CH 17

“Ah-Lin, do you know what my name is?”

The little milk-gold dumpling next to him curled up softly on one side, murmuring a little sleepily.

Jin Lin, who originally decided to remain completely silent after compromising, was rarely interested when he heard this.

Speaking of which, he still doesn’t know the name of this bold little guy.

After all, it is rare for cubs to be given official names before they take form, and this family seems to have never given them formal names.

Why did you mention this suddenly?

“My name is Qiu Qiu… “Qui” as in autumn with red leaves and many small animals in the forest. The reason is also very special…”

Qiu Qiu introduced it seriously, but his tone was a little sleepy, with an indescribable dreamy flavor.

Listening to the little guy’s introduction, Jin Lin’s black dragon tail flicked unconsciously.

This introduction is a bit off-topic, even irrelevant, but it is inexplicably in line with this little guy’s temperament.

In other words, it is like what this little beast can say by nature.

Generally speaking, in the eyes of carnivorous beasts, autumn is not just about maple leaves or small animals.

For most beasts, autumn is the hunting season, and enough heat and supplies must be stored to ensure that they can survive the long winter ahead.

This is a genetic instinct engraved in the blood.

​It’s just…

“Why are you named after Autumn?”1The original was “Why are you called autumn(Qui)?” but I took the liberty to make some change in order to make sense ^^.

Seeing the little guy nodding and about to curl up and fall asleep, Jin Lin, who was stuck halfway on the topic, poked the little dumpling subtly with an expression on his face.

Even a dragon cannot accept the topic ending abruptly.

What’s more, this is also an extremely disrespectful behavior for the audience.

No one has ever dared to treat me so rudely.

“Ah-Lin…it turns out there is something you don’t know about?”

Unexpectedly, after being poked by the dragon’s tail, Qiu Qiu opened his sleepy eyes and asked curiously with a smile.

Jin-has always been praised as a genius by the elders-Lin: …… …… ……

No matter how smart are thou, if thou don’t tell thyself, how could anyone else know about it?!

Jin Lin only felt that the number of mood swings that had occurred in his calm mind for hundreds of years was not more than in the past few days after encountering this little monster.

The key was to change the words that would be extremely offensive to anyone. They were said by this little monster seriously as if they were just out of curiosity.

Raising his head and staring seriously at the little monster in front of him, Jin Lin felt slightly alert for the first time.

Thy have never been a person who can tolerate offense.

Why is it tolerated time and time again?

From waking up to being brought back to this family, to developing into the current situation, everything seemed too coincidental.

“Because I always feel like you know everything. Ah-Lin, you look so smart.”

It’s not ugly at all like Dad and the others said.

Just when Jin Lin was about to stand up and look at everything with vigilance again, Qiu Qiu spread his wings in earnest and flew a little clumsily in front of Jin Lin’s paws.

He raised his head and said the second half of the sentence with shining eyes.

The tone of praise is so pure.

It is precisely because of this simplicity that it seems particularly sincere.

Jin Lin, whose emotions were interrupted the previous second by the little monster’s sudden praise: …

Obviously, he has heard these kinds of words since he was a child, but this time he somehow feels that he should be honored??

What exactly are you wary of…

Even if a little monster like this had a conspiracy, he would probably be able to reveal it by blushing and stammering.

“The reason is actually very simple.”

However, Qiu Qiu was very tired all day long, and he thought he had seriously discouraged the development of the plot. As a little cub, he was indeed a little sleepy at this moment.

“Because I was picked up in autumn…”

So Qiu Qiu didn’t notice any changes in Jin Lin’s mood at all. He just said the last half of the sentence seriously and then fell asleep unconsciously nestled next to Jin Lin.

After flapping his slightly recovered dragon wings a few times, Jin Lin frowned and looked at the sleeping cub.

Picked up in autumn?

Wasn’t he supposed to be given by the oracle?

What’s more, it’s clearly summer right now.

The chirping of cicadas outside the window became more and more melodious, but it made Jin Lin’s eyes flash with doubts.

This little guy is not a liar.

*

“Baby, why don’t you eat meat? It’s not good to be picky.”

“Maybe we will meet a child tonight. Everyone else is strong, what will you do if you’re skinny?”

At the dining table, Qiu Chongshan looked at the plate beside him. He couldn’t help but feel a little worried about the food.

The food on the plate was mixed, the fruits around it were pecked clean but the meat in the middle was not touched!

Carnivorous beast cubs that don’t eat meat!! This problem can really make parents sick.

The problem is that they have never worried about this problem before.

“Gee~ But, I don’t like eating it.”

“Besides, I’m not thin either.”

“Look, I’m fat!”

Qiu Qiu on the table shook his fluffy, milk-gold feathers. A plump ball of fur, trying to prove that he is not thin at all.

“Nonsense! It’s all pin feathers2the fur-like fluff of baby birds, this was originally translated as “hair” since fur, hair, and feathers are all “mao” in Chinese. It just doesn’t sit right with me. and just looks puffy! Look, there’s nothing under when you pinch it!”

Qiu Chongshan saw that his little boy was trying to quibble, and couldn’t help but reach out and grab Qiu Qiu. As expected, the soft ball of fluff was instantly deflated.

All of a sudden, the little guy’s attempt to pretend was revealed in an unpretentious manner.

“Chirp chirp chirp…!”

He cried subconsciously after being exposed. Qiu Qiu couldn’t help fluttering his wings and escaping from his father’s palm with a blush. The next second he hid behind Qiu Jingyu with a guilty conscience.

“I’m not thin, really.”

“I’m fat.”

He added softly, but he seemed to have no confidence.

Qiu Jingyu couldn’t help but laugh a few times and glanced at his brother with a hint of a smile in his eyes.

“Do you feel like you’re speaking more fluently?”

Suddenly noticing the difference in the little guy, Qiu Jingyu slowly cut half of the crystal fruit and fed it to Qiu Qiu with a fork.

This kind of crystal fruit comes in small pieces, has a sweet and sour taste, and has no seeds, making it especially suitable for cubs to supplement their nutrition.

Apart from the fact that it only matures for two seasons a year, and there is a lot of loss during transportation, making the price extremely expensive, there are no flaws with it.

“Chirp~”

But this time Qiu Qiu quickly pecked the small fruit off the fork, raised his tail feathers, and finished it obediently and in a good mood.

“Because I’ve become smarter.”

There was a bit of fruit pulp on his lips, and his tone still had some stickiness.

But it is undeniable that the little cub who speaks with such an accent makes people’s hearts melt in just a second.

“But all beasts eat meat. Look at your brother, we can eat three big plates in one meal! From now on, when you go to the school cafeteria, you will also have to eat meat!”

Qu Yiming, who was immersed in food at the side, had already cleared the third plate before he glanced their way. Looking at Qiu Qiu’s behavior of being a picky eater, he couldn’t help but remind him.

“And you are so thin, even if you shift, you are not strong at all. What should we do if you can’t make the enemy afraid of you?”

Speaking of which, before the little guy was born, he and his father stocked up several warehouses of cub meat reserves.

With how many mouthfuls a bird pecks at every day, will it last until Monkey Year and Horse Month? (A Chinese slang meaning  a date far in the unforeseeable future.)

“…” Q^Q

Qiu Qiu did feel a little guilty after carefully looking around at their plates on the table and his small plate.

There seems to be something wrong with me.

But why do I have no appetite at all?

He tilted his head and stared at the meat on the plate seriously for a long time. He lowered his head and tried to take a few pecks, but he instead felt a little aggrieved.

“I, can I take it back to the room and eat it slowly?”

The older family members looked at the eager little cub. After looking at each other, no one had the heart to refuse cruelly.

*

“Ah-Lin, if I don’t eat meat, would you not be afraid of me?”

Qiu Qiu, who was sent back to the room by the servant together with his small plate placed beside him, was really worried.

If we meet at night, the child is not afraid of what he will do.

“……?”

Jin Lin watched this little guy go out for a meal and then come back worried, with an inexplicable look on his face.

What does it mean if thou don’t eat meat thou won’t be afraid of him…

Will you become fearsome after eating meat? I wonder who told him this.

And who would be afraid of a herbivore = =

Perhaps the doubt in Jin Lin’s eyes when he was silent this time was too obvious. Even Qiu Qiu realized something was wrong after looking at it for a long time.

“Ah-Lin, how can you not believe me?”

“I will be a very powerful beast in the future, don’t you believe it?”

Throwing the plate aside, Qiu Qiu suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem. He flew to the table in front of Jin Lin and looked at each other’s eyes.

Yes, I don’t believe it.

Although Jin Lin didn’t speak, the word “disbelief” was written all over his body.

……

“Then I have to show you how powerful I will be in the future.”

“Someone even painted a picture specifically for me.”

Speaking seriously and word by word, Qiu Qiu fluttered his soft little wings and pushed Jin Lin to the living room to see.

How could he not even be believed by his little dragon?!

“……”

A herbivore with an inexplicable obsession with becoming a carnivore?

Jin Lin flapped his wings casually with a casual expression but was pushed by the little guy to fly to the living room helplessly.

This family is getting weirder and weirder…

“Look, it’s the one hanging on the wall. Isn’t it amazing?”

“In the future, when my fur falls off, I will have the same scales as you.”

Qiu Qiu looked at the painting and then at his little dragon, and couldn’t help but suddenly sounded a little envious.

Ah-Lin already has scales without having to shed his hair.

……

How could a small herbivorous bird have dragon scales?

Jin Lin, who was pestered by the little guy’s nagging, didn’t even want to speak. He looked up at the so-called giant prophesy portrait quite casually——

Jin Lin: …?

What is the problem with this family???

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This chapter made my day. (つ≧▽≦)つ

I’m sorry for the late update, January was hectic for me (─.─||). I also recently celebrated my birthday this Feb 1, I’m happy but also tired as hell.

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