It’s So Noisy, A Friend Gave Me a Pearl Bird – CH68

Chapter 68: Extra — The Mochi Family (6)

Gui Yaying looked at Momo on the table, then at Bird Mom beside her.

The mother and daughter looked as if they had been carved from the same mold.

“Honestly…” Gui Yaying felt a bit awkward. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Si Jingce said, “I did.”

“You pushed me away the moment I came in.”

Gui Yaying: …

Yanyan brought Bird Mom over so Gui Yaying could take a closer look.

The two zebra finches stood together on the table—almost impossible to tell apart.

Gui Yaying scattered some bird feed. Bird Mom chirped “jiu-jiu” a few times and lowered her head to eat.

Momo quietly followed her mother and ate as well.

Gui Yaying quickly noticed the difference and let out a soft “Ah.”
“Yanyan’s older sister is…?”

“She’s not mute,” Yanyan explained. “She just doesn’t like talking.”

A quiet zebra finch—how rare.

Gui Yaying observed her for a while. Momo also lifted her head and met her gaze.

As if to prove she wasn’t mute, the little bird opened her beak and made a short sound: “Jiu.”

Gui Yaying was instantly melted. She tossed another handful of feed. “She looks so small and thin—eat more.”

Si De hadn’t arrived yet, so Yanyan introduced all the birds in Gui Yaying’s home.

There was plenty of feed on the table. The two older brothers and Bird Dad also flew over.

In real life, Bird Dad was clearly bigger than the others.

“This is my dad,” Yanyan pointed to the larger finch, then to the other two. “These are my two big brothers.”

Gui Yaying blinked. “Two big brothers?”

She had asked before—why there were two “older brothers,” and which one was actually older.

“You can’t bring that up,” Yanyan whispered. “They’ll fight.”

Just as he finished speaking, one finch snatched food from the other’s beak, scraping feed toward himself with his claws.

The other bird got angry and fought back.

Bird Dad stepped in again, separating them.

“I understand that feeling,” Gui Yaying said after a pause. “A friend of mine has twins. I always give identical gifts, otherwise they fight.”

“They argue all the time about who’s older.”

Yanyan: “…Pretty much the same.”

Back when they were still in the same nest, the two brothers would argue over who ate more grains.

After meeting the bird family, Gui Yaying naturally prepared gifts for each of them.

Since she didn’t know what to give, she bought soft, comfortable bird nests.

Worried the brothers might fight, she deliberately gave them identical ones.

Bird Mom quickly hopped inside, stepping on it with her claws, chirping, “Jiu jiu jiu jiu jiu.”

Gui Yaying immediately looked to Yanyan. “What did she say?”

“Mom says thank you,” Yanyan translated, “but she doesn’t know what to give you in return.”

In that case…

Gui Yaying hesitated, then stretched out her hand hopefully. “No need to give anything. Can I just… pet them?”

She happily petted every bird in the house.

Afterward, she still felt unsatisfied. “If only zebra finches were as big as cats…”

Then the nests could be huge, big enough for several birds. You’d need both hands to hold one, and you could smell the faint grassy scent on its feathers.

Such a scene… only exists in dreams.

Si Jingce suddenly felt someone lightly hook his finger.

“Even if you can’t hug a giant zebra finch,” Yanyan smiled, “you can hug a bigger me at night.”

“I’m more comfortable to hold when I transform!”

…

They waited a while before Si De finally arrived.

“Something came up at the company,” he explained as soon as he entered. “I’m a bit late.”

The moment he stepped into the living room, he froze.

A whole group of zebra finches stood on the table, all staring at him.

He hadn’t had time to meet them yesterday, so Gui Yaying quickly stepped in.

“This is Yanyan’s father.”

She guided him to Bird Dad.

Si De instinctively extended his hand. “Hello, I’m Xiao Si’s father.”

Bird Dad tilted his head. “Jiu?”

He bumped the hand with his head as a greeting.

Si De coughed awkwardly, withdrawing his hand. “What… should I call your father?”

Bird Dad puffed out his chest. “Jiu jiu.”

No need to be formal—just call me Meili.

Yanyan translated seriously: “Dad says you can call him Meili.”

Si De: ?

If it were just a normal bird, he might have actually said it out loud.

With respect, he said, “Hello, in-law.”

“And this is Mom,” Yanyan lifted Bird Mom. “Her name is Zhuangzhuang.”

Si De paused. “Your parents have… very meaningful names.”

Yanyan nodded. “Yes. My sister is Momo, and my two brothers are Sesame and Tangyuan.”

Si De greeted them one by one.

So… many birds.

“By the way,” he asked, “which brother is older?”

Si Jingce answered for Yanyan, “Neither. They’re both his older brothers.”

Sesame chirped in protest.

I’m clearly the older one!

“There has to be an order,” Si De insisted. “Like who hatched first?”

Si Jingce sighed. “Sesame hatched earlier… Dad, just don’t ask.”

“I see,” Si De nodded. “Then Sesame is the older brother.”

Yanyan: …

This is bad.

Tangyuan immediately rushed forward, puffing up angrily. “Jiu-mi!”

What are you saying? I’m the older brother!

Si De blinked. “What’s wrong with him?”

Yanyan translated, “Tangyuan is angry. He thinks he’s the older one.”

Tangyuan flapped indignantly—thinks? He is the older one!

Si De hurried to appease him. “Sorry, you’re the older brother.”

Now Sesame exploded too, puffing into a round ball. “Jiu!”

“Now Sesame is angry,” Yanyan said.

For the first time, Si De felt completely helpless.

The two birds were about to fight again. Bird Dad squeezed between them to mediate, while Zhuangzhuang took Momo aside, calmly eating and watching the drama.

Si De looked to his son for help.

Si Jingce, experienced from past attempts, said, “I can’t help you.”

“You caused this, fix it yourself,” Gui Yaying added cheerfully. “Go stop them.”

The two birds started fighting, feathers flying everywhere. Bird Dad got dragged in and struggled to free himself, looking disheveled.

After shaking himself, he tried again to mediate.

Si De finally reached out and separated them with one hand.

“No fighting,” he said sternly. “Family harmony is the most important. Brothers shouldn’t argue every day.”

Yanyan quickly dragged Si Jingce onto the balcony to escape.

“I’ll never let them gather like this again,” Yanyan said, still shaken. “How does Dr. Shi survive this every day?”

Si Jingce reminded him, “Dr. Shi can’t understand what they’re saying.”

Yanyan blinked.

Right…

Dr. Shi probably thinks they’re getting along well, chatting happily across cages.

—

After a while, the noise inside suddenly stopped.

When they returned, Sesame and Tangyuan were standing quietly with their heads lowered.

Si De stood with hands on his hips, lecturing.

“No more fighting. Family harmony matters.”

Bird Dad nodded seriously. “Jiu jiu!”

“You’re young and hot-tempered, fighting over who’s older. But when your parents grow old, who will help them?”

He pointed at Bird Dad and Bird Mom.

“Look at your parents—feathers already turning white. Seeing you fight hurts them deeply.”

Bird Dad glanced at his white chest feathers. “Jiu…”

They were always white.

“Remember—brothers should stand together.”

Tangyuan muttered under his breath, “Jiu-mi.”

Why should birds fight tigers?

The next second, his wing was grabbed.

Tangyuan: …?

Si De took both birds’ wings and pressed them together, shaking them up and down.

“No more fighting.”

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Sesame and Tangyuan reluctantly “shook wings” and made peace.

“That’s better.”

Satisfied, Si De gathered all the birds to the center of the table.

“See? You’re practically a model family.”

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