Ling Qi glanced at him but didn’t respond.
Speaking of being affectionate, no one could surpass Zhan Xi in his own sappiness. Sometimes, after giving the little child a bath, he’d be so full of fondness that he’d shower the little child with kisses and cuddles, to a degree that was almost unbearable to watch.
“Big uncle, I brought my friend home,” the little child said.
After cuddling with the adults, the little child didn’t forget to introduce Lele: “This is Lele, the friend I told you about in the group chat!”
Before they returned, Zhan Xi had already informed everyone.
So, everyone was familiar with Lele. When they saw the little child bringing a friend home, they naturally wanted to show their friendliness.
“Where’s Lele? I don’t see him.”
“He’s sleeping. I’ll go wake him up!”
When Lele was woken up, he didn’t show any signs of being grumpy, though his little face was a bit droopy. He sat on the bed and was dressed in his little shoes by Zhan Xi before being carried out.
“Lele, these are the family members of Ningning. Greet them.”
Although Lele looked timid, he mustered up the courage to greet everyone one by one.
The people on the barren planet were quite worried when they saw Lele. Such a delicate-looking little child. If he had to be raised here shortly after being born, he might not have survived.
“Lele, don’t be afraid. Consider this place your home.”
Someone took Lele over: “There are many vegetable plots here, and Ningning’s plot is among them. Do you two want to go play there?”
“Yes!” the little child answered eagerly.
He had Duo Bi put Lele down and then led Lele to see his vegetable garden.
After the little child and Lele left, everyone started helping Zhan Xi unload the things from the spaceship.
Zhan Xi pointed to the items in the innermost part: “That pile is what Ningning bought for you all.”
There was still a heap of stuff inside the spaceship, all labeled with names. These were all things the little child had been buying for some time.
Duo Bi’s hands developed frostbite, so the little child bought Duo Bi an ointment for frostbite developed by a retired old doctor on the White Mist Star.
The ointment made by the retired old doctor wasn’t on the market; he originally intended it for his own family’s use. However, he couldn’t resist the little child’s persistence, as the child came to his door every day begging for the ointment.
In the end, the old doctor, worn down by the little child’s persistence, accepted a sack full of junk the cub had collected and exchanged it for a jar of frostbite ointment.
And the big uncle, who seemed cold, actually liked sweet snacks!
Whenever the foodie little child got some sweet snacks, he would secretly save a portion for his uncle. The chocolate he saved had even melted a bit from being left out for too long.
Hua Ya was a woman who loved to be pretty, so the little child used his favorite toy excavator to trade with a classmate whose family owned a clothing store for a fashionable dress.
There were also other gifts, like a tape recorder, some seeds, sturdy shoes...
Each of the little child’s gifts for everyone was different.
Even though he was doted on by the royal family while on White Mist Star, they didn’t give him pocket money, and his father gave him very little allowance. He prepared these gifts all by himself.
For example, by collecting junk, exchanging his beloved toys, or when collecting junk wasn’t enough to buy the gifts he wanted, he would do tasks for his classmates in exchange for gifts.
In short, this little pile of gifts was all gathered by the little child himself; Zhan Xi and Ling Qi didn’t contribute at all.
He could remember what every adult wanted and needed.
Of course, while gathering these gifts, the little child didn’t have a smooth journey, but Zhan Xi never heard him complain.
When the adults received their gifts and listened to Zhan Xi laughingly explain how the little child gathered them, they felt both amused and moved to tears.
Before the little child ever left for the White Mist Star, he was already the barren planet’s warm-hearted little rascal. Sometimes he was so naughty that he deserved a spanking, but other times he was so endearing that they couldn’t stop showering him with kisses.
This time, he had been at school on White Mist Star for several months.
White Mist Star was bustling and lively, and it’s also home to the Empire’s imperial family who adore the little child. The adults sometimes couldn’t help but wonder if, after seeing the flourishing city, the cub would still feel the same about them, a group of rough people.
Now, looking at the gifts the little child prepared and recalling how he looked up and let them kiss him freely, the adults’ hearts were reassured.
Their precious little child was still as adorable as ever.
Having just moved the adults to tears, the little child was now sitting in front of the vegetable patch, futilely trying to prop up the seedlings he had squashed with his face.
Lele squatted beside him, also worried: “What should we do? This can’t be replanted.”
The little child had brought Lele to inspect the vegetable garden. While inspecting, he wasn’t watching his step and accidentally fell.
He fell face down, his chubby face hitting the seedlings and crushing several of them.
At this moment, the little child didn’t even bother to wipe the mud off his face. He used his chubby hands to support the seedlings, hoping they would grow back.
But just holding them up wasn’t enough. The little child tried to replant the seedlings, but their roots were broken and couldn’t be replanted.
After a good while of trying, the little child sniffled and accepted the harsh reality: “It’s okay, I won’t replant them.”
Lele: “...”
Seeing him give up, Lele thought it wasn’t a big deal: “So what are we going to do now?”
The little child got up and headed toward an uncle’s house: “Now we’re going to Uncle’s house to get a beating.”
These seedlings were precious, and the little child was definitely going to get a beating.
Lele: “...”
Lele’s little face froze: “Will Uncle really beat you?”
The little child nodded, a bit sad: “Yes, if I’m naughty, I’ll get a beating.”
Dad and the uncles had an agreement to only spank the little child’s bottom because it was plump and wouldn’t get hurt.
But even if it wouldn’t get hurt, it would still hurt to get spanked.
Having been spanked many times from childhood, the child was very familiar with the process.
Lele didn’t believe the adults here would actually hit children until he stayed here for three days and saw Ningning get two spankings.
One time was for crushing the precious seedlings with his face, and the other time was when he tried to surprise another uncle by hiding in his house and ended up falling asleep.
The sleeping little child turned the surprise into a scare.
All the adults were looking for him, and Lele, who was sleeping, had no idea where he had hidden.
When they finally found the little child, he was sleeping soundly.
Unsurprisingly, the child got another spanking.
The adults were genuinely furious with him when they spanked him, but when they weren’t spanking him, they doted on him a lot.
The little child didn’t hold grudges, either. After being spanked, he would rub his bottom, shed a few tears, and then move on.
The days passed by just like that.
Upon returning to the barren planet, the little child spent his days playing joyfully.
Although there were many fun things to do on the barren planet, the little child still wanted to play games on his star device. He tinkered with it for a long time and discovered that to disable the children’s mode on the star device; it required an adult’s facial recognition.
Wagner gave this method to him through remote guidance.
Lele watched the little child tinkering with the phone and thought for a moment, still feeling that what he was doing was very dangerous.
“No adults will cooperate with us.”
Lele, clear-headed and rational, said, “It’s almost New Year’s. If you’re not good, the adults will spank us again.”
The little child was even more clear-headed than Lele, with a touch of cunning in his clarity: “When it’s New Year’s eve, I’ll secretly get dad to authenticate it for me!”
Lele: “…”
Lele was a bit puzzled: “Why choose the New Year’s eve?”
The little child smartly analyzed: “During the New Year’s eve, adults will drink alcohol, and dad can’t hold his liquor. Also, the most important thing is—”
“During the New Year, adults can’t hit kids!”
The little child remembered it very clearly. Every year during the New Year, on both the New Year’s eve and the day New Year, even if he made dad angry, dad wouldn’t spank him.
Lele listened to this explanation and took it seriously.
The little child remembered the date well, looked at the star device, and his chubby face was full of determination.
In just two days, the child could play games again!
While the little child eagerly awaited the New Year, the adults were also busy with preparations.
There were many things to prepare for the New Year, and Ling Qi was especially getting ready to fry the New Year’s goods.
