At the insistence of Ming Yunshu and his wife, Zhu Fanfan and his grandfather were made to wait aside. Zhu Fanfan couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, was my godfather switched with my biological father when they were born?"
This is even more filial than one's own children. In modern times, even one's own children would not be able to stay by one's side in bed when one is sick without complaint, and arrange everything so that one does not have to worry about one's parents at all.
Zhu Jiabao wasn't so sure either: "They didn't have a chance to meet when they were born, and they were born in different places. Could it be that someone targeted me and switched the babies?"
Zhu Fanfan was speechless: "I was just saying that."
Zhu Jiabao rolled her eyes at her: "You already know, why are you asking? Don't I know whether my own child is my biological child or not?"
Zhu Guan and the others all look like him, so it's obvious they're his children. Only this girl dares to make such a joke.
Ming Yunshu, who was inside the house, was speechless. The old man and the young girl were quite sarcastic. If it weren't for Uncle Jingqian telling him that Uncle Zhu was depressed and that negative emotions would eventually trigger his old illness, which would be incurable, and that Fanfan's insomnia was caused by psychological issues, the two of them would appear to be fine on the surface, but they were both keeping things bottled up inside and unable to get over this hurdle.
If it weren't for Uncle Jingqian taking their pulses this time, he would have thought that even if the two of them hadn't gotten over it, at least they weren't so heartbroken anymore. He never expected that the two of them were hiding their true feelings so well. One of them was steady and the other was obedient. Neither of them was easy to deal with.
After everything was tidied up, Ming Yunshu asked, "Uncle Zhu, is there any house in your house that hasn't been rented out yet? I'll let Xiaoxiao stay here, otherwise we'll have to find another place to rent, which is too much trouble."
Anyway, he won't leave until the two of them resolve their issues. Xiaoxiao is cheerful and innocent, making her the perfect person to guide a sensitive child like Fanfan.
He knew his own temper and that his heart was too dark, making him unsuitable to teach children. So he entrusted the children's education to Xiaoxiao. He didn't expect the children to be successful; he only hoped they would be happy and joyful. So far, the children have all been well-behaved, and his decision was correct.
Zhu Jiabao glanced at Fanfan: "Why rent a place outside? Just share a room with Fanfan."
So far, this girl trusts Xiaoxiao quite a bit, and Xiaoxiao is quite easygoing, so she might be able to influence Fanfan and help her get through this. He initially thought that there was no need to keep so many rooms in the house. Apart from the two main rooms, which were all rented out, there wasn't a single extra room. Now that housing is tight, it's not realistic to persuade a tenant to leave.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Zhu Fanfan said, "I have some bad sleeping habits, so anyone who shares a room with me might suffer a bit."
Ever since she was old enough to understand, she has always slept alone, but every time she wakes up, she holds onto something tightly, afraid that if she chokes someone, that person will be in danger.
Yan Xiaoxiao immediately said, "I'm fine. I don't have good sleeping habits either."
Everyone: ...
In the end, Ming Yunshu and Zhu Jiabao shared a room, while Zhu Fanfan and Yan Xiaoxiao shared a room. After a day of cleaning, when it was time to eat and go to bed, Yan Xiaoxiao fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed, which made Zhu Fanfan very envious.
Zhu Fanfan still couldn't fall asleep. With her godmother beside her, she didn't dare to move around for fear of waking her up. But even though Zhu Fanfan didn't move, Yan Xiaoxiao still woke up: "Fanfan, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Zhu Fanfan honestly replied, "I'm not sleepy."
Seeing that Fanfan wasn't sleeping, Yan Xiaoxiao also lost her sleepiness: "Since I can't sleep anyway, I'll talk to my godmother for a while."
Zhu Fanfan thought it was a good idea: "Godmother, can you tell ghost stories?"
Nighttime is the perfect time for ghost stories; the eerie atmosphere is a great way to test your courage.
Yan Xiaoxiao was delighted: "Yes! Let me tell you, I attracted your godfather with ghost stories back then, and he couldn't get enough of them. If he wanted to hear stories, he could only come to me."
Zhu Fanfan: ...Are you sure?
Yan Xiaoxiao said, "Let me tell you, when I was in my hometown, I heard the villagers tell stories about ghost babies. Legend has it that a village offended the gods in heaven, so every family was giving birth to a girl, and there was no one to carry on the family line. The village chief turned white-haired from worry when he was fifty years old..."
Zhu Fanfan: ...Even if you're not in a rush, your hair should be white by fifty.
Yan Xiaoxiao continued: "One day, a deity appeared in my dream and said that there was a cave behind the village. If we threw a hundred female babies born on a certain day into the cave, a male baby would be born in exchange, thus breaking the curse that the village only gave birth to girls. In order to ensure that the village could continue its lineage, the village chief organized people to throw a hundred female babies into the cave. Guess what happened?"
Zhu Fanfan: ...She didn't want to guess.
Yan Xiaoxiao didn't wait for Zhu Fanfan to answer: "After a hundred babies were thrown in, the cave was ablaze with fire, which burned for seven days and seven nights before it stopped. A few days later, someone in the village became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy ten months later. The whole village cheered. But this baby boy could run and talk as soon as he was born. He would bite anyone he saw, crying as he bit. He bit everyone in the village to death. The bites were so bloody and mangled. One person had his arm bitten off, another had his leg bitten off, and another had his head bitten off. Isn't that terrifying?"
Zhu Fanfan: ...That's it?
Yan Xiaoxiao asked, "Isn't it funny?"
Zhu Fanfan: "Godmother, are you sure you told Godfather this story? Who told you this story?"
Yan Xiaoxiao said, "Of course, everyone in the village talks about it. Let me tell you, it's only because you're brave that your godfather was so scared back then. He even had auditory hallucinations, thinking that there was a baby crying in his ear. It was so funny back then. I never thought that a grown man would be afraid of ghosts."
Zhu Fanfan was speechless. Godmother, Godfather is someone who isn't afraid of anything. After so many years of marriage, she still thought Godfather was a coward. She was really naive.
Yan Xiaoxiao continued, "Let me tell you another story about a female ghost, a story of a seductive female ghost, according to legend..."
Listening to her godmother's dry ghost stories, Zhu Fanfan wasn't scared at all. She even played along and got frightened, which made Yan Xiaoxiao laugh non-stop. She said it was all a lie and that Fanfan was too timid and needed to practice with her more. She said girls should be braver.
Before she knew it, Zhu Fanfan was overcome with drowsiness, and her consciousness became increasingly blurred. Yan Xiaoxiao saw that Fanfan had fallen asleep, so she shut up and started having a sweet dream in less than a minute. In her dream, she was telling Fanfan ghost stories, which scared Fanfan so much that she kept running away, and Yan Xiaoxiao kept chasing after her. The ghosts were laughing above her head. After a while, Yunshu also came over, and she was so scared that she screamed and ran away. Only Yan Xiaoxiao was there, holding a sword to slay demons. Then, Yunshu and Fanfan hugged her legs and cried. She felt like she had reached the pinnacle of her life.
The next day, when it was dawn, Zhu Fanfan was still asleep. Yan Xiaoxiao tiptoed out of bed, intending to cook. She saw that two men had already bought the food outside. When they saw her come out, they looked at her with complicated expressions. Did they know about her dream from yesterday?
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