LPLFDA Chapter 85

After spending the morning at home clinging affectionately to his family and the adults, the little one went to the Yu family’s house in the afternoon.

Grandpa and Grandma Yu doted on him dearly.

Even in Feng Yuan’s will, there were letters written especially for the two of them.

Since Li Heng had nothing to do at home, he went along with the little one to visit the Yu family.

On the way there.

Feng Yuan sat on Grandpa’s lap, his small face pressed tightly against Grandpa’s chest.

Li Heng also noticed that the little one was unusually clingy today.

Holding the child in his arms, he lowered his eyes and asked softly, “Yuan Yuan, what are you thinking about?”

The little one seemed to be in a bit of a daze.

Pulled back to attention by Grandpa’s voice, the child tilted his pretty little face upward and blinked.

“Grandpa, when someone dies… do they become a star?”

Li Heng froze for a moment.

Saying that people turn into stars after they die was a phrase meant to bring comfort.

But such an explanation could dispel a little of the fear that came with death.

That was why, in front of children, adults always nodded and agreed.

“Mm. When people die, they become stars, hanging up there in the sky.”

“Yuan Yuan, why are you asking that?”

Li Heng found it a little strange, but he didn’t think too much of it.

Children sometimes suddenly grew curious about life and death.

Feng Yuan shook his head and didn’t explain his reason.

He tightened his little fingers around Grandpa’s hand and silently thought to himself that he would try his hardest to become the brightest, brightest star.

That way, whenever everyone missed him, they could look up and see him.

“Grandpa, Yuan Yuan loves you.”

The little one, sitting on Li Heng’s lap, suddenly confessed out of nowhere. His two chubby hands hugged Grandpa tightly. His soft, bun-like face pressed affectionately against him.

Other than from his wife, Li Heng had never heard such tender words from anyone else.

His children, whether the older ones or the younger ones, weren’t the type to easily speak of love.

Only Feng Yuan was different. He never hesitated to express his affection to the adults around him.

Li Heng’s face didn’t show any special reaction, but in his heart, he was deeply moved.

He loved hearing the little one say those soft, sweet words of love to him.

“Mm, Grandpa loves you, too.”

Li Heng lowered his head and gently kissed the little one’s head.

Grandfather and grandson were wrapped in a moment of pure warmth.

After they arrived at their destination, Li Heng personally carried his little one out of the car.

The Yu family, who had already received word that Feng Yuan would be visiting, had prepared all of Feng Yuan’s favorite foods and were waiting for him at home.

Feng Yuan came with a little backpack on his back.

As soon as he arrived, he placed his backpack in Yu Yi’s bedroom, then ran back out to look for the adults.

“Has our Yuan Yuan gotten thinner?”

Fang Fang held Feng Yuan in her arms. Every time they met, she always thought he’d gotten thinner.

Feng Yuan’s little face tightened up as he clarified, “I haven’t gotten thinner! Yuan Yuan gained two jin!”

Ever since he’d decided to stew himself, Feng Yuan had been eating a lot more.

He knew he was getting chubby, but he was still very little.

He was afraid there wouldn’t be enough of him for Dad to eat.

So, these past few days, he’d been working hard to grow more chubby meat.

When Fang Fang heard that he’d gained two jin, her brows and eyes immediately relaxed and softened.

“Our Yuan Yuan looks best when he’s a bit plump. Grandma prepared lots of delicious food for you. Later, Yuan Yuan can eat as much as he wants.”

“Mm!”

Fang Fang loved children. Once she had Feng Yuan in her arms, she didn’t want to let go.

Yu Lian had to urge her several times before finally snatching Feng Yuan away from her arms.

Both husband and wife adored Feng Yuan. So much so that they simply couldn’t get enough of him.

When they acknowledged Feng Yuan as their god-grandson, it wasn’t just a matter of saying so and giving a couple of token gifts as a formality.

They even prepared a share of the Yu family’s company for him.

The Yu family’s shares brought in a sizable annual dividend all on their own.

For most people, receiving that would be enough to make them overjoyed for days, if not completely ecstatic.

But little Feng Yuan, this tiny cub, didn’t feel much about it at all.

He didn’t yet understand the weight of what “shares” meant.

And as for large sums of money, he had absolutely no concept of that kind of thing.

When the Li family learned that the Yu family had given Feng Yuan shares, they didn’t try too hard to refuse either.

Yu Lian and Fang Fang, both smiling warmly, were good-tempered people.

But deep down, the two of them were equally stubborn.

If the Li family tried to forcefully decline on Feng Yuan’s behalf, it would only end up hurting the relationship between the two families.

“Alright, go play now. You don’t need to stay here keeping us company.”

After doting on Feng Yuan for a while, the couple finally set him down to let him play on his own.

Children were always energetic, after all.

Even though Fang Fang and Yu Lian still wanted to hold Feng Yuan a bit longer, they were afraid he’d find it boring if he had to stay with the adults, and wouldn’t want to come next time.

Once set down, Feng Yuan gave both Grandpa and Grandma a kiss before running off to find Yu Yi and Wu Jin.

Inside his little backpack today, besides his will, Feng Yuan had also packed a gift for Yu Yi.

He had promised Wu Jin that he would help Yu Yi accept Wu Jin’s true form.

Originally, Feng Yuan had planned to take his time with this matter—slowly, step by step.

But now, he didn’t have time anymore.

So, he had to act quickly and finish it in one go!

“Wu Jin, can you help me dig a hole?”

Feng Yuan told Wu Jin the place where he hid his pot and asked him to dig a pit big enough to set the pot on.

He said he wanted to have a picnic.

Wu Jin had never once refused any of his requests.

“Alright. Besides digging the hole, do you need me to prepare anything else for you?”

“No need. Yuan Yuan’s already got everything ready.”

As Feng Yuan spoke, he waved his little hand and said goodbye to Wu Jin.

Wu Jin, as always, didn’t leave through the main door. He went out the window.

After Wu Jin was gone, Feng Yuan unzipped his small backpack.

Inside it were the wills he had written for Grandpa and Grandma Yu, as well as for Wu Jin and Yu Yi.

And coiled on top of the wills was a black snake.

The black snake had been brought out from his sister’s beast garden.

After all, Feng Yuan was still a little phoenix. He naturally carried a trace of bloodline pressure toward other beasts that hadn’t developed intelligence.

The black snake was quite large.

When Feng Yuan carried it on his back, his small shoulders ached from the weight.

He had already asked his sister about it. The black snake only looked frightening, but it wasn’t very venomous.

Using this snake to help Yu Yi get used to and accept it.

It was just perfect!

Feng Yuan carefully lifted the black snake out, then placed it onto Yu Yi’s bed.

He covered the snake gently with a blanket.

“You have to be good and stay here, okay? Don’t slither away. Later, you’re not allowed to bite anyone.”

As he spoke, Feng Yuan stretched out his chubby little hand and patted the black snake’s head.

The black snake flicked its tongue but didn’t bite him.

Instead, it rubbed its head lightly against Feng Yuan’s palm.

The soft touch made Feng Yuan’s eyes curve into a smile.

After tucking the blanket securely over the snake again, Feng Yuan toddled off on his short legs to find Yu Yi.

“Goddad!”

This time, Feng Yuan didn’t call him “Uncle”. He called him “Goddad”.

When Yu Yi heard that call of “Goddad”, he froze for a few seconds.

A few seconds later, his eyes filled with tears. “My baby boy!”

“You finally called me Goddad!”

Yu Yi had been waiting to hear that word for so long.

Overwhelmed with emotion, he scooped Feng Yuan up and showered his chubby little face with kisses.

“Say it again. Say it two more times! Goddad wants to hear it again!”

Feng Yuan: “…”

His round little face was being smothered with kisses. He couldn’t withstand the onslaught and leaned his small body backward.

But Yu Yi pulled him right back in and continued kissing him.

“Yuan Yuan, Goddad loves you!”

Now that he’d finally earned the official title of “Goddad”, Yu Yi didn’t just stop at smothering the little one with kisses. He even had to confess his love.

“Goddad swears! From now on, Goddad will love you forever, too!”

“No matter how naughty or mischievous you are, Goddad will never hit you!”

Yu Yi knew that Feng Yuan often got a spanking every now and then.

But at this moment, he declared solemnly that he would never be like Feng Yuan’s two dads or his grandpa. He would never smack this little cub.

He would raise this precious baby with nothing but love and patience!

When Feng Yuan heard his words, he let out a soft “Mm” and asked for confirmation.

“Goddad, you really won’t hit Yuan Yuan?”

“I won’t!”

Yu Yi answered with absolute certainty.

Right now, he was completely dazed by Feng Yuan’s repeated calls of “Goddad.”

In his eyes, the obedient, chubby little Yuan Yuan before him was nothing short of a tiny angel fallen to earth.

Yu Yi promised firmly that he would never hit his little one.

And that promise made Feng Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.

When Feng Yuan brought the snake over, he had considered that he might get hit for it.

Although his intention was good—he just wanted Yu Yi to look at the snake more, and maybe after being startled a few times, Yu Yi would get used to it.

Still, scaring someone, no matter the reason, often led to a spanking.

He’d seen it happen before: a kid in Huasheng Street once caught a toad and put it in his mom’s bag.

That day, the entire alley had heard the child’s wails.

So, after bracing himself for a beating but finding out he wouldn’t be hit after all, the little cub’s face brightened with a bit of delight.

Yu Yi held him in his arms. Instead of going to the bedroom, he sat down on the small sofa and started taking pictures.

He clicked away nonstop, taking photo after photo.

“Yuan Yuan, Goddad wants to post a video. Is that okay?”

“Sure!”

Yu Yi had always been the type who loved to show off. Although ever since Wu Jin had stepped in, he didn’t dare show his face too often online—so as not to attract any unwanted admirers—he still occasionally posted snippets of his daily life.

For example, when he tried some exciting new activity, or discovered some delicious food—

He’d still share those.

Now, with his phone full of photos and videos of himself and Feng Yuan, he felt utterly stifled at the thought of not being able to share them.

“Goddad won’t show your face,” Yu Yi promised.

He gave Feng Yuan another affectionate kiss before starting to edit the footage.

Feng Yuan was still young. Yu Yi knew where to draw the line. He wouldn’t casually reveal the child’s face.

He carefully picked photos showing just Feng Yuan’s features. A head of soft, curly hair, those chubby little hands…

And some shots of Feng Yuan’s back when he was sitting in Yu Yi’s arms.

In the final edited video, only a sliver of Feng Yuan’s side profile was visible, but the soft baby fat on his cheeks was impossible to hide.

Once the edited video was ready, Yu Yi uploaded it to his video account.

The caption he wrote, brimming with pride, read: “Spending the weekend with my baby Yuan Yuan. Goddad will love you forever and will never spank your little butt!”

As soon as the video was posted, the comments section exploded with activity.

“Ahhh. It’s Yuan Yuan! That baby chub. I want to squish it!”

“I watched it. Why can’t we see Yuan Yuan’s full face? And Y, you’re not showing yours either? You weren’t like this before!”

“Wow! Our little Yuan Yaun’s tiny hands are so cute! I wanna squeeze them!”

“I don’t know if it’s just me, but I feel like Y is setting up a flag.”

“Hahaha, Yuan Yuan finally has a dad who doesn’t spank him! I’m so touched!”

The comment section was full of chatter about Yuan Yuan.

Some passersby who stumbled across the video looked a little confused.

“Who’s Yuan Yuan? Some kind of little internet celeb? And what’s with the ‘no spanking’ thing?”

In response to those questions, Y’s fans eagerly explained.

“That’s right! Our Yuan Yuan is a famous little internet celeb who always gets spanked! His tiny butt gets a beating every few days.”

The comment section was buzzing with excitement.

But of course, there were always a few trolls on the internet, people who just had to say something nasty about everything.

Unpleasant comments popped up in the thread like stubborn patches of adhesive.

“He hasn’t even shown his face, and you guys are already calling him cute? What an imagination.”

“[Covers face, laughs] This Yuan Yuan kid. Could it be that he’s actually ugly? Usually, when a kid looks good, the parents can’t help but show them off.”

“It’s just another publicity stunt. Can’t believe people actually buy it. How many of these rich-person personas have already collapsed?”

Under those negative comments, even without Yu Yi replying, there were always others who stepped in to fight back.

After posting the video, Yu Yi glanced at the comments.

The top comments in the section—all the ones with the most likes—were warm and positive.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to pin a giveaway link to the top.

“I’m in a good mood today, so let’s do a giveaway. It’s Yuan Yuan’s favorite game console. 1,000 of them for you guys to play with.”

The game console that Feng Yuan loved so much actually came from the Li family’s own brand.

But that little guy still didn’t know it.

After Yu Yi finished setting up the giveaway, he leaned forward and rubbed his forehead against Feng Yuan’s.

“Goddad.”

When Feng Yuan saw that he had put his phone down, he quickly wrapped his arms around Yu Yi’s neck, saying he wanted to go play in the bedroom.

“Alright, Goddad will take our little Yuan Yuan to the bedroom to play.”

At that moment, Yu Yi’s mood as a goddad was indescribably wonderful.

He supported Feng Yuan’s chubby little bottom and carried him upstairs.

There was no sign of Wu Jin in the bedroom anymore.

But Yu Yi didn’t care. His attention was completely on Feng Yuan.

“Goddad, Yuan Yuan wants to show you something.”

Yu Yi: “!”

Yu Yi’s eyes brightened. “You prepared a gift for goddad?”

Feng Yuan’s little face twisted in hesitation.

The big black snake he’d brought along… could probably count as a gift, right?

When Yu Yi saw that he didn’t deny it, he assumed the boy really had prepared a present for him.

“Where is it? Where is it? Hurry and let Goddad see.”

Yu Yi was genuinely excited about his “gift”.

Feng Yuan slid down from his arms and stood beside him.

The little one looked a bit nervous.

His dark, glossy, round eyes darted toward his goddad. His soft, milky voice came out timidly.

“It’s… It’s under the blankie.”

Yu Yi’s face was still smiling. Before lifting the blanket, he took out his phone.

“Let Goddad record this. Let’s see what our little Yuan Yuan prepared for Goddad.”

As he spoke, Yu Yi aimed the camera at the bed.

Feng Yuan: “……”

The little boy reached out a chubby hand and tugged on him.

“Goddad.”

The child looked guilty and tense, his milky voice trembling as he warned, “Y-you have to be strong, okay?”

That sudden, out-of-nowhere warning didn’t register with Yu Yi, who was still in high spirits.

Holding his phone in one hand, he lifted the blanket with the other.

The next second.

A cracked, panicked scream tore through the room.

“Snake!!! There’s a snake!!! Why is there a snake under the blanket?!”

Yu Yi shouted in complete panic, his voice breaking, “Wu Jin! Help!!!”

He was so terrified that he kept calling for Wu Jin, completely forgetting that Wu Jin wasn’t even in the room.

“Goddad, don’t be scared!”

Feng Yuan spread his chubby arms wide and hugged his goddad, trying to calm him down.

“Hei Hei won’t bite you, don’t be afraid!”

Feng Yuan called every black snake Hei Hei. Just like how he called every kitten Mimi.

He tried his best to comfort his goddad, hoping to ease his fear.

But Yu Yi was still terrified!

Seeing that his goddad still hadn’t calmed down, the troubled little one let go of him, turned his small body around, and reached out his chubby hand to grab the black snake.

“Look, goddad, Hei Hei is really well-behaved.”

Feng Yuan held the snake in his chubby little hands and took two steps forward, wanting his goddad to see it more clearly.

Yu Yi: “!!!”

Yu Yi was so frightened he nearly passed out.

“Take it away! Take it away right now!”

He couldn’t handle that long, slithering thing at all.

Feng Yuan, still holding the big black snake, looked at his goddad, who absolutely refused to even glance at it. His little face turned troubled.

No wonder Wu Jin had looked so upset.

Goddad really was terrified of black snakes.

“Sigh.”

The little one had no choice but to put the big black snake back into his backpack.

“Goddad, Hei Hei’s gone now.”

Feng Yuan wanted to comfort him.

But Yu Yi, who had collapsed onto the sofa, still hadn’t recovered.

“Don’t be scared, goddad. Yuan Yuan won’t give you Hei Hei today.”

Feng Yuan cupped his goddad’s face in his tiny hands and planted several soft kisses on him, helping him calm down faster.

Under those affectionate little kisses and cuddles, it took quite a while before Yu Yi finally managed to settle down.

He pulled the chubby little boy into his arms, filled with grief and indignation, and accused, “You put a snake under the blanket. Were you trying to scare Goddad to death?!”

As Yu Yi spoke, he suddenly remembered how many times he’d rewatched The Legend of the White Snake.

“Goddad almost died like Xu Xian just now!”

Feng Yuan: “……”

Feng Yuan patted him gently. “Goddad won’t die!”

Yu Yi was still furious.

He ground his teeth, looking at the little one in his arms. He really wanted to spank him!

Feng Yuan was always quick to sense when a spanking might be coming.

He was like a tiny radar. Once it detected danger, it started beeping right away.

“Goddad won’t spank Yuan Yuan!”

Feng Yuan repeated the promise his godfather had made earlier: “No spanking Yuan Yuan’s butt.”

Yu Yi: “……”

Yu Yi was so full of frustration that he didn’t even know how to vent it.

He scrolled through his phone and found the video he’d just recorded. The black snake in the footage was blurry, but it didn’t matter. It was still good enough to post.

He uploaded the video, though this time his caption was far less cheerful than before.

Y: A gift from Yuan Yuan. Tell me, should he be spanked or not?

As soon as that video was posted, the entire comment section exploded with laughter.

“Hahaha! Yuan Yuan really lives up to his name. Our little celebrity who always gets spanked!”

“I said it after the last video… You shouldn’t go around setting flags.”

“Begging for a live spanking stream! It’s been so long since we heard Yuan Yuan crying, ‘Why are you spanking me again?’”

“Hahaha, our Yuan Yuan’s daily spanking adventures. One new trick a day!”

The whole comment section was filled with laughter.

Seeing his goddad looking at his phone, Feng Yuan wasn’t sure if he was still going to get spanked.

He wiggled his little butt, slipped off his goddad’s lap, and ran.

Yu Yi shouted, “Get back here!”

He wanted to grab the little one. But the moment he saw Feng Yuan put on his tiny backpack, he froze.

“Goddad, I—I’m going to see Grandpa!”

With his backpack on, Feng Yuan ran off on his short little legs.

Before leaving, he quietly placed his “farewell letters” for his goddad and Wu Jin on their bedside table.

He also left the ones for Grandpa Yu and Grandma in their room.

Once the little guy had finished delivering all his “farewell letters” and completed his mission, he was ready to go home.

Yu Lian still wanted to keep him for dinner.

But Feng Yuan shook his little head. He wanted to go home to eat.

He wanted his last meal to be with his family.

“Goodbye, Grandpa, Grandma.”

Before leaving, Feng Yuan waved his small hand with all his might again and again.

He knew… he would never see Grandpa and Grandma again.

When he got home, Feng Yuan quietly stuck close to the adults, behaving extra well.

By the floor-to-ceiling window, Feng Qi sat wrapped in a blanket, reading. Partway through, he suddenly frowned.

His hand froze mid-motion.

Li Sheng, who had been keeping him company, noticed right away.

Seeing him stop reading, Li Sheng leaned in and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”

Feng Qi rubbed at the space between his brows, an uneasy feeling creeping into his chest for reasons he couldn’t explain.

With his brows furrowed, he said quietly, “Yuan Yuan’s been too well-behaved these past few days.”

Li Sheng: “Mm.”

Li Sheng replied, “He has been. Isn’t that a good thing, though? Saves you from worrying so much.”

Feng Qi didn’t answer.

He just couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right.

All parents who have raised children have heard this saying—

When a child is unusually quiet, it means they’re definitely up to something.

He was worried. His little Yuan Yuan must be planning another “big move” against him.

Feng Qi rubbed his temples, still deep in thought.

Li Sheng didn’t want him to worry too much, so he brought up another topic to shift his attention.

At dinner, Feng Qi appeared at the table.

He deliberately struck up a conversation with the little one, wanting to test what kind of “big move” the kid was hiding this time.

But he didn’t manage to figure it out.

This time, even Qin Xun was fooled by Feng Yuan.

No one had any idea what he was planning.

Then, in the middle of the night.

Qin Xun, who had been sound asleep, suddenly woke up with a jolt.

Instinctively, he reached out, trying to touch Feng Yuan.

But he didn’t feel anything.

There was no sign of Feng Yuan on the bed, only his favorite dinosaur plush toy.

And on top of the dinosaur toy lay a folded piece of homework paper.

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Yu Yi: I will raise this precious baby with nothing but love and patience!

Moonlit: Well, good luck with that HAHAHHAHAHAHHA