Shen Jiazhou paused for a moment, then finally managed a smile and said, "Shi Yue is such a good kid."
Can Can proudly raised her chin: "Of course! I'm a smart kid. When the teacher teaches me knowledge, I remember it right away."
Although he might forget, a reminder will bring him back to mind.
Shen Jiazhou praised, "That's great."
Can Can asked again, "Uncle, do you love my brother?"
Shen Jiazhou replied without hesitation, "Of course I love my brother. He's my uncle's nephew, how could my uncle not love him?"
"But I'm my uncle's nephew!" Can Can felt completely confused.
“Brother is also Uncle’s nephew. You are brother’s younger self, and brother is you as an adult. You are both Uncle’s nephews.”
Shen Jiazhou pinched his cheek: "Uncle loves you, and he'll love his older brother too."
Shen Jiazhou's tone softened considerably, seemingly when speaking to Shi Yue from his childhood.
Okay, that's very profound.
Can Can looked like she was about to faint, which made Shen Jiazhou laugh and say, "This is the world after you grow up. Maybe you don't understand now, but you will when you are as old as you are now in a few years."
Can Can took a moment to process it and said, "Okay then."
"When are you going back?" Shen Jiazhou asked. "If you don't go back, your uncle and aunt will start to worry."
"I don't know," Can Can said. "I was here when I opened my eyes."
Shen Jiazhou thought for a moment and said, "Then you might need to take a nap. When you open your eyes again, you'll be able to go home."
"Oh." Can Can puffed out her cheeks and lowered her head to play with her fingers.
"What's wrong again?" Shen Jiazhou asked. "Are you so unhappy?"
Can Can then raised her head again, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Ouch." Shen Jiazhou tore off a piece of paper: "Why are you crying all of a sudden? Your brother never cried when he was little."
“I’ll miss you when I go back, Uncle.” Can Can raised her hand and touched his face. “You have to wait for me to grow up! When I grow up, I can take care of you.”
Shen Jiazhou patted his head: "Shi Yue is already supporting his uncle."
Can Can was still unhappy: "But Uncle, I feel like you're not happy."
Today he felt that his eldest uncle and his youngest uncle were quite different. His youngest uncle was happy every day, but his eldest uncle was not.
Can Can said earnestly, "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely be very successful in the future and give you lots and lots of money. When you get old, I will buy you a wheelchair and a cane, and I will pick you up and carry you like you carry me."
Shen Jiazhou thought for a moment, then said, "You don't need to carry me. My uncle is old and can walk on his own."
"No!" Can Can declared domineeringly, "I want to hug you!"
“…” Shen Jiazhou said, “You should study first.”
Who taught him to speak so domineeringly? He wasn't this domineering when he was young! Shen Jiachen was quite normal when he was a child.
What exactly did Can Can's uncle do to the child...?
Can Can can't stand the word "study" and starts chattering away again. In the end, she's just expressing how much she loves her uncle and how annoyed she is about not wanting to go to class.
Shen Shiyue stood at the doorway, peering inside through the half-open door.
Shen Jiazhou and Cancan were still chatting, and they didn't keep their voices down, so he could hear them clearly.
After a while, he slowly returned to the living room.
The TV was still automatically playing the cartoon that Can Can was watching when suddenly he chuckled softly.
Children understand love and hate clearly.
Unlike adults, who always have a million reasons to cover things up.
*
Can Can still slept with Shen Jiazhou at night. Shen Jiazhou thought it would be difficult to coax him to sleep, but to his surprise, Can Can fell asleep in less than a minute after putting on a diaper.
All my attempts to lull him to sleep were completely in vain.
Shen Jiazhou couldn't help but smile as he watched the little boy sleeping soundly. Can Can was asleep, but he wasn't sleepy yet. After waiting a while to make sure the little one wouldn't wake up, he quietly left the master bedroom.
Unexpectedly, Shen Shiyue hadn't gone upstairs to sleep yet; he was sitting on the sofa watching cartoons.
Shen Jiazhou closed the door to avoid disturbing Can Can with the noise from the living room. He walked over and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Shen Shiyue looked at Shen Jiazhou and sighed, "I can't sleep."
Shen Jiazhou sat down, heard his sigh, and looked up at him: "Why are you sighing all of a sudden?"
Shen Shiyue lowered his eyes and said, "I just feel that Cancan is me, but she's so different from me. Uncle, do you also think that Cancan is more likable?"
Shen Jiazhou couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Young master, why are you comparing yourself to yourself?"
“He is me,” Shen Shiyue said, “but he is not me.”
Shen Jiazhou thought for a moment and roughly understood what Shen Shiyue meant.
He said, "But in my eyes, whether it's the cute and mischievous Shi Yue or the quiet and reserved Shi Yue, they are both my favorite children."
Shen Jiazhou said softly, "As long as it's Shen Shiyue, no matter what he's like, I will love him."
Perhaps it was because he had heard his son say "I love you" too many times today, but Shen Jiazhou reflected on himself and realized that sometimes it was necessary to express it.
Even in a great environment, children may still lack a sense of security.
Unfortunately, Shen Jiazhou hadn't noticed before. It was only after seeing the little one that he realized he hadn't expressed his affection for the older child all these years.
Compared to his younger sibling, Shen Jiazhou realized that he had raised his older sibling quite poorly.
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