Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen
A pair of brothers and a circle of animals finally sat down to have a proper talk about their current situation.
After transforming into animals, Su Ling and the others could no longer speak human language, but communication between animals was clearly smoother and more fluent!
Even Tuanzi’s “gu gu” sounds could be perfectly understood as language to the ghosts’ ears.
So, there’s really no need to speak human words at all, right?
For example, now.
Tuanzi: “Gu!”
(I’m so happy that we’re all the same species—how wonderful!)
The ghosts: …
Nope! Our body sizes are different!
Little Crab Sheng Ze: Click.
(Let’s discuss why we all transformed.)
Octopus Shi Kongzang: Whoosh?
(If we recall what everyone has done… could it be because of eating the buns?)
Little Scallop Meng Xiaoman: Clap.
(No way, the boss didn’t eat any.)
Little Dolphin Su Ling: “Ying.”
(No, I did. I tried a small bite at the bun shop.)
Lazy Turtle Wu Pan: (silent)
(Hmm, looks like that’s the reason.)
Chang Bai finally couldn’t hold back and flipped the table, saying, “Can you please speak human language?”
—Clearly, he and his brother are normal ghosts who weren’t affected, but for some reason, they felt excluded—what to do?
The little animals looked up innocently, implying—nope, can’t do that.
Chang Bai was completely out of patience.
Chang Wu gave his younger brother a strange look, sighed softly, and patted his head helplessly. “Although everyone can’t speak the same language, we can still communicate using our phones.”
“Gu gu gu!” Tuanzi nodded excitedly and shared his secret stash of various meme stickers with all the ghosts, then started introducing how he used them.
Su Ling flipped through the colourful collection of stickers featuring every face in the company, barely able to contain his excitement, his chubby little fins trembling.
Then, with a “snap”, Su Ling saved a cute little dolphin sticker of himself and painstakingly added words using his two flippers.
Just as Boss Su was busy doing this, suddenly something soft and flabby poked at his back.
He turned around to see an incredibly long, thin little hand.
Octopus Shi Kongzang was holding his phone with two soft tentacle hands, while the rest of his soft tentacles were handed out to everyone else for convenient typing.
Su Ling: …
But he had to admit, octopus hands were really handy!
Sheng Ze sulked, lying on his phone.
Though his crab legs were plenty and useful, they couldn’t be as flexible as the octopus’s, so naturally, he missed the chance to be hugged by the “little dolphin”.
Group chat name: Underwater World Squadron: The great battle to defeat the bun.
Group members: 2 ghosts, 5 little animals.
【Finally a Dolphin-like Voice · Su】: Charge! Defeat the buns and make the evil bun boss kneel on the ground, crying bitterly and regretting being born!
【Scallops Are Beautiful Too · Meng】: I support~ but I’m soaking in the bath all the time now, so I’m afraid I can’t travel far…
【Cutest Octopus · Bald Shi】: I spray ink every step I take, so it’s not convenient to go out.
【Turtle is Not Dull · Wu Pan】: I… crawl… so… sloooowly…
It turns out that no matter what form they take, the employees are still those food-loving, lazy, couch-potato ghosts unwilling to go outside.
【Finally Someone Normal · Chang Bai】: But you guys have to figure out a way to recover.
【No Longer the Odd One Out · Gu】: Why recover? Isn’t being an animal together great?
The scallop and octopus, half-submerged in water, did not dare to agree.
After a few minutes of silence in the group chat, the ghosts silently reached a clear consensus—they were determined to turn back to their original forms.
Tuanzi sadly curled himself into a ball, shutting himself off!
【The Crab walking sideways · Sheng】: Have Chang Bai bring the water basin and take you two out together @Meng Xiaoman @Shi Kongzang
【The Crab walking sideways · Sheng】: As for Wu Pan… forget it, just stay put.
【Scallops Are Beautiful Too · Meng】: I want to protest! Why does the turtle get to stay in while others have to go out? I demand that the boss treat all employees fairly!
【Finally a Dolphin-like Voice · Su】: Protest denied. The turtle crawls way too slowly.
【Scallops Are Beautiful Too · Meng】: Protest again!
【Finally a Dolphin-like Voice · Su】: …Protest denied again.
However, the handsome and kind-hearted boss couldn’t refuse an employee’s repeated pleas…and in fact, since Sheng Ze found a fast enough “rideshare” for the turtle, in the end, the whole company still went out on a field trip.
So, passersby on the street looked on with horror as they saw—
A white, chubby ball with a little turtle perched on its head, a little dolphin lying on its back, and behind them a gentle-faced man carrying a basin of water in his hands, inside which the proud little crab roosted in the middle, while the octopus and scallop huddled trembling in the corner…
“Mom, is this person running a zoo?”
Hearing that, Chang Bai’s face darkened.
Amid all the gossip and stares, Chang Bai arrived at the bun shop’s door with a very sour expression.
…it really looked like he was about to cause trouble.
The bun shop owner, a burly man, squinted at Chang Bai for a long time, then suddenly slapped a rag down on the table and swaggered out.
Chang Bai eyeballed the owner’s body size, glanced at his own thin arms and legs, flipped his expression instantly, and smiled: “Chef…”
Sheng Ze: …Hey, Bai Wuchang, do you have to be such a coward?
The bun shop owner snapped irritably, “You got a problem?”
Chang Bai’s smile stiffened as he lowered his head and began an intense stare-down with the crab.
What should he do next?
Sheng Ze moved his big claw and sent a look that said: Don’t startle the snake, just tell him you’re here to eat buns.
The other little animals all nodded in agreement—yeah, that’s it!
Chang Bai nodded, signalling he understood.
Isn’t this just about crashing the place? For the sake of colleagues, sacrificing oneself for a gentleman is but a small matter!
So the next moment, Chang Bai quickly put the basin down and mustered his courage to roll up his sleeves. “Come on, let’s fight!”
Sheng Ze was dumbfounded.
The bun shop owner hadn’t even moved yet, but the onlookers had already begun shouting protests.
“Are you serious? Crashing the place in public?”
“Exactly! After waiting in line so long, if you beat up the boss, who’s going to sell us buns?”
“We’re civilised people—if you have the guts, then compete in cooking skills!”
Chang Bai was taken aback but suddenly nodded in approval. “That’s a good idea.”
Sheng Ze:?
Why did he suddenly get a bad feeling?
Chang Bai waved at the burly bun shop owner. “I want to challenge you to a contest.”
The bun shop owner snapped, “Compete in what?”
Chang Bai pretended to be troubled for a moment, then puffed out his chest proudly. “Of course, in making buns! If we’re going to compete, let’s do it where you’re strongest, so no one can say I’m bullying you.”
—Isn’t it just a competition over black material? With Xiaoman around, is he really afraid of losing to a mere bun shop owner?
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