City C is adjacent to City B.

　　Xie Wenshan’s home is here, and Xiang Xinghe’s home is also here.

　　However, Xiang Xinghe plans to take the two children out to play for two days before going somewhere else.

　　The zoo they went to first was——

　　In fact, it is not quite accurate to simply call it a zoo, because you can stay in it, there are amusement facilities, and even hills to climb. The scenery is very nice. It is an amusement park that combines artificial and natural elements.

　　There weren’t many people at this time, it wasn’t crowded, and it felt just right.

　　Shen Chu had checked some travel guide while holding Xiang Xinghe’s phone. He heard that there were free-range red pandas here and you could meet them by chance!

　　”I’m going to sleep here for one night with the red panda.”

　　”Then you have to find them.”

　　Xiang Xinghe pressed Shen Chu’s little head and said, “Also, you have to let them take the initiative to follow you.”

　　”Uncle, have you ever seen a red panda before?”

　　Xiang Xinghe paused and said, “I have seen him once.”

　　“That must be when I was in the country.”

　　Little Detective Fatty narrowed his eyes and said, “Uncle, have you been here before?”

　　He didn’t use the navigation much on the way here just now.

　　Xiang Xinghe was helpless. He squatted down and pinched Shen Chu’s chubby face: “Why are you asking so many questions?”

　　Shen Chu put his hands on his hips and said, “You should say ‘How come I’m so smart’!”

　　”Ha, am I right?”

　　Xiang Xinghe stuffed Shen Chu’s chubby paw into Xie Shiming’s hand beside him and said, “Keep an eye on this clever little guy.”

　　”Uncle, change the subject!”

　　”How about I get a rope to tie you up? There are still quite a few people here.”

　　”Uncle, you are answering the wrong question!”

　　”Your little fat belly is definitely not big enough to tie it, so just tie it to your wrist, and tie the other side to Ming’s wrist.”

　　Shen Chu: “…”

　　He lowered his head to look at his stomach and inhaled deeply.

　　It’s not good at all!

　　This is the little belly that is unique to children!

　　”puff.”

　　Xiang Xinghe held back his smile and walked forward.

　　Xie Shiming shook Shen Chu’s little hand: “Baby, why do you always get led astray on this issue?”

　　”ah!”

　　”My stinky uncle ran away! Chase him–“

　　…

　　In order to apologize to the little fat baby, Xiang Xinghe bought two decorations in the shape of red panda tails and tied them behind the two children. They were reddish-brown, big and chubby, with nine rings on them, and they swayed when they walked.

　　Shen Chu held Xie Shiming’s hand, determined to find the red panda. Although there were staff members to show them the way, the area where the red pandas lived was too large and they could not meet them in a short time.

　　Xie Shiming just followed Shen Chu all the time.

　　He followed Shen Chu wherever he went, and listened to Shen Chu talk about the various animals and plants there.

　　”Baby.”

　　Xie Shiming suddenly asked: “Do you like these very much?”

　　”Um?”

　　Shen Chu blinked: “Why do you ask?”

　　”It seems like you like it.”

　　It should be said that ever since Xiang Xinghe told them those things, he discovered that Shen Chu was particularly interested in these things.

　　In the past, he was too lazy to do anything and would just stay in a den like a fat capybara. But now he often checks things. It turns out that it’s not that he is lazy, but there were not many things that interested him in the past.

　　Or maybe Shen Chu hadn’t realized that he was interested in these things before?

　　Thinking of this, Xie Shiming couldn’t help but lower his eyes.

　　He confirmed with Xiang Xinghe privately again, asking him whether he really wanted to go abroad in the end, and whether he could not leave.

　　But Xiang Xinghe just rubbed his head and sighed helplessly –

　　Apart from Shen Chu, there was nothing else in the country that he missed.

　　So the decision-making power has always been in Shen Chu’s hands.

　　It’s not that he goes abroad and Shen Chu has to go with him, but that he goes abroad and Shen Chu wants to go with him.

　　Whether you want it or not depends on how Shen Chu makes the decision.

　　Xiang Xinghe has his own ideals and pursuits, and he would also teach Shen Chu to be clear about what he wants and then do it. He may face many difficulties and choices, but he has to keep going down this path, and just don’t let himself regret it.

　　“Because I think it’s fun.”

　　Shen Chu thought about it, nodded, and reaffirmed: “It’s really interesting, I like it very much.”

　　In the past, he was a bookworm who seldom touched anything other than studying. After all, he did not have enough energy just for studying, so how could he have extra time and energy to spend on other things?

　　What’s more, he had never had contact with Xiang Xinghe like this before, let alone got along with Xiang Xinghe like this, so naturally he had never heard of the things Xiang Xinghe talked about.

　　Do you like it?

　　Now that I think about it, he really did like it.

　　Because it is something I am interested in, I am happy to do something.

　　Instead of forcing myself to do something like before.

　　Besides, when we go back to our childhood, many things have already been learned and encountered.

　　Although Shen Chu is not a genius, he is not a fool either, and he has worked hard, so many things have already been mastered by him now, and he always feels a little boring.

　　But many of the things his uncle talked about were things he had never heard of or come into contact with before. Of course, they were very new and interesting to him. After all, these were areas of knowledge he had never been exposed to before.

　　As I was talking, I suddenly felt something brushing my face.

　　Then Xie Shiming stood still, looking behind him.

　　”What?”

　　Shen Chu asked in a low voice, and then he felt something approaching from behind, so he turned his head subconsciously –

　　Behind him is a wooden fence, which is short and only serves a decorative purpose.

　　So when Shen Chu turned around, he happened to see a little panda face——

　　Its back and head are brown-red, and its limbs are black. There is only a circle of white hair on its ears, eyebrows, cheeks, and mouth. There is also a black ring on its brown-red tail. It is short, fat, and round all over.

　　The little panda looked at Shen Chu, then jumped down from the wooden railing and walked around Shen Chu again.

　　Finally, he used his tail to hook the fake tail behind Shen Chu, and then sat in front of Shen Chu.

　　Wow…

　　Shen Chu also squatted down and reached out to touch the red panda tentatively.

　　Then, his eyes lit up and he looked at Xie Shiming——

　　“It’s so soft!”

　　The whole little face was filled with the emotion of “I love it so much”.

　　Perhaps they are similar in spirit even though they may not look alike in appearance, and they both have a fat tail behind them, but after a while, two more red pandas appeared, and sat in a row around Shen Chu, looking up at him with their round little heads tilted up.

　　Shen Chu got up and walked forward, followed by a group of little pandas.

　　They all have long chubby tails and are round, short and fat.

　　”Isn’t it possible that they mistook you for one of their own kind, baby?”

　　Xiang Xinghe really found it funny. Although they were all different, why did they feel the same everywhere?

　　”Look, they don’t follow Ming, baby. You should reflect on yourself and find out why.”

　　Shen Chu: “…”

　　Don’t think he didn’t hear what this was hinting at!

　　Humph, he didn’t answer.

　　But Shen Chu was still happy to be able to interact with the red panda.

　　Afterwards, he asked the staff for some chopped apples and fed them to each of the red pandas following him.

　　Even Xie Shiming was interacting with the red panda.

　　Later in the evening, Xiang Xinghe took the two children on a sightseeing bus to their accommodation, which was also in the park. There was a large balcony. Because of the high terrain, the scenery outside was very nice, and there was even a tent on the balcony.

　　Although the weather is a bit cold now, we can still live there at night by setting up a tent on the balcony with shelter on both sides.

　　There is also a transparent piece on the top of the tent facing outward, so you can lie inside and enjoy the stars at night.

　　Shen Chu was very happy about this and insisted on living in the tent.

　　He directly held Xiang Xinghe’s hand, and his little butt fell to the ground and refused to move: “It’s okay, uncle, you really won’t be cold!”

　　”It would be so nice to live in a tent. I haven’t experienced it yet. I want to live in a tent. I want to live in it if I want!”

　　Xiang Xinghe was helpless and subconsciously said: “How did you get along with——”

　　”Um?”

　　Little Fatty tilted his head back: “With what?”

　　”Nothing.”

　　Xiang Xinghe breathed a sigh of relief: “Forget it, if you want to stay here, just stay. I’ll make it warmer inside.”

　　”Oh……”

　　While Xiang Xinghe was cleaning up, Shen Chu was stroking his little fleshy chin and thinking about something.

　　There is no doubt that——

　　His uncle must have been here before.

　　But who did he come with?

　　I always feel like there are a lot of things going on with my uncle.

　　Maybe he has to bear a lot on his own, and he is unwilling to talk about it.

　　Snort.

　　Shen Chu was just about to turn around and say something to Xie Shiming, but he saw Xie Shiming was in a daze, and he had no idea what he was thinking about.

　　It has been like this since before.

　　It’s fine when he’s playing, but when he calms down, he seems to have something on his mind.

　　Shen Chu leaned forward and stretched his head in front of Xie Shiming——

　　”What are you doing?”

　　Xie Shiming came back to his senses and looked at Shen Chu.

　　”Um?”

　　Little Fatty tilted his head: “Why are you looking at me like that?”

　　”Baby.”

　　”ah?”

　　Shen Chu stretched out his little hand and scratched his cheek. Really, every time Xie Shiming called him like that, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

　　Don’t be so awkward, haha.

　　“I also have things I want and things I want to do…”

　　Shen Chu: “?”

　　Xie Shiming continued in a low voice: “But I can’t impose my ideas on others.”

　　So what?

　　Shen Chu didn’t quite understand.

　　Then Xie Shiming raised his hand and rubbed his little head.

　　”So do whatever you want to do, as long as it makes you happy.”

　　Xie Shiming said seriously: “I think if I let you do something happy, I will be happy too.”

　　Shen Chu…

　　He couldn’t help but be stunned for a long time.

　　Although he didn’t say it explicitly, Shen Chu probably understood what Xie Shiming meant.

　　He had never told Xie Shiming that he was leaving before, but it turned out that Xie Shiming had been thinking about it all the time.

　　And not only was he thinking about it, but he was even able to see what he was thinking?

　　Shen Chu opened his mouth, but didn’t know what to say.

　　There were times when he couldn’t speak.

　　…

　　At night, the three of them lay down in the tent together.

　　Shen Chu was in the middle, Xie Shiming and Xiang Xinghe were on both sides. In front of their heads was a transparent curtain through which they could see the sky outside. They were lucky today as the weather was very good during the day and they could see the stars at night.