âLook at you, so proud of yourself!â Ye Fan chuckled.
âOf course Iâm proud. They donât understand these experiences of being a mother yet, theyâre all on their first pregnancies. Theyâll definitely be calling me for advice.â Bai Susu said.
âYeah, youâre the best!â
âYe Fan, look, the floatâs gone!â Bai Susu suddenly exclaimed.
Ye Fan hadnât even turned around, but upon hearing Bai Susuâs words, he blindly lifted the rod, and a grass carp weighing about a pound flew up into the air.
âLook at that; your talking nearly made the fish get away! I almost lost it!â Ye Fan said with a smile.
âOh, come off it! If it werenât for my reminder, you wouldnât have even known to lift the rod. Itâs clear I helped you. If it wasnât for me, we might not even have fish soup!â Bai Susu argued, not convinced.
âAlright, alright, youâre right, I should thank you. Itâs because you saw the float that I managed to catch the fish!â Ye Fan said.
Forget it, no point in competing with a pregnant woman for credit.
A wife should be indulged, shown respect!
My wife should be cared for and spoiled, shouldnât she?
My woman, I pamper her!
âYe Fan, you keep at it; Iâm taking this fish home. Work hard!â Saying so, Bai Susu left with the fish in hand.
Ye Fan watched the greedy kittenâs retreating figure with a sense of helpless amusement.
Goodness, did it have to be like this?
It felt as if he had never provided her with fish.
Himself having such a fish-loving wife, she might have been a little cat in her past life.
Only a cat would love fish this much.
Resigned, Ye Fan re-baited the hook and cast the fishing rod again, settling back into his seat to watch the float.
Hoping to catch another fish.
Then, one fish soup, one braised fish would be great!
âDaddy, daddy, how many fish have you caught?â Little Fourth Ye Jie leaned against the outside railing and asked.
âCaught one, but your mom took it!â Ye Fan replied.
âOh, okay, daddy, keep it up!â Ye Jie encouraged.
âBy the way, daddy, Niuniu says it wants to make a contract with me!â With her next sentence, Ye Jie let out something that shocked Ye Fan.
âWhat, a contract!â Ye Fan looked at Little Fourth Ye Jie in astonishment.
Contract making is something from novels!
Can it really happen in this world?
Is this still the world he knew?
Thisâ¦
Ye Fan was baffled.
âYes, Niuniu said we should establish a master-servant contract. It claims it wonât have any effect on me, but if I get injured or something, it will be affected just like me. If itâs in trouble, it doesnât impact me; I only influence it!â Ye Jie explained.
Ye Fan was once again shocked.
A master-servant contract.
This is an unequal contract; not many Divine Beasts would willingly make such a contract.
It is the tyrannical contract of âif the master dies, the beast dies; if the beast dies, the master is unaffectedâ!
He hadnât expected that Vermilion Bird had set its heart on Little Fourth Ye Jie so firmly and loyally.
Sigh.
Is all this really fated?
âDaddy, whatâs wrong, how do you feel?â Ye Jie asked.
She had come over here to get her fatherâs opinion.
Seeing her father seeming somewhat distressed, she wondered why.
She didnât understand what the problem with making the contract was.
She was young and didnât get it!
âItâs okay; you accept it. This is your opportunity, a good thing!â Ye Fan nodded.
With Vermilion Bird protecting Little Fourth, Ye Fan felt much more at ease.
No matter what, Niuniu is a Divine Beast, so it canât be too bad.
And really, Niuniuâs willingness to follow Ye Jie, thatâs a very good thing.
Very loyal!
âThen, since thatâs the case, I accept. Iâll listen to you anyway, hehe.â Little Fourth Ye Jie said with a smile.
âWait to make the contract, though; Iâm afraid it might affect some things. Later, Iâll take you and Niuniu somewhere else to make the contract,â Ye Fan advised.
Making a contract with a Divine Beast canât be simple.
It might even cause a celestial phenomenon; then, it would be hard to explain.
If it were seen and spread, even if many donât believe the rumors, it could still be troublesome.
Ye Fan wanted to protect his children.
These little details can be fatal.
He didnât want his children to face any danger.
So, he had to be cautious.
âAlright, Iâll listen to you, daddy. Arrange it for tonight!â Ye Jie said.
She trusted her father.
Otherwise, she wouldnât have asked specially.
When she heard what Niuniu had said, she thought it best to tell her father.
This matter seemed significant.
âOkay, tell Niuniu that Iâll take you both somewhere private to make the contract tonight. This place is crowded and might be discovered, which could be very dangerous,â Ye Fan said gravely, looking at his child Ye Jie.
âAlright, I got it, daddy. Iâll do as you say.â Ye Jie nodded.
She felt what her father said was right.
After all, thereâs no problem with a child obeying her parents.
âAlright then, go on,â Ye Fan nodded, then added.
This child, thankfully, was still very sweet.
âThen, Iâm off to play!â With that, Little Fourth Ye Jie scampered off, disappearing from sight.
Ye Fan watched and shook his head with a helpless smile.
This little rascal, trulyâ¦
Soon, Ye Fan caught another carp weighing over a pound and decided it was time to pack up and go home.