After coming ashore, the little mermaid was pampered by his five fathers.

Upon seeing Lu Lingzhou, Xiao Ranran excitedly ran over, casually placing the mold in her hand on the ground, clapping her little hands, and reaching out her little hands for him to hug her.

"Beep beep."

"You're back! I missed you so much!"

Lu Lingzhou was very pleased to receive a hug from the little one as soon as he returned.

He bent down to catch him, kissed his little face, and said, "Daddy missed you too."

Taking advantage of the hug, Lu Lingzhou reached into the little guy's clothes and touched his back. Seeing that the clothes were a little damp, he quickly picked him up and carried him into the house.

Yue Liming and Mu Chen packed their things and followed him into the living room.

The door was closed, keeping out the cold outside.

The living room was warm. Lu Lingzhou held Xiao Ranran in his arms and sat in front of the fireplace, taking off all of his clothes except for one piece, and putting the rest on a rack to dry.

Mu Chen brought him some warm water and handed him the kettle to drink slowly, making sure he wouldn't get thirsty.

Yue Liming washed his hands and came over to sit with him in front of the fireplace.

"Why did you take all your clothes off?" Aren't you cold?

Lu Lingzhou said calmly, "If it gets wet, you'll catch a cold. Let it air out for a while, it'll be fine."

The child was frail, so even though he was a mermaid, he needed to be careful. Besides, over time, Lu Lingzhou almost forgot that Xiao Ranran was a mermaid and raised him as an ordinary child.

As you raise them, you naturally become more and more attentive.

"So that's how it is. It was my oversight." Yue Liming felt a little guilty; he hadn't even noticed.

"It's okay, everyone's like this the first time they take care of a child. You'll get used to it." Lu Lingzhou comforted Yue Liming, hoping she wouldn't blame herself.

He had already taken care of Murui, and really didn't want to take care of Liming for another month.

If you didn't know better, you'd think that this dad not only had to take care of one child, but also had to worry about the other four dads.

Headache.

My head hurts.

Yue Liming watched Lu Lingzhou operate the equipment carefully, learning from him.

However, Maine Coon cats are probably more gentle, affectionate, and clingy. Yue Liming was quick to get used to them and spoke very gently. In her interactions with Xiao Ranran, she successfully pushed Murui, who was in second place, out of the running.

Lu Lingzhou expressed great satisfaction.

At least Xiao Ranran's father is relatively reliable.

Murray was furious when he learned that his ranking had dropped.

"Ugh!! Why did I get third place and he got second? It's not fair, it's not fair!"

"Lu Lingzhou, this isn't fair! I'm the second person to encounter Xiaobao. You can't do this to me."

Mu Rui threw a tantrum in front of Lu Lingzhou, making it seem like some kind of mechanism had been triggered, causing a bug.

Lu Lingzhou kicked him angrily, "Get this straight, I said he's more reliable than you, not that he's a second father."

With this explanation, Murui instantly felt better.

"So that's how it is. I was overthinking it."

Mu Rui smiled a little foolishly, while Lu Lingzhou looked disgusted.

"I'm going to find Xiaobao'er. You can eat slowly."

"Okay, let's go quickly." Don't get in his way.

In the children's room on the second floor, Mu Chen taught Xiao Ranran to read and recognize animals. He had already started school and could only spend time with Xiao Ranran after school.

Xiao Ranran was visibly a little stickier, clinging to Mu Chen's clothes and refusing to let go.

"This is a little bee, a bee."

"Mi Feng"

"bee."

"Lost Wind".

Mu Chen: ...

Little Ranran's big, innocent eyes blinked so sweetly you didn't know what to say.

"Let's look at the next one, this one is a butterfly."

"I submit to my father."

"butterfly."

"Clothes."

My tongue slipped a bit, but it's okay, I'll take it slow.

"butterfly……"

"Little baby."

The door was suddenly opened, startling the two of them.

"Mu Chen is here too."

Murray took off her slippers and stepped onto the carpet. The fluffy carpet wasn't cold at all.

Uncle Mu.

"Mmm." Murui sat down beside her and reached out to hug Ranran.

"What is your little one looking at?"

Little Ranran pointed to the picture book: "Brother, teach me to read."

"Oh, you can recognize words? How many have you learned, little one? Tell Daddy, okay?"

"it is good."

It's time to test what we've learned.

Afterwards, Murray began to doubt his own ears.

"Airplane, Tantan, Mifeng, Fuddie..."

Every word made Mu Rui frown, and finally he looked at Mu Chen with suspicion.

Mu Chen's lips twitched as he explained, "Huiji is an airplane, Tantan is a tank, Mifeng is a bee, and Fudie is a butterfly..."

Murray: ...

"Wow, our little one has learned so much! That's amazing!"

Never mind, let's praise him first. We can't damage his self-confidence, after all, he's only two years old, we can't have too high expectations.

"Wow, is it really that good?" Xiao Ranran asked uncertainly.

He felt that what he said was not good, and it was completely different from what Mu Chen said.

"Bah, are you kidding me?"

Murui shook her head, "No, why would Daddy lie to Ranran?"

"Our little treasure is the best. She has learned so much so quickly. She will definitely be an excellent student in the future."

"Keep it up, my little one! You're Daddy's pride!"

Little Ranran was so embarrassed by the praise that she felt a little smug. She covered her face and said, "Mmm, I'll try my best."

If Dad said that, then he definitely wasn't lying to him.

Mu Chen looked at Xiao Ranran's embarrassed blushing face and couldn't bear to look at her.

But in my heart I was thinking that I had to try my best to teach him to read.

During dinner, Murui talked about participating in the variety show. The first filming was this Saturday and Sunday, which was deliberately chosen. It was also a live broadcast, without any editing. Of course, the full episodes will be edited later.

"So you're going there on Friday?" Lu Lingzhou asked.

"That's the principle."

And that day, someone came to put cameras there, and the fans can tell at a glance whether anyone has lived in the house or not, so they have to clean it up.

Sometimes he even wondered if these fans were using a magnifying glass to watch variety shows or TV programs, as they could find even the slightest trace.

"Alright, go ahead. Just make sure Ranran is safe. That's all I ask for." Lu Lingzhou readily agreed.

"Okay." Murike was overjoyed. He had finally waited for Xiao Ranran to openly call him "Dad" in front of others, and no other dad was competing with him for it.

so happy.

They discussed it a few more times, debating the details.

Yue Liming was unaware of this matter. Upon hearing it, he listened intently and quickly pieced together the story.

"Can I go too?"

Everyone at the table looked at him: "What?"

"I can turn into a cat and stay with you." Yue Liming had a beautiful idea in mind, and the corners of her mouth even started to turn up.

This way, he can not only keep Ranran company, but also let her masturbate.

But Murui wasn't about to let him get away with it. She shook her head and refused, "No pets allowed. We can only bring changes of clothes and toiletries. No snacks or anything like that."

Yue Liming's happy face immediately fell.

Can not be done.

Does that mean he won't see the baby for two days?

Murui breathed a sigh of relief. What a close call! He almost couldn't enjoy it all to himself.

However, he wasn't lying; he really couldn't bring it. What if it ran off and got lost? Although Yue Liming wouldn't.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of Xiaobao and make sure he doesn't get hurt."

Perfect timing. I'll learn to be a good father, surpassing even Yue Liming.

Forget about Lu Lingzhou, he's no match for him.

I should just stick to being number two.

On Friday afternoon, under Lu Lingzhou's arrangement, Murui took Xiao Ranran to stay in an empty villa. It wasn't big, just two floors plus a small attic.

Mu Chen will come over after school in the evening, and I'll go with them tomorrow.

Everything was arranged perfectly.

Arriving at her new home, Xiao Ranran was curious about everything. Wearing her little slippers, she wandered around the room, touching and looking at everything.

Finding no one in the house, she quickly ran out, grabbed Murui's clothes, and clung tightly to him.

Murui was packing his things when he noticed the little guy clinging to him. Knowing that the unfamiliar place might be making him uncomfortable, he bent down, picked him up, and placed him on a stool nearby.

"Sit still, Daddy will be done in a little while."

He wanted to decorate the room before the production crew arrived, to make it feel more lived-in.

Little Ranran sat on the stool, swinging her little legs, looking completely content.

Ding dong, ding dong.

"Beep beep, there are two people here." Xiao Ranran looked at the door and could sense that there were two people at the door.

"Okay, Dad will go open the door."

Murui handed the bunny doll to Xiaoran to hold, then went to open the door. When the door opened, Yan Taiji and a female assistant were there.

"Brother Rui, we're here."

"This is the house you found? It's amazing!" Yan Taiji's mouth was practically agape.

The female assistant stared at him without blinking, her eyes filled with envy.

"By the way, where's the son you were looking for?"

"You said you'd leave everything to me, so I haven't interfered at all. We're about to start filming, so you're not ready yet, are you?"

Murui rolled her eyes at him. "Inside."

Yan Taiji rushed inside, and upon seeing what was happening, he almost fell over.

"Brother Rui, isn't he... the young master of the Lu Group? What's he doing here?"

"No way."

These two are definitely having an affair.

Ignoring his shock, Murui said, "Xiaobao, call him uncle and aunt."

"Susu, Auntie, hello."

Little Ranran greeted everyone sweetly, her soft and cuddly appearance making her incredibly cute.

The female assistant was initially unhappy about being called "auntie," but seeing how well-behaved the child was, she didn't say anything.

Call me Auntie if you want, you can call me Auntie a few more times if you want.

"Alright, hurry up and get ready, they'll be here soon."

"Okay, okay, okay."

Yan Taiji and his female assistant began their operation, while Mu Rui carried Xiao Ranran and his suitcase upstairs to the master bedroom.

After putting the boxes away, I wrinkled the bed.

"Come on, little Bao'er, roll around twice."

Xiao Ranran lay on the bed, pulling the blanket and rolling around, a perfect tool.

"That's fine."

Murray straightened and folded the blanket so that it looked like she had slept in it.

Nowadays, netizens have sharp eyes. They can talk about even the slightest flaw for days, and it might even make you a trending topic.

He doesn't want to hang it on every day.

At 4 PM, the production crew came to install cameras, and filming had already begun by then. This was considered a bonus segment to provide more footage.

Little Ranran, dressed in a dinosaur costume, nestled snuggled in Murui's arms. Seeing so many strangers and some strange things, she was a little nervous.

Murui was already used to it, so she held the little guy, talked to him, and even taught him to recognize words.

Yan Taiji and his female assistant kept an eye on the production crew, watching where they placed the cameras and whether they had deliberately installed hidden cameras or something.

At six o'clock, Mu Chen arrived, carrying his luggage.

The cameras are all off now and will be turned on tomorrow morning.

Yan Taiji and his female assistant weren't too surprised to see another child arrive, since Murui had mentioned bringing two children, one older and one younger.

Yan Taiji had met Mu Chen before; he always followed Lu Lingzhou.

Now, Yan Taiji is even more certain that Mu Rui and Lu Lingzhou are having an affair; otherwise, why would they have taken both children?

These two are definitely problematic, and the problems are very serious, not just ordinary serious.

"Filming starts tomorrow. We'll film at home first, then head to our destination. We probably won't be back until the day after tomorrow night. If you have homework, you can finish it tonight so you don't run out of time later," Murui suggested to Mu Chen.

Mu Chen held Xiao Ranran in his arms, playing with him as he said, "I've finished."

Knowing he had something to do these past two days, he finished his homework at school so he could spend more time playing with Xiao Ranran.

"That's good."

Hearing this, Murui felt relieved.

His biggest worry was that this thing would interfere with Mu Chen's studies, but if he didn't bring him along, Lu Lingzhou and the others wouldn't feel at ease, and he himself wouldn't feel at ease either.

There are many things he doesn't understand, but with Mu Chen around, he can ask him questions.

At night, perhaps because she was in an unfamiliar place, Xiao Ranran didn't sleep well and kept moving around.

Murui picked him up and held him in her arms, gently patting his back.

"Ba ba." Little Ranran called out sleepily, her little hands clutching his pajamas, refusing to let go, clearly showing her insecurity.

"Yes, Daddy's here," Murui responded softly, lowering his head to touch the little one's forehead and cheek. "Sleep well, Daddy's here."

Little Ranran smacked her lips, moved her head, buried her face in Murui's arms, and slowly drifted off to sleep.

Murui held her like that for an hour. After Xiao Ranran fell asleep, he moved her to the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then lay down himself, holding the little one in his arms.

This time, Xiao Ranran didn't move and slept until dawn.

The next morning, the room became lively as Yan Taiji and his female assistant talked with the staff and finalized the filming schedule.

Murui got up at the appointed time, didn't wake the little one, and left the bedroom.

Upon seeing the staff holding up the camera, he, still not quite processing what was happening, paused, "Are they filming?"

Filming started at 7 o'clock?

Is it really necessary to do it so early?

The cameraman nodded.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the camera, various platforms were starting to broadcast live.

[Meatball: Ah!!! My brother is so handsome!]

[Jianbing Man: A Morning Beauty Overload]

[Gibberish: I'm so looking forward to finding out which one is the older brother's child]

[I'll change my name if I earn 10,000 a month: I'm looking forward to it too, there's not a single word from them, they've kept it hidden so well]

[Green Tea: Brother is so handsome, so handsome, so handsome]

[Teletubbies: Is Brother wearing no makeup? He looks so good on camera!]