Yu An led the children out, not letting them always follow her around: "You two go play together, as long as you don't leave the island."
He thought for a moment and then said, "I'll find some time to get you a cell phone so you can contact me anytime you're out having fun."
Just as Yu An said this, Xie Chiyuan came over.
Upon hearing this, Xie Chiyuan silently thought to himself, "Thank goodness, I can afford four phones right now. These three kids and Qiuqiu each have a smartphone."
Chongchong and Duoduo are still young, so just give them children's phones.
If you calculate it this way, you'll have to buy six phones at once.
Looking at Yu An's retreating figure, Xie Chiyuan once again realized how difficult it was to get married.
The three little ones wanted to accompany Yu An to see Qiu Qiu, but Yu An refused: "I don't know how long it will take for Qiu Qiu to arrive. I can keep watch at the door, so you don't need to go over there."
He thought of the kindergarten on the island, so he reminded him, "Ba Zai, there's a kindergarten being built on the island, why don't you go take a look?"
Not to mention Six and Nine, his grumpy Eight is definitely going to kindergarten!
Bazai hesitated for a moment; he was the kind of person who couldn't sit still. Asking him to obediently wait for Qiuqiu was actually putting him in a difficult position.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Bazai decisively chose to take Jiuzai to visit the kindergarten.
The little butterfly didn't follow; it flew around and played by itself.
Yu An sent the children away, then turned around and saw Xie Chiyuan waiting behind him for who knows how long.
"come over."
Xie Chiyuan handed him a carton of milk and asked, "Would you like to have breakfast?"
Yu An shook his head without even thinking. He didn't like eating breakfast; he preferred drinking two cans of milk to stave off hunger.
Xie Chiyuan ate quite a lot himself, and after he finished, the two of them packed a portion for Tang Yi.
Since Yu An returned, he has spent almost all his time in the medical room.
After observing for a morning, Tang Yi came out and informed them of some good news: "Chiu Chiu's devouring is complete. He is in much better condition than before, and his self-healing ability will also be enhanced."
"In short, just wait a few days, and he will wake up."
Tang Yi couldn't accurately estimate a timeframe, but Yu An was already quite satisfied with it.
In a few more days, his chubby little thing will get better.
Besides Qiuqiu, Yu An was also searching for the whereabouts of Dazai. Xie Chiyuan personally searched the nearby sea area but found no trace of the Dazai that Yu An had described.
Yu An's eldest cub, also known as A01. According to Yu An, the prototype of his eldest cub is very large, extremely large, and its size is very noticeable once it enters the sea.
“Although the baby is a bit big, he looks very cute.” Yu An sat on the boat, having come out with Xie Chiyuan once again.
A sea breeze blew by, and Yu An squinted as she praised her eldest child: "Before, when we lived in a small place, our eldest child always had to make do and become a little smaller."
"But whether they're big or small, they're absolutely adorable!"
Xie Chiyuan: "..."
Xie Chiyuan recalled the giant python pictures he had searched for, and he just couldn't understand how such a huge thing, which would make any normal human tremble at the sight of it, could be associated with the word "cute".
Yu An always seems to view his son through a heavy filter that's 800 meters thick.
The hourglass of time slowly leaks away.
The giant python that Yu An had been talking about was no longer at the bottom of the sea. It was on an airplane, piloted by a young captain from the East District. And besides the captain, Zhai Man was also on board.
Zhai Man bandaged the man's abdomen, though blood occasionally seeped through the bandage.
"You don't need to maintain a human-like appearance."
Zhai Man lowered her eyes, her gaze lingering on the man's bandages for a few seconds: "I've been watching a lot of documentaries about pythons lately, so I don't find them that scary."
The man did not speak.
But after a while, a giant python that almost filled the plane reappeared. The python's eyelids twitched slightly. It looked at Zhai Man, who was trembling again, and turned its huge head to the side, as if looking at the scenery outside the window.
I've been scammed.
His prototype was not cute at all.
As the plane gradually disappeared into the clouds, Yu An, sitting on the boat, received a phone call from her children.
Eighty excitedly informed him, "Big brother, Stinky Chou is awake!"
Before Yu An could feel happy, Ba Zai paused and then announced, "Chou Qiu has woken up, but he's also become stupid."
Chapter 77
Ba Zai's sudden change of topic left Yu An completely bewildered.
He stood up from the deck and asked urgently, "What do you mean by 'become stupid'? What's wrong with Qiuqiu's head?!"
Ba Zai couldn't explain it clearly, and the more unclear it was, the more anxious Yu An became.
Xie Chiyuan, who overheard the phone call, immediately ordered the boat to turn back: "Don't worry, we'll know what's going on with Qiuqiu when we get back."
Their boat has sailed far away, and they still have a long way to go back.
Seeing that Ba Zai couldn't explain it clearly, Yu An simply called Dr. Tang Yi again. On the other end of the phone, Dr. Tang Yi finally explained it more clearly than Ba Zai.
"Don't worry, based on my previous examination, this is normal. Once you come back and spend time with him, guiding him, his spirits will fully recover."
After hearing Tang Yi's words, Yu An finally felt relieved.
The boat was moving very fast.
As soon as Xie Chiyuan disembarked, he was stopped by someone who seemed to want to talk to him about something. Yu An couldn't wait, so he went ahead first.
He rushed to the medical room, where Xiao Jiu was waiting to greet him at the door.
Yu An took Xiao Jiu's hand and walked inside.
Dr. Tang was also inside.
Before Dr. Tang stood Qiuqiu, who had already woken up. Qiuqiu was curled up near the corner of the wall, wrapped in a blanket.
He wrapped himself up tightly, not even his head was showing.
Yu An watched the blanket rise and fall slightly with each breath, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it would burst. He lowered his voice and called out softly, "Chirp chirp."
Sitting on a small stool, Bazai looked up at his older brother and reported, "Big brother, Qiuqiu has really gone mad. I kept calling his name, but he completely ignored me."
"I don't think he even recognizes me."
Not only did Eight-Eight Cub chirp, but Nine-Eight Cub chirped too. Only Six-Eight Cub, who had turned into a little butterfly, sat on Tang Yi's head, made a nest out of his hair, and sat in the nest without making a sound.
Yu An ignored Ba Zai's advice and carefully sat down on the edge of Qiu Qiu's bed.
The two were very close.
Yu Anqiang suppressed his emotions and remained calm, calling out Qiuqiu's name in the gentlest voice possible: "Qiuqiu, I am your older brother."
"Can you let your older brother see you? Your older brother misses you very much."
At first, Qiuqiu in the blanket didn't react at all. It seemed that, just as Bazai said, he couldn't remember any of them or their voices.
But Yu An was not willing to give up.
Just as Yu An's voice was about to go hoarse, a thin gap suddenly appeared in the blanket that Qiu Qiu was wrapped in, and behind the gap were a pair of timid and uneasy eyes.
Yu An caught sight of those eyes, and her heart ached instantly.
"Chirp chirp, it's me."
"Chirp chirp, don't be afraid, let your big brother see—"
Before Yu An could finish speaking, Qiu Qiu suddenly shrank back.
In her current state, Qiuqiu needs a lot of patience to comfort her. Fortunately, Yu An has the patience and the determination to accompany Qiuqiu as she slowly recovers.
After watching for a while and confirming that there was nothing wrong with Chou Qiu's body, Ba Zai couldn't sit still and went out to run around again.
Xiao Jiu yawned and lazily strolled away.
Dr. Tang handed Qiuqiu to Yu An, then went back to her room to do her research, still wearing the little butterfly on her head.
After everyone had left, Chiu Chiu seemed much calmer than before.
Yu An was very experienced in coaxing the baby. He no longer just kept calling out Qiu Qiu's name, but tried different ways to communicate with Qiu Qiu and play together.
They were playing ChiuChiu's favorite knitting game.
"Oh dear, my clothes are torn, but I don't know how to mend them, what should I do?" Yu An carried Qiu Qiu on his back, deliberately tore his clothes first, and then looked at the torn clothes in distress in front of Qiu Qiu.
Sure enough, upon hearing his words, the needlework girl, wrapped in a blanket, quietly moved over.
Yu An continued acting: "Sigh, I don't know how to mend it, so I guess I'll just have to throw it away. It's such a pity, this dress was brand new."
Yu An was really into his acting; he actually took off his coat and pretended to throw it away.
Just as he was about to drop it, a small hand suddenly grabbed him.
A small, flushed face peeked out from under the covers. As soon as that face appeared, Yu An pinched her thigh hard to keep herself from losing control.
His little chirp came out.
Chiu Chiu only showed his face for a few seconds before reaching out his little hand and swiftly pulling the clothes that Yu An was about to throw away into the quilt. Then, the needle and thread that Yu An had deliberately placed on the bedside table were also moved into the quilt.
Yu An watched as the blanket turned to a different direction.
Chuchu, wrapped in a blanket, stood with her back to him and facing the wall, quietly mending his coat.
The two, one big and one small, kept each other company like that, and in one night, they used up two balls of yarn.
Dr. Tang said that Qiuqiu's mental state wasn't very good, which is why she was temporarily unrecognizable to her family. This sometimes happens in humans and isn't a very serious symptom. It's like a malnourished person suddenly standing up after squatting for a long time and experiencing temporary dizziness.
Chirp's "sudden blackout" lasts a little longer.
Night falls.
Yu An took Qiu Qiu back to her room. Even now, after being coaxed by Yu An, Qiu Qiu still recognizes Yu An.
Because her body has not yet recovered to its best condition, Chiu Chiu is currently in cub form, a cub form with small wings.
Just like before, Chiu Chiu doesn't like her little wings.