Chapter 22：

The smile that Ludwig had just squeezed out disappeared in an instant after seeing the little chubby cub's buttocks falling. He frowned, and a puzzled look flashed across his eyes.

"Am I that scary?"

Ludwig squatted down, looked at the little fat cub sitting on the ground and asked.

The little chubby cub may have just woken up, and his reaction was a bit slow. He stared blankly at the tall man in front of him, and after a while, he began to react.

Fortunately, before he cried, Ivy picked him up in time.

"Ning cub."

Queen Ai Wei, whose external image is always gentle and kind, is very popular with Zai Zai. She lowered her head and asked gently, "Why did you come out of the room? Where's brother?"

"My brother is sleeping."

Jian Ning, who was held in Ivy's arms, smelled Ivy's breath, and her emotions were calmed down a little bit. He stretched out his arms like a lotus root and put his arms around Ivy: "Auntie, I want Dad."

"Dad is sleeping too, let's let Dad sleep well, and I will sleep with Ning Zai, okay?"

While Ivy was speaking, she had already taken Zai Zai to bed. She glanced at Ludwig next to the bed, and then, Ludwig understood her intention and brought her a towel.

After Ivy wiped Jian Ning's chubby feet with a hot towel, she covered them for a while.

The floor is cold, and walking barefoot on the floor will catch cold.

Jian Ning obediently had Xiaopang's feet wiped. After wiping, he buried his face in Ivy's arms again, and the little milk said in a sticky voice, "Zai Zai sleeps with Auntie!"

He wants to sleep with the pretty aunt.

Maybe it's because of the resemblance between his elder brother and his aunt, or maybe it's because of other reasons, Jian Ning felt very kind to the beautiful aunt who was hugging him from the first time he saw her.

This kind of intimacy made Jian Ning very relaxed.

Jian Ning wanted to sleep with his aunt, but he didn't want to sleep with a bad uncle!

"Auntie."

The little cub sleeping in Ivy's arms, with its **** facing Ludwig. He complained to Ivy in a voice that he thought was very quiet, but was actually heard clearly by Ludwig: "Uncle is fierce, I don't want uncle."

Ivy rubbed his head, indulged and promised: "Okay."

As soon as Ivy agreed, Ludwig raised his eyebrows: "I don't want to sleep in bed, where do I want to sleep?"

He and his wife have been separated for so many years, and now they can finally meet. It stands to reason that tonight should belong to their warm time.

Ivy patted the back of Zai Zai in her arms, and said in a low voice: "Ludwig, you go to sleep with Xiao Lin tonight. I will visit you tomorrow morning."

Ludwig: "?"

Ludwig: "Honey, I don't think Cesare would like me to sleep with him."

Ai Wei didn't speak, but her eyes swept over.

next second.

Ludwig no longer bargained, he was in his pajamas, and was forced to choose the latter between his long-lost wife and conflicting son.

As soon as Ludwig left, the cub in Ivy's arms rolled her eyes happily.

"Auntie, great!"

Xiao Zai Zai can see that Uncle Lu will listen to Auntie!

this night.

Ai Wei hugged Zai Zai in her arms. Even with her eyes closed in the dark, she couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

"Mother."

She heard the raving in Xiao Zai Zai's dream. How can such a small cub miss his mother.

She lowered her head and left a distressed kiss on Xiao Zai Zai's forehead.

Time walked unhurriedly.

The next day's sunlight leaked in through the windows.

The little prince with a punctual biological clock, although still a little sleepy, still stubbornly overcomes the drowsiness and plans to get up.

His eyelids were heavy, and before opening his eyes, he reached out and touched the side.

After a few seconds.

He touched a big hand, a rough one with a callus on the palm.

This big hand immediately sounded the alarm in Huo Rin's mind.

The body reacted faster than the brain, within seconds, Huo Lin opened his eyes and kicked the owner of the big hand off the bed.

"thump-"

There was a muffled sound.

Huo Lin knelt on the bed with one knee, looking under the bed warily. In his clear vision, he saw his father in pajamas, who was rarely in such a mess.

Ludwig was already awake at this moment, no, he was already awake when his son closed his eyes and touched his hand.

He knew what Ivy meant by driving him over to sleep with César.

She wanted to improve the increasingly tense relationship between father and son, so that he could treat his son with more warmth.

He did.

When César came over in a daze, he almost held his breath, thinking in his mind how he should say hello to César.

Now, no more greetings.

"Father, why are you here?" Huo Lin looked at him with a frown, and there was no joy in his eyes that his father finally realized this.

Ludwig stood up and looked at his son, his expression was also bad: "Can't I appear here?"

"cannot."

Huo Lin continued to frown, and reminded his father displeasedly: "This is my room, father, you can't enter without my consent. Also, where is Ning Zai?"

The beautiful morning in his plan should be when he wakes up from a full sleep and reaches out to touch the soft little cub beside him. The milk smell on Zai Zai who always drinks milk powder is very good, he will lower his head and smell the smell of Zai Zai, and then wake up completely.

Now this beautiful morning has been ruined by my father.

The father and son looked at me and I looked at you, but there was no tenderness between them.

In the end, Ludwig put on his coat and said lightly, "He ran to my room and slept with Ivy."

When Huo Lin heard that he was looking for his mother, his face immediately softened.

Not long.

Ivy also woke up and came to see Huo Lin. She cared about her child softly: "Xiao Lin, how did you sleep last night?"

Huo Lin thought for a while, and replied truthfully: "I didn't sleep well."

Ivy: "?"

Ivy was a little surprised: "Why didn't you sleep well?"

When Ludwig was sleeping with the child, didn't he say something to ease the relationship between father and son?

Huo Lin thought about waking up early in the morning and seeing his father sleeping next to him, and felt that his heart was still being stimulated. He frowned and said, "Father came to sleep in my bed without my permission."

Ivy: "..."

Ivy looked at her son's face, and then recalled her husband's appearance. She was even more puzzled, how did the father and son get along with each other all these years?

Ivy didn't show her confusion.

She chatted with Huo Lin for a while. Although she has only been raising cubs for a short time, she seems to be a natural born mother.

She will listen to the child patiently. During the conversation, she will not directly deny or ask the child to do something. She will stand on the child's point of view to understand the child's thinking.

Huo Lin felt from the bottom of his heart that he was very happy with his mother.

The mother and son didn't talk for long, and they went to see the little cub who was still sleeping in the bedroom. As for His Majesty the Emperor who got up early in the morning, he still has a lot of government affairs to deal with.

When the two passed by, Jian Ning just woke up.

Huo Rin originally wanted to dress him, but his mother was there, so she didn't let him do it: "Xiao Rin, do you have any plans for today?"

Because of Ning Zai's arrival, Ivy has already made an agreement with Ludwig that they will play together for these three days, and Huo Lin doesn't have to go to class anymore.

"I want to take Ning Zai to the kindergarten."

Huo Lin has been thinking about Ning Zai's admission, taking advantage of Ning Zai's visit this time, he wants to take Ning Zai to the kindergarten in person: "Ning Zai's study has been taken by me, he will definitely be able to pass the kindergarten. Entrance test."

Ivy hasn't been back to Baiwuxing for several years. As for the kindergarten attached to the Imperial Military Academy mentioned by Huo Lin, she doesn't know who the principal is.

"The principal is Hardy."

Huo Lin said the principal's name: "Mom, he has very strict qualifications for entering the kindergarten."

Ivy recalled the name, and slowly got an impression: "Xiao Lin, if you want to deal with Hardy, maybe you can bring Mance."

"Isn't Mance on White Mist recently? Hardy had a business with Mance a long time ago."

Huo Lin refused Ivy's words without even thinking about it.

Mance doesn't like cubs, and asking him to accompany him to kindergarten doesn't sound like a good choice. Moreover, he is not familiar with Ning Zai, and the other party may not be willing to help Ning Zai to enroll in school.

The two were talking, when Ning Zai, who had just been dressed, said slowly, "Zai Zai won't go to kindergarten."

Ivy: "..."

Huo Lin: "..."

I haven't started school yet, so why do I get tired of studying early?

Huo Lin usually pampers the cubs very much, but when it comes to key matters, he is absolutely unambiguous: "No, no one can not go to school."

Since the establishment of the empire, it has been mandatory for every citizen to receive a complete compulsory education.

Illiteracy is not allowed in the empire.

However, compulsory education belongs to education, and different schools still have different admission standards. Especially for schools like the Imperial Military Academy, its admissions have always been very strict.

The Imperial Military Academy refers to a university, but at the same time, it also has affiliated kindergartens, affiliated primary schools, and affiliated middle schools.

In order for their children to be admitted to the Imperial Military Academy smoothly in the future, parents usually let their children start classes in the affiliated academy in advance.

Huo Lin looked at the well-dressed cub, and reached out to hug him. No matter what, today this cub must at least pass an entrance test!

During breakfast, His Majesty the Emperor, who had been dealing with government affairs in the study for a long time, also came to the dining table.

As soon as he came over, Zai Zai, who had eaten a good breakfast, was obviously not as happy as before. He didn't even bite the meat in his mouth, and fell directly into the rice pocket.

"What is he wearing around his neck? It's ugly."

Ludwig, who didn't recognize Fan Doudou, blurted out. When he had taken Cesare before, Cesare had never used this.

As soon as the words were finished, the little fat cub, with rice grains still on his face, looked over angrily while holding the round spoon.

"Cub, it looks good!"

Zai Zai, who has cared about beauty and ugliness since he was a child, can't listen to others saying ugly words.

Ludwig raised his eyebrows and looked at his chubby face.

under the table.

His calf was kicked suddenly, with such force, there would be no one else except his Ivy.

After being kicked, Ludwig immediately changed his expression without changing his expression: "Well, it's nice to be fat and white."

"not fat!"

The chubby boy who had just finished eating a large plate of meat continued to correct Ludwig: "Zai Zai, skinny!"

Early in the morning.

Ludwig and a chubby cub, who was not as tall as his calf, chattered back and forth until the meal was over. Maybe it was talking too much, although the speaking process was not pleasant, but the little fat cub obviously wouldn't cry when he saw him again.

after dinner.

After Jian Ning calmed down for a while, he followed his brother into the car, and the car drove straight to the Kindergarten Affiliated to the Imperial Military Academy.

On the way, Huo Lin talked to Jian Xi about the content of the assessment later: "Ning Zai, Uncle Zhan said that you run very fast, and when the physical test comes, you have to run faster, you understand?"

Before entering school, Huo Lin was the strongest among children of the same age in terms of physical fitness and mental strength.

Whether he went to the Imperial Military Primary School or the Federal School, he didn't have to consider whether he could be admitted.

Ning Zai, who was sitting on his brother's lap, had a listless face. He doesn't want to be locked up in kindergarten at all, he wants to go home and grow vegetables.

soon.

The car arrives at its destination.

Huo Lin carried him out of the car and took him to the kindergarten.

The kindergarten is next to the elementary school, but when passing by the entrance of the elementary school, it was school time, and Huo Lin didn't see any students moving inside.

"Ning Zai, look, this is the teaching building where I go to school. If you go to kindergarten, you can see me every day."

As soon as these words came out, Ning Zai, who was not interested at first, instantly pricked up his little ears. He looked in the direction Huo Lin pointed him, and saw the magnificent elementary school that was built.

"Zai Zai wants to see brother!"

"Then take the exam well today." Huo Lin coaxed him: "If you take the exam well, you can see me every day."

Passing by the gate of the elementary school, within a few minutes, the two arrived at the gate of the kindergarten.

Behind the two, there were guards who were responsible for protecting them, but the guards kept a good distance, neither too far nor too close, neither to make His Highness feel pressured, nor to let His Highness out of his sight.

There is also a row of guards standing at the entrance of the kindergarten.

The cubs who can come to this kindergarten are not ordinary cubs. In order to protect their safety, the guns held by these guards at the door are loaded with bullets.

"Hi, please open the door for me, I'm here to find Principal Hardy."

Although Huo Lin does not attend classes in this kindergarten, he is still qualified to enter here as a child.

Huo Lin and Jian Ning were allowed to enter, but the guards behind him were stopped.

"Auburn, you are waiting for us outside, I will come out later."

"yes."

After entering, Huo Lin didn't continue to hug Ning Zai. He put Ning Zai on the ground and asked him to lead him away: "Zai Zai, remember, you can't cry today."

If Ning Zai starts to cry during the assessment later, Principal Hardy will definitely not allow him to enroll again.

These precautions have been repeated several times by Huo Lin.

Ning Zai, who memorized everything, rubbed his ears, and the little milk voice rang out obediently: "Brother, Zai Zai remembered everything."

"Well, we're going to see Director Hardy now."

Principal Hardy, as the principal of the kindergarten, does not look like one that can attract children to get close. He served in the army for many years, and then came to the school after retiring, and served as the kindergarten principal for many years.

His character is old-fashioned, children don't kiss him very much, and parents are mostly afraid of him.

When Huo Lin knocked on the door, he was sitting in the office reading a book.

The door opens.

Ning Zai, who was pushed to the front by Huo Lin, raised his chubby face, followed his brother's instructions, and politely shook his little hand at the head of the garden.

"Uncle, hello!"

Ning Zai, who had been trained in pronunciation by his brother, said this greeting very standard. Although his soft and waxy voice was accurate, it still sounded like he was trying to be cute.

Headmaster Hardy looked down at the carrot head, and said lightly, "No."

Huo Lin: "?"

Huo Rin's voice sank: "You haven't tested him yet."

Hardy's gaze has not yet retracted from Ning Zai, and his tone is still cold: "The Imperial Military Kindergarten does not accept such a delicate little cub, Your Royal Highness, you can take him to the Sunflower Kindergarten on Songhua Road , I think it suits him very well.”

Huo Lin: "..."

Huo Lin's face tightened: "I think he is more suitable here."

His Ning Zai looks very squeamish, no, his character is indeed very squeamish, but Ning Zai's ability is not inferior to other children in this kindergarten.

Zhan Xi and the others on Desolate Star are out-and-out star thieves.

When they were raising Ning Zai, they had long considered whether Ning Zai would be bullied in the future. There is no way, my own cub looks like a little boy.

In order to prevent Zai Zai from being bullied, they began to teach Zai Zai how to defend himself intentionally or unintentionally when Zai Zai just learned to walk.

They not only taught Zai Zai self-defense skills, but also taught Zai Zai some skills that other cubs would never learn—

kill bugs.

What they lack most in Desolate Star is the disgusting bugs that have not given up yet and want to crawl onto their territory.

Huo Lin firmly stated that his cub would definitely be suitable here, but when they were standing face to face, the door was pushed open without warning.

It was General Mance who entered.

As soon as he came in, Hardy's face darkened: "Mance, you are always so rude."

General Mance was wearing a military uniform and his silver hair was tied behind him. He seemed to be busy with something before he came. The moment he entered the door, Huo Lin smelled the smell of blood from him.

"Hardy, you are always so strict with the cubs."

General Mance's face was cold and indifferent. He looked at Ning Zai who was rejected by Hardy, and a rare look of surprise flashed across his eyes: "Poor little girl, haven't you had enough to eat?"

Ning Zai was stunned by the question.

He patted his little belly and replied earnestly, "I'm full!"

His little belly is always full, and he seldom gets hungry.

When Mance heard this, he was even more surprised: "Then why haven't you grown taller after two years?"

Ning Zai finally understood that he was saying that he was short, and suddenly raised his chubby face, and said unhappily: "Zai Zai, you are not short!"

Mance seemed to twitch the corner of his lower lip.

He didn't continue to talk about the height of this little cub, but talked to Hardy: "Hardy, when you recruit students, you can't always judge people by their appearance, although this round little cub looks like he can run and fuck. Can't even hold on. But maybe, he can have some special talents?"

Hardy looked like what the **** are you talking about.

Mance was still making suggestions on his own: "The meeting between the Federal Marshal and His Majesty the Emperor will continue for a few more days. When his cubs stayed here temporarily, didn't they hold a ring? I heard that he beat us a lot. little cub."

"Look, this cub is so chubby, let him deal with that arrogant yellow-haired cub. If he can successfully deal with that yellow-haired cub, you will give him a place in the school."

Mance said, and picked up the chubby little cub.

Hardy looked at Mance this time, as if he was looking at a lunatic: "What are you talking about? This cub you carried, he looks like he will be frightened if he is slightly frightened teary."

The little cub, who had indeed been scared and cried by His Majesty the Emperor, drooped his little head listlessly when he heard the words of the director.

But although the little head was hanging down, Zai Zai still whispered unconvinced: "Zai Zai will fight."

He fights really well.

Mance felt the heavy weight in his hand, so he switched hands and continued to carry it. The hand that was carrying the cub just now was injured a little today, so it is not suitable to carry another weight.

"Hadi, one has to be brave enough to try."

Mance's insistence made Hardy feel like a ghost, but in the end he let go: "I will take him there, and if he gets scared, I will immediately hold him down."

"Um."

After the matter was finalized, Mance shook the cub that was still in his hand, and said in a low voice: "Little fat cub, behave well."

Huo Lin watched from the side, and almost couldn't resist snatching Zai Zai away.

He looked at Mance, guessing that Mance's arrival might be arranged by his mother.