Chapter 1315: Here to See the Ducks

Just as they were talking, they heard someone speaking downstairs.

Song Tan had no choice but to use a little force, hugging Lu Chuan's lean waist tighter, before burying her head in his shoulder: "Mm, I'll definitely like it."

Lu Chuan heard it too. At this moment, he kissed her hair helplessly: "Mm."

The two went downstairs together and saw two men, one middle-aged and one young, standing in the courtyard. They looked familiar.

The two in the courtyard were talking to Aunt Zhang Hong. Seeing Song Tan come downstairs, the young guy greeted her first: "Boss Song!"

Song Tan finally reacted: "Are you here to see the Chinese mergansers?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The young guy nodded quickly: "Are the ducks in the back mountain too?"

Song Tan laughed: "No, the chickens and ducks have moved this year; they're at the river beach—Qiao Qiao!"

Song Tan called out, and saw Qiao Qiao poke his head out from the third floor: "I'll be done with my homework in 10 minutes! Sister, wait for me for a bit." Then he quickly retracted his head.

Song Tan:... Sure enough, as long as they aren't in school, children are essentially eager to learn.

Hit the jackpot!

The two little friends met up. Even though they saw each other every day, they were still as happy as if they were reuniting after a long separation.

Qiao Qiao:...

"It's necessary." You didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing the two's expressions turn instantly dejected, you quickly added: "Just use cups to drink at home; that pot is inconvenient for pouring water. I'll fill it up for you when you leave."

Even Lu Chuan looked over curiously.

So good?!

A moment later, the two returned to the courtyard, each carrying a 1.8L thermos.

"What is this?"

Chen Chi was half-informed about these things, but he already had experience with the Reeves's pheasant from before, so he nodded, quite confidently: "Uncle, then I'll ride my bike and take you to the river. Xiao Qiu is very obedient; it comes as soon as you call."

And so, the adults who came to see the ducks were thrown to the side.

"Just a bit of tea leaves and you're so happy... How can drinking tea be so unrefined?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man who hadn't spoken the whole time felt a surge of energy and said without a second thought: "Wait a moment, I'll go get the cups!"

He nimbly mounted his tricycle, then looked at the two staff members who were still standing there foolishly: "Uncles, hurry up and get on!"

Qiao Qiao suppressed a laugh: "Okay, Xiao Qiu... but how come the merganser has a name, but the Reeves's pheasant doesn't?"

At this moment, the April breeze was blowing gently. The two were swaying slightly in the tricycle, clutching their teacups like treasures. For some reason, the two staff members couldn't help but laugh too.

She said helplessly: "Sit for a while; let Qiao Qiao lead you there in a bit. I haven't seen that Chinese merganser many times; you children are the ones who have more contact with it."

He shook his head: "There are 4 mergansers in total, but only Xiao Qiu is the smartest. I can't tell the other few apart, so I haven't named them yet."

"Mm," Qiao Qiao nodded: "The duck Chen Xi just filmed is a Chinese merganser. I told you, it's a nationally protected animal. You take the uncles to see it, and see if you can get them to stop living in the duck shed."

The two had recently chosen the cartoon "Cardcaptor Sakura," and they were watching it with such fascination that the things they liked changed from Mecha Tyrannosaurus and Holy Angelmon to Clow Cards, focusing on loving everything.

"I'll take one too!" The young guy was stunned, then turned and ran toward the car.

New tea?!

This was the first time the two staff members had come to the river beach. At this moment, looking at the vast river surface, the high cliffs on the opposite bank, and the dense lotus leaves growing gracefully by the riverbank, they couldn't help but exclaim and subconsciously pull out their phones.

The plastic toy in Chen Chi's hand hadn't been unpacked yet, and Chen Xi was helping to tear it open: "This is a magic wand! Sakura's magic wand!"

Grandpa Qi stood at the kitchen door and glanced twice; he simply couldn't bear to look!

The two grown men looked at his dreamy macaron-colored rainbow tricycle and couldn't help but fall silent.

"Right, we have to livestream!"

"Want some tea? It's this year's new tea. Some tea leaves were broken when they were made, so we used them to brew. If you don't mind, I'll pour you two cups."

Speaking of this, Chen Chi felt a bit aggrieved: "I named it, called it Xiao Zhi... but it doesn't listen. None of them listen; they only listen to Xiao Hong."

Just like that, after fussing around to hold a cup of hot tea and take two sips, Chen Chi really did come "thump, thump, thump" downstairs, holding his own livestreaming stand: "Sister, are you taking the uncles to see the ducks?"

He held up his large tea mug, which contained the yellow-green tender buds that had opened up; it couldn't be more high-quality.

And Chen Chi parked the tricycle skillfully to the side and called out loudly: "Chen Xi! Zhang Ce! The people here to see the ducks have arrived!"

Then they saw Zhang Ce say proudly: "Mm! The one hatching eggs is called Xiao Qiu. It's the same generation as our family's Xiao Wang, Xiao Tian, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Hong. Chen Xi and I named it. Doesn't it sound good?"

"But at that time there was only one, and I don't know when it suddenly became 4..."

Song Tan found it a bit funny when she said this: "Maybe Xiao Qiu specifically went to call them over."

"Chen Chi! The gift I gave you!"

But no matter how silent they were, they still had to ride the tricycle, because the river beach was being re-fenced, and the wide road was piled with many materials. It wasn't convenient for cars to go back and forth, so they still had to rely on Chen Chi.

The two were pleasantly surprised and quickly turned back to take out their own teacups, focusing on being fully prepared, having whatever was needed.

Chen Xi was unpacking a delivery. Hearing Chen Chi's call, he also rushed out excitedly, holding a flashy plastic toy in his hand:

"Our family's ducks are free-range, and it's very casual when we catch them, so it's hard to guarantee it won't have problems."

Qiao Qiao, who was walking in front, turned his head: "Xiao Qiu?"

Zhang Ce put his phone away: "I'll take the little friends to watch together in a bit."

"Okay!"

Qiao Qiao really couldn't imagine Zhang Ce being so rigorous in his work; the attribute of a "water-pouring master" had been achieved. At this moment, he nodded seriously: "That works, then you take the uncles to get to know it, see what the uncles say about how to handle it, and discussing it with Song Tan is fine."

Living in the hometown really feels very comfortable!

Oh right!

The two only then remembered that they had to look like they were at work, so they quickly put the toys away and put on serious faces:

Although many people who came to their house had this standard equipment, this thermos was a bit too new!

Song Tan was more reliable. At this moment, she put down her work and walked over, greeting Zhang Ce: "Play with the magic wand after work. Zhang Ce, are you going to livestream?"

"It was just a while ago when we came to collect duck eggs that we found a wild duck also hatching eggs. Chen Xi—my younger brother hadn't seen such a thing, so he filmed it for Chen Chi to see. Boss Song said she had already seen it active here before the New Year."

And on this side, Song Tan had already led everyone toward the duck shed: "The duck shed is in the very corner. There's a lot of straw spread inside. Usually, the ducks lay eggs there." ===== CHAPTER 1316 =====