10: childish

Everyone put down what they were holding and gathered around Xu Le.

“This isn’t right. Look, if you stack this, it can go even higher.”

“No, you have to sort by color. Look, red, yellow, blue, green, red, yellow, blue, green—how much nicer that looks.”

“I think it’s better to build according to Lele’s height. We can build a circle around Lele.”

“Cough, cough.”

Hearing Xu Bai’s cough, the smiles on the three men’s faces froze, and they silently put down the blocks they were holding. They hadn't expected Xu Bai not to stop them.

“I think building a small castle is enough. For the rest, you can build other things; that would be more interesting.”

As Xu Bai finished speaking, the three men each claimed a territory, forming a three-way standoff, and quickly gathered some blocks to their own areas, intending to create something on their own turf.

The three men each built their own block creations, even taunting each other about how ugly the others’ creations were.

Xu Bai smiled, watching their childish behavior.

Xu Le wasn’t idle either, crawling back and forth between the three, waving his little hands, and babbling incessantly in baby talk, as if he were a tiny judge critiquing their creations.

Fugui acted like Xu Le’s guard, following beside him to prevent Xu Le from falling.

Occasionally, as if understanding Xu Le’s baby talk, he would kick over the blocks in front of him.

Each time someone’s blocks were kicked over, it would not only draw claps and cheers from Xu Le but also taunts from the other two parties.

They would say, “Even the dog can’t stand it.”

The person could only rebuild, daring not to show anger, and without any impatience… After some time, it gradually grew dark. Xu Le and Fugui finished their respective dinners and fell asleep, exhausted.

Xu Bai smiled, looking at Xu Le’s sleeping face.

“Oh well, he’s too tired today, so no bath for him.”

It’s better not to wake Lele; otherwise, if the little guy woke up, he might not be able to fall back asleep, and coaxing a child to sleep is a big project.

Xu Bai gently covered Xu Le with the blanket, then tiptoed out.

Hmm, he planned to sleep in the room in the small shop’s warehouse partition today.

The other three had eaten and drunk their fill and were sprawled on the mat, their minds blank.

“Bao Yu, what kind of new move do you think we should innovate for the competition?”

Li Baoyu scratched his face.

“I don’t know either. Last year, the first-place winner made a Magnifying Glass. Do you think we could apply that, innovate, and upgrade it?”

After speaking, Li Baoyu nudged Fang Mu beside him.

After a long wait with no reply from Fang Mu, Li Baoyu and Zhao Zixuan both looked up at Fang Mu.

Fang Mu was holding a tissue in his hand.

The scene immediately came to mind; it seemed the whole thing started with this pack of tissues, but they had forgotten about it while playing.

The two also picked up the tissues next to them, pulled one out, and felt it.

“Hey, it really is different from ordinary tissues; it’s softer and can be used to wipe your mouth,” Zhao Zixuan exclaimed.

“What do you think about my family acquiring the authorization for this tissue?”

At this moment, Fang Mu came back to his senses and asked the two.

Only then did they remember that Fang Mu’s family was the young master of the largest local daily necessities cards production group.

That is, the young master of Riyao Group. However, Fang Mu was not the heir; he had an older brother, and the two brothers had a good relationship.

“You, you, you, you’re not trying to snatch your older brother’s position, are you?” Li Baoyu was stunned, his words stammering.