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A slippery, colorful, terrifying snake head lay half-dead in Yu Yi’s palm.
For a moment, Yu Yi felt as if his soul had left his body.
He crouched stiffly in place, his eyes locked with the snake’s.
The sea snake seemed to sense his emotions.
Tentatively, it flicked its tongue.
The next second.
With a thud.
Yu Yi collapsed to the ground.
The shock of holding a snake in his hand was so horrifying that Yu Yi’s heart could barely take it.
After he fell, the sea snake in his palm seemed quite pleased.
It flicked its tongue again, wanting to scare Yu Yi further.
But before it could crawl onto Yu Yi’s face, a chubby little hand accurately snatched it.
Eggy, sensing trouble, had caught the sea snake that was trying to push its luck.
After grabbing the snake, he tossed it behind him and then scurried over to his dad.
“Dada!”
Eggy, not yet a year old, called out to his dad in a clear, babyish voice.
While calling out, he tugged at his dad’s face.
Seeing his dad’s eyes closed, Eggy frowned and patted his dad’s cheeks.
His little hands made loud slapping sounds.
After a few pats, Yu Yi finally opened his eyes.
Father and son locked eyes. Eggy, with his round, wide-open eyes, showed no sense of danger at all.
Seeing his dad awake, he opened his mouth, signaling that he was hungry and wanted to eat.
Yu Yi stared at him and promptly gave him a spanking.
Eggy’s plump, tender little bottom was slapped repeatedly by his dad.
He was completely stunned.
He held it in for a few seconds but couldn’t hold back any longer. He burst into loud, wailing sobs.
“Gogo!”
His cries were incredibly loud, even louder than Feng Yuan’s when he got spanked.
As he cried, he called out for his older brother.
Because of his young age, he couldn’t pronounce “gege” clearly and always ended up saying “gogo”.
The “gogo” he was crying for had rushed back anxiously after finding Rong Rong.
Even from a distance, he could hear Eggy’s cries.
“Eggy! Eggy! Gogo’s here!”
Feng Yuan, hearing Eggy’s loud wails, was frantic with worry.
He ran so fast that he stumbled and fell a few times on the sandy beach.
After falling, Feng Yuan angrily slapped his own leg.
“Stupid legs! Run faster!”
As he ran, Feng Yuan even blamed his own “useless” legs.
After running at full speed for several minutes, Feng Yuan finally reached the castle.
As soon as he arrived, he snatched Eggy from his godfather’s arms.
“Godfather! Why are you hitting Eggy?”
Feng Yuan held Eggy close, his heart breaking as he watched the little one continue to cry.
His poor Eggy looked so pitiful after being spanked!
“Good Eggy, don’t cry. Gogo’s here. Gogo won’t let Daddy hit you.”
Feng Yuan tried his best to comfort Eggy.
Meanwhile, Yu Yi gritted his teeth and pointed angrily at the sandcastle. “He caught a snake and put it in my hand!”
Yu Yi’s fear of snakes had never diminished.
Feng Yuan had given him a snake before.
That time, the snake was just hidden under the covers.
At least he hadn’t held it.
But this time, he had come into direct, intimate contact with the sea snake from the little sandcastle.
Yu Yi felt that it was nothing short of a miracle he hadn’t been scared to death!
Hearing his godfather’s accusation, Feng Yuan’s confidence wavered.
He knew very well that his godfather was afraid of snakes.
“Eggy didn’t mean to scare you on purpose. Eggy just thought the snake was pretty.”
Feng Yuan hugged Eggy and explained on his behalf: “Eggy good, snake bad!”
Eggy gave Dad a snake, so Eggy is good.
The snake scared Daddy, so the snake is bad!
Yu Yi saw that they had all returned and couldn’t be bothered to stay with them any longer.
“None of you are good kids.”
Yu Yi rolled his eyes and walked away from them.
After Yu Yi left, Chi Rong also emerged from the sea.
When he came up, Feng Yuan and Rong Rong were comforting Eggy together.
After Eggy had both his little cheeks kissed by his brother, he lifted his little face and leaned toward Rong Rong on his own.
Rong Rong was actually a bit reserved by nature.
Before meeting Feng Yuan, he rarely kissed others.
Even with Dad, he didn’t kiss him often.
After getting to know Feng Yuan, influenced by Feng Yuan’s frequent kissing and cuddling, he now often puckered up to kiss both his dads.
Besides his dads, Rong Rong kissed Eggy the most.
Eggy was a very proactive little one.
Whenever he saw Rong Rong, he would either grab Rong Rong’s little hand or try to kiss Rong Rong’s cheek.
He also loved having Rong Rong kiss him.
Mwah!
Rong Rong kissed Eggy’s right cheek, then leaned his own little face forward.
This was Eggy’s habit.
After being kissed, he would always return a kiss.
Smooch!
This wasn’t just a kiss. Eggy was sucking on Rong Rong’s cheek again.
“Alright, Eggy, let go. Uncle Chi Rong is back.”
Seeing that Uncle Chi Rong had returned, Feng Yuan urged Eggy.
Only after hearing his brother’s urging did Eggy release his mouth.
He had been sucking with great enthusiasm.
Rong Rong’s originally fair, tender little cheek was now red from the sucking.
But Rong Rong was used to it, so he wasn’t angry at all.
The three little ones turned their heads in unison to look at Chi Rong, who had returned.
Chi Rong had a smile on his face.
He reported to the three little ones: “I just gathered a lot of seafood and packed it up with seaweed. How about we go eat some seafood?”
Feng Yuan: “Yes!”
Feng Yuan loved eating seafood. Not only could he eat it, but he also knew how to cook it.
“Uncle, what about the pot?”
“I’ve prepared it!”
Chi Rong smiled, his eyes crinkling, and spread his arms: “Let’s go! Time to eat!”
Chi Rong picked a secluded spot and brought up all the seafood he had just gathered from the sea.
Feng Yuan was in charge of cooking.
In the past, when they cooked, they had to gather firewood to make a fire.
But here, since they hadn’t found any firewood, Feng Yuan simply breathed fire directly to heat the pot.
He had to control the flames while stir-frying the seafood. The little guy was so busy that he was running around in circles.
Eggy sat to the side, cheering his brother on.
Rong Rong was very sensible and even knew to wash the seafood.
Chi Rong did nothing. He sat with Eggy, waiting for the meal to be ready.
After who knows how long.
Just before collapsing from exhaustion, Feng Yuan finally finished cooking two large pots of seafood.
Eggy could eat too, but not too much.
Feng Yuan peeled a large shrimp for him but didn’t let him have any crab.
The big and small ones gathered around the pot. Except for Eggy, everyone ate to their heart’s content.
Chi Rong was extremely satisfied with the meal.
“Baby, your cooking skills are amazing! When Second Eggy and Third Eggy come out, let them learn how to cook from you, too.”
Chi Rong himself didn’t know how to cook.
Once, when he went out to play with Yu Ye, he suddenly felt like cooking on a whim and nearly set the house on fire.
Yu Ye had never cooked before. But after they got together, he started learning how to.
After all, Yu Ye really enjoyed their time alone together.
Though in their “alone time”, there was still the nanny to handle chores.
That being the case, someone had to cook if they wanted to eat.
Chi Rong didn’t know how, so the only one who could do it was Yu Ye.
Yu Ye followed recipes strictly when cooking.
Even though he cooked with precision, the final taste was actually pretty good.
“Uncle, how long for Second and Third Eggy?”
Feng Yuan spoke while holding a large crab up to Eggy’s mouth.
Eggy crunched down on the crab leg a few times.
After he finished biting, Feng Yuan took the crab back and ate the meat from the leg.
Eggy had bitten the crab several times for his brother but hadn’t gotten a single bite of meat himself.
His drool was practically dripping.
Feng Yuan was very principled and still didn’t give him any crab.
“This is too cold. Little kids can’t eat it.”
Feng Yuan remembered what his dad had said: crab is very cooling and shouldn’t be fed to Eggy.
Eggy drooled and shook his head: “No.”
He meant it wasn’t cold.
The cooked crab was warm, and Eggy felt it wasn’t cold at all.
Feng Yuan also thought the crab wasn’t cold, but he still didn’t give any to Eggy.
Seeing that his brother wouldn’t share, Eggy didn’t get upset.
Good-naturedly, he wiggled his bottom over to Rong Rong’s side.
Then, he started crunching on the crab for Rong Rong.
His little teeth were strong. A small crab was no challenge at all.
After the group finished their seafood meal, they returned to the beach.
The sea snake in the sandcastle had already slithered back into the ocean.
When Eggy came back and didn’t see the sea snake, his little face tightened.
He hadn’t had enough fun yet.
After building the sandcastle over several days, Feng Yuan, Rong Rong, and Eggy moved right in.
The castle wasn’t particularly big. Fitting three little ones inside was quite cramped.
Luckily, Eggy could squish on top of his brother and Rong Rong.
The three of them lay flat inside the castle. Feng Yuan played music from his smartwatch.
“Let’s take a nap,” Feng Yuan said. “When we wake up, we’ll move.”
The castle had nothing in it, so by “moving”, Feng Yuan meant bringing some things from their seaside hotel over to the castle.
Moving was a big deal.
He even planned to set up two banquet tables.
When Cheng Cheng’s family bought a new house, they held a banquet for the move.
Cheng Cheng said his dad received a lot of gift money.
Feng Yuan planned to set up two tables on the beach and one more in the ocean.
The group of little followers who had just fallen asleep in the sea could give him gift money, too!
Feng Yuan narrowed his eyes, thinking about the banquet setup.
As he thought, he drifted off to sleep.
After he fell asleep, Eggy and Rong Rong also dozed off.
The adults came over to check on them.
Seeing them all asleep, the adults thought about carrying them out. But the castle was too small for them to enter.
“Forget it. We’ll come back later,” the adults said, watching the little ones for a while before leaving.
Meanwhile, in the ocean, the fish were gathering and chatting.
They were talking about Feng Yuan, their boss.
“The boss said he’d look out for us from now on. Do you think he’ll keep his word?”
“Probably.”
“Can we ask him for help? Besides him, we don’t have anyone else to turn to.”
“Do you think he can handle it?”
“I don’t know.”
“Not sure.”
“Let’s give it a try.”
The fish chattered among themselves, discussing for a long time before unanimously deciding to ask Feng Yuan for a favor.
They wanted Feng Yuan to help find a missing tribe in the sea—the Merfolk.
This tribe had always lived in the deep sea and was considered good neighbors.
The Merfolk had existed since ancient times.
They had exceptionally long lifespans. Throughout their long lives, they had never been particularly friendly toward humans.
But they treated the ocean well.
In recent years, the Merfolk have taken the lead in addressing the pollution in the sea.
They had made significant contributions to purifying the ocean!
The fish held a favorable opinion of such good neighbors.
However, over the past few months, the Merfolk had inexplicably started disappearing one by one.
In the last month alone, not a single Merperson could be found. The fish were growing anxious.
Coincidentally, they now had a new leader.
So, the fish discussed and decided to ask their new leader for help.
Although the new leader seemed like just a young child, it was the first time in their lives that they had been overpowered by a mere youngster.
Such a strong young leader could probably protect them!
Once the fish had made up their minds, they began swimming toward the shore.
As they swam, Feng Yuan was sound asleep in the castle.
Time passed slowly.
By evening, the little guy finally woke up and sat up in the castle.
He sat up just in time.
Because the moment he did, Eggy also stirred.
Eggy’s sudden movement nearly caused the castle to collapse.
Feng Yuan swiftly and firmly grabbed his bare foot, preventing the castle from toppling.
“Eggy, Rong Rong, let’s come out now.”
Feng Yuan pulled Eggy along as they crawled out of the castle.
He called Rong Rong out as well.
Once the three little ones were out, Eggy patted his belly.
“Nienie!”
He patted his little stomach, asking his older brother for milk.
In the afternoon, he had only eaten shrimp and fish, and his belly wasn’t full.
He wanted some milk.
Seeing that he was hungry, Feng Yuan got up from the sand and took his little hand.
“Let’s go. We’re heading back to the hotel.”
The seaside hotel they had booked wasn’t far from the beach where they were playing.
Eggy was still unsteady on his feet, wobbling from side to side like a little penguin.
Seeing how difficult it was for him to walk, Feng Yuan simply carried him on his back.
Eggy clung to his older brother’s neck, snuggling affectionately against him.
Feeling the nuzzle, Feng Yuan giggled.
“Eggy, don’t nuzzle my neck. It tickles!”
The three little ones made their way into the hotel as the last rays of the sunset faded.
They were all barefoot.
The hotel staff recognized them and greeted them warmly.
Feng Yuan politely waved his little hand in response.
A short while later.
Feng Yuan returned to the private room the adults had reserved.
He saw Li Sheng.
“Big Dad!”
Feng Yuan happily set Eggy down and rushed over to his big dad.
He clung to his big dad like a little octopus.
Li Sheng picked him up and kissed his cheek.
“Yuan Yuan, are you having fun here?”
“Yes!”
Feng Yuan nodded his little head but didn’t linger on small talk. Instead, he stretched out his chubby hand and said, “Big Dad, can you lend me some money?”
Li Sheng: “?”
Li Sheng: “What do you need money for?”
Feng Yuan blinked his big eyes and said in a muffled voice, “Yuan Yuan has big plans.”
He had spent every last penny of his money at the beach.
There were many vendors selling things along the shore.
Using his own pocket money, Feng Yuan had been buying snacks and toys every day for Eggy and Rong Rong.
Within a few days, he had completely run out of his allowance.
He didn’t want to borrow from Qin Xun.
Qin Xun adored him too much. If he lent Feng Yuan money, he wouldn’t have the heart to ask for it back.
So Feng Yuan decided to borrow from his big dad.
He didn’t ask for much, only twenty yuan.
Li Sheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing the amount but agreed.
“Alright, write an IOU for Big Dad later, and I’ll give you the twenty yuan.”
“Okay! Thank you, Big Dad!”
Feng Yuan’s little face flushed with excitement.
He couldn’t wait to write the IOU.
After Feng Yuan finished writing it, Li Sheng kept his word and handed him a twenty-yuan bill.
Before raising Feng Yuan, Li Sheng’s wallet had never contained such small change.
He rarely used cash for payments.
But after Feng Yuan came into his life, his wallet was never without coins and small bills.
There was no other way. The little guy needed pocket money.
Feng Yuan took the twenty yuan and carefully tucked it under his pillow.
He planned to use it the next morning to buy greeting cards and pens.
He wanted to write invitations on the cards.
Everyone was going to celebrate his new home. He intended to send out invitations!
Having attended many parties, Feng Yuan was quite experienced in this regard.
The twenty yuan would be for the greeting cards. As for the food for the feast the next day, he could prepare it right in his room!
The room had a refrigerator, and it was fully stocked with meat and vegetables.
Thinking about hosting guests the next day, Feng Yuan’s little heart fluttered with excitement.
“Yuan Yuan, I need to go out tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?”
Just as Feng Yuan was still buzzing with excitement, Qin Xun, who had been staying in the hotel, came over and gently pinched his soft cheek.
Feng Yuan was used to having his cheeks pinched. He let Qin Xun do it and asked, “Where are you going?”
“The neighboring city.”
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