It had been far too long since Lin Suisui had eaten corn.
Her longing for corn had reached its peak, and as soon as she returned home, she was already preparing to cook it.
The little cub wanted to eat this strange thing.
Looking at Lin Suisui’s expectant expression, Heiyun didn’t have the heart to tell her that this thing was not tasty at all.
Silently, he grabbed a wool stick and threw it into the water.
At the same time, his mind was already coming up with a hundred ways to take the cub’s food away without making her unhappy.
“Plop.”
When Lin Suisui turned around, she saw that the corn had been thrown into the water without even removing the outer leaves.
“Dad, you need to peel off its leaves first.”
Lin Suisui took one out of the water.
As soon as she peeled off one leaf, Heiyun took it from her.
“I’ll do it. Little cub, watch.”
Lin Suisui sighed.
If this continued, she felt like she was going to become completely useless.
But no matter what she said, Heiyun insisted on not letting her do it.
“It will itch.”
The fluff from the wool stick might stick to the little cub’s hands and make her uncomfortable.
Alright.
Lin Suisui gave in.
“Then I’ll guide you from the side, and Dad will do the work.”
“Mm.”
One by one, the leaves were peeled away.
Heiyun carefully controlled his strength.
All the muscles in his body were tense, and his eyes stayed fixed on the wool stick in his hands with complete concentration.
Ten minutes later, Lin Suisui received a “battle-damaged version” of corn with fluff sticking out everywhere.
Heiyun lowered his head sadly.
He had ruined the thing the little cub wanted to eat.
Lin Suisui comforted him.
“It’s okay, Dad. Only a few corn kernels are damaged. It doesn’t affect eating it.”
“Suisui just needs to clean the fluff.”
Her small, fair hands carefully removed the remaining corn silk.
Heiyun lowered his head even more.
When Lin Suisui turned around, she saw a father who was so guilty and ashamed that he looked like he wanted to bury his head in the ground.
Lin Suisui crouched down and raised her little head to look at him.
“Dad, what are you looking at? There are still a few wool sticks here. Dad can solve them together with Suisui.”
“Father and daughter working together makes the work easier.”
The words “father and daughter” made a small flash of light appear in Heiyun’s eyes.
The little cub continued:
“I believe Dad will definitely peel them better next time.”
Heiyun raised his head again.
“Peel them better.”
His eyes looked at the remaining corn, shining with determination.
Phew.
Finally, she comforted Dad.
Lin Suisui quietly let out a small breath of relief.
Several corn cobs fell into the water.
More than ten minutes later, the sweet fragrance of corn spread from the water.
While waiting nearby, Lin Suisui was so eager that she almost drooled.
As soon as the corn was ready, she immediately asked Heiyun to take them out.
This smell…
Wuwu, she hadn’t smelled it in so long.
She took a bite.
So delicious!
Seeing the happy expression on the little cub’s face, a slight smile appeared on Heiyun’s dark face.
“Dad, you should try it too.”
The corn was fragrant and delicious, with a slight sweetness.
After removing the fluff, the wool stick unexpectedly tasted really good.
“Is it delicious, Dad?”
Under Lin Suisui’s expectant gaze, Heiyun nodded and finished the corn in two or three bites.
“Then these ones are all for Dad.”
Lin Suisui generously waved her hand.
Her appetite was small.
One piece already made her full.
Leaving the rest here would just be a waste.
“What delicious thing are you talking about?”
A voice filled with laughter came from the doorway.
“Uncle Cheng!”
Lin Suisui happily ran toward the person at the door.
Cheng Fifteen squatted down and caught the little cub in his arms.
“Slow down. Be careful not to fall.”
The vines on the ground slowly withdrew after confirming the cub was safe.
Lin Suisui said:
“Uncle Cheng, you came at the perfect time. Dad and I are eating corn.”
Cheng Fifteen:
“Corn?”
Lin Suisui handed him one.
“Uncle Cheng, try it too. It’s really delicious.”
Cheng Fifteen took it and looked at the corn in his hand.
“This is the fruit inside the wool stick?”
He cautiously took a bite.
The taste was surprisingly good.
“Delicious.”
“I never knew wool sticks could be eaten like this before. Suisui is amazing.”
After being praised, Lin Suisui happily narrowed her eyes.
“Wasn’t Suisui wanting seeds to plant vegetables before?”
Lin Suisui looked at Cheng Fifteen in surprise.
“You found them?”
Cheng Fifteen smiled.
“Of course.”
Whatever the little cub wanted, even if he had to search through the entire slums, he would find it for her.
A small bag of seeds was placed into Lin Suisui’s hands.
“Besides that, I also have some small toys for you.”
There was more?
Lin Suisui couldn’t help showing some anticipation, but she also felt a little uneasy.
A bag of seeds had already made her very satisfied.
Another slightly larger bag was handed over.
“This is a storage bag. Everything is inside. You can open it and take a look. These are gifts prepared for you by the people at the base.”
Lin Suisui held the bag with uncertain hands.
“I…I haven’t prepared gifts for them yet.”
“You don’t need to prepare gifts for them.”
Cheng Fifteen said naturally.
“Giving the best things to cubs is what they should do.”
Lin Suisui nervously opened the bag.
“Bang!”
Heiyun reacted quickly and picked Lin Suisui up.
Lin Suisui, who was suddenly moved away, looked confused.
The place where she had just been standing now had a one-meter-long beast bone.
If Heiyun had not been watching carefully, it would probably have hit Lin Suisui.
Heiyun angrily looked at Cheng Fifteen.
If this thing had hurt the little cub, Heiyun didn’t even dare imagine what he would have done.
Cheng Fifteen’s expression darkened as he picked up the bag.
The things inside fell out one by one.
A chew toy harder than stone.
The thigh bone of a Kakalu beast, strong enough to smash a filthy beast’s head with one hit.
With every item that came out, Cheng Fifteen’s face became darker.
These were the gifts he asked them to prepare for the cub?
What kind of things did those idiots bring?
Thinking about how Lin Suisui almost got hurt by the beast bone, Cheng Fifteen felt so guilty he could barely breathe.
Cheng Fifteen looked at Lin Suisui apologetically.
“I’m sorry. I almost hurt you. I’ll properly teach those people a lesson.”
But the person who deserved punishment the most was himself.
He had failed to check the bag properly and almost caused the cub to get injured.
Lin Suisui picked up a small note that had fallen out together with the “gifts.”
“Hehehe, little cub, this is the hardest bone on Kakalu’s body. If someone bullies you in the future, just use it to smash through their head.”
There were many more small notes on the ground.
Through those notes, Lin Suisui saw a group of adorable people.
She felt that they probably didn’t do it on purpose.
Lin Suisui guessed correctly.
These things were carefully chosen by the people at the base as gifts suitable for a cub.
Taking care of cubs was a kindness engraved into the genes of Blue Star people.
No Blue Star person would ever intentionally harm a cub.
Newborn cubs were not weaker than adult beastmen.
On the contrary, because they knew nothing, the destruction they caused could sometimes be even greater.
However, they overlooked one thing.
Lin Suisui was different from them.
Only those who had interacted with her knew that she was an unbelievably soft and delicate cub.
She was warm, but also fragile.
Even some ordinary cub toys could cause her great harm.
Lin Suisui supported Cheng Fifteen.
“Uncle Cheng, it’s okay. I wasn’t hurt. Besides, these things are actually very useful.”
She pointed at the strange defensive weapons on the ground.
After looking for a while, she finally found one.
“Look at that. In the future, Suisui can use it to dig the soil and plant a small vegetable garden.”
The little cub actually wanted to dig the ground.
Cheng Fifteen felt useless.
Deeply blaming himself, gloomy little vines appeared above his head.
Lin Suisui:
“……”
She helplessly looked at Heiyun.
What should I do, Dad? It seems like I made things worse.
Heiyun coldly snorted and turned his head away.
Serves him right.
The little cub almost got hurt. Not beating Cheng Fifteen half to death was already being generous.
Dad wouldn’t say that out loud.
Lin Suisui desperately tried to think of a way to distract Cheng Fifteen.
Otherwise, she was afraid Uncle Cheng would become so depressed that mushrooms would grow on him.
“Right, Uncle Cheng, I haven’t asked you yet. Where did you find so many plant seeds?”
“There aren’t many green plants visible in this place.”
“From a strange old tree.”
Cheng Fifteen remembered why he had given that tree so many treasures.
“His name is a little similar to yours, Suisui.”
Lin Suisui:
“Hm?”
“His name is Sui’an.”