Allergic To Furry Things But Can Pet Them Mentally – CH36

Chapter 36

Perhaps because he had changed to a new environment, Tang Rong did not sleep very well.

Or rather, after all that happened that afternoon, his body felt more tired, and he fell asleep quickly—but his sleep was light.

The system watched everything and did not think too much of it.

Maybe the fox plush was just a little uncomfortable to sleep with, all squished like that.

When Tang Rong woke up the next morning, he found that he had the little snow leopard completely in his arms, while the little fox plush had been pushed to the edge of the pillow and was still singing.

Sure enough, the soft, warm little snow leopard was much more comfortable to hold.

The little fox plush had that singing device stuffed inside it, and it would be bad if it got crushed. Leaving it by the pillow was fine too.

Tang Rong did not sense anything wrong at all. He hugged the little snow leopard and kissed it for a while, then reached up and pinched the little bird on the plush’s head to switch it off.

“Meowu.” Because it had gone to sleep rather late last night, the little snow leopard had only just woken up too. It hummed lazily, rolled onto its back to show its belly, and stretched out comfortably.

Tang Rong could not resist rubbing its fluffy tummy for a while longer before finally getting up to wash up.

Today he was going to meet his maternal grandfather.

Yesterday, the system had already told him some things about that side of the family. It sounded complicated—things like doing anything for the family’s status, forcing children into political marriages, continuing bloodlines… Tang Rong could not understand all of it.

But after hearing that Grandfather had once wanted to break Mom and Dad apart and make Mom be with someone she did not like, Tang Rong no longer had any good feelings toward this grandfather.

His family all loved him, and they loved each other too—he could feel it.

The existence of a home filled with that kind of love had been something Mom and Dad built together. Although Mom had passed away because of an accident, her shadow still remained in this family.

Without a father and mother who loved each other, this home would not exist.

A grandfather who wanted to tear this home apart was obviously a bad person.

…

Because the Yun family did not trust the Tang family, they insisted on using only their own instruments to test Tang Rong’s ability. Since those instruments were difficult to transport into Eden Garden, the meeting had no choice but to be arranged at the Yun family’s place instead.

And even without the issue of the equipment, that side would still have used the excuse of seniority to demand that Tang Rong come to them.

If it had been an ordinary elder, the Tang family would naturally have been willing to bring Tang Rong for a visit. After all, it was normal etiquette for a younger generation to pay respects to an elder.

But the Yun family did not deserve that.

Ever since Tang Rong had been found, the Yun family had cared only about whether he had inherited his mother’s healing ability, only about whether he could bring benefits to the Yun family. They had not even asked a single word about how he himself was doing. Elders like that did not deserve to be treated as elders at all.

The butler would bring Tang Rong over together with more than a dozen bodyguards.

As long as the other side saw with their own eyes that little Rong was an ordinary person, then if everything went smoothly, they would be able to leave not long after.

After leaving, the butler planned to take Tang Rong out for a little outing.

He had been back on the capital planet for so long already, and they still had not taken him out anywhere.

Eden Garden was huge, but it was too empty. There were hardly any people, hardly any children’s entertainment facilities, and hardly any cubs his own age. It was not lively at all.

The butler still remembered how Tang Rong had stared wide-eyed and sparkling at the scenery outside on the day they returned to the capital planet, on the way from the spaceport to Eden Garden. He had even promised to take Tang Rong to those places to play someday.

Because the little snow leopard’s identity was special, it could not be brought to the Yun family. They might notice something was off. So the butler had already contacted the emperor and empress early on and had them take it back.

Although the little crown prince had adapted very well during the two or three days he had stayed here, he was still only a four-year-old cub. He still needed to spend more time with his parents.

Tang Rong had no objection either. After all, that night he had already promised Uncle and Auntie that they could occasionally take the little snow leopard back to keep them company.

Once he got into the hovercar bound for the Yun family, and they left Eden Garden behind, Tang Rong immediately pressed himself against the window again, curiously taking in all the amazing man-made buildings outside.

The butler, meanwhile, lowered his head and glanced at his optical brain.

Near the top of the StarBlog trending list, topics related to Tang Rong had remained high for quite some time.

Tang Rong’s optical brain had been set to child mode, so he could not see those things. The butler, however, had been keeping an eye on them all along. From Tang Rong’s first day back on the capital planet, people had been talking about him nonstop.

[Has the attack from four years ago still not been solved?]

[Thank goodness the child has finally been found. Back when I was in military school, Yun Jian taught our class before. She was gentle and witty, always considerate of every student in the room, and helped me so much. I was devastated when I heard she died four years ago.]

[Poor child. I heard he grew up on the garbage planet and often didn’t even have enough to eat. At last he can live a good life now.]

[Not necessarily a good life… I heard he’s just an ordinary person, with barely any spiritual power. Living with the Tang family, he’d probably be scared to death.]

[I think so too… maybe it would be better if he lived with the Yun family.]

[I heard he still hasn’t met anyone from the Yun family yet. The Tang and Yun families don’t get along, but can they please stop dragging a child into it?]

[Come on, the father is the child’s primary guardian. As long as the father is still alive, how could it ever be the maternal grandfather’s turn? The Tang family may have damaged spiritual power, but as long as they treat the child well, that’s what matters. It’s not like they’d suddenly go mad and eat the kid.]

[Whether it’s the Tang family or the Yun family, both are rich. That child won’t be mistreated no matter what. Everyone needs to stop worrying over nothing.]

…

Clearly, the Yun family had long since arranged for paid posters to occasionally steer public opinion a little on StarBlog.

They had not pushed too hard, though. It was more like a silent warning—they could make the narrative much uglier if they wanted. At worst, both sides would go down together.

They did not care at all about Tang Rong’s own feelings. As long as the Tang family had Tang Rong as a weak point, the Tang family would be the destined loser in this game.

But the Tang family did not care about winning or losing. As long as Tang Rong was safe and sound, and not snatched away by bad people, that was enough.

The butler did not say anything bad about the Yun family to Tang Rong. It was not because he did not want to. He simply did not want dirty things to stain the little boy’s ears.

He knew that little Rong was a smart, perceptive child. He could feel who treated him well, and he could tell who his real family was.

…

After riding in the hovercar for several hours, they were finally almost at the Yun family estate.

During the trip, Auntie had sent him several pictures of the little snow leopard at home playing with a yarn ball. The last two photos showed the little snow leopard wearing a light blue scarf.

Attached was a voice message: “Auntie knitted the scarf herself. It’s not finished yet, but baby insisted on wearing it.”

Tang Rong’s eyes curved as he replied, “Auntie is amazing. Baby looks so cute in the scarf. Auntie, keep going.”

After listening to the voice message, Han Zhi’s mood immediately brightened. She turned to her husband and said, “After I finish knitting Little Han’s scarf, I’m going to knit one for little Rong too.”

Shen Chuanqiong smiled and said yes.

At his wife’s current pace, one scarf would take over a month to finish.

By then, autumn would just be ending, and winter would be arriving.

This year, winter in Eden Garden would not feel cold anymore.

…

The hovercar did not drive into the parking area of the Yun family’s old residence. Instead, it stopped temporarily outside, as though ready to leave again at any moment.

Two servants were waiting outside to lead them in. Other than that, not a single member of the Yun family had come to the entrance to receive them.

Fortunately, they did not care, nor were they interested in wasting words with the Yun family.

As long as one truly did not care, all the other side’s deliberate little gestures only looked ridiculous and laughable, unable to land any real blow.

Tang Rong obediently let the butler hold his hand and walked quietly along, feeling no curiosity toward this place at all.

At last, the servants led them into a room where many people were seated.

An elderly man sat in the highest place, sipping tea, and beside him was a large dog tied up on a leash.

The dog was as big as an adult human, with a fierce, menacing look, staring directly at the people who had just entered.

The butler’s brows drew together at once, and he immediately became alert. Lowering his head, he glanced at the little cub beside him to see how he was doing.

Tang Rong was not frightened.

He was not really afraid of this sort of thing. After all, the big dog was tied up, and butler Uncle was beside him. The dog looked fierce, but it was not going to hurt him, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

On the garbage planet, there had also been some large stray animals. Tang Rong had not been afraid of them either, though he would still avoid them just in case, since he was small and also had allergies.

Compared to animals, people were still more frightening.

Most animals did not have that many ulterior motives. If you stayed away, you stayed away, and they would not usually come out of their way to bother you. But some bad people, when they saw him, would deliberately mock him, bully him, and use him as amusement.

Only after seeing that Tang Rong truly was not frightened did the butler quietly let out a breath.

It seemed that all the recent cuddling with fluffy creatures had indeed helped strengthen the little one’s courage.

The butler lightly squeezed the little hand holding his.

Tang Rong immediately obediently spoke up, “Hello, Grandfather.”

As for all the other people sitting in the room, Tang Rong did not know them and did not want to have anything to do with them.

Holding a teacup in his hand, Yun Fangqian let out a short hum and finally spoke. “Sit.”

There were only two empty seats in the room, clearly left for them. They were positioned rather close to the big dog, so the butler made Tang Rong sit in the one farther away.

The bodyguards who had accompanied them stood behind them.

Just after sitting down, Tang Rong heard a little boy sitting beside him speak up with a grin. “That dog likes eating little children the most.”

The boy looked about five or six years old and was much sturdier than Tang Rong. He was one of the Yun family children.

Tang Rong looked at him and blinked. “Then you really need to be careful.”

Tang Rong’s thinking was simple—the boy clearly lived here, so if the dog liked eating little kids, then he was the one in the most danger.

The little boy choked.

He had meant to scare Tang Rong a little, but not only had Tang Rong not been scared, he had even replied with that.

It somehow felt like he had been subtly mocked, but his little five-year-old brain could not find any evidence for it.

Seeing his grandson get shut down like that, Yun Fangqian frowned in displeasure and formed an even worse impression of Tang Rong.

Still, his ability was not yet known, so it had to be tested first.

Yun Fangqian immediately had people bring over all the equipment that had been prepared in advance.

Seeing that they were just ordinary instruments for testing spiritual power, spirit forms, and healing ability, the butler finally relaxed completely.

A normal person would never think that Tang Rong’s ability might be so powerful that these regular instruments would not be able to detect it at all.

After one piece of equipment after another ran through its tests, more than an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and it was almost lunchtime.

The final result was naturally—

Tang Rong was an utterly ordinary person, through and through.

Yun Fangqian was extremely disappointed. Looking at the various data sheets in his hand, the last bit of patience he had left was completely worn away.

Tang Rong returned to his seat and was once again pulled into conversation by that little boy from earlier.

Perhaps because he had failed just now, the boy badly wanted to win back some ground. He took the initiative to ask, “How old are you?”

Tang Rong answered, “Four.”

The little boy said, “Oh, so you’re my little female cousin.”

He obviously knew Tang Rong’s gender. He was just deliberately saying the opposite.

Tang Rong was not being mistaken for a girl for the first time, so he calmly explained, “I’m a boy, not a girl.”

The little boy replied, “But you look like a girl.”

If someone got called the opposite gender, they’d definitely be furious.

But Tang Rong only blinked, fell silent for a few seconds, and then slowly said two words:

“Thank you.”

The little boy: “???”

Tang Rong lightly swung his little legs.

Later, Little Xing-Sister and Little Yue-Sister had told him that they had mistaken him for a girl because he was too pretty, and not just because of his hair.

So this little boy saying he looked like a girl was also just saying he was as pretty as a girl.

The system, which had been silently watching, found its mood shifting from anger to gleeful amusement.

This was honestly too funny… That brat had clearly been trying to bully its host on purpose, but its host had not even picked up on the malice. Instead, without knowing it, he had lightly mocked him right back.

It was so satisfying.

Sincerity really was the ultimate trump card.

Amazing.

The butler had also seen all of this and could not help openly smiling.

At first, he had wanted to interrupt the little boy from speaking at all. But the Yun family had noticed his intention and said with a laugh, “It’s just children joking around. Adults shouldn’t interfere.”

Heh. A joke? That child’s little mouth was practically dripping with poison, and they still called it a joke. It had definitely been taught by the Yun family.

Thankfully, his little cub’s combat power was simply too strong. He had not been bullied in the slightest.

The little boy finally realized that, verbally at least, he was not going to win against this Tang Rong. So he had no choice but to try and regain the upper hand in some other way.

He asked again, “Do you have any friends?”

Tang Rong obediently nodded. “I met lots of little friends in kindergarten.”

The little boy did not consider kindergarten classmates to count as real friends at all. He gave a little snort and proudly said, “The Little Crown Prince is my friend.”

Tang Rong blinked and misunderstood “Little Crown Prince” as the name of that boy’s friend.

Although he felt the name sounded a little strange, it was not polite to criticize other people’s names, so he said nothing.

Not seeing the reaction he wanted on Tang Rong’s face, the little boy became angry. “You don’t believe me, do you?”

Tang Rong tilted his head in confusion, not understanding why this child’s mood had suddenly shifted in such a strange way.

Seeing that expression on his face only made the boy angrier. He immediately opened his optical brain and shoved a photo in front of Tang Rong—a picture of himself and the little crown prince taken in virtual space.

At last, Tang Rong reacted.

It was Little Han-brother!

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