Chapter 247 These days even trees can become spirits!
Ms. Pei Rao mumbled a few words to Pei Yan, then ignored him and took the little guy's soft white hand and squeezed it in her palm.
Xiao Taozhi's hands were like tender tofu, and it seemed that water could be squeezed out of them with a gentle pinch.
The little hand was so soft and boneless that Ms. Pei Rao didn't dare to use too much force, for fear of breaking Xiao Taozhi's delicate wrist.
She bent down, rubbed Taozhi's rosy little face affectionately, and asked, "My dear, grandma will take you for a walk in the garden, okay? Grandma has recently planted several new varieties of flowers, they are so beautiful, my dear, you will definitely like them!"
Xiao Taozhi did not agree immediately.
She turned her head and looked towards Pei Yan and the other three.
I saw the four men still playing dice intently, their expressions extremely serious, but the scene was surprisingly harmonious.
Only then did Xiao Taozhi withdrew her gaze with relief and followed Ms. Pei Rao to the back garden.
Before leaving the Pei family's gate, someone suddenly called out to Ms. Pei Rao, "Mrs. Pei, the gifts for this birthday party have been received in the room. We're just waiting for you to count them so we can put them in the warehouse."
Although Ms. Pei Rao’s birthday in previous years was not as grand as this year’s, there were usually plenty of gifts.
According to convention, these gifts were counted personally by Ms. Pei Rao before being put into the warehouse.
But this year, Ms. Pei Rao has little Taozhi by her side.
No matter how valuable those gifts are, they are not as important as taking a walk with Xiao Taozhi to help her digest her food.
She immediately evaded the question, "Just get someone you trust to take inventory and report back to me. I'm busy with my little one right now, so you can handle this little matter."
Ms. Pei Rao wanted to leave with Xiao Taozhi, but the housekeeper hesitated, "But Mrs. Pei, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Qian are still in the mahjong room, waiting to play mahjong with you. Look, you..."
Playing mahjong with a few wealthy ladies with whom Ms. Pei Rao has a good relationship is also an activity she does after her annual birthday party.
In fact, Ms. Pei Rao has never liked these superficial social interactions.
However, the families of these wealthy wives are all well-known figures in the business world. Playing mahjong with them is actually to build good relationships with them, hoping that their families can help Pei Yan in the business world.
So I have to play mahjong; but I have to keep the little one company as well.
Ms. Pei Rao didn't know what to do.
Xiao Taozhi's dark eyes rolled around.
She immediately understood Ms. Pei Rao's dilemma and let go of her hand, saying, "Grandma Pei, go play mahjong! Zhizhi knows where Grandma's garden is. It's okay for Zhizhi to go for a walk by herself. Grandma, don't worry!"
Ms. Pei Rao was still worried: "No, grandma is still worried! There are still a lot of people here now. What if some bad guys sneak in? Otherwise, I'd better call Pei Sanhuo over and go with you."
But little Taozhi stopped her, saying, "No need, grandma. Zhizhi is a big kid now and can go to the garden by herself! Besides, if there are more people here, bad guys won't dare to do anything bad! Daddy is busy with something important right now, so let's not disturb him."
"What's the point of playing dice with a bunch of scoundrels?"
Ms. Pei Rao complained and then warned: "Zhizhi is alone, so be careful, don't talk to strangers, and don't take things from strangers..."
When talking about this, Ms. Pei Rao became more and more talkative, and it seemed that she would continue for another half an hour.
Little Taozhi was afraid that Ms. Pei Rao would be too late, so she nodded and said okay, then spread her short legs and ran away.
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Pei Family Garden.
Ms. Pei Rao is usually bored at home. Besides playing mahjong with the rich lady, she likes to fiddle with flowers and plants.
Pei Yan simply cleared out a yard and let Ms. Pei Rao tinker with it.
It is already winter, and many of the flowers planted by Ms. Pei Rao have already withered, revealing bare branches.
Along the way.
She heard a grapevine lamenting its fallen leaves: "Oh, winter is here again! How annoying! When winter comes, only the skin is left. It's so ugly."
When little Taozhi heard this, her big eyes, which were as watery as purple grapes, turned rapidly.
Then she took off her little coat and hung it on the grapevine that had just been complaining about having nothing to wear in winter, and patted it with her little hands: "Shushu, here are Zhizhi's clothes for you, so you won't be naked!"
But the tree didn't appreciate it.
It shook its branches, shaking off the clothes that Xiao Taozhi had put on it.
Thinking that Taozhi was a human and couldn't understand what it was saying, the grapevine's tone became increasingly disgusted: "What kind of clothes are these? They're so gaudy! Human aesthetics are truly outrageous! If I have to wear such ugly clothes, I might as well be naked!"
When little Taozhi heard this, she pouted a little angrily, picked up the clothes, patted the dirt off them, and put them on again.
She muttered unhappily, "If you don't like it, then that's fine, but why did you say Zhizhi's clothes were ugly and even threw them on the ground?"
Grapevine was dumbfounded: "You...you little brat, how...how can you understand Puzhi language!"
Little Taozhi's childish voice was mixed with a hint of arrogance: "Zhizhi is a little peach branch, of course she can understand Puzhi's words!"
After saying that, Xiao Taozhi turned around and walked away in a very cool manner.
Only the grape vines were left, disheveled in the wind.
Grapevine: These days, trees can become spirits?!
Of course, there was also Zhou Wen, who was hiding behind a tree not far away and saw all of Xiao Taozhi's actions just now.
Although she couldn't understand what little Taozhi was mumbling to the grape tree.
But she was sure that Xiao Taozhi, who could do such a thing, was definitely not a human being!
Xiao Taozhi walked forward and came to the area where camellias were planted.
Unlike the flowers and plants in front that are about to wither, the camellia flowers in this area are blooming exceptionally well.
The flowers bloom in clusters, like beautiful girls wearing gorgeous clothes, extremely eye-catching and emitting a light and elegant fragrance that is particularly pleasant.
Little Taozhi's eyes were unconsciously attracted by the clusters of flowers.
Before she knew it, she paused.
Such a beautiful flower, I must let Brother Ji Sui see it too~
The little guy thought so, and his little feet moved forward slowly as if out of control.
But when she got under the tree, Xiao Taozhi found that the camellia tree was really too tall, about six or seven times as tall as her.
(End of this chapter)
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