Chapter 410: Chapter 410: It Actually Dares to Defy Daddy
Han excitedly leaned against the car window, practically bursting with enthusiasm: “Wow, it’s zebras!”
He kept tugging at Momo, urging him to look too.
The car window was rolled down.
The two Little Babies leaned out of the window.
The park had just opened.
After going hungry all night, the zebras eagerly gathered on the road, utterly shameless in their attempts to beg food from passing cars, even sticking their heads inside.
Tourists started feeding the zebras with apples and carrots they had brought in advance.
Han asked, “What are they giving the zebras to eat?”
Momo replied, “Carrots.”
Han asked, “But what do we do if we didn’t bring carrots?”
Momo pointed at a nearby stall: “They’re selling carrots over there.”
Huo Tingdong said, “You stay in the car for now, I’ll go buy some.”
He unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car.
Little did he know, as soon as he stepped out, Momo and Han couldn’t hold back anymore and scrambled out too, running straight toward the zebras for a close-up view.
Han danced with excitement: “Zebras, zebras! Such cute zebras!”
A group of zebras heard Han’s voice and immediately walked up to Momo and Han. After staring at their hands for a long while and finding no food, they turned and walked away.
Momo burst into laughter: “Wow, they’re so snobby!”
Lin Qi stayed in the car, pulled out her phone, and started snapping photos of the two little ones.
Huo Tingdong returned with the food and handed Han and Momo two packets.
Han proudly waved the packet of carrots in his hand toward the zebras: “Zebras, zebras! Come over! I’ve got loads of carrots right here!”
The zebras saw the bag in his hand and immediately swarmed around him with eager eyes.
Before Han could even open the bag, a crafty zebra suddenly feinted, then snatched the bag from his hand using its mouth!
Han froze on the spot, completely dazed.
“Hahaha! Serves you right for being so flashy!”
Momo doubled over laughing at Han’s reaction: “Your carrots got stolen!”
Han looked miserably at Huo Tingdong.
Huo Tingdong glanced at his dim-witted son, his temple twitching in irritation: “How can you be this foolish, even letting a zebra bully you?”
Han poked his fingers together in shame, too guilty to say a word.
Momo, seeing Han’s deflated mood, opened his own bag, pulled out a few carrots, and started feeding the zebras.
Lin Qi also got swept up in the mood.
She suddenly felt envious of Han and Momo—how pure, carefree, and blissful their age was. She got out of the car and said to Huo Tingdong, “Honey, go buy more carrots for Han.”
Huo Tingdong replied, “Got it!”
Having lost his carrots, Han could only watch helplessly as a group of zebras gleefully chased after Momo.
Not far away, a few other zebras spotted the commotion and quickly came over as well.
Before long, Momo was completely surrounded by herds of zebras!
For a moment, in the zebras’ eyes, Momo seemed like a dazzling celebrity!
Han gazed on enviously, his jealousy practically radiating. Unfortunately, Huo Tingdong hadn’t returned with the carrots yet.
The zebras jostled Momo around, each one scrambling to grab a bite of carrot.
Momo’s stash of carrots wasn’t endless—each carrot had been sliced into thin strips and divided into two packets.
Soon enough, his carrots ran out, and the zebras suddenly abandoned him in their signature aloof fashion.
Huo Tingdong arrived at the stall where the staff were still slicing carrots.
The prices at the park were indeed steep.
A single carrot, sliced into thin strips, was sold for 20 yuan.
However, Huo Tingdong seemed oblivious to the lofty pricing and said to the staff, “No need to keep slicing.”
The staff blinked in confusion: “…?”
Huo Tingdong continued, “I’ll take all of it.”
The staff stared at him wide-eyed in disbelief.
He looked back at the crates filled with unsliced carrots. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
This…
How were they supposed to sell them unsliced?
They’d seen generous customers before—some might buy all the sliced carrots—but this guy? He wanted to buy out their entire stall!
Huo Tingdong simply didn’t want the hassle.
Given the way Han and Momo fed the zebras with reckless abandon, buying too little would undoubtedly be insufficient.
Huo Tingdong asked, “How much?”
He pulled out his wallet, ready to swipe his card.
The staff quietly said, “Sorry, we don’t accept cards here.”
They pushed forward a payment sign: “Please scan this.”
Then, they called over a few colleagues to discuss how to price the unsliced carrots.
Huo Tingdong scanned the QR code and waited for the price.
Behind him, an alpaca stealthily approached.
The alpaca, undeterred by any fear, suddenly rammed its head into Huo Tingdong’s side.
The man turned around, his expression brimming with menace, only to be greeted by none other than a punk-styled alpaca staring coolly at him.
Huo Tingdong: “…” For the first time, he’d encountered such a creature—a mop-haired alpaca with a rebellious undercut that looked utterly…
…irritating!
Its messy bangs covered its eyes unevenly, but through the strands of fur, its piercing gaze revealed disdain and contempt. Meanwhile, its mouth lazily chewed away.
“Pfft…”
Lin Qi saw the scene and burst into laughter.
Momo and Han also laughed uncontrollably.
For some inexplicable reason, the sight of Huo Tingdong and the alpaca locked in an intense stare tickled all three of them in a bizarre way!
Han asked, “What kind of animal is this? It looks so strange.”
Momo replied, “It’s an alpaca.”
Han exclaimed, “It actually dared to ram Daddy!”
Momo snickered, “What do you expect from it? For a bite of carrot, it’d probably pee on King Yanluo’s head.”
Huo Tingdong turned back around, ignoring Momo’s quip.
The alpaca rammed his hip again, seemingly asking for food.
Huo Tingdong narrowed his eyes at it and stared down coldly, his expression displeased.
What was this thing up to?
With a face this punchable, did it plan on sacrificing itself tonight as mutton stew?
Unlike other species…
Zebras were at least polite in their begging.
But alpacas? They always wore their elite “world-weary” face, glaring at everyone with an attitude of “Hand over the carrots already.”
This arrogant asking-for-food behavior, Huo Tingdong would absolutely not indulge.
If it wanted food, he wouldn’t give it any.
Huo Tingdong picked up a carrot, waving it teasingly in front of the alpaca: “You want this?”
The alpaca immediately stretched out its neck, trying to grab it.
Huo Tingdong raised the carrot higher, out of its reach.
The alpaca stretched out its tongue desperately but failed to reach the carrot.
Lin Qi said, “Honey, it wants the carrot, just give it to it already.”
Huo Tingdong cast the alpaca a cold glance. “Why? Just because it wants it, I have to hand it over? This isn’t begging, it’s robbery.”
He brought the carrot closer again; the alpaca eyed him warily, then reached out with its mouth to grab it. Without warning, Huo Tingdong tossed the carrot into the distance.