Becoming a Kindergarten Teacher for S-Class Spirit Beasts – CH61

Chapter 61

The little lion did it on purpose, hehe. After all, Teacher Bai didn’t coax it earlier; instead, he tricked it into wearing such heavy glasses. The little lion wasn’t happy!

The little lion has its temper too.

Bai Nuosi looked at the little lion, its mouth smeared with red and yellow fruit juice, like a little cat wearing a silly pair of glasses. He smiled as he picked up the small bowl, noticing the golden kiwi left behind. The fruit was sweet, so why wasn’t it eaten?

To be sure, Bai Nuosi carefully counted the pieces: one, two, three… Hmm? There were originally five slices, so the little lion had eaten two and deliberately left three?

What’s going on here?

Bai Nuosi leaned closer, staring at the little lion.

The little lion, feeling guilty under his gaze, avoided eye contact. Then, it suddenly snapped back—why should it feel guilty?

It simply didn’t want to eat. So what?

Unless Teacher Bai coaxed it!

Hmph.

Bai Nuosi squinted slightly at the little lion. “Xingxing.”

The little lion: Here it comes, here it comes—Teacher Bai is going to ask why I left the kiwi slices! Hmph, I won’t say anything, let’s see what he does!

Bai Nuosi: “Xingxing, do you really like dragon fruit and mango? You finished all of those, so you must really like them, right?”

The little lion was stunned. Huh?

Bai Nuosi smiled at it. “Is that right? You like dragon fruit and mango, don’t you?”

The little lion hesitated, scratching its paw, then shyly nodded. Well, it’s not like I like them ‘that’ much…

Bai Nuosi smiled warmly. “Alright then, I still have some dragon fruit in the kitchen. I’ll go get it for you, so wait here.”

The little lion nodded absentmindedly, its mind swirling. Weird. I left food on purpose, and Teacher Bai didn’t say anything. Why isn’t he following the usual routine?

He was so different from everyone else.

Bai Nuosi returned to the kitchen, cut some dragon fruit, and soaked the kiwi slices in its juice, turning them red. Then, he brought the “dragon fruit” back out and placed it in front of the little lion, encouraging it: “Here you go, Xingxing, your favorite dragon fruit! Take big bites, and when you finish, you’ll be the best little one!”

The little lion lowered its head, glanced at the “dragon fruit,” and, because the heavy glasses slipped down its nose, it didn’t see anything amiss. As Bai Nuosi held a fork with the “dragon fruit” to its mouth, he smiled. “Here’s your favorite dragon fruit, open wide—ah~~ big bite!”

Before the little lion realized what was happening, it opened its mouth, and Bai Nuosi popped the kiwi into its mouth.

The kiwi, soft and sweet, melted instantly, filling the little lion’s mouth. It gulped, feeling unsure: Hmm? This dragon fruit tastes a bit strange…

After smacking its lips twice, Bai Nuosi immediately fed it another piece. “Here’s another one, almost done! Xingxing is amazing! You’re the best little one!”

The little lion gulped again, feeling something was off. It widened its eyes slightly and looked at Bai Nuosi, but before it could say anything, Bai Nuosi popped the last piece of kiwi into its mouth.

The little lion: “…”

Not giving the lion time to react, Bai Nuosi quickly grabbed a wet wipe and plopped it onto the little lion’s face. “Little kitty, isn’t your face all sticky? Let Teacher Bai clean your face, your neck, your glasses—oh, and your paws too!”

The little lion: “…”

By the time Bai Nuosi finished wiping the lion’s face, the kiwi slices were all gone. Smiling, he showed the now-empty bowl and gave the little lion a thumbs up. “Xingxing is awesome, you finished everything! I’ll go wash the dishes now; you can play for a bit.”

The little lion: “…”

There are too many tricks in this place. I want to go back home, waaah, QAQ.

Bai Nuosi watched the little lion’s pitiful expression as it walked away, and he couldn’t help but laugh secretly. He turned to the viewers in the livestream and said, “The little lion is so mischievous. It seems like it’s been waiting for me to coax it, but for now…”

He paused, thinking for a moment. “I can’t coax it yet. I can’t let it develop bad habits. But I also can’t be too hard on it or say no outright. If I push too much, it might backfire, and it could become even more rebellious.”

It was the first time Bai Nuosi had used this tactic on a cub during a livestream, and he was worried that viewers might misunderstand and think he wasn’t treating the cubs well.

So, he added a bit of an explanation.

However, the viewers loved it.

[Wife, you don’t need to explain; keep outsmarting the little lion. We love it, hehe.]

[With such a rebellious cub like this, if it were another caretaker, they might have pulled down its pants and spanked it. Teacher Bai only tricks it a little—he’s already very gentle.]

[The Qin family is taking notes in the livestream. When the little lion goes back, they’ll know how to handle the young master; sneaky grin.jpg.]

Bai Nuosi’s groceries had arrived, and since the snake was still not at full energy, he decided not to go out this morning. Instead, he planned to organize the groceries and make some snacks like cookies for the cubs. He would take the little lion and the snake to the garden for outdoor activities in the afternoon.

Bai Nuosi set up a song on the screen for the little lion to listen to. “Xingxing, you listen to this song here. Teacher will go to the kitchen to make some cookies, and I’ll bring you something tasty later.”

The little lion, still wearing the heavy glasses, didn’t want to move. The glasses were just too heavy, making its nose ache, waaah.

And Teacher Bai wasn’t coaxing it either.

It didn’t get any of the treatment the other cubs received!

Teacher Bai didn’t like the little lion at all!

Feeling aggrieved, the little lion slumped on the sofa, holding its glasses with both paws, staring at the screen in this awkward position.

Bai Nuosi knew the glasses were uncomfortable, but since the lion insisted on wearing them, showing such determination, he decided to observe a bit longer before intervening.

Bai Nuosi: “Since Xingxing can talk now, let’s listen to ‘The Shark and Ten Little Fish.’ If Xingxing learns to count from one to ten, Teacher will give you number cookies as a reward.”

The little lion huffed, thinking, Counting to ten? As a genius, Qin Yuxing could do mental math up to ten thousand by the time he was three!

Its mental calculations were as fast as an AI!

The little lion grumbled, not wanting to learn.

But when the music started, Bai Nuosi’s gentle voice joined in, “Come on, Xingxing, let’s sing together. I’ll sing first, and then it’ll be your turn. The snake can join too; don’t just sleep all the time.”

The snake, still traumatized by the previous “Ribbit ribbit ribbit” incident, recoiled instantly, curling up on the sofa and pretending to sleep.

Bai Nuosi swayed with the music beside the little lion. “Come on, Xingxing, open your mouth, raise your hands, let’s sing—‘One, two, three, four, five, five little fish in a line…

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Ten little fish swimming along.”

Big shark swimming around; sees the little fish playing.

Swims closer, saying hello; opens wide and says hello.’”

The little lion pouted at first, but after a while, the song was just too cute, and the rhythm was so catchy. Bai Nuosi danced along, using hand gestures, and encouraged it with his eyes: “Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, little fish swim away; five, four, three, two, one, the shark is coming!”

As the little lion listened, it couldn’t help but nod its head, its mind filled with images of the big shark and the little fish.

Bai Nuosi smiled, his black eyes curving, bright as stars.

The little lion, feeling shy, licked its lips, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed.

Bai Nuosi crouched beside the little lion, making hand gestures as he looked at it.

“Big shark swims over,

looking for the little fish.

Can’t find any,

so it waves its tail and says goodbye.”

Bai Nuosi: “Come on, Xingxing, one, two, three, four, five…”

The little lion nodded its head, following Bai Nuosi’s lead as it continued, “Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.”

Bai Nuosi clapped his hands in delight, giving the little lion two thumbs up. “Wow, Xingxing, you’re amazing! You’re the best! Now, Xingxing, let’s do it again by yourself~”

The cheerful tune started again.

The little lion: “…”

It stared blankly at Bai Nuosi’s busy figure in the kitchen, thinking angrily: Teacher Bai must know magic! He must be using it to control me!

Otherwise, why does it always end up doing what Teacher Bai wants, even when it doesn’t want to?

So annoying!

Ahhhhh!

The little lion furiously scratched at the sofa with all four paws.

Bai Nuosi continued preparing cookies and candies in the kitchen, glancing over when he noticed the little lion wasn’t singing. He called out, “Xingxing, sing! Teacher is listening—one, two, three, four…”

The little lion, caught off guard, immediately stood at attention and shouted with all its might, “FIVE!”

The Teng Snake: “…”

It gave the little lion a disdainful look and scooted further away, distancing itself from the foolish lion.

The livestream viewers:

[Hahaha, guys, I can’t stop laughing!]

[The way the little lion stands at attention to count is just too cute. I want to snuggle it!]

[Maybe the young master from the Qin family was exposed to these songs growing up? After all, he’s a genius kid.]

The Qin family’s elder watched with a complex expression. When Qin Yuxing was young, he was too clever, and his intelligence was impossible to ignore. Such a talented child needed nurturing, so they sent him to the genius base when he was barely three.

The family hired dozens of tutors, training him in every aspect.

But children’s songs? No one even considered it. A genius child was expected to be mature, wise beyond his years—why would he listen to such childish things?

Everyone thought that way back then, but now, seeing the little lion in the livestream, swaying and singing, the elder couldn’t help but rethink things.

He sighed softly, “It seems that Xingxing really does enjoy singing.”

The butler behind him remained silent for a moment before speaking cautiously, “Sir, it’s possible that the young master isn’t singing because he enjoys it.”

The elder frowned. “Then why? It can’t be for practice, can it?”

The butler: “…”

After a brief silence, the butler carefully suggested, “Is it possible that the young master is searching for the childhood he never had?”

Since he didn’t receive it when he was young, he might still be longing for what his peers experienced.

Now that he finally has some freedom, he might be trying to seek out what he once wanted.

The elder, unaware of the little lion’s midnight gaming habits, fell silent for a few minutes before finally saying, “What exactly did he miss? Robots? Plush toys? Lots of children’s songs?”

The butler: “…”

He was at a loss too.

But surely, Teacher Bai must know!

The little lion was humming along, “One, two, three, four, five, five little fish in a line…”

After a while, Bai Nuosi noticed the little lion was following along quite well and could recite one to ten effortlessly. It seemed like it had learned it.

Bai Nuosi then placed the cookies and bread he had prepared in the oven, pulled out a jar of number cookies he’d made the previous day, and picked out numbers one through ten. He placed them in a small bowl and set it before the little lion. “Here, Xingxing, as promised, these number cookies are all for you.”

The cookies were made with different fruits and vegetables, so each number had a different color—blue, yellow, green, and red.

The colors were beautiful, and the aroma was delightful. The little lion’s eyes lit up, having never seen such adorable cookies before.

Bai Nuosi made these cookies not only as snacks but also to teach the cubs numbers and colors.

But for now, he didn’t have the time to teach the little lion about colors, so he gave the lion the cookies, tucked the Teng Snake in with a small blanket, and left the music playing while he returned to the kitchen.

The little lion gobbled up the cookies in seconds, one after another.

After finishing, it licked its lips and turned to look at the full jar of number cookies Bai Nuosi had left on the counter. Its eyes sparkled.

It quietly pushed a small stool over, jumped on it, and stretched its paw towards the cookies. After a few tries, it still couldn’t reach.

The little lion quickly jumped down and found a taller stool, pushing it over. Standing on it again, it extended its mighty paw to the jar of cookies.

This time, it reached it!

The little lion grabbed the entire jar in its mouth, its face beaming with joy. It strutted away with the jar, hiding in the corner behind the sofa.

The Teng Snake, who had witnessed the entire scene: “…”

The livestream viewers: “…”