The little Zerg king sat in the basin, still holding onto Barry’s finger. His somewhat fearless appearance made Barry’s expression even more complex.
“Para—”
“It’s not Para, I’m called Lele.”
The little Zerg king really disliked the name Para, so while holding Barry’s finger, he shook it slightly, prompting Barry to call him Lele.
Barry: “...”
Barry paused and then said, “Lele.”
Calling him Lele made him think of some human languages he had recently learned. “Lele, is it the ‘Lele’ for happiness?”
“Yeah.”
Lele nodded. “Mom said Lele has to be a happy little child.”
Although Mom was increasingly afraid of Lele now and didn’t have much time to accompany him after getting a boyfriend, it didn’t matter. Lele was not sad now. He had Dad Ningning, Grandpa, Uncle, and many other relatives.
If Mom was afraid of him, he wouldn’t go back to make Mom afraid.
Barry listened to the little Zerg king softly talking about Dad Ningning and the relatives he would soon have. Somehow, his throat felt a bit dry.
“That Ning child... he’s a pretty good child.”
For the sake of the little Zerg king, that child hadn’t left yet. Not only had the child not left, but the child’s family hadn’t left either.
Barry could tell it would be a nice, big family.
“Lele.”
Barry wrapped the little Zerg king in a towel and put on the small clothes he had prepared long ago. “Apart from those humans, you also have our entire Zerg tribe.”
“If you encounter any danger, you can come back anytime.”
When Barry sent the cleaned little Zerg king out, he also included several large boxes that almost couldn’t fit in Caesar’s spaceship.
“For living expenses.”
Barry held the little Zerg king, his face showing little expression.
When he handed over the little Zerg king, the little Zerg king who was sitting in his arms suddenly approached his face and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
“Thank you for taking me to find Dad.”
The little Zerg king learned this from Dad Ningning. When dealing with close adults, it’s okay to give them a kiss.
He kissed Barry and then struggled to get down to pounce on Dad Ningning.
Finally seeing Lele, the little stinky child, with tears in his eyes, reached out and hugged Lele.
Both children had teary eyes, and the little child holding Lele was especially unwilling to let go.
Great.
Lele had finally returned!
Wagner, seeing the two of them hugging, also rushed over and embraced them. Savi, who had been watching from a distance, also ran over.
Among the little children, his own child was the dirtiest and naughtiest.
Zhan Xi watched them hug each other, relieved without showing it.
He was also thinking, great.
The little child could finally take a bath.
Even as his dad, he could hardly stand the sight of the little stinky child who refused to take a bath.
Although An Nuo, who already had a cleanliness obsession, made some exceptions for the little child, this time the child’s dirtiness had crossed even his Uncle An Nuo’s bottom line.
Caesar didn’t know how many times he had coaxed the little child to take a bath.
Now, with Lele back, they could finally get the other in the bathtub.
Barry returned the little Zerg king and signed a new contract with the Empire, the Federation, and the Sixth Planet. In the new contract, no one could detain the little Zerg king when he reached adulthood.
After completing all this, Barry returned to the ruins.
The last remaining spaceship also left, and on the spaceship, the little child who hadn’t bathed for who knew how many days were being bathed by his father.
The bathwater was changed bowl by bowl.
Zhan Xi looked at the drained black water and didn’t know what to say.
In the bathroom, the hot steam was rising. Lele, sticking to Dad Ningning, sat on a small stool, hands obediently placed on his legs, watching Dad Ningning take a bath.
He still didn’t dare to talk to Grandpa Zhan Xi. He was too timid, feeling somewhat shy around the adults on the spaceship.
The little child pressed into the bathtub was eager to introduce him to people, but at the moment, the little child was preoccupied with his own affairs.
“Dad, be gentle!”
“Ah, Ningning is going to be rubbed raw!”
The child in the bathtub was washed again and again. When he was finally lifted out, he had regained his white and tender appearance.
Zhan Xi looked at the white and tender child, feeling emotional.
“Alright, let’s get dressed.”
After putting on clothes, Zhan Xi held the child and put him on the ground to get some fresh air.
The little child, holding Lele, who was on the ground, didn’t want to stay here for even a second longer.
He led Lele out, watching Lele’s face turn rosy from the steam. He reached out and pinched it.
“Why aren’t you playing outside with Wagner?”
Lele didn’t speak, just holding onto Dad Ningning’s hand and not letting go.
There was an adult next to Dad Wagner, and Lele was a bit scared, so he didn’t dare to approach Dad Wagner.
On the return spaceship, the atmosphere was much more relaxed than before.
The little child took Lele to find Wagner. Both of them were Lele’s dads, so they now brought Lele to meet people together.
Before introducing Lele to others, the two children had already agreed on who Lele would go to in the future.
After much discussion, taking into account Lele’s own opinion, they finally decided to take turns taking care of Lele.
Lele could stay in the Empire and the Federation for some time each.
Lele himself agreed to this decision. He liked Dad Ningning and Dad Wagner.
Savi, listening to their decision, also chimed in, “Lele can also come to my place to stay. I haven’t taught him everything yet.”
After the children had clearly arranged for Lele, they took him out, holding his hand, to find the adults.
“Lele, don’t be afraid. After they call you, go and kiss them. They will be very happy.”
“You can kiss Grandpa Twain twice. I always kiss him twice each time.”
Wagner and Ningning, one on each side, taught Lele how to charm grandpas and uncles.
Lele was also listening very attentively.
However, Lele, who had been on a hunger strike for several days without eating or drinking, felt a bit unable to walk, even though he was being led by his two dads.
His head was dizzy, and now he’s forcing himself to stay focused on listening to his dads.
“Look, Uncle Caesar!”
“No, it’s Uncle Caesar.” Wagner corrected Ning Zai’s address and nudged Lele. “Lele, go say hello.”
(T/N: Ningning is using the informal way of calling ‘uncle’ while Wagner was using the formal way.)
Lele, who has already called Caesar uncle many times in his mind, still felt extremely nervous looking at Caesar.
He took two steps forward, under the gaze of Dad Ningning, and opened his mouth.
However, before Uncle Caesar could respond, Lele, who was so nervous that he lacked oxygen, suddenly fell flat on his face.
Ningning, who was watching from behind, exclaimed: “!!!”
The bewildered little child quickly ran over, ready to help Lele up. “Lele, we’re just greeting people, not bowing yet.”
After celebrating the New Year for a while, they would start bowing to ask for red envelopes.
Thinking that Lele wanted to bow, the little child, after turning Lele over, was even more puzzled.
Why did Lele close his eyes?
