Extra 3: The little fat chirp and the giant panda cub
Ban Ming opened the wooden box, his eyes shining as he looked at A Meng: "I love you. Will you be my partner?"
A Meng's eyes were a little red as he pulled Ban Ming, saying, "I do."
Ban Ming laughed and reached into the wooden box to take out the contents.
Jian Mo craned her neck to look and found a pair of earrings in the wooden box. They were circular, snap-on earrings with a beautiful, dark blue metal finish, and the shards of glass inlaid on them were also very pretty.
Ban Ming took off the earring and put it on A Meng.
With a click, the earring was fastened.
A Meng also took off his other earring and fastened it onto Ban Ming's earlobe, locking it securely.
Perhaps because beastmen need to frequently transform back into their beast forms, rings are not fashionable; earrings are generally used for proposals.
Even if the beastmen transform, these earrings will remain firmly attached to their beast ears without pulling on their skin or getting lost.
With the earring fastened, Ban Ming's request was officially declared a success.
Behind Jian Mo and his friends, Ban Ming's good friends burst into applause and cheers, mixed with whistles, sounding very excited.
Jian Mo clapped with a smile.
Wu Jiong arrived unnoticed, standing behind Jian Mo and putting his arm around Jian Mo's shoulder in a hug.
In the middle of the crowd, Ban Ming and A Meng were also embracing tightly.
Both of them had red eyes and looked very excited.
Jian Mo turned her head, kissed Wu Jiong's cheek, and whispered, "So happy!"
Wu Jiong returned the kiss. "I hope they can be a happy couple like us."
Jian Mo laughed, "And you even wished yourself well in the process?"
Wu Jiong: "Absolutely."
As they were talking, Jiujiu, having completed its task, flew back and crouched down close to Jian Mo.
Jian Mo rubbed Jiujiu's back. "Jiujiu, you were amazing today!"
Jiujiu and Jian Mo have made up, and Chirp doesn't mind Jian Mo rubbing it anymore. "Chirp."
Jian Mo smiled, then suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed Jiujiu on the forehead.
Wu Jiong saw this and came over to kiss Jiujiu's other forehead.
Jiujiu's eyes lit up, and it raised its short paws to try and touch its head, its voice soft. "Chirp!"
Ying'ao flew over at some point. Jian Mo waved for Ying'ao to go to the other side, and together with Wu Jiong, they kissed Ying'ao.
The family of four watched as Ban Ming and A Meng, the newlyweds, gathered around, their faces beaming with smiles.
While the people around them were still cheering, Ban Ming and A Meng hugged each other tightly, their eyes red-rimmed, but their faces beaming with smiles.
Chapter 203 Extra Chapter 3: Little Chubby Bird and the Little Giant Panda
Several newborns have been born in the Riverside Tribe in recent years. Banjiu and Bai Lu have grown into adult cubs, while Jiang Xing and He Feng, who were born in this batch, have grown into teenagers and are no longer very willing to play with the newborn cubs.
The older cubs, Banjiu, preferred to go on adventures with their classmates who came to the tribe for classes—hunting and gathering were much more rewarding than just playing around in the tribe.
The newborn cubs include fox cubs, wolf cubs, kittens, and lion cubs, all of whom are very well-behaved.
When they got a little older, they started playing in the tribe, and Jiujiu would keep them company.
There are so many little cubs in the tribe, and each one of them is Jiujiu's playmate.
From when they were little, Jiujiu would play with them, and when they grew into teenagers, Jiujiu would carry them hunting and gathering.
Jiujiu is not only the chiu raised by Jian Mo and Wu Jiong, but also an indispensable part of the tribe, and the most affectionate chiu in every child's memory.
That day, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong had just returned from gathering resources when the little ones saw them from across the river and called out in their childish voices, "Jian Mo, Chieftain, you have guests!"
Jian Mo, perched on the giant wolf's back, asked, "Who is it?"
The little ones. "It's Chief Zhou Zhi of the Cypress Branch Tribe and Chief Qi Ming of the Rain Rising Tribe with their little ones—and Brother Ji Xun and Mo A with their little ones—"
They're all old friends, Jian Mo smiled and asked, "So where are they now? Are they at our house?"
Before the cubs could answer, a voice came from afar. "We're here."
It turned out that the two families were waiting in the open space.
Zhou Zhi and Ji Xun's baby has been born and is almost six months old now, so it's time to take it out to play.
Zhou Zhi's cub takes after him in its beast form, and is also a small sub-beastman. It cannot transform into human form yet, so it is a chubby little chirping bird.
Ji Xun's cub, Sui Mo A, is a baby panda and is not yet able to transform into human form.
At this moment, the two little ones were nestled in their father's arms, looking at Jian Mo with their round, curious eyes.
The chubby little bird put its tiny paws in its mouth, sucking on them as it looked at Jian Mo: "Jian Mo?"
Jian Mo laughed and said, "Oh, so you can talk and recognize people now?"
Qi Ming gently grasped the little chubby bird's paws to stop it from sucking. "That's right, our little Di Qiu is very clever."
Ji Xun: "Our little Mingyin is also very clever. Mingyin, do you know how to greet people?"
The baby panda nestled in its father's arms and called out in a childish voice, "Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong."
Jian Mo couldn't resist walking over and picking up the baby panda, rubbing the chubby little creature, and saying with a smile, "No need to call him Chief Wu Jiong, just call him Brother Wu Jiong."
Before the baby panda could even speak, the clever little chick beside it called out in a clear voice, "Brother Wu Jiong!"
Wu Jiong had already transformed back into human form, walked over and opened his arms. Zhou Zhi then placed the little chubby bird into Wu Jiong's arms.
Wu Jiong supported the little chubby bird's bottom with one hand, picked him up upright, and gently patted his back, appearing quite skilled.
Jian Mo smiled and glanced at Wu Jiong. He had been holding the little cubs from the Riverside Tribe quite a bit lately and had gotten used to it.
Jian Mo led the guests home. "How have things been going for you lately?"
Qi Ming: "Everything went very smoothly. Another batch of our newly planted vegetables has grown, and we even grew that thing you mentioned—watermelons. They're not very big, only about the size of a fist, but the juice inside is very sweet. I brought you a few."