What Zhouzhou handed over wasn't anything rare; it was a solo photo of Jiang Xiangyang.
Having heard Zhou Qiqi mention that they had taken a family photo, Deng Cuixiang felt inspired. Thinking that her family hadn't had a proper photo taken in years, she took her children to a photo studio for a set as well, and this is the photo she just picked up.
Just now, when Zhouzhou delivered the snow berries, Xiangyang immediately pulled out one of his photos as a return gift and asked Zhouzhou to put it in his family photo album, saying that he was Zhouzhou's best friend.
Looking at what Zhouzhou was saying, Zhou Qiqi was both amused and exasperated. This kid, at such a young age, already had a possessive nature.
She smiled as she looked at the photo, paused for a moment, then slapped her forehead, "Oh dear!"
She then remembered that she had casually put away the family photo she had taken earlier after picking it up.
Then came the family matters and the factory matters, one after another, keeping me so busy I barely had time to breathe. That stack of photos is still lying safely in the drawer; I haven't even had a chance to put them in the album yet!
She wanted to take it right away.
Shen Huaichuan put his arm around her shoulder and said gently, "Let's eat first. After we eat, we'll do it together."
Zhou Qiqi thought about it and agreed. There were quite a few photos, and it would be boring to sort them all by herself.
Because the meal consisted of dishes that Zhouzhou loved, and she was in a good mood due to making new friends, the little girl had a great appetite and ate almost half a bowl more than usual.
However, when Zhou Qiqi finished eating and was cleaning up the dishes, she couldn't help but feel a little worried when she looked at Zhouzhou's still thin face.
She pulled Shen Huaichuan aside and whispered:
"This child has been eating well lately, and sleeping much more soundly, even through the night. Why isn't she gaining weight? Her cheeks are still so dry. Could she be lacking some trace elements? Should we take her to the hospital for a checkup?"
Shen Huaichuan looked down at Zhouzhou, who was helping to wipe the table, shook his head, and said firmly:
"No, haven't you noticed? The reason you haven't gained weight is because you've grown taller; all the nutrients have been used to grow taller."
Zhou Qiqi was skeptical: "Really? I didn't notice?"
She sees Zhouzhou every day, and if she had grown taller, she would definitely know, but she doesn't feel it at all; she's still that little radish head.
"Just compare them and you'll know."
As Shen Huaichuan spoke, he took Zhouzhou's hand and led her to her small room.
“When we first moved here, just a few days before you arrived, I measured Zhouzhou’s height and drew a line on the wall behind the door.”
Zhou Qiqi followed behind, and immediately scolded upon hearing this:
"Oh dear! Why are you scribbling on the wall! Those pencil marks are so hard to erase, and they look so messy!"
But since the painting had already been done, she had no choice but to go inside and look at it.
Sure enough, there was a clear pencil mark on the wall behind Zhouzhou's room door.
Without being told by the adults, Zhouzhou stood up straight with his back against the wall.
After passing this stop, Zhou Qiqi took a closer look and was immediately taken aback.
The top of the little girl's head actually extended well beyond the black pencil line!
She held up her thumb and compared it; it was almost exactly the length of a whole thumb!
Wow! You've really grown taller!
Zhou Qiqi was both surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but reach out and ruffle Zhouzhou's hair, messing up her soft strands.
"No, no, I have to write this down! Zhouzhou, go get your box of crayons, let's draw a new line!"
Shen Huaichuan stood to the side with his arms crossed, raising an eyebrow at her: "Who was just saying that we should draw dirty lines on the wall?"
Zhou Qiqi's face flushed, and she gave a forced, dismissive snort:
"Can my drawing be the same as yours? I've already thought it through! When we have some free time in a few days, Zhouzhou and I will draw a big tree on this wall! We'll turn all these height markings into tree stumps. It'll be both beautiful and meaningful!"
She looked down at Zhouzhou and asked, "Zhouzhou, what do you say?"
Zhouzhou's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously.
So the little girl stood up straight again.
Zhou Qiqi solemnly picked out a brown crayon and carefully drew a new horizontal line above her head, and neatly wrote the date next to it.
Then, her eyes darted around, and she pulled out a blue crayon, grabbed Shen Huaichuan, who was watching the commotion, and dragged him to the wall, ordering, "Stand up straight!"
She moved a small stool over from the side, stood on it, and painstakingly drew a line above her head as well, then smiled at Zhouzhou.
"Look, Zhouzhou, grow to this height from now on!"
Zhouzhou looked up at her uncle's high blue line, then looked down at the short brown line she had received. Her little face immediately scrunched up in distress. This goal was too far away!
A smile flickered in Shen Huaichuan's eyes. He stretched out his long arm and pulled the mischievous Zhou Qiqi to stand next to him.
Then he picked up a red crayon and, without saying a word, drew a line above her head, much lower than his blue line.
He looked down at Zhou Qiqi, whose cheeks were puffed out in anger, and said slowly.
"Let it grow like this for now. Only when it reaches this height will it be possible to... 'rise' to my height."
"Great! Shen Huaichuan!"
Zhou Qiqi immediately stopped herself, jumped up and punched his arm, "Are you making fun of me for being short?!"
"I wouldn't dare...I wouldn't dare..."
Shen Huaichuan dared not dodge and took several blows head-on, while the "family of three" burst into laughter.
After playing around for a while, Zhou Qiqi remembered the photos she had just retrieved, and quickly slapped away Shen Huaichuan's hand that was still around her waist, her voice tinged with laughter:
"Stop fooling around, we haven't finished the important business yet! Hurry up and go load the photos."
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