Chapter 25 - On The Show


The more Zhao Xixi thought about it, the more she felt that the tiger cub should have to be a good cub!

The tiger cub, who woke up in class, was not upset about his sleep being disturbed at all.

Hearing what Zhao Xixi said, he thought about it seriously. And then he moved his small head to the ear of the human cub, his long whiskers sweeping to the neck of the human cub. He also imitated the appearance of the human cub, whispering in a breathy voice, “No, I don't need to be a good boy.”

In the eyes of the little tiger, Zhao Xixi was not allowed to fight because she couldn't win the fight, not because she was a good or bad child.

But he didn't say it because he remembered the last time he fought with that big dog. After that, Zhao Xixi cried and said, "You also despise me, you all think that I’m useless".

When Zhao Xixi heard the tiger cub's words, she was extremely anxious, but the teacher had already looked over, and little Xixi couldn't whisper in front of the teacher, so she could only fidget and look at the little tiger.

After class, Zhao Xixi immediately leaned into the little tiger's ear and said anxiously, “Be a good boy! You must be a good boy!”

The little tiger looked at Zhao Xixi and said with some confusion, “Why?”

Zhao Xixi was about to say that the tiger cub's mother would definitely like everything about good children, but she quickly stopped.

In Zhao Xixi's small world, she remembered many things repeated several times by adults.

For example, when her mother was angry, she said, If you are not being good, then Mom doesn't love you anymore!

Zhao Xixi originally wanted to say, If you become a good boy, your mother will definitely love you.

But… But, Zhao Xixi felt so sad for some reason.

The little tiger was waiting for her to say something, but he found that the human cub's eyes were red with anxiety. She looked as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

The little tiger was a bit helpless, but seeing the human cub so anxious, he sighed and said, “Okay, then I'll be a good boy.”

Zhao Xixi was feeling so pleasantly surprised and said happily, “Tiger Cub, you are the best to me! Later, I will tell you why I want you to be a good boy.”

Several adult monsters do not seem to hate her, so when she finds the tiger cub's mother, she will go to the tiger cub's house every day and tell his mother how good the tiger cub is!

When Zhao Xixi was happy, she couldn't help clapping her little hands, but a lot of white fluff flew out of the holes in the sleeves of the down jacket.

Then Zhao Xixi just remembered: What should she do? The clothes had broken!

While she was worried that her clothes had broken, on the other side, the teachers in the office had already received the new down jacket from the lion cub's father using the albatross shipment.

The principal immediately sent the clothes to Zhao Xixi and asked her to change into new clothes.

In the afternoon, Father Zhao hugged Little Xixi, but he didn't notice that she was wearing new clothes. He was so happy today; he had solved the factory's problem, so he said happily, “Xixi, it's Saturday tomorrow, so are you happy?”

Zhao Xixi shook her head so honestly.

Father Zhao asked, “Why are you unhappy?”

Zhao Xixi: “I won't be able to play with Tiger Cub tomorrow.”

This made Father Zhao convinced that his daughter really liked this friend.

Father Zhao: “You can play with Mom and Dad.”

Zhao Xixi: “Mom and Dad are going to be busy. You can't accompany me.”

Father Zhao remembered that when he was really busy, he would leave Zhao Xixi alone at home, and he felt guilty. So he patted Zhao Xixi's head and said, “I'm not busy this week.

Dad will take you to the zoo to play, and the day after tomorrow you will go to the TV station with us, okay?”

Zhao Xixi originally lowered her head, pinching her new clothes. She was afraid that her father would spot her new down jacket, but when she heard her father talking about the zoo, she froze for a moment.

The zoo… is the zoo that the other students always talk about.

Zhao Xixi thought for a while and said, “Okay, let's go to the zoo.”

“Would you like to go to the TV interview? After accepting the TV interview, you can go on TV, which is the TV you watch every day, and you will appear in it.” Father Zhao spoke while pointing to the big square screen across the road. “When the time comes, you will appear in that, and everyone will see you.”

Zhao Xixi raised her head and looked at her father. Her eyes lit up, and she asked in disbelief, “Can everyone really see me?”

“Of course, so when the time comes, our baby should behave better so that everyone will say, Look, that kid is a good child!” Father Zhao coaxed.

Zhao Xixi nodded vigorously, then said, “I will be good! Dad, can we go to an interview tomorrow? I want to be on TV tomorrow.”

“No, it won't be until the day after tomorrow.” Father Zhao said, “Shall we go to the zoo first tomorrow? Do you want to go to the zoo to see giraffes? There are also beautiful peacocks. Didn't you like peacocks the most?”

Zhao Xixi was still thinking about the TV, so she nodded perfunctorily at what her father said: “Okay, then let's go to the zoo tomorrow.”

Zhao Xixi looked at her father a bit worried and said again, “But, Dad, we must go on TV the day after tomorrow. You can't lie to me. If you lie to me, even if you say you like me in the future, I won't believe it anymore.”

Zhao Xixi borrowed the classic sentence that the tiger cub had said not long ago.

This serious threat made Father Zhao feel amused, and he said, “I won't lie to you. I won't lie to you. How could Dad lie to you?”

Zhao Xixi gave her father a sideways look, and now her father regards her as a one- or two-year-old child who has never read a book.

The next morning, Zhao Xixi got up very early. Because there were too many people at the zoo, Mother Zhao couldn't go. She put half a box of strawberries and half a box of cherries in Zhao Xixi's schoolbag and said, “Follow Dad all the time. Don't feed animals in the zoo, you know?”

Zhao Xixi nodded: “Got it.”

Father Zhao originally wanted to make up for his daughter. He was too busy before. Other people's children had already played everywhere, but their children didn't go out to play much. But they have something to do tomorrow; only today he has free time, so the best choice is just to go to the zoo.

He originally thought that Zhao Xixi would like the zoo very much because all the children like it very much.

However, what he didn't expect was that when he carried Zhao Xixi to the zoo, within half an hour, they only saw giraffes and tigers…

Leisurely, tigers walked around the tiger area on the other side of the river. From time to time, two big tigers would wrestle together.

Father Zhao was startled when he heard the low sobs, only to find that his daughter was crying.

Father Zhao hurriedly coaxed, “Baby, don't be afraid. There is a river across here, and tigers cannot pass.”

Hearing this sentence, Zhao Xixi cried even more sadly.

She just heard an adult next to her introduce the tiger story to someone: “The tiger here is a mixed-race tiger monster. After being injected with a dementia potion, it becomes an animal that can't speak, knows nothing at all, and can only eat and fight. That being said, the king of beasts is actually an animal raised in captivity.”

Zhao Xixi felt very sad when she heard it, but fortunately, she knew that the tiger cub was not a mixed-race monster. What if those bad monsters also sent the tiger cub here?

Zhao Xixi hugged her father and suddenly realized that it is better to have parents, like her parents, so that no one will send her to the zoo and lock her up.

Father Zhao thought his daughter was frightened, so he quickly took her away from the tiger's area and went to watch the peacocks. However, Zhao Xixi hugged his father and stopped looking at the animals, but kept asking, “Dad, Dad, when are we going back?”

“Dad, I want to be on TV. Shall we go back?”

Father Zhao: “...” He is now a bit worried about whether Zhao Xixi will be too excited during the interview tomorrow.

In order to avoid that situation, Father Zhao educated Zhao Xixi after returning home.

“Tomorrow you will sit with Mom and Dad, and when the uncle or aunt doesn't ask you anything, then you shouldn't talk, you know?”

Zhao Xixi nodded.

Father Zhao: “If the uncle or auntie asks you whether you have ever seen a monster, you should have to say yes.”

Zhao Xixi nodded.

Father Zhao: “If the uncle or aunt asks you whether you are afraid of monsters, you should have to say you are afraid.”

Father Zhao: “If they ask you why you are afraid of monsters, you should have to say that monsters will snatch my schoolbag, grab my snacks, and beat me.”

Zhao Xixi looked at her father and said, “But the monster didn't snatch my schoolbag, nor my snacks, nor beat me.”

Father Zhao: “Well, it seems so… Then, what should I do?”

Mother Zhao, next to him, said, “It's okay. They shouldn't ask Xixi too much at that moment because she is too young, and it's a live broadcast. They are also afraid something will go wrong. So don't worry too much.”

Mother Zhao is right; this program is called "Deep Into My Heart", and it's a live broadcast program that dares to talk about various current affairs and news.

This time, they aimed the theme at the relationship between humans and monsters.

The next day, during live broadcasting, Zhao Xixi braided two braids and wore a beautiful pink down jacket. She sat next to her parents and listened to them. Except for asking her name at the beginning, no one asked her anymore.

Zhao Xixi listened to her father talk.

“Since the law abolished monster hunting and recognized monsters as equal to human beings, the crime rate has soared, the unemployment rate has soared, and people's happiness index has plummeted.”

“The reason why human beings are called human beings is because we have limited abilities and limited lives, so we find ourselves in constant struggle… And monsters…”

“And now, Monsters Research Institute is advocating for finding a way to become a human from the cub stage.”

“Once they succeed, our children will face unprecedented challenges. Who wants to have their children surrounded by monsters?”

Zhao Xixi didn't understand a word, so she didn't listen to what her parents were saying. She couldn't help but look at the shots in front of her, and then she looked again. Can everyone see her now? If everyone can see her, they will definitely be able to hear her!

Yes, not just the people watching the show but also the monsters. The monsters themselves have no interest in this program.

After all, no matter how loud The Anti-Monster Alliance is, it can't change the fact that their monsters already have the rights of human beings.

However, someone on the monster forum said that little girl Zhao Xixi would be on this Anti-Monster talk show with her parents, so the monsters watched the live broadcast together.

So the staff in charge of watching the live broadcast effect found that the barrage in this episode was a bit strange. In the past, most of their barrage was aimed at pinching the frame.

In this episode of the barrage, the barrage of pinching frames is simply a clear stream because it has submerged to:

“It seems Little Xixi's expression is now saying: What is Dad talking about? What is Mom talking about? What is that person talking about? And What are they talking about? Ah, that microphone looks like a chicken drumstick. Can you give it to me?”

“Little Xixi sits on a small stool with her hands behind her back. She's so cute!”

“Why doesn't the host ask Little Xixi questions?”

“I want to hear Little Xixi talk! It's okay to carry on your lofty ideals!”

So the staff told the person in charge of the situation. They thought that those were human beings behind the bullet screens, and soon Zhao Xixi welcomed the warm treatment of the host.

“Today we have Zhao Yu's little daughter in this scene. I heard the child has been demonstrating with her parents since she was over one year old. Now she is also a senior member. Comrade Zhao Xixi, would you like to say hello to everyone?”

Zhao Xixi had something on her mind, so she imitated her parents just now and said nervously, “Hi everyone, I'm Zhao Xixi.”

“Little Xixi, say a few more words. Many people are watching you. Everyone likes you very much.”

The host squatted down and said with a smile, “Is Little Xixi afraid of monsters?”

Zhao Xixi nodded according to her parents' words: “I'm afraid.”

There was a momentary pause in the barrage, but none of the barrages disappeared.

The host asked, “Then what do you know about monsters?”

Zhao Xixi thought for a while and said, “I know a lot.”

Zhao Xixi thought many people were watching, so she snapped her fingers and said happily, “Siberian tigers are long-furred. They are long-furred! South China tigers are short-furred! You can't send people to the zoo just because their fur has grown long! A child who speaks ill behind the teacher's back is not a good child!”

The host is a professional. Hearing this illogical and messy childish language, the host can still smile and say, “It seems our little friend Zhao Xixi knows a lot.”

A certain group of monsters watching the live broadcast almost burst out laughing. How persistent this is!

She went to get a PPT made by The Anti-Monster Alliance to introduce the Siberian tiger to a group of illiterate cubs.

Now that Little Xixi had expanded the scope of the science popularization topic from the Anti-Monster Alliance, she simply emphasized it in the program that the Anti-Monster Alliance had invested in.

In the minds of our little friends, all the resources of the Anti-Monster Alliance can be used to emphasize the identity of the Siberian tiger for her good friend!

That is to say, the Anti-Monster Alliance didn't know what the little girl was talking about. If they knew, they would definitely vomit blood with anger.

At this moment, Zhao Xixi said, “Well, I have already answered your two questions. Can you answer my question first?”

The host laughed and said, “What do you want to ask?”

“Do you know anything about a… a mother who has a child, and the child has lost two teeth…”

Little Xixi opened her mouth and pointed her fingers at the two teeth on both sides of her front teeth, then said, “One is here, and the other one is here. He looks very, very good-looking, and he is also very kind to people.”

The host is confused.

Father and Mother Zhao next to her also didn't understand what Zhao Xixi was saying, so she hugged Zhao Xixi and said, “The child usually talks a lot all day long, and most of the time we don't understand what she is saying.”

Zhao Xixi struggled and continued, “We are looking for this mother…”

Later, the staff came to pick her up.

Humans watching the live broadcast were confused and couldn't understand what the child was saying. However, they could understand that she was only a child.

It's just that the other part of the audience was so speechless. Didn't know what to say!

Even though they already knew that the human cub had a very good relationship with that little mixed-race monster cub, moreover, the human cub usually looked so silly; therefore, it never occurred to them that she could think of such a way to help the little tiger find his mother.

Although there was a slight problem during the interview, the viewing volume this time hit a new high, so neither the producer nor the Anti-Monster Alliance blamed Zhao Xixi.

When returning home from the show, Zhao Xixi asked her mother, “Mom, Mom… Will the tiger cub's mother come to us after seeing it?”

Mother Zhao immediately realized what Zhao Xixi had said on the show. However, this made Mother Zhao have a headache, and then she said, “This will definitely not work. You didn't make it clear on the show, and you also didn't say how to find us.”

“Ah?” Little Xixi looked confused.

Mother Zhao said, “You have to leave a phone number.”

Father Zhao just came back from inside, and then Mother Zhao said to him, “Baby talked on the show just now to help her good friend find his mother.”

Father Zhao thought about it, and it would be strange if the other party could understand it from a few words that Little Xixi had said a while ago. Of course, Father Zhao just said comfortingly, “Many people must have seen it, and maybe there is your good friend's mother, too.”

In the following days, as long as Zhao Xixi saw a strange woman passing by her, she couldn't help but look a few more times, but no one came to her or the tiger cub at all.

So Zhao Xixi thought, maybe not enough people watched that show, or the tiger cub's mother just didn't watch it.

The show was useless, so at night, Little Xixi counted the money under the pillow, and she still had to count money seriously.

“One, two, three…”

Then she stroked her hair again. Uncle Cat said that it takes so much money to help the tiger cub find his mother.

Little Xixi's hair was thin and curly; she felt she could not figure out how much 30,000 yuan was, so… Zhao Xixi took a piece of money in her chubby left hand and then pulled out a piece of hair with her right hand.

In this way, there were a total of eight pieces of money, so she pulled out eight strands of hair, and then Zhao Xixi touched her curly hair. There are so many more!

Little Xixi thought, When will I have the money to find the tiger cub’s mother? We can't look for his mother when we grow up because we can't live with our parents when we're already grown up.

But… there is still a lot of hair. At this moment, Zhao Xixi suddenly thought of something in her little head and immediately ran to the kitchen and asked her father, who was cooking, “Dad, Dad, if I get lost, where will you find me?”

Father Zhao stuck his head out of the kitchen hood. He was used to all kinds of her daughter's whimsical thoughts every day!

He is still very busy every day, but now he will take every word Zhao Xixi says seriously. So, Father Zhao replied while frying the shrimp: “Dad will first go to school to look for you; then go to the classmates' home to look for you; and then call paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents.”

Zhao Xixi: “If there are none.” I don’t know where the tiger cub's grandparents live.

Father Zhao: “Then I will go to the police and ask the police uncle to help me find you together.”

Zhao Xixi's eyes lit up suddenly! Can the police uncle help find someone? She always thought that the police uncle could only beat up bad people!

Zhao Xixi: “Did the police uncle ask someone for money?” If it costs 30,000 yuan, then there is no way.

“No.” Father Zhao filled up the shrimp and walked to the door of the kitchen. “The police officer is the best person in the world. If you encounter a bad person, quickly find your parents and the police officer.”

Zhao Xixi's eyes lit up!

The police uncle will help find someone, and there is no need for money. The police uncle is really the best person in the world!

So, when taking a nap at noon the next day, Zhao Xixi secretly looked at the bearded teacher who was sleeping in the innermost part of the classroom and then called the little tiger in a low voice.

The two cubs secretly… sneaked out through the back door.

As soon as she came out, Little Xixi ran away, and the little tiger ran beside her on four legs.

After running out of school, Zhao Xixi said mysteriously, “I know a way to find your mother without money!”

The little tiger immediately asked, “What?”

Zhao Xixi hurriedly said, “Look for the police uncle! My father said that the police uncle will help you find someone for free!”

The little tiger hesitated for a moment and moved his ears. He felt he couldn’t believe in any other human being except Zhao Xixi, but what if Zhao Xixi believed in other humans?

The most important thing is that the cub really wanted to find his mother, so the cub said, “Then let's go to find the police uncle.”

After leaving the community, Zhao Xixi was looking at the main road outside. She looked to the left and right of the road, her little face wrinkled. Her father said that the police uncles are all in the police station, but which road is the way to find the police uncle?

At this moment, Zhao Xixi turned around and found that the tiger cub was not around. Zhao Xixi was a bit strange and saw the tiger cub squatting behind the nearby stall.

She hurried over and said, “Tiger Cub, what are you doing here?”

The little tiger said childishly, “Don't let the adults outside see me. They will send me to the administration.”

Zhao Xixi: “What is that?”

The little tiger thought for a while and said, “The administration will send me to the zoo.”

The tiger cub himself can't tell what it is. Some other people had imprisoned him when he was a child. There are some other stray monster cubs inside, too. If there are no monsters willing to adopt these mixed-race monster cubs, whom they judge to be dangerous, they will inject them with a dementia potion and then send them to the zoo.

Little Xixi felt so angry. After seeing the zoo, she was so afraid that someone would send the tiger cub to the zoo, and there would be a river that separated them. So she especially emphasized that the Siberian tiger has a long fur on the show that everyone said many people watched. But why didn’t everyone listen!!!

Little Xixi hugged the little tiger's head. Her eyes were red, and she whispered in a crying voice, “If only you could become a human child, then nobody would know that you are a monster.”

Just like those adult monsters. As long as the adult monsters change their form and become humans, nobody will know that they are monsters.

Zhao Xixi rubbed the little tiger's furry round head with her little face and said, “It would be great if you could become like a child. That way, I can take you home, and then we can drink milk together and wake up together…”


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Chapter 24 - Good Child


The teachers in Zhao Xixi's former kindergartens often taught that good children should not fight!

So in the past, Zhao Xixi never fought, but now, in the cub nursery, it's not uncommon for the cubs to fight. It is not unreasonable for one side of water and soil to raise one side of people!


Translator's Note:
One side of water and soil raises one side of people, means = people are a reflection of their environment; each place nurtures its own inhabitants.
Chinese term: 一方水土養育一方 (yīfāng shuǐtǔ yǎngyù yīfāng).
English term: Each place has its streams from all over the country.
Explanation: It is a common proverb that is a metaphor for a certain environment creating a certain talent. People in different regions, due to different environments, different ways of living, and different geographical climates, have different ideas, different humanities and histories, different ways of doing things, and different cultural characteristics.

Little Xixi adores Tiger Cub, so she watches carefully every time Tiger Cub fights!

The last time she bit the person who bullied her, she won, but this time the situation is different.

Zhao Xixi opened her mouth and bit his fur.

The lion cub wanted to bite Zhao Xixi, but the child had dressed thickly, so he couldn't bite anywhere, and you must not bite the face. Although the lion cub was angry, he was the son of a politician. He knows that if he bites her face and everyone can see it, his father will definitely scold him.

Although Zhao Xixi is more and more flexible now, she still can't hide that she is a little chubby, and the little lion eats and drinks well all day at home, so under that shiny fur is also a little chubby cub.

So, the two little chubby cubs wrestled together like this. You bite the fur; I bite the down jacket. There is no place that's not bitten!

It wasn't until the teachers came. Two teachers, one pulling one cub and one pulling the other, barely separated the two little chubby cubs who love to fight.

When the teachers had separated them, the little lion's four little feet were still kicking each other and yelling at Little Xixi. Little Xixi was not to be outdone either. She slapped her hands and feet, then howled!

At one point, the scene was... laughable.

This is the first time such a big fight has erupted in kindergarten!

So, before Uncle Lion went far, the teacher called him back: “Your son is fighting with Zhao Xixi!”

This is a very skillful remark; your son……is fighting with Zhao Xixi!

The lion cub was placed in the front, and so of course they thought it was the lion cub who took the initiative in this matter.

Uncle Lion's heart tightened, and he hurriedly returned to the cub nursery. As soon as he entered the office, he saw Zhao Xixi, the human cub who had been holding her head high and reasonably, shrink suddenly.

Cubs often fight in kindergarten. For example, Tiger Cub and Lion Cub fought several times, and Lion Cub and Clouded Leopard Cub often fought back and forth. Neither teachers nor parents have seen it.

So Zhao Xixi felt they could solve this problem by themselves.

She hadn't thought about it at all. The monster cubs would have to go through more hardships to be useful for their transformation, so as long as they don't break their bones in a fight, it's not a big deal, and naturally, they won't alarm teachers and parents.

But the fight between the human cub and the monster cub represents something different.

Although Uncle Lion was so nice to her a while ago, when he came, Zhao Xixi was still frightened.

Her little face was pale and pale, and she was afraid that Uncle Lion would pick her up and beat her because this uncle is really tall! She was afraid!

The tiger cub stood in front of the human cub without making a sound and bared his teeth at the tall man, as if he would bite him if he took half a step forward.

The teacher next to him calmly protected the tiger cub and human cub and said, “Listen to me first; both parties are responsible for this matter.”

The lion cub thought his father was coming to speak up for him, so he quickly hugged his father's leg and said, “She bit my fur!” The lion cub showed his bald neck.

Zhao Xixi felt she was wronged. Although she was afraid, she also said, “He bit my arm! Moreover, at first I was going to bite the back of his neck!” She didn't want to bite his fur! Although his fur is fragrant, Zhao Xixi doesn't like it!

Zhao Xixi wanted to pull up her sleeves to show them, but she was wearing too thick a red down jacket, and there were two warm clothes inside, so she couldn't pull up the sleeves. Although she couldn't pull up the sleeves, she could still see on the outside of her down jacket that there were several holes because of being bitten.

Zhao Xixi was originally confident, but... But she suddenly remembered that the other party can invite parents, but she cannot.

It would be bad if her father came and knew she was fighting with a monster.

Several other teachers still could see her visible fear, so the principal said, “The class is starting. I will take the cubs to class first.”

There are a few cubs here, so there are some things they can’t talk about in front of the cubs.

Zhao Xixi was stunned for a moment and pulled the principal's sleeve, then said, “Principal, just tell me if you have anything to do. My parents are very timid, so I am the master of our family. Please don't invite my parents.” The last sentence is the point.

The principal and the teachers present all knew the inside story, and they felt amused by the words. Then the principal said with a smile, “I know. I won't ask the parents for such a trivial matter.”

In fact, this is not a trivial matter. After the cubs left the office, Uncle Lion, as the Lion King, immediately became serious and said, “It is very common for little monsters to fight and fight among themselves. Of course Zhao Xixi is a human cub, but she has been in the cub nursery, so she will naturally fight around too.”

The principal knows in his heart that the Lion King clan is now vying for the rights of the Tiger King. All the monsters are heartless. If everyone knows that the Lion King’s son is discriminating in school and bullying their favorite human cub, obviously this matter will taste bad.

The principal has considered more things, and it's true that this matter should not be a big deal. Mainly because neither the human cub nor the lion cub had been injured. On the other hand, the human cub enrolled in this cub nursery was just a misunderstanding. It will be a big deal if the human cub’s parents find out, this condition is bound to change.

So the director smiled and said, “Naturally, it's just that human cubs are no better than our little monsters. Small human cubs may be life-threatening if they stumble.”

The lion king also knew what the other party meant and said, “I will discipline my cub well.”

So, nobody mentioned the matter of inviting parents at all, and this matter ended in the weighing of all parties.

On the surface, it is over, but the education of the human cub is on the table, and no one can ignore it.

The human cub has been changing at a speed visible to the naked eye since she entered the nursery. From being submissive and crying at every turn to being very aggressive in talking and laughing now.

These are all advantages, but the problem is that we can't always solve the problem violently. The teachers checked for the cause of this conflict.

It's true that the lion cub is a bit unsettled. But you are a human cub. As soon as you say you want to settle him up, you immediately settle him up. Fortunately, the lion cub doesn't have much ability. If it's changed to some other little monster, how big will this matter be?

Once worried about the child's family education under Father and Mother Zhao, but this time it fell on a group of monsters.

Little Xixi is also worried now.

It was only when she returned to the classroom that she remembered that the lion cub had bitten her beautiful down jacket, so there was one hole after another.

How does she go home? When she goes home, she will definitely be yelled at by her parents: "Zhao Xixi, why are your clothes so torn like this? What did you do at school?"

The teacher had already said not to invite her parents; that means her parents are not coming, so Zhao Xixi should not worry about it anymore.

The tiger cub next to her was still looking at her. He didn't know why they were fighting, but he still remembered that, early on, Zhao Xixi wanted to be friends with the lion cub.

The tiger cub said uncomfortably, “Aren't you good friends? Why are you fighting?”

Little Xixi frowned and said, “I won't be friends with him anymore, and he doesn't like you.”

She won't be friends with a cub who doesn't like Tiger Cub!

“I don't like him either, and I really, really don't like him!” Zhao Xixi helped her good friend find a place!

The tiger cub's small ears moved, and he let out a cry.

Zhao Xixi thought he was unhappy, so she said, “It's okay; when the other children read that book, that is about the best friend, then they all will want to be your good friends!”

The little tiger cub's golden eyes were crystal clear. He looked at the human cub and said, “But I don't want to be friends with them.”

“Do you really not want to?” She used to say that she didn't want to, but in fact, she wanted to be good friends with them.

The little tiger shook his head and said, “I don't want to be friends with them.”

He doesn't like other human cubs, and he doesn't like other monster cubs, because they're all the same, whether it's a monster cub or a human cub.

Only the human cub beside him was different.

Zhao Xixi seemed to be sure that what the tiger cub said was true. She patted her small chest and said, “Well then, we won't be friends with them anymore!”

At this moment, Teacher Tao Hua's voice came from outside: “Tiger Cub, come to the office.”

Yes, a group of old monsters came up with a good idea: Leave this problem to Zhao Xixi's best friend to solve it!

It's not that the teachers are stupid; the main reason is that most of Little Xixi's behaviors are imitating her good friend. Children are prone to imitating each other.

And as teachers, although they can guide her, the effect is actually not as good as that of this tiger cub, who stays with the human cub anytime, anywhere.

After listening to the teachers' earnest words, the tiger cub walked out with a blank expression on his face.

Whether he treats other monsters or humans, he has alienated himself very much.

After the tiger cub came back, he looked at the human cub who was lying on the table, and then he jumped on the table.

The tiger cub felt that what the teachers said was right—human cubs really can't fight all the time.

So, the tiger cub imitated Zhao Xixi's usual tone when she persuaded him to comb his fur, and the little milk said in an earnest voice, “Zhao Xixi, you can't fight anymore in the future.”

Obviously, the style of study in the cub nursery had led Zhao Xixi into the pit.

She couldn't understand what her good friend said about: “Why?”

In her opinion, it's good to fight, as long as you can win it.

“Fighting is too violent.” The tiger cub thought for a while and only said this. He didn't mention the thing that the teachers mentioned, that the human cubs are too fragile to win against the little monsters.

Children are like this most of the time; they will ask for a reason. Although she doesn't understand it, Zhao Xixi takes the initiative to understand that if she fights, she is not a good child, so she should stop fighting.

But in the afternoon, Zhao Xixi suddenly thought of something. Even though she was still in class, she couldn't wait to get close to the tiger cub's ear and whisper, “Tiger Cub, Tiger Cub, don't fight from now on. I'll fight for you! Then you’ll be a good boy.”

However, if she and Tiger Cub should not fight anymore, then what should she do if they get bullied?

Later, Little Xixi thought, Of course she has already lied, fought, and talked too much, so she is no longer a good child!

But the tiger cub has to be a good boy so that when he finds his mother in the future, he can proudly say to her, "Mom, Mom, I'm a good tiger. You should take me home!"

Zhao Xixi later realized that the tiger cub must be a good cub; in this way, his mother will definitely like him. So it doesn't matter if she is not a good child herself; the worst thing is to get spanked.


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Chapter 23 - The Super Fierce Little Xixi


In the evening, Zhao Xixi told her parents the good news. Since her mother no longer had a headache listening to her talk, Zhao Xixi would happily tell her parents what she wanted to say.

Little Xixi: “The teacher said that we use someone else's drawing when the time comes!”

For Father and Mother Zhao, it was still a bit of a surprise, but this incident did not mean not using Zhao Xixi's drawing but actually adopting Zhao Xixi's idea.

Although they adopted Zhao Xixi's idea, they did not include her drawing in the books, so it was still a failure. That is to say, Father and Mother Zhao are still thinking about how to comfort their daughter.

But unexpectedly, Little Xixi said happily, “The teacher also said that all the classmates will know my good friend by then!”

Father Zhao asked cautiously, “That drawing is not yours; won't you be unhappy?”

“Why am I unhappy?” Zhao Xixi was a bit puzzled.

Father Zhao looked at his daughter's innocent appearance. He wanted to say, Because it's not your own work; the honor doesn't belong to you either, so of course you will be unhappy.

However, these words... Even if Little Xixi understands it, she still cannot interpret it. She is just a child.

Father Zhao thought about it and said, “Then why are you so happy?”

Little Xixi: “Because other children will know that Tiger Cub is a very, very good friend, and they all will want to be friends with him!”

Little Xixi suddenly thought of something, sighed, and said, “It will be very sad if no one wants to be your friend.”

Father and Mother Zhao were stunned for a moment, remembering how her classmates had bullied their daughter before.

Mother Zhao felt very sour and said, “Is this what you used to be like? They all don't want to be friends with you.”

Little Xixi nodded and said, “At that time, I gave them everything to eat, and they still didn't want to be friends with me. They said I was too fat, and if they were friends with me, they would become a little fat pig too, and monsters like to eat fat children. In fact, I tell you, you must not tell others.”

Mom and Dad were stunned. Their eyes were astringent, but they still nodded and said, “Well, don't tell others.”

Little Xixi: “Actually, at that time, I really wanted to be friends with them. But now, I don't want to. I want to be friends with Tiger Cub now. He is very nice to me. Last time Lion Cub wanted to bite me, he immediately beat him away!”

Father and Mother Zhao felt sour and astringent. They really neglected their daughter too much.

Father Zhao: “Then, do you want to invite him to our house as a guest?”

Zhao Xixi raised her head abruptly. Her eyes widened, startled.

That can't be done. Although the tiger cub is a little tiger and a little monster, her parents are also afraid of the little monster.

At that moment, if Mom and Dad invite the little tiger monster to the house, her parents and the younger brother in Mommy's womb will definitely cry!

So Little Xixi waved her hand and said, “No way, Tiger Cub is very busy! He has to pick up wires and plastic bottles to sell money every day! He still has to find his mother in the future, and he doesn't have time to come to our house to play!”

Zhao Xixi paused, imitating the words of the adults she had seen before: “He's a breadwinner and can't mess around like us little kids...”

Zhao Xixi lied. Even though she lied, it was because she loved her parents and lied for their own good. And then she hurried to her room.

“Mom and Dad, I'm going to draw! This time I want to draw a very, very beautiful one!”

Because of what Zhao Xixi said, Father Zhao felt sorry for the orphan even more. He thought that when he sent Zhao Xixi to school tomorrow, he must take a look at this good friend of her daughter.

It's just that Zhao Xixi's Mother is pregnant now, so it's not suitable to adopt another child. Although he can't adopt, it's okay to take care of him more.

So the next day, when father and daughter arrived at the gate of the community, Zhao Xixi said, “Dad, you go to work. I will walk to the school by myself. It's very close.”

Father Zhao held Little Xixi's hand. And said, “I'll take you in and take a look at your good friend.”

Zhao Xixi froze for a moment. “...”

Presently, Father Zhao had already walked inside, holding Zhao Xixi's hand.

Zhao Xixi still doesn't give up. What if the tiger cub frightens Dad, and then other adults will beat the tiger cub?

Little Xixi: “Dad, you'll be late for work.”

Father Zhao: “I'll go in a while. I still have time. Look, it's very early, and there are still many children who haven't come to school yet.” He left early today, and there were not many people on the road. Usually, there were a lot of parents who sent their children to school.

“But... but...” Zhao Xixi didn't know what to say.

Precisely at this moment, the tiger cub occurred to pass on another road.

The little tiger carried that little pink schoolbag on his back and was walking along the road. Even though he was still young, he already possessed the aura of a tiger king of beasts.

Father Zhao had already seen the little tiger monster, so he quickly took Zhao Xixi to a small road. He frowned and said angrily, “That little monster is still carrying a schoolbag. The kindergarten will not start accepting little monsters, right?”

Zhao Xixi always paid attention to her father's movements, and after hearing what her father said, she immediately comforted him: “Dad, don't be afraid. He doesn't bite.”

Father Zhao looked at his little daughter’s clear eyes and her ignorance of what kind of society she was in. Then he squatted down and said earnestly, “This kind of monster has transformed from an animal. In their blood ran the natural instincts of wild animals. Don't look at these monsters, who usually don't eat people, but if you provoke them, they will definitely eat you! So, if you see monsters, you must stay away from them!”

Zhao Xixi: “...”

Although Father Zhao took a detour, he still delivered Little Xixi to the teacher in front of the kindergarten with no mistakes. Little Xixi still remembered this teacher, the one who talked to his father last time.

Father Zhao saw a familiar teacher and couldn't help asking, “I just saw a little monster carrying a schoolbag in the community. Are there any little monsters studying in this kindergarten?”

Since the monster cubs are still in animal form, they usually live in a special community and study in their own community, and they will not enter human society until they become adults.

It is the stray mixed-race cubs who enter human society in advance. Generally, society does not care about the life or death of the stray mixed-race cubs. And for some unspeakable humanitarian reasons, whether it is The Monster Association, The Human Association, or The Anti-Monster Alliance, they are turning a blind eye to this stray group.

A little bit similar to stray cats and stray dogs outside.

But Father Zhao saw the monster cub carrying a small schoolbag just now, so he didn't classify him as a stray cub, therefore he asked such a question.

The teacher at the door immediately said, “No, why would our kindergarten accept monster cubs? They are students from the kindergarten next door, and the next door is a mixture of human cubs and monster cubs.”

Father Zhao believed in this teacher very much, and there was no need for the kindergarten teacher to lie, so he sighed and said, “It's really getting more and more absurd now, and they actually put children and little monsters together. Who will take responsibility if something goes wrong? This kind of kindergarten should not exist!”

Zhao Xixi was terrified and looked at the teacher cautiously, only to see that the teacher just smiled and said nothing.

Father Zhao didn't want to talk about this matter either. He still remembered the business of coming today, so he asked, “By the way, the kid I told you about last time, has he come to school?”

Teacher La Mei: “Not yet. He usually doesn't go to the classroom until class starts. Do you have anything to do with him?” The teacher asked with a polite smile.

Father Zhao actually just wanted to take a look at his daughter’s best friend. It was nothing serious.

The teacher has already said that he hasn't come to school, so he can't ask the teacher to wake up the child now and ask him to come to school. So Father Zhao said, “Then trouble the teacher to take care of two more children. I will go to work first.”

Zhao Xixi sent off Father Zhao in fear and turned to look at the teacher.

Zhao Xixi only saw the teacher smiling and looking at her, and Little Xixi was a bit scared.

Then she heard the teacher say with a smile, “Don't you want to go to the bathroom now?”

Zhao Xixi hummed and quickly said, “Teacher, then I'm going to use the toilet over there!”

Then she ran away in a flash, heading towards the kindergarten next door.

Running and panting at the gate of the nursery-cub kindergarten, she saw the other cub’s father, who was sending his cub to school.

The lion cub's father also saw this lonely human cub, tried to show a kind smile, and said, “You are Zhao Xixi, right? You look so cute.”

The lion cub’s father seldom interacts with human cubs. Since childhood, his own cubs' education method has been to beat them if they don't listen and scold them if they don't listen. So it’s obvious he is not qualified to be a kind elder. For example, the kindergarten teacher next to him, Teacher Yu Lan, was so afraid that the lion cub’s father would frighten the human cub with his non-smiling appearance.

However, Zhao Xixi was not afraid at all, and instead she said, “Thank you.”

When others praised her for being cute, she was so happy in her heart. Her little face really became brighter and brighter at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she forgot what happened before in an instant.

Uncle Lion drove away his own cub like a piglet and then said to Zhao Xixi, “Are you used to it in school?”

Zhao Xixi said cheerfully, “I'm used to it.”

She is only one meter tall, and Uncle Lion next to her is 1.9 meters tall. So she has to raise her head to talk to him.

Uncle Lion noticed this, so he squatted down.

Zhao Xixi couldn't help but say, “Uncle is so tall!”

Father Zhao is only 1.78 meters and a little thin, and Mother Zhao is only 1.65 meters. Most of the people Little Xixi comes into contact with are of this average height, so in comparison, Uncle Lion is really tall.

Uncle Lion smiled at the childish words. Then he held the impatient lion cub by the back of his neck, brought it in front of Zhao Xixi, and said, “Does the lion cub often bully you at school?”

Zhao Xixi thought about it and said honestly, “He didn't bully me, but he bullied the tiger cub; moreover, It's not because of the sort of thing that he likes him, so he bullies him.”

Little Xixi is now so afraid that other adults will say that they bully you because they like you, so she must make it clear.

Uncle Lion said, “Then if he doesn't bully the tiger cub, can you be friends with him?”

Zhao Xixi thought for a while and said, “It's okay.”

The little tiger on the other side scratched the tree trunk next to him with his claw, and his little head drooped.

The golden eyes looked over there, and the human cub over there tentatively touched the lion cub's head.

The little lion's head must be cozy to touch because he has parents, and his fur must be smooth. He must have washed his fur and face every day, then used a whirring machine to dry them...

The little tiger touched his fluffy head with his paw; he was still washing his face with his paws, just like... just like those stray cats outside.

The little tiger suddenly felt sad. He looked at the human cub and the lion cub over there, stopped for a while on the lion cub's shiny fur, and couldn't help but jump off the tree.

It would be great if he had parents too, then... then he definitely will have such a beautiful fur too; and he will have to comb his fur every day, wash his face every day, and then blow dry his fur with a whirring machine; then his fur definitely will look better than the lion cub's fur, and the human cub will definitely like himself more...

On the other side, Zhao Xixi walked into school with the lion cub. Zhao Xixi did not speak, and the lion cub beside him gritted his teeth and also did not speak.

Zhao Xixi thought for a while and said to the little lion next to her, “Lion Cub, Lion Cub, do you like Tiger Cub?”

The lion cub felt very aggrieved. He hated Tiger Cub the most, and the second thing he hated was the human cub! He hated the tiger cub because he was the king of beasts! Obviously, that stray cub is a mixed-blood monster cub! He hated the human cub because, from his perspective, all humans are liars, and this human cub is a little liar!

But his father wanted him to be friends with them, and now it's annoying to hear the human cub talking. Then the lion cub said, “I don't like him!”

Zhao Xixi was very upset and said, “Then let's not be friends! If you don't like us, don't be friends with us.”

The lion cub also has a temper. Looking at the human cub, he retorted, “I won't be friends with you. One of you is a mixed-blood monster, and the other is a lying human! I will become a demon king. A mixed-blood monster tiger would end up in the zoo and imprisoned!”

“Tiger Cub is not mixed blood!” Zhao Xixi was furious now, so she opened her mouth and rushed to bite the lion cub!

One has to admit that the influence of the environment is subtle. In the nursery-cub, children always rely on their own strength to speak. Even if she is a human cub, her first reaction is to bite when another child scolds her!

If you don't fight back, they will bully you all the time! They will scold you all the time!

Since Little Xixi fought back those bullies in her former kindergarten last time, she felt she was actually super fierce and powerful!


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Chapter 22 - Her Drawing


The new Chinese language teacher is a Peach Blossom (Tao Hua) Monster. Originally, the nursery-cub kindergarten couldn’t recruit any teachers. After all, there are so many twists and turns, and it’s too complicated. No one wants to take this muddy water. It's precisely for this reason that the quality of the teachers in nursery-cub kindergarten is seemingly uneven. The nursery-cub kindergarten couldn't find new teachers, so they couldn't even open the cultural classes of human knowledge that were supposed to be held.

And during this time, one after another, excellent kindergarten teachers are willing to come to the nursery-cub kindergarten, which is regarded as having opened all the cultural classes.

The cubs know nothing at all about this matter. The new teacher came out of the office, and after she calmed down, she went to the classroom. Her eye circles were still a bit red, and she almost cried from laughter just now.

The new teacher took a sneak peek at the human cub, and the child looked even cuter on the spot!

What a super cute human cub! She wants to cuddle her!

However, Teacher Tao Hua can't look at the little tiger right now. As soon as she sees him, she will think of the "family of three" scene just now.

She has to admit that it was a big scene.

Although Teacher Tao Hua came to teach because she was attracted to the human cub, she still had superficial skills, and she was not too biased towards Zhao Xixi.

It's just that her branches are itchy and want to touch the head of the human cub, but she feels dissatisfied if she touches all over the human cub’s head just for a while.

When the bell rang for the end of the class, Teacher Tao Hua was about to leave when the human cub stopped her—“Teacher Tao Hua!”

Teacher Tao Hua had already walked to the door of the classroom; she immediately turned around, took two steps forward, and finally squatted in front of the human cub's table. Her eyes were shining—“What's wrong?”

Zhao Xixi, slightly embarrassed, said, “Teacher Tao Hua, let me show you something.”

Immediately afterwards, Teacher Tao Hua saw the human cub carefully take out a drawing book from her schoolbag and then turn a page: “Teacher, can I also put this in the book?”

She didn't speak clearly, so she took a kindergarten textbook from the side and turned to the page that she always remembered—”Just like this!”

Originally, Teacher Tao Hua didn't understand, but when she saw Zhao Xixi flipping through the textbook, there was a drawing of a colorful river in the textbook with several people playing on it.

Next to it is the text marked with pinyin—"My Best Friend".

Now Teacher Tao Hua understood that Zhao Xixi wanted to ask if the teacher could print the drawing she had drawn by herself into a kindergarten textbook.

Zhao Xixi started talking like a chatterbox: “This is my best friend Tiger Cub, this is me, and this is the money Tiger Cub gave me... He is my best friend!”

"Best Friend" is a model essay in a kindergarten textbook. In fact, it is to teach children how to share with good friends.

The beginning of the text is to say, "My best friend's name is Hai Wen..."

Zhao Xixi still remembered the original text a lot, so she learned to say: “At that time, we can say this—my best friend is called Tiger Cub; he has a pair of beautiful big eyes, two ears, and long, long teeth. He gave me a lot of money. He is the best!”

Zhao Xixi still remembers that when she was in the class, everyone had read the text. And she heard many children wanted to be good friends with Hai Wen, the friend from the "My Best Friend" essay textbook. Because in the story, that good friend gave an apple to his friend. So Zhao Xixi thinks that if everyone knows that the tiger cub is also so good, they will definitely want to be friends with the tiger cub, and they won’t make fun of the tiger cub all the time anymore.

Zhao Xixi especially wants other little monsters to like Tiger Cub because Tiger Cub is very good! Everyone should like him!

Other children in kindergarten also did not really like Little Xixi. Until now, when she was thinking of this matter, it made her feel sad.

She didn't want the tiger cub to be sad at all.

The little tiger was right next to him. He was listening to the human cub, Zhao Xixi, talk. As she talked, he found that the human cub had started to praise him, and she couldn't stop praising him.

Furthermore, she wants to publish a book to praise him...

Tiger Cub: “...”

Teacher Tao Hua listened and thought that Zhao Xixi wanted everyone to praise their friendship. She looked at the "masterpiece" of her favorite human cub, then looked at the expectant eyes of the other party and said, “I will ask those… monsters who printed the books.”

Teacher Tao Hua thought for a while and said, “Little Xixi, do you mind if I take your drawing away? I want to read it with those monsters.”

Of course, Zhao Xixi didn't mind and said with a beaming smile, Then, Teacher Tao Hua, you have to tell them that my story is similar to the one in the textbook, and it's all the same story about best friends...”

Zhao Xixi thought for a while and flipped through the book again. There were two blank sheets of paper at the end of the textbook. Zhao Xixi pointed to the blank sheets of paper and said, “I think I can put mine here...” Her drawing must not seize someone else's place; someone else has best friends too!

Teacher Tao Hua: “Okay, I will definitely tell the other teachers about this.”

When she was home at night, Zhao Xixi specifically talked about this matter, and she was so happy.

“The teacher said that if the other teachers agree, they can print my drawing into the textbook. And then all the children will know that the tiger cub is a super good friend!”

Zhao Xixi still doesn't understand that the word Hu Zai (Tiger Cub) is not like the three characters "Zhao Xixi". The three characters "Zhao Xixi" represent the name, and Tiger Cub is actually a collective name for little tiger cubs.

But fortunately, the two adults at home are a bit indifferent. In addition, Zhao Xixi is also a bit slurred, so from the beginning to the end, the two adults thought that "Hu Zai" was "Fu Zai".

Translator's Note: Hu Zai = Tiger Cub

                                Fu Zai = Lucky Boy

Listening to his daughter's appearance, who was sure that she would definitely publish her drawing in a book, Father and Mother Zhao looked at each other. This is not such a simple matter. Although it is a children's book, it is not enough for the teachers to agree. Besides, it is a step back of 10,000 steps; no, it is a step back of 100 million steps. The teacher covered her eyes and agreed. If this is printed on the textbook, other parents will see it. Don't you have to trouble the Education Bureau?

The two parents: you look at me, and I look at you. Mother Zhao was about to speak when Father Zhao, who knew her well, held her hand.

Father Zhao glanced at his daughter, who was trying hard to pinch the shredded meat; then he leaned into Mother Zhao's ear and whispered, “If she wants to do this, let her do it. If there are no results, we will help her analyze the negative side of her efforts. So that in the future, if she wants to do something, she can analyze the negative side first.”

Mother Zhao originally wanted to say that it was such a small matter. How could it be so serious? But then she recalled her daughter's problem, which was having her hair pulled by her classmate. She also thought that was not a big deal before, and her daughter cried miserably in the end. So she held back and didn't say it in advance.

Father Zhao continued: “It's okay if it doesn't work out. After all, she's just a child. She has to learn to fight hard and understand that everything in this world cannot be as she wishes. Do not expect too much. We will not be responsible for announcing the bad results; just let the teacher be the bad person who is responsible for announcing the bad results. We are just responsible for telling her to keep working hard! Mom and Dad will always support you!”

Thinking about it this way, it's actually not a bad thing. Mother Zhao thought about it and also agreed with Father Zhao, and she felt it was good, good, very good.

And at this moment, Zhao Xixi was already full and cleaned up the rice in the bowl, then said, “Mom, I'm going to draw!”

Today she also wants to draw a tiger cub's teeth, which are very long teeth, and she can show them to the tiger tomorrow.

Mother Zhao doesn't understand. This kid doesn't have any talent for drawing, but she really loves drawing too much!

On the other side, Teacher Tao Hua, who had already returned home, couldn't help but take out the painting. Her family members lived long; that is to say, her great-grandfather, great-grandmother, grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, and a large group of elders were all there.

Teacher Tao Hua looked at the elders, wanting their help to come up with ideas, so she handed the painting to her great-grandpa, who was playing mahjong.

Teacher Tao Hua: “Great-grandpa, what do you think of this painting? How about printing it in our kindergarten textbooks?”

Great-grandpa yelled “Huh” and then glanced at it. This was simply an ordinary preschool child's drawing, and he couldn't help but look at his junior.

Great-grandpa: “What did you say?”

Teacher Tao Hua: “I said, can we use this drawing as an illustration for kindergarten textbooks?”

Great-grandpa: “Tao Tao, wear glasses if you are short-sighted. No one will laugh at you.”

“No, there must be a mystery in it!” Tao Hua’s Grandpa next to him picked up the book and turned it upside down. However, it was still the same way, upside down, and no miracle happened.

It's just... Tao Hua's Grandpa suddenly changed his mind...

Tao Hua’s Grandpa: “Actually, I think it's not bad. This painting extols the beautiful relationship between monsters and humans. The focus is on the connotation!”

It turns out that when Tao Hua's Grandpa turned the drawing book upside down, he saw some crooked words—"Zhao Xixi".

Only then did teacher Tao Hua explain: “I actually want to put this in our kindergarten textbooks. It's really meaningful.”

Teacher Tao Hua roughly said about Zhao Xixi: What does the painted scene represent?

But one really cannot compliment this drawing.

This is such a touching story, but when looking at this drawing, there is only a sense of humor.

Because Zhao Xixi drew both the characters and the tiger cub crookedly, you can't tell that it's a person at all, and you can't tell that the other one is a tiger.

“To be honest, I really can’t see it at all. I can’t tell if this is a little child at all, nor is this a little tiger.” Teacher Tao Hua has a bit of a headache. Basically, it's the adults who draw the illustrations, whether it's for the human cub kindergarten or for the nursery-cub kindergarten textbooks. Yes, of course, the drawing is obviously clear; the people are people, and the animals are animals.

Tao Hua's Grandpa next to her took the painting. His eyes were very kind, and he said cheerfully, “Humans are not like humans, and monsters are not like monsters. This just shows that in the eyes of our little friend, Zhao Xixi, there is no particularly big gap between humans and monsters. She is looking at all kinds of life with her heart, not by appearance.”

The older monsters are, the more they have experienced how humans hated and hunted them down. Those days left a childhood shadow on them, and because of this, the old monsters must turn into humans and feel proud.

Monsters seem to have a curse hidden in their blood. For thousands of years, they have been striving to be human!

Several other old monsters couldn't help but nod. The more they looked at it, the more they felt that this was the truth!

Although Teacher Tao Hua is also a fan of Zhao Xixi, she feels that she still maintains basic sanity. Can't you all just admit that the human cub is too young, so the drawing can't express her inner feelings well?

This group of old monsters has convinced Teacher Tao Hua. She always feels that the next moment, these old monsters will make a decision and let this drawing insert into their old monster college textbooks.

In fact, if they can publish this drawing in textbooks, Tao Hua can hold up all her branches for support. But the problem is that for those who read this textbook, there are other monsters, other old monsters, and other little monsters, and it will definitely not work then.

Teacher Tao Hua thought for a while and said, “Otherwise, let's give this drawing to a professional illustrator to polish and rewrite this story. Therefore, we can use this story even in elementary and junior high schools, let alone our nursery-cub kindergarten.”

Tao Hua’s Grandpa frowned and said, “This is not very good. This is our Xixi's drawing. If we give it to others to change, when our Xixi sees it, she will definitely feel that her drawing is terrible, so that's why we change it. It will hurt your self-esteem too much!”

Teacher Tao Hua secretly felt so jealous that when she was having a hard time changing her human form, the family always laughed at her, saying that it was a basic test. Why didn’t these old monsters consider the matter of self-esteem?

Tao Hua's Grandpa: “And I think this drawing is indeed not as good as those skilled drawings outside if we look from the picture point of view; but this drawing is a rare encounter. It is difficult to have drawings on the market that can combine human cubs and monster cubs together like this. The child Zhao Xixi used the purest mind to draw a harmony picture that neither monsters nor humans else could draw.”

Teacher Tao Hua looked at the paintings on the table and then at her elders. She suddenly had doubts about life. Could it be that she really doesn’t know how to appreciate it?

Therefore, she took it back and appreciated it twice, but she still feels that she needs to find someone to polish it. When the time comes, she will ask the professional illustrator to please create according to the meaning expressed in this drawing.

Teacher Tao Hua can tell that Zhao Xixi really hopes that her drawing can become an illustration in textbooks.

So she is also seriously trying to find a way. Even so, she was wondering if Zhao Xixi would be unhappy if someone else redrew it.

After all, Zhao Xixi is also a human cub, and a lot of the knowledge she has learned before is about the psychological analysis of human cubs.

For example, Zhao Xixi now very much hopes that her drawing will become an illustration in textbooks. She hopes all children can see this illustration. It must be because it will give her a sense of accomplishment.

At that time, another person will polish it. Although it is called polishing, these few lines of her drawing, after being polished, are actually called redrawing. And for sure... The painting cannot be signed with Zhao Xixi's name.

Will she still feel a sense of accomplishment and be happy?

Teacher Tao Hua froze for a while when she thought of this. In fact, she also had some selfishness in her heart. She cared about Zhao Xixi, but she also could see the strong political power in the friendship between Zhao Xixi, a human cub, and a mixed-race tiger monster cub.

Put the whole two of them together, representing the standards of political correctness!

Opposed racial discrimination! Opposed bloodline discrimination! By the way, she also criticized society.

The strong political power contained in it, once used, will be unimaginable in this situation when the contradiction between monsters and humans is becoming more and more acute.

Teacher Tao Hua sighed. She thought about it and would tell Zhao Xixi about the drawing the next day to see what she said.

The next day, when Little Xixi heard it, she blinked. When she couldn't understand something, she would blink.

Then, teacher Tao Hua said it again: Actually, the teacher also likes the picture you drew, but we still have to show it to other children. Your drawing is too simple, so I want to find someone to help you redraw it. After that, we can put it in the book. Is that okay?”

Zhao Xixi heard it clearly this time and understood it. To the surprise of Teacher Tao Hua, there was no displeasure on her little face; rather, she asked excitedly, “Really?”

However, on the contrary, the little tiger next to her was very unhappy and said, “Then it's not Zhao Xixi's drawing.”

The little tiger was very upset. He thought the pictures drawn by the human cub were so beautiful. Why not use the pictures of the human cub? Want to use someone else’s. Never mind if you use someone else’s, but you even told the human cub. That's so outrageous!

Teacher Tao Hua looked at the little tiger next to Little Xixi and said comfortingly, “We can also write Zhao Xixi's name on the back of the hand.”

Zhao Xixi didn't care about the name, but she took out the textbook from her schoolbag and said, “Teacher, is it like this?”

Her little finger pointed to the illustrations in the original textbook—Just put the drawing here like this, and you can read it here... My best friend is called Tiger Cub...”

Teacher Tao Hua nodded. This is not the point; the point is: “It's just that you can't use the one you drew for this illustration in the textbook; someone else drew it; is it okay for you?”

Zhao Xixi nodded and said in a crisp voice, “Yes, yes, is the reading text here about the tiger cub? It must be Tiger Cub for sure!”

Teacher Tao Hua was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Zhao Xixi to be more concerned about this matter, so she asked, “Why must it be Tiger Cub?”

Little Xixi looked at the unhappy little tiger next to her and beckoned. The teacher leaned over; Little Xixi smelled a pleasant smell, then whispered to her, “Because in this way, everyone will know that the tiger cub is a best friend. Everyone will like the tiger cub, and they’ll want to be best friends with him. Teacher, can you just write about Tiger Cub?”

Teacher Tao Hua was stunned! She originally thought that Zhao Xixi wanted her drawing to appear in the textbooks because of the child’s pride. Ah, you see, my drawing was so beautiful!

It turned out that this human cub was for such a simple and beautiful purpose only.

She couldn't help touching the soft top of the human cub's head, which was tied with a small tug. Then teacher Tao Hua whispered, “Yes, everyone will like him by then.”

Thinking of that scene, Zhao Xixi couldn't help but narrow her eyes with a smile!

How happy that is!


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