Shen Heqing looked down and saw that Shen Baozhu had almost finished all the pastries on the plate. "You've eaten so much again. When Haiyan comes back, I'll ask him to supervise you doing boxing."
"Okay!" As long as it wasn't her elder brother teaching her to read books, Shen Baozhu was quite willing.
Shen Heqing wiped the crumbs off Shen Baozhu's face with a handkerchief and quickly ate the only remaining flower cake on the plate.
Shen Baozhu stared at him in shock. "Elder brother, you've eaten all the flower cakes!"
"What do you mean I've eaten them all? I only ate one... That's not the point." Shen Heqing took a deep breath and said what was on his mind. "Baozhu, it turns out that our maternal grandfather is so amazing. He saved so many people, and the people in Sujia Village all remember his kindness."
"The way they looked at me changed when they heard that I'm the grandson of the great general!"
Shen Baozhu was carefully wiping her hands with a handkerchief. "Yes. Last time when grandfather took me out for a meal, others gave us a lot of things! Many people like grandfather!"
"As long as grandfather goes with us for a meal, the portion will be bigger!"
Shen Heqing was a bit surprised and melancholy. "Really? It's a pity that I just found out about this."
Throughout his life, his biggest impression of his maternal grandfather was that of a brute who used force and tricked his third younger brother into giving up literature for military service...
"It's not a pity. When grandfather comes back, let him take elder brother out for a meal!" Shen Baozhu stuffed the dirty handkerchief into Shen Heqing's arms. She propped her chin with her small hands, and her tone was full of nostalgia. "I'm the one who's really pity. Mother won't let me go out for a meal with grandfather anymore."
Shen Heqing subconsciously replied, "Okay, let grandfather take me out for a meal... No, why do you always think about food?"
"Forget it. You're just a kid. You don't understand anything. Let's stop talking about this."
"I used to misunderstand grandfather. I thought it was him who lured Haiyan into the military camp. Well, thinking about it now, it should be that Haiyan admired grandfather and voluntarily went to the military camp..."
Shen Baozhu tilted her head, looking a bit confused. "But third brother said that he hated our grandparents."
Shen Heqing stared at Shen Baozhu in shock, doubting the truth of her words. But when he met her clear and bright eyes, he turned around and didn't ask any more questions.
【Little cutie, why does your third brother hate your grandparents?】
Shen Heqing asked, and the Dragon King didn't hesitate to ask. Even through the space and just these jumping words, one could feel his curiosity.
"Because grandparents bullied grandfather and mother. Third brother said that elder brother is stupid and has been bought by father, but I'm smart, even smarter than elder brother. We have to protect mother!"
When it came to being "smart", Shen Baozhu was full of pride!
Third brother was right. She was the smartest in the family!
【Then when they bullied your maternal grandfather and mother, didn't Shen Heqing notice?】
Speaking of this, Shen Baozhu looked a bit blank.
But soon, she figured it out. "I don't know, but I'm the smartest in the family. I have to protect mother!"
【Did your third brother say how to protect mother?】
The Dragon King was still coaxing her patiently. The Green Cloud True Man thought he talked too much and couldn't get to the key point. 【Baozhu, how do you know that your third brother went to the military camp because he hated your grandparents?】
Shen Baozhu tried to recall and hesitated. "Because after mother went to see grandmother, she came back with a headache. Third brother said that grandmother asked mother for money again."
"Grandfather praised elder brother for being good at reading and said he was like a member of the Shen family. After saying that, he seemed to relax. Third brother said that it was an ironic way of saying that grandfather was a military general and was afraid that elder brother would be like him."
"And grandmother gave me pastries and told me to eat more in case I couldn't eat them outside. Third brother was so angry that he ate all the pastries and said that my mother was a princess and I was a little princess. Even if the whole Shen family starved to death, I would still have something to eat."
"Third brother told me that he didn't like the military camp, and he hated the school even more. He said that it would be better for him to go to the military camp than to the Shen family's school because there were only little fools and big fools in the school."
【No wonder the little cutie's elder brother didn't react much. I guess he didn't realize it was sarcasm.】
Just as the Dragon King guessed, Shen Heqing didn't understand the hidden meaning in his grandparents' words. He thought they were praising him and loving Baozhu.
"Brother Heqing, Brother Heqing!" Su Qian ran over with a wooden basket on his arm.
When he got closer, Su Qian peeked at the plate on the table. He held out the wooden basket. "Baozhu, I knew you liked these flower cakes. I asked the village head to find someone to make some more. They'll be sent to the princess mansion when they're done."
"These are the hair accessories that little girls like. They're all made by the villagers themselves. The village head asked me to pick out some nice ones for you. Baozhu, take a look and see if you like my taste?"
Su Qian looked like he was showing off his treasures, and he got a lot of praise from Shen Baozhu. "They're beautiful! They're my favorite colors!"
The full basket of hair accessories made Shen Baozhu dazzled. "Where's second brother? Let second brother help me pick out the most beautiful one."
"Brother Danqing is discussing something with the village head. It seems like they're talking about luring the snake out of its hole. I don't really understand. How about this small hairpin with a dark - blue butterfly? The butterfly wings are made by cutting and dyeing petals, but they won't last long." Su Qian carefully selected a small hair accessory.
Looking at the delicate and small hairpin, Shen Baozhu nodded and couldn't wait for Su Qian to put it on for her.
Kids all like brightly - colored accessories, and Shen Baozhu was no exception. Today, Baizhi had braided two small pigtails for her and simply fixed them with a hair accessory in the shape of red fruits and green leaves.
Su Qian held the butterfly hairpin and gestured for a long time but couldn't find a suitable place. "Doesn't this combination of bright red, green and dark blue look a bit strange?"
"It's not strange. The red fruits are beautiful, and the butterfly is also beautiful. They must look good together." Shen Baozhu was happily waiting for Su Qian to put it on for her.
The little girl's thoughts were simple, and she didn't consider the color matching, which made Su Qian very embarrassed.
【Hahaha, the cry - baby doesn't dare to tell the little cutie that this combination is ugly.】
Looking at this subtitle, Shen Baozhu's eyes widened slightly. "My red - fruit hair accessory is not ugly!"
【I didn't say your hair accessory is ugly.】
"The butterfly hairpin is also very beautiful."
【I didn't say the butterfly hairpin is ugly.】
Baozhu was stunned for a moment, then realized what was going on and said angrily, "I'm not ugly either!"
At first, the Dragon King didn't understand, but then the screen was filled with 【Hahaha】.
Seeing that Baozhu was angry, the Green Cloud True Man comforted her. 【It doesn't mean that Baozhu is ugly. There are many beautiful things in the world. They're all wonderful on their own, but when put together, they seem complicated and trivial.】
【If Baozhu wears both hair accessories, people won't be able to tell the main from the secondary. Is it Baozhu wearing the hair accessories, or are the hair accessories using Baozhu to show themselves?】
Shen Baozhu understood. She looked at the butterfly hairpin in Su Qian's hand and thought for a while. "Then I won't wear it. I remember that Brother Lin Yu likes my little - rabbit hairpin. Does he want this butterfly hairpin?"
Lin Yu was doing an experiment. When he heard Shen Baozhu calling him, he quickly handed the instrument in his hand to his colleague beside him. After seeing the butterfly hairpin in Baozhu's hand clearly, he hesitated for a moment. 【Give it to me. My teacher's wife's research institute should need it. Can I have one of the silk flowers in the basket?】
"Sure!" Shen Baozhu picked out the biggest silk flower and gave it to Lin Yu together with the butterfly hairpin.