Chapter 216: The Two of Them Being Mischievous Together

Although it was the lunch break, there were still people watching the main gate, so it was not that easy to get out through the main gate.

But leaving through the kitchen was unguarded; the kitchen had a back door, which was convenient for the servants and kitchen maids to unload ingredients, and the kitchen was quiet with everyone resting in their rooms, except for one elderly odd-job servant sitting on a chair, her head bobbing as she dozed off.

The two of them passed by her, and she didn't even notice.

Pushing open the back door, waves of heat hit them from outside, and Sheng Hanyu frowned.

It happened to be the hottest moment of the day; what was there to play with outside? What if she got heatstroke?

The thoughts of adults are things children do not understand.

Shi Ran was very excited, pulling his hand as she ran outside.

He followed Shi Ran to a fruit tree, and Shi Ran said, "Alisha, carry me up."

Up?

Sheng Hanyu shook his head, indicating his opposition.

He used gestures to tell her that it was too high up and too dangerous.

She had just fallen off an elephant, so how could she not be afraid at all?

"It's okay, I will be very, very careful, I promise I won't fall down. Alisha, hurry up, if we're discovered later it will be trouble..."

Shi Ran was very anxious, looking left and right vigilantly, terrified of being discovered by those on patrol.

Alisha still didn't move; not only did she not help, but she threatened her, saying she would go back and tell the housekeeper.

"No, you can't tell the housekeeper. If they find out, Mommy won't be able to eat the fruit I picked myself."

Shi Ran pointed at the largest and reddest fruit on the tree, telling Sheng Hanyu that she had been eyeing it for a long time.

She had waited just for it to grow and ripen, so she could pick it herself and give it to Mommy, adding that Mommy would definitely be very happy.

So she wasn't climbing the tree for herself, but to let Shi Youxuan eat the fruit she had picked with her own hands.

Sheng Hanyu looked up; the tall fruit tree grew both tall and dense, and the tree was hung with thick clusters of peaches, each one as big as an adult's fist. In this weather, being able to eat a peach that had been chilled in the refrigerator would surely be very pleasant.

He squatted down, pointed his finger at Shi Ran, and then waved his hand, meaning she was too small and couldn't go up, as it was too dangerous.

Shi Ran was very discouraged; she had originally thought Alisha was different from others, but now she saw that they were actually all the same.

Just another person who was afraid of this and that and dared not do anything.

It was a waste that she had thought someone had come who could play with her, but it turned out to be a disappointment.

Shi Ran's aggrieved little expression looked exactly like Shi Youxuan's, and Sheng Hanyu couldn't bear to see her unhappy.

He took her little finger and pointed at himself, then pointed up, meaning he would climb up for her and pick that biggest, sweetest peach for her.

"Mm."

The little girl became happy again, watching Sheng Hanyu climb the tree, whispering for him to be careful and not to fall from above.

That biggest, reddest peach grew at the very top of the peach tree, and it was not easy to pick it.

Sheng Hanyu climbed to a branch next to the main trunk; every step he took forward, the branch would sway twice, and as he moved further forward, the amplitude of the branch's swaying became even more severe!

Shi Ran stood under the tree, her bright, watery eyes fixed on the person above.

"Alisha, how about we just don't pick it?"

She saw that Alisha was very high up, and the branch was swaying violently, so she was worried that she would fall from above!

Now Shi Ran could understand her Mommy's feelings; in the past, when she climbed trees and Mommy found out, Mommy would be furious, and she would feel aggrieved, but this time, standing under the tree watching someone else climb up, she realized how dangerous it was.

She was a kind child and didn't want Alisha to be in danger!

But she had been eyeing that peach for a long time, and she wasn't willing to give up on picking it.

Of course, she could have a servant pick it, but then it would lose its sincerity.

In Shi Ran's heart, Alisha was not a servant.

Sheng Hanyu wiped the sweat from his forehead, then waved his hand at the little girl, pointed at the peach and then at himself, and gave a thumbs up.

It meant no problem, he would be able to pick the peach soon, and told her not to worry.

However, her standing right under the tree was too dangerous.

He signaled for Shi Ran to stand further away, not to stand under the tree, fearing that if he fell, he would land on her!

Shi Ran shook her head stubbornly, refusing: "No, I want to stand here. If you fall from above, I'll catch you."

Sheng Hanyu was so moved that tears almost fell.

He also stubbornly stopped moving forward, but didn't come down either, signaling that if Shi Ran didn't move away, he would just stay up there without moving.

He even pointed in the direction of the sun, using gestures to tell Shi Ran that if she didn't move, he would stay in the tree until the sun went down.

Shi Ran was dumbfounded.

She used to threaten Mommy with this trick often, and now she was actually being threatened by someone else using the same trick?

"Fine, I'll stand here, is that okay?" The little girl compromised and stood a bit further away.

He nodded with satisfaction, then continued to climb forward; the branch swayed even more violently, and he was finally able to reach that peach.

Sheng Hanyu carefully steadied himself on the branch and stood up, a bit shakily...

"Alisha, slow down, you must be careful!"

The little girl was very worried, her voice trembling.

With the peach in hand, to avoid scraping the skin, he tore off the hem of his shirt to wrap it, carefully tied it around his waist, nimbly climbed down from the tree, and then handed it to Shi Ran.

"Alisha, you're so good."

The little girl took his hand and signaled for him to squat down, then kissed him on the cheek again.

This was Shi Ran's way of expressing love, but only Daddy and Mommy were qualified to receive it; others were not, let alone a servant.

The two of them, big hand holding small hand, returned along the same path.

Arriving at the kitchen, they put the peach in the refrigerator; Shi Ran had her own private small refrigerator, and no one else touched her refrigerator except for the designated person.

After putting it away, the two of them chatted and laughed as they left the kitchen and returned to the living room.

Naturally, the little girl was responsible for talking, and Sheng Hanyu was responsible for smiling.

"Alisha, can we say that we both picked this peach, okay?" The little girl was not greedy for credit, but she also didn't want Mommy to only praise Alisha and not praise her.

Sheng Hanyu nodded.

Then he used gestures to indicate: The peach was picked by Shi Ran, and he only helped a tiny bit, so it didn't need to be mentioned.

"That won't do, I must say it. Alisha, you are so good, I like you very much." This was already the second time Shi Ran had praised him for being good, and Sheng Hanyu felt very happy, so happy that he was a bit lost.

But the two of them didn't stay happy for long.

Upon reaching the main hall, they saw Shi Youxuan sitting upright in the living room with a long face, clearly very angry.

"Mommy!"

The little girl rushed over, acting spoiled and cute.

"Where did you go?" Shi Youxuan pushed Shi Ran away, not letting her cling to her bosom.

The matter of the two of them climbing the tree to pick peaches just now had not escaped Shi Youxuan's eyes, and she was furious.

Sheng Hanyu had just arrived and was still in a probationary period; although it was lunch break, there were still eyes watching him in secret.

So, before the two of them could even go out, they were discovered and reported to Shi Youxuan, only they didn't know it!

Shi Youxuan had been observing from the shadows; this new servant not only failed to stop the young miss from messing around but even accompanied her in the mischief, and she had almost erupted on the spot.

However, the person who climbed the tree was not Shi Ran, so she breathed a slight sigh of relief and did not have them caught and brought back immediately, but instead sat in the living room waiting.

"Went, went outside to play!" Shi Ran's voice was as small as a mosquito's hum.

"Speak up."

Shi Youxuan suddenly shouted, giving the little girl a start.