Su Yunzhi pulled him from inside, undermining him: "If Ren Wuqiu hadn't said he wanted to go home, I think you would have completely forgotten who you are?"
Mr. Shen said matter-of-factly, "What do we call this? We call it being content with our lot. Of course, guests should have proper etiquette. If someone keeps saying they want to go home all the time, isn't that just being difficult?" As he spoke, he asked Gu Lingchen in front of him, "Don't you think so?"
Gu Lingchen suppressed a laugh; he genuinely thought the Shen family members were all quite a character. "Yes, Uncle is right."
Listening to her father's loud and shameless words from the car behind, Shen Wuqiu couldn't help but laugh. In her memory, she had never seen her father look so content since her mother passed away. If she hadn't gotten out of the car that night and hadn't met the cat beside her, she probably would never have seen him like that in her life.
Thinking this, Shen Wuqiu couldn't help but turn her head to look at the person next to her.
Once she started looking, she couldn't take her eyes off it.
"Qiuqiu, what's wrong?" Gu Miaomiao also realized something was wrong. Following her gaze, she saw that the silly little calico from the clan was actually following behind them with audacity.
The little flower couldn't outrun the car, and as the distance between them grew further and further, Shen Wuqiu seemed to realize something, quickly told someone to stop the car, and then got out.
After she got out of the car, Xiao Sanhua also stopped and squatted down at a distance, watching her.
Gu Miaomiao got out of the car right away. Looking at the poor little thing and then at her partner who was overflowing with maternal love, she had a premonition that the poor little thing was up to no good. She wanted to use her divine authority to send the poor little thing back. "A-Shu, how dare you!"
Upon hearing her voice, Xiao Sanhua trembled slightly, but remained crouched and did not move, just staring at Shen Wuqiu. It wasn't until Er Mao got out of the car and bared his teeth at her that she suddenly stood up, ran back a few steps, but then stopped and looked back at Shen Wuqiu.
Seeing that little look in his eyes, Shen Wuqiu's heart ached terribly. Just as she was about to ask Gu Miaomiao to find a way to send the poor little thing back, she saw the hot-tempered Er Mao trotting up the stairs on his little feet.
"Er Mao~" Upon seeing Er Mao's fierce and menacing appearance, Shen Wuqiu quickly chased after him.
To her surprise, she couldn't catch up with the little lion Er Mao, who she thought wasn't running very fast. Just as she was getting anxious, Gu Miaomiao walked past her in a few quick steps, then reached out and picked him up. "Can't you hear your mother calling you?"
Er Mao, with a strip of skin hanging from the back of his neck, dangled his four little feet, his eyes darting nervously toward Shen Wuqiu, looking both comical and pitiful.
Shen Wuqiu found it both funny and infuriating. She freed her from Gu Miaomiao's grasp and rubbed the skin on the back of her neck that had been lifted up. "If you don't behave, Mom will buy you a rope to tie you up."
"Meow~" Er Mao was a little unconvinced, but when he saw his mother's expression, he quickly covered his eyes with his little paws and then rubbed his whole head into his mother's arms.
Gu Miaomiao watched from the side, feeling heartbroken. "It's all because you spoil them too much. That's why they always try to be cute with you."
Shen Wuqiu glared at her, then looked at the little florid girl huddled up in a tiny ball, "Why did you come out?"
Little Three-Flower looked enviously at Er Mao in her arms. Hearing her speak, it withdrew its gaze, then secretly glanced at Gu Miaomiao beside her. It immediately got up, tucked its tail between its legs, and walked away. After taking a few steps, it turned back to look at her again, meowing.
At the same time, Shen's father and the others in front heard the commotion and got out of the car. Shen Wujun had always liked furry little animals, and now he looked at these furry creatures with even more admiration. As soon as he saw the little calico cat, he immediately said with a smile, "Isn't this the cat from the mountain? Does it want to come home with us too?"
As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and looked at Gu Lingyu with a puzzled expression, saying, "Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen him in human form. When we were on the mountain, he was always the only one walking around like a cat."
As soon as he finished speaking, when he looked back at the little girl with three flowers, he saw a thin child, about four or five years old, standing there, "..."
When he looked again, he saw the child nervously reaching out to cover the little ears that were sticking out of his head and the tail behind him.
Shen Wujun was dumbfounded.
Not only him, but Shen Wuqiu was also a little confused.
The quickest to react was Mr. Shen, who exclaimed, "This kitten is really handsome!"
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Chapter 127
Upon hearing this, Shen Wuqiu and Shen Wujun both looked at him.
Seeing the strange looks from his daughter and son, Mr. Shen sternly asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
The moment he turned hostile, Shen Wujun instinctively flinched, shrank back, and shook his head in silence.
Father Shen looked at Shen Wuqiu again, and seeing that she didn't seem inclined to speak, he muttered a few words, then looked kindly at the little calico cat who had transformed into a child, "Little kitten, what's your name again?"
Little Sanhua trembled like a frightened deer, her mouth moving for a long time before she finally mustered the courage to look at Shen Wuqiu and stammer out, "I... I can transform into human form now..."
Shen Wuqiu smiled reassuringly at him and nodded. She could feel Xiao Sanhua's enthusiasm for her. Although it was a little strange, she didn't dislike it. On the contrary, she felt a great deal of pity for his careful and obedient manner.
Little Sanhua forced a smile at her, "And, also, my name is Ah Shu..."
"Shu," Shen Wuqiu called out to him.
He immediately grinned and happily responded, "Meow~"
Shen Wuqiu was amused by his adorable dazed look. After laughing, she wondered how to persuade him to go back. Before she could even speak, her father came running up to him, "Shu, how old are you this year?"
A-Shu seemed a little overwhelmed by his father's enthusiasm. He scratched his head, then carefully counted on his fingers. After a while, he held up his fingers and said in a voice barely above a whisper, "Eight hundred years old..."
"..." Father Shen's body trembled. "Eight...eight hundred years old?"
Xiao Sanhua lowered her head and remained silent, feeling so ashamed that she wanted to disappear. Looking at the entire clan, only such a good-for-nothing son had emerged from them.
Father Shen only realized the differences between the races at this moment. He stared blankly at his own cubs, and finally looked at Gu Lingyu, "At eight hundred years old, they're only this small. How many years will it take for my granddaughter to grow up, get married, and have children?"
"..." Shen Wuqiu glanced at Gu's older brothers and sisters-in-law and could only awkwardly laugh, "My dad was joking."
The Gu family didn't mind. Gu Lingfei waved her hand and smiled at Chen's father, "Ashu is congenitally weak, so she developed later. Da Mao and the others won't be like that. You will definitely be able to watch them grow up. As for marriage and having children... well, we dare not make any promises about such important matters."
Mr. Shen nodded, then secretly calculated in his mind that, normally, he would live to be a hundred years old at most, so it was clear that his granddaughters' growth was not much different from that of ordinary people.
Thinking about it, Mr. Shen picked up Ah Shu and weighed him in his arms, sighing, "This kitten's weakness is quite serious."
Ah Shu didn't dare to move in his arms, her face turning bright red.
Seeing his uneasy appearance, Shen Wuqiu was afraid that her father had frightened him, so she said to her father, "Dad, put him down, don't scare him."
Ah Shu immediately shook his head and stammered, "No... Grandpa... Grandpa's hug was very...warm..."
"Grandpa?" Mr. Shen chuckled, finding the title very comforting. "You little kitten, you have a sweet tongue."
Ah Shu forced a smile, but when she caught a glimpse of Gu Lingyu's gaze, she flinched and then struggled to get off her father's back.
Mr. Shen let him be, only patting his cat ears, "How come you still have your ears and tail?"
Ah Shu was particularly embarrassed, and pursed her lips, "Because...because my spiritual power isn't enough right now, I can't turn them back..."
Although Mr. Shen didn't quite understand, he pretended to understand and nodded, "That's quite cute too."
Ah Shu looked down at the ground. He felt that the family behind the mountain was really too kind. If he looked like this in the tribe, he would definitely be laughed at and looked down upon by the tribesmen.
Ah Shu lowered his head and thought to himself, but a certain idea in his heart became more and more firm.
So, after taking a deep breath, he mustered his courage again and said to Shen Wuqiu in one go, "Behind the mountain, although I'm not as powerful as Little Divine Lord and the others, I can still work, and I don't eat much..."
"..." Shen Wuqiu blinked, not knowing what he meant by those words.
"So, behind the mountain, can I stay among the humans and help you with your work?"
"..." This was completely unexpected by Shen Wuqiu. She looked at the nervous and uneasy Ashu and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Gu Miaomiao coldly made the decision for her, "No."
Ah Shu continued to look at Shen Wuqiu, and when she didn't say anything, his expectant dark eyes instantly dimmed, and he became listless.
The poor little thing looked so pitiful that it broke her heart. Su Yunzhi, who hadn't spoken until now, couldn't help but ask, "Don't your parents care about you?"
Ah Shu didn't say anything, but Si Mao, who had somehow climbed onto the roof of the car to sunbathe, lazily meowed at her.
Su Yunzhi looked in the direction of the sound and saw that she had climbed up there. She quickly went over and reached out to take her: "My dear, why did you climb up there? Come down quickly, Grandma will carry you."
Simao yawned, its round little body even stretching in a proper manner, before climbing up to her and snuggling into her arms, meowing.
"Sweetie, what do you want to say to Grandma?"
Simao looked at Ashu, and seeing that her grandmother didn't understand her meaning, she struggled to jump down from her arms and rolled towards Ashu.
When Ah Shu saw her, he was a little scared and looked uneasy, but he still stood still.
Si Mao stopped two steps away from him, tilted her head to look him over, and after a few seconds, she walked over to Shen Wuqiu's feet and rubbed against him.
Shen Wuqiu picked her up in one go, "Baby, what's wrong?"
Meow~
He has no parents.
Shen Wuqiu nodded; she already knew about this. But despite her heartache, she didn't want to bring the child home. Firstly, she already had so many children to care for, and secondly, raising a child was no small matter.
Simao glanced at Ashu again, then adopted a thoughtful, cat-like expression. After a long while, she finally made a difficult decision, "Meow~"
At worst, I'll share half of my food with him in the future.
"..." Not only was Shen Wuqiu shocked, but even Gu Miaomiao was shocked, "Si Mao?"
Si Mao pouted and glanced back at the car parked in front.
Shen Wuqiu followed her gaze and was surprised to find that Da Mao hadn't gotten out of the car. He was just lying in the car looking at them. When he saw them looking over, his cat-like face immediately shrank back.
Si Mao was probably feeling the pinch of spending his cat food again, and he meowed at Ah Shu with a grumbling tone.
Do you really eat very little?
Ah Shu nodded repeatedly.
Si Mao was probably still a little unhappy. She wrapped her front paws around Shen Wuqiu's neck and meowed sweetly.
"Mommy, my older sister likes Ah Shu."
Shen Wuqiu blinked, seemingly understanding yet not quite. She hugged Simao, looked at Gu Miaomiao, and then at Ermao, who had always been hostile towards Ashu.
Er Mao sensed his mother's gaze, glanced at her, and looked extremely unhappy. However, he didn't dare to get angry at his mother, so he could only mutter and grumble at Ah Shu, "Meow~"
Forget about it, I won't share my food with you.
After cursing, still seemingly unsatisfied, it bared its teeth at Simao, who was nestled in Chen Wuqiu's arms, and meowed.
[You meddlesome girl!]
Si Mao was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Er Mao was furious, seeing San Mao still arguing with a foxtail grass by the roadside, he became even angrier and pounced on the carefree San Mao like a tiger, meowing loudly.
Sanmao was having fun playing with the dry foxtail grass when Ermao tackled her to the ground and rolled around in the mud. Ermao got angry and jumped up to retaliate. The two sisters started fighting on the main road.
Before long, both furry creatures were covered in mud, ash, and dry grass.
Shen Wuqiu looked at the two energetic cubs with a headache, then at the weak, helpless, and pitiful little calico, and didn't know what to say for a moment. In the end, she could only look at Gu Lingyu, the clan leader, and ask, "What do you suggest we do?"
Gu Miaomiao looked at Xiao Sanhua with utter disgust. First, this branch of Xiao Sanhua was already hopeless, with each of them looking half-dead, which was a disgrace to their Spirit Cat clan. Second, this bastard was clearly taking advantage of his wife's beauty and kindness, and wanted to get his attention in front of her.