But the two round ears on his head kept twitching, making it clear he was eavesdropping—and quite blatantly, too.
To Hua Shu and Yuan Qi, having a tiger cub who loved eavesdropping on his parents was a real headache.
Hua Shu sidled up to her mate. "This cub used to just enjoy putting on a cool, aloof act to hit on the young females. How did he pick up this bad habit of eavesdropping on us?"
Yuan Qi replied, "'Maybe he damaged his brain on the salt trading trip.'"
Hua Shu gasped in a low voice, "He's got brain damage?"
Yuan Qi said, "Yep."
Hua Shu said, "Then tomorrow, we should bring a gift and ask the witch to take a look at him. If that doesn't work..."
She cautiously glanced at her cub in the straw nest. Seeing his two ears droop, she lowered her voice and said, "...then we'll just have another, more obedient one."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qi's eyes lit up. He nodded eagerly, like a Bird Beast in the forest pecking at seeds. "Yes, yes."
