nycdaug Chapter 178 Don't Bully Little One
Chapter 178 Don't Bully Little One
The coach hesitated. The horses at this stable weren't exactly known for their good temper. If Long Xiaoxiao accidentally tripped and fell, who would be held responsible?
Seeing that the coach didn't respond, Long Xiaoxiao became a little anxious. She turned her head and secretly glanced at the chestnut pony she had chosen, then ran over in a flash.
The coach was momentarily distracted when he saw Long Xiaoxiao trying to mount the horse. His heart skipped a beat, but he dared not shout for fear of startling the horse and injuring Long Xiaoxiao. He could only walk over quickly.
Long Xiaoxiao was getting frustrated as she struggled to get on the horse but still couldn't. She pouted and was about to give up when she saw the horse suddenly kneel down again. The height that was previously unattainable for Long Xiaoxiao was now much lower.
"Yay!" Long Xiaoxiao, who was still feeling down, cheered and excitedly climbed onto the horse's back. The horse stood up after Long Xiaoxiao was settled.
The coach, who had just arrived at the horse's side, was dumbfounded.
Is this horse the type to fawn over others?!
It never gave him such a good look when he fed it before.
Recalling how he had been driven away by the horses' snorting breath as soon as he entered the stable, the coach could hardly believe what was happening before his eyes.
Does this mean that horses also respect the elderly and care for the young?
While the coach was still questioning his life choices, Long Xiaoxiao, who was already sitting on horseback, was happily looking around, experiencing this novel perspective she had never seen before.
"Let's go find Xiao Huai and Lili to play!" Long Xiaoxiao said, bending down to whisper a few words to the horse.
Long Xiaoxiao didn't even pull the reins; she simply gave the order, and the horse immediately began to move, slowly heading towards You Huai and Lili.
You Huai was still focused on recalling the horse riding techniques her coach had taught her when she heard the clattering footsteps. She looked up in confusion and saw Long Xiaoxiao hugging the horse's neck and smiling excitedly at her.
"Xiao Huai! Look!" Long Xiao said, pointing to the horse beneath her, "It's super well-behaved!"
You Huai stared in astonishment, then exclaimed, "Wow, Xiao Xiao, you're amazing! You can ride a horse so quickly! It took me two weeks to learn!"
Long Xiaoxiao froze, looked down at the horse, and then smiled. She stroked the horse's mane and nodded, saying, "Hmm... it's because it's very well-behaved that I was able to do this."
You Huai nodded, still somewhat bewildered, and believed Long Xiaoxiao's explanation.
After hesitating for a while, the coach walked over to Long Xiaoxiao. Although it seemed that Long Xiaoxiao would be fine, the coach was still worried that if something happened, her family would cause trouble. So he half-coaxed and half-persuaded Long Xiaoxiao to get off the horse.
Today's equestrian lesson was very enjoyable for both Long Xiaoxiao and You Huai. Even as they waited for You Ruyu and Yuan Wang to pick them up after class, the two of them huddled together, happily whispering something to each other.
Long Xiaoxiao felt a little regretful that she couldn't ride horses with You Huai today, but the coach said that after she learns for a while longer, she will be able to ride like You Huai.
Thinking this way, Long Xiaoxiao felt that there was hope for the days to come, and she happily swung her feet back and forth.
When Yuan Wang and You Ruyu arrived at the after-school class on time, they immediately spotted the two little girls whispering to each other. Their clothes were matching outfits that Yuan Wang and You Ruyu had specially chosen before leaving home, and the two looked exactly alike when they were together.
Looking at it like this, Yuan Wang couldn't help but laugh.
"Xiaoxiao, Xiaohuai, it's time to go home." You Ruyu walked over and said gently in her voice.
The two then stood up hand in hand and followed You Ruyu and Yuan Wang home.
Anything new and interesting was fascinating to Long Xiaoxiao. She chattered on and on about the funny things that had just happened, while You Ruyu listened attentively and responded to every single one of her comments.
After returning home, everyone gathered together happily for dinner, then washed up and coaxed the two little ones to bed.
Children this age are still growing and shouldn't stay up too late.
Long Xiaoxiao was sleeping soundly, while the system suddenly became busy.
Suddenly, headquarters sent him an email, saying that the time-traveling fugitive seemed to be specifically targeting Long Xiaoxiao, and that they should be extra careful and could send a distress signal to headquarters at any time if anything unexpected happened.
Even so, the system had worked with headquarters for so long, and it knew perfectly well how effective that so-called distress signal was. It was likely that even if Long Xiaoxiao and he were crushed to pieces by that time-space fugitive, headquarters might not be able to send reinforcements in time.
Thinking this, the system suddenly became anxious.
Actually, he didn't care about death. After all, it was just a string of data, without any physical sensation. Even if he died, he wouldn't feel pain. But when he thought about Long Xiaoxiao possibly being persecuted, he couldn't help but feel angry.
You must not bully Xiaoxiao.
This is the system's unwavering belief.
The more this happened, the more anxious the system became. It had previously thought that those time-space fugitives were just habitually choosing a small world to destroy, but it didn't expect that they were coming directly for Long Xiaoxiao.
After much deliberation, the system decided it couldn't just sit idly by and wait for its demise. So it went to the system store and bought a whole bunch of weapons. Then it quickly wrote several complaint letters to headquarters, basically saying that headquarters didn't care about the host's safety and that such an attitude would cause widespread dissatisfaction and resistance.
Among the many hosts, only a minority, like Long Xiaoxiao, actively contacted headquarters. Most were recruited by headquarters. The conflict between hosts and headquarters was already intense. If the system spread this matter, there would probably be a wave of hosts directly protesting to headquarters.
Perhaps genuinely frightened by the system's words, headquarters responded quickly this time: "Given your special circumstances, we are willing to relax some conditions and send reinforcements ahead of schedule. However, due to recent spatial and temporal fluctuations, we can only send one reinforcement, and we are unable to contact you directly. Please understand."
This concession was already quite good for headquarters, after all, the system had witnessed how stingy they were, so the system didn't struggle any further, agreed, and began to plan how to meet with the so-called reinforcements.
If the headquarters wants to travel to different worlds, it has to be linked to the host, so the one that can be sent should be a retired host with whom it has cooperated before.
The system is relatively old, but it has a poor interpersonal relationship and doesn't know many people.
The system is starting to have a headache.
If I had known this would happen, I would have been more enthusiastic from the beginning.