Many descendants

Tianhu Mountain, Fox Cave.

Qing Linghuan sneezed, feeling like someone was cursing him. It must be that dead bird; its son was stolen, and it's resentful.

Yeah! You're right to disagree!

Qing Linghuan swayed her celestial fox tail and lay down comfortably.

After he fell asleep, a small green snake came to the gate of the Su residence. It wore a magnificent purple-gold bow tie around its neck, flicked its little tail, and a divine force struck the door, making a thud.

"Hello, I'm Xiao Qingqing, and I'm here to see Xiao Shiyi."

……

The capital of the Rouran Kingdom—Luoyue City.

Su Yan, carrying Xiao Diandian, rode in a mule cart and entered the city amidst the astonished yet regretful gazes of the city gate guards.

"What a beautiful woman, married to such a poor man, what a pity."

"Exactly, such a stunning beauty should be allowed to enter the palace as a noblewoman."

"What are you whispering about?"

"Boss, a stunningly beautiful woman just passed by, a rare gem, one in a million!"

"Huh? Really? Let me see where it is?"

"That old, beat-up mule cart."

"A beautiful flower has been stuck in cow dung!"

"Actually, that cow dung isn't too bad-looking..."

Jian turned his head and glanced at the sleepy Su Yan, completely ignoring the gossip of passersby.

But the little one in her arms met his gaze, and Duijian said solemnly, "The eyes of the masses are discerning!"

“…!” Jian’s lips twitched slightly. He patted his head and said nonchalantly, “It doesn’t matter if your father is poor, as long as your mother is rich.”

Little Dot looked at Su Yan's dazed eyes; she was clearly already dreaming, all that was missing was a pillow to lie on.

"Mother," Little Dot called out.

Su Yan opened her eyes slightly, looking confused, and asked, "What's wrong?"

“Dad said it doesn’t matter if he’s poor, as long as Mom is rich,” Little Dot said.

Su Yan snapped out of her daze, covering her mouth and yawning, "Yeah, it's alright. Your father came into this world naked, and he'll leave naked, waving his hand and leaving without a trace."

Jian: "...I'm not that poor."

Su Yan tilted her head to look at him, "Did I say something wrong? Every one of the old fogies from your generation is rolling in money and has access to rare treasures. Whether I was pregnant with Xiao Diandian or Xiao Fengning, I was starving, sometimes hungry and sometimes full."

"I knew it! When I was in my mother's womb, I always ate some strange soul power."

“It was everyone’s concerted effort to raise you. Your father owes a mountain of favors.” Su Yan took a bottle of milk from her system space.

The little one happily picked it up and drank it.

Jian was a little embarrassed. "Give me a list later, and I'll return them one by one."

"No need. The child now takes my surname and is named Su Yunfan." Besides, they have both been marked with the seal of paternity, so it is only right that they raise him.

"Speaking of names, could you include me? My name is Su Yunfan Jian."

“Little Dot, what do you think?” Su Yan did not give a direct answer.

Little Dot looked at Jian and saw his hopeful expression. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then let's name him Su Yunfan Jian, and his nickname Little Dot Zi, is that okay?"

"Okay," Su Yan replied.

Jian was somewhat dissatisfied that his son had to take someone else's surname, but he also knew that Xiao Diandian was now being raised by Zi Qi, so he thought, "Zi Qi is getting a great deal."

"What advantage did he get?" Su Yan didn't like hearing it. "He personally raised Xiao Qi, and now that Xiao Qi has ascended, he was taken away by the Sea God Palace. The other cubs also returned to their respective clans after their ascension. He gave purely and accepted every child with his full benevolence. Even Huanhuan has never said a bad word about Zi Qi."

"Hmph~" Jian snorted and said nothing more.

A firecracker went off, followed by the banging of gongs and drums, and the deafening sounds of suona horns.

Su Yan covered Xiaodian's ears, afraid that he would be disturbed.

The little one didn't understand what this was. "Mom, what happened?"

“Someone is getting married,” Su Yan said with a smile. “It’s a happy occasion.”

"What is marriage?" Little Dot continued to ask.

Su Yan replied, "Marriage is a ceremony where a man and a woman go through the marriage process and then become related by marriage."

Little Dot was still confused and asked, "Then how can it be a happy occasion?"

Su Yan looked at Jian.

Jian immediately turned his head to look elsewhere, clearly not wanting to answer the question.

Looking at the joyous procession, Su Yan smiled and said, "It's a joyous occasion because it represents the birth of a new little tribe, which then multiplies and grows stronger."

"Just like Mother, Father, Dad, Uncle Zulu, and the others?"

"..." Su Yan was a little embarrassed for a moment. Her 'tribe' member was really too big. "Pretty much. In short, the purpose of marriage is to want a better and happier life. It may be spiritual satisfaction, or it may be to change one's life and break out of a certain fixed circle. Marriage becomes a very effective means."

"Little Dot doesn't understand."

"Mom's explanation is a bit complicated. To put it simply, marriage is an essential stage of life: birth, growth, adulthood, marriage, childbirth, aging, and death. From these points, we can see the importance of marriage; it connects the first and second halves of a life. Little one, you'll get married someday too!"

"So what stage am I at now?"

"Little Dot is currently in the growth stage."

"Would you like to have a wedding ceremony?" Jian suddenly asked.

Su Yan was stunned for a moment. "What did you say?"

"Marriage," Jian said with great interest. "I'll marry you, or you can marry me, it's fine with me."

"We've already had the baby, why bother with all this trouble?" Su Yan refused.

Turning his head to look at the roadside, he saw someone selling lanterns and called out, "How much are the lanterns? Where can I put a lantern?"

"If you walk any further, there's a Tiannv River. Today is Qixi Festival, and everyone will release lanterns there tonight and make wishes," the lantern vendor said.

“Then I’ll take thirty lanterns,” Su Yan replied.

"Alright, please choose your lantern style." The lantern shop owner smiled, his eyes crinkling.

Su Yan chose one of each design: lotus-shaped, fish-shaped, peach-shaped...

Jian was in charge of paying the money and even asked the boss for an extra free lantern.

Su Yan was writing wishes and numbers on the lanterns; thirty lanterns meant exactly thirty cubs.

Finally, noticing an extra lantern, he looked up and asked Jian, "Whose lantern do you want to write on?"

Jian replied, "I will write my own name."

Su Yan: "...Okay." She handed him the pen.

Jian carefully wrote a name on the wick of the lantern—Su Yan.

Seeing his expression, Su Yan smiled and asked, "What are you praying for?"

"Find the Heavenly Dao and kill it!" Jian said decisively.

Little Dot chimed in, "I support you! Keep it up!"

To Su Yan, it sounded like an insult...

[Xiaomei, is Xiaodian playing games?]

[He played very well, just like Xiaotian, setting a record for the shortest completion time.]

[...They should be allowed to participate in game competitions; each of them could win prize money.]

[Yes, host. I've developed a new map and would like Little Dot to help me test it.]

Okay, I'll let him in.

"Little Dot, how about helping Auntie Xiaomei test the game?"

"Okay!" Little Dot replied happily.

Jian watched as the little dot disappeared from his arms. "You can summon children?"