Chapter 1448 - 1388: Quarrel at the Headboard, Peace at the Footboard

Tuan Tuan said she was cruel and had no sympathy, causing Snowy to be separated from her kittens. For these childish kids, Curly couldn’t be bothered to explain.

Cats are different from humans; when kittens grow up, the cat mom drives them away.

Although they are Snowy’s children, once the kittens grow up, Snowy does not allow other cats to stay in the Johnson Family home; now it is Snowy’s territory.

So, Curly had to sell them.

As to why they were sold instead of given away, Curly said: People won’t cherish things that come easily.

"Snowy, were you scared? Don’t worry, don’t worry, that’s my dad; he won’t bully you."

Adrian Desmond’s cold gaze swept across the fat cat; wouldn’t dare to bully a cat? Ridiculous!

"Is cat meat better boiled or braised?" Adrian asked.

"Don’t eat my Snowy!" Curly protested.

"Mrs. Desmond, I was asking you."

Sienna Johnson said, "In Orienta, no one eats cat meat."

"Is there anything Orientans don’t eat?"

Hairy eggs, meat maggots, Stinky Tofu, frogs... many foods Adrian couldn’t imagine would be on the Orientan menu.

"Cats are good friends to Orientans, just like dogs are to Westerners."

Sienna Johnson pulled her daughter aside and warned, "Stay away from Snowy recently; be careful she doesn’t scratch you."

"Mom, Snowy’s not pregnant for the first time. Pregnant animals tend to be irritable; I know."

Snowy meowed at Adrian, baring her teeth, flaring her fur, seemingly warning Adrian.

Even a cat dared to provoke him; if Curly weren’t there, Adrian would have kicked it next door.

Curly then remembered the main matter, "Oh, I forgot, Grandma asked me to wait for you. Grandma cooked a lot of delicious food; why were you so slow?"

Sienna Johnson glanced at Adrian and explained, "There was traffic."

"Come on, I want to eat Grandma’s crab roe buns." Curly grabbed Adrian’s hand with one hand and Sienna Johnson’s hand with the other, and the three headed to the Johnson Family’s dining room.

Curly occasionally grabbed her parents’ hands, lifted her legs, and let them drag her along.

"Dad, shall we sleep together tonight?"

"Sure."

Curly looked at her father in surprise, not expecting Adrian to agree, "I thought you’d want to sleep with your wife."

"I don’t want to sleep with my wife now."

Curly glanced at Adrian, then at Sienna Johnson, and keenly asked, "Did you quarrel?"

"No!" Sienna Johnson said.

"Yes!" Adrian said.

Two entirely different answers; Curly said, "So you did quarrel. Dad, I won’t sleep with you tonight."

"Why not?"

"Haven’t you heard? When couples quarrel, they argue at the bedhead, make up at the bed feet. You sleep, and you’ll be fine tomorrow morning."

Childish words change meaning in grown-up ears.

Adrian glanced at Sienna Johnson; Sienna just happened to look back and smiled gently at her, Adrian’s temper subsided a bit.

...

"Wow..." Hugo’s crying came, startling Sienna Johnson, "Why is Hugo crying?"

Curly remarked, as if used to it, "Little Monster and Pig must be fighting."

Little Monster is Sheehan’s nickname, given by Curly;

Pig is Hugo’s nickname, given by Sheehan.

Sienna Johnson hurriedly walked into the dining room, Hugo was wailing, angrily pounding his tiny fists on the small table, glaring at Sheehan.

"Shut up! So noisy!" Sheehan said to Hugo.

Hugo spat at Sheehan’s face, Sheehan slapped Hugo’s head, and Hugo cried out, his shrill voice scaring Ella and Claire into tears.

Pauline Briggs coaxed, "Oh my, little darlings, why are you fighting again?"

Sheehan said, "He was being unruly, I taught him a lesson."

Sienna Johnson came over, picked up Hugo from the high chair, and coaxed, "Sheehan, you’re the older brother, you shouldn’t hit your brother. He’s still a baby."

Seeing his mother, Hugo seemed to find support, pointed at Sheehan, babbling as if complaining.

"Hugo, you too. Sheehan is your brother; you shouldn’t spit on your brother’s face either." With a slap on each of their backs, Sienna Johnson hoped they could calm down.

Hugo, seeing his mother wasn’t backing him up, cried more, seemingly determined to cry until someone stood up for him.

Sheehan said, "See, this kid is utterly spoiled. If unchecked, he’ll end up in juvenile detention when he grows up."

Suddenly Hugo grabbed Sheehan’s ear, his tiny hand was strong, and he clung without letting go, while Sheehan slapped Hugo’s face.

"Stop it!" Sienna Johnson shouted anxiously.

Everyone came to help, and Sheehan had reddened Hugo’s face, but Hugo still wouldn’t release Sheehan’s ear, as if he intended to tear it off.

Pauline Briggs was taken aback, "Little ones, what are you trying to do? Let go now."

Kiya was about to help, but Adrian strode over to separate the brothers, grabbing them with one hand each, while they still tried to fight.

"You brats, I’ve been gone for a few days, and you’re fighting!"

Brotherly love? Sheehan and Hugo definitely didn’t have it.

Hugo had a domineering personality; Sheehan was aloof and wouldn’t back down just because Hugo was the younger brother, so the two brothers fought whenever things were unsatisfactory.

Adrian grabbed the brothers with intentions to take them outside; Sienna Johnson said, "Adrian, it’s cold out; they’ll freeze."

"They need to calm down!"

Pauline Briggs hurriedly took the kids’ coats and chased them out, and Sienna Johnson followed.

Kiya said, "Definitely can’t have two sons!"

"Children are naive; they’ll understand brotherly love when they grow up." Paige Desmond comforted while holding the crying Ella.

"With personalities like Sheehan and Hugo’s, they probably won’t understand brotherly love even when they grow up."

Not happy with her nephews being talked about that way, Paige said, "What do you mean, ’no brotherly love when grown up’? How could my brother and sister-in-law’s children be bad?"

Kiya:...

Curly noticed they were about to argue, and said, "Aunt, Uncle, don’t fight. My two brothers really aren’t good birds."

Paige:...

...

Adrian brought the brothers outside.

Though it had entered spring in Sileria City, it was still cold in the mornings and evenings, and these days it was snap cold, almost as chilly as winter.

"Adrian, they’ll freeze," Sienna Johnson shouted.

"At this temperature, they’re not going to freeze."

Sienna Johnson raised children too meticulously; raising boys like this would end up ruining them.

"They’re still kids."

Uncomfortably feeling his clothes collar being grabbed, Hugo turned his head and bit Adrian; Adrian was caught off guard as he spoke to Sienna Johnson and was bitten by Hugo.

"Little wolf cub," Adrian cursed.