Chapter 34
After eating most of the sausage, Shen Tiantian followed Shen Jinfeng to the lecture hall.
The stairs were too high, and Shen Tiantian’s short little legs couldn’t reach them. He was held in Shen Jinfeng’s arms, curiously looking up at the surroundings.
“This is a school? Will I come to class here in the future?”
Shen Jinfeng, carrying the chubby little cub, was exhausted from the walk. He took a couple of breaths and put him down at the classroom door.
“Whether you can come to class here depends on your exam results. But at your current level, I’m afraid the family will have to donate a building for you to come to school.”
Shen Tiantian didn’t quite understand. He scratched his little chin, thought for a moment, and said:
“Big brother, did you also donate a building to come to school?”
The roommate beside them was amused and laughed, unable to resist reaching out to pinch the little one’s cheek.
“Shen Jinfeng, your little brother is much more interesting than you!”
Shen Jinfeng let out a soft scoff, tapped the little one’s head lightly, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
“He’s just a little silly, but he’s indeed quite fun.”
The roommate saw that it was almost time, let out an “ah,” and hurried into the classroom, not forgetting to wave at Shen Tiantian.
“Goodbye, little brother. I’m going to class!”
Shen Tiantian also waved back at him. Seeing the roommate walk into the classroom, he couldn’t help but poke his little head out and glance into the lecture hall.
Startled by the sea of heads, Shen Tiantian quickly pulled his little head back.
“There are so many people inside.”
Even a social butterfly like Shen Tiantian didn’t dare to casually show his head again and stood cautiously by Shen Jinfeng’s leg.
Shen Jinfeng picked him up and, through the window, let him see the students who were preparing for their elective class.
“See? Everyone is studying hard for their future.”
Shen Tiantian tilted his head to look in, then pulled back, wrapped his arms around his brother’s neck, and asked:
“Big brother, why aren’t you going in to study? I know, it’s because you’re not working hard.”
Shen Jinfeng gritted his teeth and tapped the little one’s forehead.
“I’m not going in because I didn’t sign up for this class.”
Shen Jinfeng felt that he would be driven mad by this little illiterate cub sooner or later.
The students in the classroom saw the little child who had appeared out of nowhere and looked up curiously. Some even stood up to look over.
“Hey, there’s a child!”
“I’ve seen him! He seems to be from a recent live variety show. His name is Tiantian or something!”
“Are they going to record a show at our school?”
To avoid being surrounded, Shen Jinfeng quickly carried his little brother and slipped away.
Not far from the teaching building was a lake. It had just rained last night, and the water level had risen. From a distance, it looked like a green emerald.
Shen Jinfeng held the little one’s hand and walked to the lake, where he unexpectedly met a fan.
The girl ran over excitedly, her hair slightly messy from the wind, and shouted in a low, excited voice:
“Shen Jinfeng, oh my god, and Tiantian, it’s really you.”
The girl was still in disbelief. She stopped in front of them, covered her mouth, and almost screamed.
“So you really are from our school. I didn’t believe it when a senior told me before.”
With that, she couldn’t help but squat down and pinch Shen Tiantian’s cheek.
“Ahhh, baby, you’re so cute. I really want to steal you away!”
Shen Tiantian was in the middle of gnawing on the remaining half of his little sausage. When his face was suddenly pinched, he looked up at the older sister with confusion and shock.
“Who are you? I don’t know you.”
It was the first time Shen Tiantian had met such an enthusiastic older sister. He couldn’t help but take two steps back, clutch the corner of his second brother’s clothes, and look up at him.
“Someone… someone wants to steal the cub. Big brother, hurry and hold me.”
Shen Jinfeng laughed. Seeing the fear in the little one’s eyes, he squatted down and explained to him:
“This older sister is just joking. She’s just too happy to see you.”
The older sister at the side was also nodding vigorously, her expression still filled with excitement.
“That’s right. I’ve been watching you on the live stream and even sent you gifts!”
The girl added another sentence: “I’m your older sister fan!”
Shen Tiantian didn’t quite understand. After Shen Jinfeng explained it to him, he slowly understood.
Tiantian’s little eyes lit up, sparkling with light. His ears turned red, and his little face also became flushed.
“I have fans?”
The older sister hummed in acknowledgment and said with a smile:
“Quite a few! A Super Topic was even created two days ago. Look, I check in every day!”
Two red clouds appeared on Shen Tiantian’s little face, as if he were drunk, and his little head also became dizzy.
The older sister also praised Shen Tiantian for being very cute and having a great sense of variety in the live stream, and asked him if he was planning to become a child star in the future.
Shen Tiantian didn’t quite understand what a child star was yet, but he was already so praised that he was about to fly up to the sky, wagging his little tail.
“That’s right, I’ll be a big star in the future!”
Shen Jinfeng picked up the little one who was so dizzy from the praise that he didn’t even know his own name, and pinched his nose to bring him back to his senses.
The future little child star’s nose was pinched, and he was annoyed, feeling that his brother was not giving him any face at all.
“Don’t pinch my nose.”
A little star is very concerned about his image!
Shen Jinfeng couldn’t help but laugh. After saying goodbye to the fan, he asked:
“Shen Tiantian, if you’re going to be a big star in the future, can you still inherit the company?”
This time, Shen Tiantian was stumped.
Until he went to bed at night, Tiantian was troubled by this question, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Before going to bed, Qin Ye trotted over, a hint of light in his misty gray eyes, and took out the small glutinous rice cake that Auntie Mu had given him.
“Tiantian, you weren’t at home this morning. The chef uncle made very delicious glutinous rice cakes. I saved the biggest one for you.”
He had wrapped it in a small bag, and not a single bit of brown sugar powder had spilled. He handed it to Shen Tiantian.
Shen Tiantian propped up his little fleshy face, lay on the carpet, chewed on the glutinous rice cake, and asked indistinctly:
“Yezi, do you think I should be a little star or inherit the company?”
Qin Ye thought both were good. He also lay down like Tiantian, tilted his head, and said:
“Either is fine. I’ll support you in whatever you do, Tiantian.”
Shen Tiantian chewed on the glutinous rice cake, propped up his chin, his little expression serious, and continued to ponder life on the spot.
The night quietly invaded the entire sky. The dark clouds slowly dispersed, and a crescent moon revealed a faint, inconspicuous glow behind them.
When Shen Xiuze returned, Shen Jinfeng was sitting leisurely on the sofa, playing games.
“Where’s Tiantian?”
Shen Jinfeng didn’t even look up. “Upstairs, thinking about whether to be a little star in the entertainment industry or a little president of the Shen Group.”
A hint of confusion appeared in Shen Xiuze’s eyes. He paused in his steps and asked again:
“Wasn’t Tiantian scared by the thunder last night?”
Shen Jinfeng had just finished a game. He looked up, pushed the hair from his eyes, and a hint of an imperceptible smile appeared in his eyes.
“Don’t worry, the little brat’s courage is much greater than you think. He didn’t have any stress reaction to the rainy night.”
Shen Xiuze had been worried that because of his mother’s accident, Shen Tiantian would be left with a psychological shadow and be afraid of stormy weather.
He hadn’t expected to have worried for nothing.
However, Shen Jinfeng stared at him with curiosity, propped up his chin, as if he had just met Shen Xiuze for the first time.
“You’re too concerned about Shen Tiantian’s affairs, aren’t you?”
Shen Xiuze’s action of adjusting his cuffs paused for a moment. He continued to walk forward with an unchanged expression and asked back:
“Aren’t you also very concerned about Shen Tiantian?”
They were both the same.
Shen Jinfeng shrugged his shoulders, speechless.
“I just think the little brat is a bit fun to tease.”
Shen Xiuze hummed in acknowledgment, it was unclear if he believed it. He went upstairs to see if Shen Tiantian was sleeping obediently.
The bedroom door was ajar, and the little one’s chirping voice came from inside. Shen Xiuze’s steps gradually slowed, and he stopped at the door.
Shen Tiantian was telling Qin Ye about his business plan.
“…After I… I inherit the company, I’m going to sell lots and lots of milk candies, for five yuan each!”
Qin Ye unconditionally supported him, becoming a little hype man:
“Wow, so amazing.”
Shen Tiantian’s eyes curved into shallow crescent moons. He tilted his little head, and his little voice couldn’t help but show a hint of excitement.
“I’ll make my two brothers sell the milk candies and not give them any money, only two small buns a day.”
The little black-hearted boss was imagining the blissful scene after inheriting the company when his little ears twitched, and he heard a cold scoff.
Shen Xiuze walked in, his expression a half-smile, a hint of unmelted frost in his eyes.
Shen Tiantian inexplicably felt a chill on his back and couldn’t help but shrink his little neck.
Shen Xiuze walked closer, his dark eyes without a trace of a smile, and asked:
“Why are you still up so late?”
Shen Tiantian guiltily touched the tip of his little nose, nimbly climbed up from the floor, and flopped onto the small bed.
“I’m sleeping. Just now… I don’t know which little friend was talking.”
He even denied that he had said anything about being a black-hearted little boss and exploiting his two brothers.
Shen Xiuze glanced at Qin Ye, his eyes expressionless, and said:
“Go back first. Let Tiantian go to sleep early.”
Qin Ye hummed in acknowledgment, turned his head, and said to Tiantian:
“Tiantian, there are small glutinous rice cakes tomorrow morning. I’ll save some for you.”
He was an extremely competent little follower, always saving a share of any good things for Tiantian.
Shen Tiantian didn’t say anything and just hid his little head in the quilt.
He only revealed a pair of large, dark eyes, furtively looking at the brother standing in front of him.
Shen Xiuze frowned, picked up the empty garbage bag from the glutinous rice cake he had eaten, held it in for a long time, and threw it into the trash can with a disgusted expression.
He turned his head and saw Shen Tiantian’s wrinkled bed, which was no different from a pigsty, and his vision went black.
“You really grew up in a pigsty. You don’t even mind the mess.”
Shen Tiantian hummed twice and said in a small voice:
“You’re calling me a little pig.”
Shen Xiuze let out a surprised “oh,” the corners of his lips lightly curved, and a shallow smile couldn’t help but appear in his dark, deep eyes.
“You heard that? I thought a little pig would be too stupid to hear it.”
Shen Tiantian was angry. He let out a loud snort at his brother to express his anger.
“I’m very smart. I’m not some stupid little pig!”
The smile in Shen Xiuze’s eyes deepened. He nodded, didn’t continue to argue about the little pig issue, and changed the subject.
“So Tiantian has decided today to inherit the company and be a black-hearted little boss, and not a little star?”
As soon as Tiantian heard this, his little brows furrowed in indecision, twisting into a small pretzel.
“I haven’t decided yet.”
He hesitated, sighed, and seemed extremely troubled.
“Qin Yezi said I’m very smart and would definitely be a great little boss.”
Propping up his chin, Tiantian added:
“But… but today, there was an older sister fan who said I was the cutest star baby.”
Shen Tiantian looked up and threw this troublesome question to Shen Xiuze:
“Big brother, what do you think I should be?”
Shen Xiuze gave a sincere suggestion:
“Be a star.”
Just by looking at his face, it wouldn’t immediately reveal his empty little head.
