Chapter 34
After dinner, Tang Rong hugged the little snow leopard and watched cartoons on the sofa for a while, then finished washing up and climbed into bed.
After all the examinations that afternoon, he felt even more tired. Sleepy and drowsy, he wanted to go to sleep.
The little snow leopard also sensed his fatigue and obediently stayed in his arms, acting as a little plush toy to keep him company while he slept.
That little lion had been watching them from outside all evening. It had not made a sound, had not come inside, and Tang Rong had not even noticed its existence. Every time it drew near, or Tang Rong’s gaze came close to where it was, it would quickly hide itself.
…Strange.
Its constant staring was making the fur on the little snow leopard’s body feel uncomfortable.
Thankfully, going upstairs to sleep finally freed it from that gaze.
The little snow leopard curled its tail around the little cub’s wrist, found the most comfortable position in his arms, and closed its eyes.
Meanwhile, Tang Zheng’en had a little white nine-tailed fox lying across his legs, and was frowning at the surveillance screen in front of him.
The little nine-tailed fox gave a few ying-ying whines, but because a little white bird was perched on its head, it could not roll around in Daddy’s arms acting spoiled.
The little bird had made itself a nest in the fur on top of its head and was comfortably curled up there.
The little nine-tailed fox often worried that if this went on for too long, it would become a bald nine-tailed fox, but it did not dare disobey its second sister, so it could only obediently continue serving as her exclusive fox mount.
Three pairs of eyes were all fixed on the scene in the surveillance feed.
The more the little fox watched, the more depressed it felt.
Last night, after little brother got the little snow leopard, he had been cuddling it the whole time, and even wanted to hug it while sleeping.
It wanted to be treated that way by little brother too.
Little brother had not even petted it yet…
Last night, with its fox heart shattered, it had thrown a tantrum over at Second Sister’s place until very late, and only woke up at noon. As soon as it woke up, it learned that little brother had gone to the hospital to visit Grandpa and get checked up. It had originally been thinking that once little brother came back, it absolutely had to go over and cuddle with him, but Father stopped it, saying that little brother had already been too tired today, and if it went over with its injured spiritual power to cling to him, it would definitely put more of a burden on his body.
Now, looking at little brother sleeping soundly while hugging the little snow leopard, the expression on the little nine-tailed fox’s face was exactly the same as the third sticker in the second row of its optical brain emoji pack—little fox with tearful eyes biting a handkerchief.jpg.
Suddenly, Father’s somewhat low voice sounded from above its head: “I’m planning to arrange for little Rong to meet Yun Fangqian the day after tomorrow.”
The moment the words fell, both the little fox and the little bird puffed up slightly.
Yun Fangqian—the name of the grandfather they hated most.
Behind his back, they all referred to him as “that old bastard.” It had been a long time since they had heard his actual name spoken out loud.
Tang Zheng’en quickly smoothed the fur of the two little ones in his arms.
“There’s no helping it. One way or another, he has to meet him. The sooner they meet, the sooner it’ll be over.”
When the fur still refused to smooth down properly, Tang Zheng’en added, “Tomorrow night, you can give your gifts to little Rong and go see him in spirit form—but don’t stay cuddled up too long.”
Letting Tang Rong spend a little energy in moderation would not affect his health, and would make it easier for him to deal with the meeting the day after tomorrow.
…
The next morning, Tang Rong was once again woken by the alarm clock.
After cuddling the fluffy creature in his arms for a while, getting up, washing up, and eating breakfast, Tang Rong eagerly climbed into the learning pod.
He still remembered the gift Little Han-brother had prepared for him yesterday.
When he got back last night, he had been too tired and had even forgotten to send Little Han-brother any messages.
Just like yesterday, Little Han-brother arrived in the classroom a bit later than he did. Bai Tu, on the other hand, arrived earlier than yesterday, and the moment he saw Tang Rong, he threw himself at him in an excited hug.
Tang Rong had been absent the whole afternoon yesterday, and Bai Tu honestly did not know how he had managed to survive it.
Luo Yue and Luo Xing were girls, so there was always a certain invisible barrier because they were different genders.
Qi Fu was a “bad” cub who drew spicy rabbit heads. He disliked him.
And there was no need to even mention Shen Muhan—he had already scared him on the very first day of school.
Wuwuwu… thankfully little Rong had come to class today.
If little Rong had been absent again today, he really would not have been able to hold on.
Shen Muhan, who had just logged into the learning pod and entered, happened to witness this scene. He gave the slightest frown and strode over.
The moment Tang Rong saw Shen Muhan coming, his eyes lit up. He gently patted Bai Tu’s back and loosened out of the hug.
“Little Han-brother!”
Shen Muhan’s expression eased slightly. Taking Tang Rong’s little hand, he eagerly led him out into the yard outside the classroom.
Before long, a flower crown, a bracelet, and a ring had all been placed on Tang Rong.
Tang Rong’s hair was slightly long and suited this kind of flower-crown headpiece very well. The bracelet had also been adjusted to fit his wrist perfectly, resting lightly around it. As for the ring, Shen Muhan had been adjusting the bracelet size for him when Tang Rong had, on his own, slipped the ring onto his ring finger.
Yesterday at the hospital, he had seen that Grandpa also wore a ring on his ring finger. During the video call, Little Han-brother had worn his that way too, so he naturally wore it the same way himself.
The system did not think much of it either, and praised him in his mind: [Very pretty, Host. I really didn’t expect Little Han to be so skillful with his hands.]
After all, children often played house together. It was only a simple flower ring. Even if it was worn on the ring finger, it did not mean much.
Shen Muhan opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end said nothing.
Last night, Dad and Mom had sent a message to his optical brain and explained to him the meaning of wearing a ring on the ring finger—it could only be worn there for the person he liked most, his future crown princess.
Looking at the flower ring on Tang Rong’s ring finger, Shen Muhan pressed his lips together, his gaze darting away awkwardly.
The person he liked most… wasn’t that little Rong?
Would little Rong become his crown princess?
Tang Rong did not notice at all that the child beside him had gotten distracted. Happily, he opened his optical brain, admired himself in the camera for a while, and snapped a whole bunch of photos.
Then he sent those photos to the family group chat.
Attached was a voice message: “These are the gifts Little Han-brother made for me. They’re so pretty!”
Soon, several voice replies came back.
“Pretty.” Tang Zheng’en stared through clenched teeth at the flower ring on the little cub’s ring finger in the photo.
“The main thing is that our little Rong is the one who looks pretty.” Tang Zheng’en added another sentence through gritted teeth.
“The child is really skilled with his hands. If little Rong likes these little trinkets, Grandpa can make more for you in the future.” Grandpa, however, sounded delighted.
“Pretty, pretty. Little Rong looks good in anything. Oh right, Second Sister and I prepared a gift for little Rong too. We’ll bring it over tonight.” Tang Hu took the chance to mention the singing little fox gift.
“Hope… little Rong likes it.” Tang Qiu added.
Tang Rong’s eyes lit up even more.
Another gift!
Brother and Sister were really so good to him!
Because of that gift, Tang Rong spent the whole day looking forward to the evening.
At last, school ended in the afternoon. Tang Rong hurried through dinner as fast as he could. Once dinner was over, he could wait for the gift!
Meanwhile, the little snow leopard stared at its leopard bowl and sank into thought.
Why did it feel like there was one less little chicken drumstick in the bowl again today…?
Since the drumsticks were always cut up in advance to make them easier to chew, it was hard to tell exactly how many pieces there were.
Maybe the cook was balancing its diet again.
Whatever.
The little snow leopard lowered its head and quietly ate.
Only a few minutes after finishing, the doorbell rang.
Tang Rong was even faster than the butler. He eagerly pattered over to open the door.
Beside the gift box was a little fox with nine tails curled into a ball, and perched on its head was a round little white bird.
The animal washing-and-drying unit in the courtyard had only just stopped not long ago. The little nine-tailed fox’s fur and paws were spotless, and the little bird was clean too.
Tang Rong’s eyes lit up.
“Xiao Hu-brother! Little Sister Qiu!”
The little snow leopard, which had followed right behind Tang Rong, suspiciously sized up the two fluffy creatures at the door.
After all, it had only been here for less than two days and was still very unfamiliar with everything. This was also its first time seeing the little fox and the little bird.
They should be like that little lion—little Rong’s family or friends.
The butler carried the gift box inside, and the little nine-tailed fox came in too, still carrying the little bird on its head.
Tang Rong had just been about to ask the system whether he could pet them when the system proactively said: [Go ahead, Host. You can pet them both. Pet them lots—there’ll definitely be plenty of points.]
The moment the words fell, Tang Rong could no longer wait and stretched out his little hand to pet the nine tails of the nine-tailed fox he had been itching to touch for so long.
[Ding~ Points +20]
The little nine-tailed fox’s expression went from stunned, to disbelief, to wild delight.
Little brother had actually touched it on his own initiative!!!
At last—! Hard work truly did pay off for foxes!!!
“Ying-ao…” The little nine-tailed fox threw itself straight into Tang Rong’s arms, lifted all nine tails up, and let him pet them however he liked.
The little bird perched on its head also gathered up its courage, fluttered its tiny wings, and landed on the little cub’s head.
[Ding~ Points +20]
The socially anxious little bird only dared to cuddle with little brother in sneaky, quiet ways. If little brother petted it too enthusiastically, its whole body would go stiff.
“Xiao Hu-brother’s tails are so soft, so nice to pet.”
“Do Xiao Hu-brother’s tails ever get tangled?”
“Did Xiao Hu-brother have nine tails when he was born, or only one?”
“Will Xiao Hu-brother grow new tails in the future?”
The little cub happily chattered away while petting the little fox.
At the side, the butler sat there smiling and answering his questions one by one.
The little snow leopard, who had been neglected off to the side, listened to the repeated “Xiao Hu-brother” over and over and felt the sourness in its chest ferment to its limit.
The little fox, meanwhile, noticed it approaching, glanced at it once, and then continued snuggling up affectionately with little Rong.
Blinded by jealousy, the little snow leopard looked at those nine fox tails swishing here and there, so annoying to its leopard heart. Because of some instinct, it endured for a long time—but finally it could not endure anymore. Suddenly, it opened its mouth and with one ah-wu bit onto one of the tails.
Its original intention had only been to stop that tail from swaying around so irritatingly, but influenced by its emotions, it accidentally failed to control its strength.
Little fox: “Aooo—”
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