However, the feared thing did not happen. It seems that Liu Shengrui has really changed for the better. He behaves almost no differently from ordinary children while playing.
Because they wanted to observe Liu Shengrui, Mo Jiaqing and Mo Shuang'er would often stare at him.
If Liu Shengrui happens to spot him, he'll give his older siblings a sweet smile and then continue playing with the toys he's chosen.
"Xiaoqing, do you want to play with this little train too?" Liu Shengrui had picked out a little train himself, and when he noticed Mo Jiaqing looking at him, he handed it to him. "If you want to play, you can play with it first."
As Liu Shengrui grew older, his habit of stuttering and uttering words in short bursts was largely corrected by Mao Dongjian.
He can now communicate much more smoothly with his peers and elders.
Children are sensitive and observant. If a child behaves differently from others, it can easily arouse the curiosity, imitation, or even ridicule of other children.
This was one of the reasons why Liu Shengrui couldn't make friends in the compound before, but now he no longer has this problem.
"No, I'll just keep fishing," Mo Jiaqing said, turning his gaze away.
Mo Shuang'er's situation was similar. She chose a set of cooking toys, which included many kitchen utensils and various small toy vegetables, meats, and other foods.
She carefully cooked some delicious food and shared it with Mo Jiaqing as usual, but hesitated when she saw Liu Shengrui.
They've never played kitchen games together. Does he know how to play? Will he cooperate like his older brother?
"Xiaoqing, this is your scrambled eggs with tomatoes." Mo Shuang'er pushed the plate of tomatoes and eggs toward Mo Jiaqing and asked, "What else would you like to eat? There's also steamed fish and stir-fried vegetables here."
As for Liu Shengrui, Mo Shuang'er only glanced at him and didn't dare to ask a question.
Mo Jiaqing felt something was off. He was interacting with Mo Shuang'er, but Liu Shengrui was right next to them, yet he was deliberately not talking to him. It felt a little strange.
Moreover, before they came to play together, they clearly promised their aunt that they would play with Liu Shengrui. At least so far, Liu Shengrui hasn't done anything strange, so they shouldn't go back on their promise. That would be wrong.
"Xiao Rui, do you want some too?" Mo Jiaqing asked.
Seeing that they were both looking at him, Liu Shengrui acted very naturally, pointed to the steamed fish, and said, "I want to eat fish. I think Shuang'er's fish looks delicious."
He not only expressed his own thoughts, but also praised Mo Shuang'er for cooking, which made Mo Shuang'er very happy.
What bad thoughts could a child possibly have?
A compliment is a compliment.
"Since you like it, then this steamed fish is for you." Mo Shuang'er happily served the steamed fish to Liu Shengrui and asked in a good-natured manner, "What else would you like to eat? You can ask me to order, just like Xiao Qing did."
Playing games can be done alone anywhere, but when a group of children play together, the most important thing is the feeling of interaction. Otherwise, what's the difference between playing alone and playing alone?
The quality of the interaction determines whether someone wants to continue playing with you.
Liu Shengrui clearly understood this very well.
"I want boiled noodles, and I want an egg too," Liu Shengrui said without any hesitation.
He suggested a new dish instead of the stir-fried vegetables that Mo Shuang'er had prepared and that were left untouched. This gave Mo Shuang'er a new idea to continue cooking, and thus the game could continue.
“Okay,” Mo Shuang’er agreed happily, and urged Mo Jiaqing, “Xiao Qing, then hurry up and eat the scrambled eggs with tomatoes, I’ll need the eggs later!”
"But you haven't given Xiaoqing chopsticks yet!" Liu Shengrui reminded her.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Mo Shuang'er quickly handed over the chopsticks.
And so, Mo Jiaqing and Liu Shengrui played with their own toys while interacting with Mo Shuang'er's kitchen games. The three of them had a great time and quickly became friends.
Midway through, Mo Jiaqing even took the initiative to exchange toys with Liu Shengrui, giving him his fishing toy to play with.
Fishing toys are a new type of toy that has recently become very popular among children. In fact, Liu Shengrui initially wanted to choose the fishing toy as well, but when he saw that Mo Jiaqing liked it, he didn't compete with him for it.
Now, he's still having fun, isn't he?
At the same time, he also gained the acceptance, trust and affection of Mo Jiaqing and Mo Shuang'er through his outstanding performance.
Of course, it would be even better if all of this was done from the bottom of his heart, but...
The three of them played together for a while, and the atmosphere was very harmonious and pleasant.
Mo Jiaqing and Mo Shuang'er were well-mannered children with no grudges, so they quickly let go of their prejudices against Liu Shengrui and truly treated him as their younger brother.
Unfortunately, Liu Shengrui had already noticed their initial resistance and disdain for Liu Shengrui when they first wanted to play, and even remembered it.
Given Liu Shengrui's personality, how could he pretend that the thing he was disgusted about never happened?
"Let's go over there and play a driving game," Liu Shengrui suggested, pointing to the stairs outside. He even thoughtfully selected three cars.
They are a small train, a small car, and a large ship shaped like a cruise ship.
“We can each take one and pretend to drive on the stairs, and see who can drive the fastest,” Liu Shengrui said.
This is just a very common game. When people play with toy cars together, they often compare who is faster or who can drive in a straight line.
Therefore, Mo Jiaqing and Mo Shuang'er did not hesitate at all.
Since my younger brother wants to play, let's play along with him, just like he did with them earlier.
"Let's go then," Mo Jiaqing said, then looked at the three cars and asked, "Now how do we choose?"
"I'm fine with anything, you guys choose first," Liu Shengrui said generously. His real purpose wasn't the car race; he had other motives. This was just one step in his plan, and it didn't matter at all.
Mo Jiaqing and Mo Shuang'er misunderstood Liu Shengrui's generosity as a sign that he was easy to get along with, and thought it was a change in Liu Shengrui.
"Let Shuang'er choose first," Mo Jiaqing said.
"Hmm... I want the small boat, the small boat is the prettiest." Mo Shuang'er happily took the largest small boat.
"Xiao Rui, you choose again. You're the younger brother, and I'm the older brother. This time, I'll let you choose first," Mo Jiaqing said, clearly showing that he had genuinely accepted this younger brother.
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