Chapter 112: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
Chapter 112: Sister Teaches You How to Play with Mud
As soon as Yuqing asked the question, the system was at a loss.
What did she mean by that?
The system felt a little panicked and uncertainly asked, "Didn't you read the agreement?"
A string of question marks floated above Yuqing's head.
This simulator didn’t seem very intelligent.
Could it be a buggy program?
After some back-and-forth, the system realized that the main god had probably chosen the wrong person again! Yuqing was a living, breathing human! There might have been a reading error because she hadn’t even seen the agreement after entering.
Yuqing: "So, I’m working for free?"
The young girl initially wanted to say, "I'm not doing it."
But when she lowered her head, she met the puzzled big eyes of Suisui.
In that moment, Yuqing felt like she was looking at the most brilliant gem in the world—dazzling and captivating.
Yuqing stared for a long time before loudly declaring, "I knew it the moment I saw this cutie. She's the daughter I lost years ago, kidnapped by those dastardly traffickers!"
"So, I’m just supposed to tell her a story, right?"
"No worries, leave it to me!"
Telling a story wasn’t a problem. Yuqing rubbed her hands together, prepared for the task, but then started scratching her head.
She had been single for over twenty years and had never raised a child. How was she supposed to tell a story?
As for the fairy tales she knew? She had long forgotten them.
The ones she did remember were not suitable for children, to say the least.
The system, seeing her hesitation, became anxious too: "Why don’t you just wing it? Aren’t you a content creator?"
Yuqing asked uncertainly, "Anything goes?"
System: "..."
It was too late to say no now, wasn’t it?
Suisui, not understanding the cryptic conversation between the system and Yuqing, looked at the pretty sister, who hadn’t spoken for a while. She timidly asked, "Are you the sister who's going to tell me a story tonight?"
After asking, she blushed shyly. "I like pretty sisters."
This sister was indeed beautiful, and she spoke gently and softly.
Suisui liked her, so she expressed it directly.
Lele had told her that if you like something, you should say it out loud so others will know.
These words made Yuqing feel like she was floating on air.
Although she knew this wasn’t a simulator, who wouldn’t want such an adorable daughter?
So, it was just a story...
She could handle that!
After thinking it through, Yuqing softened her tone and even adjusted her voice, speaking gently, "Hello, Suisui, I’m Sister Yuqing. Tonight, our bedtime story is 'The Past and Present of Honeycomb Coal.'"
This topic was something Yuqing had been preparing for a video recently.
She’d spent many sleepless nights working on it, so now she could conveniently tell it to Suisui.
She quickly glanced around at Suisui's ancient surroundings, thinking this knowledge might come in handy in the future.
In ancient times, there was indeed a prototype of honeycomb coal, though it appeared more as coal cakes. These were often mixed with fragrant materials so that when burned, they produced a pleasant aroma.
However, they didn’t have the cost-effectiveness of modern honeycomb coal.
What Yuqing wanted to introduce was the truly efficient and affordable version.
Not only did Yuqing tell the story, but she also used simple tools and a screen from the system space to give Suisui a live demonstration.
Suisui had been dozing off, but Yuqing's teaching method quickly caught her attention, and she perked up, her eyes bright with interest.
Later, when she started simulating the process of molding coal, Suisui's eyes gleamed with excitement, and she was fully engaged.
Aunt Xiang, hearing the noise, asked softly if everything was okay.
Suisui, pretending to be asleep, didn't dare respond.
Aunt Xiang, worried, peeked inside and saw Suisui still lying down, finally feeling reassured enough to leave.
It was Suisui's first time doing something like this, and she felt incredibly nervous.
Yuqing and the system had guided her through the entire process.
Once Aunt Xiang left, Suisui quickly got up again.
This time, she moved more quietly.
Making honeycomb coal wasn’t particularly difficult. However, getting it to burn efficiently required attention to the ratio of coal residue to yellow clay.
Too little, and it wouldn’t burn long enough.
Too much, and it wouldn’t be cost-effective.
Suisui didn’t yet understand all of this.
It was already impressive that she managed to remember how to mold the honeycomb coal.
This rare hands-on lesson, albeit virtual and without the mess of real coal, made the system quite happy.
It thought this could be a new teaching method.
It could report this to the main god and set this as the standard for future stories!
Suisui spent half the night molding coal, dreaming of shaping black mud even in her sleep.
The next morning, she was so tired she could barely open her eyes.
Aunt Xiang, thinking Suisui was just a sleepy child, kindly asked if she wanted to rest a bit more.
Suisui bravely got up and shook her head: "No need, I’m well-rested!"
In reality, she wasn’t, but she was toughing it out.
Seeing that Suisui was determined to get up, Aunt Xiang went along with it.
After washing up, changing clothes, and carefully applying ointment to her head, Aunt Xiang finally held Suisui's hand and led her to the dining hall.
At this time, the young masters of the household were still on their way, and Qi Wangfei was speaking with Aunt Qiu.
Aunt Qiu asked when Suisui would attend the lessons at the royal school.
Qi Wangfei hesitated for a moment and then shook her head: "Not just yet."
Seeing Aunt Qiu's confusion, Qi Wangfei smiled helplessly. "There’s a saying: 'First honor the clothes, then honor the person.' Suisui’s current attire is still lacking. It’s fine for daily life in the manor, but if she goes to the estate for riding and archery lessons and happens to meet other noble children, we can make excuses once or twice, but over time, it’ll become hard to explain."
It wasn’t as though they could always encounter well-mannered children like those from the Grand Princess’s manor.
Besides the issue of attire, Qi Wangfei also considered another point: "Also, with Suisui being the only girl, she’s bound to feel lonely. I’ve been thinking of finding two children to accompany her."
To find companions for Suisui?
There were plenty of young masters in the manor, so finding companions for them wasn’t necessary.
But Suisui was the only girl.
As for suitable companions, Aunt Qiu's first thought was the children from the Song family.
However, before she could speak, Qi Wangfei understood her meaning: "I was considering bringing Yuan Niang or Er Niang over, but if I do that, who knows what kind of fuss the East Courtyard will stir up."
If Qi Wangfei brought her nieces from her own family into the royal school, wouldn’t the nieces of the concubines also need to be accommodated?
It wouldn’t be fair to favor one over the others.
And what about the children of the other concubines?
The less-favored ones might not dare to ask, but those like Concubine Su, who enjoyed the prince’s favor and even dared to challenge Qi Wangfei, would surely push their way in once they saw an opportunity.
By then, the small royal school would turn into a battleground for power, and would Teacher Shen be happy about that?
Hearing Qi Wangfei's explanation, Aunt Qiu realized she was right.
If the Song family's girls couldn't be brought in, then who else could come without stirring up trouble from the East Courtyard?
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