Shou Ren gave an apologetic smile, full of embarrassment: "I'm sorry you had to see that. They're the General's medical team."
He then quickly walked to the door and said in a low voice: "Father, could you all please be a little quieter? Miss Yun is having her meal."
"Oh, oh, oh, oh."
The four elderly people immediately fell silent and tiptoed inside.
Yun Manman, sitting in the baby's basket, couldn't help but smile as she watched the various careful walking postures of the elderly people.
The little cat sat upright in the basket, looking up at them with a soft voice: "Hello, grandpas and grandmas. My name is Yun Manman."
The elderly were attracted by her voice and all turned to look at her.
Then they quickly moved their legs to surround the little cat.
"Oh my, she's so cute."
"Cute and beautiful!"
"Your name is Yun Manman, right? What a lovely name!"
"That rascal Lu Qi has quite good taste..."
Shou Ren followed helplessly behind them: "Father, can we sit down first and then talk properly..."
A moment later, Yun Manman was lying on Grandma Wu's lap, allowing her wrinkled hand to gently scratch under her chin.
The entire kitten had melted into a puddle of water, making a contented "purr purr" sound from her throat.
Grandma Wu's heart was completely captured by her adorable appearance, her remaining eye full of kindly laughter: "Oh my, if only I had such a good granddaughter like you."
Grandpa Zhang, the surgeon, was examining Yun Manman's fractured front paw with his remaining hand. After a moment, he said: "There's no major problem, but we can use a better external medicine. I'll bring you a better ointment later, I guarantee you'll be able to walk in a week."
Yun Manman gratefully said: "Thank you, Grandpa Zhang."
Shou Ren's father, Grandpa Wei, was a bit awkward and uneasy: "Won't Manman be scared by us?"
There was a terrifying scar on his face, like a centipede running from top to bottom, which became even more grotesque and ugly as his expressions changed. One could imagine how deep the wound must have been, down to the bone.
There had been cubs who cried at the sight of his facial scars before.
Or rather, all of them had made cubs cry before. It wouldn't be good if Lu Qi's future daughter-in-law was scared away by them.
Grandma Wu's eyeball had been corroded by the fluid of a Loathsome Beast; Grandpa Zhang had his arm bitten off by a Loathsome Beast while saving people on the battlefield; Grandma Hu's tail was once fluffy and soft, but more than half of it had been brutally chopped off by a patient, making her walk crookedly due to imbalance.
Yun Manman sat up from Grandma Wu's body, her gaze sweeping over the defects on the bodies of the elderly, and then seeing the worry in their aged eyes.
Her round emerald cat eyes were pure and flawless, her smile warm and radiant: "I'm not afraid. You all look so good."
The beauty of the skin is ultimately fleeting, only the inner light is always touching.
Yun Manman's long fluffy tail covered the short, thick tail root behind Grandma Hu: "The Beast God must have thought Grandma Hu's tail was too beautiful, and was reluctant to give it to Grandma Hu, so he took it back for himself in advance."
"So, Grandma Hu, can you tell me how beautiful you were when you were young?"
Grandma Hu was tickled into giggles, her fox ears on top of her head twitching, as she pointed at the kitten's pink nose:
"Which little smooth talker has such a sweet mouth?"
In her previous life, Yun Manman had always been well-liked by the elderly, even the stingy neighbor grandmother was willing to save her grandson's big chicken leg for her to eat.
Soon, she became the "darling" and "good baby" of the four elderly people.
Yun Manman also learned about the deeds of these grandpas and grandmas when they were young.
Grandma Wu and the two grandpas were all military doctors in Lu Qi's parents' army when they were young, saving lives on the battlefield, and also suffering incurable ailments from the battlefield; Grandma Hu was once a mental power counselor in the hospital, but had her tail chopped off by a patient during a medical dispute.
They all left the battlefield and hospital for various reasons. As they got older, due to their physical defects, they could no longer find work positions willing to accept them.
But Lu Qi and his parents kept them all, forming a "medical team".
Letting them feel that their remaining energy could continue to be useful, that they were still valuable Kashida beastmen.
Grandma Hu gently groomed Yun Manman's tail fur: "Actually, we haven't done much."
"This cub Seven Seven grew up with bumps and bruises, some injuries we could treat, some we couldn't."
"He never says anything, just says 'much better' after each treatment."
Yun Manman was shocked by the stories behind the grandpas and grandmas, and marveled at the actions of the Singing Snake family.
Who would have thought that General Lu Qi, with such a mischievous personality, would say such heartwarming words.
However, "Seven Seven?" Yun Manman asked puzzled.
Or was it "Qiqi?"
Grandpa Wei nodded: "That's right, General Lu Qi's nickname is Seven Seven. It was given to him by his mother."
"Seven Seven used to be best friends with that boy Yan Ye, they often chased butterflies in the garden..."
The four elderly people could be said to have watched Lu Qi grow up, and despite their age, their minds were still agile. They spilled all of Lu Qi's childhood embarrassing stories to Yun Manman like pouring beans.
Shou Ren watched the elderly people chatting harmoniously and joyfully with the cat who was listening with great interest, and for a moment didn't know whether to intervene or not.
This... should also count as a process of mutual understanding between the two parties, right?
Lu Qi didn't appear until the afternoon.
When he returned, Yun Manman was already dozing off on the sofa.
After seeing off the four elderly people, Yun Manman had the baby take her on a tour of the mansion.
At first, she still acted quite restrained, but later when she found that Shou Ren didn't care about her and there were pitifully few people in the mansion, she started running wild.
Of course, it was the baby carrying her as she ran wild.
The baby had a manual driving mode, and after Yun Manman got the hang of it, it felt like playing QQ Speed.
The mansion was spacious with few obstacles, making it a perfect place for racing.
The little kitten drove the little car around the huge mansion, except for Lu Qi's room.
Although her curiosity was strong, Yun Manman was a kitten with boundaries and naturally wouldn't enter without permission.
After playing for most of the day, Yun Manman was tired and lay on the sofa in the hall to space out, but unexpectedly started to doze off.
The baby looked at the quiet kitten, and a lightbulb of sudden realization appeared on its electronic screen. It hurriedly slid away and quickly returned, covering the drowsy kitten with a small blanket.
Lu Qi walked to the side of the sofa, looking at the kitten sleeping sprawled out with messy fur, and observed with interest while resting his chin on his hand.
As expected of a feline beastman, she really could be lively.
He had seen the movement route map of the baby in the mansion through his communicator that was connected to the baby.
Even when injured, she was still full of energy, truly an enviable vitality that made snakes jealous.
However, he had an appointment with researchers from the lab in the afternoon, so he couldn't let her sleep.
Lu Qi lowered his eyes and reached out to poke the kitten's head with his finger.
The warm and fluffy touch was indeed addictive, Lu Qi thought absent-mindedly.
When he came to his senses, he found himself skillfully scratching under the kitten's chin.
The little cat even comfortably tilted her chin up in her sleep, making a purring sound from her throat.
Lu Qi coughed lightly and poked the kitten's head with a bit more force: "Time to wake up! You sleepy cat..."
"Wake up, wake up, it's time to work..."
The orange cat rolled over and even stretched out her little paw to cover her ears, pretending not to hear.
Lu Qi: ...
He thought for a moment, then said loudly: "Wow, whose three million is this? It's all been thrown in the trash!"
The kitten suddenly sat up from the bed, opening her sleepy eyes: "It's mine! Don't throw it away! Where's my three million!"
Yun Manman was still in a daze, looking around for her three million, when she suddenly looked up and met Lu Qi's amused red phoenix eyes.
She became fully awake in an instant.
Her mind instantly flashed back to what she had just done, and her ears immediately turned hot.
The little cat consciously crawled out from under the blanket, not daring to look at Lu Qi: "...Is there something you need my help with? We can go now."
Would General Lu think she was always coveting his three million?
Although she usually did think about it.
But it was too embarrassing to say it out loud in front of her sugar daddy.
The orange cat was about to crawl into the baby's basket along the sofa when she suddenly felt her body lighten.
"Let's go, it's time to head to the lab," said Lu Qi.
Avoiding the injured front paws of the little cat, he scooped her up into his arms and strode towards the exit.