The two of them chatted while the little chubby kid remained in the camera’s view. The atmosphere in the room was indescribably peaceful.
Raphael didn’t even mention An Nuo’s self-exposure of his identity.
He was only upset that he wasn’t the first person An Nuo paid attention to.
They talked for a while, and when Raphael noticed An Nuo
yawning, he decided not to chat anymore.
“Alright, you stay with the little chubby kid and go to
sleep.”
Raphael whispered, “I’ll call you tomorrow.”
“Okay, goodnight, Raphael.”
“Goodnight, baby.”
Raphael had been calling him “baby” for many years, and An
Nuo had gotten used to it.
The video call ended, and An Nuo put away the star device.
Then, he hugged the little child and closed his eyes to sleep.
The little chubby kid sniffed the scent on his uncle and
clumsily buried his face in his uncle’s embrace.
The two of them, one big and one small, slept while hugging
each other, feeling warm and cozy.
They slept soundly, but Raphael had stayed up all night.
Raphael contacted Ludwig, and they reached out to Marshal
Twain regarding An Nuo’s existence. They needed to jointly formulate relevant
agreements.
Raphael got straight to the point, “An Nuo is my queen, and
his affiliation is with the Sixth Planet.”
Based on this, they could discuss the protection of An Nuo
and decide who he would treat when his body truly recovered.
The high-ranking officials from the three parties had to have
a proper discussion, while the little chubby child was responsible for sleeping
well and growing taller.
The next day.
The little child woke up in his uncle’s embrace, his round
eyes wide open, not causing any trouble.
After staring at his uncle’s face for a while, the little
child slowly came to his senses.
He propped up his chubby arms like lotus roots, leaned
closer, and gave An Nuo’s face a few kisses.
He loved his uncle’s scent. The little child was happy to
give kisses and hugs.
An Nuo was awakened by the little child’s affection and took
a moment to dispel his morning grumpiness.
The uncle and nephew cuddled and played on the bed before
getting ready to get up together.
Having seen Raphael taking care of his uncle, the little
child volunteered to fetch clothes and socks for his uncle, and even insisted
on helping him put on his socks.
An Nuo felt sweet and warm being taken care of by the little
child.
Once An Nuo was dressed, Huo Lin happened to come in to wake
Ningning up.
An Nuo got up to open the door for Huo Lin.
As Huo Lin walked in, the little child, who was still in
pajamas, sat on the bed and stretched out his arms to his brother, saying,
“Brother, hug me!”
The child, with his messy cartoon pajamas and soft curly
hair, let his brother hold him for a moment before calmly waiting for his
brother to dress him, put on his socks, and shoes.
Huo Lin was used to doing all these things.
He knelt halfway on the floor and put shoes on the child’s
chubby feet, saying, “All done, now come down and take a walk.”
“No, I want Brother to carry me!”
Except when he wanted to play, the little child was lazy the
rest of the time.
He grumbled at his brother, successfully getting him to carry
him into the bathroom to freshen up.
An Nuo watched the Imperial Little Prince take care of his
nephew and a pensive look crossed his eyes.
With Caesar around, his nephew would have no problems living
in the empire.
Although Ludwig didn’t sleep well last night, he still
appeared at the dining table this morning.
“Ningning, did you pass your recent test?”
Ludwig was in the mood to ask about the little child’s
grades. He ate his meal leisurely, causing the little child to lose his
appetite.
“Ningning will do his best.”
Holding the round spoon, the little child lowered his head
and replied softly.
He had missed quite a few classes, and although he received
guidance from his brother and a private tutor, his progress was still slow.
In order to help the little child catch up, An Nuo had to
make time to tutor him.
Ludwig glanced at the dejected little child and wanted to say
something, but his foot was stepped on by Ai Wei.
“Let him eat properly,” Ai Wei whispered, not allowing Ludwig
to disturb the little child’s meal.
The whole family had breakfast as usual.
After the meal, the little child went to school as usual,
while the adults continued to be busy with their own matters.
Sitting in the kindergarten class, the little child held his
chubby face in his hands, worrying about his exams and homework.
And the adults also had their own worries.
The worries of children and adults, though different, were equally
distressing.
“Ningning, what are you going to do during the vacation?” Roy
leaned closer to the little child and asked about his plans for the break.
Caught off guard by the question, the little child pondered
earnestly and replied, “I’m going back to my hometown.”
It had been a long time since he visited the barren planet,
and his uncle said the vegetable garden there had grown a lot of vegetables.
He wanted to go back and harvest the veggies!
After hearing his response, Roy continued, “Can you delay
your return by a few days?”
Ningning: “?”
The little child was puzzled, asking, “Why?”
Roy chuckled and whispered in his ear, “We’re going to attend
a winter camp together! Winter camp is a lot of fun, with many other children!”
Ningning, who had never heard of a winter camp before, asked
with a naïve curiosity, “What is a winter camp?”
Roy patiently explained to him and emphasized, “There will be
many, many children there, and we’ll broaden our horizons!”
The phrase “broaden our horizons” struck a chord with the
little child, who hadn’t seen much of the world.
Ningning perked up his ears and asked Roy to tell him more
about the winter camp.
“We’ll go to many famous places, even the ruins of ancient
Earth. Besides children from our Empire, there will be children from other
countries too.”
As Roy spoke, he proudly puffed out his chest and said, “I’ve
been to a summer camp, and it was so much fun!”
Under Roy’s introduction, the little child became incredibly
excited.
He held Roy’s little hand and declared seriously, “Take
Ningning with you!”
He wanted to go to this winter camp!
Roy was closest to Ningning in their little class, thanks to
the weight-loss dumplings and meals sold by Ningning’s father. It helped their
whole family maintain a healthy weight.
Roy really liked Ningning and his father!
He shared the detailed information about the winter camp with
Ningning and made plans to go together.
As they happily discussed, a little girl in front turned her
head and reminded them, “Don’t just think about playing. We have exams coming
up, and the final exams are very important. Study hard!”
The final exams were the last tests in kindergarten. The
results of these exams would determine how well they would spend their winter
vacation!
All the children took the final exams very seriously.
Ningning was no exception.
He valued it so much that he temporarily gave up his job of
scavenging for scraps and used this time to study.
Zhan Xi watched this unprecedented scene and felt it was
quite remarkable.
He made a bet with Ling Qi, “How long do you think Ningning
can hold on?”
Ling Qi thought for a moment and optimistically said, “One
week, maybe.”
Zhan Xi: “...”
Zhan Xi looked at the little child not far away and calmly
said, “At most three days, I don’t think he can last beyond the third day.”
The little child, whether he learned it from TV or elsewhere,
found a red ribbon and awkwardly wrote “åŠ æ²¹“ (jia you) with a black pen. (T/N:
Like good luck or ‘fighting’ expression used in Korean.)
He didn’t know how to write the character for “you” in “åŠ æ²¹“
(jia you), so after three failed attempts, he used pinyin as a substitute.
With the red ribbon tied to his forehead, the little child
had a determined, chubby face. He flipped through his books diligently, with
his older brother and uncle sitting beside him.
His brother taught him Chinese, and his uncle taught him
math.
The little child was filled with enthusiasm to study!
Huo Lin and An Nuo also cooperated in teaching him, with the
three of them gathered around a small round table. The scene was truly
beautiful.
They studied for two hours.
During these two hours, the little child, surprisingly,
didn’t complain about being hungry.
After finishing the study session, his brother washed his
hands, and then he was carried to the dining table for a meal.
Sitting in front of the table, the little child earnestly
asked his father, “Daddy, which school will Ningning go to in the future?”
Zhan Xi: “?”
Zhan Xi’s hand paused while picking up the meat. “What
school? What are you talking about?”
The little child frowned, seemingly thinking that his father
wasn’t listening to him properly. He repeated, “Tell me, should Ningning choose
Imperial Military Academy or Imperial Political and Law Academy!”
The Imperial Military Academy and the Imperial Political and
Law Academy were the top two universities in the Empire.
After studying diligently for two hours, the little child was
already starting to make choices.
Zhan Xi choked a bit.
He glanced at the little child’s chubby face and couldn’t
help but ask An Nuo, “Who did Ningning inherit such confidence from?”
An Nuo: “...”
An Nuo calmly shifted the blame, “Well, it’s definitely not
inherited from our royal family.”
Then he passed the blame to someone else. “I guess he
inherited it from his biological father.”
Zhan Xi: “...”
Was that so?
Before Zhan Xi could continue talking to An Nuo, the little
child was already urging him to answer the previous question.
Zhan Xi thought about Ningning’s failed test scores and
reluctantly said, “How about the Imperial Military Academy? It’s an old and
prestigious school. You can take the exam together with your brother, and he
can take care of you.”
“Okay!”
After the little child made his choice, he started to lower
his head and eat.
Today’s Ningning did a great job, so he could have two extra
bowls of rice!
Although the little child had a serious attitude towards his
studies, after eating, he still played with the star device.
Don’t underestimate this little child. Even though he
couldn’t recognize all the characters, he was more familiar with many functions
on the star device than Zhan Xi.
He could even chat with Wagner. Both Ningning and Wagner sent
each other voice messages most of the time, but occasionally they would also
type messages.
The words they exchanged between them were unknown to their
respective fathers...
The text exchanged between these young children seemed like
only they could understand.
This time, when Wagner chatted with Ningning, they were
discussing the uncle Ningning had bragged about before.
