A clay figurine has some temper too!
These two ganged up to tease him. Wen Bai turned around and gently pushed Wen Jue, who was not good at sports, to the ground first.
He originally wanted to grab some snow from the ground and put it down Wen Jue's neck, to give him a taste of his own medicine.
But he hesitated as he reached out.
It was only because the snow on the ground was just a thin layer covering the soil.
If he grabbed it, he would surely pick up the soil along with it.
While he was hesitating, Wen Jue struggled and flailed his limbs, trying to flip Wen Bai over.
But his posture was passive and his strength was too small. He could only flail his hands and feet, and was easily pinned down by Wen Bai, unable to move.
Mo Xingchen charged over furiously. He had long disliked Wen Bai's precocious manner. With a roll, he bumped into Wen Bai, helping Wen Jue to push Wen Bai backward...
Even though Wen Bai had the soul of an adult, he was currently only in the body of a child of a few years old.
How could he possibly contend with the two children in front of him?
Wen Jue and Mo Xingchen managed to dishevel Wen Bai's cloak, and he ended up covered in snow and mud.
In their roughhousing, the three of them rolled into a ball...
The adults sitting inside the house drinking hot tea shook their heads as they watched.
Mother Wen instructed the servants to keep a close eye on the three children and make sure they didn't get hurt.
After this instruction, Duo Shu and Fu Qi soon joined the fray.
"Duo Shu, separate them."
"Fu Qi, you hold Duo Shu back!"
"Yes, you, go and hold Duo Shu back too!"
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Li Mu watched this scene, his gaze lingering on one of the small figures for a long time.
He said with a sigh, initiating the conversation, "Brother Wen, you have three children now, and they are all so clever. Truly, a great fortune."
Father Wen was startled, then laughed heartily, "Brother Li, what are you saying. However, I only have two sons. Did you see those twins? Those are my children."
Li Mu leaned forward, his eyes flickering slightly, "Then... that child is?"
"Speaking of which, it's fate. To tell you the truth, Brother Li. Six months ago, my twins were lost in the market and abducted by human traffickers. We searched everywhere. We reported it to the officials, posted missing person notices, and invited many people to search in nearby towns. My wife and I were prepared to abandon all our affairs at home and go search ourselves. Guess what happened later?"
Li Mu asked eagerly, "What happened?"
"My twins were truly extremely clever and spirited. They actually found their way home by themselves, driving a carriage across many cities to find their way back. They even brought back a child who was also abducted by human traffickers. See? It's this child."
A strange hope appeared in Li Mu's eyes, "Brother Wen, you mean this child was abducted by human traffickers?"
Father Wen sighed, "Yes. We originally intended to send the child back to his parents. But this child has no memory of where he is from. We've also inquired everywhere if any families have lost children, but there are many families who have lost children, and none of them are his family."
Father Wen paused, "We haven't found his family yet. But thankfully, this child isn't shy and can play well with Bao'er and Xiao Jue. Brother Li, you know, I have so much money, it's just sitting there. Raising children, what's the difference between raising two and raising three? So, I decided to treat him as my own child and raise him along with them."
Li Mu could no longer contain himself and directly asked, "Brother Wen, is this child named Mo Chenxing?"
Father Wen was startled, "Brother Li, you... you know Chenxing's parents?"
Li Mu cupped his fists in a gesture, "To be honest, Brother Wen, the important matter I've come out to handle this time is to search for this child. He is my elder sister's child. I left the Liu family and changed my name and surname on my own. But my elder sister and I have always been close. We've been in touch by letters."
There was clear pain in his eyes, "My elder sister didn't tell me at first when Xingchen went missing. Six months ago, I happened to learn that my elder sister's child was missing, and I've been investigating ever since. For the past half year, I've visited many families whose children went missing around the same time. I've been tracking this all the way until now. I never expected that after all my efforts, I would meet him here."
Father Wen listened, starting to feel excited, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother Li, from what you're saying, do you want to take Xingchen away? It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that this child has been with me for half a year, and I already consider him my own. Based on your words alone, I cannot let you take Xingchen away directly."
Li Mu's expression shifted slightly. He had prepared for the worst, imagining that Xingchen might have been treated harshly in some unknown small place. Now, to learn that his elder sister's child was being cared for so well, he felt only gratitude.
"It is Xingchen's good fortune to be cared for so well by Brother Wen. I will immediately write a letter to inform my elder sister's family to come and pick him up."
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Meanwhile, Wen Bai, completely unaware of all this, was being egged on by Mo Xingchen to leave the residence and go into the mountains behind the house.
"There's too little snow here. We need to go somewhere with more snow."
Mo Xingchen pointed to the woods outside the backyard. He had a restless, adventurous heart.
Wen Jue, who usually disliked moving, was surprisingly cooperative upon seeing this rare snow scene.
He was in high spirits, grabbing his little fox fur coat and nodding vigorously, "Okay, let's go!"
System 001 explained to Wen Bai, "Human toddlers at this age are most active and extremely curious. They cannot be suppressed, otherwise, it will be counterproductive."
Wen Bai silently followed behind Wen Jue and Mo Xingchen.
Duo Shu, Fu Qi, and another servant followed behind them.
However, after walking for a while, Mo Xingchen started complaining of hunger.
He had slept through his meal and hadn't eaten anything. Wen Bai and Wen Jue had eaten some small snacks and weren't hungry yet.
Even if he were hungry, Mo Xingchen wouldn't agree to go back.
Fu Qi and the other servant had no choice but to go back to get food.
Mo Xingchen seemed to have exceptionally high energy today, walking for a long time and still refusing to stop.
Duo Shu was a little worried, "Young masters, let's not walk so far. If Fu Qi and the others bring the food back, they won't be able to find us."
Mo Xingchen said carelessly, "We won't go very far. Why don't you wait for them here, Duo Shu?"
Duo Shu immediately shook his head, "No, no, I have to follow you."
Now that only he was following the young masters, he absolutely could not let the young masters act alone again.
As soon as Duo Shu finished his refusal,
"Plop," three little figures fell in front of Duo Shu's eyes.
Duo Shu quickly ran over, "What's wrong?"
He saw Mo Xingchen with a dejected little face, trying hard to suppress the pain.