The key question raised by Gu Jiqing was finally solved by the old lady selling oranges.
She took the two people’s tails apart, then found a long red rope, tied one end to the tip of the cat’s tail and the other end to the tip of the dog’s tail, and hung a small bell in the middle, which jingled when they walked.
This will not hinder the basic activities of the two people and can also ensure that neither of them will get lost, and the jingling sound is very nice.
So when the two of them walked into the children’s playground hand in hand, they attracted a lot of attention along the way.
Especially some young girls, who did not try to hide their “weird auntie” smiles that gradually became “perverted” after seeing the cute human cubs.
They even said something terrible in front of Zhou Cibai, like: “Ahhh! They are so cute! I want to put them in a sack and steal them away!”
Gu Jiqing had heard this kind of word many times since he was a child, and he didn’t think it was a big deal.
But the smaller version of Zhou Cibai’s face was even sterner than usual, and he held Gu Jiqing’s hand extra tightly, as if he wanted to stick the words “stealing children is illegal” on his forehead.
How come he already became smaller but the vinegar smell is still this strong?
Gu Jiqing’s eyes curved slightly, revealing a teasing smile.
Zhou Cibai felt a little embarrassed by his smile, but he held his hand tighter and said in a somewhat awkward tone, “Don’t laugh, there are a lot of bad guys now, believe it or not, if I leave you here alone, you will be taken away immediately.”
Gu Jiqing smiled and said, “I believe it.”
Zhou Cibai turned his head: “?”
Gu Jiqing smiled and explained, “When I was a child, I was almost carried away once in an amusement park.”
Zhou Cibai: “???”
“It was probably my first Children’s Day after I arrived at the Gu family. My mom accompanied Gu Jue’s dad to an event, and the aunt at home took Gu Jue and me to the amusement park. Because I was only six years old at the time, I was too small to ride the pirate ship and roller coaster, and Gu Jue really wanted to play, so the aunt bought me a cotton candy, put me on the Ferris wheel, and let me sit there, saying that when the fireworks were set off, my mom would come to pick me up.”
“But my mom wasn’t here when the fireworks were set off, and I saw a really cute show next to the aquarium, so I got off the Ferris wheel to watch the fun. As a result, I ran into a bad guy who wanted to kidnap me. If I hadn’t reacted quickly and hugged the sister next to me and started calling her auntie, I might have already become someone else’s child caregiver in a mountain valley now. But the most regrettable thing is that I didn’t get to watch the whole show. I really liked the coral bracelet from the last award-winning event.”
Gu Jiqing smiled and tried to downplay the past event.
However, he forgot that his voice was now crisp, milky, and sweet, and when he said these words while blinking his long eyelashes, it only made Zhou Ci Bai feel heartbroken and suffocated.
How could their Gu Maomao be so pitiful?
If he hadn’t been smart since he was young, who knows what kind of life he would be living now?
And how could a kid go to an amusement park on Children’s Day and just sit on the Ferris wheel all day? That’s too irresponsible!
This won’t work.
He must make up for the childhood that Gu Maomao missed.
After Zhou Cibai made up his mind, he took Gu Jiqing’s hand and walked towards the pirate ship.
However, even in the world of fan fiction, there are basic rules and attempts. Because Gu Jiqing is too young, they were all excluded from Zhou Cibai’s favorite activities, such as the pirate ship, light speed wheel, bungee jumping machine, roller coaster, etc.
In the end, after playing the carousel three times, the electric swivel chair two times, the bumper car for an hour, and the sponge ball for half an hour, both of them sat on a small bench on the side of the road holding an ice cream.
Gu Jiqing was sweating from playing, his two short legs swinging unconsciously. After carefully eating the last bite of cream, he handed the ice cream cone in his hand to Zhou Cibai: “Zhou Cibai, I don’t like crispy egg rolls and chocolate.”
“Oh.” Zhou Cibai immediately took the remaining crispy chocolate egg rolls from him, then handed over the strawberry cream in his hand, and then continued to hang his tail, as if thinking about something in frustration.
Gu Jiqing licked the cream on the corner of his mouth, tilted his head to look at Zhou Cibai for a while, and asked, “Are you unhappy?”
Zhou Cibai raised his head quickly: “No, I was just thinking…”
What can he do to make this Children’s Day more meaningful and happier?
However, before he could finish his words, Gu Jiqing, who was looking at him, was suddenly stunned.
He brushed past Zhou Cibai’s dog’s ears and saw a familiar line of words on the aquarium’s big screen: [Aquarium limited performance will start at 18:30 on June 1st]
The performance in the subsequent video was exactly the same as he remembered.
Zhou Cibai also looked back in the direction of his gaze and was also stunned.
Aquarium-only show?
Could it be that…
The moment he realized this possibility, Zhou Cibai immediately turned his head back.
Gu Jiqing nodded his head and said, “En, it’s the same as the one I didn’t finish watching when I was a kid. Even the prizes for the treasure hunt are the same.”
At that moment, Zhou Cibai was almost completely convinced that God had let them travel through this fan fiction just to allow him to make up for the shortcomings of Gu Jiqing’s childhood.
At that moment, Zhou Cibai was almost completely convinced that God had let them travel through this fan fiction just to allow him to make up for the shortcomings of Gu Jiqing’s childhood.
He held Gu Jiqing’s face in his hands and said excitedly in a childish voice, “Gu Zhizhi, don’t you like watching aquarium performances? Let’s go and watch it together, and then I’ll help you get the prizes from the treasure hunt, okay?”
He held Gu Jiqing’s face in his hands and said excitedly in a childish voice, “Gu Jizhi, don’t you like watching aquarium performances? Let’s go and watch it together, and then I’ll help you get the prizes from the treasure hunt, okay?”
Zhou Cibai’s hands pushed the baby fat on Gu Jiqing’s cheeks forward into a pout. He couldn’t utter a word, and he could only blink his eyes continuously.
Zhou Cibai was so overwhelmed by his cuteness that he smiled and said, “If you don’t say anything, that means you agree. Come on, I’ll take you to get the prize.”
After saying that, he took Gu Jiqing, one cat, and one dog, and ran to the aquarium with the sound of jingling bells on his two short legs.
When the two ran to the registration office for the treasure hunt, the staff lady was so overwhelmed by their cuteness that she resisted the urge to touch their ears and tails and asked gently, “Kids, this is a family game. You may not be able to win without an adult.”
Gu Jiqing held onto the railing, stood on tiptoe, and glanced laboriously into the venue. Sure enough, all the people there were fathers or mothers with their children, preparing for the competition. The venue was still wet, and the competition events seemed a bit intense.
Gu Jiqing was afraid that Zhou Cibai would get hurt, so he quickly turned around and said, “Zhou Cibai, let’s not participate!”
He wanted to speak in his normal tone, but when he got anxious, his baby voice started coming out.
Zhou Cibai smiled and touched his cat ears, then looked up and proudly said to the staff lady, “It’s okay, I’m already seven years old, I’m his brother, I’m his family, I’m here to participate, I will definitely win.”
“But…”
“You haven’t set any age limit for participating, and now you don’t agree to let us participate, which is discriminating against children.” Zhou Cibai had deep and regular facial features, so even though he was only seven years old, when he spoke with his chest puffed out, he had the aura of a small adult.
The aquarium’s activities do have adequate safety protection measures.
So the staff lady could only smile and say, “Okay, I’ll sign you up, so what’s your name, kid?”
“My name is Zhou Cibai, and his name is Gu Jiqing.” Zhou Cibai said as he untied the red bell ropes on their tails and did not forget to instruct the staff, “When I go to the competition, you must help me keep a close eye on my brother. He is too good-looking, and I am afraid that he will be stolen by others.”
The little sister couldn’t help but express her overflowing maternal love, with an auntie smile on her face: “Don’t worry, we will definitely help you take good care of your brother, and you also have to work hard to get the treasure too.”
“En! I can definitely get it!” Zhou Cibai said, and he stuffed the lollipop he had just bought, which was almost the same size as Gu Jiqing’s face, into Gu Jiqing’s hand and ran towards the gathering point for the contestants.
Gu Jiqing was small, had short legs, and had a bell trailing behind his tail, so he could neither catch up nor stop him. He could only sit on a small stool in the staff duty area and watch the venue nervously.
However, he soon discovered that the rule that “as long as Zhou Cibai is around, he never has to worry about anything” not only applied to their adulthood but also to Zhou Cibai, who had become a child.
The first event is a race to see who can spin the ball longer than a seal. The winner can go to the next round.
Although the seals were intentionally letting go at the suggestion of their keepers, a large number of contestants were still eliminated. However, Zhou Cibai, the captain of the Tsinghua University basketball team, pursed his lips tightly and won first place at the age of seven.
It’s just that when Zhou Cibai is in adult form, he spins the ball cool and handsome, while when he is in child form, his tail spins along with him while he spins nervously.
Gu Jiqing ate a lollipop, looked at Zhou Cibai, and thought with a smile that he must draw this scene when he got back. Then he would surely be able to attract a wave of mother fans for White, Mr. Zhou, who controlled the economic lifeline of the Furry Planet.
The second round is a running race with penguins on the slippery ice.
Zhou Doggy, who had exceptionally good sportsman skills since childhood, won the match without a doubt.
In the third round of the ball catching competition with seals, the doggy took advantage of his racial advantages.
So Zhou Cibai managed to squeeze into the final stage with the help of his child’s body, along with a bunch of young and strong brothers and fathers, and became the most handsome kid in the whole audience with his conspicuous dog ears and tail.
The final round is to guess the animal based on the riddle. Not only do they have to guess it, but they also have to find the corresponding English name card on an inflatable cushion coated with soap and stick it under the riddle. Only after they have pasted it all correctly can they start the obstacle course.
The first person to complete the level and grab the ball to throw to the little sea lion will receive a unique coral bracelet provided by the aquarium.
The parents who could make it to the final round were all young fathers with excellent sportsmanship. However, because they had graduated for too long, they were a little confused about the English names of some less common animals. They could only try their luck, like headless flies. As they tried, one of them slipped, and an uncontrollable fight between the strong men began in the field.
Zhou Cibai, who was only wearing overalls, pursed his lips and had a cute little face with baby fat. He relied very seriously on his agility and academic advantage to shuttle back and forth in the crowd. He quickly and accurately put on the English names, then wagged his tail, and with his short legs, he quickly ran towards the obstacle course.
He was originally far ahead, but a young father who was stuck on the English words for seal and sea lion glanced at his answer sheet, copied it immediately, and followed Zhou Cibai’s footsteps.
Zhou Cibai has a good sense of balance and agility, but he is a child after all, and his strength and leg length are far behind those of an adult.
The last level of the obstacle race requires them to climb up a very high air-cushion slope by pulling the rope, and then retreat down the other side of the slope by pulling the rope.
Zhou Cibai gritted his teeth but was still caught up by the young father when he was climbing over the slope.
Seeing that his opponent was going to overtake him soon, relying on his long arms and legs and great strength, everyone outside the court couldn’t help but sweat for this serious and hardworking kid. Some of the older sisters who particularly liked Zhou Cibai couldn’t help but complain: “This is too much. He actually copied a kid’s answer!”
“That’s right! What’s the point of bullying a kid?”
“Oh my god, I feel so sad ah. The kid’s dog’s tail is drooping, and his ears are about to fall off. What will he do if he loses the first place?”
“And he seemed to want to give his brother a gift. Look, his brother was so nervous that he was about to cry. Wuwuwuwu, I feel so sad.”
“No matter what, if that guy really wins later, I will spend my own money to buy coral bracelets for the two little darlings!”
“Count me in! I’ll buy them candy too!”
“Don’t buy candy. Look at that kid, he’s so nervous that he can’t even eat the candy.”
Gu Jiqing was so nervous that he couldn’t even eat the candy. He wasn’t afraid that Zhou Cibai would lose, he was afraid that Zhou Cibai would get hurt.
Unfortunately, he was so short that he couldn’t see into the crowd even when standing on the bench. In the end, he had no choice but to ignore Zhou Cibai’s instructions, squeeze into the crowd, and squeeze to the edge of the venue.
When he squeezed to the finish line, Zhou Cibai was pulling the rope and preparing to retreat from the extremely high slope.
But his legs are too short, and if he retreats step by step, he will definitely lose.
But he can’t lose, because this is Gu Jiqing’s childhood regret, and he doesn’t want his Maomao to have any regrets.
So, after estimating the elasticity of the air cushion and the height of the slope, he made up his mind, closed his eyes, loosened his hands, and rolled down the slope at a rapid speed.
The moment he rolled heavily onto the air cushion, Zhou Cibai was a little dazed by the impact, but he had no time to rest or cushion his impact. He simply got up and sprinted towards the finish line on the slippery soapy liquid.
Then he grabbed the ball and threw it forward. The seal, who had been waiting for a long time, jumped lightly and caught it steadily with its snout.
There was warm applause in the arena.
The gift box containing the coral bracelet prepared by the organizer fell from the air at the same time. Zhou Cibai caught it, fell frontally, his chest and abdomen touching the ground, and slid forward a long way.
After finally stabilizing himself, he immediately raised his head and was about to look for where Gu Jiqing was when he saw a short-legged person in overalls running towards him, slipping with every step on the soapy water.
He was swaying and staggering, his chubby face looked like he was about to cry, but he was reluctant to put down the lollipop that he bought for him. His ears and tail were bouncing all over, he was so adorable.
Zhou Cibai, who was not in much better condition himself, lay on the air cushion and looked at Gu Jiqing, smiling foolishly and thinking, It was a good thing that the five-year-old Gu Jiqing is a dwarf, his body is low, so he wouldn’t feel any pain on his butt if he fell.
When the dwarf finally ran over, his eyes were red. “Zhou Cibai! This is so dangerous! What if you get hurt?”
Zhou Cibai smiled and hugged him, saying, “I won’t get hurt, and how can a five-year-old be so fierce? If you are still being fierce, be careful that they will catch us and study us.”
“Zhou Cibai!”
“Call me Xiao Ci gege.”
“You!”
“I got the coral bracelet for you, Gu Maomao, so let’s forget the unhappy things in our childhood. Xiao Ci gege will spend every Children’s Day with you from now on, okay?”
When Zhou Cibai finished saying this, Gu Jiqing felt a slightly cool touch on his hand.
He looked down and saw that the coral bracelet that looked like a fairy tale gift in his memory was already worn on his short little hand.
That was his biggest regret and loss when he was a child, many years ago.
At this moment, his little Zhou Cibai tried his best to snatch it back from the hands of a group of adults.
At the same time, he also regained the innocence and romance that he had lost for many, many years.
His Zhou Cibai always gave him everything, even God was helping him.
Perhaps it is because children’s tear glands are more developed. Gu Jiqing looked at the coral bracelet, and tears fell down.
Zhou Cibai immediately panicked, and he grabbed his dog’s tail and was about to wipe Gu Jiqing’s tears, but Gu Jiqing hugged him, buried his head in the crook of his neck, and said in a muffled voice, “Zhou Cibai, can you accompany me to ride the Ferris wheel?”
“Why?”
“Because I made a wish when I was at the highest point of the Ferris wheel, saying that I hope that every Children’s Day in the future, the person who loves me the most will accompany me to the amusement park, so I am going to fulfill my wish today.”
He used to think that all the romantic fairy tales and legends in the world were stories told by adults to deceive children. Otherwise, why could he never get the love of angels, even though he had become the most obedient child?
It was not until he met Zhou Cibai that he realized that those were not lies, it was just that his fairy tale arrived a little late.
So even the Ferris wheel, which he once disliked the most, became cute.
On that day of Children’s Day, in the Ferris wheel of the amusement park, two children were holding hands, looking at the fireworks blooming in the night sky, with their two long tails tightly entangled behind them, as if they would never be separated.
The kid with a cat’s tail and a coral bracelet looked out the window at the scenery that was the same as in his memory yet completely different. He asked earnestly, “Doggy Zhou, what do you think would happen if we had known each other since we were very young?”
The kid with the puppy’s tail tilted his head, looked at him, and answered more seriously, “Then I can love my cat for many more years.”
It also sounds like a good story.
The child with a cat’s tail smiled with curved eyes.
He thought that magical things were happening in this world every minute and every second, and there must be a world where he had a complete family, a happy childhood, parents who doted on him, and a handsome dog who loved to stick to him and protect him since he was very young.
So he is the luckiest and happiest person in the world.
Because he met someone who made him willing to believe in fairy tales again.
He looks so cute when he smiles, his cheeks are like soft jelly.
The greedy doggy couldn’t help but touch it gently and say, “Anyway, we must be together in every world.”
T/N: This is the end of the story. I’m sorry for taking so long to finish it because I am lazy hehe ( ◡‿◡ *) I planned on posting one chap per day as usual but changed my mind halfway xD anyway, we’ve come to the end now. Wish you all a happy reading and hope you guys enjoying it as much as I do ^^
