Chapter 48
Han Zhi had no idea why the topic had suddenly jumped to neutering. Thankfully, she was wearing sunglasses, so the shock and disbelief in her eyes were hidden well enough that they would not scare the little cub on the other side of the video call.
Neutering… her son??
She was stunned.
The moment the little snow leopard heard those two words again, all the fur on its tail exploded. It leapt out of Tang Rong’s arms and curled itself into the little nest in the corner, sulking.
It would no longer pay attention to little Rong—for the next ten minutes.
With his arms suddenly empty, Tang Rong blinked in confusion, but the only thing he caught was the resolute back view of the little snow leopard facing away from him.
“Uh…” Han Zhi finally came back to herself. “Little Rong, baby doesn’t need that surgery. He’s a little different from ordinary pets.”
Han Zhi truly could not bring herself to say the word neuter aloud.
“Baby doesn’t have any big health problems either. Little Rong is taking very good care of him. If little Rong keeps him company more, he’ll only grow healthier and healthier.”
Tang Rong nodded blankly.
So that was how it was…
“Okay. I’ll stay with him all the time.”
In the little nest not far away, the little snow leopard had its ears perked up, eavesdropping on their conversation. The fur on its tail finally stopped puffing up quite so much, and it generously decided to shorten the ten minutes of not speaking to little Rong down to five minutes.
And adding in the nearly one minute that had already passed just now, that meant four minutes remained.
Forget it—shorten it to three minutes. That left two.
The little snow leopard started silently counting down in its heart.
The two of them chatted a little longer, until it was time for dinner and the call had to end.
During that time, the little snow leopard had obediently come back over and curled itself into Tang Rong’s arms again, letting him smooth down its tail fur.
After the call ended, Han Zhi noticed that her husband had replied to her message.
Shen Chuanqiong: That fulfilled my dream of having a daughter.
A son in girls’ clothes was basically a “daughter,” wasn’t it?
Han Zhi couldn’t help laughing softly. She sent him a thumbs-up emoji and also told him about how Tang Rong had later said he wanted the little snow leopard neutered.
Shen Chuanqiong: …
Shen Chuanqiong: Forget it.
Shen Chuanqiong: I still want a real daughter.
Han Zhi had already taken off her sunglasses. Sitting on the little balcony with a soft blanket draped over her legs, one hand supporting her chin, the corners of her lips lifted in a smile, while gentle light flickered in her eyes.
Actually, before they got married, they had once discussed the topic of children. Both of them had hoped to have both sons and daughters, and they had more than enough love and means to raise them. It was only because of little Han’s physical condition that they could not also take care of another child, so they had stopped bringing it up.
The last time the subject had come up had actually been from little Han himself. The little snow leopard had looked at the fluffy creatures crowded together on the optical brain screen and said that he also wanted a whole litter of younger brothers and sisters to play with.
Yes, a whole litter.
What a huge ambition. It had scared his father and mother half to death.
If little Rong really could solve little Han’s spiritual power problem, and their lives could get back on track, and if little Han still wanted younger siblings, then it wouldn’t be impossible.
…
After ending the call and finishing dinner, Tang Rong sat back down on the sofa with the little snow leopard in his arms and opened a livestreaming app on his optical brain.
The app was called Xingbo. Luo Yue and Luo Xing had shared it with him today at kindergarten, saying that Nine-Tails would be livestreaming a singing session on it tonight, so he had downloaded it right away.
This was Nine-Tails’ first livestream after his comeback, and his fans had all been eagerly waiting for it.
Third Brother hadn’t shared the news in the family group. If Tang Rong hadn’t heard it from Luo Yue and Luo Xing, he never would have known about it.
The system said it was probably because this was his first trial stream after coming back, and since he didn’t know how it would go, he wanted to wait until he had achieved some results before telling the family.
That was understandable.
But Tang Rong still didn’t want to miss Third Brother’s very first stream after his comeback.
He just had to watch secretly and not let Third Brother know.
The livestream interface felt unfamiliar to Tang Rong, but with the system’s approval, he cautiously tapped into one of the streams hanging on the home page recommendations.
The preview image showed a beautiful big cat whose fur color was somewhat similar to the little snow leopard’s, and that was precisely what caught Tang Rong’s attention.
The system explained that the cat’s breed was a Maine Coon, and its coloring was silver tabby.
Tang Rong didn’t really understand cat breeds. He listened in a daze, staring unblinkingly at the big cat eating inside the livestream, and sincerely said, “So cool.”
“Meowu.” The little snow leopard, curled in Tang Rong’s arms in its little dress, let out an unhappy cry.
It could be even cooler than this cat.
But only if Tang Rong took off that annoying little dress on it, and the big bow tied to its tail.
Tang Rong thought the little snow leopard’s cry meant it agreed with him, so he smiled and rubbed his chin lightly against its head.
“Does baby think it’s cool too? Baby, hurry and grow up into a big leopard like that.”
The little snow leopard disdainfully let out a “mi,” and its beast eyes narrowed a bit.
It was only small because it was in its juvenile form. Its battle form was many, many, many times bigger than this cat.
One day, it absolutely had to let little Rong see its real self.
At that time, it wouldn’t be it curled up in little Rong’s arms. Instead, little Rong would sink straight into its fur.
Eden Garden was huge. It could carry little Rong around on its back all day long.
What could that cat in the livestream do?
The little snow leopard simply lifted a paw and swiped the annoying livestream away.
Tang Rong froze slightly at the sudden change on screen.
The next stream was random. It showed a woman holding three children while selling goods live. One child was still wrapped in swaddling clothes, and the other two were no older than five. The woman’s own clothes were shabby too, and her face carried a worn-out heaviness far beyond her age.
“Thank you everyone for buying from my showcase. Now I have enough money for the children’s formula tomorrow.”
“Thank you, thank you. Thank you, kind-hearted everyone.”
“This baby bottle is really useful. The material is safe, it can withstand high temperatures, and it’s also very easy to clean.”
Tang Rong’s attention was quickly drawn away from the little snow leopard swiping away the previous stream and onto this new one.
The profile picture of the streamer was a selfie of herself and the three children, and her username was “Three Treasures at Home.” Tang Rong happened to know all four of those characters.
Because there were three babies at home, that was why she was called Three Treasures at Home?
Seeing this, the system explained: [Livestreaming can make money. This mother of three children is earning money to support the family through livestream shopping.]
Tang Rong asked the system in his head, “Then can I make money by livestreaming too?”
The system replied: [In theory, yes. But you’re still too young. Right now, your most important task is growing up well. Once you’re older, you can try. Livestreaming also has a lot of knowledge to it.]
Tang Rong softly hummed in his mind, then thought of something and asked, “Then can baby make money by livestreaming too?”
He still remembered the big cat from the previous stream.
That big cat had been very cool, but he still thought his own little snow leopard was the cutest.
The system replied: […In theory, yes. Once you’re older, you can try.]
That was about as far as it could stall things for now. Hopefully, the family would come clean to the host soon enough. Otherwise, the problem wouldn’t stop at little dresses and neutering.
In the end, Tang Rong bought a little baby bottle from the “Three Treasures at Home” livestream.
Because the system had said that if he bought something from the stream, that mother would be able to earn money to buy formula for her babies.
When he was little, he had never had formula himself. He had only ever drunk mush. He hoped this mother’s babies would be able to drink formula.
Buying things in the livestream worked similarly to StarMall. The address was directly linked to the optical brain’s saved address system, and the star coins were deducted from the optical brain wallet. Tang Rong could complete the purchase on his own.
He planned to use this little bottle to feed the little snow leopard milk.
Every time baby ate, it would inevitably dirty its fur a little and then have to lick and clean itself for a long time. If he fed baby with a bottle instead, its fur wouldn’t get dirty.
By the time Tang Rong finished buying it, the butler had also returned from the courtyard.
It had rained during the day, and tonight it had finally stopped completely. The ground outside was still damp, and he had gone out for a while to tend to the flowers and plants in the yard.
He had assumed that because of the rain and damp weather, and because Tang Rong couldn’t go out for a walk, he would be on the sofa hugging the little snow leopard and watching cartoons. Unexpectedly, the screen of his optical brain was showing some unfamiliar livestream instead.
The butler strode over.
Tang Rong tilted up his little head too and excitedly said to him, “Uncle, Third Brother is starting his livestream soon.”
Naturally, the butler knew about Tang Hu’s trial stream tonight.
After all, he hadn’t appeared on-screen for years. Because of nervousness, embarrassment, and similar feelings, Tang Hu hadn’t specifically told them, but all of them had quietly noticed it anyway.
Afraid that the butler might secretly bring Tang Rong along to watch his livestream, Tang Hu had suddenly sent him a message this afternoon, saying that this was only a trial stream and he wouldn’t be streaming for long, so he told him not to tell little Rong. He wanted little Rong to watch only after his streaming had stabilized, after his popularity was good enough to land him on the front-page recommendations, and after the live chat in his stream moved so fast that it couldn’t even be read clearly.
That was a little brotherly vanity at work—he wanted his little brother to see him at his most impressive. That was understandable too.
Naturally, the butler had agreed and hadn’t told Tang Rong a single word about the livestream. So how had Tang Rong found out?
Seeing the confused look on Butler Uncle’s face, Tang Rong assumed he hadn’t known about Third Brother’s livestream either, just like himself. So he immediately told him about the two little fans of Third Brother from kindergarten.
At last, the butler understood, and inwardly gave a bitter little smile.
That really wasn’t his fault. He had kept his mouth completely shut. Little Rong had found out through his own connections.
The butler didn’t directly tell Tang Hu, who was about to start streaming, that Tang Rong had found out, afraid it would affect his livestream. Instead, he sat down beside Tang Rong, preparing to watch it together with him.
There were still nine minutes left before it started.
At that moment, the stream Tang Rong had casually clicked into was one about grooming little animals. On the screen, the groomer was holding scissors and trimming the fur of a fluffy white Bichon that had just been bathed.
The dog’s fur had been trimmed into a cute rounded shape, so adorable it looked almost like a plush toy.
Because of the earlier precedent with neutering, the butler feared that after watching the stream, Tang Rong might decide to imitate it and take scissors to trim the little snow leopard’s fur. So he quietly said, “Rongrong, baby doesn’t need a trim.”
Tang Rong lowered his head to glance at the little snow leopard in his arms and nodded. “Baby is already very pretty without trimming.”
The little snow leopard proudly lifted its head.
The butler, meanwhile, let out a small sigh of relief.
There were only three minutes left before the stream. The butler guided him and suggested, “Why don’t we go to Third Brother’s profile page first? Once the stream starts, we can just tap his icon and go right in.”
Tang Rong didn’t know how to use many of the functions on livestream platforms, so he obediently followed what butler Uncle said and exited this stream.
Once back on the home page, the butler instinctively glanced at the account information section. That area showed whether someone was logged in, and after logging in, it displayed the account’s profile picture and username. He didn’t know whether Tang Rong had registered his own account yet.
To his surprise, Tang Rong was already logged into his own account. He had even set both a profile picture and a username.
The profile picture was a selfie of himself holding the little snow leopard.
And the username was…
“Home Has Baby.”
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