"..."
Shen Wuqiu stared blankly at the kittens on the giant orange cat for a long while before asking her younger brother, "Can you understand?"
"Huh? Sis, what did you just say?"
Shen Wuqiu turned her head to look at him, paused for two seconds, and then said with a complicated expression, "You seem a little envious?"
The young man was quick to accept new things; his initial shock quickly turned into delight, and he said quite frankly, "Yeah, it's a pity I can't turn into a cat."
"..." Shen Wuqiu didn't understand at all, and once again focused her gaze on the giant orange cat, trying to find a connection with them.
The orange cat in front of her was truly enormous, so huge that her elderly father looked like a kitten lying on top of it. She finally understood why the elder had arranged for her father and this ancestor to drink in such a spacious hall; otherwise, an ordinary room simply couldn't accommodate such an ancestral cat.
Besides its enormous size, this old cat also has exceptionally long fur, like several of its own kittens, which could easily play hide-and-seek on it.
After staring at the big cat for a long time, Shen Wuqiu still couldn't get it, so she asked Shen Wujun, "Do you also want to go up and roll around?"
Shen Wujun was taking a selfie with the big cat in the background when he heard this, and immediately looked eager to try: "Can I do it too?"
"..." Shen Wuqiu was speechless. "Go if you want to."
"Sis, can you take a few pictures for me?" As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Wujun handed her the phone.
"..." By the time Shen Wuqiu realized what was happening, her younger brother had already posed on the big cat.
"Are you done shooting?" Shen Wujun changed several poses in a flamboyant manner. "Sis, do you want to try it? Wow, it's so cool."
Shen Wuqiu took a few random pictures with her phone, then walked over and returned the phone to him.
A cat popped out from a ball of long fur, meowing.
The 1234 little kittens following behind also imitated this, meowing.
"Pfft~" Shen Wuqiu couldn't help but laugh at the hilarious scene. "You guys have fun, I'm going to take a stroll outside."
The big white cat immediately stretched out its little paws and hooked them onto her pants with its front paws, meowing.
Qiuqiu, come play too...
Shen Wuqiu understood, but she pretended not to, grabbing her little feet and trying to make her stretch out her claws.
The big white cat just won't let go.
Seeing this, the cub thought its mother and mother were playing some fun game, so it immediately came over and continued to imitate them, using its little paws to hook Chen Wuqiu's pants.
The black wide-leg pants were covered with a layer of silk, but they couldn't withstand the entanglement of these little brats. In no time, there was a small bulge here and a small loose thread there.
"..." These pants are going to be ruined again. Shen Wuqiu looked up at the sky speechlessly, and simply gave up and let them be.
Seeing this, Shen Wujun laughed like a silly husky and pulled her hard when she wasn't paying attention.
Caught completely off guard, Shen Wuqiu collapsed onto the orange cat.
"...Shen Wujun!"
"Hey, I know you're just too reserved." Shen Wujun, a typical straight man, didn't dare to touch Gu Miaomiao's head, but only dared to pat his nieces' heads. "Don't thank your uncle too much, go and have fun with your mommy."
"Meow~" The kittens were so happy, rolling around in the orange cat's long fur and licking the cat a couple of times, as if they had taken some kind of stimulant.
Shen Wuqiu lay there, completely still, on the big orange cat—well, it was soft, warm, and quite comfortable.
Thinking this, Shen Wuqiu couldn't help but close her eyes.
She was almost asleep when she vaguely sensed someone approaching. Startled, she quickly opened her eyes. Her hazy vision cleared after a short while, and she saw Gu Junshan and his wife, along with Su Yunzhi, coming towards her.
“Uncle Gu, Aunt Dai…” Shen Wuqiu tried to get up, only to find that there was a cat hanging around her neck.
“It’s nothing…” Daiying made a shushing gesture.
Shen Wuqiu felt a little embarrassed. She carefully picked up Simao, who was fast asleep on her neck, and looked around before she saw a big white cat and a small black and brown cat on her stomach. She then searched through the long fur of the big orange cat before finding Sanmao, who was still playing with its ancestor's long fur. As for the other cat, Mao Mao, she hadn't found it yet.
Daiying stopped her from getting up, smiled, found a place to sit down herself, and invited Su Yunzhi to sit down as well.
Is it really polite to use our ancestor as a chair?
"This... isn't quite right." Su Yunzhi looked at the giant cat that was fast asleep, and then at the man who was sleeping soundly on the cat. She felt a little uneasy and exchanged a glance with Shen Wuqiu. The expressions of the mother and daughter were both a bit complicated.
“No need to be embarrassed,” Dai Ying said nonchalantly. “Ancestor Guangqi usually stays on his own mountain. Although he has a good nature, he doesn’t usually turn into his original form to play with us easily. I guess the wine you brewed made him feel good today.”
"Haha... I didn't expect him to have this kind of taste too..." Su Yunzhi awkwardly touched her hair, still feeling that it was a bit inappropriate to use the old man as a chair. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her son crawling out from under the giant cat's neck, and her eyelids twitched again. "Juanjuan, what are you doing?"
Shen Wujun, holding Er Mao's hand, said, "Let's play on the slide here with Er Mao..."
"..." Su Yunzhi felt so ashamed that she could hardly face anyone. "You child, you have no manners at all."
"Wu Jun, it's alright, you and Er Mao can continue playing." Dai Ying was afraid that Su Yunzhi would spoil his fun, so she quickly spoke up for him, "Although the ancestor is a bit lazy, he is still very happy to have some fun with you juniors."
Shen Wujun, being a straightforward man, didn't have many ulterior motives at all. He even warmly greeted his mother, "Aunt Dai said it's all fine. Come and roll around in the mud too, it's so comfortable."
Su Yunzhi's lips twitched. "Well, you guys have fun, I'm going out for a walk."
Shen Wuqiu quickly lifted the two cats off her stomach. "Mom, I'll go with you."
Seeing how reserved they were, Daiying didn't press them further and shrugged, "Then we'll play by ourselves."
Having said that, it suddenly transformed into a large, dark-colored cat.
"..." Shen Wuqiu and Su Yunzhi exchanged a glance, and then the two quickly walked out.
After the mother and daughter walked a long way in silence, Su Yunzhi suddenly said, "If you consider this size, your house is a bit small. Where will Simao live in the future?"
"Hmm?" Shen Wuqiu had never thought about this question before. After a few seconds, she said, "Simao shouldn't grow this big, right?"
"I hope so." Su Yunzhi thought for a moment and then said, "But isn't it said that Si Mao and that thing are the bloodline of the ancestor? Look at the four sisters, she has the best appetite now. She was born the last one, but now she is the fattest and looks even bigger than Er Mao... If she inherited the bloodline of the ancestor... how many dried fish will she eat in one meal?"
After hearing her words, Shen Wuqiu herself became unsure. She imagined the scene in her mind—the image was too beautiful for her to bear. She quickly shook her head and changed the subject, "Speaking of dried fish, is it the right season to release fish fry?"
"I don't know much about fish farming, but I've noticed that the reservoir seems to release fish fry around this time several times before." Su Yunzhi was also tactful, knowing that she didn't want to talk about this anymore, so she went along with her topic.
The two strolled around outside for about half an hour before Gu Miaomiao spontaneously went out to look for his wife.
"Don't be so clingy in front of me. Aren't you ashamed? Our Qiuqiu is ashamed." Su Yunzhi looked at her sticky appearance and pretended to be disgusted. In the end, she couldn't help but laugh. "Forget it, I'm too old to be a third wheel for you two. You can take Qiuqiu around."
Gu Miaomiao asked in a fake tone, "Isn't Mom coming with us?"
Su Yunzhi gave her a reproachful look, "Don't get too cocky."
With that, he waved to them, telling them to go play by themselves.
After watching her walk away, Shen Wuqiu glanced at the cat beside her and asked, "Is the ancestor awake?"
"Not yet." Gu Miaomiao pulled her straight to a side path. "Since the children are all with the Ancestor, I'll take you somewhere."
"Where?"
Gu Miaomiao kept everyone in suspense, saying, "You'll find out when you get there."
Shen Wuqiu pouted, but unable to resist her curiosity, she obediently followed her.
After walking for about ten minutes, the two arrived at a lush bamboo forest.
The afternoon sunlight filtered through the lush bamboo leaves, falling on the smooth ground covered with pebbles, like gold. A gentle breeze swept through, and the air was immediately filled with the fresh fragrance of bamboo leaves, which was very pleasant.
Shen Wuqiu closed her eyes and took two deep breaths, her mood involuntarily relaxing. "You brought me here to see the bamboo?"
Gu Miaomiao nodded, then shook her head as if she had thought of something. "Has Qiuqiu still not remembered?"
"Hmm?" Shen Wuqiu asked, puzzled. "What are you thinking of?"
Seeing her expression, Gu Miaomiao knew she really hadn't remembered, so she pulled her along and continued forward.
After walking for a few more minutes, the two passed through the bamboo forest and arrived at the foot of a waterfall.
Standing beneath the waterfall, Gu Miaomiao asked again, "Now? Does Qiuqiu remember?"
Shen Wuqiu looked around and shook his head, still somewhat bewildered.
Gu Miaomiao leaned closer to her, her expression suggestive: "Qiuqiu, did you really not remember, or are you just shy?"
"Shy? What's there to be shy about?" Shen Wuqiu was puzzled, but as soon as she asked, she caught a glimpse of a large rock not far away, and her face turned red instantly. Something that had been sealed away in her mind was immediately released as if a floodgate had been opened.
"Qiuqiu, do you remember now?"
Shen Wuqiu, embarrassed and angry, pushed her away, "No."
"Qiuqiu, why are you blushing?"
Shen Wuqiu touched her face. "It's from the sun. It's so sunny here. Let's go back."
Gu Miaomiao immediately grabbed her, "Qiuqiu, don't you want to experience what it feels like for your dreams to come true?"
"..." In this bright and clear world, Shen Wuqiu subconsciously looked around.
"Qiuqiu, don't be shy, there won't be anyone else here. After all... I'm so beautiful, I really want to hide me away, and not let anyone else..."
"Shut up~" Shen Wuqiu was both ashamed and angry, and secretly hated herself for being so weak. She had been lured by this cat's flirtatious words, and all the dreams from before had involuntarily surfaced in her mind. It was simply unbearable.
Gu Miaomiao didn't say anything more, she just looked at her and chuckled.
"why are you laughing?"
Gu Miaomiao leaned closer to her and sniffed, "Qiuqiu, I can smell it."
"..." Shen Wuqiu had no way to deal with her. Annoyed, she tried to pry her hand off. When she couldn't, she lowered her head and tried to bite it.
It was clear that the cat had no intention of dodging, and she couldn't bring herself to do it, so in the end, she gave up and kissed the cat's lips again.
"Alright, are you satisfied now?"
Gu Miaomiao tilted her head and asked her, "Is Qiuqiu satisfied now?"
"..."
Gu Miaomiao cautiously leaned closer and secretly untied the belt of Qiuqiu's long coat, saying, "I'll definitely do a better job than Qiuqiu did in her dream."
"Gu Lingyu...you really are..."
What am I really?
Shen Wuqiu could no longer contain himself: "A slutty cat."
Gu Miaomiao asked a little shyly, "Does Qiuqiu like it?"
A shameless person is invincible.
Shen Wuqiu was completely defeated.
Gu Miaomiao took it as her consent and took off her coat while watching her expression.