Huan Yuanliang initially thought Xiaobao was offering him food, but when he put the first thing into Xiaobao's mouth, Xiaobao panicked.
Her little face scrunched up as if she was about to cry.
Huan Yuanliang hurriedly picked up another one, coaxing, "Oh, oh, oh, you want me to peel it for you? I'll peel it now, I'll peel it right now, watch carefully."
Xiao Bao's expression changed instantly, his eyes fixed on the grapes in Huan Yuanliang's hand.
After letting Huan Yuanliang peel the grapes two or three times, he got the idea to tease the child. Holding a grape in his hand, he bent down and asked Xiaobao, "Uncle has to charge you for peeling grapes. Do you have money?"
He was just teasing the child like that, not expecting a response from Xiaobao.
They were even prepared to give Xiaobao grapes immediately if she cried.
To everyone's surprise, Xiao Bao answered very seriously, "Yes."
The people sitting around the table were all amused by her.
Wang Xiuxiu chimed in, asking, "Xiaobao, where's your money?"
Xiao Bao thought for a second, then pointed his little finger at his head.
"It's here."
Xu Ruantang was surprised; she hadn't expected her to be so clever.
Wang Xiuxiu continued to tease Xiaobao, "Oh, Xiaobao, when you grow up you'll use your smart brain to make money, right?"
Xiao Bao answered seriously, "Yes."
"Then who will you spend the money on?"
Wang Xiuxiu winked, implying that Xiaobao could say he was himself.
To everyone's surprise, Xiao Bao answered without hesitation, "Give it to Mommy."
Everyone laughed.
Huan Yuanliang smiled and said, "Then give your uncle some money first, and your uncle will continue peeling grapes for you."
Xiao Bao raised his finger, reached into his ear, picked at it, and then handed it to Huan Yuanliang.
Huan Yuanliang: "..."
So her money is just a waste of her attention.
Huan Yuanliang's face twitched. "Forget it, Uncle doesn't want it. You can keep it for yourself."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao pulled her hand back, and the others watched as she put her finger in her mouth.
A shout came from inside the house.
This kid is eating earwax!
Xu Ruantang wanted to take back what she had just said about how smart she was.
The house was noisy, but the atmosphere became much more lively because of Xiao Bao.
Chen Ji took Huan Molin back to the new house and found some burn ointment for him to apply himself.
Huan Molin looked at the burn ointment and sat down at the table. "Uncle, I can't reach this by myself."
Chen Ji remained unmoved. "Then don't bother applying it. Let's go back."
As he spoke, he stretched out his long arm to retract the ointment.
Huan Molin hurriedly grabbed the ointment first, saying, "No, no, no, can't I apply it myself?"
He unscrewed the cap and applied the ointment while muttering to himself, "I don't know what my sister saw in you. You're as cold as ice from abroad; you could freeze someone to death with just a few words."
Huan Molin called Xu Ruantang "sister" and Chen Ji "uncle".
Chen Ji knew he was doing it on purpose, but he didn't correct him and let him act recklessly.
At this moment, Huan Molin was haphazardly applying ointment. Chen Ji looked at him with a probing expression, and after a long while said calmly, "Your current behavior, in the words of our country's ancient saying, is called 'hurting the enemy eight hundred while losing a thousand of your own.'"
Huan Molin's expression hardened, and his previously nonchalant demeanor suddenly became tense.
"Uncle, I don't understand what you're saying."
Chen Ji had no intention of getting involved in Huan Molin's matter. He just felt that the child was still young and so stubborn, and that if he was not careful when he grew up, he might go astray.
Chen Ji's expression remained indifferent. "Your father is a businessman. He's seen all kinds of people. Sometimes he gets confused because he cares too much, but he can't hide his true colors forever."
Huan Yuanliang isn't stupid; he'll figure out what Xu Ruantang and Chen Jineng have figured out sooner or later.
This oil-splashing incident was clearly orchestrated by Huan Molin himself.
Huan Molin played a significant role in pushing Tang Weiwei and Huan Yuanliang toward divorce.
Huan Molin clenched his teeth, his eyes reddening. "I just did what I was supposed to do. So what if he knows? He owes me!"
Huan Molin is just a fast grower; his mixed-race genes caused him to develop quickly, but in reality, he is still just a child.
Hearing such words from a child, even Chen Ji was taken aback.
Seeing that Huan Molin had finished applying the medicine, Chen Ji picked up the ointment from the table, put it away, and returned it to the medicine box. "Let's go."
You reap what you sow.
For a moment, Chen Ji was in a daze. In Huan Molin, he saw his own past obsession.
Chen Lin's relationship with him wasn't exactly good either, so what right did he have to advise others?
The two returned to Wang Xiuxiu's house one after the other.
The kitchen was already filled with the aroma of spicy food and the fresh scent of stewing soup.
Xu Ruantang opened the door and saw the two of them. Her gaze fell on Huan Molin's arm. "You've applied the medicine? How come it took you so long to get to such a close place?"
Chen Jixian stepped into the house and looked at Xu Ruantang with gentle eyes. "I forgot where I put the medicine in the new house. It took me a while to find it."
Xu Ruantang nodded, without any doubt.
Chen Ji was the one who tidied up the house, so she had no idea what was going on.
Huan Molin followed them in. This time, he didn't joke around. Instead, he walked around the two of them and silently went to Huan Yuanliang's side, pulling up a stool to sit down.
Huan Yuanliang pulled up Huan Molin's arm and looked at it. The skin that had been burned had turned bluish-black and was now covered with an oily substance.
"How about it?"
Huan Yuanliang was still somewhat worried.
When Huan Molin was burned, Huan Yuanliang immediately wanted to take him to the hospital, but Huan Molin refused, insisting that it was nothing serious.
It was a fresh burn, and my skin color hadn't changed yet.
Huan Yuanliang dragged him under the ice water for a long time, but unexpectedly, the color changed that night, and it looked extremely creepy.
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