Chapter 49 A Silkworm

Then, before she could refuse, he continued, "Please let me finish. I'll be going to town frequently in the future, so I might not have much time to take care of Tingyun during the day. Could you leave Tingyun at your house during the day to play with my baby? Of course, his dad will come back to pick him up for meals."

Upon hearing this, Gu Tingyun immediately looked at Ma Xiulian, his eyes filled with obvious anticipation.

Ma Xiulian glanced at him, pondered for a moment, and then nodded. "Alright! Comrade Jiang, just send the child over. It just so happens that the little one usually plays alone."

She didn't make any empty promises or polite remarks about just having a simple meal at home, since no one is well-off these days.

Jiang Manyun also liked her honesty, so she smiled gently and said, "Thank you, Auntie! I just happened to be going to town right now, so I'll have to trouble you with Tingyun."

Ma Xiulian said cheerfully, "What's so troublesome about this! You should go and take care of your business, don't delay anything."

She also quite liked this handsome, fair-skinned little boy; he looked so refined that she was sure he wouldn't bully her precious child.

Jiang Manyun then solemnly instructed her son, "No naughtiness allowed, understand?"

Although she knew her son was always sensible and wouldn't cause trouble for the adults, she still had to put on a show of politeness.

Gu Tingyun nodded coolly, "I know."

After watching his mother leave, he politely looked at Ma Xiulian and asked, "Grandma Chen, may I come inside?"

This was the first time Ma Xiulian had ever seen such a polite boy, and she immediately said with delight, "Of course, go in and play."

"Thank you, Grandma Chen."

After thanking her, Gu Tingyun lifted the curtain and went inside, only to meet the gaze of Helian Jiao, who had just poked her head out for some fresh air.

After staring at each other for a moment, Helian Jiao let out a "woof" and quickly shrank her head back under the covers.

Seeing that she was wrapped up like a silkworm, Gu Tingyun quickly walked to the bedside and said, "Baby, come out quickly, you'll suffocate like this."

He just saw that the little turtle's face had turned red.

A muffled, childlike voice came from under the covers: "Don't even think about tricking me out of here!"

She won't fall for it!

After Gu Tingyun's attempts to persuade him failed, she tried to lift the blanket.

However, Helian Jiao was surprisingly strong, and for a time, the two were locked in a stalemate.

"I'm not going out, I'm not going out!"

The little princess was so pleased with her first victory that she overlooked the abnormally weak fighting power of the evil dragon.

Gu Tingyun frowned anxiously, and after glancing at the White Rabbit candies on the wardrobe, an idea came to her. "Sweetie, come out and I'll give you some chocolate."

Helian Jiao snorted, "I won't eat your food!"

Besides, what is chocolate anyway? Just from the name, you know it doesn't taste good.

Gu Tingyun explained, "Chocolate tastes much better than White Rabbit milk candy."

Helian Jiao subconsciously swallowed. "Really?"

Sensing the wavering in her voice, Gu Tingyun continued to tempt her, "Really! And I have beef jerky and canned beef at home, you can have them all when you come out."

Although Helian Jiao didn't know about chocolate, she did know about beef.

She had never eaten beef since she came into this world, because the commune's cattle were raised for work and could not be killed for meat.

Suddenly I had a really strong craving for meat.

Then, Gu Tingyun saw the silkworms on the bed start to wriggle.

After a while, a chubby little hand emerged from under the covers, accompanied by a soft, sweet baby voice, "Give it to me."

Gu Tingyun grabbed her chubby little hand and then quickly began to untangle the blanket.

The deceived princess, filled with grief and indignation, roared, "Ling Chenyuan, you big liar!!"

Gu Tingyun paused in her act of unwrapping the blanket. "Who is Ling Chenyuan?"

Woof woof woof~

A humble construction worker, I've taken on a side job and need to finish it quickly, sob~

(End of this chapter)