Chapter 999: 994. Changes in Personality (Please Subscribe and Vote with Monthly Tickets)

Hearing their grandfather say this, the two little ones were immediately overjoyed, and they both started jumping up and down.

"Thank you, Grandpa."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

Zhang Ran looked at them with amusement, then said, "Alright, stop pulling on my arms; my old arms and legs can't handle you pulling like that."

"Hee hee, Grandpa isn't like that at all; Grandpa is the most handsome and the youngest." Susu's little mouth was very sweet now.

Zhang Xiaotao didn't even need to be mentioned; he rolled up his sleeves and said, "Whoever dares to say Grandpa is old, just watch me beat them up."

Zhang Ran looked at the two little ones acting this way, and his heart was filled with joy.

Over such a long time, the personalities of the two little ones had also undergone significant changes.

At first, because of family matters, Susu had a somewhat timid personality and had always used a cold exterior to protect herself.

In many matters, she didn't dare to speak, and most of the time, she didn't even dare to take the initiative to make friends.

But now it was different; the current Susu was cheerful, lively, and also liked making friends.

The most crucial thing was that Susu knew what kind of friends she should make.

This wasn't to say that Susu was now so realistic, but rather that Susu knew which friends should not be made.

Of course, childhood friends didn't count, but Susu didn't have any childhood friends.

Most of the friends Susu made now were those who were compatible with her temperament.

Actually, for a period of time, some of the troublemakers among the girls also wanted to be friends with Susu; after all, Susu was never short of money.

Especially since most of the time, Zhang Ran would quietly slip Susu a little pocket money.

This made Susu look like a little rich girl.

And the management at Fuyuan Primary School had always been quite good, so even if there were students with a bit of a troublemaker personality, they were just acting a little bit overbearing.

They didn't dare to do anything like bullying.

These girls had their eyes on Susu's pocket money, so naturally, they wanted to be friends with Susu.

If it were an average girl, most wouldn't refuse, especially children, who wouldn't think too much about it.

If they had never been short of money since they were young, they would be even less likely to do so.

But Susu flatly refused these people and would not be friends with them.

So, Susu's change made Zhang Ran very happy and gratified.

Of course, Taotao's change was also not small; he was originally a little cowardly and lacked much sense of responsibility.

After all, his parents had to work outside all the time since he was young; it wasn't to say they were worked to death every day, but it was close.

And he also knew the situation at home.

Plus, Liu Lu would occasionally say something to him, telling him not to cause trouble, and sometimes she might carelessly mention things like the family being in difficulty.

This naturally made Zhang Xiaotao's little heart afraid of trouble and afraid to cause it.

The consequence of this was naturally a lack of responsibility.

If this were in an ordinary family, such a personality wouldn't actually be anything; one grain of rice feeds a hundred kinds of people, and one is the master of one's own personality.

But in the Zhang Family, such a personality was naturally not very good, especially since Zhang Sicheng now only had Zhang Xiaotao as a son.

Zhang Ran also only had this one grandson.

Such a personality was naturally not good.

Although Zhang Ran said he didn't want to interfere too much in the children's affairs, how should one put it?

There are some things where not interfering doesn't mean not caring about anything at all.

Zhang Ran didn't want to set a path for Zhang Xiaotao to follow, but he couldn't just watch him have such a personality.

Lacking responsibility—this was not acceptable for the Zhang Family.

Even the current Zhang Sicheng was actively training himself in this aspect.

Perhaps at first Zhang Sicheng didn't notice anything, but now, it was impossible for him not to know that this was what he lacked the most.

However, he was already an adult after all; at his age, it wasn't easy to change.

But as long as one wanted to change, there was always hope for change.

"I don't object to you raising this little cat, but from now on, you must take good care of it," Zhang Ran said.

"Mm-hmm, Grandpa, I will definitely take good care of Mimi," Susu said, nodding her little head like a chick pecking at rice.

"Me too, I will protect the kitty well," Zhang Xiaotao said.

"I believe you on this, but it's not that simple. Where is the little cat living now? You definitely need to buy a cat bed.

And there are cat trees and such that you need to get for the little cat to play with, and cat food, and so on and so forth; these are all things you need to do yourselves," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Zhang Ran was also cultivating their sense of responsibility.

If Susu and Taotao could keep it up, then that would naturally be very good; after all, raising a cat is actually a very complicated matter.

Especially if one wants to carefully raise a kitty well.

But if Susu and Taotao couldn't keep it up, then Zhang Ran would also know that these two little ones were lacking in this aspect, and he would naturally find ways to make up for it later.

Hearing Zhang Ran's words, the two little ones agreed with great enthusiasm, without a hint of hesitation.

After all, they were just children; when they hadn't truly seen the difficulties, they wouldn't have the slightest hesitation.

Immediately, Zhang Ran took the two little ones to buy these things.

And Zhang Ran even said directly that from now on, these things would all have to be paid for with their own money.

Regarding this point, the two little ones had no objections; they were not short of money either.

However, the significance of it was different; if they used money from the family, the two little ones might sometimes subconsciously not pay attention to this matter.

But if they had to use their own money, it would definitely be a little different.

Especially in the last year, Liu Lu had started to restrict the two little ones regarding money.

Now, apart from the period around the Lunar New Year, it is very difficult for the two little ones to have any new income.

After picking and choosing for an entire afternoon, Zhang Ran let them take some things to give to their classmate, which was the family that had gifted them the cat.

Although this was a gift between children, just looking at the quality of this kitten, it was estimated to be worth at least two or three thousand.

Although it was not much, it really would not do to show no appreciation at all.

Otherwise, while the children themselves would naturally have no thoughts on the matter, it would be unavoidable for the parents, and it would be bad if they ended up saying something negative about the two little ones in front of the children.

As for things like the cat bed and cat tree, just the installation took up a lot of Zhang Ran's time; don't look at these things as simple, but they are actually quite time-consuming to assemble.

By the time these were finished, the sky had already turned dark.

When Liu Lu and the others returned in the evening, there was another round of commotion; Liu Lu gave the two little ones a good scolding, saying that the two of them only knew how to create work for her.

However, since Zhang Ran had already agreed, she did not say anything more and could only urge them to take good care of the kitten.

The two little ones naturally agreed very happily, with not a trace of unhappiness on their faces from being scolded.