Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Xu Lingguang played with the cubs for a while, and only when he was tidying up did he belatedly realize that he had also brought back a black snake.

He looked at the empty cage and asked in confusion, "Where's the snake?"

The black snake had been obediently staying in the cage, and Xu Lingguang hadn't locked the cage door, thinking it could leave whenever it wanted. But unexpectedly, it had stayed in the cage the whole way without moving, and then ran away after arriving home.

Xu Lingguang was a little disappointed; it seemed he wouldn't have the chance to see Song Nanchu's expression when he saw the snake.

Now that he was gone, Xu Lingguang no longer needed to think about what to do with the snake. He began to organize the things he had bought that day. First, he distributed the gifts he had brought back to the cubs.

Yu Rong was lively and active, so he was given a wooden bird that could be hung under the eaves or on a tree branch and would fly automatically without wind, so that he could play with the wooden bird when he was bored.

Zhaoling was dull and didn't like to move much. He liked to find a place to lie down like he was incubating an egg, so Xu Lingguang bought him a soft cotton mat and put it in his little nest so he could lie down more comfortably.

Mu Yun then got a wooden running wheel. This running wheel was originally a wooden waterwheel that children played with. Xu Lingguang thought of the bloggers who kept Totoro that he saw on social media, and they would arrange a running wheel for them. So he found a carpenter to modify a wooden waterwheel into a running wheel.

As for Yun Feng, she received a pair of very beautiful and delicate pink butterfly hair ties.

The butterfly wings are made of fabric, making the whole thing very light and realistic. Next to the butterfly is a blooming pink silk flower, with pink ropes and ribbons hanging down at the bottom to secure it.

Yun Feng immediately took a liking to the butterfly hair tie. She carefully touched the butterfly's wings, her light golden eyes filled with joy.

Xu Lingguang said, "Try wearing it."

The yellow fox has smooth, thick fur, and a pair of ears that are very similar to those of a fox, standing upright. A small butterfly hair tie can be tied just right at the base of its ears.

But Yun Feng clumsily tried for a long time and still couldn't tie it properly. With Xu Lingguang and the other little ones staring at her, the more anxious she became, the worse she tied it. In the end, she became so anxious that her eyes welled up with tears.

Xu Lingguang then realized that the little cub didn't know how to use a hair tie, so he quickly picked her up and put her on his lap. He gently separated a small tuft of fur near her ear and fixed the butterfly silk flower there. He then added the remaining ribbons into the fur and braided them into thin braids that hung down near her ears. He tied a bow at the end of the extra part.

"Okay, see if you like it." Actually, it was his first time combing someone's hair, but even if he hadn't done it himself, he had seen how to do a simple braid.

Yunfeng ran to the water tank and carefully touched the little braid hanging down her cheek with her paw, looking at it with delight.

She stared at her reflection in the water for a long time before suddenly turning around and throwing herself into Xu Lingguang's arms, rolling around excitedly as she exclaimed, "You're even better than my older brother!"

A long time ago, she went down the mountain with her older brother. At that time, she saw that the human children all had little braids in their hair and pretty ribbons tied to them, so she asked her older brother to braid one for her too. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do it right and almost pulled the hair off her ears.

After that, Yunfeng dared not let her older brother braid her hair anymore, but she still thought about it and secretly planned to buy pretty hair ties herself when she grew up and could go down the mountain.

She never expected that Xu Lingguang would buy her such pretty little butterflies and even braid them.

Yun Feng made a joyful gurgling sound in her throat, rubbed her chin vigorously, and said very solemnly, "From now on, Yun Feng will like Brother Ling Guang the most."

Xu Lingguang was both amused and exasperated. He rubbed her ears and tidied up her messy fur, thinking that she was too easy to coax. A pair of hair ties was enough to fool her. No wonder Lan Jian didn't allow them to have much contact with humans.

I wonder what Lan Jian's expression will be when she finds out that the little braid thinks she's no good at braiding hair.

Xu Lingguang imagined Lan Jian's expression and felt a little amused.

Anyway, that very noble and aloof face probably couldn't hold back anymore.

*

After resting for a night, Xu Lingguang took out the lychees he had bought early the next morning, preparing to make lychee cake.

He was intrigued when he saw fresh lychees for sale at the market and decided to make lychee cakes.

Lychee cake was Grandma's specialty. The lychee cake she made was fragrant and soft. Xu Lingguang ate a lot of it when he was a child. He also remembered that when he was in junior high school, he lived at school and every week when he went to school, Grandma would bring him a lunchbox of lychee cake.

After his grandmother passed away, Xu Lingguang wandered alone. When he missed his grandmother, he would make himself a plate of lychee cake.

So he is often glad that he learned to cook at a young age. He has learned about 70-80% of his grandmother's signature dishes. Although they don't taste as authentic as his grandmother's, they at least have some of her flavor.

Xu Lingguang bought a lot of lychees. In addition to making lychee cakes, he also planned to brew several jars of lychee rice wine.

The little ones gathered around him, helping him peel the lychees. They would sneak a few bites after peeling for a while, their faces and paws covered in sweet lychee juice.

Xu Lingguang sighed as he watched, then divided a basket of lychees into small baskets and sent them off to play: "You guys go over there and peel these, I'll do the rest."

The little ones were easy to coax; they happily carried their little baskets to play nearby.

Xu Lingguang cleaned up the countertop, peeled and pitted the remaining lychees, and then boiled them in a pot.

While the cubs were playing and peeling a basket of lychees, the lychee cakes were already being steamed. Xu Lingguang specially asked a carpenter to make lychee-shaped molds. The prepared lychee cake dough was first pressed with the molds, and then steamed to get a round and plump lychee shape.

Then, you put it in a clean lychee shell, and it looks just like a real lychee.

Actually, the lychee cake that Grandma made wasn't that fancy. The old lady only cared about the taste, not the appearance. Although it was called lychee cake, it just tasted like lychee. In reality, it was just a small, square piece.

However, Xu Lingguang thought that Lan Jian had saved his life yesterday, and since he wanted to build a good relationship with her, he decided to send a portion of the lychee cake he had made to Lan Jian as well, and then personally express his gratitude.

As a thank-you gift, it should naturally be made exquisite and beautiful to be presentable.

Moreover, he had a clear plan in mind. He had made his stance clear. Regardless of whether the other party appreciated it or not, if he needed help in the future, the other party couldn't be too heartless, right?

Although he said he should be content with having two more chances to receive blessings, Xu Lingguang was always a person who planned ahead and had already begun to lay the groundwork for asking Lan Jian for blessings again.

This is a golden opportunity to curry favor with powerful figures; if not now, when?