Chapter 46 Daddy's Little Demon
The conversation between the mother and daughter inside unfolds slowly.
Meng Zhiyao said softly:
"Xixi, wearing underwear is to better protect our bodies. It has a different function from the pants we usually wear on the outside. Whether it's mom and dad, or adults and children, everyone needs to wear it."
Xi Xi glanced around, then loudly slapped her bottom twice:
"Mom, my bottom says it's safe and doesn't need protection."
“Your bottom is still small, just like you, and doesn’t understand things. We can’t just listen to it; we have to listen to what others have to say too.”
Meng Zhi smiled, her eyes crinkling, and ruffled the little girl's hair: "We girls wear underwear not only to protect our bottoms, but more importantly..."
Meng Zhiyao gave Xixi a simple explanation of a girl's anatomy, making her understand the importance of wearing underwear.
Children absorb new knowledge very quickly.
After that, without any adult prompting, Xixi would put on her underwear on her own, no matter how hot it was. She would also share her experiences of wearing underwear with her kindergarten friends and popularize some knowledge about wearing underwear.
Xixi is not the only child in the class wearing underwear; some children in the class even wear diapers to school.
But Xixi was definitely the first to bring this matter to the forefront and show it off.
"Wearing little underwear makes you a big friend, and Xixi is a big friend now."
Is it better to be a big kid than a little kid?
“Of course.” Xi Xi held up a chubby finger and said it with great seriousness, “Big friends can eat an extra big fried chicken, but little friends can only eat small fried chicken.”
This was an extra reward from Pei Yiyan, and she never expected that she would use it to fool people.
A group of little ones' expressions lit up when they heard about the big fried chicken. The kids who weren't wearing underwear dragged their parents to the clothing store to pick out their favorite pairs of underwear.
"Mom, Xixi said that she won't catch a cold or get sick if she wears underwear. Please buy me a few more pairs. I want to wear them until I'm a hundred years old."
"Not wearing underwear is uncivilized behavior. Children's bottoms shouldn't be shown to just anyone, not even their parents. From now on, I will take my own baths and go to the toilet by myself!"
Parents who were just as careless as Pei Yiyan were overjoyed and readily paid the money.
Thanks to Xixi, all the children got a meal of fried chicken.
When Pei Yiyan took out his phone after class during the day, he found that he and Meng Zhiyao had been tagged more than a dozen times by parents, all thanking Xixi for teaching their children to wear underwear and saving them a lot of money on diapers.
Pei Yiyan asked about this matter as soon as he got back.
"Dad, did Xixi do something wrong?" Xixi rested her chin on the back of her hand. "You and Mom taught Xixi to share, so Xixi shared knowledge with her friends."
The little girl had just washed her hair, which was still a little damp and limp, looking very well-behaved.
Pei Yiyan felt a warmth in his heart. He pinched Xixi's cheek and said, "Nothing is wrong. You did very well."
As long as she doesn't share her underwear with anyone, there's no need to worry about anything else.
The kindergarten has a social practice activity every month, such as participating in tree planting, experiencing a day in the life of a sanitation worker, or becoming a junior docent at a museum.
The last activity before the end of the semester was to visit a nursing home to show our love and care and perform for the elderly.
Most of the elderly people in nursing homes have difficulty moving around and come here to spend their later years for various reasons. There are quite a few depressed elderly people.
Every elderly person has a different personality; some are kind and gentle, while others are irritable and easily angered, or quiet and reserved.
All the other children loved chatting with their kind grandparents, but Xixi always liked to hang around a fierce-looking, stern-faced old man.
That old man was the most reclusive person in the nursing home. He never took the initiative to participate in the activities organized by the nursing home and preferred to stay in a corner by himself, drinking tea and basking in the sun.
He served in the military in his early years and had an unusually fierce and upright demeanor. He had his right eyeball removed, and many children were frightened to tears by his appearance.
Xi Xi, however, was not afraid and kept going up to talk to him.
The old man was used to having a cold face. He could be ruthless in chasing away the big cuties, but he held back when facing this adorable, three-headed little guy in front of him.
"Grandpa, what's your name?"
"My name is Xixi, I'm almost four years old, how old are you?"
"Do you like fried chicken? My dad can make durian fried chicken, it's super fragrant, do you want some?"
The old man glanced at him casually: "I drink tea, but I don't eat fried food."
"Oh." Xixi changed her mind. "Do you want some strawberry cake? My dad makes super delicious strawberry cake!"
"No, those are for little kids."
Xi Xi held her head high: "My dad's chicken soup smells so good!"
The old man twitched his beard: "Is your father a chef?"
Xi Xi replied without hesitation, "That's right, my dad is the best chef in the family, and he's an amazing cook!"
The old man could tell at first glance that Xixi was born into a good family. She was clean and tidy from head to toe, and not only was she clean on the surface, but her temperament was also pure and intelligent.
He's a bit of a daddy's boy.
"Didn't your parents tell you not to talk to strangers?" the old man said seriously. "You have to be vigilant when you're out. Although the environment is very safe now, you still can't let your guard down."
“Xixi knows, but Grandpa is not a bad person, so Xixi is not afraid.”
The old man was the only one in the entire nursing home who radiated golden light; this is something only a person with great merit could possess.
Having been down the mountain for so long, she has encountered very few truly virtuous humans.
The little demon could smell the deathly aura emanating from the old man, knowing that his days were numbered. However, the old man had been sullen and unhappy, and she wanted to cheer him up so that he could leave without regrets.
The old man was touched by Xixi's presence, as it was the first time he had encountered a little girl who wasn't afraid of him. His tightly closed heart opened a crack.
The old man and the young man started chatting, asking and answering questions.
The old man was a retired soldier who had fought against the enemy when he was young. During a battle, shrapnel accidentally embedded itself in his right eye, causing him to lose his sight. As he got older, he developed cataracts in his left eye, making everything he saw blurry and almost causing him to go blind.
This is also why he isolates himself and doesn't like to communicate with others.
The old man vaguely sensed that his time was coming to an end, and he missed his comrades-in-arms who fought alongside him on the battlefield when he was young, and he missed his parents and brothers when he was seventeen or eighteen years old, full of vigor and ambition.
Grandpa, is there anything you wish for?
The old man fell silent, then let out a very soft sigh, his cloudy left eye glistening with tears: "I hope I can see my old friends again, and my parents, brothers, and sisters."
Xi Xi stared at him, bewildered.
The old man couldn't see the little girl clearly, but he could feel her sincerity.
His face softened, a rare occurrence for him: "Alright, these are not things for a little kid like you to worry about. Go play with the other kids. Grandpa is going back to his room to rest."
"See you tomorrow, Grandpa!" Xi Xi waved vigorously, watching the wheelchair gradually shrink and disappear.
The nursing home activity lasted for two days. Xixi stayed with the veteran grandfather for both days. The little girl's innocent and childlike words always managed to make the old man laugh unintentionally.
All the caregivers at the nursing home noticed that the withdrawn old man had become kind and gentle.
On the last day of the event, the little girl stood in the sunset and waved goodbye to the veteran. As her shadow on the ground receded into the distance, the old man felt a faint sense of loss, but at the same time, he felt gratified and proud.
After he goes down, he can tell his old friends that the younger generation is no less capable than they were back then, and they can rest assured.
I thought I would never see that cheerful little girl again, but to my surprise, she came with her whole family the next day.
Pei Yiyan and Meng Zhiyao, who had lost their weekend sleeping in, took Xixi to the nursing home together.
Xi Xi carefully carried a small potted plant in her arms and headed towards the old man.
"Grandpa, this is for you!"
The old man slowly opened his eyes in the sunlight, squinted to see, and chuckled, "Little kid, wasn't the event over? Why are you here again?"
"Xixi has come to deliver a gift."
Following the little girl's gaze, the old man slowly looked at the potted plant in front of him.
The potted plant contained a small red grass that looked somewhat like calamus. It was a large bunch, but I didn't know what kind of grass it was.
"Little kid, you're digging up weeds by the roadside?"
Xi Xi neither denied nor admitted it, but solemnly placed the potted plant in the old man's arms.
"The little red leaves will bring good luck and help people fulfill their wishes. Grandpa, remember to put them in the room."
After spending two days together, the old man had already come to regard this talkative, outgoing little girl as his granddaughter.
He nodded with a smile, glancing at the two people behind Xixi: "Why did you bring your older brother and sister along?"
Xi Xi: "Those are my mom and dad, not my older brother and sister."
The old man paused for a moment, but quickly regained his composure and calmly took a sip of tea.
"They do look like a family of three."
Aside from the potted plant, the old man didn't accept any of the other gifts. The family of three had lunch at the nursing home.
After dinner, the old man suddenly felt like playing chess, but the mother and daughter weren't interested. Pei Yiyan reluctantly stepped in.
"You little brat, what kind of chess game are you playing? How can you give away points like that!"
"Get it down properly!"
“”
Pei Yiyan got a good scolding, and when he went home to wash his hair that night, his scalp was practically sparking.
That night, the old man had a long and beautiful dream in which he experienced his childhood again, the battlefield amidst the flames of war. When he woke up, his pillow was half-soaked with sweat.
The dream grass by the window shakes its leaves, stretching its branches in a corner where no one is paying attention.
The Dream-Catching Grass is an ancient magical herb. Simply placing it near you will allow you to dream of the person you wish to see, creating dreams tailored to your individual needs.
There's only one of those plants in the entire Hundred Herbs Mountain; it was a gift from Old Black to his grandson, Little Black, as a gift for his transformation into human form.
Xixi pleaded and begged for five minutes before finally borrowing it from Xiao Hei, and she had to return it after using it.
By fulfilling a person's dying wish, Xixi's magical power will increase significantly, far beyond what she can achieve with the fly meat she usually uses to treat children's minor ailments.
Xi Xi's beard can't save Grandpa the veteran, nor is it necessary. A person as virtuous as Grandpa is destined to enjoy bliss in heaven after death.
Therefore, Xixi was able to fulfill his last wish without any burden, and also gave the old man three days of good health.
A left eye that can see clearly, hands and feet that can move freely, and a stomach that can eat whatever it wants.
Three days later, the old man passed away quietly in a dream woven from the dream grass.
Xi Xi, who was lying flat in her apartment, received the message and sat up with a jolt, gaining 10086 merits!
So much merit!
Xi Xi smiled from ear to ear, like a cat hugging a piggy bank. If she saved up a little more, she could give her mother the last human hair ornament.
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