I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

"This smells like the boss is cooking something special for us, doesn't it?"

Chu Jiaoyang's voice reached Xie Fengnan's ears.

Xie Fengnan put down his chopsticks. Well, there's no need to go looking for them anymore.

"Over here." Xie Fengnan raised his voice as he remained seated.

After a rustling sound, Chu Jiaoyang and Xie Xingmo appeared before Xie Fengnan.

"It really is you, boss! What a coincidence! Eating now? Let me show off a bit." Before Xie Fengnan even had to lift a finger, Chu Jiaoyang brought his own bowl, chopsticks, and stool.

After all, we've been roommates for several years.

"How did you end up here?" Xie Fengnan knew they would make themselves at home, so he didn't greet them. He asked after they found a place to sit down.

"Isn't there a distress signal over here? Old Mo and I had nothing to do, so we thought we'd come and check it out. We didn't expect to run into you, Boss. Hehe, I got to enjoy your cooking again. It's delicious."

Chu Jiaoyang perfectly demonstrated what it means to be unable to shut up even when eating.

"Oh, that signal? I went over to help out."

"We knew someone had solved the problem when we saw the signal change, and just as we were about to change our route, we smelled the aroma of the boss cooking. This was definitely worth it."

"I was planning to come find you guys after I finished my work here, but you guys actually came looking for me on your own."

"This is fate, boss!" Chu Jiaoyang lifted his face from the bowl.

"...Eat your food properly." Xie Xingmo couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hahahaha, Xiao Chu, you're really ridiculous—" Xie Fengnan couldn't help but laugh out loud. Chu Jiaoyang's performance was really supporting him.

Chu Jiaoyang snorted and didn't say anything more, focusing on eating.

Xie Fengnan then set aside some for Xiaoxue and Xiaoxi.

After a hearty meal and drinks—

Xie Xingmo habitually cleaned up the mess, and Chu Jiaoyang began to speak.

"Boss, I've been wanting to ask this for a while now, did you contract these two lions over the past few days?"

"Ah, what's wrong?"

"As expected of the boss." Chu Jiaoyang said with longing, "To be honest, boss, I've always wanted to find a cool battle beast, but either I can't find a suitable one, or I'm not good enough for it, sob sob sob."

As he spoke, Chu Jiaoyang was on the verge of tears.

"How about I go with you to catch it when I have time?" Xie Fengnan looked at him and thought he seemed really sad.

"No, I believe I will find the battle beast that is destined to be mine!" Chu Jiaoyang refused, and made a solemn vow.

"So, boss, can I touch them?" Chu Jiaoyang asked, his eyes sparkling.

"I have no objection if they're willing," Xie Fengnan shrugged.

Chu Jiaoyang chuckled and walked up to the two of them: "Hello, I'm the boss's little brother, Chu Jiaoyang. Can I pet, no, emmm... touch you guys?"

Xiaoxue glanced at Xie Fengnan and received a casual gesture from him.

"Okay, then you can only touch it once." Xiaoxue stretched out a paw.

Chu Jiaoyang thought he was hallucinating. "Boss... Boss? It can talk?! I didn't hear wrong, did I?!"

"No." Xie Fengnan suppressed a laugh.

"Haven't you ever seen a talking star beast before? What's all the fuss about?" Xiaoxue looked at him with the eyes of a country bumpkin. Back then, Brother Xie wasn't surprised at all.

If Xie Fengnan knew what Xiaoxue was thinking, he would probably be cursing her in his heart.

It's not that Brother Xie isn't surprised; it's just that he's such a good actor.

"Never seen it before, never seen it before." Chu Jiaoyang looked at Xiaoxue with a curious gaze, his hands also busy touching the fluffy paw.

I wanted to continue rubbing him a couple more times, but Xiao Xi pushed me away without any politeness.

"Stop touching me! That's enough!"

Chu Jiaoyang was completely dumbfounded.

Xie Fengnan couldn't hold back any longer, "Ahem, Xiao Xi is Xiao Xue's future husband."

"???" Chu Jiaoyang scanned back and forth between the two with a shocked look.

If the eldest hadn't said anything, he would have thought this big lion was the mother of the cubs. These days, lions are getting so adept at playing these games!

Perhaps Chu Jiaoyang's gaze was too direct, because Xiao Xi was also a little annoyed. "I'll grow up soon! When I'm older than Xiao Xue, we'll be real partners!"

"Oh, I see," Chu Jiaoyang replied politely.

But I still secretly compared them. Xiaoxue's height is at least five meters, while Xiaoxi is at most a little over one meter. If they grow at a normal rate, I don't know how long it will take.

Tsk tsk, I laugh at it for being a child bride, and it laughs at me for not having a wife.

Chu Jiaoyang sighed, "Boss, do you think we'll ever be able to contract a talking battle beast in our lifetime?"

"Sure." There will be plenty of aptitude pills.

"Will they be able to turn into humans in the future?" Chu Jiaoyang continued to fantasize.

"? You seem to be thinking about something strange." Xie Fengnan was speechless.

"Hehe." Xie Xingmo had already finished tidying up, but he just watched Xie Fengnan and Chu Jiaoyang interact with the two lions without saying a word.

Hearing Chu Jiaoyang's words, he sneered.

Xie Fengnan's slightly sympathetic gaze left Chu Jiaoyang completely bewildered.

"Now that the three of us are together again, is there anything to say about the next step?"

Chu Jiaoyang's habit of digressing from the topic often helped him out of awkward situations.

"Hmm...no." Xie Fengnan pondered for a moment and gave a negative reply.