Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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After another day of promotion, Friday arrived in the blink of an eye. When he went to work in the afternoon, Jiang Lan received a call from Uncle Gui.
Uncle Gui turned out to be a big turtle. In the early years when the Dragon King was still there, he was the prime minister of the Dragon Palace. Later, the Dragon King fell and Turtle Gui took over the Dragon Palace. Then he found his younger brothers who were living outside one by one. After which Uncle Gui once again took on the job of taking care of the dragon siblings.
It was not until recent years when Uncle Gui got older and the remaining dragon siblings all left the Dragon Palace one after another that he began to live a life of retirement. However, although he no longer cared about other chores, he must personally take care of the affairs of the dragon siblings.
For example, Uncle Gui personally prepared Jiang Lan’s new clothes every season.
This time Jiao Tu woke up and wanted to find Jiang Lan, so Uncle Gui personally sent him there.
On the phone, Uncle Gui’s tone was a little hesitant, and he was a little cautious: “His Highness Ninth is unwilling to stay at home alone and wants to come to your workplace to find you.”
Since the last battle in the Dragon Palace sent Jiang Lan to the monster bureau, which exposed his true identity and caused him not to make friends for nearly a year, Jiang Lan had not allowed people from the Dragon Palace to go to the unit to find him.
But now that Jiao Tu refused to stay at home alone and wanted to go find Jiang Lan, because of which Uncle Gui hesitated.
He had heard that the Fifth Highness got along very well with his colleagues in the new unit. If they went and their identities were exposed again, he was afraid that the Fifth Highness would hide and sulk again.
But he didn’t expect Jiang Lan to be very talkative this time: “It’s okay, please send him over.”
Uncle Gui immediately said “Alas” with joy, left a few soldiers and crab generals behind, and ordered them to clean the house, then he put away the things they brought, and then drove to the street office with Jiao Tu.
Jiang Lan waited at the gate of the street office in advance. When he saw a familiar car approaching, he immediately waved.
Uncle Gui got out of the car, looked at Jiang Lan lovingly for a while, and said with a smile, “Your Highness, the Fifth Prince, has gained a little weight.”
Jiang Lan subconsciously touched his face: “Is there any?”
Uncle Gui affirmed: “Yes, and your complexion is much better than before. His Highness must like it here very much.”
Compared with before, the little Taotie now was simply more energetic, with energy in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
Jiang Lan laughed and looked at the passenger seat: “Where is Little Nine?”
“His Royal Highness Ninth rarely travels far. So, he is still a little scared and refuses to come out of the aquarium.”
Speaking of this, Uncle Gui had a hint of helplessness in his eyes. He opened the trunk and they found a large aquarium inside.
The aquarium was half filled with sea water, and the bottom was covered with soft white sand. Colorful gems could be seen faintly in the fine sand. There were also clusters of colorful corals swaying gently in the water.
In the deepest part of the coral jungle, there was a conch shell as big as two adult men’s fists. The background color of the conch shell was glossy pearl white, with red and yellow polka dot patterns regularly distributed at intervals. Around the polka dot pattern, a circle of bright pearls and gems were inlaid, making the conch shell look very gorgeous, like a beautiful piece of handicraft.
Jiang Lan bent down, tapped lightly on the glass with his finger, and said softly: “Little Nine? Fifth brother is here to pick you up.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the water waves in front of the shell swaying slightly. First, a pair of small dragon horns poked out, followed by a pair of black eyes. Jiao Tu poked half of his head out, delighted. Then he shyly greeted him in a low voice: “Fifth brother.”
Jiang Lan reached out and tapped his little corner: “Why are you still so shy? There is no one else here.”
Hearing this, Jiao Tu became more courageous and stretched out half of his body. It was a mini version of a chubby white dragon. The little chubby dragon rubbed his hand with its head, and then felt a little shy. The whole dragon retracted into the shell, with only the tip of its tail exposed, dyed with a light pink color.
Jiang Lan was so meng-ed by him that he couldn’t help pinching the tip of his tail and said warmly: “The aquarium is too big and can’t be taken into the office. Can I carry you in?”
His voice was very soft, for fear of scaring his brother.
Among the nine brothers, Jiao Tu was the most docile and harmless. He was timid and had weak attack power. Moreover, he spent most of his time sleeping in his shell. Jiang Lan still remembered that when he was just taken back to the Dragon Palace by his eldest brother, Jiao Tu was so frightened that he hid. The monsters in Dragon Palace searched for him for half a month before digging him out of an ornamental scallop.
Later, it was his eldest brother who went to battle in person to comfort him. Let him believe that the fierce Taotie was the fifth brother who just came home and was not a monster who had come to eat him.
Jiang Lan still clearly remembered the situation at that time. Although he was so frightened that even his little dragon horns were shaking, he still restrained his fear, carefully reached out his head, and called him fifth brother softly.
It was this soft “Fifth Brother” that made him suddenly feel a sense of belonging to the Dragon Palace, and he stayed in the Dragon Palace willingly.
Later, in order to prevent Jiao Tu from being afraid of him, he worked hard to collect a bunch of beautiful pearls and gems and gave one to him every day. After coaxing him for several years, he finally coaxed Jiao Tu into not being afraid of him.
You must know that Jiao Tu’s most precious thing was the shell he carried on his back. Every time he woke up, he had to scrub it carefully, then select his favorite gemstones from his new collection and carefully set them into the shell.
This time when Jiao Tu woke up from his sleep in Jiangcheng, the decorative gems on the shell were naturally replaced with new ones. Jiang Lan first seriously praised the new gems for how beautiful they were, and then reached out to hug Jiao Tu, who was still shy.
Uncle Gui handed over the handkerchief, and Jiang Lan took it and wiped the water stains on the shell, then caught his brother into his arms.
“Just put the aquarium at home, it won’t fit in the office.”
Jiang Lan said to Uncle Gui, “With Suan Ni as his companion, it will be fine if Little Nine is not put in the water.”
Jiao Tu was timid and carried a conch shell on his back. He always felt insecure when he was alone on land. So he rarely wanted to leave the sea. It took a lot of courage for him to come out to find Jiang Lan this time.
Uncle Gui agreed, and then warned worriedly: “The house has been tidied up again, and all the clothes I brought have been put in the closet. Remember to try them when you get home. Food has also been put in the refrigerator, so take advantage of it, and eat it till it’s fresh…”
As the old man got older, he would inevitably nag some more. Jiang Lan was not impatient at all and only sent him away after listening to him finish talking.
After the car drove far away, Jiang Lian returned to the office with his brother in his arms.
As a result, when he turned around, he saw Xiao Xiaoyu gaping at the car that had just driven away.
His heart tightened, and he was just wondering if Xiao Xiaoyu had discovered something, when he heard her scream, and her eyes were shining: “Rolls-Royce Phantom, Jiang Lan, your family is so rich?”
——When Jiang Lan came out, he said that his family member came to give him something.
Fortunately, he wasn’t discovered… Jiang Lan just breathed a sigh of relief, but soon became a little nervous again. He had heard that it was difficult for humans who were too rich to integrate into the circle of ordinary people. He was afraid that Xiao Xiaoyu would feel uncomfortable getting along with him once she found out.
Who knew that Xiao Xiaoyu just clicked her tongue, and then said with joy: “If Xue Meng saw it, he would probably act out eating lemons on the spot. Then he would cry and hug your thighs and beg you to let him touch the steering wheel.”
Xue Meng liked cars, and the Rolls-Royce Phantom was his dream car. He probably wanted to touch the steering wheel even in his dreams.
Jiang Lan laughed at what she said and winked at her: “Then it’s better not to let him know.”
Xiao Xiaoyu looked at him and both of them smiled.
When he returned to the office, Jiang Lan placed Jiao Tu at the back of his desk.
Jiao Tu who had shrunk in the shell was like a beautiful handicraft, staying motionless on the table.
Jiang Lan approached him and whispered, “Don’t be afraid, I’m right by your side.”
The Jiao Tu in the shell swung its dragon horn slightly.
At this time, Suan Ni struggled to jump onto the table with his collection of dried fish in his mouth. He circled around the shell, tapped the shell with his claws, and pushed a bag of dried fish into the shell with his claws, then meowed happily as a greeting.
Hearing the noise, Jiao Tu stretched out his little paw, pressed it on his flesh paw in response, and then quickly retracted it.
After a while, an empty packaging bag was pushed out of the snail shell.
Suan Ni narrowed his eyes happily, pushed another bag of dried fish in, and fed his brother happily.
…
The three brothers spent the afternoon happily in the office.
When he got off work, Suan Ni held the shell on his head and couldn’t wait to push his little brother into the bag with himself. Upon seeing this, Jiang Lan picked up Jiao Tu, tapped Suan Ni’s forehead with his fingertips, and said, “Little Nine has just arrived, I will show him the way first.”
Suan Ni whined and could only get into the bag by himself.
Jiang Lan put his bag on his back and held Jiao Tu in his arms, and the three brothers went home together.
Because he had to show his younger brother the way, Jiang Lan planned to walk home today. But as soon as he left the office, he saw Uncle Zhou smiling and waving to him: “Jiang Lan, your brother is here to pick you up.”
Jiang Lan was stunned when he saw Ying Qiao walking out from behind Uncle Zhou – the place where he was standing just now was at the corner. Jiang Lan’s line of sight was blocked and he did not see him.
He suddenly realized something and subconsciously wanted to hide Jiao Tu but found that Ying Qiao’s eyes had fallen on his arms, with slight doubts in his eyes.
Jiang Lan bravely hugged his younger brother and came forward to say hello: “Why are you here?”
Ying Qiao’s eyes were fixed, looking at the shell in his arms motionlessly. If he wasn’t dazzled, the gems inlaid on the shell… were all real.
“This is…?” His tone was quite calm. Although he was confused, he was still waiting for Jiang Lan to give an explanation.
He didn’t think the little monster would lie to him.
Jiang Lan subconsciously touched the shell. The guiltier he felt, the wider his eyes opened. He looked very innocent. He raised the shell slightly and said as naturally as possible: “This is my little cousin. They sent it to me to let him play here for a while.”
It turned out to be his cousin… The doubts in Ying Qiao’s eyes disappeared. Looking at the simple dress of the little monster, and then looking at the circles of gems inlaid on the conch, he felt more and more that the little monster did not have it easy.
He was silent for a moment, but couldn’t help but ask: “Your cousin’s family seems to be quite rich, why are you…” so poor?
He remembered that the little monster had always been alone with his brother, and recalled the day of the blind date, when he said that he still had eight brothers to raise. He always thought that was an exaggeration, but now that his wealthy cousin suddenly appeared for comparison, he was suddenly not sure whether this statement was true or false.
Ying Qiao imagined a bloody drama in his mind, all about the little monster being forced to leave home and struggling to make a living in human society with his younger brother.
Jiang Lan held his brother’s hand tightly, his heart racing.
How to explain this?!
He hung his head guiltily and tried desperately to speak. But the more anxious he was, the harder it was to make things up. He subconsciously bit his lip, which was so nervous that it left deep marks.
Was this ship going to overturn?
Would the boat of friendship capsize?
He was not ready to confess at all!
Just when he was blushing with anxiety, he heard Ying Qiao sigh deeply, and then a pair of big hands gently rubbed the top of his head. After that, Ying Qiao said, “If you don’t want to say it, don’t say it. Don’t force yourself.”
Jiang Lan raised his head in surprise: Huh?
Ying Qiao looked at the reddish eyes and the lingering bite marks on his lips and became surer of his suspicion. The relationship between the little monster and his family must not be very good, otherwise how could he make a living in human society alone at such a young age with a smaller cub with him.
It was not easy for the demon clan to reproduce. If any family had such a cute and well-behaved cub, they would love to spoil it, and they would not be willing to take the risk of letting the cub roam around.
Just look at the conch in Jiang Lan’s arms and you could see how the monsters pampered their babies.
There was no comparison. Ying Qiao only felt that the little monster was independent, capable and sensible, but now with this jeweled little cousin as a comparison, Ying Qiao felt a hint of sadness.
The more sensible the kid was, the more distressing it was.
For a moment, he could hardly help but want to say to Jiang Lan: Don’t be sad, I will give you whatever you want from now on. There are too many gems in our house to count, and they will all be yours from now on.
But after the words rolled around his mouth for a few times, his remaining reason finally stopped him.
Taking a deep breath, Ying Qiao looked at Jiang Lan with softer eyes. He took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Lan. He no longer insisted on the topic: “The bonus has been distributed, and I happened to bring it to you on the way.”
At first, he wanted to ask Chen Hua to transfer the money directly to Jiang Lan, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would be better for Chen Hua to have less contact with the little monster.
The skin of the painted demon was so bluffing.
He had to watch his cub carefully, he couldn’t let it accidentally get kidnapped.
???
Why did he suddenly change the topic?
Jiang Lan glanced at him cautiously, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he really wasn’t going to ask any more questions.
He actually passed the test like this?
It was so easy to pass the level that when he saw the card handed over by Ying Qiao, he was still a little stunned and couldn’t react.
Seeing that he didn’t speak, Ying Qiao simply put the bank card into his hand, then put his arm around his shoulders and walked forward, saying: “The boss made an appointment with someone for dinner today, but the other party broke the appointment. The seat has been reserved and cannot be refunded, which just makes it easier for us.”
He was making up excuses, but thinking in his heart, he had to make up for what the little monster was missing.
What other children had, his little monster must also have.
He couldn’t be compared to others!
The author has something to say:
Longlong: The little monster has no one to care for or love him. It is so pitiful that he has suffered so much at such a young age.
Jiao Tu: Fifth Brother, who is he talking about?
Jiang Lan (confused): I don’t know either???
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Longlong put an 800-meter filter on himself again!
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