Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 267: Sad Little Puppy

Everyone salivated at the thought of Gu Peihai, who was still on his way, and gleefully enjoyed their lunch.

When it comes to cooking, Gu Rui’s family took the affirming approach.

Since half of the dishes were made by his wife, Gu Rui wholeheartedly praised his wife’s culinary skills. Gu Wangchao also nodded repeatedly. Even the usually aloof Mu Xue unwittingly softened her expression.

Gu Zheng’s family followed the practical approach, with the taciturn Gu Zheng quietly serving his wife dish after dish. Their two sons mimicked him as well.

"Alright, alright," Hua Wenyi intervened, "you guys hurry up and eat; Miaomiao has already finished a small bowl. You guys aren’t as eager as Miaomiao to eat."

Tuanzi, suddenly called out, looked up with oil still on her lips, her eyes full of confusion.

Gu Cheng served her a piece of stuffed green pepper, "They’re praising how well you eat, so eat up."

Tuanzi’s expression froze as she stared at the green pepper and the pork stuffing as if facing a great adversary.

This dish was definitely the one she felt most conflicted about. The unappetizing green pepper and the delicious pork put together—should she eat it or not?

Looking around at the table full of delicacies, she realized it wouldn’t matter even if she skipped this meat dish.

"Second brother, second brother."

Taking advantage of Gu Cheng’s unawareness, she stealthily nudged Gu Che, and when he turned his head, she made frantic eye contact. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Help your adorable sister with the green pepper, won’t you?

Faced with the pleading look of his little sister with her big eyes and round face, who could resist?

Gu Che certainly couldn’t resist; though he’s not keen on the taste of green peppers, eating them wouldn’t be a problem.

He was about to reach out with his chopsticks when a piece of onion beef appeared in his bowl.

Onions, yuck.

His handsome face instantly turned into a statue.

Turning his head, Gu Che seemed to hear a creaking sound from his neck. Facing Gu Cheng’s gaze, he forced a smile, "I can serve myself, no need to trouble big brother."

When it comes to food, big brother was flawless; he could eat anything, leaving Gu Che defenseless.

Frustrated, he looked down, poked at the onion, and glanced over to see his sister poking at the green pepper with equal frustration.

The siblings exchanged a glance, picked up the hated dish, closed their eyes, and shoved it into their mouths with an expression of resignation.

After finishing the meal, they synchronously picked up other dishes and stuffed them into their mouths; only after the taste faded did they come back to life and continue enjoying the other dishes.

As Tuanzi savored her food, she pondered whether she should change seats later. As long as she wasn’t sitting next to big brother, unpleasant food wouldn’t end up in her bowl.

Gu Yunmu, sitting opposite her, saw her little expression filled with emotions and chuckled, "Even if you sit next to someone else, they’ll still serve you food."

After speaking, he winked at her.

Tuanzi understood immediately; even sitting beside others could mean eating veggies she didn’t like, especially since everyone thought she should have some vegetables. That may be true, but some vegetables were just super nasty!

She gave up instantly, noticing Gu Yunmu’s bowl filled with veggies and no meat, piquing her curiosity.

"Oh, this," the handsome guy lamented, "I’ve gained weight recently, so I can’t eat meat anymore."

Tuanzi looked baffled as she glanced at her own chubby little paws.

"Don’t mind her."

Gu Cheng redirected her attention, "You’re still growing, eat more."

With her level of activity, having a big appetite was entirely normal.

Gu Yunmu shrugged, and without noticing, suddenly had a big piece of beef in his bowl.

"I don’t want it."

Gu Qize remained unmoved, "You can throw it away; wasting is shameful."

Gu Yunmu: "...You don’t need to add that last part."

He still ate it, and his peripheral vision caught his father sitting alone like a recluse, and he immediately served him a dish.

"Eat more, eat more."

He rarely showed kindness towards Gu Yu, "Looking at your face, you obviously haven’t rested well lately."

Saying such nice things, all to get Gu Yu to eat.

Gu Yu looked down, seeing only cilantro. He disliked those strong-flavored vegetables.

"Wasting is shameful," Gu Yunmu directly repeated his brother’s words, watching him with a cheeky smile.

Gu Yu held back repeatedly, managing not to yell at his youngest son in front of other relatives.

By the end of the meal, Gu Yu was worn out, wishing he could leave immediately.

"It’s been a while since we’ve all gathered."

Just as he was about to leave, his second and third brothers invited him over to the villa next door for tea and a chat.

They were about to cut the cake, but the adults didn’t plan on disturbing the youngsters and instead went next door.

Gu Rui laughed, "If you have the time, you can stay for dinner tonight. I’ll show off my skills. My cooking has improved since retirement."

What could Gu Yu say? He could only meekly go along.

Behind him came the voice of his youngest son, "Brother, did you notice how dad behaves like such a good little brother in front of the second and third uncles?"

Gu Yu: (▼へ▼メ)

"Brother, am I a good little brother?"

"You’ll be one if you move your unwashed hand off my shoulder."

He walked forward, and the voices of his sons faded away.

With so many brothers in the house, Tuanzi wasn’t easily impressed.

After lunch, she had only one thought: When are we cutting the cake?

The cake was ordered by Gu Cheng and Gu Chi, and reportedly, they argued fiercely over the type, eventually deciding to make all the types they liked, stacking them up into a multi-layered cake with each layer not too large.

During lunch, upon learning of this plan, Gu Qize nodded wholeheartedly.

His solution to indecision was to choose everything.

Seeing his sister spinning in circles on the spot, he softened his expression, "Eager to make a wish?"

He remembered birthday cake-cutting etiquette as making a wish before slicing the cake, with the wish being the main event.

"Oh, do I have to make a wish?"

Tuanzi rubbed her chubby cheeks, tipping her little head in indecision, "Can Miaomiao just cut the cake without making a wish?"

Her wishes could only be achieved by herself, so she felt no need to make one. Instead, she’d prefer to eat another slice of cake.

Gu Qize was taken aback, then chuckled, "Of course you can, but the cake is still on its way, so hold your horses."

Tuanzi dropped her little head, but quickly lifted it again, eyes shining brightly, "Can Miaomiao receive the gifts first?"

She knew everyone prepared gifts and wasn’t shy to ask for them. Receiving gifts first would mean no interruption during cake-cutting with a gift-giving session, allowing her to focus on enjoying her cake.

To avoid disrupting her cake enjoyment, Tuanzi devised all sorts of little plans.

However, this approach didn’t align with Gu Qize’s way of doing things; he adhered strictly to rules, meaning gifts would only be given later.

"Is it not possible?"

As Gu Qize hesitated, his sister lowered her big eyes like a sad puppy, sneakily glancing up at his expression from time to time.

Who could resist?

"Alright."

"Yay!"

Tuanzi cheered instantly, gave him a hug, and ran off with her short legs to find the other brothers.

"Miaomiao wants to get her gifts early!"

"Second brother, Yun Mu, stop playing games, gifts, gifts, Miaomiao’s gifts!"

"Gu Mo, your astronomy mini-lecture is temporarily over!"