Chapter 335: Crying a Bowlful of Pink Pearls
Yu An obligingly put on the entire set and stood before the full-length mirror to admire it.
Xiao Yu came pattering over and took lots of beautiful photos of her.
"Thank you, Xiao Yu," Yu An said, picking him up and giving him a big kiss. "How did my Zaizai get to be so wonderful!"
Xiao Yu shyly covered his face. "I love Female Mother. Female Mother, from now on, will you only wear the jewelry Xiao Yu makes?"
Yu An usually wore the Amulet from Lu Lu most often. Only recently had she started layering it with the necklace from Mo Yan and the earrings from Lan Yin and Lan Ying.
She didn’t wear some of her older pieces much anymore.
"Okay," Yu An agreed at once. "Female Mother will wear them always."
She put away the necklace and earrings, leaving only the Amulet, and replaced the rest with the jewelry from Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu was satisfied. "Female Mother, I make jewelry very quickly. In a little while, I’ll make you a new batch to replace these old ones."
"Oh, and for my sister, too! I made some for my sister and put them in my space."
Yu An patted his little head. "Then when your sister comes back, Female Mother and your sister will wear them together."
Xiao Yu nodded, then said he wanted to go wash up by himself.
"Alright, alright," Yu An said, pinching his little cheek. "You’re all grown up."
"Hey, Zaizai, Female Mother feels like she hasn’t seen your tail in a long time. Has it gotten any longer? It’s not still a short, chubby little tail, is it?" Yu An teased.
The mention of this made Xiao Yu gloomy. "No, my tail isn’t growing at all. Female Mother, when will my tail be as big and beautiful as my Beast Fathers’?"
His two Beast Fathers’ tails were incredible. One slap of a tail could stir up giant waves in the water, and fish and shrimp would be knocked dizzy.
His tail was short and small, describable only as plump and delectable, and it hadn’t grown at all.
’So frustrating.’
"It’s okay, it’s okay," Yu An said, not having expected the little guy to be so upset about it. "Chubby is cute, too. Mmm, and very delectable."
"Female Mother!"
Xiao Yu was about to start crying little pearls, so Yu An stopped teasing him.
After they washed up and turned off the lights, the little guy was still angry. It took a good deal of coaxing from Yu An before he reluctantly forgave her.
"You’re not allowed to say my tail is delectable. It’s obviously the most, most, most beautiful merman tail!"
"Yes, yes, yes," Yu An said, giving his chubby little tail a squeeze. The texture was fantastic. "I love my Xiao Yu’s tail the most. Your two Beast Fathers’ tails have such hard scales. They feel awful to touch."
She whispered conspiratorially to Xiao Yu, "They can leave a whole row of scale imprints on Female Mother’s leg. I can’t stand them."
In the darkness, Xiao Yu’s eyes sparkled. "Female Mother, really?"
"Of course," Yu An said. She suddenly felt a little cold and tucked the corners of the blanket in. "My Xiao Yu is adorable, way cuter than those two."
Xiao Yu agreed, but he also felt a chill.
Just as he was about to suggest switching to a thicker blanket, the lights in the room suddenly turned on.
Yu An was instantly on alert. "Who’s there!"
"Me," Lan Yin said coolly, leaning against the window frame. "I think someone was bad-mouthing me. An’an, Zaizai, do you two know who it could be?"
Yu An and Xiao Yu felt a brief pang of guilt, then said in unison, "We don’t know!"
"Who would dare say bad things about my husband?" Yu An threw back the covers and pulled him onto the bed. "Husband, A yin, when did you get back? I missed you so much!"
Xiao Yu threw himself into his arms, tilting his head back and blinking his big, adorable eyes. "Beast Father, Xiao Yu missed you so much too!"
The mother and son wore identical, fawning expressions. Lan Yin let out a soft snort.
He knew Yu An well. She usually called him whatever she pleased, only willing to use certain names she normally avoided when she was lost in passion. Calling him "husband" now was an obvious attempt to curry favor.
"Beast Father missed you both, too," Lan Yin said, ruffling Xiao Yu’s hair. "Be a good boy, Xiao Yu. Your Beast Father and Female Mother haven’t seen each other in a long time. Why don’t you go back to the space, okay?"
"No!"
When it came to a fundamental issue like this, Xiao Yu’s expression changed in an instant. "Beast Father, I made a deal with my brothers. We each get one day to accompany Female Mother, and today is my turn."
"I finally get to have Female Mother all to myself. If anyone’s going into the space, it should be you!"
"Female Mother," Xiao Yu whined, shaking Yu An’s arm coquettishly, "let’s throw Beast Father into the space, okay?"
Yu An wanted to say yes, but a certain someone’s dangerous gaze stopped the word in her throat.
’My dear Zaizai,’ she thought, ’even though Female Mother is the head of this family, there are certain times when she can’t be the one to make the decisions.’
Yu An didn’t have to think to know how she would be "punished" the next time he got the chance if she sent Lan Yin to the space tonight.
So she shot Lan Yin a look that said, ’If you can handle Xiao Yu, you can stay. Otherwise, don’t blame me!’
Lan Yin confidently carried Xiao Yu into the adjoining room. A moment later, when he came back out, Xiao Yu was asking to be put in the space himself.
Yu An was completely baffled. "What did you say to Xiao Yu?"
"A secret," Lan Yin said with a mysterious smile. "Alright, send Xiao Yu in now. It’s time for him to sleep."
Before going in, Xiao Yu also took Jelly with him. Now, only Yu An and Lan Yin were left in the room.
"Come on, tell me," Yu An said, her curiosity piqued. "How on earth did you convince Xiao Yu?"
"I’m not telling," Lan Yin said, slowly and deliberately taking off his clothes. "I don’t talk to people who bad-mouth me."
’Alright, time to initiate person-coaxing mode. Ah, no, *merman*-coaxing mode.’
Yu An wrapped her arms around Lan Yin’s waist and nuzzled against his neck. "Please tell me. I was wrong. I won’t say bad things about you anymore."
"Let me help you undo that, A yin. You’re in such good shape. Can I touch?"
As her fingers were undoing his clothes, they slipped underneath the fabric, tracing patterns over Lan Yin’s perfectly maintained abs.
The color in Lan Yin’s eyes gradually deepened. "An’an..."
"Go take a bath," Yu An said, pulling her hand out and holding her arms open for him to carry her. "I’ll take one too, to keep you company."
It was rare to see her so proactive. Lan Yin didn’t press the issue any further. He swept her up into a princess carry and couldn’t resist kissing her on the way to the adjoining room.
In the tub filled with hot water, the moment he stepped in, water overflowed and went SPLASHING across the floor.
Yu An shifted her position to face Lan Yin, then soaked a towel and began to wipe him down, bit by bit.
It was called wiping, but in reality, her hand started at his shoulders and slowly slid downward.
Lan Yin panted softly, his gaze hazy as he looked at Yu An, who was wearing only a short nightgown.
She had just changed into the nightgown. The fabric was thin, and now that it was soaked, it had become even more transparent.
Something hard pressed against her from beneath. Yu An shifted, and in response, a pair of hands pressed down on her shoulders.
"Sit still," Lan Yin’s voice was hoarse. "Don’t move."
Yu An didn’t listen. She slowly settled onto his lap, putting a little more distance between them.
"First, satisfy my curiosity," she huffed. "Otherwise, you can forget about having a good time tonight!"
Lan Yin sighed in resignation and beckoned to her with a finger.
Yu An leaned in curiously, but Lan Yin seized the opportunity to take control, pressing her down firmly.
"Lan Yin—"
There was a tearful whine in Yu An’s voice. "You’re cheating!"
"I’m not cheating," Lan Yin said, kissing her placatingly. "I’ll tell you right now."
"Xiao Yu can’t cry pink pearls."
"An’an, as his parents, let’s... work hard and cry a bowlful of pink pearls, shall we?"
Before Yu An could speak, Lan Yin silenced her with a kiss.
"Be good... We haven’t seen each other in so long. You have to satisfy me..."