Chapter 151 Nian Nian’s Watermelon is Ripe (?)
For some reason, recently Nian Nian refused to call him papa. Not only that, he no longer called himself Nian Nian, but used "I" instead.
Shi Guilin understood that the child was getting older, and it was not appropriate for his oral habit to continue to develop like this.
But he was somewhat reluctant to let go of Nian Nian's soft and cute appearance when she called him papa and called herself Nian Nian, so he kept asking about the reasons and opportunities that prompted him to change.
The reason given by Nian Nian was that when he was communicating with his classmates, he caused several minor misunderstandings because he called himself Nian Nian and called "papa". Although he explained it clearly in the end, it was too late because the scandal had already been exposed.
So he made up his mind to transform into a "mature" child.
The first step to maturity is to drop the sticky-sounding self-proclaimed names like "papa".
After hearing his reasons, Shi Guilin just wanted to laugh.
Did Nian Nian think that she would not be clingy if she called him dad with her cute voice and chubby face? This was obviously not the reason for the name.
Shi Guilin thought this in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He stroked Nian Nian's hair, which was blown soft and fluffy, and coaxed her back to the children's room to sleep.
On the small bed, Nian Nian Banban was lying in the quilt, feeling Shi Guilin's hands moving back and forth as he tucked the quilt in for him.
"Dad, why didn't Grandpa let me go to the greenhouse to see the watermelons today?"
It is already mid-September. Yesterday, Shi Jianfeng said that Nian Nian's watermelons could be picked, but today he refused to let anyone see them. Nian Nian was very confused.
Shi Guilin paused while tidying the quilt and said in a natural tone, "Maybe I want you to suppress your anticipation so that you will be happier when you pick the watermelon."
"Is that so?" Nian Nian puffed out her cheeks, "Grandpa is so good to me."
"Of course." Shi Guilin half leaned over and rubbed Nian Nian's earlobe, which was plump and looked like a small piece of jelly. "That's your grandfather."
Nian Nian smiled and moved her feet under the quilt.
"Go to sleep, you have to get up early for school tomorrow."
"Um."
The child on the bed closed his eyes, with his long eyelashes resting on his eyelids.
Shi Guilin turned off the headlights, closed the door and walked out.
The moment he stepped into the hallway, Shi Guilin's expression changed. He no longer remained calm. He briefly rested his hand on his forehead, then dropped his disguise and knocked on the study door with a bitter expression.
"Dad." He couldn't help but complain, "What should I do?"
"Just now, Nian Nian asked me why I didn't let him see the watermelon today. My heart was pounding, and I found an excuse to get back at him. But this isn't a long-term solution."
"Oh no! It's all that bird's fault!" Shi Jianfeng was also extremely worried and could only lash out at the culprit repeatedly. "It was the bird that slipped into the greenhouse and ate Nian Nian's almost ripe watermelon. Now the whole melon has been ruined by it."
"That's right." Shi Guilin complained, "What a greedy guy! The watermelon that Nian Nian had been waiting for for over two months is gone just like that. How could I dare tell him?"
"If it doesn't work, buy one?"
Shi Jianfeng: "What's the point of buying melons? Nian Nian wants to pick the melons she planted herself. If she wants to buy melons, she has to buy them with the vines and roots intact so that she can hide it."
"The problem is, who would sell melons with the stems and roots?" Despair loomed over Shi Guilin. "Besides, it's already mid-September, and there are fewer late-season melons. Ahhhhhhh——"
An adult man wailed to his father, who was nearly 70 years old, in the study late at night.
Shi Jianfeng, who was already annoyed, became even more annoyed.
"Stop crying. The only thing we can do right now is try to find people who grow their own watermelons and ask if they're willing to sell them. At worst, we can offer a higher price. Also, find out where the watermelon manufacturers' growing bases are and expedite airlifting some that's about the same size as the ones Nian Nian planted."
Shi Jianfeng resorted to this desperate measure, obviously he had no other options.
The two men couldn't help but hate the bird even more.
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The father and son's journey to find the melon was not very smooth.
Poor Nian Nian, prevented by the two of them, hadn't been able to visit the watermelons in the greenhouse for three days. His photo album documenting the growth of his watermelons had even stopped updating.
That evening, Nian Nian wanted to secretly take a look at the watermelon, but she was caught by Shi Guilin as soon as she slipped to the door of the greenhouse.
Nian Nian raised her index finger sincerely: "Dad, I'll just take a look."
When it comes back, Ruby Lin beats the drum: "No!"
What’s so nice about empty flower beds?
The ominous premonition became stronger and stronger. Nian Nian pursed her lips, and her eyes were instantly filled with tears. She was so sad that she didn't even care about herself and started crying and yelling: "Wuwuwu, bad boy Papa, did you secretly eat Nian Nian's watermelon, wuwuwu..."
It wasn't Dad who ate it! It was the bird!!!
With the blame being placed on him, Shi Guilin wanted to speak up for himself, but he couldn't, so he could only weakly explain, "Dad really didn't steal any. The watermelon is fine."
"But, but, Papa doesn't let Nian Nian see the watermelon, wuwuwu..." Nian Nian wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
"tomorrow!"
Nian Nian's crying stopped abruptly: "Wuwu?"
"Tomorrow." Shi Guilin gritted his teeth and said, "Tomorrow I'll let you see the watermelon."
Nian Nian sobbed twice: "Really?"
Fake woooooooooo.
Shi Guilin looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, wanting to burst into tears. God, please help him find a suitable watermelon quickly. He couldn't bear it any longer.
"Really." Shi Guilin lowered his head and agreed calmly, but he was trembling in his heart.
"Okay. I trust Dad."
After being comforted, Nian Nian regained her "mature" way of speaking.
"Just believe it, just believe it." Shi Guilin pulled everyone back to the villa, called Yuanyuan to play with Nian Nian, and he hurriedly went online to see if there was a suitable watermelon.
Hard work pays off. At two o'clock in the morning, when Shi Guilin was getting anxious and angry, a message push saved him.
Shi Guilin almost cried for joy. After looking at the photo of the watermelon sent by the seller, he thought the size should be about the same. He quickly negotiated the price and requirements with the seller, bought the watermelon with roots and stems, and quickly used his connections to contact air logistics for expedited delivery.
Feeling relieved.
Because Shi Guilin wanted it delivered as quickly as possible, the logistics time indicated that the watermelons would arrive around 6 a.m. He glanced at the time bar at the top of his phone. It was less than three hours until 6 a.m.
There’s no need to sleep. I’ll go home and catch up on some sleep after sending Nian Nian to school today.
Shi Guilin kept repeating in his mind: I want to be absent from work and it’s not appropriate for me to go to work today.
Shi Guilin, slumped over until dawn, finally hearing the doorbell ring. He hurriedly opened the door and took the heavy box from the young man. The box wasn't light, so he turned and headed straight for the greenhouse.
Entering the greenhouse, he squatted in front of the flowerbed, unpacked the box, and carefully transplanted the watermelons in the box to the flowerbed according to the location where the previous watermelon grew. He took care of the long roots and carefully buried them in the soil.
After working for about ten minutes, the sun, which was emitting morning light in the blue sky, rose a long way to the east. The watermelons in the flowerbed in front of Shi Guilin finally took shape. At least they looked like something grown from this soil.
It’s just that the size of this watermelon seems a little bigger.
Shi Guilin bet that Nian Nian couldn't see it.
With this belief, Shi Guilin returned to the villa to wash up and hide his fatigue. Remembering his promise to Nian Nian, Shi Guilin specially woke Nian Nian up half an hour early at 7 o'clock this morning.
"Your watermelon is ripe. Let's go to the greenhouse, pick it, wash it, cut it into pieces, put it in a plastic container and bring it to Mumu and the others to eat."
When Nian Nian heard this, she jumped up from the bed, washed and changed her clothes at an unprecedented speed, and followed Shi Guilin straight to the greenhouse.
When she saw her beloved watermelon again, which she hadn't seen for a long time, Nian Nian clearly felt the hard work that went into making the sweetness come after the bitter experience.
Although she had been looking forward to picking watermelons for more than two months, Nian Nian was reluctant to pick them immediately.
This was the first fruit he grew, and if he picked it, it would be gone.
Shi Guilin saw that he was reluctant and thought to himself that he had to pick them. If he didn't pick them now, what if he hadn't planted them well and the watermelon vines died? That would be a real leak.
Unable to do so, he ruthlessly urged: "Hurry up and pick the watermelons. If you don't pick the ripe watermelons, they will stink and rot."
The naive Nian Nian believed it and finally looked at the watermelon for a while.
Shi Guilin waited silently.
"Huh? Dad, has my watermelon grown bigger again?" Can it grow so fast after not seeing it for three days?
"Yeah. Dad also noticed that the watermelons have grown bigger today." Shi Guilin laughed guiltily and urged, "Hurry up and pick them. If you don't pick them now, you won't have time for breakfast and you'll be late for school."
Nian Nian, who had finally gotten rid of the title of "King of Bed-Lazy" from her friends and restored her image, without saying a word, pulled the vine on the watermelon's butt and hugged the watermelon in her arms.
"Dad, I've picked it."
The watermelon wasn't too big or too small, but it weighed about a pound. Shi Guilin held out his hand and said, "Dad, can you help me carry it back?"
"No need. I'm very strong, I can carry it myself." Nian Nian shook her head and hugged the watermelon desperately. She would rather walk slowly and have her arms tremble to carry the watermelon back to the villa alone. Her attitude towards the watermelon was like a general holding a trophy.
"Okay, Nian Nian can hold her own watermelon." Shi Guilin was touched by his serious and stubborn attitude, and felt a little sorry for the watermelon that was pecked by the bird.
Who could blame them for all their calculations, which all ended up costing a bird? Otherwise, Nian Nian wouldn't have considered the fake watermelon a treasure.
When the time came for Lin Luo to return, he walked slowly, sighing softly to express his regret.
Nian Nian entered the restaurant and sat down to eat. The watermelon was cut into pieces and packed in boxes by the aunt.
A total of three boxes were cut. Shi Guilin kept one box at home and put the other two boxes into Nian Nian's schoolbag.
After finishing breakfast, Nian Nian protected her schoolbag as if it were a treasure, and happily took the bus to school carrying the watermelon.
As usual, the car stopped at the school gate, and Nian Nian, carrying her schoolbag, walked into the school in high spirits.
Brother Duan, Mumu, Ji Shuhe, Chu Qingyu is going to eat the watermelon he planted with his own hands.
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