ST3YC Chapter 25.1

Qing Qing Is A Guest

 

Because of how things were today, Granny Ding simply let Qingqing and Gu Lan stay together in her house.

 

The old lady lives alone in this huge yard, and it is actually quite happy to be accompanied by someone now.

 

“Where is Aunt Ding’s family?” Gu Lan couldn’t help frowning when he heard that Granny Ding was the only one in her house.

 

All kinds of thoughts of unfilial piety and not supporting the elderly flashed in his mind.

 

Even Qingqing was also affected, and her worried little eyes kept falling on Granny Ding.

 

Seeing that the two children were thinking about things, Granny Ding smiled carelessly.

 

“They all work in the city. They are all busy on weekdays and have no time to come back, but my good grandchildren will come to accompany this old woman during holidays, and there are neighbours who can accompany me to chat. It’s very interesting.”

 

Granny Ding’s children used to pick her up to live with them, but Granny Ding didn’t like living in that deserted home.

 

Her sons and daughters have to go to work every day, grandsons and granddaughters also have to go to school, the neighbors do not say hello when they meet, they are all completely strangers.

 

A few days later, she couldn’t take it anymore and clamored to go back to the village.

 

As they couldn’t persuade the elderly, Granny Ding’s children can only helplessly follow her wish, only let their children in the family spend more holidays to accompany grandma/grandmother.

 

So things are really not as complicated as Gu Lan thought.

 

Realizing that he had misunderstood, Gu Lan was a bit stunned for a while.

 

The main reason is that there are too many troubles in his family, which makes it easy to think about some bad aspects.

 

Fortunately, Granny Ding took care of his emotions and didn’t say anything, she just got up to make dinner, leaving him to take care of Qingqing.

 

“Brother is happy?”

 

Children are generally very sensitive to the emotions of adults, and Qingqing can naturally feel that Gu Lan’s emotions are a little too high now.

 

“Yeah.” Without denying, Gu Lan held Qingqing and massaged her injured leg: “We can come to see Aunt Ding more when we have time.”

 

“Okay!” Qingqing liked this suggestion, and she couldn’t help but nod with joy.

 

Gu Lan wanted Qingqing to get close to Granny Ding. Apart from the childhood friendship and that Granny Ding is indeed a kind and kind old man, there is another consideration.

 

Qing Qing became smaller overnight for unknown reasons, and it is uncertain whether she can change back in the future, so as her younger brother, Gu Lan must consider the future of his older sister.

 

What if she doesn’t change back in the future?

 

Or she can only grow and live again from this age.

 

Even more pessimistic, what if Qingqing can only remain at the age of three, so what will she do in the future?

 

What will she do in the future?

 

It’s not that Gu Lan doesn’t trust the character of his brother-in-law and nephews, but after a long time, everyone will have their own lives.

 

Not to mention his brother-in-law, his two nephews will also marry wives and have children in the future. After they have their own family, can they still care for Qingqing again?

 

So not only do they need to change, Qingqing also needs to grow.

 

Gu Lan knew that his brother-in-law has almost the same idea as him, otherwise he wouldn’t start looking for a kindergarten for Qingqing and plan to send her to school.

 

As an unfortunate member of the family, Gu Lan thinks more about it.

 

He felt that Qing Qing lacked the teaching and care of a female elder.

 

Her parents are constantly absent in her life. Maybe now he and her brother-in-law can barely fill the role of father, but the choice of ‘mother’ is a problem.

 

It just so happened that Aunt Ding can help with the solution of this problem.

 

She knows the secret of Qingqing, and sincerely loves her as her own daughter, so who else is more suitable than her.

 

It’s a pity that Granny Ding is now old and she doesn’t want to live in the city anymore, otherwise Gu Lan would actually be happy to pick her up and take her back home.

 

“Dinner’s ready.”

 

It’s rare to have guests come, and they are such special guests. Granny Ding’s dinner is exceptionally rich.

 

Roumo eggplant, chicken stewed mushrooms, egg custard, fish head tofu soup… There is also a dish of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, which are soft and waxy dishes suitable for children.

 

This bias is clear.

 

Gu Lan stretched out his chopsticks without hesitation, pretending that there was something specially made for him.

 

What was his deepest impression of Granny Ding in his childhood?

 

That is definitely the excellent cooking skill of this old woman. Obviously they are all the same ingredients and the same seasoning, but Granny Ding can make dishes that are better than others.

 

No one can match this taste.

 

So when he tasted it again after many years, Gu Lan could actually feel a taste of home.

 

I miss it very much.

 

“The eldest must eat more so that she can grow taller if she is full.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

Not only Gu Lan, but Qingqing also ate happily.

 

Granny Ding couldn’t take care of her own food, so she kept adding vegetables to Qingqing. Qingqing’s small head was almost buried in the bowl, and her small cheeks were stuffed like a hamster, and she couldn’t match to her speed.

 

Fortunately, Granny Ding, who has extensive parenting experience, knows when it’s enough.

 

After guessing that the things in Qingqing bowl were enough for her to eat, she stopped putting more.

 

As a result, Qing Qing ate by herself

 

Finished, I don’t want to ask for too much.

 

“Qing Qing has’nt eaten enough vegetables, but she has eaten more meat.”

 

Carnivorous animals do not take the initiative to ask for vegetables.

 

Granny Ding glanced at Qingqing’s round belly, and only took a small piece of sweet-scented sweet-scented osmanthus cake to her: “Miss, be good, you can’t eat anymore after eating this.”

 

“Okay.” Knowing that every time Granny Ding says that she is not allowed to eat, she really won’t give it to her, Qingqing can only pitifully take the only sweet-scented osmanthus cake that can be eaten.

 

Holding a small bite, for fear that if she eats the food too fast, it will be gone all at once.

 

Seeing her so pitiful, Gu Lan not only didn’t feel distressed, but deliberately pulled the entire plate of sweet-scented osmanthus pastry in front of her, taking a bite of the pastry.

 

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