The maid immediately took the small copper basin and left.
Shen Wuqiu withdrew her hand and glanced at her.
Gu Lingyu immediately smiled brightly at her and thoughtfully tucked her stray hair back in place. "Don't be nervous. You have to get used to your partner being a god."
"..." Shen Wuqiu thought for a moment, but still couldn't help but say, "You'd better not say anything. If you do, I'm afraid you'll fall from your pedestal."
"Is it because I'm no longer the God-King that you like me less?"
"..." Shen Wuqiu glanced at His Highness subconsciously, thankfully no one was paying attention to them.
Gu Lingyu's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Qiuqiu, don't worry, no one else can hear us."
Shen Wuqiu nudged her and sat up straight: "Sit properly. Others may not hear you, but they can at least see you."
Gu Lingyu pouted and gently blew forward: "So what if they see? I'm not flirting with other wildcats, I'm just being affectionate with my partner."
"..." Shen Wuqiu secretly pinched her thigh under the coffee table, secretly relieved that no one else could hear her.
But then, in the next second:
"Haha, the mountain king and the mountain queen are so loving, it's truly enviable."
"A match made in heaven, their destiny is set; they are truly a divine couple."
"With the ruler and queen of one mind, their strength can break even metal; this is a blessing for our clan..."
"..." Facing the gazes that everyone was intentionally or unintentionally casting, Shen Wuqiu could only maintain a smile, but her hand under the coffee table wished she could break a certain cat's leg. "Didn't you say that the others couldn't hear you?"
Despite the pain, Gu Miaomiao said seriously, "Oh, I just removed the barrier so everyone could see how much we love each other."
"..." Shen Wuqiu was utterly speechless.
Fortunately, the cat's clan didn't see her as a femme fatale; they seemed quite pleased with their display of affection.
After everyone sat down and washed their hands, Daiying brought the cats over.
Unlike other children of the same clan, these hairy creatures were born into the human race. When children born into the human race return to their clan, they must first be taken to the clan's ancestral hall to sweep away the dust before they can meet their clansmen.
The so-called sweeping away of dust is actually just looking in the mirror.
In the very center of the clan's ancestral hall stands a huge bronze mirror, capable of discerning good from evil.
The little ones didn't want to become babies, so Daiying took them to the main hall and left them to their own devices.
The tribe hasn't seen even cubs in a long time, let alone so many.
Upon seeing these furry balls, the tribespeople became incredibly excited:
"Heaven has eyes! Heaven has eyes!!!"
"These five hundred years of waiting have not been in vain..."
"Laojun's prediction was correct; our clan is about to usher in a glorious new era..."
"..."
Amidst heartfelt exclamations, the clansmen rose to their feet and knelt before Gu Lingyu and Shen Wuqiu, who sat at the head of the table, saying, "The mountain has shown us immense kindness."
The shout startled Shen Wuqiu, who instinctively tried to get up, but Shen Wuqiu pressed her down to sit down, saying, "This is what they should do."
Gu Lingyu held her chin, an air of authority suddenly rising within her: "Even without these children, you would still deserve their bow. Because you are my companion."
Shen Wuqiu looked at her, momentarily lost in thought, until the other person took her hand again, and she came to her senses and looked at the crowd still kneeling.
Gu Lingyu encouraged her with her eyes.
Shen Wuqiu moved her lips, and after several seconds, she raised her hand: "Now that I have entered the Gu family, it is my duty to continue the lineage of my clan. You all need not be so polite."
Everyone bowed again before getting up.
Seeing everyone get up, Shen Wuqiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With the addition of several fluffy little balls bouncing around, the atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became lively.
The little furballs weren't shy at all. As soon as they entered the hall, they ran around sniffing here and there, jumping over to nibble at each other, incredibly lively. Only the big furball seemed a bit more well-behaved, standing still with its little head tilted back, looking around before hopping straight to Chen Wuqiu: "Meow~"
Shen Wuqiu picked her up and patted her little head: "Baby, what's wrong?"
Da Mao leaned close to the porcelain cup in front of her, stuck out his tongue and licked the liquid inside. After tasting it, he started eating it with smacking sounds.
Shen Wuqiu hadn't tasted this stuff yet and didn't know what it was. A little uneasy, she picked up the cup and smelled it. It had a fragrance, but it didn't taste like tea or water: "What is this?"
Gu Lingyu glanced at it: "This is flower dew."
"Floral dew? Will Da Mao be okay after eating it?"
"It's dew collected from flower petals." Seeing that she was about to drink from her cup, Gu Lingyu immediately brought her own cup to her lips. "Your Da Mao has already drunk from it, drink mine."
As he spoke, he took the cup from Shen Wuqiu's hand, placed it in front of Da Mao, and said with a look of bestowal, "It's all yours, you must finish it."
Don't even think about making my wife drink what you left over, and don't even think about indirectly kissing my wife.
Da Mao tilted its head and looked at its fierce mother: "Meow??"
Gu Miaomiao glanced at her, which was her response.
Da Mao pouted, then continued drinking the floral dew with a pitiful expression.
Surrounded by a large group of people, Si Mao forced back her yawn, which was halfway through. Unlike Er Mao and San Mao, who were full of energy, Si Mao was lazy and didn't have much energy. So she simply lay down and let them do as they pleased, being teased by a large group of people.
However, if there's something to eat, then it won't work.
So she ran towards her mother's side—her sister was eating something delicious, and she wanted to eat too; she wasn't going to play with them anymore.
Meow meow~~~
“Our Simao is here too.” Shen Wuqiu also picked up Simao, who was struggling to climb onto her.
As soon as Si Mao came up, he craned his little head towards the porcelain cup, meowing.
Sis, what delicious food are you eating? Save some for me.
Da Mao didn't even lift his head, but instead raised one of his little feet and pressed it onto Simao's little head.
Si Mao immediately calmed down, its droopy little ears practically disappearing, and its pouting little face was a perfect picture of a bitter gourd: "Meow~"
This was the first time Shen Wuqiu had seen the little one like this. She felt both sorry for her and amused. She carefully removed Da Mao's little feet and patted her head, saying, "Baby, don't be upset. We won't drink your sister's. Mommy has another cup here."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a certain big cat shamelessly drank the last bit of floral dew in its cup, leaving not a single drop. "Look, I drank it all, it's gone."
"..."
Simao and her mother stared at each other, Simao looking extremely aggrieved: "Meow~"
A note from the author:
The fact that I haven't updated for so many days is really not an excuse.
The losses from raising pigs in the first half of the year were devastating. After thinking about it, I decided to continue raising them, but not with commercial feed. So, other family members had a lot of things to do.
I originally wanted to take the day off for the day the pigs were born, but after the sow gave birth, several of the other pigs in the pen stopped eating, so there were a lot of things to do, and I ended up taking several days off in a row.
Sorry to keep you all waiting.
Chapter 115
Shen Wuqiu's outstretched hand found nothing, leaving her both embarrassed and angry. She took three deep breaths to suppress her rising anger.
In public, she couldn't act as childish as a certain cat.
She feigned composure as she withdrew her outstretched hand, secretly clenching it. Then, she forced a small smile, trying to keep her tone calm: "Si Mao was craving it, and you drank it all, how wronged she must have felt?"
Gu Lingyu disagreed: "Oh, it's normal for cubs to be greedy. You don't need to spoil them too much, or they'll become unruly."
"..." Shen Wuqiu was speechless, but the anger in her heart was even more intense. She looked at her.
Gu Lingyu seemed to suddenly realize something, "Qiuqiu, do you still want to drink?"
"..." Shen Wuqiu gritted her teeth secretly, patted the hungry little one in her arms who was meowing greedily, and took another deep breath, "Yes, I want to drink."
Gu Lingyu immediately complained to the maid beside her: "You have no sense at all. Go and pour some more flower dew."
After saying that, she turned to Shen Wuqiu with a grin and said, "I saw you only took a tiny sip, so I thought you didn't like it and drank it for you."
Nonsense.
She helped at just the right time; as soon as Simao arrived, she acted swiftly.
Shen Wuqiu just watched her ramble on, then lowered his head and patted Simao's little head without saying a word.
Gu Lingyu touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, then sat up straight, adopting the demeanor of a deity, glanced at the maid beside him, and said in a way that seemed to imply something was amiss, "I am simply frugal."
The maid bowed her head and said, "Yes."
Gu Lingyu was very satisfied with her answer, then tilted his head and softened his tone, saying, "See? I am such a frugal and diligent deity."
Shen Wuqiu gave a light hum, which was her answer.
I don't know how scarce mythical beasts are these days, that they would let such a silly guy become a god!
Fortunately, everyone's attention was on the kittens, and no one was paying attention to the cat acting cute.
Apart from the third young man in the second row on my side.
From the moment she sat down, she felt as if a gaze was subtly observing her, but when she looked down, she felt there was none.
It wasn't until just now that she finally caught the gaze that was scrutinizing her.
As the other person sized her up, she subtly returned the gaze.
Judging from his appearance, he was a handsome man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. She was certain that she had never met this person before.
At least, she felt that she had never seen it before.
Perhaps women are born with a keen insight into emotions, but after observing carefully for a while, Shen Wuqiu noticed that the man's gaze towards her was particularly intense when a certain cat was talking to her.
So, to find out what was going on, after the maid poured her another bottle of flower dew, she deliberately took a small sip as if a cat was feeding her, while glancing out of the corner of her eye at the man.
Sure enough, her complicated gaze met the man's in mid-air.
However, after meeting her gaze, the man only paused briefly before turning away and talking to the person next to him as if nothing had happened.
Shen Wuqiu only glanced at it a couple more times, and then a certain cat came over and asked, "Qiuqiu, what are you looking at?"