With a touch of his finger to Si Mao's forehead, the child instantly turned into a fluffy ball in his arms.
That's incredible.
Shen Wujun stared wide-eyed at the fur ball in his arms for a long time before muttering, "Si Mao is actually a little orange cat. No wonder it's so well-behaved."
Shen Wuqiu watched from the side, her heart softening, and she reached out to touch Simao's little ears.
As soon as she touched him, Simao slowly opened his eyes and meowed at her.
Shen Wuqiu's heart softened instantly, and she immediately hugged Simao into her arms.
Having returned empty-handed, Shen Wujun looked at Sanmao, then at Simao, and suddenly seemed to remember something. "Aren't you a big white cat? How come you can give birth to such pure oranges?"
He suspected that the other woman had slept with other stray cats, but the kittens were born to his own sister, and his own sister would never cheat on him.
Gu Lingyu, however, disagreed: "What's so strange about that? My father is a white cat, my mother's fur is dark brown, my eldest brother is black, my second brother is black, my third brother is brown, only my father and I are the same."
Shen Wujun felt guilty for his petty thoughts just now, touched his nose, and then turned his attention to Da Mao and Er Mao in the room, "Where are Da Mao and Er Mao?"
Shen Wuqiu pulled him out, "Don't make a sound, they just finished drinking their milk and are asleep..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw a blackish-brown and a brown furry ball tremblingly crawl out from under the bed, meowing.
Shen Wujun blinked: "Holy crap, how many hairs does this lion have?"
Shen Wuqiu bent down and picked up the two on the ground: "This is Er Mao, and this is Da Mao."
"Huh, Qiuqiu, how did you know?" Gu Lingyu was quite puzzled. If she remembered correctly, these little brats had only turned back into their original forms today.
Shen Wuqiu was taken aback. In fact, she didn't know how she knew. She just knew as soon as she saw the two kittens. "Maybe it's because I'm their mother."
The three kittens were huddled together in their mother's arms when Er Mao started causing trouble, constantly pawing at Si Mao, who was at the very back, trying to take over the innermost spot. Er Mao, not knowing his own strength, grabbed the lazy Si Mao, who let out a cry of pain.
Seeing this, Gu Lingyu immediately picked up Er Mao.
Er Mao was grabbed by the scruff of her neck by her mother, her four little paws flapping in the air, her fur standing on end, meowing helplessly.
Shen Wuqiu was heartbroken: "Can't you just hold me properly?"
Gu Lingyu deliberately swayed a few times: "I'm so old, and you still lift me up like this all the time."
"..." In front of her in-laws and her own younger brother, Shen Wuqiu felt inexplicably ashamed. Seeing that she was holding Er Mao tightly, she ignored her and turned to talk to Dai Ying about serious matters: "Aunt Dai, why did San Mao and the others suddenly..."
“The osmanthus trees in the yard are in bloom, and the fragrance is making them quite excited. I thought I could keep them in check for a few more days.” As she spoke, Daiying walked up to Gu Lingyu, glanced at the two who had already started fighting each other, and sighed softly, “I’m sorry, I can’t do anything about them anymore.”
"Hmm?" Shen Wuqiu frowned upon hearing this.
Daiying winked at her, "However, don't worry too much. Although they are powerful, they will have an innate awe of you, just like Ayu has of me."
Shen Wuqiu wasn't worried about that, but rather: "So, after that, their forms can only follow who they are?"
Daiying didn't know what to say. After a few seconds of silence, she said, "I can control them briefly, but I can't guarantee how long I can restrain them. According to the tradition of my tribe, during their infancy, they will remain in cat form for most of the time. This is their most active and energetic period, and they also need to learn how to control their weapons during this period."
Shen Wuqiu seemed to understand but not quite, and asked again, "Then why did Simao... need Wujun to point it out..."
Daiying wasn't worried at all. "Oh, Simao is just too lazy. He's not as mischievous as some of his older sisters. I don't know who he got his personality from."
Gu Lingyu quickly defended herself: "It definitely wasn't me, I'm very diligent."
Daiying glanced at her: "I wouldn't dare say you're diligent, but you're much more mischievous than your brothers. On the third day after you were born, as soon as you opened your eyes, you started taking apart your little blankets."
After saying that, she looked at Shen Wuqiu and said with a smile, "Si Mao's personality must be inherited from our ancestor Guangqi. I've heard that our ancestor had the same nature."
Shen Wuqiu: "Ancestor Guangqi?"
Gu Lingyu immediately stepped in to explain to her partner: "This is the oldest, largest, and most good-natured Laozi in our clan. Everyone in the clan likes him."
Shen Wuqiu became somewhat curious after hearing what she said.
As if knowing what she was thinking, Dai Xiang took the initiative to say, "After the babies turn one month old, we will invite him to come out of the mountains to personally hold a washing ceremony for the babies."
Shen Wuqiu nodded.
Meanwhile, downstairs.
Su Yunzhi had prepared breakfast and was about to go upstairs to call someone down to eat when she saw someone standing at the entrance of the stairwell, looking rather suspicious.
What are you doing?
Her sudden voice startled Mr. Chen, who turned around and growled at her, "Why are you making such a fuss?"
"What did I do that made you jump?" Su Yunzhi asked, puzzled. She looked up at the building and asked, "What are you doing sneakily?"
"This is my own home, how am I being sneaky?" Mr. Shen said irritably, and when he saw her about to go upstairs, he pulled her back to the living room.
"What are you doing? I'm going to call them downstairs for breakfast."
Mr. Shen pulled her straight to the sofa in the living room, pressed her down to sit, and his expression suddenly became serious. "I have something to tell you."
Seeing his expression, Su Yunzhi felt inexplicably uneasy. The last time, the person had used the same expression and tone to tell her that he had cancer.
Mr. Chen opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know where to start. He scratched his head anxiously, paused for a few seconds, then remembered something and asked, "Tell me the truth, Qiuqiu has started calling you 'Mom' now. Do you really treat her like your own daughter?"
Su Yunzhi's face instantly turned cold, and she pushed him, "What do you mean?"
Mr. Shen wasn't angry. "Don't worry, I was just asking."
Su Yunzhi spat at him, "If I wasn't sincere, do you think Wuqiu would have changed her mind and called me Mom?" After she finished cursing, her tone softened, "Besides, it's not like our generation, where there were many brothers and sisters. Junjun only has one older sister. I don't have a daughter anyway, so having a daughter and a son would make a good family."
Mr. Shen was still very happy that she said that, and then he got down to business: "Then you have to keep your mouth shut about what I'm about to tell you. You can't tell anyone."
Su Yunzhi rolled her eyes at him: "If you don't believe me, you might as well not say anything."
Mr. Shen: "Isn't this a matter of great importance?"
Su Yunzhi feigned impatience: "Alright, just say it quickly, or the porridge will get cold, and the temperature has dropped recently."
Mr. Shen took a deep breath: "Old Gu and his whole family are not human."
"..." After a five-second silence, Su Yunzhi punched Mr. Shen in the chest. "What are you doing so early in the morning?"
Mr. Shen: "I'm being serious with you."
Su Yunzhi made a move to get up, but was pressed down by her father: "It's Wangcai. Do you know why she's so close to Qiuqiu? Also, haven't you noticed that as long as Lingyu is there, Wangcai isn't? Look, it's been so long, haven't you noticed that Lingyu and Wangcai haven't appeared together at all..."
Su Yunzhi interrupted him decisively: "Are you going to tell me that Wangcai is Lingyu, and Lingyu is Wangcai?"
Mr. Shen observed her changing expressions and nodded after a short while.
"Tch..." Su Yunzhi snorted dismissively, "Why don't you say that Wu Qiusheng had a litter of kittens?"
She swears she just thought it was absurd, and remembering the kitten she saw that morning, she just casually mentioned something even more absurd.
Who would have thought...
"That's exactly what I wanted to tell you," Mr. Shen said in a very serious tone. "Qiuqiu's four children... are actually kittens. The kitten you saw this morning was Sanmao..."
Su Yunzhi fell into deep thought and remained silent.
Mr. Shen was already prepared to pinch her philtrum.
If she couldn't catch her breath, he would immediately pinch her back up.
"What are you doing?" Su Yunzhi slapped away his restless hand.
"I'm just worried you won't be able to handle it, that the shock might be too much and you'll faint..."
Su Yunzhi rolled her eyes at him again, "I think you watch too many TV dramas."
Now it was Mr. Shen's turn to lose his composure. "Don't you think... did you hear what I just said?"
"Do you think I'm deaf or stupid?" Su Yunzhi said irritably.
Mr. Shen: "So you... don't believe what I'm saying?"
Su Yunzhi ignored him.
Mr. Shen: "Old Gu's family is like cats, and your daughter gave birth to a litter of cats, how come you don't feel anything about it..."
"You sprayed your saliva all over my face." Su Yunzhi wiped it off with her sleeve.
Calm down, so calm.
Mr. Shen felt a strange sense of frustration. He had to make her feel a little bit of a shock too. "Lingyu is Wangcai, Wangcai is Lingyu, and Wangcai is a white cat!"
"I heard you." Su Yunzhi pushed him away and stood up. "So annoying, go call someone down for dinner."
Mr. Shen grabbed her arm. "No, why don't you find it strange at all?"
Su Yunzhi: "That's strange, but the world is full of wonders. Alright, alright, hurry up and call people to eat."
So, in the end, nothing is more important than eating.
"..." Mr. Shen was dumbfounded. "Eat, eat, eat, you still have room to eat?"
Su Yunzhi said casually, "Then become an immortal."
Mr. Shen stood there, his feelings complicated.
Su Yunzhi had no choice but to stand at the top of the stairs and call out to the upper floor.
Soon, Shen Wuqiu and the others came downstairs.
Seeing that they had come down empty-handed, Su Yunzhi casually asked, "Where's the child?"
Shen Wuqiu: "She's sleeping upstairs."
Su Yunzhi: "How can that be? You guys eat first, I'll go keep an eye on things."
“No need…” Shen Wuqiu put down the chopsticks she had picked up. “Mom, I have something to tell you.”
Su Yunzhi glanced at her, "Alright, stop talking, I know. Although I don't particularly like furry animals, she is, after all, my granddaughter, so of course I don't mind."
"..."
Shen Wujun was the first to speak: "Mom, you know everything?"
Su Yunzhi said calmly, "Your dad just told me."
Shen Wuqiu glanced at her elderly father, who still looked like he was suffering from indigestion, then looked at her, "You..."
"Alright, you guys eat quickly." Su Yunzhi interrupted her directly, saying as she went upstairs, "I'll go upstairs and take a look."
Shen Wuqiu was hesitating whether to follow them, but her father had already followed and told them, "Eat your food, I'm going to check."
"..."
upstairs.