Moonlit: Thank you, Noni, for the ko-fi~
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Feng Yuan usually couldn’t see ghosts clearly; he could see demons, and he could see vague ghostly shadows.
As for the latter, Feng Yuan was both timid and bold.
If given a little buffer time, not appearing suddenly, he wouldn’t be that scared.
Not only would he not be afraid, but he would even dare to blow small flames to threaten.
But if they always appeared suddenly, especially when he couldn’t manage to blow even a tiny flame, then he would be scared.
“You… you look a little familiar.”
Seeing the ghostly figure gradually become clearer, Feng Yuan realized in his heart—
This ghost is formidable!
Only very powerful ghosts could clearly reveal their form in front of people.
It wasn’t that Feng Yuan had managed to see him clearly now; it was that he had allowed Feng Yuan to see him clearly.
The big and the small met eyes. Feng Yuan, whose hand had several little turtle drawings on the back, rubbed his eyes and looked at the ghost in front of him again.
Looking once more, it was still familiar.
“Little Aunt?”
As he looked, Feng Yuan tilted his head. In his big, watery eyes, the confusion gradually gave way to certainty: “Y-you’re Little Aunt!”
Feng Yuan, who had promised to help his little uncle find his beloved, instantly lit up with excitement.
He waddled forward on his short little legs.
Reaching Su Miao, he looked left and right. Finally, he confirmed it.
“Yuan Yuan didn’t make a mistake!”
The one in front of him was indeed his little aunt!
Su Miao, having been recognized, showed a faint smile on his delicate face.
He really might be a powerful ghost.
Not only had he let Feng Yuan see him, but he had also let Feng Yuan hear his voice.
“Little Fat Yuan, you came to see me. What do you want to do?”
Su Miao had a pure and beautiful appearance. Just from looking at him, one would never guess he was the kind of person who would draw little turtles on a child’s hand.
After hearing his voice, Feng Yuan blinked and finally realized what was going on.
No wonder he had been followed by a ghost these past few days.
So this was the little aunt he had been looking for!
“Little aunt.”
Feng Yuan’s courage swelled again. He tilted up his chubby little face and studied Su Miao carefully.
Su Miao had been dead for two years.
Yet he looked exactly like the photos Feng Yuan had seen.
“You’re really beautiful.”
Feng Yuan sincerely complimented him. “You don’t look scary at all.”
Some ghosts retained the way they had died, which could make them terrifying to look at.
Su Miao didn’t.
He still looked clean and neat, just as he had in life.
Su Miao’s lips curved slightly. “You little guy, you’ve got quite a sweet mouth.”
Feng Yuan, who was indeed sweet-mouthed, grinned back with his little mouth.
After smiling, he held out his chubby little hand toward Su Miao.
“Little aunt, come home with Yuan Yuan! Yuan Yuan will take you to see little uncle.”
Thinking of the scene where his little uncle and little aunt would be reunited, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but feel a surge of anticipation.
Little uncle cared so much about little aunt. When they met, they would definitely hug and kiss.
“Little Fat Yuan, I’m sorry. I can’t go with you.”
Su Miao rejected Feng Yuan without a second thought.
The smile on his face carried a hint of helplessness. “Trust me, your little uncle wouldn’t want to see me either.”
Feng Yuan: “?”
Feng Yuan didn’t believe it. “Little uncle wouldn’t not want to see you! He misses you!”
Su Miao let out a deep sigh. “He misses me, yes. But he wants me to, ideally, die all over again, even as a ghost.”
Su Miao’s words shattered Feng Yuan’s understanding.
Feng Yuan shook his little head back and forth like a rattle.
“No, no, that’s not true! Little uncle wouldn’t want you to die.”
Feng Yuan’s little face was firm. “Come back with me! We’ll go back and explain everything to little uncle!”
“I’m not going back.”
Su Miao still refused to go with Feng Yuan.
Even appearing now, he only wanted to spend time with this chubby little kid. “Little Fat Yuan, my soul isn’t stable yet. I need to strengthen it, then I’ll come back to play with you.”
“Learn more characters so we can communicate more easily in the future.”
Saying this, Su Miao was about to leave.
Feng Yuan hurriedly blocked him and asked, “How are you going to strengthen it?”
Su Miao licked his lips and smiled. “Through food.”
Feng Yuan didn’t understand and pressed further. “What do you mean by food?”
Su Miao lowered his eyes and, under the little guy’s gaze, replied, “It means eating things that can strengthen the body, like the shadow bodies of other ghosts.”
Feng Yuan: “!”
Feng Yuan: “You can eat that, too?”
Su Miao smiled. “Of course. The more vicious and evil the ghost, the more I love to eat it.”
Eating this kind of malevolent spirit didn’t bring punishment; instead, he would even receive some rewards.
This was his way of eliminating harm to the people.
Although he didn’t measure up to this auspicious little guy in front of him, nor to his father, he felt that he wasn’t doing badly either.
In life, he hadn’t been a good person. In death, he could at least count as a good ghost.
“I won’t keep talking. Little Fat Yuan, I have to go now. You must study hard.”
As he spoke, Su Miao reached out and touched his cheek.
Feng Yuan wanted to grab his hand.
But before he could, Su Miao’s figure disappeared from where he stood.
“Little aunt!”
Feng Yuan shouted, “Don’t go!”
He didn’t want his little aunt to leave.
After yelling with all his little baby voice, Feng Yuan still couldn’t get her to come back.
He looked up at the sky until his neck ached. Only then did he reluctantly return to class.
The indoor activity period in class was lively.
The other children were playing. When Feng Yuan came back, they all looked at him in unison.
“Yuan Yuan, did you go pee?”
Sitting next to him, short-haired Xu Jiale asked.
Feng Yuan shook his head. “No pee.”
He plopped down onto the little swing. Before he could say anything, Xu Jiale started pushing him.
Indoor activity time was meant for the kids to get some exercise.
Feng Yuan sat on the swing, swaying back and forth as he chatted with Xu Jiale.
Xu Jiale had a simple, goofy-looking face, but he wasn’t actually simple. He loved to talk.
Right now, he was saying to Feng Yuan, “Yuan Yuan, you’re the cutest kid in our class. I wish I were as good-looking as you. Then my dad would definitely like me.”
Feng Yuan felt something was off. “Whether you’re good-looking or not, your dad would still like you.”
In his little baby voice, he seriously corrected Xu Jiale’s thinking: “Adults like us not because of how we look.”
Xu Jiale sighed. “My dad says I’m ugly.”
“He just doesn’t like me!”
“I must be too ugly, that’s why Dad won’t like me.”
Feng Yuan: “?”
Feng Yuan almost fell backward off the swing in anger.
He stopped the swing with his little chubby feet and jumped off.
“How can your dad say something like that!”
Feng Yuan straightened his little chubby face and told Xu Jiale very clearly, “What he said is wrong. Don’t believe him.”
Xu Jiale wasn’t as good-looking as Feng Yuan, but with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, he wasn’t ugly at all.
Feng Yuan had seen Xu Jiale’s mom. She was a very graceful woman.
Hearing Feng Yuan’s affirmation, Xu Jiale, who had been crushed by his dad and felt very insecure, started to feel a spark of confidence in his big eyes. “Yuan Yuan, are you serious? I’m not that ugly? My dad was lying to me?”
“Mm-hm!”
To make him believe, Feng Yuan climbed onto a chair, cupped his little chubby hands like a megaphone to his mouth, and shouted to the whole class, “Everyone, quiet down!”
When Feng Yuan’s voice fell, the class actually went quiet.
All the children looked at Feng Yuan.
He lifted his chin and pointed to Xu Jiale beside him.
“I have a question for everyone,” he said.
Without waiting to see if the other kids nodded, Feng Yuan threw the question out straight: “I think Xu Jiale is not ugly at all. What do you all think?”
Feng Yuan’s question left the other children a bit confused.
Soon, one of the kids chimed in, “He’s not ugly!”
Children tended to follow the crowd.
Since Feng Yuan said Xu Jiale wasn’t ugly, the other kids looked at Xu Jiale and naturally agreed that he couldn’t be ugly.
As more and more children voiced their agreement, the insecurity on Xu Jiale’s little face gradually disappeared completely.
After interacting with everyone, Feng Yuan jumped down from the chair.
He even wiped the chair clean, being very conscientious about hygiene.
If he had used something other than his own clothes to wipe, it would have looked even more hygienic.
The activity period ended quickly.
When it was time for class to end, Feng Yuan didn’t go make friends; he patrolled around the kindergarten instead.
Xu Jiale trailed behind him eagerly.
“Yuan Yuan, are you going to pick up bottles again? Why do you always pick up bottles?”
One major reason Feng Yuan hadn’t made any friends after a few days in kindergarten was that he was a little too busy.
During class, he was busy being scared by ghosts and looking for chances to slack off.
During breaks, he was busy picking up bottles around the kindergarten.
Little Sun Kindergarten was very well-maintained.
Even after wandering around for a long time, Feng Yuan hadn’t collected many bottles.
He held the bag for the bottles and said seriously with his little face, “I’m picking up bottles to earn money. In three days, it’ll be my dad’s birthday.”
There wasn’t much time left for him to save up.
When Xu Jiale heard that his dad’s birthday was coming, he quickly asked, “Do you want to borrow money? I can lend you some.”
“No.”
Feng Yuan had a bit of a psychological shadow about borrowing money.
There was a grandfather in their alley whose son had borrowed a lot of money. In the end, the debt collectors came to the house and tried to kick the grandfather out.
The collectors said that if the son couldn’t pay back the money, they would use the house to settle the debt.
Having witnessed this scene with his own eyes, Feng Yuan developed a deep-seated fear of borrowing money from then on.
Feng Yuan decided: even if he was hungry or had to scavenge for scraps, he would never borrow money.
Not only would he not borrow, he would work hard to earn it himself!
The little money-lover Feng Yuan wandered around the kindergarten, but didn’t find much to collect.
As the day neared its end, the teacher assigned them some homework.
The homework was simple: practice writing the numbers and letters taught that day.
It was easy enough that the children could complete it in kindergarten.
The teacher asked them to practice again at home so they could show their parents their learning achievements.
Feng Yuan looked at the time on his watch and started packing his little school bag early.
His interest in kindergarten wasn’t as strong as it had been before school started.
He found kindergarten a little boring.
Among the children in his class, only Xu Jiale actively spoke to him. The others didn’t take the initiative to talk.
Xu Jiale said that if he didn’t pick up bottles, everyone would definitely want to play with him.
At first, Feng Yuan didn’t understand what he meant.
It wasn’t until Xu Jiale hesitated that Feng Yuan realized.
The children in kindergarten were just like the kids in the alley.
They didn’t like to play with kids who picked up trash.
And Feng Yuan was that kid who picked up trash.
Feng Yuan didn’t care at all.
“If they don’t come play with me, then I won’t play.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Xu Jiale. “If you don’t want to play with me, that’s fine too.”
Xu Jiale quickly shook his head.
He said with a smile, “Yuan Yuan, I like playing with you.”
For some reason, Xu Jiale always felt especially safe when he was around Feng Yuan.
This sense of security, his dad had never given him that.
The two kids chattered quietly until the teacher in front of them coughed several times. Only then did they cover their mouths and fall silent.
Time ticked by, and soon the dismissal bell rang.
Feng Yuan slung on his backpack, carried the bottles he had collected today, and lined up to leave.
The children in the Green Leaf Class were very young, so the teachers kept the closest watch during dismissal.
At the door, parents were already waiting outside to pick up their children.
Feng Yuan’s pickup was Mr. Li Ting.
Right now, Li Sheng, Li Ting, and Feng Qi all took turns. Whoever was free would take Feng Yuan.
Compared to Li Sheng and Feng Qi, Li Ting seemed to have more free time.
“Mr. Li, today’s homework is to practice writing numbers and letters. You can accompany Yuan Yuan to finish it when you get home.”
“Alright.”
At the door, Li Ting had to sign before he could take Feng Yuan.
He held Feng Yuan in his arms, signing with one hand while listening to the teacher’s reminders.
The big and the small didn’t rush off.
They waited a little longer until Qin Xun arrived.
Qin Xun went to school and came home with Feng Yuan.
His parents were both gone, and Feng Qi, feeling sorry for him, had even wanted to take him home.
But Qin Xun didn’t want to trouble Feng Qi, so he refused.
Li Ting successfully picked up both children at the door and then drove off.
On the way home, Feng Yuan played with Qin Xun in the back seat, leaning close to Qin Xun’s ear and whispering something.
Whenever Li Ting tried to ask, Feng Yuan wouldn’t tell him.
The little guy still didn’t trust his driving skills.
A little while later.
Li Ting returned home with the children. After he parked the car securely, Feng Yuan shared the good news with him.
“Little uncle, congratulations!”
Li Ting bent down, holding Feng Yuan’s little backpack. “Congratulations on what?”
“Can’t tell you yet.”
Feng Yuan kept a mysterious air, not immediately revealing the good news about his little aunt.
His little aunt had said that little uncle didn’t want to see him. That was absolutely impossible.
Feng Yuan knew that up until now, little uncle still hadn’t given up on summoning ghosts.
He had decided: he would create a surprise meeting for little uncle and little aunt!
Feng Yuan only gave a hint and didn’t say more.
Since he didn’t speak, Li Ting couldn’t ask either.
At this moment, Li Sheng hadn’t come to pick up the children yet, so Li Ting took Feng Yuan’s dictation book and began dictating for him.
Li Ting had originally expected the dictation homework to take at most ten minutes.
However, half an hour passed.
Sitting beside the writing desk with a blank expression, Li Ting said, “Feng Yuan, tell me, what letter is this?”
“C.”
“Good. Now write a C.”
Feng Yuan lowered his head, his chubby little hand gripping the pen tightly, and wrote a B.
Li Ting: “……”
Li Ting immediately called Dr. Ge. “Do you have any blood pressure medicine? Send me some.”
Feng Yuan had angered Li Ting so much that his blood pressure shot up.
Before starting the dictation, he had been hugging and kissing Feng Yuan repeatedly.
Now, all he wanted was to call Li Sheng and have him quickly take the kid away.
Li Ting was furious to the point of death.
Seeing Li Ting’s expression, Feng Yuan became so nervous that his little face looked scared.
Neither the big nor the small one was having an easy time.
Fortunately, little savior Qin Xun arrived just in time.
First, he thoughtfully brought Li Ting a cup of water to soothe his throat.
Then, he took Li Ting’s place and personally tutored Feng Yuan.
Whether it was that Qin Xun was better at teaching kids or that his voice simply helped Feng Yuan focus more, the result was the same.
Under his guidance, Feng Yuan finally managed, with many stumbles, to complete his dictation homework.
Li Ting watched from the side, his handsome face numb.
He now had a clear estimate of Feng Yuan’s upcoming kindergarten life.
This kid—when it came to learning—was definitely not going to make things easy for adults.
Finally finishing the homework, Feng Yuan’s stomach growled with hunger.
Just in time, Li Sheng came to pick him up for a meal.
Li Ting looked at Li Sheng, who had come to pick up the kid. For the first time, he didn’t try to snatch Feng Yuan away.
The next day.
Feng Yuan went to school in his usual routine. But perhaps because his homework hadn’t gone smoothly, the little expressions on his face while at school looked like he was attending a funeral.
He spent a whole day at school, not a day of fun, a day of lessons.
Feng Yuan tugged at his little face, waiting for dismissal.
He wasn’t happy about leaving school today either.
There was homework again!
The teacher said it was very, very simple homework.
Feng Yuan thought it wasn’t simple at all.
Just as his little chubby face was full of unhappiness, Su Miao—the one who had said yesterday that he would “strengthen himself through food”—appeared.
He had come to see Feng Yuan about something.
“Little Fat Yuan, you have an auspicious aura. Are you able to ward off evil spirits?”
Feng Yuan, who loved hearing people call him auspicious, blinked and nodded emphatically.
Although he had never actually warded off evil before—
He was a little auspicious being.
He could do it.
Seeing him nod, Su Miao breathed a sigh of relief. “Great! Can you help me and drive away some evil spirits?”
Feng Yuan: “Yes!”
He patted his little chest and promised, “If Yuan Yuan steps in, the evil spirits will definitely be gone.”
Su Miao smiled and thanked him.
Feng Yuan didn’t want thanks.
He rolled his eyes and asked Su Miao for a promise.
Su Miao agreed without hesitation.
They set off after dinner. Today, it wasn’t Li Ting who came to pick up Feng Yuan. It was Li Sheng.
After dinner, Feng Yuan hugged his homework book, saying he was going to find Qin Xun to do homework.
In reality, he was taking Qin Xun to drive away evil spirits.
The smartwatch on Feng Yuan’s hand had a tracking feature, so both Li Ting and Li Sheng could see his location.
Li Ting happened to check it and noticed that the location seemed off.
He immediately called Li Sheng. “Where’s Yuan Yuan?”
Li Sheng: “He went to do homework.”
Li Ting let out a cold laugh. “Check his location!”
Li Sheng: “?”
He opened it to take a look.
Feng Yuan’s location was showing him running farther and farther away. At this moment, he was already more than ten kilometers from home.
Li Sheng fell completely silent.
Li Ting was already heading out. “If you can’t even watch over a child, what do you think you can do?”
Li Ting shot back a comment at his brother, then hung up and called Feng Yuan.
He called, but the little guy didn’t pick up.
“Little uncle, Yuan Yuan is busy.”
After hanging up, Feng Yuan just sent him a short voice message.
Li Ting: “……”
Li Ting didn’t say anything else. He just drove his sports car to go fetch the kid.
At this very moment, Feng Yuan wasn’t busy warding off evil spirits.
He was busy listening to gossip.
Su Miao was telling him about the Li family gossip: “The Li family members are all crazy.”
“Really, I’m not insulting them. They really are crazy.”
Su Miao seemed to know the Li family quite well, as if he had done his homework.
“Little Fat Yuan, do you know how bizarre their family is? Even now, they still maintain a tradition—”
“The people in their family have to find a destined partner.”
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