In short, she couldn't bring herself to like this little three-flowered flower.
After a moment's thought, Gu Miaomiao made up her mind, "I'll send her back to the clan and ask the elders to take good care of her. If Da Mao likes her, we can come back more often."
Shen Wuqiu agreed with her idea, except for Da Mao...
She turned to look into the car, and this time Da Mao didn't pull his head back; he just looked at her with his big, watery eyes.
Shen Wuqiu's heart softened instantly. She sighed softly, hesitated for a moment, and then asked Xiao Sanhua, "Ashu, why do you want to come with us?"
Ah Shu glanced timidly at Gu Lingyu, but still bravely answered Shen Wuqiu's question: "The Grand Elder said I won't live past a thousand years old. No matter how much spiritual energy I absorb in the clan, it's useless. They said the human world is very lively, and I wanted to come and see..."
Shen Wuqiu was taken aback, then looked at Gu Lingyu again.
Gu Lingyu knew what she wanted to say, and after thinking for a moment, she said truthfully, "This is fate, and there is nothing I can do about it."
Mr. Shen understood what he meant, and immediately waved his hand, picked up Xiao Sanhua and walked towards the car, saying, "What a pitiful child! It's just a matter of having a few more bowls and chopsticks."
Shen Wuqiu looked at Gu Lingyu.
Gu Lingyu pursed her lips, said nothing, silently picked up the two fighting children from the ground, picked them up one in each hand, disgustedly shook off the dust covering them, and then carried them to the car.
Shen Wuqiu, holding Simao, watched from behind as she carried the two children like chicks, and wanted to say something.
Who knew those two kids were so restless? Even though they were being held like that, they were still cursing at each other.
They need to be disciplined!
Shen Wuqiu no longer felt sorry for him.
They had another child halfway through their lives, and everyone had different feelings. Only Dad Shen was happy, holding his adopted grandson.
Little Sanhua was very well-behaved in the car. Seeing that his father and the others were talking to him, he stubbornly maintained his human form until he couldn't hold on any longer. Then, with a look of apology, he said to his father, "Grandpa, I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep~"
After saying that, it turned into a soft, fluffy ball of fur, its eyes closed, as if it had stopped breathing.
This terrified Mr. Shen. "Oh dear, what's wrong with this child?"
Gu Lingchen was not surprised. "Uncle, don't worry, it's nothing. Ah Shu is weak and can't stay in human form for long. He'll be fine after a good night's sleep."
Father Shen was still a little worried. He secretly checked Little Three Flower's breathing before he felt relieved. Then he slowly sighed, "I thought you fairies, oh, mythical beasts, were all very capable. Turns out, there are different levels after all?"
Gu Lingchen didn't mind his slip of the tongue and chatted with him casually, saying, "That's how all the spiritual beings in the Three Realms are. There are strong ones and naturally there are weak ones. Ah Shu is a Three-Flower, and the Three-Flower branch is the weakest in our clan. It's fortunate that the clan is having difficulty producing offspring now. If it were in the past, someone with his talent would have been banished at birth."
Mr. Shen sighed inwardly, patted the little calico's head, and sighed again, "Alas, everything is predestined, and nothing is up to us."
Gu Lingchen smiled and said, "The cycle of cause and effect in the Three Realms is indeed arranged by fate. However, fate is not unchangeable. Especially you humans, who may seem weak and have short lives, but you are the most dazzling beings in the Three Realms."
Mr. Shen was quite pleased with what he said. "The young man is quite insightful."
Sitting in the passenger seat, Su He turned around and said to him, "That's because their divine race has always adhered to the Mandate of Heaven, while our human race has never submitted to it."
Gu Lingchen secretly tugged at her hand, "So you still succumbed to fate and married me?"
Su He shrugged: "I call it not submitting to fate, so I'm unwilling to marry an ordinary person."
The group chatted and laughed as the car quickly arrived at the village.
"Oh, Lao Le and his family are back from visiting their in-laws."
"Yeah?"
"Look, isn't that the car? Besides their family, who else in the village can afford such a nice car?"
...
As soon as the car entered the village, it attracted a lot of onlookers and discussion.
As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's gift is bound to be obligated to him," and ever since the children's full-month celebration, the gossipy women in the village have become much more friendly in their discussions about the Shen family.
Shen Wuqiu and the others ignored the onlookers and gossiping neighbors and went straight home.
As soon as the car arrived at the gate, Zhao Jiujiu opened the large iron gate for them from the inside.
"Oh, I've been waiting for you all to come back..."
When she returned to the mountain, the Gu family warmly invited her family, but it just so happened that her son was looking for a partner, and she was also a little unsure about cross-species family visits, so she didn't go.
As a result, she missed Zai Zai terribly after only two days of Shen Wuqiu and the others leaving. She would ask Shen Wuqiu when they would be back. Knowing that they would be back today, she came over early this morning.
"I asked you to go back then, but you didn't. By the way, how's your son's blind date going..." Su Yunzhi was the first to come down. Now that the two families visit each other often and their relationship has improved, she and Zhao Jiujiu naturally spoke more lightly.
"Don't mention this to me, it hurts my head." Zhao Jiujiu waved her hand and went over to Shen Wuqiu's car. She happened to see Er Mao stretching out her feet and trying to pry open the window. She hugged her like a precious treasure. "Oh, my dear grandson, your great-aunt has missed you all so much."
Seeing this, Gu Miaomiao immediately said, "Auntie, don't kiss her. Sanmao just rolled around on the road and got covered in grass and mud. She's filthy."
Zhao Jiujiu picked up Er Mao and sniffed him. "Tsk, no wonder it smells a bit." After saying that, she rubbed Er Mao's head against hers. "But, your great-aunt doesn't mind."
Er Mao was very receptive to this and responded enthusiastically to his great-aunt's lack of disdain, simply washing her face.
A note from the author:
Because the previous chapter was locked, I guess it caught the attention of the censors, and a lot of my chapters were locked. It's been painful for me to change the locked chapters these past two days.
Chapter 128
Back home, not only did Dad and the others feel relaxed and at ease, but the little ones were also very excited.
After getting off the bus, they all sprinted home like they were racing, except for Da Mao, who behaved more maturely and followed his younger sisters obediently.
"It's only been a few days, but the little ones seem to have grown even more." Zhao Jiujiu looked at this one with affection, then at that one, feeling that each one was so adorable that they touched her heart.
"Kids grow up so fast, they change every day." Mr. Shen slowly got out of the car with Ah Shu in his arms, walked up to Zhao Jiu Jiu, and proudly showed her the sleeping little calf in his arms.
"..." Zhao Jiujiu stared at the kitten and blinked, then blurted out, "Qiuqiu had another one?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mr. Shen said sternly.
Zhao Jiujiu was annoyed that he was giving her a hard time, so she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then where did this come from?"
Mr. Shen glanced at her and then smiled, “He is also one of Lingyu’s kind. When we came back, he came out with us and said he wanted to go home with Qiuqiu.”
Zhao Jiujiu pursed her lips, grabbed the little calico by the scruff of her neck, lifted it up slightly, and looked it over. Judging from its appearance alone, she was quite pleased with it. "Tsk, this little thing has good taste, she knows how to judge people."
“Of course!” Mr. Shen said enthusiastically, “Don’t let his tiny size fool you, this kitten is over eight hundred years old.”
Zhao Jiujiu scoffed, noticing that the little calico kitten still hadn't opened its eyes, and wondered, "How can this little kitten sleep so much?"
Seeing her go into the house, Mr. Shen followed her in, explaining as they went: "Well, it's a long story. This little kitten couldn't take it. It turned into a child earlier, talked for a while, and then said it was tired and wanted to sleep. Ling Chen said that it had exhausted its spiritual power, so it was sleeping more soundly."
"Eight hundred years old, and still a child?" Zhao Jiujiu was somewhat skeptical.
"Yes, judging from his appearance, he's only about five years old. You don't know, even if he turned into a human, he would still have his ears and tail." Mr. Shen had heard Gu Lingchen talk a lot about the little calico cat in the car, and he felt genuine sympathy for this kitten who had neither a good background nor any ability of his own.
"Oh, it's like this now." Zhao Jiujiu listened and imagined it for a moment, quite curious. "Isn't it kind of cute like this?"
"That's right... Although his natural features aren't quite there, he's really handsome. I don't think you could find a more handsome boy for miles around. Of course, he's definitely not as good-looking as our little princesses."
Zhao Jiujiu was initially somewhat dissatisfied with his earlier remarks, but she was satisfied after he added the following sentence: "How can the treasures in our family be compared to those in the surrounding villages?"
Mr. Shen nodded in agreement, then glanced around the living room. He had intended to put Xiao Sanhua on the sofa to sleep, but when he saw his granddaughters dancing around on the sofa, especially Er Mao, who was jumping around like she was on stimulants, he picked up Xiao Sanhua and headed to his bedroom.
Zhao Jiujiu ignored Xiao Sanhua and caught a glimpse of Simao jumping onto the coffee table to drink from the water glass on it. She quickly went over and took the glass away.
Meow~
Si Mao expressed his grievance.
"Sweetie, this is probably a water cup from a few days ago. Be good, your great-aunt will get you some water." Zhao Jiujiu patted her head. The soft, fluffy feel was so irresistible that she couldn't bear to let go. So she simply pulled Simao into her arms and carried her straight to the kitchen.
Here, Shen Wuqiu went upstairs to tidy up and came down. Seeing the unruly behavior of the kids gave her a headache, especially when she saw Er Mao and San Mao fighting over the sofa again. The thought of them rolling around on the muddy road made her feel extremely disgusted.
So she put away her maternal tenderness, rolled up her sleeves, and carried one in each hand upstairs.
"Qiuqiu, what are you doing?" This was the scene that Shen's father saw when he came out.
"They rolled around in the dust on the street, and now they've come to our house to roll around again. Give them a bath." Shen Wuqiu said without turning her head. She picked them up and carried them upstairs, instructing Gu Lingyu to fetch water as they went.
"There are a lot of bacteria outside, so it's good to wash them. But don't let them get cold, it's getting cold."
Shen Wuqiu didn't reply, and carried the baby straight upstairs.
Er Mao and San Mao may be mischievous, but in front of their mother, they were as obedient as little quails. When the two sisters were being lifted up, they didn't even utter a sound, and obediently dangled their feet.
"Squat properly." After carrying them back to the room, Shen Wuqiu placed them both on the washbasin.
Er Mao and San Mao didn't dare to misbehave. They sat obediently, heads drooping, waiting to be reprimanded.
"Look at you two, do you even look like girls? You're acting like boys, and to make matters worse, you're not even hygienic..." Shen Wuqiu scolded as she went out to find a bath towel.
In the small restroom, Er Mao and San Mao sat obediently, occasionally stretching out their feet to wipe their faces.
Gu Lingyu was secretly delighted. She couldn't be happier that these little brats would all fall out of favor, so that her wife would be all hers.
Soon, Gu Lingyu finished pouring the water. She glanced outside and saw that her partner was still busy outside, so she stopped pretending and picked up Er Mao and San Mao and threw them into the basin.
However, before she could even get started, the two sisters, Er Mao and San Mao, exchanged a glance, then both turned into chubby babies and started howling at the top of their lungs.
The crying of a baby is far more devastating than meowing. Shen Wuqiu, who was outside, immediately rushed in and saw the two babies in the basin with their faces completely submerged in water. She immediately became extremely anxious, "Babies, don't cry, don't cry... How did you bathe the children? Look at their faces, they're all wet!"
Damn it... those two little bastards are really dogs!
Gu Lingyu had no way to express her bitterness, "They did it on purpose..."
Shen Wuqiu glared at her, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and come help!"
As she spoke, she handed Er Mao over to her and quickly helped San Mao wipe his body.
Gu Lingyu imitated her, holding Er Mao's head in one hand and roughly bathing Er Mao with the other.
"Waaah..." Er Mao, with her delicate skin, was unwilling to suffer this loss at all, and she started howling as soon as her mother made a move.
"Be gentle," Shen Wuqiu said irritably. "Children's skin is delicate; how can it withstand you rubbing it like that?"
"She's not that delicate, she's doing it on purpose," Gu Lingyu muttered, but her movements became much gentler.
Shen Wuqiu quickly washed Sanmao and wrapped her in a bath towel. "You stay with Ermao in the water for a while, I'll dress Sanmao first."
After saying that, she hurriedly carried the bundled-up Sanmao to the bedroom to get dressed.
As soon as Shen Wuqiu left, Gu Lingyu closed the bathroom door.
As soon as she turned around, she saw her little one had turned into a cat again, splashing water all over her face.
"...You think you're all grown up now?" Gu Lingyu grabbed her by the hind legs, lifted her upside down, and spun her around.