Chapter 57 This is mine
The weather was getting warmer and the cicadas in the yard were too noisy, so Uncle Wen took the servants and the gardener to clean up. He also caught a cicada and put it in a small box for Shen Chutang to play with.
It was a female cicada, silent and placed in a transparent box with small holes poked in it for ventilation.
Shen Chutang took the box and put it on Shen Sichen's desk, "Look, second brother, it's a cicada!"
Shen Sichen raised his head from behind the screen, "You have never seen a cicada."
"No." Shen Chutang responded calmly.
Shen Sichen smiled and said, "You've seen it. When you were little, Su Jing scared you with a cicada. You were still young at that time, so you probably don't remember it."
Later, no one gave her cicadas to play with.
Shen Chutang said, "I really don't know, but this one doesn't bark, so it's not scary."
"What's not scary?" Shi Chengyu knocked on the door and came in, putting a pile of documents on the table, "Second brother."
"Brother Chengyu! Cicada!" Shen Chutang showed it to him excitedly.
Shi Chengyu took it and said, "Okay, Tangtang is awesome. You are not afraid of cicadas anymore."
"You can always make a big fuss about whatever she does." Shen Sichen teased him with a smile, then looked at Shen Chutang, "Tang'er, go out and play first. I have something to discuss with Chengyu."
Shen Chutang agreed and went out with the cicada, "Okay, then you guys chat."
Shi Chengyu sat across from Shen Sichen and said, "Brother, we have asked someone to go to University A and the matter of the student aid foundation has been settled. We have also asked someone to communicate with the school in Italy."
Shen Sichen said, "Thank you Chengyu."
There are some things that he cannot intervene in now, so he can only do them in a roundabout way, no matter how many roundabout ways there are.
Shi Chengyu smiled and said, "You're too polite, brother. It's nothing."
The two chatted for a while, then came out of the study and went downstairs to see Shen Chutang sitting on the sofa eating ice cream.
"Tang'er, you're eating ice again!"
Shen Chutang shrank back in fear, "Second brother, you are so fierce. I only ate a little bit."
"Chengyu, don't let her eat. She already had one this morning." Shen Sichen said as he changed his shoes, "I'm going out for a while."
Shi Chengyu walked over and said, "Tangtang, be good. I don't want to eat anymore."
Shen Chutang angrily stuffed a large mouthful of food into his mouth, then breathed out with his mouth open because of the cold.
Shi Chengyu took the ice cream and the spoon over. He couldn't help laughing at her teasing and pinched her face. "Is it icy?"
He finished the ice cream in the box in two bites and brought a cup of warm water to Shen Chutang, "Be good, drink some water."
Shen Chutang crossed his arms angrily, "No! I won't be obedient!"
"Okay," Shi Chengyu said in a doting voice, "Tangtang is not behaving well, drink some water."
The water was already at his lips, and Shen Chutang took it mercifully, "You only let me eat one in two days, how stingy!"
Shi Chengyu smiled softly and touched her head, "Yes, but your period is coming soon. What if you cry in pain?"
Shen Chutang was in good health. Not only did she eat herbal medicine, but sometimes people would come to give her a massage. She usually didn't feel anything during her period, but that was not the case in the summer. She loved eating cold food, so it was inevitable that she would feel pain sometimes.
"Then tell me when it hurts." Shen Chutang was still a little dissatisfied, with the corners of his mouth drooping.
Shi Chengyu held the person in his arms and said, "That won't work. Tangtang is in pain and I feel uncomfortable."
Shen Chutang's expression softened a bit, "Okay then, but I'm going to eat a lot after my period is over."
"Okay, whatever you say."
Many is impossible, two at most. Shi Chengyu put her hand in his palm and said softly, "Tangtang, my birthday is coming soon."
He had no shortage of things, but he always liked to ask Shen Chutang for gifts. He wanted to spend birthdays, New Years, and every meaningful day with her.
Shen Chutang pretended to be surprised, "Oh! Really? I totally forgot about it."
Shi Chengyu didn't believe it, but he still went along with her and said, "It's okay, Tangtang. It doesn't matter if you don't send me off. As long as Tangtang stays with me, that's enough."
"Is that so? Then does that mean I can't give away the gift I prepared?" Shen Chutang asked him with blinking eyes.
Shi Chengyu smiled and held her hand tightly, "No, I want it."
He is always greedy with Shen Chutang. Just looking at her is not enough, just hugging her is not enough. He wants a share of things given to others, and even calculates the time they spend together. He is a real jealous person.
"Then wait until your birthday."
Shen Chutang smiled brilliantly, crawled out of his arms and ran upstairs like a cunning little fox.
Shi Chengyu looked at her foolishly as she left. The warmth of her hand was still in his palm, and he seemed to be able to feel the soft touch.
Shi Chengyu doesn't like crowds most of the time, and has only held two birthday parties so far, one was when he had his coming-of-age ceremony, and the other was when he was announced as the heir of the Shi family.
This year I only went back to the Shi family’s old house to have a meal, and then hurried back to Lanjiangting in the evening.
Shen Chutang was really worried about what gifts to give. She had given away everything she could over the years, and she didn't want to give the same thing. Although Shi Chengyu said that she liked anything, she would not give anything casually.
She had started preparing for this gift very early on. She was inspired by the silly doll made of clay that Shi Chengyu had received last time, so she thought of making two little figures.
She had never been exposed to pottery before, and she started with a difficult portrait. She studied for a long time and had to hide from Shi Chengyu so that he wouldn't find her. She worked hard and only finished it a few days before Shi Chengyu's birthday.
In fact, Shi Chengyu had guessed it a long time ago. She had been very busy recently and often stayed in a room on the fifth floor. When she occasionally came out, she was covered in mud.
Although she had already given away her true colors, Shi Chengyu couldn't help but tear up when he saw the two Q-version ceramic figurines. This pair was much more delicate than the Daidai that he had made.
The ceramic figures are only half the size of a palm, with their mouths open and laughing, revealing two teeth. They look silly, but very cute.
Shi Chengyu wanted to pick up his one to look at it, but Shen Chutang put the other one in his palm and said, "Brother Chengyu, this one is yours."
"This is mine." Shen Chutang shook the little man in his hand and smiled happily.
"good."
Shi Chengyu also smiled, "Tangtang, you are better than me."
"Of course, this is my first time." Shen Chutang raised his head slightly with a hint of pride in his tone.
To Shi Chengyu, the meaning of the gift is far greater than its value. He has everything he needs, and as long as Shen Chutang is by his side, it is enough.
Shi Chengyu held the person in his arms, looked at her in his arms, then looked at the little person in his arms, his heart was filled with joy.
"Where do you sleep at night?"
Shen Chutang said: "Of course I'm going back to my house. I have to supervise my second brother to take his medicine."
"All right."
Shi Chengyu sighed slightly and took her hand, "Let's go, I'll take you home."
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