I think I understand... Mom said why not everyone deserves my gentle treatment..."
Baichuanmu kissed his forehead and said, "Although mom is happy that you understand this truth. But it's just a little parrot. It's not worth being unhappy because of it. Let's go see other animals, shall we? Xiaojie also wants to see giraffes and elephants? We have to hurry up, otherwise the park will be closed."
"Well..." Xiao Xia Youjie smiled again, put his arms around Baichuanmu's neck, and put his little head on her shoulder, "...Mom is very smart."
Baichuanmu chuckled: "Xiaojie is also very smart."
Just as they were about to leave the parrot area, they faintly heard a "hello".
"Huh?" The mother and son asked in confusion at the same time, turned their heads and looked back, pricking up their ears and listening carefully.
"Hello."
Another "Hello" was heard, and the tone was similar to the childish voice of little Xia Youjie.
"Mom, is this the parrot that just said 'idiot'?"
"It seems so. It looks like you have taught it, Xiaojie."
"Yeah..." Xiao Xia Youjie responded softly.
As they were heading to the giraffe park, Xiao Xia Youjie whispered again, "Actually, I think this is pretty good... Always treat others gently."
Bai Chuanmu's steps could not help but pause. She hesitated for only a moment, then she smiled gently, patted Xiao Xia Youjie on the back, and said, "Well, Mom thinks so too... But remember, while being gentle to others, you must also be gentle to yourself."
"Yes," Xiao Xia Youjie nodded and answered in a childish voice, "I will, and I will treat myself gently, mother."
"Good boy." Bai Chuanmu tilted his head and rubbed Xiao Xia Youjie's chubby little face.
…
After leaving Hana Zoo, they both felt a little hungry.
Xiao Xia Youjie might have had some snacks in kindergarten in the afternoon, so he wasn't very hungry, plus he had just eaten an ice cream.
Bai Chuanmu's stomach was growling with hunger.
I'm too lazy to go home and cook...
Moreover, their home is in the opposite direction of Hanai Zoo, and it takes another half an hour by bus to get home.
What's more, she couldn't eat immediately after getting home... Well, it seemed that there were not enough ingredients at home. She had planned to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients today.
After everything was done, the mother and son were already starving.
"Mom, are you hungry?" Xiao Xia Youjie rummaged through his pockets, took out a bag of marshmallows, peeled them open and handed them to Bai Chuanmu. "The teacher said I behaved very well, so he gave it to me as a reward."
"Since it's Xiaojie's reward, Xiaojie can eat it himself."
"Well, but I want to share it with my mother..."
"Then mommy wants to share with Xiaojie too, why don't we each have half?"
"Okay, half each."
Xiao Xia Youjie tore the marshmallow into two halves, not quite evenly, one was obviously large and the other was small. He ate the small piece of marshmallow and fed the large piece to Baichuanmu, explaining, "Mom is the adult and eats the big piece, and I am the child and eat the small piece."
"Thank you, Xiaojie~" Baichuanmu ate the marshmallow in one bite, "Mm, it has an orange flavor, so delicious, Xiaojie, do you like marshmallows?"
"Yeah, I like it! It's sweet! It's soft!"
"Then let's go to the supermarket and buy some later. But we have to find a place to eat now. Let me think about it... Xiaojie, do you want to go to McDonald's?"
As far as I can remember… I only took Xiao Xia Youjie to McDonald's once? He seemed to like it very much.
"Is it okay? But aren't burgers unhealthy..."
"If you eat it every day, it's not healthy. It's okay to eat it occasionally. Then let's go to McDonald's for dinner tonight! Mom hasn't eaten it for a long time."
"Yeah!" Xiao Xia Youjie nodded excitedly.
…
There is a McDonald's next to Hanana Zoo. Originally, Baichuan Mu wanted to order a children's set meal for Xiao Xia Youjie and eat another set meal herself, because the children's set meal was too small for her, and the children's set meal usually came with a small toy.
She has little interest in small toys.
But she found out that McDonald's had an event today, or to be more precise, a collaboration.
"Ma'am, if you buy a children's meal, you can get a Pocket Monsters blind box. It may contain Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, or even a hidden version of Pikachu."
Blind box! Pocket X Monster!
"Two children's meals!" Bai Chuanmu shouted excitedly, "Give me two blind boxes!"
Clerk:?
The clerk silently looked at the little Xia Youjie in Baichuanmu's arms.
Little Xia Youjie blinked his eyes, very well-behaved, like a mature little adult. He said in a sweet voice: "Sister clerk, can you give me an extra blind box? My mother seems to like it very much."
"Yeah!" Bai Chuanmu nodded vigorously, his cheeks slightly flushed with excitement.
Is this a small toy?! This is a blind box! And it has a hidden item!
And it's a pocket monster! This is her childhood!
Aaaaaah! awsl!
Clerk: ...
She seemed to hear: My child likes it very much, can't you give one more to your child?
The clerk has encountered such parents before, and the manager allows them to give one or two extra gifts occasionally, but he cannot give in immediately and has to give more quietly.
only……
Shop Assistant: Who is the parent and who is the child?
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