Chapter 129

The candy in Liu He Meng's hand was made personally by Doctor Liu, and during the process, he even added dried tangerine peel juice.

The candy wrappers were made by Liu He Meng's mother when she had nothing to do.

The system looked on, and seeing the beautiful candy wrappers that were in no way inferior to modern craftsmanship, it only felt……

Human wisdom is indeed not to be underestimated!

Liu He Meng eats three pieces a day; now she took out these three and placed them in Sui Sui's soft little hand: "Little sister, take it, this is delicious dried tangerine peel maltose candy, it's so sweet, sister gives it all to you, but you must eat less each day, otherwise your teeth will go bad, and later you'll have no teeth left."

Teeth are still very important.

Moreover, Fifth Brother and Seventh Brother have said this before, and Sui Sui has always remembered it.

At this moment, the big-eyed sister said, and Sui Sui quickly nodded obediently: "I know, sister."

The little girl is very obedient; when told to call her sister, she does so without adding the "Meng Meng".

After hearing that, Liu He Meng was so pleased her eyes narrowed into crescents.

Seeing that Sui Sui had no pouch at all, she simply handed over her own pouch: "This also goes to you, little sister; we tie it at the waist, and you can put any small things inside."

Although Sui Sui doesn't understand much reasoning, not randomly asking for other things is something Le Le recently taught her.

So, faced with Liu He Meng's enthusiasm, Sui Sui didn't know how to refuse and could only helplessly look toward the Mother Consort.

Among children, exchanging a greeting gift is quite normal.

Moreover, it's not especially valuable; the emphasis is on the children's intentions.

So, the Princess Consort of Qi smiled and gestured to Sui Sui: "Accept the greeting gift from your sister without worry; later you can return one, Sui Sui, you think it's fine and also suitable as a gift for your sister, okay?"

Whether adult or child, mutual exchange is needed for affection to last.

The Princess Consort of Qi thought, although the child is still young, the proper etiquette that should be taught is still necessary.

One cannot overindulge just because the child is young.

Indulging a child is like killing him.

The Princess Consort of Qi has always kept this principle in mind.

After hearing the Mother Consort's words, and thinking back to when she was in Qingzhou and Wenzhou, she recalled meeting Ronglin Brother and Ruoyi Sister, who had both given her gifts.

At that time, Grandfather Liu helped prepare the return gifts.

Therefore, when others give her gifts, she should also return gifts.

Le Le also said, this is a kind of etiquette.

Thinking of these, Sui Sui openly accepted the pouch and candy that Liu He Meng gave her.

After thinking, she took off the jade bracelet she had just put on that morning, handed it to Liu He Meng's hand, her voice timid and a bit embarrassed: "Sister, this is for you."

The Mother Consort said, one must return gifts.

Sui Sui didn't expect she had anything else on her.

Only this bracelet, which looks quite valuable.

Although it's not hers, the Mother Consort said that from now on these belong to her, and no one can take them away.

Sui Sui thought, since it's her thing, she can decide what to do with it, right?

Not entirely sure, after giving it away she furtively glanced at the Mother Consort, meeting her gentle, smiling eyes.

Such a smile made Sui Sui feel much more at ease.

She thought, the Mother Consort probably wouldn't mind.

Liu He Meng didn't expect the little sister to also give her a gift.

Doctor Liu's family background is not bad, and Liu He Meng's aunt is still an imperial consort, so she has seen plenty of good things.

The quality of this jade bracelet is not bad; normally it's the kind of thing you can take or leave.

But since it was given by Sui Sui, Liu He Meng cherished it greatly, turning it over in her hands for a while before happily saying: "Thank you, Sui Sui; sister really likes it!"

Hearing sister say she liked it, Sui Sui's worried heart finally settled.

The little girl let out a long sigh, looking cute and with a touch of childish charm.

Liu He Meng saw this and couldn't help but laugh.

Sui Sui wearing the bracelet that fit her well seemed a bit small for Liu He Meng.

Sui Sui was originally much thinner and smaller than a normal five-year-old.

Liu He Meng usually eats well, exercises a lot, and her birthday is in February, so she appears considerably larger than an average seven-year-old.

Naturally, she couldn't wear that bracelet.

However, the little girl was very sensible; she didn't complain about not being able to wear it, but instead treasured it and put it away.

Since the pouch wasn't on her person and there was nowhere to store it, Liu He Meng thought for a moment and then entrusted the bracelet to her grandfather for safekeeping: "Grandfather, grandfather, please help me keep it; I'll need it back when we return home."

Doctor Liu, standing aside, responded with a hearty laugh.

The two little girls having become acquainted, Liu He Meng wanted to take Sui Sui to learn about medicinal herbs.

Doctor Liu wasn't in a hurry to take Sui Sui's pulse right then; he let the two children play for a while before examining Sui Sui's pulse.

After looking, he didn't say much, only vaguely remarking: "She still needs more nourishment; she's too thin."

The Princess Consort of Qi, uneasy, gave him two more looks; receiving a reassuring glance from Doctor Liu, she knew it shouldn't be a serious problem.

It's just that she had been deficient before.

Thus, the Princess Consort of Qi could also relax a bit.

After Doctor Liu took the pulse and prescribed several medicinal meals, the Princess Consort of Qi gave the prescription to Aunt Xiang, was about to arrange for the two little girls to play, when Aunt Qiu came in saying that the entourage of the Grand Princess was about to arrive.

The other side's entourage is quite sizable; the gatekeepers have been watching closely, and they realized they must report early so the host side can welcome them promptly.

Since the other party are elders, the Princess Consort of Qi simply tidied up, then gently explained to Sui Sui: "Mother Consort needs to go greet that ancestor ancestor; Sui Sui, you can play with sister first, okay?"

Sui Sui is very attached to the Princess Consort of Qi.

The Princess Consort of Qi fears that if she suddenly leaves and abandons the child here, Sui Sui will feel panicked.

A child who never received affection and had little sense of security is actually afraid of being abandoned again, right?

Princess Consort of Qi didn't want Sui Sui to be too frightened, so before the temporary separation, she definitely needed to make things clear.

That day, Zuzu looked serious, but that day, Qiaoqiao Jiejie was very kind and even willing to play with her.

Although Sui Sui really wanted to go along, thinking of what Le Le said—that adults sometimes find it inconvenient to bring children when doing things—Sui Sui understood again.

The thing Mother Consort was about to do would be inconvenient to bring her along.

Sui Sui felt a bit disappointed, but also understood this reasoning, didn't cling to anyone, and obediently nodded: "Mother Consort, I know."

Seeing the child overly sensible, Princess Consort of Qi felt a sour ache in her heart.

However, the Grand Princess, being an elder, also couldn't neglect the etiquette of the Wangfu.

So, after giving Liu Dafu a couple of instructions, she hurriedly led the people out.

Liu He Meng had originally planned to take Sui Sui to play with bamboo-leaf dragonflies.

Upon hearing that the Grand Princess was coming, Liu He Meng turned sideways, lightly resting his chin on Sui Sui's shoulder without really applying pressure, just holding it loosely, and whispered: "Is Qiao Qiao coming?"

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