Chapter 150: Plump Duck Fu Xiaobai

Chapter 150: Plump Duck Fu Xiaobai

When Fu Yining and Yu Zhili arrived home, they saw a figure leaning against the door with a sad expression from a distance.

"What are you doing standing in the wind? Don’t you worry about catching a cold again?"

"Dad, Mom, you’re home!"

Seeing Fu Yining still caring for him like this, Yu Mingze felt all warm and fuzzy inside.

"What are you grinning about?"

Fu Yining slapped the back of his head.

"Mom, I..."

"Oh, it's Xiaomi! Let Mommy hug you!"

Seeing a small, furry figure running towards her, Fu Yining didn’t think twice and left her husband and son behind to walk over.

"Fu Xiaomi!"

"Meow!"

"Give Mommy a kiss!"

"Meow!"

Remembering how his mom once claimed she was allergic to cat fur and wouldn’t let him have a pet, even when he rolled on the floor begging, Yu Mingze tearfully accused her of lying and breaking his fragile heart.

"Really? Did I say that?"

Fu Yining, holding Fu Xiaomi, completely denied it.

Because it was the 'old her' who said it, and she wasn’t taking responsibility for 'her.'

Yu Mingze was angry but didn’t dare to speak up.

He glanced at his father, who then said, "Tomorrow, you'll come to the company with me."

"Okay, Dad!"

This marked the start of his training to prepare him as the future heir.

Fu Yining gently stroked Fu Xiaomi's belly and softly asked, "Xiaomi, did they feed you tonight? Are you full?"

"Meow!"

Fu Xiaomi licked its lips, the implication clear.

But Fu Yining still refused.

"No midnight snacks."

"Meow!"

"Even if you act cute, it's still a no." Fu Yining stroked from head to tail tip and said, "Come on, let's go back to the room with Mommy!"

Yu Zhili strode forward.

"Ningning, it's time for Mimi to sleep on her own."

"Almost forgot, Mimi, Mommy will take you to your room!"

"Meow!"

Yu Mingze watched the happy trio, feeling a twinge of jealousy. "Mom, what about me?"

"You go back to your own room. I had it cleaned up for you this morning."

"Okay!"

Yu Mingze was actually pretty easy to please. A little attention could make him grin from ear to ear, but he knew not to push his luck.

"Mom, can I have one of Mimi's kittens when she has them?"

"No!"

Fu Yining quickly withdrew her affection and gave him a sharp look.

Yu Mingze rubbed his nose and let the matter drop.

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On a weekend morning, a chubby white duck lifted its head from under its wing, stretched out gracefully, and waddled over to the water bowl for a drink.

"Wow!"

Hearing the voices above, the big white duck twisted its neck and saw two children who looked alike standing in front of the fence.

They were brimming with curiosity and amazement, both turning to look at the person behind them.

"Auntie, it's so white! Can we pet it?"

"Fu Xiaobai, come on out!"

"Quack?"

Ming Hua couldn't help laughing.

"Ningning, don't spoil them!"

Fu Yining opened the fence gate and said, "It's fine, Yuanyuan and Manman haven't visited in a while, and Fu Xiaobai just eats and sleeps all day; it's time for it to get some exercise with all that weight."

The duck seemed to say, "Do you hear that? Human talk!"

"Fu Xiaobai, let's go for a walk!"

"Quack!"

Yuanyuan and Manman, seeing the big fat duck being led out, eagerly ran up.

But the siblings weren't troublemakers. At most, they crouched on either side of Fu Xiaobai, gently reaching out to touch it.

They weren't strangers to ducks, but they thought the one at their aunt's house was exceptionally beautiful, pure white without a single blemish.

Since Fu Xiaobai got its name, it had been promoted to Fu Yining's little pet, with its own separate residence, and fresh food and water delivered every day.

With all that care, who wouldn't look beautiful?

Ming Hua walked over to Fu Yining, watching the two children marveling at a duck, and smiled helplessly.

"These two little troublemakers have been begging to come to their aunt's house every day, ever since you went to Jingzhou."

Fu Yining nodded: "I don't have much to do anyway, sister-in-law, feel free to bring them over to play anytime!"

Ming Hua smiled: "Yes, seeing how many pets you have, they'll probably want to come every day from now on."

If Fu Xiaomi hadn't been pregnant with kittens, the two children could have cuddled her for hours.

When Fu Xiaobai nibbled Yuanyuan's finger, he wasn't scared but instead laughed out loud.

He tugged at Ming Hua's pants and pleaded: "Mom, I want to have a pet!"

Manman, not wanting to be left out, said: "Mom, if brother wants one, I want one too!"

Ming Hua shook her head.

"No, you can't!"

"Mom, why not?" The two children looked very disappointed.

Fu Yining couldn't help but feel sorry for them.

Ming Hua thought for a moment and said: "Here's an idea, if you can score above 80 on your final exams, mom will let you have a pet."

"Okay!"

"Agreeing so quickly? Remember, it's 80 in every subject!"

Yuanyuan and Manman are still among the lowest in their class, so getting 80 is not easy, but the siblings agreed eagerly.

Little Manman said with a serious face: "Mom, if brother and I get 80 in the exams, you can't take it back!"

Ming Hua nodded: "Your aunt can vouch for me, mom definitely keeps her promises!"

Fu Yining was willing to be the witness and told the two children: "Once Xiaomi has her kittens, you can pick one if you'd like."

"Auntie, really?"

"Yes, but you have to promise me that you'll take good care of the kitten!"

"Auntie, we'll pinky swear!"

The siblings were overjoyed and decided to hit the books as soon as they got home.

Ming Hua quietly sighed in relief.

At least they're motivated to study on their own.

The young maid brought over some fresh vegetables, and the siblings squatted on the ground feeding Fu Xiaobai, whispering about raising one of Fu Xiaobai's babies.

Fu Yining overheard and replied: "Probably not, Xiaobai is probably a male duck."

"Auntie, how do you know?"

"Because he hasn't laid any eggs."

Unlike the hens next door, Fu Xiaobai eats a lot but hasn't laid a single egg, it must be a male duck.

Fu Yining was sure, but then she saw Fu Xiaobai's plump bottom squat down, and a light green, oval-shaped egg rolled onto the ground.

"...?"

The siblings carefully picked it up and exclaimed in surprise, "It's an egg! Auntie, you tricked us!"

Ming Hua couldn't stop laughing, "Ningning, you got it wrong!"

Fu Yining forced a smile, but she couldn't laugh.

Fu Xiaobai went too far, embarrassing her like that in front of everyone!

Fu Xiaobai, who had proven his gender by laying an egg, flapped his wings and let out a loud "Quack!"

Yuanyuan and Manman eventually took the egg home, still hoping to hatch the duckling themselves.

Fu Yining and Ming Hua silently agreed not to ruin the children's beautiful dream.