Grave Moving Brigade - Chapter 42 PT2

Chapter 42 PT2 – Domestic Violence Between Parrots

The doorbell rang outside.

Chen Ling quickly washed his face and went out, only to find that Jiang Yu had already gotten up from the sofa, walked to the entrance and was opening the door.

Qian Qing was outside the door, and the anxious expression on her face froze when she saw the stranger.

Taking a step back to make sure she was in the right room, she asked softly, “Excuse me, is Chen Ling here? I’m a staff member at the breeding base, and I have something urgent to discuss with him.”

The macaw, which had been huddled in the corner all night, flew to Chen Ling’s shoulder upon hearing the sound, tilted its head, and stared at Qian Qing.

Chen Ling stroked its feathers and said, “She must have come to you so that you can comfort your girlfriend.”

The parrot blinked, opened its mouth, stuck out its tongue and called out, “Friends, looking for friends.”

Hearing the funny bird calls, Qian Qing’s anxiety and nervousness when facing Jiang Yu faded a lot. She tiptoed to look into the room and waved to Chen Ling and the parrot.

Jiang Yu stepped aside and said, “Let’s go in and talk.”

Qian Qing nodded cautiously and walked into the entrance hall holding her bag tightly.

It was not until she faced Chen Ling’s friendly smile that she finally breathed a sigh of relief and freed herself from the oppressive feeling brought by Jiang Yu.

Chen Ling shrugged his shoulders, and the parrot knew very well that it would jump onto the armrest by itself. “Sister Qian, why are you here so early? Did something happen to the female parrot?”

“She started throwing tantrums in the middle of the night yesterday.” Qian Qing said helplessly, “I was thinking of coming to see you a little later, but the female was so noisy that I had no choice but to come over now.”

After Chen Ling finished washing up, he felt much better than when he got up. He patted the macaw’s head and gestured to the door, “Don’t just stand there. I’ll take you to your date.”

The parrot then stepped forward, grabbed the young man’s clothes, and using the power of its beak and claws, climbed from the hem of the young man’s clothes all the way up to his shoulders.

Qian Qing was surprised, “Did you train it? It’s amazing.”

Chen Ling smiled but said nothing. He felt that the parrot was trying to show off, but unfortunately he had no evidence.

The young man was leaving, so Jiang Yu naturally had no reason to stay. He straightened his collar, which was messed up by sleep, and followed him.

When passing by Wu Weiwei’s room, Chen Ling sent him a message, asking him to come to the breeding base next door when he woke up.

Qian Qing led the way. Knowing that neither of them had eaten breakfast, she turned around and said, “Our base provides breakfast for employees. It tastes pretty good. If you don’t mind, why don’t we go eat some together later?”

“Okay.” Chen Ling is not picky about food. Filling his stomach is the main thing, and taste is secondary.

Three figures were reflected on the elevator door, standing separately. Qian Qing lowered her head and used her mobile phone to contact her colleagues, while Jiang Yu lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, not knowing what he was thinking.

Chen Ling’s intuition told him that the man was a little unhappy.

Chen Ling tilted his head towards Jiang Yu and asked, “What’s wrong with you? Did you not sleep well last night?”

“Yeah.” Jiang Yu admitted, refusing to say more.

Thinking of that narrow sofa, it was indeed too unfair. Chen Ling said, “We will go back to Yuhe Mountain after we finish this matter. You can catch up on your sleep.”

“The reason I couldn’t sleep well wasn’t because of the sofa, but because I was thinking about you.” Jiang Yu didn’t shy away from the fact that there was a third person present.

After hearing the first sentence, Chen Ling knew that the conversation was off topic, and he quickly gestured to change the subject. Unfortunately, he was a step too late. The man’s words had already come out, and they sounded particularly muffled in the closed metal space.

“Why did you go and kiss that bird?”

“…Because he’s cute?” Surprised by the weird question, Chen Ling’s answer was a little dull.

“Where’s the weasel?” Jiang Yu was used to not showing his emotions, but when facing Chen Ling, he didn’t want to hide even a little bit, like a little boy trying hard to get attention, “The weasel is a male.”

Chen Ling: “…”

Qian Qing: “…” ‘Who am I, where am I, what is the relationship between these two people, why do I smell jealousy… It’s so weird!’

Jiang Yu asked the third question: “And this one…”

Chen Ling knew that he was going to mention Qian Qing, so he rushed over and covered Jiang Yu’s mouth. His face was burning, and he glanced at Qian Qing, who was pretending to be deaf and dumb perfectly.

Jiang Yu was very tall and refused to bend down, so Chen Ling could only stand on his tiptoes in humiliation and whisper into his ear, “Let’s talk about this issue when we get back.”

Jiang Yu looked at the young man, his expression did not ease.

Chen Ling remembered the only time the man was shy, gritted his teeth, and blurted out: “Be good and listen.”

Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment, his eyes swept across the young man’s face, he pursed his lips, and a small area of skin behind his ear turned slightly red.

Chen Ling was very proud, thinking that he had grasped the opponent’s weakness, so he let go with peace of mind.

So what if the ancestor has practiced Taoism for thousands of years? He is still just a young boy who has never been in love. When he actively attacks, he has a lot of tricks, but when he passively fights back, his defense collapses with just a slight blow.

Qian Qing glanced at the smiling face reflected on the elevator door and coughed softly, “We’re almost on the first floor.”

In the lobby outside the elevator, tourists from the tour group were gathering and doing a headcount.

Chen Ling followed Qian Qing, squeezed through the crowd and walked out. After going down the stairs, he suddenly remembered something.

“Jiang Yu, where is your car?” He was busy too late last night and was extremely sleep-deprived. When Sun Peifeng offered to drive him there, he agreed in a daze, completely forgetting that they had driven to Sun Peifeng’s house by themselves.

Jiang Yu: “Downstairs at Sun Peifeng’s house.”

Chen Ling: “Why didn’t you say anything last night?”

“Did you tell me you’d ride in the same car with me?” Jiang Yu asked back, “You were avoiding me before, so I just wanted to stay with you for a while and make up for the time.”

The old ancestor’s words were too straightforward. Chen Ling touched his nose awkwardly, feeling guilty for doing something wrong. He turned away and changed the subject: “It doesn’t matter. Anyway, I have to take Li Hongyu to deal with the follow-up issues of the Sun family later.”

“Yeah.” Jiang Yu responded lightly.

The two people behind her didn’t shy away from talking, which made her feel like a giant light bulb.

She took a deep breath, quickened her pace, and walked faster and faster.

The female parrot faced the wall all night, exuding a moving sadness and melancholy all over her body.

Qian Qing led Chen Ling and Jiang Yu to stand outside the breeding room and tapped the glass wall with his fingertips. “It’s relatively quiet now. Probably since the early hours of last night, it has been raising its head and chirping intermittently. The sound is very sharp and mixed with anger.”

Chen Ling: “…”

He patted the parrot on his shoulder on the back and said, “Go in. It must have missed you.”

Xiao Lan appeared calm on the surface, but was actually very anxious. It held its head high as if proudly, but its eyes were actually fixed on the bird on the branch.

Qian Qing opened the door for it, and the macaw hopped in, stood on the ground and called out.

The female macaw on the tree was stubborn and refused to look back, pretending it didn’t exist.

Chen Ling, who was watching from outside, sighed: “Why is there so much drama?”

Qian Qing said: “Macaws are like this. They are still in the adjustment period, and the tempers of both parties will be more obvious. When the adjustment period is completely over, the relationship between them will get better and better. After the relationship is stable, they will no longer have a more obvious ‘estrus period’, because they have a partner and can reproduce at any time.”

Chen Ling nodded, just like everyone else.

Qian Qing suddenly let out an “Ah”, opened the metal door and ran in.

The male macaw was being chased around the room by the female one, and a few purple-blue feathers fluttered down from the air.

Chen Ling was a bit mean, he didn’t feel sorry, he just thought it was funny, he bent his elbow and bumped into Jiang Yu, “Do you think this is domestic violence?”

Jiang Yu looked at his smiling eyes and said seriously, “It doesn’t count.”

“Yeah, this is called interest.” Chen Ling didn’t expect that the idea of beating is love and scolding is love can also be reflected in birds.

Jiang Yu put his hands in his trouser pockets, leaning to the right, his cool skin pressed against the young man’s arm. “So, being mean to me in the elevator is also considered a hobby?”

“…Of course not.” Chen Ling’s reaction was amazingly fast. “How can humans be the same as parrots?”