Jing eats a lot and grows fast. She is fair and tender, and is especially lovable. Sometimes, two pointed, fluffy animal ears will peek out from her soft silver hair.

Especially those big, watery eyes that look at you so brightly, and those chubby hands that grab and tug at each other, and even nibble on their little fists—they're just incredibly cute.

But once she starts crying, she becomes a demon, often leaving Bai Ze and Mo at a loss and sighing repeatedly.

Mo sometimes wondered who the child inherited his loud voice from, and then he heard the beast father's hearty laughter from afar, and he instantly understood.

So, the two exchanged a glance and tacitly handed the cub to Xiao: "Father, you take Jing out to play."

Xiao was of course willing, so he chuckled and tucked his grandson into his arms, then strolled toward the center of the tribe.

Mo also enjoys a moment of leisure. The golden autumn scenery covering the mountains and fields is perfect for taking a walk with your partner and soaking in a hot spring. How wonderful!

Jing is not afraid of people and is curious about everything. Whenever there is a small toy, he immediately throws it into someone else's arms. Only after he has played with it enough will he turn to find his grandparents.

Yan gently tapped Jing's nose and "educated" him, "Kid, you can't do that."

"It's easy to get scammed when you're out there."

Jing grabbed Yan's finger and tried to put it in her mouth, but Yan dodged it with lightning speed and laughed, "Hey~ you can't eat that!"

The little boy was unhappy, pouting, and turned his gaze to the apple in Yan's hand.

Jing, drooling, stretched out her little hands and tried to lean forward: "Ah~ Woohoo—"

Xing hurriedly caught him, saying, "Hey, hey, Yan can't hold you properly."

He had already stretched out his arm halfway when his father intercepted it. Yan was unhappy and said, "I can hold him properly."

Xiao was amused and said, "Hold me, hold me, I'll catch you if you fall."

Yan rubbed his palms together excitedly, then leaned closer in, carefully cradling Jing in his arms and gently swaying him from side to side, coaxing him like an adult, "Oh, oh, oh~ good boy..."

Jing was still thinking about food, and after being hugged for a short while, she wanted to go into Li's arms, who was holding apples for Yan.

Li gave the apple to Xing and reached out to take it from Jing. But when the little boy saw that the apple was far away from him again, he clenched his little fists, leaned on Li's shoulder, and burst into tears.

"Sigh~"

"Don't cry, baby~"

"Look what this is!"

……

Yan and the others quickly formed a circle around him, coaxing him in high-pitched voices.

Children understand children best. Yan stood on tiptoe, held the apple in her father's hand high, and said, "Little brother wants to eat a big red fruit."

Yan took it and waved it in front of Jing: "You want this?"

The child immediately stopped crying, and before anyone could react, he grabbed the apple and started biting into it, his whole face contorted with effort.

Yan exclaimed in surprise, then laughed.

The little one had no teeth yet, and after trying hard to gnaw on it for a long time, he only managed to get a bunch of saliva on it. His brows were furrowed into a little knot, but he still didn't give up. He kept grunting and munching on the fruit, one bite after another, but in the end, the fruit didn't even break the skin.

This amused everyone, and they laughed uncontrollably.

In the evening, Jue and Xi returned from hunting. When they passed through the center of the tribe, they saw Jing being held by Azu, who was feeding him fruit puree.

The little boy was happily eating when he saw his older brother. He immediately tilted his head and shouted "Ah ah wa wa!" excitedly, jumping up and down like a carp leaping up and down.

Jue walked closer, gently pinched his cheek, and asked with a smile, "Is it delicious?"

Jing stretched out his arms for a hug, and when he got his wish, he giggled and gave Jue a kiss on the cheek. Then he snuggled up to his brother and babbled a bunch of unintelligible baby talk.

Xi leaned closer: "Jing, give the little brother a kiss too."

The little boy pouted and gave him a kiss.

Xi wiped the drool off her face, quite satisfied.

……

As Jingye got older, she cried less and less at night.

When the baby wakes up in the morning, he lies in his crib, making "ee-ee-ya-ya-ah-ah-mm-mm" sounds. If no one comes over, he pouts, frowns, and starts to cry loudly, looking very aggrieved. He's also a bit grumpy when he wakes up and always fusses for a while.

Bai Ze held him and tried to comfort him, but as soon as the little guy saw Jue, he stopped crying on his own. With tears still on his eyelashes, he grinned and threw himself into his brother's arms.

Jing rested her little head on Jue's shoulder, neither crying nor fussing, being unusually well-behaved, which stunned Bai Ze.

Jue wiped the boy's face and said, "Father, I'm watching over Jing."

Bai Ze nodded and patted Jing's butt: "All you do is stick to your brother."

The little boy's eyes curved into crescent moons as he laughed in his babyish voice at his father.

Bai Ze asked, "You like your brother that much?"

Jing hugged her brother's neck and laughed even harder. After making a few "ah-woo ah-woo" sounds, she suddenly blurted out "brother." Although it was a little unclear, Jue and Bai Ze still heard it.

Jue paused, looking at Jing in disbelief, then at Bai Ze, and asked uncertainly, "Father, did my son just... call me 'brother'?"

Bai Ze was also surprised, but before he could speak, he heard a childish "brother" again.

Seeing her father and brother staring at her, Jing became embarrassed, blinked, and buried her face in her brother's clothes.

Jue smiled, feeling quite pleased with herself. When Xi came over, she had the baby call out twice more.

That evening, Mo returned home and had just sat down on the bench when Jing climbed into his lap. He lifted the baby up, swung him around in the air, and asked, "Did you cry today?"

Jing loves being lifted high in the air; he's overjoyed and keeps giggling.

Bai Ze, standing nearby, couldn't wait to share what had happened that morning: "The baby can talk now."

Mo was somewhat surprised: "It can talk?"

Jue walked over and said to Jing, "Little one, call me brother."

Jing called out "brother" many times today and has become quite proficient at it. With a simple movement of her little mouth, she uttered a tender and childish "brother".

Mo laughed and then began to teach Jing to say "beast father," but these two words were too difficult for the child, so Bai Ze turned to teaching him to say "dad."

"Bang~"

"Ah-ba~"

"Wow~"

"Bang~"

……

After trying for a long time, I still pronounced "brother" clearly and loudly.

Jing suddenly learned to walk one evening.

Because the cub liked to crawl around, Mo fenced off a large area inside the cave and laid out thick animal hides so he could move around freely.

Mo was chopping wood outside, while Bai Ze was cooking dinner.

After a busy day at the market, Jue returned home and rested on a bench.

Tie Dan came over and mooed twice, wanting its little owner to play with it.

Jue gently pushed its big head away and said, "Tiedan, I'm so hungry right now."

"I'll take you out to play after we finish eating."

For Jing, hunger is a very big deal. As soon as he heard that his older brother was hungry, he immediately stuck out his bottom and started searching through the pile of toys.

After a while, the little one, clinging to the fence, wobbled to his feet and called out, "Eat, eat, eat!"

"Brother, eat~"

Hearing the sound, Jue looked up and saw Jing holding a large fruit in her small hands, staggering step by step toward the fence closest to her.

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