Chapter 146
The little bee, Tiantian, loved to work and was good at showing off. He would specially pick the time when his brother and his daddy got off work, and with his small blue rag, he would stand in front of the living room window, wiping here and there.
From time to time, he would poke his little head out from behind the window, his eyes darting around. When Shen Yuanchuan came back, he saw Shen Tiantian wiping the window and let out a curious “yo-ho.” “Why are you so well-behaved today?”
Tiantian straightened his blue dust cap and smiled obediently. “It’s what I should do.” He even pointed to his small slippers. “I didn’t throw my slippers around today. I’m wearing them obediently on my feet.”
Shen Tiantian’s habit of not liking to wear shoes had started last winter. When it was cold, he could still wear fluffy socks, but when it was hot, he would go barefoot, and his small slippers would be thrown in some corner.
Once, Shen Yuanchuan had even found a light brown little bear slipper on his bookshelf. He was so angry that a breath was stuck in his throat. Seeing the shoes on Shen Tiantian’s feet, Shen Yuanchuan was even more surprised.
Shen Yuanchuan still didn’t know what had happened at noon. He rubbed his chin and let out a soft hiss. “Tell me, what did you do wrong?” Shen Yuanchuan knew this little thing, Shen Tiantian, very well.
He’s so active and enthusiastic. There must be a problem!
Tiantian held the small rag and pouted unhappily. “Of course not. I’m a very well-behaved child. I don’t make mistakes.”
Tiantian ignored his daddy, finished wiping the window, and ran to take off his dust cap and apron. He washed his small hands and came to the dining room to sit down and eat obediently. Dinner had Tiantian’s most disliked youmaicai.
But he was not picky at all. He picked up the youmaicai with his small chopsticks, gnawed on it from head to tail, and ate three or four stalks in a row. He was like the most well-behaved child in the world.
Shen Yuanchuan, on the other side, was so shocked his eyes almost fell out. Shen Yuanchuan didn’t even have time to eat. He quickly looked up and asked: “Uncle Zhou, did something happen at home? Did Shen Tiantian hit someone with his rocking car?”
Uncle Zhou was speechless for a moment. “No.”
Shen Yuanchuan narrowed his eyes. “It can’t be that I have some kind of cancer and don’t have long to live, so you’re hiding it from me?”
Is that why Shen Tiantian is so out of character and not even picky with his food?
Tiantian finished his most disliked youmaicai, his face scrunched up, and his little ears perked up. “What is cancer?”
Tiantian tilted his head and said, taking the opportunity: “Daddy, are you sick? Does the company need Tiantian to help you inherit it?”
Shen Yuanchuan heard this outrageous statement and instead leaned back in his chair, relieved. “It’s a good thing. It seems I can still live.”
Tiantian scratched his little face, confused.
The autumn night was as if it were covered in a thin gauze. The moonlight was extremely faint, and a few more leaves were blown off by the cold wind as the leaves rustled. Shen Jinfeng, covered in moonlight, came back from his studio.
He walked into the living room and saw Shen Tiantian, who was not yet asleep. “Why are you still up?”
Shen Tiantian bounced off the sofa, yawned, and his eyelids were a little heavy. “I was waiting for my big brother.”
A hint of warmth rose in Shen Jinfeng’s heart. The corners of his lips lifted slightly, and he ruffled Shen Tiantian’s little head. “It’s too late. You don’t have to wait for me.”
Tiantian shook his head.
How could he not wait? Tiantian had done a lot of work today!
Tiantian shook his little head. After he was a little more awake, he walked to the window with a super “unintentional” air. “Ah, the window is so clean today.” Tiantian was extremely surprised.
Shen Jinfeng had just changed his coat. Hearing this, his action paused. His lower eyelids had a beautiful and full arc, and at this moment, with the corners of his eyes lifting slightly, it showed a hint of gentleness and speechlessness.
Shen Jinfeng finally understood what Shen Tiantian was up to. But he just didn’t answer, narrowed his eyes, and watched as Shen Tiantian was as anxious as a hot pot ant. Tiantian circled around his brother’s legs, like a sticky little tail.
“Such a clean glass. I wonder which little friend wiped it.” Tiantian looked up with his little face, and his round eyes were staring at his brother with anticipation. His little face was written all over with, “Hurry up and ask me, hurry up and ask me!”
Shen Jinfeng found it so amusing. He leaned lazily against the back of the sofa and raised his eyebrows. “Which little friend wiped it?”
Tiantian immediately had a chance to show off, and his little back quickly straightened. He raised his small hands and held his head high with pride. “Tiantian wiped it!”
Shen Jinfeng pressed his lips together, suppressed the upward curve of his lips, and coughed. “Really? It seems you did a good job today.”
With his brother’s praise, Tiantian was instantly motivated and smiled very obediently. “Big brother, then when are we going to see the movie?”
Shen Jinfeng flipped through the calendar, thought for a moment, and set a date. “Next Saturday.”
On Monday, Tiantian changed into a light brown little bear coat. The back of the coat had a wide and large hood with two round ears, and he was carrying a matching schoolbag. He held his homemade movie invitation and came to the kindergarten.
The children were gathered in groups of two or three, discussing what to play. Seeing Tiantian come over, Yan Xiaoke asked: “Tiantian, what are you holding? Is it a toy?”
Tiantian shook his head and handed over his invitation. “This is a movie invitation. This Saturday morning, I’m treating everyone to a movie. You can come with your parents.”
The children gathered around, like a group of noisy little yellow ducks, and asked with curiosity.
“A movie? Is it a cartoon?”
“I saw a movie with my mom two days ago! It was super good!”
“Can I come with my grandma?”
Tiantian shook his head and answered the questions, like a small sunflower, his head spinning left and right. After finally handing out the movie invitations, Tiantian let out a long sigh.
After school, Tiantian did not leave in a hurry but went to the elite elementary school next door. Gu Nanqi had just started the first grade this year, and his dismissal time was a little later than Tiantian’s.
Gu Nanqi came out of the school gate against the afterglow of the setting sun and saw Shen Tiantian, who was obediently carrying his small schoolbag on the side of the street, at a glance. “Tiantian!”
Gu Nanqi had grown a lot during the summer vacation and looked very much like a big brother. He patted Tiantian’s still short and stout head, feeling as if he were patting a milky glutinous rice ball. “Why did you come to find me?”
Tiantian took out his invitation from his schoolbag and handed it to Gu Nanqi. “Gu Xiaoqi, this Saturday, I’m treating everyone to a movie. You can come and watch if you’re free.”
Gu Nanqi patted his chest. “Don’t worry, it’s the movie you acted in, right! I’ll definitely support you!”
As the two of them were talking, Gu Nanqi’s classmate came over and looked down at Tiantian, this little tyke. “Such a short child. Is this your little brother, Gu Nanqi?”
Gu Nanqi grinned, showing a mouthful of big white teeth. “He’s my good brother! His name is Tiantian!”
The classmate said “oh,” thinking that Tiantian looked like the soft and white snow mochi sold at the cake shop next door. “Your little brother’s face looks so soft. Can I pinch it?”
Tiantian shook his head. “No, my face is not soft.”
The classmate couldn’t help but grin. “Gu Nanqi, your little brother is not like you at all.”
Gu Nanqi waved his small hand with a hint of impatience. “Go away. I’m going home with Tiantian.” With that, Gu Nanqi proudly put his arm around Shen Tiantian’s shoulder and turned to leave.
The classmate let out a “che” behind him. “What are you showing off for? As if I don’t have a little brother.”
The two of them left the school gate and came to the commercial street. After school, a row of snack stalls had already been set up on the side of the street. Gu Nanqi, who had no pocket money, and Shen Tiantian, who was also poor, shuttled through the lively street.
The two little ones were so drawn by the fragrance that they could barely walk. Tiantian stood on the side of the road and took a deep breath of the fragrance. “So fragrant.”
Gu Nanqi was also dazed. He stopped in front of a stall selling takoyaki and looked on his tiptoes for a while. “This one is six small balls a portion.”
Tiantian nodded, and his mouth was about to drool. “But we don’t have any money.”
Thinking of this sad fact, Tiantian spread his hands and sighed. Gu Nanqi had originally had a lot of pocket money, but he hadn’t finished his summer homework and was punished by the teacher to stand. His father had directly confiscated his pocket money for a month.
The two poor cubs exchanged glances and silently swallowed their saliva.
“I don’t think this is very delicious!”
“That’s right! It’s bitter!”
“Let’s go and look somewhere else!”
“Okay!”
The two little ones left this stall, looking back every three steps. They walked past the snack stalls, inhaling the fragrance all the way, and with great difficulty, they reached the end of the street. Tiantian rubbed his little belly and let out an “ai.” So poor.
Fortunately, when he got home at night, there was a fragrant meatball soup! Tiantian ate the small meatballs one by one, without even looking up. After he was full, Tiantian took out his small watch and started to contact his good friends to send them movie invitations.
“Hello? Big brother Lu Wei, have you eaten yet?”
Lu Wei’s laughter was like a quack, like a lively and hateful big goose. “I have! Guess what I ate? Malatang, quack quack quack!”
Although Tiantian had just finished his meal, he was still drawn by the smell. “There are a lot of meatballs in malatang. It’s delicious.”
The topic was directly led astray. The two of them had a heated argument on the topic of the most delicious ingredient in malatang. In the end, the two of them, with different opinions, were so angry that they said harsh words:
“I’m not going to talk to you tomorrow or the day after!”
“Who’s afraid of whom?!”
After hanging up the phone, Shen Tiantian’s little belly was heaving with anger. It wasn’t until the next morning that Tiantian belatedly reacted.
He was supposed to send a movie invitation to his big brother Lu Wei!
Besides his good friend, big brother Lu Wei, Ye Jiabao, whom he hadn’t contacted in several months, also received a call from Shen Tiantian. “Hello? Cousin, you can come and see my movie on Saturday!”
Ye Jiabao: “…My movie is also airing. I’m going to contribute to your box office?”
Tiantian hummed twice and smiled obediently. “Okay, thank you, cousin.”