After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 604

Chapter 604: Zhouzhou’s Embarrassing Past
Zhouzhou, in a fit of anger, pummeled Chen Tuo before storming back to her seat, grumbling as she resumed eating her bamboo shoots. What’s wrong with eating the same food as Xinbao? They were both adorable! Hmph!

Wen Jing shot a disdainful glance at Chen Tuo and kicked him. “No one will think you are muted even if you keep your mouth shut,” she sneered. Chen Tuo, feeling aggrieved, looked at them pitifully. He had only wanted to joke with Master Zhou, why were they all so mad?

Ignoring him, Wen Jing rolled her eyes and sat beside Zhouzhou. Her expression softened as she ruffled Zhouzhou’s hair, smiling gently. “Eat more, the more you eat, the taller you’ll grow.”

Zhouzhou nodded vigorously, her face lighting up with a smile. She was indeed very obedient. Wen Jing, recalling the time Zhouzhou sneaked milk to grow taller, couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Zhouzhou, realizing why Wen Jing was laughing, blushed deeply. Now everyone knew she had stolen Xinbao’s milk. How embarrassing!

Seeing everyone else laughing at her, Zhouzhou covered her face and ran off quickly. She swore she would never drink milk again! Everyone laughed heartily at her reaction. Captain Ye’s daughter was truly amusing.

Hearing the laughter, Zhouzhou paused for a moment before running even faster. Ye Lingfeng arrived just in time to witness the scene, and his gaze swept around, instantly silencing the laughter.

Everyone bit their lips, recalling the saddest moments of their lives to stop themselves from laughing. They knew Captain Ye, the doting father, would hold them accountable if they laughed at his daughter.

Noticing Zhouzhou’s unfinished meal, Ye Lingfeng raised an eyebrow and headed in the direction she had fled, a faint smile tugging at his lips as he thought about her stealing milk. That little fool.

He arrived at the panda enclosure and looked around but couldn’t find the little girl. Then he thought of something and looked up, and sure enough, he saw two little chubby figures.

Their backs were to him, one rounder than the other.

Zhouzhou hadn’t noticed him yet, slumped on a tree with a slightly unhappy expression. Xinbao sat beside her, its little rear firmly wedged in the tree branch. Sensing Zhouzhou’s mood, it nudged its big head against her neck and offered the milk bottle it was holding with its paws.

Zhouzhou came to her senses, shaking her head. “Thank you, Xinbao, you should keep it to yourself. Drink it so you can grow tall, okay? Don’t end up like me, being a little shorty.”

At the mention of being a shorty, Zhouzhou’s mood dipped again.

Xinbao tilted its head, comfortingly licking the back of her hand and patting the tree.

“Climb the tree if you’re unhappy,” it seemed to say.

Seeing its clear, innocent eyes, Zhouzhou finally smiled and misinterpreted its gesture.

“Yes! I’ll definitely grow as tall as a tree in the future!”

Xinbao was just encouraging her, she thought. It wouldn’t mislead her. Xinbao continued to sip from the milk bottle, looking at her innocently.

As long as she was happy, that was enough for it. With Xinbao around, Zhouzhou’s mood improved significantly.

At that moment, a familiar voice called from below the tree, “Zhouzhou, it’s time to eat.”

Zhouzhou looked down and saw Ye Lingfeng. Instantly, she recalled what had happened in the cafeteria earlier, turned her head away, and covered her face, mumbling, “Daddy, I don’t want to eat. I’ll just stay with Xinbao from now on.”

She didn’t want to see those annoying older brothers. They would definitely laugh at her for being a little fool.

Unexpectedly, the little chubby girl suddenly cared about her image. Maybe it was because she was growing up.

Ye Lingfeng thought for a moment and said, “The more they laugh, the more you should eat well. Grow tall, and then they won’t have anything to say.”

Oh, that makes sense.

Zhouzhou’s drooping ears perked up, and her eyes regained their sparkle.

Seeing this, Ye Lingfeng opened the food box, and the aroma started wafting over.

“Come on, let’s eat.”

At this point, Zhouzhou couldn’t resist the temptation. Her little belly rumbled, and she stopped pretending.

“Mm-hmm, coming!” Zhouzhou replied, carefully placing Xinbao into the basket on her back and sliding down from the tree.

She looked at him happily, “Daddy, today I want to eat an extra bowl of rice!”

“Okay.” Ye Lingfeng patted her on the head and took Xinbao out of the basket, placing it aside.

Wei Feng had previously instructed him never to let Xinbao eat human food, so Zhouzhou returned to the cafeteria to continue eating.

As she approached the door, Zhouzhou hesitated for a moment and then stopped.

Ye Lingfeng looked down at her, encouragingly saying, “It’s okay. Don’t worry about what they say. Everyone makes mistakes. It’s nothing. They don’t mean any harm. A few words and it’s over.”

“Try going in; see if anyone brings it up again. They’ll have probably forgotten all about it.”

Really?

Zhouzhou walked in with some doubt.

As soon as others saw her enter, they were about to tease her, but then they felt a chill down their spines. Looking up, they saw Ye Lingfeng glaring at them coldly, his fingers tapping and a dangerous glint in his eyes.

They dared not laugh at his daughter.

Everyone instantly froze, too scared to laugh.

Seeing that they really had no reaction, Zhouzhou happily turned to Ye Lingfeng and said, “Wow, Daddy, it’s just like you said!”

Ye Lingfeng’s expression softened the moment she turned back around. “See? I told you. When you encounter such things in the future, don’t be afraid. They won’t laugh for long. As long as you stay strong, you won’t be affected by these comments.”

Zhouzhou pondered for a moment, touching her chin thoughtfully. Her eyes gradually filled with determination. “Yeah, that’s right! As long as I believe I can grow to three meters, I won’t be afraid of people laughing at my height now.”

Ye Lingfeng: “…”

That wasn’t quite what he meant.

Saying that would only make people laugh even more.

Someone couldn’t help but burst into laughter at that moment. Under Ye Lingfeng’s cold gaze, they quickly covered their mouth and ran out.

He needed to find a place to laugh it out.

He was professionally trained to handle such things but couldn’t resist when it came to his daughter.

“Why is Team Ye’s daughter so funny? Growing to three meters, haha, how many bowls of milk will that take?”

Ye Lingfeng rubbed his forehead and changed the topic to avoid discussing height further. He didn’t want to risk laughing again.

His little girl had just been comforted with great effort.

He twitched his mouth and turned Zhouzhou’s little head to the side. “Come on, eat.”

“Mm-hmm!” Zhouzhou climbed onto the chair and began to eat with her little gold bowl.

At that moment, Zhao Xinghua walked in briskly and boomed, “Zhouzhou, I heard you sneaked some milk? That’s not okay. How old are you, drinking milk? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at by other kids?”

Zhouzhou’s chopsticks clattered to the floor. Her face instantly froze.

Was this never going to end?

Which kid doesn’t drink milk? Why do they keep bringing it up!