Chapter 247: Pasting Paper Kites

Prince Qi took Sui Sui and the two older sisters to paste paper kites.

The paper kites were ready-made; even where they had been processed, the bamboo was very smooth.

Prince Qi worried that some spots might be too sharp and cut the children again.

So he only had them pick the paper and do the big pasting; the detailed parts were still completed by him together with Sui Si, Xiang Gugu, and the others.

Letting Sui Sui and them get hands-on was mainly to give the children a sense of participation, which also made them happy.

It's just a few paper kites; even if they were pasted badly or torn apart, what could happen?

Their manor certainly isn't unable to buy them!

So, let's play!

Making the children happy is most important.

At first, Shen Hua Tang and Liu He Meng were a bit reserved and shy.

But soon they were so happy they didn't care about anything else.

"This isn't right; you can't paste it like this!"

"Mengmeng, yours is wrong; mine is correct!"

……

The two sisters even started arguing over pasting the paper kites.

Sui Sui was off to the side, holding a large piece, about to paste it, when she heard the two sisters start arguing.

Their tone wasn't sharp, just louder; rather than arguing, it was more like a discussion.

Knowing the sisters weren't really angry, Sui Sui felt more at ease, obediently holding the oiled paper and standing there to listen.

Now she'd look at Mengmeng Jiejie, then at Tangtang Jiejie.

Arguing……

In the past, in Sui Sui's eyes, it was a very frightening thing.

When Aunt and Uncle Shen Shen argued, afterwards she was definitely the one who got scolded and beaten.

After the villagers argued, even the dogs at home would get kicked twice.

So Sui Sui used to be very afraid of arguments.

But now, seeing the two sisters arguing with flushed faces, Sui Sui didn't feel scared; instead, she found it interesting.

Liu He Meng said this spot should be pasted this way, but Shen Hua Tang disagreed, grabbing her own paper and gesturing to prove she was right.

The two young ladies got competitive and finally decided to prove who was right by putting it into practice.

"I'll do it!"

"Me too!"

……

Sui Sui, watching from the side, couldn't help but raise her paper high: "Me too!"

The children's soft voices instantly broke the tense atmosphere of the two arguing.

Shen Hua Tang couldn't help but purse her lips and laugh out loud.

The atmosphere, which had been somewhat tense, instantly relaxed thanks to Sui Sui's interjection.

Liu He Meng couldn't resist gently tugging the little tassel on Sui Sui's hat.

Sui Sui let her pull and even leaned her head forward.

Seeing her obedient look, Liu He Meng couldn't help but touch Sui Sui's ears again.

As she touched the ears, Liu He Meng realized something: "Right, Sui Sui, you haven't gotten your ears pierced yet, have you?"

Ear piercing?

Sui Sui knew about this.

It hurts!

Liu Ye Ye and the Mother Consort had said so before.

The Mother Consort felt sorry for her, and Sui Sui was also afraid.

So the earlier talk of getting it done just fizzled out.

Now Mengmeng Jiejie brought it up again, and Sui Sui instinctively covered her ears, stepped back, and whispered softly, "It hurts, don't!"

Liu He Meng was still young when her ears were pierced, so she no longer remembers it.

Or maybe it hurt back then, but she has no memory of it.

So she also doesn't know whether it actually hurts or not.

Seeing Sui Sui scared, Liu He Meng laughed and said, "Then let's not pierce them; it's not mandatory anyway."

Prince Qi let the three children play, and he stood aside with a loving expression.

Just quietly watching like that made him feel very satisfied.

The more he looked at Sui Sui's cute appearance, especially those round, glistening eyes that widen instinctively when startled, the more they reminded him of when she was little—exactly the same.

Of course, it's also exactly like him!

Cute, so cute!

It gives him the illusion of soothing his own childhood self.

The more he thought this way, Prince Qi's expression grew ever more affectionate.

Hearing Sui Sui say no, Prince Qi didn't care what the children had said before; he immediately smiled and nodded, "Sui Sui says no, so we won't."

With Father King's support, Sui Sui happily ran over, put down her paper, hugged his arm, lifted her little face, and said happily, "Let's not pierce the ears, okay? Aunt Liu Ye Ye said it really hurts!"

Thinking about piercing two holes in his little daughter's ears, Prince Qi felt his heart about to break!

At this moment, Sui Sui lifted her head, looking at him with those clear, doe‑like, moist eyes, and Prince Qi's heart softened even more.

He nodded without any principle: "No piercing, we won't pierce!"

Could it be that earrings can only be worn if you pierce your ears?

He turned back to ask the craftsman if there was any other way.

It hurts so much to pierce the ears!

After receiving Father King's affirmation, Sui Sui happily nodded: "No piercing!"

Liu He Meng also thought it was fine not to pierce.

When I got pierced myself, I was too young to remember, so I don't really feel anything about it.

Now thinking about it, if we really were to pierce Sui Sui's ears...

Just thinking about it hurts.

So, better not to pierce.

Shen Hua Tang didn't speak, but gently stroked Sui Sui's ear to comfort her: "If you don't like it, let's not pierce."

Although it's said that noble ladies in Jing Cheng all have pierced ears.

But there's no rule saying they must have them.

Moreover, as a princess of Qi Wang Fu, who would dare to mock her?

Prince Qi spent an afternoon pasting paper kites with three little kids, ending up with a bunch of defective products.

There's nothing to be done; the kids' ideas are strange and full of creativity.

This one pasted here, that one pasted there.

However you look at it, it's crooked.

But Prince Qi accepted it all, not caring at all, even laughing as he stroked Sui Sui's head, saying: "My young lady, your ideas are the most wonderful and unique."

No one can compare!

With Prince Qi's indulgence, the three kids played very happily.

As for the young masters, bobbing their heads and swaying while reading in class?

Prince Qi said, "What does that have to do with me?"

I no longer need to listen to the teacher's lessons in class, but the hardships I've endured, you also have to experience.

This is the first step toward growing up!

As for the dear little one still not knowing how to read...

When lying in bed at night, Prince Qi also seriously thought: "We really must teach Sui Sui to read; otherwise, when she grows up, she'll feel terribly wronged—everyone else can read, but she'll be blind despite her eyes open, no, no."

Princess Consort of Qi, listening on the side, felt somewhat helpless: "You still keep taking her out to play; isn't the tutor already trying to give her enlightenment?"

Prince Qi was very dissatisfied: "That won't do; having all those kids study together isn't enlightenment. My dear little one needs individual instruction; let me think, who should I ask?"

Hearing this, Princess Consort of Qi already wanted to roll her eyes.

If it weren't for Master Shen owing a favor to the Wangfu back then, plus His Majesty stepping in, do you think our Qi Wang Fu's reputation alone could have secured someone like Master Shen?

Just that, the Prince still greedily wants to hire another tutor?

What kind of nice dream is that?

Second watch.