You Jerk of a Bird

Tao Qiu was both amused and annoyed. "Why are you so indecisive?"

Lou Yu laughed and said, "Because I listen to my partner. Whatever my partner says goes."

Chapter 55 You Trash Bird

Lou Yu's sweet talk almost made Tao Qiu drool. She grumbled and said he was good at sweet-talking, but in the end, she still caught a deer and personally escorted Lou Yu to the vicinity of the base's safe zone.

This time, Lou Yu called Lou Quan instead of Lou Quan to haul the prey. Although the price of meat in the base had dropped, Lou Quan had a particular fondness for mutated monster meat, so Lou Yu was still able to sell it to him at a good price.

Lou Yu got out of the car, hugged Tao Qiu, and said goodbye.

However, the atmosphere this time wasn't as heavy as last time.

Tao Qiu shrunk in size and stood on Lou Yu's shoulder, whispering to him, "Venus meat is nourishing, remember to eat more."

Why are you calling me? You're always flirting with me. You'd better make up for it, then you can do your own handicrafts later.

Seemingly sensing Tao Qiu's mischievous intentions, Lou Yu chuckled and said, "I'll miss you then."

A double entendre.

"You scoundrel! Goodbye?!" Tao Qiu Lou Yu's wing, jumped off his shoulder, and flew further and further, growing larger and larger.

"See you next time?" Lou Yu waved to him with a smile.

"Chirp!" Tao Qiu snorted and flew away without looking back.

Lou Quan's men, sent to gather the prey, arrived quickly. Seeing Lou Yu beaming with joy, they couldn't help but ask, "Captain Lou, you seem to be in a good mood?"

Lou Yu said, "Another sum of money is about to arrive. People are always in high spirits when good things happen."

The employee who came to deliver the revenue to Lou Yu: "..."

Me? That's unnecessary to ask.

After Tao Qiu returned to the valley, he took a bath. As soon as he entered the cave, the three cubs ran over and excitedly jumped on him, saying, "Welcome home."

Tao Qiu kissed them both on the cheek and led them inside. "Are you hungry? What would you like to eat? Daddy will make it for you."

At noon, he made egg pancakes for Lou Yu, and also made one for the kids. He also let them eat as much of the snacks Lou Yu had recently brought. The three of them shouldn't have gone hungry at home today.

The Eldest Cub said, "I love everything Dad makes."

"Okay, it's hot. How about Dad makes you some cold shredded pork salad?"

Tao Qiu had made this dish for them before, and they still remembered the taste.

The Second Cub drooled, "Suck on the right, it smells good."

The Third Cub was also looking forward to it. "Okay, porridge!"

Tao Qiu was steaming rice and cooking, but the kids couldn't help and were persuaded to go play on the side.

Eldest Cub: "Daddy, I took a bath, does it smell?"

"A bath, good." The Second Cub clapped softly.

He didn't want his father to smell like that human.

The Third Cub sighed, "This time too, it will be long."

Did Dad leave them in the cave and go keep that human company for most of the day?

The Second Cub clenched his chubby fists. "You bad guy, hit me, I'll get my teeth!"

"Beat the bad guys so badly they're crawling on the ground looking for their teeth," is a line Second Cub learned from an animated film.

Tao Qiu had no idea that his three sons were plotting to beat up their other father. He cooked the meal and then called his sons over to eat.

The children stuffed mouthfuls of food into their mouths as if they hadn't eaten in days. The Second Cub even choked, and Tao Qiu quickly went over to feed her some soup.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly. Also, eating too fast makes it hard to digest and is bad for your stomach," Tao Qiu advised.

The Third Cub, still with food in his mouth, cried out anxiously, "Food, rice, porridge!"

Tao Qiu was both amused and exasperated. "You still have food in your mouth, don't talk, or you'll choke."

The Eldest Cub also said, "Dad's cooking is the best!"

Tao Qiu said, "I may like it, but I still have to eat it in small bites."

"Okay!" the children agreed in unison, and indeed slowed down their eating.

Tao Qiu was a little confused. Although he also liked being praised, the kids' behavior today was really unusual.

It's not like it's his first time cooking, and these dishes aren't the first time they've been served, but the kids have never been this enthusiastic before.

Tao Qiu didn't understand, but she didn't think about investigating it, simply assuming it was just a whim of the children.

Even during bedtime story time, after washing up, the three kids would snuggle into his arms as if they weren't afraid of the heat. It was Tao Qiu who, feeling the stuffiness, forcibly separated them and made them sit apart.

After telling the story, the three kids, who could barely speak clearly, desperately tried to flatter him, spitting out one or two words at a time, using up all their current vocabulary.

Things like "Howling," "Porridge," "Swimming Eyes Loves Papa," and "Want to Listen, Forever"...

Tao Qiu was amused by them, and the little bit of sleepiness she had just managed to muster vanished.

The next morning, the three kids woke up at almost the same time as him, following him like little tails. They washed their own faces while he washed up, handed him firewood, shovels, and bowls while he cooked, and eagerly washed the dishes and wiped the table after the meal, being incredibly attentive.

After they finished doing all that, they stood in a row, looking up at Tao Qiu expectantly.

Eldest Cub: "Baby, aren't you the best behaved?"

Second Cub: "Papa, is there porridge?"

Third Cub: "We love Daddy."

Tao Qiu squatted down, looking the kids in the eye. "You've been praising me from yesterday until this morning, and you've been deliberately sticking to me, just wanting me to say you're good, to say I like you?"

The Eldest Cub said, "I want the best behaved one, the one I like the most."

Tao Qiu smiled and said, "Of course! You will always be the best children in Dad's heart, and I will always love you the most."

After saying that, he asked again, "Did Dad do something wrong recently that made you uneasy, which is why you have this suspicion?"

The kids shook their heads.

The Eldest Cub said, "No, we just want to hear Daddy praise us."

The children won't tell their father that they hate that human.

The human was trying to please their father, and their father liked him; neither of them had done anything wrong. But the children didn't want that human to hold a higher place in their father's heart than the three of them.

So they decided to compete with that human, each relying on their own abilities to please their father and vie for the top spot.

"Oh, I see. You can just tell Daddy if you want to hear it in the future. You don't need to do anything extra. And even if you don't do anything, you'll still be Daddy's most beloved babies."

Tao Qiu did not doubt the child's answer. Children's thoughts are naturally different from adults', and he did not need to try to understand them from his own perspective.

The kids obediently agreed with smiles, but in their hearts they were thinking, "Although we can win by doing nothing, we still have to fight with our own strength."

Otherwise, if they meet that human later and he finds out they didn't do anything, wouldn't they become a laughingstock?

The day was overcast and the temperature wasn't too high. After staying home for a long time, the Green Python finally came out to visit again, carrying its prey and accompanied by Little Snake.

When the Green Python saw the three fair-skinned babies on the grass, it was so shocked that it couldn't speak.

Last time she said that if the Xiao Xue snowbirds could turn into humans, they could better escape the summer heat. The Snow Bird looked worried and said that his offspring might not inherit his ability. But what happened? Only a month later? All three of the chicks really did turn into human form!

The Green Python looked at Tao Qiu and said seriously, "Hiss..."

--Snow Bird, I want the stars in the sky.

Tao Qiu was baffled. "Chirp, chirp?"

--Why are you telling me this? Do you think I'd take it off for you?

The Green Python hissed earnestly.

--I think you can do anything.

As she spoke, she looked at the three children.

Tao Qiu understood what she meant and chuckled, "Chirp, chirp, chirp."

--If I could really do anything, I would have kicked the sun away long ago, so it wouldn't be here heating us up.

The Green Python laughed, and then chatted with Tao Qiu about their recent situation.

The three cubs greeted the Little Snake as soon as it arrived, eagerly showing it its tiny hands and Little Snake, just like its father's, their faces beaming with pride.

The Little Snake was now thicker than her cubs' wrists. She crawled all over the three cubs, her forked tongue flicking out frequently, confirming from their scent that they were the familiar Xiao Xue snowbirds.

The Little Snake hissed in surprise.

--You guys have really turned into human form! But you're so tiny, only a little bit the size of your dad.

Unlike Tao Qiu, the cubs cannot make bird calls when they are in human form. It is unknown whether they will never be able to do it or whether they have not fully developed yet.

Since they can't chirp right now, Little Snake can't understand human language, the Third Cub have to transform back into bird form to speak for them.

Luckily, the Third Cub had good luck today; they changed back on their first try.

The Green Python mother and her cubs were once again shocked to see their Third Cub suddenly transform back into Snow Bird.

Is the Snow Bird family powerful or terrifying?

Before transforming into bird form Third Cub had already changed out of their little skirts and underwear. They carefully carried them aside and placed them away before turning back to the Little Snake and saying, "Chirp, chirp, chirp."

--Dad is an adult, and we are children, so of course he's taller and bigger than us.

The Little Snake, still reeling from her surprise, stiffly stammered, "Hiss..."

--You guys can change yourselves anytime, that's amazing.

The Eldest Cub and Second Cub would never admit that they hadn't mastered switching freely yet, but that didn't diminish their pride. They and the Third Cub proudly raised their chins, looking as if to say, "I'm just that good."

Children are quick learners; the Little Snake adapted to their offspring's human form in no time, happily crawling all over them.

If someone unaware of this scene were to see it, they would probably faint from fright.

"Hiss..."

--You guys are still warm after you turn into humans, but your skin is very soft and smooth, it's so much fun!

The Second Cub pouted, raised his chubby little hand, and pulled the Little Snake off his body.