Seeing Yae Miko staring intently at the birdcage, Qiqi immediately shielded the Little Sparrow behind him.
At the same time, his peach-blossom eyes were full of vigilance as he looked at Yae Miko.
"Don't... don't eat the Little Sparrow..."
"They are Qiqi's good friends..."
"If you're hungry... please eat a Sunsettia..."
As he spoke, Qiqi picked up a Sunsettia from the table and handed it to Yae Miko.
These Sunsettias were originally Qiqi's breakfast, but now, to protect the Little Sparrow, he chose to give them to Yae Miko.
Qiqi looked up at Yae Miko and said in a childish voice, "After you eat the Sunsettia... you can't hurt the Little Sparrow, okay..."
Looking at such an adorable Qiqi, Yae Miko couldn't help but laugh.
Just a little teasing, and Qiqi reacted so strongly; it was truly adorable.
Yae Miko reached out and patted Qiqi's head, her tone gentle, "Alright, alright, I won't eat your Little Sparrow, don't worry."
Yae Miko paused, then continued, "Speaking of which, why are you sitting here alone? Where are the other Little Ones?"
Qiqi blinked his eyes, then pointed upstairs for Yae Miko, "Everyone is getting ready... they should be down soon..."
No sooner had he spoken than Yae Miko heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
The Little Cuties came down together, and upon seeing Yae Miko, they immediately opened their arms and rushed into her embrace.
Ningguang looked up at Yae, saying in a childish voice, "Auntie, good morning~"
Kamisato Ayaka's big eyes stared at Yae Miko, "Auntie, why didn't you come to see us these past few days? I missed you so much."
After spending this time together, the Little Ones now all called Yae Miko "Auntie."
The reason was simple: Yae Miko had a very good relationship with Ganyu and the Raiden sisters.
And Yae herself also liked the Little Ones calling her that.
Little Ayaka hugged Yae Miko's arm, then looked left and right.
"Auntie, have you seen Mr. Faxun? Where did he go?"
It wasn't just Little Ayaka who was curious; the other Little Ones were too.
Because usually at this time, Mr. Faxun would have already prepared breakfast and be sitting in the dining room waiting for them.
Why wasn't Mr. Faxun here today?
The Little Ones felt a bit strange.
Yae Miko picked up Little Ayaka, placed her on her lap, and then softly said, "Your Mr. Faxun went out to run some errands; he might not be back until evening."
Hearing Yae Miko's words, the Little Ones all showed disappointed and dejected expressions.
Mr. Faxun went out again?
Why didn't he take them?
Unhappy...
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Noticing the Little Ones' unhappiness, Yae Miko spoke, "Mr. Faxun asked me before he left to play games with you today."
"After you finish breakfast, how about we play hide-and-seek?"
"Okay!"
Hearing that they were going to play hide-and-seek, the Little Ones' moods improved somewhat.
They hurried to the dining room and finished their breakfast.
Then, with their short legs, they pattered back to Yae Miko.
"Auntie, we finished breakfast! Can we play hide-and-seek?"
Yae Miko nodded gently, "Of course you can. Hurry and go hide. After I count to ten, I'll come find you."
As her words fell, the Little Ones immediately began searching for hiding spots.
Ningguang and Ayaka hid in the wardrobe; if you didn't look closely, they looked like two hanging clothes.
Beidou hid under the bed, her eyes fixed on the doorway.
Shenhe even held her breath while hiding in the water Cylinder.
Qiqi wanted to hide in the room, but halfway there, he turned back to bring Taroumaru and the Little Sparrow with him.
Yae Miko heard the Little Ones' footsteps getting further and further away.
"Are you all hidden? Auntie is coming to find you now..."
After Yae Miko finished speaking, she found a chair to lie down on and then took out Mr. Faxun's manuscript to read.
She wasn't in a hurry to find the Little Ones; the time they spent hiding was enough for her to finish reading Mr. Faxun's new light novel.
The synopsis of this book had only eight characters.
"A Thousand Hands, A Hundred Eyes, Throughout the World."
Although the synopsis was short, the content was much longer than the Liyue Arc and the Mondstadt Arc.
This made Yae Miko's reading experience very comfortable.
light novels should be like this: tell a long story, slowly unfolding it.
If it ends before you even get into it, what's the point?
The stories written by Mr. Faxun perfectly suited Yae Miko's taste.
"Yae, good morning."
At this moment, Ganyu's voice came from not far away.
Ganyu had just woken up and was still wearing Mr. Faxun's white shirt, not yet having time to change into her usual work clothes.
Yae Miko put down the manuscript in her hand and greeted Ganyu.
"Gan Yu, good morning."
"Are you preparing to go to Yuehai Pavilion for work?"
"What are your work plans for today? Are you responsible for organizing reports?"
"It's nothing, I was just asking casually."
"You're asking where Mr. Faxun went?"
"Do you know trigonometry? Yes, it has nothing to do with this."
"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Mr. Faxun went out to run errands. I heard he went to look for flowers, and he'll be back tonight."
Hearing Yae Miko's explanation, Ganyu didn't think much of it.
Looking for flowers seemed to be Mr. Faxun's style of doing things too.
"Yae, I have to go to Yuehai Pavilion for work later. Would you mind taking care of the Little Ones today?"
Yae Miko nodded repeatedly, "No problem, feel free to leave the Little Ones with me."
Ganyu glanced at Yae Miko, saying with some concern, "Just make sure you don't bully them."
She always felt that Yae Miko wasn't suited to taking care of children. If Yae didn't make the Little Ones cry from bullying, that would be a miracle.
Hearing Ganyu say this, Yae Miko was displeased.
"The Little Ones are so cute; how could I, as their Auntie, bear to bully them?"
"Oh, and if they cry loudly, giving them candy should be able to calm them down, right?"
"It should, right?"
Looking at Yae Miko's serious questioning, Ganyu became even more worried.
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