Adorable Pet Daily Life Ch. 128

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Big Horn didn't hold back, flew over to the coffee table and even called the beauty over to eat with him. Big Beauty hesitated for a second before joining him to crack seeds together.

Shen Luo couldn't help asking, "Sir, is there something wrong with the parrot?"

The old man fanned himself and said, "Not really, just wanted you to check him out—routine stuff."

Basically, he just wanted Shen Luo to make sure the little parrot was normal. There wasn't anything weird going on.

Shen Luo finally let out a breath of relief.

Not long after, several birds flew in at the same time. Leading the pack was that blue-violet macaw. Big Horn had been happily eating his seeds, but the moment he saw the macaw, he dropped everything and charged straight at it to start a fight.

Shen Luo had already seen birds throw down once, so this time he stayed pretty calm. The old man just watched with a cheerful grin and said, "Ever since Big Horn started coming over, this macaw's gotten way tougher. They fight almost every day."

So that's what Big Horn was doing when he left early and came back late—he'd been flying over to pick fights.

The two birds scrapped for several minutes in the living room before finally backing off, panting hard. Big Horn stomped his feet and shouted, "You dumbass! I'm gonna kill you!"

The macaw squawked back, "You're the dumbass! Your whole family's dumbasses!"

The second that came out, Shen Luo had a bad feeling. And sure enough, a grey blur rushed over and pounced on the macaw, clawing and biting like mad. Big Horn quickly jumped in to help.

Turns out Big Beauty had gone off on the macaw first, and Big Horn, scared his wife might get hurt, jumped in without even figuring out who started it.

Truth was, Big Beauty was actually even better at fighting than Big Horn. She was the silent-but-deadly type—didn't talk much, ate real daintily—but when it came to throwing hands, even Big Horn had to bow down.

Sure enough, the macaw's feathers flew everywhere—it looked like it had gotten totally wrecked.

"Sir, is it really okay for them to fight like this?" Shen Luo asked.

The old man watched for a while without replying. Just then, Big Horn and Big Beauty let go of the blue-violet macaw, who now looked totally wrecked—his feathers were puffed up all over, especially around the neck where they stood on end like a fighting rooster's. He had clearly lost the battle.

"You bullies! Bullies! Women are terrifying! Terrifying!" the macaw screeched, not even bothering to fix his feathers before flapping his way upstairs. He was so much bigger but still got his butt kicked—what a fail.

Big Horn chased after him, yelling, "You're the dumbass! Stupid dumbass! You reek of dumbass energy!"

Shen Luo: ...

Honestly, he had no idea where Big Horn picked up this stuff. He swore he never taught him any of it!

Big Horn and the beauty flew back to the coffee table. A slightly smaller African grey flew over—Shen Luo figured that must be their son.

The little parrot circled around his parents once before Big Beauty caught him and pecked his head gently. The little guy squinted in pure bliss.

Shen Luo could tell the young parrot was doing fine—looked healthy and well cared for.

Besides that, now that he looked around, he noticed parrots perched all over the place. The room had clearly been designed with birds in mind—plenty of landing spots everywhere.

Aside from a big rose-breasted cockatoo, there was also a sulfur-crested cockatoo with yellow tufts on its head, a green-winged macaw with striking red and green feathers... All different breeds and sizes. Collecting this many species must've taken serious effort.

Shen Luo held out his hand, and the little parrot hopped onto his finger, blinking his small yellow-rimmed eyes up at him.

Shen Luo got the feeling the little guy still sort of remembered him, but since it'd been a while, he didn't seem totally sure who Shen Luo was.

He stroked the parrot's head, tugged on his wings a bit, patted his butt, and gave him a full check-up. "The little guy's all good. Body's fine. He's still young though, so he'll need a bit more guidance from you."

Grandpa Xing said, "Good, that's good. I just worry there's something wrong I can't spot. No rush on the talking thing. If you've got time, could you check out the rest too?"

Turned out it was a group check-up.

Not that it was a big deal—Shen Luo only had a bunch of little lovebirds and Big Horn's family at home, but he still knew plenty about parrots.

After checking each one, Shen Luo started to feel like all the parrots were giving him weird looks... like they thought he was some kind of creep. A giant perv who specialized in groping parrots.

Of course, Grandpa Xing's parrots were all in great shape. They had a careful feeding schedule and got proper care. Like now, in the middle of a blazing summer, the AC in the room was blasting—parrots really didn't handle heat well.

Shen Luo sat back down and said, "They're all good. No issues. Maybe just not getting enough exercise. If they flew around more, it'd be better."

After all, parrots were social creatures and not meant to sit still all day. They needed to move around once in a while.

After chatting with the old man for a bit about how to help parrots get more exercise, Shen Luo said goodbye and headed back.

This time, Big Horn seemed even more satisfied than Shen Luo—just a handful of premium sunflower seeds was enough to make him ridiculously happy.

As for Big Beauty, she was still the same cold and aloof self—unbothered by wealth, unmoved by poverty, and unyielding in the face of power.

Shen Luo turned the A/C up full blast and turned on the radio. Driving his beat-up van, he started humming along with the music.

He glanced casually at the two parrots, only to notice they were both bopping slightly. Shen Luo couldn't help but look at them a couple more times.

Feeling a bit surprised and not quite sure what he was seeing, he asked Xiao Chuan, "Do you think Big Horn and Big Beauty are just swaying because the car's shaking, or are they actually moving to the beat?"

Xiao Chuan looked too and saw Big Beauty and Big Horn both bopping in perfect sync. At first glance, it wasn't super clear, but then the radio switched to a faster song, and the birds immediately sped up their movement too. Their motions became way more obvious.

Even Xiao Chuan, who was usually super chill, couldn't help but look surprised. "Wait, are they actually listening to the music?"

Shen Luo said, "Looks like it."

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