Little Ann's Big Goose with Superpowers
Overwhelmed by kindness, Qin Haochen obediently crouched down as Ann looked at him expectantly, gently touching the feathers of the magnificent goose.
Qin Sui'an immediately looked at her daddy with sparkling eyes, unable to contain her excitement.
She eagerly asked, "Daddy, is it really nice to touch?"
Qin Haochen couldn't help but smile at her adorable expression and nodded, "Yes, it's very nice to touch."
Having reached an agreement with her daddy, Qin Sui'an became even happier, her lips curving into a joyful smile.
Not wanting Ann to play with the goose just yet, as they were unsure if it carried any harmful bacteria, Qin Haochen glanced at the nearby bodyguard.
Receiving a signal from Qin Haochen, the bodyguard promptly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Miss An'an, the goose needs to go to the kitchen first."
Qin Sui'an glanced at the goose and then at the serious expression on the bodyguard's face. Slowly, she withdrew her little hand that was placed on the goose.
She obediently nodded her small head and said, "All right, the goose needs to go to the kitchen."
Earlier, the young man mentioned that the goose was hungry and needed to go to the kitchen.
Taking this opportunity, Qin Haochen embraced Ann and turned in another direction, diverting her attention.
"Ann, what were you doing in the garden earlier? Can you tell Daddy?"
As expected, Qin Sui'an's focus shifted to answering her daddy's question.
She giggled and sweetly replied in her childish voice, "Playing hide-and-seek with Sixth Brother."
Although Qin Haochen already knew this from the bodyguard, he wanted to have more conversation with Ann.
Pretending to be unaware, he asked, "Hide-and-seek? What kind of game is that?"
"Daddy, haven't you played hide-and-seek before?"
Qin Sui'an blinked in surprise, then quickly added, "Ann can play with Daddy! Ann knows how to play, I'll teach Daddy!"
With a smile, he nodded, "All right, let's play together."
Qin Qianyi, who was trailing behind them, watched the affectionate interaction between the daddy and daughter, unable to believe his eyes.
He wasn't accustomed to seeing his daddy being so gentle, making him feel unfamiliar.
Just as he was thinking this, Qin Qianyi received a gaze from his daddy.
Qin Haochen turned his head and glanced at Qin Qianyi behind him.
His gentle tone instantly changed when speaking to Ann, his thin lips slightly parted as he commanded, "Let's play hide-and-seek together."
Qin Qianyi silently nodded in his heart.
Yes, this cold and emotionless tone, this expressionless gaze, that was the daddy he was familiar with!
At that moment, Qin Sui'an heard a "quack quack quack" sound coming from behind.
It was the goose-making noise.
Curiously, she turned her little head and saw the bodyguard carrying the honking goose towards the castle.
She blinked her round eyes in confusion.
What was the goose saying?
Did the goose not like being carried by the bodyguard?
Suddenly, the silver bracelet on her wrist became warm for just a second before returning to its usual temperature.
Immediately after, Qin Sui'an heard a wailing sound.
I don't want to go to the kitchen, I don't want to be eaten…
She stared blankly, her small mouth agape, looking at her daddy and then at her brother, and then at the bodyguard.
There were only a few of them here, but that voice didn't belong to any of them.
She looked at the goose being carried by the bodyguard and slowly understood that the goose wasn't going to the kitchen because it was hungry, but rather because they were hungry and wanted to eat the goose.
Qin Sui'an involuntarily tightened her grip on her daddy's clothes, tilting her little face up to him, and asked softly, "Daddy… is the goose going to be eaten?"
Qin Haochen lowered his head and met Ann's fearful gaze.
His heart felt as if it was being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand, an indescribable discomfort.
Gently patting her back, he asked in a soft voice, "What's wrong, Ann? Are you afraid the goose will be eaten?"
Qin Sui'an nodded slightly, then shook her head.
She didn't know how to express herself, and in her uncertain voice, she said, "Daddy, the goose is crying. It doesn't want to go to the kitchen, it doesn't want to be eaten."
Qin Haochen was taken aback.
He hadn't expected Ann to say such words.
Suddenly, Qin Qianyi remembered something and glanced at the silver bracelet on Ann's hands.
In the next moment, he called out to the bodyguard, "Wait!"
The bodyguard stopped in his tracks, holding the struggling goose in his arms, looking at him in confusion.
"Master Qianyi?"
Qin Qianyi hurriedly approached him, slightly bending down, carefully staring at the goose.
The goose continued to honk, its small eyes the size of beans squinting, with teardrops streaming down.
Indeed, it was crying, just as Ann had said!
Qin Qianyi widened his eyes in astonishment and shouted loudly to Qin Haochen, who was standing nearby, "Daddy, Ann was not wrong!"
A hint of astonishment flashed in Qin Haochen's eyes as he looked at the little girl in his arms, and he asked softly, "How did Ann know that the goose was crying?"
"Ann heard it," Qin Sui'an blinked her eyes, her little face showing a sympathetic expression.
"The goose is so pitiful, Daddy, can we not eat it?"
Qin Haochen couldn't refuse any of Ann's requests.
Upon hearing her words, he immediately nodded, "Of course, we won't eat it."
After promising Ann, Qin Haochen turned to the bodyguard and instructed, "Release the goose."
The bodyguard exclaimed, "Huh?"
Although he didn't understand why, he still did as he was told and placed the goose on the ground.
The goose regained its freedom and flapped its wings, hiding in the flower bushes again, occasionally letting out a "honk" as if its soul was unsettled.
To others, it was the honking sound of a goose, but to Ann, it was completely different.
I finally survived! I must hide and not be caught by humans again!
Qin Sui'an's curious gaze fell on the trembling flower bushes: What are humans? Are they referring to them?
Qin Qianyi returned to their side, his gaze shifting between Ann and the flower bushes.
Then, he tentatively asked Ann, "Ann, what did the goose say again?"
Unaware, Qin Sui'an looked serious, her voice soft and milky, "The goose said it wants to hide and not be caught by humans anymore."
Qin Qianyi's pupils trembled.
"Ann, can you understand what the goose is saying?"
"Um…"
Qin Sui'an realized and nervously looked at her daddy and her Sixth Brother: Would they despise her for being able to understand the goose?
Seeing that they were only slightly surprised and didn't have the expected disdainful expression, Qin Sui'an nodded her little head gently and whispered, "I couldn't understand it before, but suddenly I could."
The goose hid in the flower bushes, occasionally letting out a "honk".
That "honk" sounded different in Ann's ears...
The kitchen is dangerous! The whole castle will be engulfed in flames! Oh no, the human cubs will be burned to death! Ah! How tragic! What should we do…
The "honk" sounds frequently came from the flower bushes.
Qin Qianyi was curious about what the goose was "honking" about and asked Ann again, "Ann, what did it say? Why is it honking louder?"
Qin Sui'an blinked her round eyes.
The goose's words were quite long.
However, she managed to repeat what the goose had said in her milky voice, "The goose said the kitchen is dangerous, the castle will be on fire, and the human cubs will be burned to death. How tragic."