Those dark, bright eyes were sincere and pure, totally unlike the bloodthirsty and violent eyes that Hu Jiaojiao saw in her dream.
Looking closely, the pair of little hands holding the hem of the clothes were trembling slightly.
It seemed as if he had mustered up a lot of courage.
As their eyes met, a bud seemed to be planted in Hu Jiaojiao's heart, and she felt as warm as if she was wrapped in clouds. She subconsciously had the urge to protect this little guy.
She opened her mouth and her voice softened unconsciously.
"How could mother hate Ling'er? Mother is not angry!"
She reached out and took Long Linger's hand, then walked over to the cubs, proving with her actions that she would not be as cruel and violent as before and beat them when she was angry.
The kids pursed their lips, and the vigilance in their hearts unconsciously dissipated a little.
It was even more rare that Long Zhong did not refute Hu Jiaojiao's words in front of outsiders.
Long Linger held Hu Jiaojiao's hand with her little hand, and there was a hint of joy in her voice, "I'm glad mother is not angry."
This voice was not as carefully planned as before, but rather a voice of genuine joy.
Hu Jiaojiao's mood also became a little happier. She turned her head and thanked him politely, "Lu Mian'er, thank you for your kindness. You don't have to sneakily send food to the cubs in the future. I won't let them starve."
She remembered that some of the cubs would become villains who committed all kinds of evil in the future and stood on the enemy side of the heroine Lu Mian'er. It was precisely because she missed the friendship with Lu Mian'er that she did not kill her.
However, several of the cubs were killed one by one by Ying Yuan, and their fate was not much better than that of their original selves.
Thinking of this, she subconsciously didn't want Zizi and Lu Mian'er to have too much contact.
People are selfish.
She also selfishly hoped that the cubs would grow up healthy and safe, and not be harmed by Lu Mian'er and Ying Yuan in the future.
Hearing Hu Jiaojiao's words, Lu Mian'er frowned, and a trace of anger appeared on the innocent girl's face.
"Hu Jiaojiao, what do you want to do... These cubs are already so skinny, it's fine if you don't give them food, but why do you even stop others from giving them food? You're going too far!"
Her pretty, delicate face flushed slightly with anger, but even in her anger, her voice was soft and weak, and her accusatory words did not make people feel the slightest guilt.
"Ah? No, I..." Hu Jiaojiao was stunned.
Looking at Lu Mian'er's delicate appearance, I have to say that she is worthy of being the heroine. Even when she is angry, she looks pitiful.
No wonder Ying Yuan is so devoted to Lu Mian'er.
As the heroine of the book, Lu Mian'er naturally has a tragic life experience. Her father died tragically, and she has a family of scoundrels. Lu Mian'er was bullied since she was a child, which made her weak in character. In the book, Ying Yuan fell in love with this point about Lu Mian'er and took great care of her.
But she is not a male, so this look is of no use to her.
Hu Jiaojiao was about to explain herself when Long Zhong's voice suddenly interrupted her.
"Hey, are you going to leave or not? Females are so nagging."
When Hu Jiaojiao turned around, she saw a few cubs walking behind her. Long Linger also pulled her hand, trying to pull her out of the woods.
Anyway, she has no intention of making friends with Lu Mian'er, so let the misunderstanding be it, the cub is more important!
Hu Jiaojiao followed the cubs away.
Seeing Hu Jiaojiao leaving, Lu Mian'er didn't dare to follow her. She looked at the cubs worriedly as they disappeared from her sight.
"Mian'er!"
A masculine voice sounded behind him. Lu Mian'er turned around and saw a black eagle landing from the sky. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a tall, straight, strong and powerful male.
"Ayuan, why are you here?"
When she saw the person coming, Lu Mian'er showed a surprised smile on her face.
Ying Yuan strode over, his tough face filled with an indulgent smile, "I knew you were here."
Lu Mian'er was about to walk closer when her gaze suddenly froze. She turned her head away shyly, her face flushed.
"Ayuan, put on the animal skin quickly, it would be bad if other orcs saw you..."
There is no particular rule between orcs. It is normal for the same sex not to wear animal skins. They only use animal skins to cover important parts when there are opposite sex around.
"We are already partners. You can use my body as you like from now on. There are only two of us here. Why would we need to wear animal skins?"
Ying Yuan chuckled softly. Mian'er was so charming even when she was shy.
"A Yuan!" Lu Mian'er said coquettishly and stomped her feet lightly like a frightened little rabbit.
Ying Yuan then changed his tone and said lovingly, "Okay, okay, but I didn't bring any animal skins. I'll take you back first and then put them on, okay?"
Lu Mian'er sat on Black Hawk's back. Her face turned pale due to her fear of heights, and she hugged Black Hawk's neck tightly.
The meat that had not been delivered just now was also grabbed by Ying Yuan with his claws. He asked in confusion, "Mian'er, you came to deliver food to those cubs, why didn't they eat today?"
Lu Mian'er's situation at home was not good. She was often bullied, and she didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. It was Ying Yuan who supported her and sent her prey every day so that she had extra meat to give to her cubs.
Ying Yuan also knew about the matter of delivering the meat. Although he hated Hu Jiaojiao, he would not stop Lu Mian'er from doing what she wanted.
Thinking about not sending the meat out today, Lu Mian'er sighed, his eyes filled with worry.
The voice was soft and gentle as she explained, "Fox Jiaojiao saw it and took the cub away."
"It's Fox Jiaojiao again. Did that vicious female bully you again?"
As soon as he heard Hu Jiaojiao's name, Ying Yuan's eagle eyes were immediately filled with disgust.
“No, I just feel sorry for those cubs, they’re going to be hungry again…” Lu Mian’er shook her head gently, her tone distressed.
Hearing Lu Mian'er's voice, Ying Yuan's heart softened. Fearing that she would be sad, he hurried to comfort her.
"Mian'er, you are just too kind. Those kids have parents. It has nothing to do with you if they starve to death. You don't need to blame yourself."
The two people's voices were gradually blown away by the wind...
…
Hu Jiaojiao and her five cubs returned home.
She was just about to take out the shoes she had just made for the cubs to try on, but then she remembered that Long Yao was the only one without shoes. So she took a bag of dried fish from the air, opened the bag and poured them into a white porcelain bowl, preparing to give them all to Long Yao.
All five cubs are treasures, she can’t favor some over others and make Long Yao feel that she is biased.
"Children, come here, mother has something to give you."
Hearing Hu Jiaojiao's voice, several cubs came to the door and looked curiously at the strange thing in her hand.
"Mom, what is this?" Long Linger blinked, her watery eyes full of curiosity.
"These are shoes. If you wear them when you walk, your feet won't get hurt easily." Hu Jiaojiao explained softly.
Adult orcs can travel in animal form, but the cubs cannot yet control their transformation skillfully, and often scratch their tender soles. If they are unlucky, they may even get infected and die.
Long Linger's little face was still confused.
"Ling'er, come here, let mother help you put them on and see if they fit." Hu Jiaojiao bent down to help Long Ling'er put on her shoes.
The little feet were only the size of a palm. Hu Jiaojiao had estimated the size in advance and just made them a little loose so as not to affect her walking.
"Mom, these shoes are weird, but they are so soft and comfortable..."
Long Linger was full of freshness and walked around in her shoes.