Chapter 146

Chapter 146

As if noticing the comments in the live stream, the camera angle shifted downward, landing on the little cub who was handing candy to the two teachers.

A tiny, adorable cub turned to look over. Though the mountain wasn't very high, there had been wind these past few days, and it gusted through, lifting the brim of the little one's yellow bucket hat.

Xiaobai Nuo squinted to keep the wind out of his eyes, then reached out a small hand to hold down the hat brim, blinking as he looked over.

Yu Chuyan shifted to the side, blocking the wind for the little cub, and leaned over to check: "Did the wind get in your eyes?"

Bai Nuo had been well cared for this year, but compared to other cubs his age, he really did look tiny. Yu Chuyan blocked the wind for him, and he shook his head.

He looked back at the camera, holding his hat brim, and gave a soft, shy smile: "Hello, uncle."

The cameraman instinctively answered.

And the viewers who finally got a clear look at the situation quickly reacted.

'Uncle!! He's calling me!'

'He's a bit short next to the others, hahahaha, but how is he so cute? Is he in first grade? Or is he a year or two younger? You need to eat more, baby.'

'That's rude! How can you call him short? He's not short, he's just vertically challenged.'

'Bro, I've crashed.'

Meanwhile, in an upscale villa neighborhood in the center of Ang City, this was another one of Bai Sheng's properties. Before he had the little one, Bai Sheng would occasionally stay here when not at the old residence, but after getting that little one, he basically never returned here.

Bai Sheng and Xie Yu had business to discuss today. Yu Chen, however, was busy in a meeting with his old man, trying to outwit his dad, so he hadn't come.

Xie Yu sat on the sofa, some partnership documents still spread out in front of him. Bai Sheng sat on the other sofa, having sent the secretaries and assistants to the next room for document review and other preparations.

But neither of them cared about those documents at all.

They were both staring at the big screen.

When he saw his cub appear, Bai Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

He instinctively sat up, but after a moment, relaxed back into the sofa.

It was fine, really. Cen Liu was keeping an eye on the stream, and the security team was already in place. There was no way anything could go wrong. He couldn't keep wanting his cub to grow while also wanting to hide him away.

This was good too—let the kid experience everything.

And watching the comments praising his little cub...

Bai Sheng let out a low hum and picked up his water to take a sip.

Sweet Pea?

That's nothing. They haven't seen anything yet.

Xie Yu: ...

Bai Sheng said casually, having long since stopped being so stubborn: "They haven't seen how cute he can really get."

Xie Yu: ...

Hello, does anyone care about how I feel?

He wasn't even talking to me, and he still manages to flex on me out of nowhere?

Ha, fine. He's already immune. Go ahead, rub it in my face!

But Xie Yu quickly perked up when he saw the comments scrolling across the screen.

'Snatching him up for a smooch.'

'No one's watching, right? Then I'm taking him.'

'Oh, baby, what kind of sack do you want? Call me auntie, and auntie will give you one.'

'? You call that giving? Baby, don't listen to her. Auntie's house is way more fun. Auntie will take you to play. You two little ones together—oh? Are those twins behind you? Wait, are all kids this good-looking these days?'

Bai Sheng: ...

Bai Sheng stared at the comments about snatching his cub, his lips pressing into a thin line.

Xie Yu: Ha.

Don't be so petty. They're just talking.

The kid's still yours, isn't he?

But Xie Yu only thought this—he didn't dare say it aloud.

Xie Yu looked at the two little cubs trailing behind Xiaobai Nuo and Yu Chuyan.

Xie Qing and Xie Yue surprisingly weren't fighting for once, but both looked a bit listless, yawning one after another.

The two cubs looked almost identical, both expressionless and similar in temperament. Under bucket hats matching Xiaobai Nuo's and Yu Chuyan's, both little faces looked sleepy.

No wonder they were sleepy.

Xie Yu reached up and ran a hand through his hair.

Whose kids stay up late the night before they have to get up early? In the middle of the night, the brothers apparently got into some kind of competition again, came to pull their dad's hair, seeing who could pull out more without waking him.

Ha, haha... his hair wasn't thick enough for those two to pull at like that.

Xie Yu: ...

Xie Yu glanced at Bai Sheng, who was expressionless.

He suddenly didn't find it so funny anymore.

The live stream went on.

The camera soon moved to the other kids.

The two teachers led the four cubs, who were holding hands in a row, toward the open area nearby.

Xiaobai Nuo turned to look at the Xie twins, who were still yawning behind him.

"Did you big brothers not sleep well last night?"

"It was okay." That was Xie Qing.

"Had an exciting chase battle with our old man, so we went to sleep a bit late."

This was Xie Yue, and he was a little excited.

A thrilling chase game?

Xiaobai Nuo blinked, curious.

But sure enough, the two Xie brothers had been quiet all day, sleeping head-to-head the whole ride.

Yu Chuyan had grown up with those two and lived right next door, so he knew exactly what they were like. He reached out and turned Xiaobai Nuo's head. "Don't worry about them. They'll perk up in a bit."

Just then, a staff member in traditional performance attire walked over.

"Hi, kids! Welcome to Maple Leaf Mountain Ancient Town. We've got maple trees covering the mountains here. Look ahead—that one fenced off is our biggest and oldest maple tree. It's over a thousand years old. How about we play a little game over there in a little while?"

The staff member smiled.

"This is the signature maple leaf ornament of our town. Later, we'll pick maple leaves and make our own. I've got a few finished ones here. Let's pick a few kids to come up and interact, and we'll give these as gifts, okay?"

A group of little kids lined up, all looking up.

Several staff members were already walking through the line to pick kids for the interaction.

When they reached Bai Nuo's class, the two glanced at the camera nearby, then looked at the kids in the class.

They'd been watching the livestream before coming out.

They instantly spotted the shortest little kid in the crowd.

The staff member bent down, looking at Xiaobai Nuo, softening his voice.

"Hey little one, if you play a game with me, I'll give you this little gift, okay?"

Being close to the livestream camera, they needed a cooperative little kid for good results.

Xiaobai Nuo looked up and said softly, "Okay, uncle, what does Nono need to do?"

His big eyes sparkled as he held hands with the young boy beside him, soft and tiny, melting everyone's hearts.

Oh my, what a well-behaved kid!

Good pick!

It wasn't a complicated game, and since it was still early with other activities coming up, for Xiaobai Nuo it was just a simple Q&A.

Even though the little one had never actually seen maple leaves, he'd read about them and answered fluently, much to the staff member's surprise. So the prepared explanation was skipped.

The staff member behind him noticed and looked over, wondering if kids these days really knew that much, then glanced at the others beside Xiaobai Nuo.

— Well, since they were kids who hung out together.

Generally, they should be the same type, right?

He looked carefully, finally settling on the Xie Family Twins standing behind Xiaobai Nuo, yawning lazily.

He smiled. "Are you two twins? Want to play a game together?"

Xie Qing looked up.

Xie Yue let out a confused, "Huh?"

"We won't do Q&A. If you can guess where I hid the maple leaf ornament, I'll give it to you, deal?"

He smiled, moving his hands quickly, showing off some magician skills.

He flipped his hand, teasing the kids, then extended it.

Xie Qing and Xie Yue were still yawning, glancing at each other.

The bullet comments had no idea what was about to happen, still squealing over how adorable Xiaobai Nuo was.

Meanwhile, Xie Yu in front of the screen had already stood up unconsciously, stepping forward two paces, as if trying to lean into the screen.

The game had started.

The staff member chuckled, letting the Two Little Ones point to where he'd hidden the maple leaf ornament.

Xie Qing pointed at his left hand. He opened it, and there was a maple leaf ornament in his palm.

Is that it?

Xie Qing looked at the staff member, blinked in confusion, and reached out to take it.

But the next moment, the staff member flipped his hand again, and the ornament vanished from his hand.

"Ah, it's not here."

The staff member said with a smile, watching the slightly dazed brothers, who still hadn't reacted. With his other hand, he rubbed his fingers and produced the ornament again.

"Here."

Xie Yue got interested, leaning in to look, reaching out his little hand to grab it.

The staff member blew on it, and the ornament disappeared from his palm again.

He reached out, took off Xie Yue's little yellow hat, held it in his hand, made a motion, and then pulled the maple leaf ornament out from inside the hat.

"Whoa!"

That's so cool!

Xie Yue's eyes brightened.

He looked at the gloves the staff member was wearing.

Was it because of that?

The Two Little Ones interacted over there, while Xiaobai Nuo had already gotten the delicate little ornament. He examined it carefully, then let out a soft sigh, showing it to Yu Chuyan beside him.

"Brother Xiao Yan, look! It's red, and the leaf has five points!"

Xiaobai Nuo had never seen maple leaves before. Maybe there had been maple trees in the apocalypse, but everywhere was ruins, and the surviving plants had all mutated, so he'd never seen anything normal.

"We can pick lots more later. I'll help Nono pick."

Yu Chuyan looked at the little one and brushed a small leaf off his hat.

Just then, a breeze blew, and countless leaves from the ancient tree behind them came rustling down.

"Whoa!!"

Bai Nuo was startled, grabbing the brim of his cap and turning to look back, his eyes reflecting the red maple leaves raining down from the sky.

Yu Chuyan watched little Bai Nuo's soft profile and thought: So adorable.

Then, exclamations came from nearby.

"Hey, hey! It's the maple leaf pendant, not the gloves—why are you taking off belts?"

Teacher Xingxing was also frantically trying to control the two cubs who were now fully awake.

Xie Qing ran off with a belt, Xie Yue ran off with a pair of gloves—the brothers couldn't care less about the maple leaf pendant and bolted, leaving the staff member stunned.

He clutched his sliding clothes, turned to look woefully at his teammate who had already finished the task and was watching him, and at the little cub beside him staring blankly.

Why are the ones you chose so well-behaved?

Aren't they playing together?

Is the gap really that big?

Meanwhile, Xie Yu, watching from in front of the screen, was already dead inside.

Hey, this is a live broadcast to the whole country.

How did you manage to pick two little troublemakers?!