Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off Chapter 904: Who Needs Employees When You Have Siblings?

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The little tiger cub Xiao Yi devised a plan to attract customers by offering kisses to females who bought enough food. His father, Hu Yan, was initially confused by the sudden surge in customers but soon discovered Xiao Yi's strategy. While Xiao Yi found the constant kissing and smiling exhausting, he remembered his mother's words about keeping promises and sought a solution.

Outside the eastern gate, his younger siblings were walking into the city together.

Among them were Xiao Er, the little tiger; Xiao San, the little snake cub who usually preferred his human form now; Lulu and Rur, the two adorable Arctic wolf girls who had already transformed into their human forms and could no longer return to their beast forms; Maomao, the little lion cub; and Ciao Ciao, the nine-tailed fox cub who was still in his beast form.

They were chatting happily when a chubby white figure suddenly swooped down from the sky.

"Everyone! Stop right there!"

The little cubs looked up. Xiao Yi landed in front of them with his wings spread wide, his golden-striped fur shining in the sunlight.

"Big Brother?"

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Er asked curiously.

Xiao Yi lifted his chin proudly.

"Your big brother is working!"

The siblings exchanged confused glances.

Working?

What kind of work could their big brother possibly be doing?

Before they could ask, Xiao Yi puffed out his chest and continued, "I’ve discovered a wonderful way to earn money! And since I’m such a good big brother, I’ve decided to share this opportunity with all of you!"

The little cubs stared at him suspiciously.

Whenever their big brother smiled like that, something was usually wrong.

Xiao Yi, however, was too excited to notice their expressions.

"Listen carefully! I’ll give each of you a ride on my back so you can experience how wonderful it is to fly. But in exchange, you have to help me with my work!"

The moment he mentioned flying, the little cubs’ eyes lit up.

Even Lulu and Ruru looked interested.

They had seen Xiao Yi flying around the city many times, and riding on his back sounded exciting.

"Really?" Maomao asked, his little lion ears twitching.

"Of course!" Xiao Yi answered confidently. "Your big brother never lies!"

Ciao Ciao tilted his little fox head.

"What kind of work?"

Xiao Yi smiled even more brightly.

"Nothing difficult! Why are you all standing around? Come on! I’ll explain everything on the way!"

But before he could finish speaking, he grabbed the nearest little cub and began herding his siblings toward the cooking stall.

After all, time was money!

And his little cheeks were running out of strength!

When Xiao Yi returned to the cooking stall with his siblings, the females waiting in line immediately became excited.

"Look! The little sweetheart is back!"

"Ah! Who are those little cubs with him?"

"They’re all so adorable!"

Xiao Yi proudly spread his wings.

"Pretty Sisters, look! I’ve brought you more surprises!"

He pointed toward his younger siblings as if presenting precious treasures. "These are my younger brothers and sisters! They’re all very cute, aren’t they?"

The females nodded enthusiastically.

Of course they were!

The little tiger had soft striped fur, the snake cub looked delicate and adorable in his human form, and the two Arctic wolf girls had lovely white hair and bright eyes. Maomao looked like a fluffy little lion, while Ciao Ciao’s nine tails made him especially eye-catching.

They were all rare, beautiful little cubs! The females could barely contain their excitement.

"Can we touch them?"

"Can we hug them?"

"Ah! I want to pat their little heads!"

Xiao Yi immediately raised a paw.

"Of course! But there’s one small condition."

The females stopped.

"What condition?"

Xiao Yi smiled sweetly.

"If you buy two bowls of meat soup, my younger siblings will give you a kiss too!"

The little cubs froze. Their eyes widened. Their big brother had just said what?!

Give kisses?

To strangers?!

Before they could react, Xiao Yi had already begun assigning tasks.

"Xiao Er, you can give kisses to the pretty sisters who buy two bowls. Xiao San, you too! Lulu and Ruru, you can help as well. Maomao, don’t just stand there. And Ciao Ciao..."

He paused and looked at the nine-tailed fox cub.

"You’re especially cute, so you can give extra kisses!"

Ciao Ciao’s entire body stiffened. His nine fluffy tails shot straight up.

"What?!"

Xiao Yi looked at him impatiently. "What are you shouting for? It’s an easy task!"

Ciao Ciao stared at his big brother as if he had just discovered that the world had gone mad.

He was a noble little nine-tailed fox! How could his big brother ask him to stand here and kiss strangers?

Absolutely not!

Ciao Ciao immediately turned around and tried to run away.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yi was faster. He grabbed Ciao Ciao with one paw and pulled him back.

"Where do you think you’re going?"

"Let go of me!" Ciao Ciao struggled furiously. "I’m not doing this!"

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes. "Didn’t you promise to help me?"

"I promised to ride on your back, not kiss strangers!"

"Then you don’t want to fly anymore?"

Ciao Ciao hesitated for a moment.

But only for a moment!

"No! I still won’t do it!"

Xiao Yi clicked his tongue. "What a disobedient little brother."

Ciao Ciao nearly exploded.

Who was disobedient?!

He hadn’t agreed to this ridiculous task in the first place!

Meanwhile, the other cubs were equally dumbfounded. They had only agreed to help because their big brother had promised them a ride through the sky. None of them had expected that the work would involve giving kisses to strangers.

Xiao Er looked at Xiao Yi helplessly.

"Big Brother, is this really necessary?"

"Of course!" Xiao Yi answered without hesitation. "Mother always says we should keep our promises. I promised to attract customers, so I must finish the task!"

The little cubs fell silent. That sounded reasonable.

But why did it feel as if their big brother was using their mother’s teachings against them?

Before they could argue, the females rushed forward.

"Little sweetheart, can I hug you?"

"Look at this little tiger! He’s so adorable!"

"Ah! His little ears are so soft!"

The cubs were immediately surrounded.

The females had always wanted to cuddle the little ones, but the cubs were notoriously good at running away whenever someone approached them. Getting a chance to hug, pat, and admire them without having to chase them around was practically a dream come true.

And now, not only could they touch the cubs, but they could even receive kisses!

Who would refuse such an opportunity?