Chapter 4 Stay-at-home Dad 4

Chapter 4: The Milk Daddy 4

The next day, he officially started work.

Fang Zhixu stood at the classroom door, looking in at the classroom where, sitting on small chairs swinging their short legs and eagerly waiting for him, were all pure white little snow wolf pups.

He counted, eleven of them.

In an instant, all the fluffy little heads turned sharply to look at him, their wolf ears and tails twitching.

"…………=("

Help, so, so cute!

Each little wolf pup had a bib around its neck, each a different color, all embroidered with names for easy identification.

Fang Zhixu looked at Lu Yanli, who was sitting in the middle of the small chairs.

He sat gracefully on all fours, pure white all over, the black teardrop-shaped birthmark on his forehead making him stand out, and he wore a pink polka-dot bib around his neck, looking like an elegant little princess.

Although he was the smallest, Little Cotton was the cutest and most adorable!

He smiled and waved at Little Cotton.

Lu Yanli stared straight at him, his wolf tail wagging happily: "Woo woo~"

Wife, wife~

Principal Su was very surprised: "You've met?"

Fang Zhixu felt like petting Little Cotton as soon as he saw him, suppressing the tingling in his fingertips, and nodded: "Yes, I met Little Cotton yesterday when Xiao Su was giving me a tour."

Principal Su: "Little Cotton?"

Su Yanche, standing beside him, chuckled: "Mm, Lu Yanli's nickname, Xiao Zhi thought of it yesterday."

Principal Su looked in surprise at his eldest son, who was still sitting there pretending to be reserved: "He agreed?"

"Not only did he agree, but he also drank the milk Xiao Zhi fed him and behaved perfectly in his hands," Su Yanche said, turning to smile at Fang Zhixu: "Our Teacher Xiaozhi is really talented at being a snow wolf guide."

Fang Zhixu felt a bit shy from the praise, the tips of his ears turning red, but he couldn't help the corners of his mouth turning up: "Ah, not at all, it's because Little Cotton is well-behaved."

Principal Su: "?"

Well-behaved? Could that word apply to this brat?

Su Yanche let out a low chuckle.

Principal Su felt he might have missed something good: "If you can get along well with Lu Yanli, that would be great. Then today you can get familiar with the other wolf cubs. The content of the human children's classes will mainly be your responsibility, and the researchers will assist you on the side. During outdoor activities, each person takes charge of their own wolf cub."

Fang Zhixu nodded in understanding: "Okay!"

Last night he had already received the teaching manual. These wolf cubs had just started school, all three months old, which is equivalent to about three-year-old human children. In the morning, they would teach the posture of holding a spoon to eat, and in the afternoon, how to line up.

Easy!

As soon as he finished speaking, the eleven little wolf cubs rushed to his feet.

"Awoo~"

Fang Zhixu was stunned: "??"

He looked down at the circle of fluffy fur that had suddenly surged to his feet.

First they sniffed him, circled around him, bit his pant legs, rubbed their heads against his shoes, their soft little heads nudging back and forth, and even lay down to show him their bellies, all trying to attract his attention.

"Woo woo, he smells so good."

"He smells so good."

"Principal, Principal, the new teacher smells so good."

"I really like him."

Principal Su glanced at his younger son Su Yanche and found him also staring at Fang Zhixu, unblinking.

"..."

The snow wolf's sense of smell is the strongest among existing subspecies, able to capture pheromones that differ significantly from the major histocompatibility complex genes.

This strong attraction in the wolf pack means that the existence of the target suggests that having offspring with him would represent stronger immune adaptability, an evolutionary advantage.

Thus, he easily becomes an object of contention.

Fang Zhixu was instantly melted, crouching down and petting each head: "You're all so well-behaved."

"Wu~" one of the wolf cubs let out a milky sound from being petted comfortably.

"Ah, he's petting me~"

Fang Zhixu couldn't help but feel that this work environment was just too cute.

Suddenly, a small snow-white figure shot over like a snowball, forcefully pushing aside the snow wolf that Fang Zhixu was petting, and shoved its head into his palm.

"Argh—"

And let out a low growl at the wolf cub that had just been petted.

Fang Zhixu: "?"

The growled wolf cub's fur trembled, and with a whimper, it ran to its own keeper and cowered behind his pant leg.

Fang Zhixu looked down at the head that had squeezed into his palm, tilting to rub against him. He picked up Little Cotton's front legs with both hands, meeting its innocent eyes: "Huh? Why do you have to squeeze in? I can pet one by one."

Lu Yanli, with his front paws held, kicked his short dangling legs: "Awoo wu wu—"

"No, you can only pet me!!!"

Principal Su: "..." Smiling.

Fang Zhixu listened to the guy's yowls and whines, not understanding, could only guess: "Do you think I'm your keeper and don't want the other kids to play with me?"

"Rarr!"

Fang Zhixu put Little Cotton on his lap, reached out and tapped its head: "That's definitely not allowed, we have to play together to have fun."

"I don't like sharing."

Lu Yanli drooped his head, crawled forward, and burrowed into the nearby embrace, dizzy from his scent.

"Talk nicely. No pushing other kids, okay?"

Whimper.

Fang Zhixu rubbed the little head nestled in his arms: "That's a good baby."

His tone was completely doting, his voice crisp and refreshing.

Lu Yanli looked up.

This fair, clean face reflected in his eyes was a color that had never existed in the black-and-white world of the past twenty years, the only color he'd seen among hundreds of resumes.

He belonged to me.

No one could take him away.

Fang Zhixu noticed the little guy was looking up at him with an extremely focused gaze, raised an eyebrow and smiled: "You're so smart, so you understand, don't you?"

Lu Yanli was captivated, hardly paying attention to what the other was murmuring.

His claws hooked onto the fabric, he raised his head and stuck out his tongue, trying to lick Fang Zhixu's chin.

Fang Zhixu didn't see it and stood up, holding him.

Lu Yanli's tongue missed its mark. He pretended nothing had happened, retracted his tongue, and buried his head into Fang Zhixu's chest, only his black wolf ears twitched.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Fang Zhixu nodded firmly: "Okay!"

Money makes the world go round; everything can be worked out!

The classroom was spacious and bright, without too much furniture, providing plenty of space for the snow wolves to play.

Fang Zhixu stood in front of the smartboard, holding the spoon needed for the lesson. He made an ordinary spoon interesting and playful, keeping the wolf cubs' eyes fixed on his hand.

All eleven little snow wolves lay obediently on the floor, fully focused on his lesson, without running around or barking. When Teacher Xiaozhi asked if they understood, they even howled in response, giving emotional feedback.

When he demonstrated the action of holding the spoon, their little claws moved along.

"…………"

This lesson was so orderly that the researchers in the back were left speechless, feeling that their previous days had been a struggle.

You see, wolves are naturally wild and hard to control. It was a good day if they didn't fight, let alone sit through a lesson so obediently. There was wolf hair everywhere every day.

They had planned to evaluate the newcomer, but now they had nothing to say, feeling outclassed.

"Third Young Master, where did you find this talent? Is he a pro?" Lin Yi, a researcher sitting in the back, found it unbelievable.

Su Yanche leaned back in his chair, twirling his pen, watching Fang Zhixu patiently guide the little wolves, his eyes full of undisguised admiration, completely fascinated.

"Third Young Master?" Lin Yi called again.

"Hm?" Su Yanche finally turned to look at Lin Yi: "I was paying attention in class. What is it?"

Lin Yi: "..." This PhD student didn't need to seriously attend a lesson on using a spoon: "I was saying, is this Teacher Xiaozhi a zoology major?"

Su Yanche said: "No. He majored in computer science."

Lin Yi put his pen behind his ear and couldn't help but remark: "It's a talent. You snow wolves can smell some scent on humans, right? First Dean Su, and now Teacher Xiaozhi."

"Yeah," Su Yanche responded.

Lin Yi looked at Su Yanche: "Can you really smell different scents?" He leaned over: "What scent am I?"

Su Yanche gave him a cool glance: "No chatting during work hours."

Lin Yi: "Oh."

Looks like this new keeper is something special—he's got the snow wolves completely charmed. He must have some special skill!

The assisting researchers handed the small spoons to their wolf cubs, letting them feel and explore.

Fang Zhixu handed the small spoon to Little Cotton, holding his little paw to touch the spoon: "Try it?"

Lu Yanli reached out a claw to touch it but accidentally knocked the spoon off.

"It's okay, try again." Fang Zhixu picked up the spoon and placed it back in front of Little Cotton's paw.

Little Cotton obediently tried again.

Lin Yi: "?"

"The eldest young master doesn't know how to hold a spoon? He learned that over a decade ago."

Su Yanche watched the interaction between the human and the wolf: "If it were me, I'd pretend I didn't know how either."

Fang Zhixu praised every little wolf cub, no two praises were alike.

All the wolf cubs wagged their tails like puppies, delighted.

Lu Yanli glanced at the cubs: "Pathetic. What are you wagging your tails for!"

The wolf cubs cowered under his scolding, silently putting their tails down, staring resentfully at the double-standard Little Wolf King, who was still wagging his tail.

After class, it was snack time for the wolf cubs.

The researchers picked up their cubs' bottles and sat on small stools, beckoning to their cubs.

But the cubs ignored their own caretakers and swarmed to Fang Zhixu's feet, eager to be fed only by him.

The researcher dads: "..." Damn it, ungrateful little brats!

New dad Fang Zhixu smiled awkwardly, took the bottles handed to him, and fed them one by one.

The scene was: "Done with yours, now yours."

This time, Lu Yanli didn't crowd; he was unusually tolerant. He stood at the very back, turning his head away coldly to stare at the door.

Fang Zhixu finished with the other cubs, picked up Little Cotton's pink bottle, and waved to him: "Your turn, Little Cotton."

Lu Yanli raised his front paw and scratched at the door in despair.

Fang Zhixu saw him dawdling: "You all drank so quickly and were so good."

Lu Yanli, unable to bear not being included in the praise, rushed to Fang Zhixu's feet and raised his head: "Howl!"

Fang Zhixu looked down at him: "Oh, Little Cotton is here too. I think you'll definitely drink faster than them, right? Cotton is definitely the fastest, right?"

"Owww!"

Fang Zhixu scooped Little Cotton up onto his lap and brought the bottle to his mouth: "Go ahead, drink, baby."

Lu Yanli looked like he was facing his doom, bit the nipple, and gulped down the milk, glancing at the other cubs from time to time and letting out muffled growls.

"You'd better drink slowly! If you catch up with me, I'll bite you to death!"

The cubs didn't dare lift their heads, timidly bit the nipples and sipped slowly.

In the end, naturally, Little Cotton finished the fastest.

Fang Zhixu held up the now-empty bottle, happily rubbed Little Cotton's head, and praised, "Great job, Cotton! You drank the fastest!"

Lu Yanli gagged a couple of times but still stubbornly raised his head, squinting as he enjoyed the head rub, his tail wagging.

The researchers: "..."

It was an amazingly peaceful and relaxing morning. For the first time, they came out unscathed—clothes intact, shoes intact, voices intact.

The Little Wolf King hadn't skipped class, hadn't fought, and hadn't refused to drink milk.

The other wolf cubs were also well-behaved, none daring to provoke the Wolf King, doing exactly as they were told.

What a strong newcomer.

"Alright, kiddos! Let's get ready to go play outside!"

After they finished drinking milk, Fang Zhixu gathered the cubs to line up.

But the cubs had no idea what lining up meant. They scrambled and pushed in front of Fang Zhixu, nearly knocking him over.

"Owww—"

A milky roar sounded, like a warning.

The cubs that had been tugging at Fang Zhixu's pants legs suddenly froze, instantly calming down. They didn't even dare glance at Lu Yanli and pretended to be nonchalant as they moved away from Fang Zhixu's feet.

"Scared the baby to death."

"The boss is so scary."

"So scary, so scary."

Fang Zhixu saw Little Cotton standing with all four paws together, head raised, staring at him intently: "Hmm! Little Cotton is the only one who followed the line-up rules. From now on, you're the leader. When we go out to play, you stand first!"

Lu Yanli proudly lifted his head, looking proud.

The cubs, who usually didn't follow any rules, were moved one by one by Fang Zhixu to stand in line behind Little Cotton.

"Yi Yi, you stand here."

"Er Er, you stand behind Yi Yi."

"San San, you stand behind Er Er. Don't push forward."

"Hmm? Si Si, why are you standing at the end? You're supposed to stand behind San San."

Fang Zhixu counted off the names on the bibs repeatedly until the cubs were all neatly lined up. Then he nodded in approval, stood up from his knees, and waved: "Great, let's go play!"

But the next moment, all the neatly lined-up wolf cubs turned into little children.

Each one was exquisitely cute, both boys and girls, and none of them were wearing clothes.

"Yay~ Let's go play~"

"We're going out to play~"

"So happy~"

Only Little Cotton, at the very front, remained a wolf, and he almost got stepped on by Yi Yi, who had turned into a human child.

Lu Yanli looked up in shock, staring in disbelief at these little rascals who had just started daycare a few days ago: "???"

"Hey, you're making me look bad."

The researchers were startled but quickly fetched clothes to put on their cubs.

"Xiao Zhi, that's amazing!"

"These cubs only started two days ago. You've only been with them one day, and they're already willing to turn into human form."

"Normally, cubs need to learn for at least half a year before they'll take human form."

"You're absolutely incredible!"

"The best wolf cub caretaker in the base!"

The researchers gave Fang Zhixu a thumbs-up of admiration.

Fang Zhixu was also stunned for a moment when he saw the cubs turn into human children: "They really can turn into humans, huh."

He glanced down at Lu Yanli, who was still a wolf, and asked curiously, "Baby, what about you? Aren't you changing?"

The Little Wolf King: "..."