Chapter 16

Liu Dafu, upon hearing that Feng Xuanrui was making river lanterns, felt both helpless and heartbroken.

He didn't want the child to feel overly guilty, so after thinking it over, he took Di Yu to help.

By the time the river lanterns were finally made nicely and Feng Xuanrui was satisfied, it was already late at night.

Sui Sui also woke up at that time.

As soon as Feng Xuanrui heard that his sister had woken, he grabbed the river lantern and went over to find her.

He thought, we can't manage the liveliness today, but no one said we can't go tomorrow!

He'll take his sister out to release river lanterns tomorrow night!

Liu Dafu feared that Sui Sui might run a high fever again here, so he hurried over to check.

Sui Sui woke up because……

She was hungry.

After taking the medicine, her fever subsided and her stomach felt better.

In the evening she had a little millet porridge, just a few sips altogether, so she wasn't hungry anymore.

Seeing her wake up, the system let out a long sigh of relief.

Raising a little child is really hard!

【Sui Sui, we've successfully checked in today; someone will come tonight to tell you a story. Do you want to listen now?】

Can we listen to a story again?

Sui Sui actually still wanted to listen quite a bit.

Although, she didn't really understand why forty thousand little kids would be put in a pit.

But the process sounded like it would be fun.

She was about to nod when a vigorous voice from outside the Gate called, "Sister, big brother's here!"

Feng Xuanrui and company had arrived, so the story listening had to be postponed temporarily.

Feng Xuanrui came in holding an adorable little rabbit-shaped river lantern he had made, and Sui Sui's gaze was instantly drawn to it.

Seeing his sister keep looking at the river lantern he was holding, Feng Xuanrui straightened his small frame even more.

His sister would surely love the river lantern he had made!

Thinking of this, Feng Xuanrui presented the river lantern like a treasure, placing it in Sui Sui's arms and smiling, he said, "Isn't this river lantern pretty? I made it myself— isn't it especially, especially beautiful?"

Sui Sui gave face by nodding and replied in a loud voice, "Yes, it's the best looking!"

However, she had just recovered from an illness and now had little strength.

Sui Sui thought she was speaking loudly, but it was actually no more than a kitten's soft meow.

Feng Xuanrui felt heartbroken at a glance.

He sat beside the bed, stroked Sui Sui's head, then touched her thin little face, and the young boy couldn't help but worry: "Sister, you need to get better soon— we still want to go release river lanterns together."

Speaking of releasing river lanterns, Sui Sui lowered her head somewhat dejectedly: "We missed tonight's."

Unable to bear seeing his sister upset, Feng Xuanrui immediately said loudly: "It's fine, there's no day you can't release river lanterns— once you're better, I'll take you again!"

Upon hearing that she could go again, Sui Sui instantly lifted her head, looking at Feng Xuanrui with delighted surprise, and whispered in disbelief: "Really? Brother? Can we really go?"

After asking, Sui Sui felt a bit apprehensive: "Would that be bad?"

Liu Dafu couldn't stand seeing the child act so sensible, and he raised his voice: "What's wrong with that? We can do whatever we want; we don't need to care what others think."

Hearing that, Feng Xuanrui nodded in agreement: "Exactly, we don't need to worry about others."

The little tyrant of the Wangfu said this without a hint of guilt.

Liu Dafu's eyelids twitched, he didn't deny anything, and instead looked at Sui Sui with a kind expression, his eyes full of encouragement.

Sui Sui is just too sensible, which is why she's constantly been bullied like this.

The Chen Dalong family are a bunch of scoundrels!

They didn't raise Sui Sui for nothing— when Chen San Niang returned home, she brought quite a bit of money.

The Chen family's newly renovated house was still built after Chen San Niang went back.

Encouraged by the two, Sui Sui hesitated and nodded, but still felt uncertain inside.

She didn't even know where she would be sent after she got better.

Thinking of this, Sui Sui even hoped her illness would get better more slowly.

Slower, and even slower.

That way, wouldn't she be able to linger here and not leave?

Sui Sui didn't dare say she woke up because she was hungry; in the end, her stomach's growling gave her away.

Liu Dafu had Di Jiao warm some millet porridge on the stove early this morning, and now he prepared a little for Sui Sui.

He didn't dare let her eat much, just enough to slightly ease her hunger.

He also feared the child would become too sensible and keep eating by this standard, so Liu Dafu added with a smile: "You're still sick, so eat a little less first to let your stomach not suffer too much; when you're better, we'll eat more so you grow strong."

Feng Xuanrui nodded in agreement: "Exactly, the more we eat and move, the bigger we'll grow— then one punch could kill a bull!"

Hearing that, Sui Sui shook her head in horror: "You can't hit a cow!"

Cows are precious; they plow fields and grow crops, and having one often saves a lot of labor!

Feng Xuanrui didn't understand these things, but since his sister said no, then it's no.

After thinking, Feng Xuanrui changed his tune: "Then let's fight fierce tigers and evil wolves!"

Liu Dafu: ……

Well, their ambitions are still quite lofty.

However, since the kids get along well, he probably won't be the one to rain on their parade as a bad guy.

After finishing the porridge, seeing Sui Sui still listless, Liu Dafu's advice was to rest well.

Feng Xuanrui was reluctant, but he hadn't slept well at noon, and he kept pasting river lanterns all afternoon, so now he's tired too.

He put the finished river lanterns by Sui Sui's bedside; since the candles inside weren't lit, it was safe to leave them there, and then Feng Xuanrui finally left the room, looking back repeatedly, not entirely reassured.

Seeing her brother like that, Sui Sui felt very reluctant; if not for the system's reminder, she really wanted to call her brother back to listen to the story together.

Although her brother can't hear, she can still say it for him to hear!

After Feng Xuanrui and the others left, Sui Sui also felt a bit sleepy.

But she can't sleep yet; there's still a bedtime story.

The system was also quite nervous, afraid that it had again summoned the Killing God No. 2 today.

However, soon the system felt relieved.

Because today's storyteller is——Su Dongpo.

Good, good, he's a Gentleness lyricist.

Su Dongpo has been a poet, a foodie, a travel vlogger in his life, but……

He hasn't yet been a lullaby master.

Tell a story?

Even his own nephew hasn't received this treatment!

But, merit!

Su Dongpo said: He'll take on this job.

Merit, he'll share half with his younger brother.

But he doesn't know how to tell stories either.

What should he talk about?

Su Dongpo pondered for a moment before speaking: "Sui Sui, hello. I'm Uncle Dongpo. The story we'll tell today is…… to avoid self-consumption when encountering things, to create more for others, and when necessary, raise a good younger brother……"

In response, Sui Sui softly objected: "But I think my brother is good."

After meeting Feng Xuanrui, Sui Sui finally realized how good her brother was.

As for the younger brother?

Sui Sui has a cousin who is just over three years old.

But he's not good; he's very bad, always peeing on Sui Sui.

The aunt also said, being soaked in a child's urine is her blessing.

But Sui Sui doesn't like that smell.

But even if she doesn't like it, she can't resist, or else the aunt will hit her!