[Whoa! Something's off. Not just a little off-twelve out of ten off.]
[I swear on my cheating ex's fertility, there's definitely something going on between them.]
[Girl, you... well done.]
[There's something going on between them. I swear on my homework.]
[I think you just don't want to do your homework. Does your teacher know?]
[She won't find out. She's an old stick-in-the-mud who doesn't watch variety shows.]
[Sorry, I saw that. Remember to copy it out again when you're done, then come to my office tomorrow. I'll check every single word. smile.jpg]
[Bro, I think you're done for.]
[Where'd he go? He disappeared.]
[Probably rushed off to do his homework.]
[One second of sympathy, hahahaha.]
After handing the moon snail to Chu Yi'an, Gu Wancheng walked over to Chaochao.
"Hi, little ones. We found your little pets!"
Gu Wancheng pulled Chaochao up and brushed the sand off him. "Play when we get back. You're all dirty."
Chaochao reluctantly put Pangpang into the bucket, looking as though he really wanted to carry him around.
"Yay! ＼(^▽^)／!" Tongtong ran happily toward Chu Yi'an.
"Big brother, hurry and let me see my baby." Tongtong tugged at his trouser leg, unconsciously tightening her grip. Chu Yi'an was so startled that he hurriedly held on to his trousers, afraid she would pull them down.
[Hehehe, go, Tongtong!]
[Why so nervous? What's wrong with letting us look? ⊙︿⊙]
[Damn it, we almost got to see. a river of sorrow.jpg]
[So cute, a baby raising a baby. ( ╹▽╹ )]
Just as Chu Yi'an handed the moon snail to Tongtong, a commotion came from beside them. "Give me my moon!"
They turned to see Zuozuo glaring at Jian Yue with his hands on his hips. Jian Yue held his hand up, the moon snail right in it.
Jian Yue's languid voice rang out. "Promise me, and I'll give it to you."
Zuozuo was like a little stick of dynamite. "I! Won't!"
"Then you can't have it." Jian Yue yawned, looking utterly unconcerned.
"I... I promise, all right!" As though making a momentous decision, Zuozuo stomped hard and spoke through gritted teeth.
But he looked ready to launch himself at Jian Yue and take them both down the next second.
Only then did Jian Yue give him the moon snail.
[Hahaha, forced to agree to an unequal treaty for a moon snail.]
[Brother Jian's good days are coming. doge.jpg]
The corner of Gu Wancheng's mouth twitched. What a "lovely" pair of brothers, always loving and tormenting each other.
Once Zuozuo got the moon snail, he called Chaochao and Tongtong over. He was clearly planning to badmouth his big brother in secret; their shocked and sympathetic looks said it all.
Unable to contain his curiosity, Gu Wancheng looked at Jian Yue, whose delight practically washed over him.
Since he couldn't hold back, he didn't. "What did Zuozuo promise you?"
Jian Yue flashed an unrestrained grin. "Just to handle all the dishwashing and sweeping for the next two months, that's all."
[!!! Zuozuo's only four! Jian Yue, you're inhuman!]
[Two months? Seriously? I don't believe it.]
[Believe it or not, that's just the kind of person Brother Jian is. ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌]
[The new definition of pitiful-Zuozuo.]
Gu Wancheng's eyes widened. Was that really an "that's all" kind of thing? He couldn't help casting Zuozuo a sympathetic look.
They really were loving brothers who tormented each other.
"So simple."
"Huh? Were you calling me?" Zuozuo turned back in confusion.
"Not you. Go play." The corner of Jian Yue's mouth twitched as he inwardly ranted about his dad. What kind of lousy name did he choose? Picking any random word out of the dictionary would've been better. So lazy.
Gu Wancheng nodded, setting the topic aside for now.
"Then let's go find Brother Zhao and the others and head back together. It's almost noon."
The other two nodded. It was time to head back for lunch.
"Chaochao, let's go."
"Coming!" Chaochao hurried over and obediently took his hand.
Gu Wancheng froze and looked down in confusion. He had actually taken the initiative to hold his hand, and was being so good. Something was off.
Chaochao looked at him oddly and shook his hand. "Aren't we going?"
Gu Wancheng came back to his senses. All right, he couldn't see anything wrong.
He followed the tug of his hand and walked forward, with Chu Yi'an and the others following behind.
"Daddy, what are we eating today?" Chaochao rubbed his tummy. It felt a little flat.
"We'll eat whatever we found today."
"You can't eat Pangpang!" Chaochao shouted, tears falling the very next second.
The other two little ones: !! They're going to eat our little pets!!
Tears instantly streamed down their faces. "What? We're going to eat Pangpang and the others?"
Zuozuo wailed, "I don't want to eat my little pet!"
Jian Yue and Chu Yi'an looked at Gu Wancheng. He was the one who had made them cry.
Listening to the deafening cries, Gu Wancheng was speechless. His head felt ready to split, and he wished he could explode on the spot.
Taking a deep breath, he forced out a smile and made his voice as gentle as possible. "We won't eat your little pets."
Chaochao sniffled, his eyes red. "You really won't eat Pangpang?"
Zuozuo asked, "Really?"
Tongtong asked, "Uncle Gu, you really won't eat them?"
Seeing the three little ones clutching their moon snails protectively to their chests and eyeing him warily, he suddenly felt exhausted. "We won't. Keep crying, and we will."
"No! I'll stop crying."
Frightened, the three little ones held back their tears and covered their mouths, not daring to make a sound.
[Hahaha, Chengcheng's really suffering.]
[Kids are so noisy when they cry.]
[Kids are better off quiet.]
Gu Wancheng raised his head helplessly. "Let's go."
Jian Yue picked Zuozuo up and followed. "Let's go, let's go."
"Stop crying. We won't eat them." Chu Yi'an rubbed Tongtong's head.
Gu Wancheng didn't want to speak at all now, afraid that these little ones with their strange ideas would misinterpret something else he said. He really didn't want to hear them cry again.
"Daddy, I'm hungry." After crying, Chaochao felt even emptier inside and spoke pitifully.
Gu Wancheng nodded. "Daddy's hungry too."
Chaochao was speechless. "Hmph, hmph, hmph. When are we eating?"
Gu Wancheng said lazily, "Daddy would like to know too."
"Hmph!"
"Stop snorting. A few more snorts and you'll turn into a little pig."
Chaochao: You're mean.
As they walked along, Gu Wancheng wished Bo Yizhou would appear before him and tell him to stop filming the show. He would definitely agree, then he could get this little brat off his hands and go home to sleep.
He rubbed his stomach. He really was hungry too. He wanted so badly to go home and have a feast.
Chengcheng felt wronged, but Chengcheng wouldn't say it. ●︿●
"I wonder what Brother Zhao and the others found?"
Gu Wancheng answered, "Quite a lot of cat's-eye snails."
"Brother Gu, you ran into Brother Zhao and the others?"
"Yeah. Cat's-eye snails are a little easier to find here. Everything else is pretty hard to find." At least, it was pretty hard for him.
"Then today's main dish will be cat's-eye snails."
Jian Yue looked at the cat's-eye snails crowded together and voiced his doubts. "Are these things any good?"
After careful consideration, Gu Wancheng said, "Probably. I've never had them."
Jian Yue was speechless. Fine, he would consider it testing for poison.
[They're delicious.]
[What do they taste like?]
[Cat's-eye snails.]
[...Listening to your words is like listening to your words.]