“Yesterday, you were perfectly fine. So why did you catch a snake to show me?”
That question from Yu Yi left Feng Yuan’s little face blank with surprise.
Standing beside Yu Yi, Wu Jin instantly tensed up as well.
Yu Yi caught Wu Jin’s reaction from the corner of his eye, but he paid it no mind and kept questioning Feng Yuan on his own.
Feng Yuan sat in his arms. After a moment of hesitation, he answered honestly, “Hei Hei looks nice. I wanted to show him to you.”
“Godfather, do you want to look at Hei Hei again? He’s really very nice-looking.”
“No. He’s not, and I’m not looking.”
Yu Yi rejected it outright without even pausing to think.
He was truly afraid of snakes. That sort of thing.
Seeing how firm his answer was, Feng Yuan’s chubby little face couldn’t hide his disappointment.
“Godfather, don’t dislike snakes. Any snake that doesn’t bite people is a good snake.”
Yu Yi: “Is that so?”
Feng Yuan: “Yes!”
Feng Yuan was still trying hard. He still wanted his godfather to like snakes.
But Yu Yi’s attitude didn’t seem to loosen at all.
The two of them—one big, one small—chatted for a while before Li Ting called out to Yu Yi: “Go back inside and change Yuan Yuan’s clothes.”
Feng Yuan had played wildly all afternoon. He was sweaty. The back of his shirt was soaked through.
If he didn’t change into something dry soon, he would probably catch a chill.
Yu Yi let out a soft “Mm”. He lifted Feng Yuan into his arms and headed toward the house.
On the way, Feng Yuan turned his little head back, searching for Wu Jin with his eyes.
Wu Jin followed behind them, his handsome face drawn tight.
Once inside the house.
Yu Yi brought Feng Yuan into the bedroom to change his clothes. His movements weren’t very practiced, but he could still manage to get the clothes on.
“These clothes are really small.”
Children’s clothes were tiny. Held in one hand, they were just that little bit.
Looking at the child-sized clothing, Yu Yi felt that if he really did have a child to raise someday, he might be able to accept it.
“Godfather, let’s go eat.”
“Alright.”
Yu Yi set down the clothes in his hands. He wasn’t sure whether it was because he suddenly had free time today and ended up with too many questions, or if his mind was simply turning faster than usual, but he had noticed quite a few details.
And now his questions circled back to Feng Yuan.
“Yuan Yuan, did you buy the wrong pot for stewing chicken? How come Godfather feels like it couldn’t possibly fit you? Were you tricked by the pot seller?”
“No, I wasn’t tricked.”
Feng Yuan was a good little customer. The moment he heard the pot seller being misunderstood, he rushed to defend him.
“The pot isn’t small. It’s just right to stew Yuan Yuan! Yuan Yuan sat inside it to try!”
Yu Yi: “Oh.”
Yu Yi chuckled. “Our Yuan Yuan is really clever, even knowing how to climb in and test it. Then why did you choose a recipe for stewed chicken?”
“Because Yuan Yuan and the little chick are very—”
Halfway through his sentence, Feng Yuan stopped. His little eyes flickered. His soft, milky voice suddenly lost confidence. “Yuan Yuan just thinks stewed chicken tastes good.”
Yu Yi gave another quiet “Oh.”
That little “oh” made Feng Yuan panic inside.
Luckily, the adults outside were urging them to come eat.
Yu Lian and Fang Fang had also arrived. The two brought quite a few things with them.
They had brought several large toys for Feng Yuan.
Fang Fang also handed a small red brocade pouch to Qin Xun.
“Xun, when you and Yuan Yuan go to sleep, put this under the sheets. There’s a safety charm inside that Grandma asked for. It can keep you both safe and sound.”
Fang Fang didn’t know that Feng Yuan was a little phoenix.
She only felt that what happened to the little one last night carried danger and a hint of fright.
She was afraid the child might have been targeted by something.
When she was younger, she had been a firm atheist. But after having children, her mindset gradually changed.
Children are a parent’s soft spot.
When the kids were little, she had gone through a few incidents…
People say that children, being small and pure-eyed, can easily see things or bump into things they shouldn’t.
So, back when Yu Yi was young and not feeling well, and the hospital couldn’t find anything wrong or help, she had no choice but to try some unscientific methods.
Some of those unscientific methods had actually worked pretty well.
“And also, when you and Yuan Yuan have some free time, Grandma will take you both back to the country. We can go climb a mountain and visit a temple to offer incense, alright?”
Qin Xun: “Alright.”
For anything that was good for Feng Yuan, Qin Xun would always agree.
He put the little brocade pouch away carefully, then sat down in the seat beside Feng Yuan.
Dinner was plentiful.
Feng Yuan had specially saved some chicken for Yu Lian and Fang Fang. He brought it over to them himself.
The bowl was a bit hot.
When the little one carried it over, his hands trembled slightly.
Yu Lian was so frightened watching him that he hurried over to take the bowl before Feng Yuan could bring it all the way.
“This is what Yuan Yuan saved for you!”
Seeing Grandpa and Grandma eat the chicken, the little cub felt completely satisfied.
Eating the chicken their little one had stewed, Yu Lian and Fang Fang felt deeply content, too.
“How is our Yuan Yuan so well-behaved?”
Fang Fang couldn’t resist and pinched the little one’s soft, chubby cheek.
After delivering the chicken, Feng Yuan finally sat down in his own seat.
The big ones and the little ones all filled up a whole table. Feng Yuan loved this lively atmosphere.
His chubby little hand clenched around the spoon as he took big, hearty bites.
Watching the way he ate, Yu Yi suddenly said, “If Yuan Yuan ever did food-streaming, he’d definitely get popular.”
Feng Yuan still had grains of rice stuck to his little face.
He swallowed the food in his mouth and asked in confusion, “What is food-streaming?”
“It’s doing a live broadcast while you eat, letting people online watch you eat.”
“If they think you’re eating deliciously, they’ll tip you. That means they give you money.”
Feng Yuan: “!”
Feng Yuan was stunned. “Yuan Yuan eats, and they have to give Yuan Yuan money?”
People online were so strange.
Yu Yi was exactly that kind of strange viewer in Feng Yuan’s eyes.
He didn’t watch streams often, but he had visited some.
Like Little Deer’s livestream. If he happened to come across it, he would send a wave of tips.
And then there were the food-streams he mentioned.
Recently, Little Deer’s roommate had been doing food-streaming.
Yu Yi had heard from a friend that Little Deer had picked up a big fool who could eat an unbelievable amount.
That big fool had piqued Yu Yi’s curiosity.
He went to check out the fool’s livestream, only to find that when the guy appeared on camera, he didn’t look foolish at all.
His face was quite handsome, his body tall and solid, with visible muscle.
Yu Yi stayed in that livestream for a full two hours.
During those two hours, the fool was eating nonstop.
He didn’t eat exaggeratedly. There was no shoveling food in, no theatrics. Just normal eating.
But he ate continuously for two whole hours without letting out a single burp.
After those two hours, Little Deer, who was beside him but off-camera, quietly asked.
“Are you full?”
The fool shook his head and even touched his stomach.
He wasn’t full yet!
Yu Yi had sucked in a sharp breath when he saw that.
No wonder the friend he’d been talking to said Little Deer was about to be eaten into poverty.
Picking up that kind of fool, after some time, once Little Deer’s stream income ran dry, he’d probably be rummaging through trash bags with Yuan Yuan, collecting scraps to survive.
“Things online are a mess. Those food-streaming things… I don’t think they’re suitable for children.”
Yu Yi had only mentioned it casually, but his father took it seriously.
Yu Lian frowned, thinking his son’s suggestion was utterly ridiculous.
He said in a serious tone, “Our little Yuan Yuan is not earning money like that.”
The Yu family and the Li family were both century-old families, after all.
Letting a child do food-streaming to make money, he found that completely unacceptable.
“Dad, I was just joking.”
Seeing his father take it to heart, Yu Yi hurried to explain, “I wasn’t actually planning on that.”
Yu Lian let out a cold “hmph”: “You’d better not be.”
If anyone dared mess around with his little Yuan Yuan, he would never agree.
Feng Yuan watched his godfather get scolded and even let out a few giggles.
After dinner, Feng Yuan went to the toy room to play for a bit.
When he first arrived at the old estate, they had already set up a toy room for him.
This toy room held the newest and most complete collection of toys in the world.
Compared to this toy room, he still preferred going to the playgrounds in shopping malls and the outdoor amusement parks.
There were more children in those places. He was the type who got energetic around people, loving to go wild and play with other kids.
In the toy room, Qin Xun, Li Si, and Li Wang were all there.
Li Si stared at Li Wang, a trace of curiosity in her eyes.
“This is the first time you’ve stayed with Yuan Yuan for so long.”
As for her twin brother, Li Si wasn’t like the little sisters in other families who felt admiration or affection.
Toward this brother who was only born a few minutes before her, she had always spoken straightforwardly.
“This change of yours… let me guess.”
“Did you finally start liking Yuan Yuan?”
Li Si lowered her voice as she questioned Li Wang.
Others might not know, but she knew very well.
Everyone in their family had long since fallen for this chubby little cub.
Only Li Wang had stayed completely indifferent from beginning to end.
No matter how many kisses or cuddles Feng Yuan gave him, this guy had never once responded.
Li Si had long since been unable to resist planting kisses on Feng Yuan’s chubby little cheeks. In the whole family, only Li Wang—
He had never once taken the initiative to kiss Feng Yuan.
Yet this man, usually so distant, was patient today. He had spent the entire afternoon cooperating with Feng Yuan’s games.
And now, he had even followed them into this childish toy room.
A hint of pride flashed through Li Si’s eyes. She lifted the corners of her lips and let out a light laugh. “I told you already. No one can dislike Yuan Yuan.”
Her laughter faded. Then, as if a thought struck her, her expression shifted again.
She issued a warning in a low voice right in front of Li Wang. “Even if you like him, don’t even think about monopolizing him.”
This whole family was fighting over Feng Yuan.
She already wasn’t in a favorable position.
If another competitor like Li Wang showed up, she thought her patience really would run out.
Li Wang didn’t respond. Leaning against a toy car, he gazed calmly at Feng Yuan playing on the trampoline not far away.
The trampoline had a great bounce and could hold weight well.
When Feng Yuan jumped on it, it tossed him high into the air.
He burst into giggles, his plump little body tumbling this way and that across the trampoline.
After playing for a while, the little one turned back into a tiny chick.
Using the spring of the trampoline, he spread his short, plump wings.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
No one knew whether he was being bounced up or actually flying.
Either way, the little one was firmly convinced it was the latter.
He was having the time of his life.
Li Si stood nearby, recording it with her phone.
Just as she was filming, Yu Yi suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.
Seeing him, Li Si’s hand holding the phone paused for a moment.
“You haven’t gone back yet?” Li Si asked.
Yu Yi smiled. “I was just about to. Thought I’d come see Yuan Yuan again. Where’s Yuan Yuan?”
Li Si: “…”
She didn’t answer.
Qin Xun and Li Wang both lifted their eyes toward him, their gazes not particularly welcoming.
Yu Yi’s gaze swept across their faces.
Finally, he looked toward the little round ball still bouncing on the trampoline.
“Well now, what a plump little chick.”
Staring at the chubby ball, Yu Yi remarked with clear interest, “This chick’s pretty clever. He even knows how to play on a trampoline.”
The little chubby ball: “Chirp!”
He was not a little chick!
Hearing the chirping, the smile on Yu Yi’s face deepened.
“This chick’s call is quite unique, too.”
Seeing that Yu Yi was about to continue studying the “little chick”, Qin Xun stepped forward and found an excuse to take him out.
They had just stepped outside when Yu Lian called out to Yu Yi.
“Xiao Yi, it’s time for us to go! Did you finish seeing Yuan Yuan?”
Yu Yi lifted his feet and walked toward them.
As he approached, the smile on his face faded slightly. “I’ve seen him.”
“Then let’s go. It’s getting late. Don’t disturb Yuan Yuan’s rest. He has to go to the training base tomorrow morning.”
“Alright.”
The family headed back together. Fang Fang glanced at her son’s expression and, attentive as ever, asked, “Xiao Yi, what’s wrong? You look like something’s on your mind.”
Yu Yi let out a laugh. “Nothing. You’re imagining it.”
Fang Fang frowned.
She definitely wasn’t imagining it.
But since her son wouldn’t admit it, she didn’t press further.
She took out a ticket and handed it to him.
“There’s a dance premiere. Go in my place tomorrow and watch it. The lead dancer is the daughter of one of my friends.”
“Bring a bouquet when you go.”
Yu Yi looked at the ticket shoved into his hand, then at his mother’s attitude, which left no room for refusal.
He raised a hand and pressed his temples.
He had already told his mother he wouldn’t go on blind dates and wouldn’t go meet girls.
But now, with her being this forceful…
She must have sensed something.
Sure enough, once they got home, Yu Yi was called over by his mother again.
“Xiao Yi, Wu Jin has been staying at our house for quite a few days now. It’s not that I don’t welcome him, but I think he might feel a bit uncomfortable living here.”
“I have several other properties. Ask him if he’d like to move into one of them.”
Yu Yi: “…”
Yu Yi: “Mom, he’s not moving.”
He didn’t give any explanation. Just that single sentence.
After saying it, he turned around and walked off.
Behind him, Fang Fang watched his retreating figure, a faint discomfort tightening in her chest.
Back in his room, Yu Yi was flipping through his phone again.
He loved taking photos and keeping little records.
On his phone, the most recent pictures and videos were all of Feng Yuan and Wu Jin.
The tiny little cub was adorable from every angle. He is so cute it could melt anyone’s heart.
And Wu Jin, with his stunning looks, somehow never managed to appear bad on camera, no matter how the photo was taken.
Staring at the big one and the small one, he fell into deep thought.
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152