Chapter 259 What to Do When You Grow Up
After flying kites for half a day, everyone was covered in sweat.
Mao Mao was still not satisfied, but her little face was already flushed from the sun, her forehead was covered in sweat, and her wet hair was stuck to her cheeks. Xia Xiaoxiang grabbed her and shooed her back into the house.
She held the glass and gulped down the water, her little feet dangling in the air as she swung back and forth happily, like a freshly steamed glutinous rice ball, warm and steaming.
Xia Xiaoxiang took a damp towel and wiped her little face, rubbing her soft, fleshy cheeks until they were deformed.
Hehe~
After wiping her face, Mao Mao snuggled into her mother's arms, but Xia Xiaoxiang pushed her away, saying, "Oh dear, you're all sweaty and smelly."
"Mother smells good."
Xia Xiaoxiang smiled, pursing her lips.
She picked up Mao Mao's kite again: "Shall I put it away for you?"
"I want to play more," Mao Mao said. "I want to play more tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll put it here for you." Xia Xiaoxiang looked around, found a conspicuous spot on the cabinet in the small living room, and put it down, saying to her, "I'll just put it here for you, okay?"
"Mmm," Mao Mao said again, "Catch ducks."
"Why are you still catching ducks? You lost track of time while flying your kite. By now, all the ducks have already been caught."
Maomao: "..."
Xia Xiaoxiang changed the subject: "However, I'll go to the kitchen and see if there's any duck for dinner."
Mao Mao immediately became happy.
She hugged the glass, gulped down the rest of the water, put the glass on the table, and followed her mother to the kitchen.
She had just run out when she saw Lou Fengju hurriedly putting on his military uniform coat, looking like he was about to go out.
"elder brother?"
Lou Fengju passed by her and casually ruffled her hair: "Brother has something to attend to, I'll be leaving now."
"Big brother, where are you going?" Lou Yansui asked casually as he followed his sister out.
Lou Fengju lowered his thick, dark eyebrows, his expression revealing impatience, his eyes fierce: "The Ito we arrested this morning, someone is here to bail him out."
Because his sister was present, he cursed silently.
I had a great time all day, but this one bad apple spoils the whole thing.
Lou Yansui lowered his head and patted his younger sister's head. Mao Mao obediently said goodbye, "Goodbye, brother."
"Okay, goodbye Mao Mao."
"Brother, come back soon!" Mao Mao urged. "Mother said we're having duck for dinner."
Lou Fengju's lips curled up, and his displeasure was somewhat alleviated by the childish and adorable baby voice.
"Okay, I'll be home before dark and have duck with Mao Mao."
Lou Fengju put on his military cap, his sturdy military boots stomping on the ground, and strode out.
The car quickly drove out of the villa.
Lou Yansui led her younger sister back to the living room.
The door to the small living room wasn't closed, and everyone inside heard the conversation. Like Lou Fengju, their initially cheerful mood was dampened considerably by this news.
Although Zhang Jingshu did not directly witness Ito kicking someone, just hearing the name alone was enough to make her feel disgusted, even without going into details.
"These overseas Chinese are not only free to roam the concessions, so why are they committing crimes outside?"
"They let them go after only half a day?"
"Half a day is a long time. If it weren't for the young master running into him and arresting him personally, he wouldn't have gotten into any trouble. Maybe the waiter at the teahouse would have broken his leg and wouldn't have received any compensation."
It's infuriating to hear, but that's reality.
Their country has been weak for a long time, and has bowed its head countless times in the long years of war.
"How despicable!" Shen Zhuoying said.
Lou Yansui also said, "Yeah, how awful!"
Mao Mao leaned against her brother, playing with her fingers and listening to the adults talking.
What they were saying was too complicated for Mao Mao to understand.
Only when she heard her brother agree with Shen Zhuoying did she raise her little head, look at her brother, then at Shen Zhuoying, her little face blank.
Brothers, are you all better now?
Shen Zhuoying: "Sooner or later, we will drive them all out of our land. Those concessions originally belonged to us, but now they have become foreigners' territory, and they even have two different laws. It's simply outrageous!"
Shen Zhuoying clenched her fists: "After I graduate from university, I will take the exam for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When that happens, I will personally drive those people out!"
He had barely finished speaking when he noticed a chubby little hand holding a round grape, offering it to him.
Shen Zhuoying was still angry and hadn't quite come to his senses for a moment. He stared blankly in the direction of the small hand and met a soft, cute little face.
Mao Mao gave him a sweet smile.
"For...for me?" Shen Zhuoying was utterly flattered: "Little sister Mao Mao, you gave this to me?"
"Mmm!" Mao Mao placed the grapes in his palm: "Brother, eat."
Oh my god!
Since the first day he met Mao Mao, when has he ever received such treatment!
Shen Zhuoying held the grape carefully in both hands, feeling that it was the most adorable grape in the world, and she couldn't bear to eat it.
"Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Lou Yansui hugged her little sister's small body. "You want to be a diplomat?"
Shen Zhuoying nodded: "That's right."
He then asked, "Lou Yansui, what do you want to do in the future?"
Lou Yansui hesitated.
He hadn't thought about the future.
Perhaps he had thought about it before, but then he forgot. And later, he stopped thinking about it altogether.
“Your stories are well-written; you might become a writer. But you’re also very smart. I heard from my third uncle that you get full marks in every exam, and you can even do university-level math problems now.” Shen Zhuoying said, “I heard from my third uncle that you’ve even learned calculus!”
Lou Yansui was still pondering when she subconsciously replied, "How could a person not learn this?"
Shen Zhuoying: "..."
Everyone present who had attended university: "..."
The air was quiet for a brief moment.
The first wife warmly invited, "Come on, have some grapes."
Lou Hongjian swallowed two grapes and muttered to himself, "Sometimes, I really wonder if he's really my younger brother..."
Shen Zhaolin smiled and said, "Lou Yansui is very smart. She has a high talent for both writing and mathematics."
Lou Yansui patted her younger sister's head: "I don't want to be a writer. I only write stories for Mao Mao to read."
Mao Mao tilted her little head up: "Mao Mao knows."
"Hmm?" Lou Yansui asked, "What does Mao Mao know?"
Mao Mao happily swung her little feet: "From now on, Mao Mao wants to fly a kite!"
Everyone laughed.
Tomorrow is also 'later', and that's not wrong.
"We'll fly kites tomorrow, and we'll fly kites the day after tomorrow too." Mao Mao said happily, "Mao Mao flies kites every day."
Lou Heming teased her, "Mao Mao, you fly kites every day, don't you get tired of it?"
Mao Mao thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll ride a small car tomorrow and fly a kite the day after tomorrow."
"What's the point of just flying kites?" Lou Hongjian said. "You're a little magpie, meant to fly in the sky. When you're a bit older, we'll go fly in an airplane!"
Mao Mao exclaimed, "Wow! Flying into the sky?"
"That's right!"
Mao Mao looked behind her, touched her back with her little hand, and said in confusion, "But I don't have wings."
"Humans don't have wings, but they have wisdom and can use tools," Shen Zhaolin said gently. "In ancient times, people used tools to fly into the sky. With the development of technology, it has become a reality. People's exploration of the sky has reached the universe. Many countries are researching artificial satellites. Perhaps, one day in the future, humans will also be able to enter space."
Mao Mao listened, completely bewildered.
What satellite? What space? I've never heard of it.
She blinked: "When?"
Shen Zhaolin choked with emotion.
Mao Mao looked at her brother and asked, "Brother, when are we going to go up to the sky?"
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
These cutting-edge technologies are all in the hands of developed countries, who can't even get close to the threshold and don't even have the qualifications to manufacture them.
Lou Yansui looked at her kite, which was placed in a prominent position on the cabinet. It was painted with many bird patterns, with its wings outstretched and soaring.
He patted his little sister's head again: "Someday in the future, your brother will help you do it. But for now, you have to wait a little longer."
Mao Mao nodded vigorously: "Yes! Mao Mao will wait!"
She had no doubt about the truth of those words.
Because Mao Mao's brother is the smartest and most capable person in the world, he always keeps his promises to her!
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