Min Yueqing guessed that Xiao Wei was probably hungry, so she asked Amei to prepare food for Xiao Wei and then take him to eat in the yard outside.
Despite not being able to speak, Wei is quite charming; he attracted a group of children to watch him intently just by having a meal.
The children had come to find Pei Ji to continue building with blocks, but when they saw Xiao Wei in the yard, they immediately surrounded him without saying a word.
While watching the mukbang livestream, Min Wensi, the eldest grandson of the Min family, asked curiously, "Auntie, does Xiaowei eat this much every meal?"
Min Wen thought that if he ate this much at every meal, Wei would really have a big appetite!
Min Yueqing almost laughed out loud, "Of course not, after eating this meal, it won't need to eat for the next two or three days."
The children then realized what was going on.
Min Wensi exclaimed, "It's so convenient! Unlike us, we have to eat several meals a day, and if we accidentally eat too much, we'll feel uncomfortable."
The other children all agreed wholeheartedly, nodding like chicks pecking at rice.
Everyone has their favorite foods, right? It's common to accidentally eat too much. Most of the children present have had this experience and know that it doesn't feel good.
Pei Ji had expressed similar sentiments before, and now that he had found so many kindred spirits, he was quite happy to nod along with the other children.
The Spring Festival is usually a golden period for visiting relatives, but the Pei family clan is not in the capital, and Pei Han's maternal grandparents' family is also not in the capital, but in a wealthy city in the southeast by the sea, which is very far away from the capital.
Therefore, although Pei Han would send gifts to his maternal grandfather's family every year and occasionally correspond with his maternal grandfather and uncle, he had never visited his maternal grandfather's family, and this year was no exception.
Although visiting relatives was inconvenient, Pei Han didn't stay idle. He needed to pay respects to the highly respected teachers who had taught him and the seniors who had given him much guidance and help.
In addition, Pei Han received many invitations from friends and former colleagues. He attended a few small gatherings with people he was close to, and spent the rest of his time with his family.
Besides spending time with Min Yue, Pei Han would also set aside time to personally guide Pei Ji and Shi Tou in reading and martial arts.
Meanwhile, the main courtyard became the favorite place for the children of the Min family.
Here, not only is there often a dashing uncle accompanying him to study and practice martial arts, but when he gets tired of studying, there are also entertainment programs—watching Xiao Wei stroll around, eat, play games, and of course, act cute and charming.
So, Min Yueqing specially had someone make a leather ball used for Cuju (ancient Chinese football) to amuse Xiao Wei.
There was no way around it; staying in the yard was too much of a hardship for Xiao Wei. With its lively and active nature, it could manage for a few days, but if it stayed any longer, it would bother Min Yueqing every day, its clear, round eyes filled with a longing to go out and play.
However, most of the hills near the capital were overcrowded, and going to places further away would take too much time. Min Yueqing thought that they would be leaving after the Lantern Festival, so they should spend more time with their parents and decided not to leave the city.
In the end, she came up with this compromise: to play ball with Xiao Wei. The main courtyard of the Min residence was large enough to accommodate a ball-throwing game.
To prevent Wei from mistaking the ball for food, Min Yueqing gave Wei special training on how to play before the game started.
Min Yueqing placed the ball on the ground and then gestured for Xiao Wei to pick it up. Xiao Wei was initially confused, and instinctively tried to bite the ball with his sharp teeth after picking it up.
At this point, Min Yueqing would immediately shake her head and give the command to let go. After the same scenario was repeated several times, the clever Xiao Wei learned that this round little thing could not be eaten, but only held in its mouth.
Then Min Yueqing would throw the ball out while Wei was watching. Because she wanted to give Wei time to adjust, she initially threw it quite close, and after throwing it, she would have to direct Wei to chase the rolling ball before Wei would leave her side and run to catch it.
But when Min Yueqing took the ball out of Xiao Wei's mouth and threw it again with a smile, Xiao Wei almost instantly understood Min Yueqing's intention. Without needing her to give any special instructions, it happily turned around and ran towards the ball, its long tail bobbing happily.
With each practice session, Little Serena's speed in retrieving the ball gradually increased, and its enthusiasm for the game grew stronger.
Every day after accompanying Min Yueqing for her afternoon nap, Xiao Wei would jump off the bed to fetch a ball, then return to Min Yueqing's side and nudge her with his big head, his bright eyes frequently gazing towards the door.
At this point, even Min's mother, who was standing to the side, would be moved by Xiao Wei and speak up for it, "Qing'er, take it to play quickly, look at this poor thing, if you don't move it it will be so anxious that it will start to speak!"
Min's mother watched the little tiger act cute in various ways every day and often couldn't help but laugh.
Despite his fierce appearance, he's actually as innocent and adorable as a playful and mischievous child.
Moreover, Mother Min discovered that this little tiger was genuinely affectionate towards her Qing'er, its big eyes constantly watching over her.
If any of the maids it found unfamiliar tried to approach Qing'er, it would immediately leap in front of Qing'er, glare fiercely at them, and bare its teeth, looking extremely menacing. At first, it really frightened the two maids to tears.
Later, the maids in the courtyard took this as a warning and dared not approach Qing'er without prior notice, thus preventing the recurrence of this situation.
As a mother, Min's mother didn't think there was anything wrong with the little tiger's actions, because it was clearly protecting Qing'er in its own way.
Based on this alone, Mother Min accepted the little tiger without any reservations and would often send servants to the market to buy wild animals that Little Wei liked to eat.
As soon as Min Yueqing moved with Xiao Wei, a group of children, led by Min Wensi, followed immediately, except for Pei Ji and Shi Tou.
Min Yueqing had become a veritable queen of children; wherever she went, a long line of children of all ages followed behind her.
Little Wei had no interest in the onlookers; it just kept carrying the ball back to its usual spot, glancing back every now and then to make sure Min Yueqing was following. If it saw Min Yueqing was a little far away, it would turn around and walk back without a word, until it was back at Min Yueqing's feet.
Min Wensi couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement, then turned to Pei Ji and said, "Lele, Xiao Wei is practically Auntie's little shadow! Look how clingy he is, he can't be separated from me for even a moment. I think that compared to Auntie, all games have to take a backseat to Xiao Wei!"
The children all nodded in agreement. They were filled with envy; apart from Little Wei, they had never seen anyone else's pet so loyal and majestic.
In their eyes, Little Wei was practically their aunt's guardian angel. If any fool dared to plot against their aunt, Little Wei would teach them a lesson they would regret ever being born before the guards could even lift a finger.
Just thinking about that scene makes me feel great!
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