The Long Aotian Cub Becomes the Pampered Darling of a Wealthy Family 124

Chapter 124

Tiantian was an experiential actor.

His empathy was very strong. He would often feel the same and could quickly express it with his eyes and emotions.

But he was also slow to get out of character.

Shen Xiuze saw the little one come out after the audition, looking dazed, with a few sparkling tears hanging on his curled lashes.

Like a pitiful little stray animal that had been bullied.

Shen Xiuze held the little one’s hand, his cold and stern expression softening.

“How was it? Did Tiantian act well?”

The director was a man of few words. He didn’t speak and just gave a thumbs-up.

Shen Xiuze’s lips curved into a distant and polite smile.

“When he joins the film crew later, I’ll have to trouble the director to take good care of Tiantian.”

The director waved his hand, feeling that Shen Xiuze was being too polite.

“Tiantian’s performance is very strong, and his eye-acting is very strong. He’s very suitable for this kind of silent role.”

With that, the director asked again:

“Tiantian is still in kindergarten, right? His role is not big. I’ll try to arrange it for him on Saturdays and Sundays. I will definitely not delay his schooling.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Tiantian’s already sad and unable-to-get-out-of-it mood was made even worse.

He let out a roar, and Tiantian whimpered like a little beast.

“I’m so miserable.”

Shen Xiuze’s lips lifted silently.

After a couple of light laughs, Shen Xiuze pulled his crying little brother out.

He got into the car, and Shen Xiuze turned his head to comfort Shen Tiantian.

“Don’t cry. How about I take you to the ocean park-themed restaurant for a meal?”

Tiantian’s sad and indignant mood was instantly pierced by this sentence.

The hole was filled with fragrant crabs and big prawns.

It was also very delicious.

“But I’ve already spent all my pocket money.”

Tiantian wiggled his little bottom with anticipation, and his tear-washed eyes were sparkling as he looked at his brother.

How could Shen Xiuze not understand what the little one meant?

He smiled helplessly and shook his head. “Don’t worry, I’ll pay.”

Tiantian immediately pressed his lips into a smile, his eyes curved, and he happily swung his little feet.

The ocean-themed restaurant was decorated like a dream.

Walking in was like traveling to the underwater world. The azure and deep sea spread out in front of him, revealing a mysterious corner.

Shen Xiuze found a spacious spot by the window.

Tiantian couldn’t wait to sit opposite his brother, took the menu from the waitress’s older sister, and pointed to the most expensive and popular dish on it.

“I want to eat this.”

Shen Xiuze glanced at it. It was the signature king crab.

“Let’s have one.”

Since his brother was treating, Shen Tiantian was like an arrogant monkey who had been released from its cage, specifically picking a few expensive items.

In the end, Shen Xiuze crossed out a few dishes that they couldn’t finish and handed them to the waitress.

“Thank you.”

When the king crab came, it was as big as Shen Tiantian’s face.

Shen Xiuze had also completely been reduced to Shen Tiantian’s servant. He couldn’t even eat a couple of bites himself and was on the side, peeling the shell for Shen Tiantian with gloves on.

Shen Tiantian was so happy he was beaming.

The corners of his little mouth were lifted, and he was about to be dazed by the fragrance of the crab meat.

He saw that his brother had finished peeling the crab meat, held his small bowl, and handed it over with expectant eyes.

“Thank you, big brother~”

Tiantian was like a little milk fairy, so soft and sweet for a bite of food that he could make a person swoon.

Shen Xiuze’s heart softened at this “big brother.”

It was as if he had been soaked in a hot spring, and a warm current flowed through his limbs.

“So you know how to thank your big brother now?”

Shen Xiuze deliberately put on a straight face, but a smile couldn’t help but leak out from the corners of his lifted eyes and brows.

It was unclear when it started, but the smile on Shen Xiuze’s lips was appearing more and more.

Of course, to take care of Shen Tiantian, some miscellaneous expenses were also increasing.

For example, the small wooden bed that was custom-made on his phone, the large snack gift bag he had bought for Shen Tiantian, and a few takeout orders for small cakes.

On the contrary, his own shopping needs were pitifully few.

Halfway through the meal, Shen Xiuze received a call from the branch company’s president.

The restaurant was filled with soothing piano music, and it was a little hard to hear, so Shen Xiuze went to the corner of the hallway to answer the call.

When Tiantian was full and was slumped on the back of his chair, drinking his after-meal milk, he found that his brother was gone.

Tiantian didn’t think much of it and just thought that his brother had gone to the bathroom.

But five minutes later, his brother was still not back.

Ten minutes passed, and his brother was still not back.

Fifteen minutes…

Tiantian finished his milk in small sips, a circle of milk stains on his mouth, and he couldn’t help but feel a little flustered.

Especially when the waitress’s older sister walked towards him with the bill.

Tiantian’s panic reached its peak.

His heart was pounding like a little deer. Tiantian tried his best to shrink into a small ball, and like burying his head in the sand, he huddled in the corner of the long sofa chair.

Can’t see me, can’t see me!

But the waitress’s older sister still stopped and placed the bill, along with a complimentary small pastry, on the table.

“Hello, I hope you enjoyed your meal. This is the bill for your table. Do you have any questions?”

Tiantian’s chubby figure could not be shrunk any further.

This huddled little rubber ball had no choice but to stretch out again and pop out from the corner with a bo.

He sat up straight in his chair, pretended to be righteous, and asked:

“How much is it?”

The waitress reported a number.

Tiantian gasped and quickly shrank into a ball again.

“No, no, no. I didn’t eat all of this.”

He’s so small. He only ate a very little bit!

He covered his round belly, which he couldn’t hide, and explained himself:

“It was my big brother who ate it. He… he’ll come and pay later.”

Please don’t take Tiantian away!

He doesn’t want to be a little laborer, sold to work and wash dishes to pay off the debt, wuwu.

The waitress’s older sister let out a chuckle.

She nodded, and after teasing the little cub, she left happily.

Tiantian, who was watching her walk away, also let out a long sigh.

He patted his belly. The crisis was temporarily resolved.

Tiantian pulled up his sleeve, revealing the little genius watch on his wrist, and called his brother.

But the line was busy and couldn’t get through!

He couldn’t get through even after three consecutive tries!

Tiantian’s eyes widened.

In that moment, his feelings overlapped with the protagonist’s little brother in the audition, and there was even a hint of dazed helplessness.

If Tiantian were to act in this scene again, he would definitely have a better and more stunning understanding.

Tiantian, who had long since exchanged his New Year’s money for clothes, hats, and scarves, looked at the series of numbers on the bill, his head dazed.

After a long while, he called his little friends to raise money to save the cub.

Qin Ye was twelve hours behind China.

It was still the middle of the night on his side. He had just fallen asleep not long ago when he was woken up by Tiantian’s call.

“Hello?” He got up, a little dazed.

“Yezi, wuwu, I don’t have money to pay the restaurant. I’m going to be taken away!”

Qin Ye let out a dazed “ah.”

His cousin, Ye Jiabao, whom he hadn’t contacted in a long time, was at the backstage of a variety show he had just finished recording when he received Shen Tiantian’s call for help.

“Cousin, I’m going to be taken away to wash dishes! Help!”

The corners of Ye Jiabao’s lips lifted. Which big brother is so awesome? he thought.

“That’s so good… no, so bad?”

After Tiantian had borrowed from all the little friends he knew, Qin Ye had transferred three thousand yuan, and his cousin had transferred three yuan.

Gu Nanqi…

Gu Nanqi’s pockets were empty, not a single cent.

Tiantian’s small watch only had three apps: one for settings, one for phone calls, and one for WeChat.

Tiantian took the three thousand and three yuan from his watch and walked to the front desk with trepidation.

“Hewwo!”

He held onto the edge of the counter, gathered his courage, and said:

“I’m here to pay~”

As he spoke, Tiantian’s voice even had a nervous, trembling little tail.

The older sister at the front desk was surprised for a moment when she saw a little friend come to pay the bill. After asking for the table number, she said with a smile:

“Your big brother has already paid in advance. You don’t need to pay again.”

Hearing this, the big stone in Tiantian’s heart fell with a thud.

His eyes sparkled. “Big brother has already paid?”

His voice rose, excited and lively, and he was instantly cheerful.

The waitress’s older sister nodded and even gave Tiantian two mint-flavored chewing gums.

“This is a complimentary chewing gum. Please keep it well, little guest.”

The little guest walked back to his seat with a light and airy step, holding the candy.

His happy mood couldn’t be hidden at all. Tiantian regained his strength, his stomach made room, and he ate a sweet little pastry in one bite.

He didn’t even spare the two chewing gums and stuffed them all into his mouth.

Qin Ye, who had not yet fallen asleep, called Tiantian.

“Tiantian, have you paid the bill?”

Tiantian swallowed the pastry, his eyes curved.

“Big brother paid. I don’t have to go and wash dishes for people. Thank you, Yezi. You’re my best friend!”

Qin Ye, who was in a foreign country, heard this, and the corners of his mouth were already lifted into a hook.

“You’re welcome.”

He then asked as if unintentionally:

“Did Gu Nanqi not help?”

Thinking of this, Tiantian couldn’t help but sigh.

“Gu Nanqi is so poor. He’s been freeloading off his cousin for snacks lately.”

Qin Ye’s smile deepened, but thinking of something, he said with confusion:

“Isn’t Gu Nanqi’s relationship with his cousin very bad?”

Tiantian: “That’s right. That’s why he has to freeload off his cousin for snacks.”

Qin Ye didn’t understand, but it didn’t matter.

“Tiantian, you can keep the three thousand yuan and spend it. It’s the prize money I won from the last competition. I’ll win another prize next time.”

Qin Ye had no so-called pocket money or New Year’s money.

His mother, Qin Bailan, advocated elite hardship education and believed that boys should suffer a little, or they wouldn’t be able to take on any responsibility.

Fortunately, Qin Ye’s material desires were extremely low, and he had almost no shopping needs abroad.

After giving the prize money to Tiantian, he still had thirty-six cents left in his account.

It was not a small amount to save up.

Tiantian did not agree. He wrinkled his nose and transferred the money back to Qin Ye.

After thinking for a while, Tiantian finally, with a guilty conscience, embezzled the three yuan that his cousin had transferred.

His cousin had just been gloating and laughing at the cub.

He was going to earn three yuan from his cousin.

Let his cousin know that Tiantian is not to be trifled with!

Shen Xiuze finally finished dealing with the urgent business of the branch company. He walked over and found that the table was already empty.

He frowned slightly and reached out to touch Shen Tiantian’s swollen and round little belly.

“How much did you eat? Aren’t you afraid of bursting your belly?”

Tiantian was at his happiest, having eaten his fill and not having to wash the dishes.

“Not much, not much.”

He waved his small hand and guiltily covered his belly.

Shen Xiuze was afraid that Shen Tiantian would be too full. He sighed and took him for a walk along the restaurant to digest his food.

On the way, the two of them happened to pass by a stationery store.

Tiantian bought an eraser with the three yuan!