Chapter 544: She Wants to Save It for Daddy!
Han Jing glanced at the row of sugar paintings on the table and asked curiously, "If you do the math, isn’t there one left?"
Xiao Xue quickly reached out her chubby little hand to pack the sugar paintings into the oil paper bag given by the vendor, finishing up and shaking her little head, "It’s Mother who is bad at arithmetic, that’s why there’s none left!"
She definitely wouldn’t tell Mother that the extra one is meant for her father!
Everyone looked at her protective eating look and couldn’t help but laugh.
Qin Shutong looked at the adorable Xiao Xue and asked warmly, "Does Xiao Xue really like eating sugar? Uncle has all kinds of sugar at home, would Xiao Xue be willing to go back with me?"
Xiao Xue was stunned for a moment, her round eyes stared at Uncle Qin for a while before shaking her head, "I can’t go."
Qin Shutong asked curiously, "Oh? Why not? Doesn’t Xiao Xue like sugar very much?"
Xiao Xue said very seriously, "Because my grandmother said that I am too pretty, bad people would use sugar to trick me away, so if a stranger says they want to take me home to eat sugar, I should definitely not go."
Han Jing and An Chuxue silently lowered their heads, feeling awkward, little girl, isn’t the sugar you’re eating now given to you by others?
Also, they clearly told her that eating too much sugar would damage her teeth, isn’t it better not to eat too much?
"Hahaha, quite the clever child!" Qin Shutong couldn’t help but laugh, "Your grandmother is right, you indeed are very pretty!"
It was his first time seeing such a beautiful child, and although there were a few children the same age in the palace, none could compare to her. Most importantly, this little girl was so intelligent and irresistibly adorable.
Especially with those emerald eyes, clear as water, lively like a sprite, they bring joy to whoever sees them.
"Then tomorrow, you come with your mother and Uncle will bring candy for you to eat." Qin Shutong thought to himself, he will ask the people from the Imperial Kitchen to prepare more varieties of candies to bring to her.
Xiao Xue blinked her big eyes, "Really? Can I eat them all?"
Han Jing gave her a little pat, "Watch out for your little baby teeth, they’re about to rot, yet you still eat!"
Xiao Xue innocently pointed at An Chuxue, "An’an’s mother told me baby teeth will fall out, and after they do new ones will grow, so isn’t it a waste if they fall without me having used them out? Didn’t Mother always teach me to make full use of things?"
The three adults were rendered speechless by her righteous yet unreasonable explanation, so adorable that it made their hearts bleed. Han Jing quietly buried her head a bit lower, devoid of hope.
Seeing that the day was late, Han Jing thought that Lan Ling must have already tidied up, so she got up to bid farewell to Qin Shutong, agreeing to meet again tomorrow afternoon, and then go to see Lian Xichen with him.
After parting, Han Jing and An Chuxue took Xiao Xue back to the inn arranged by Lan Ling, then told Lan Ling to inquire if there were any Qin family clans in Dong Qin Country. Judging by Qin Shutong’s demeanor, he was definitely an extraordinary person!
Lan Ling didn’t move at all, looking disdainful, "Little Jing zi, you are a member of the Nanyao Imperial Family, your mother is a grand Eldest Princess of Nanyao Country, and you don’t even know Dong Qin Country’s national surname? From what you said, Qin Shutong claimed Han Litong was his elder, Han Litong was Consort Li of Dong Qin in the past, so do you still need to inquire? He must be a member of the Imperial Family!"