“Let’s go back.”
Fu Shangbai rubbed his temples.
This dream had left him in no mood for anything.
Secretary Zhu and the driver looked on with concern.
What kind of dream could it be?
Third Master Fu was now twenty-seven years old, and this dream had haunted him for fifteen years. Who knew when it would finally release him?
“Alright.”
The car fell silent as it quickly turned around.
…
Su Jiaojiao was unaware that Third Master Fu’s car was speeding toward her and her son, about to cross paths with them.
She walked along the smooth asphalt road, with no one in sight around her.
She glanced down at the little chubby one in her arms.
“I’ve carried you for so long. Get down and walk on your own.”
The little chubby fox immediately wrapped its tail tightly around its mother’s arm, extending its tender little feet for her to see, acting very spoiled and cooing softly.
“This road isn’t soft like mud. It’s hard, and the tender flesh on my little feet is getting sore…”
Su Jiaojiao chuckled.
“Su Tuantuan, can’t you transform into human form?”
The little chubby fox tilted its head cutely.
“No, Tuantuan likes the fox true form. It’s pretty!”
Su Jiaojiao didn’t want to indulge the little chubby one any longer.
“We’re about to enter the city. If you keep your fox form, you won’t be able to speak. If you want to talk, transform into human form.”
With that, she unhesitatingly dropped the little chubby one onto the asphalt road, clapped her hands, and walked ahead.
The round little chubby fox rolled once on the ground, then sat back on its haunches, gazing pitifully at its mother’s retreating figure.
Wah wah, she even asked him why he wanted a father… Look! Look! If he had a father now, wouldn’t he be able to stretch out his arms and have Daddy carry him?
Wah wah, he really wanted a father… a gentle, powerful, and doting father!
The little chubby fox Su Tuantuan reluctantly transformed into human form.
In human form, Su Tuantuan looked like a little boy of about five years old.
With big eyes, fair skin, and rosy little lips, he was clearly an exceptionally jade-like and adorable child.
Su Jiaojiao slightly raised her chin. “What about your hair?”
Su Tuantuan reached up to touch his long hair, pouting with reluctance.
His little red lips muttered, “My hair is so black and long, so soft and shiny. None of the little cubs on all of Cuiping Mountain can compare to me… This is my favorite hair…”
Su Jiaojiao narrowed her eyes. “Su Tuantuan!”
The little one looked at his mother with watery, pleading eyes. “Mommy…”
After three seconds of staring, the little one timidly gave in.
He reluctantly transformed his beautiful long hair into short hair, then sighed repeatedly as he touched the prickly short strands.
“Without my long hair, Tuantuan doesn’t feel pretty anymore! Not cute!”
As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Su Jiaojiao with his dark, gleaming eyes.
Waiting for Su Jiaojiao to praise him for still being pretty and cute!
Su Jiaojiao glanced at the little drama queen, shook her head, and turned to walk ahead.
No praise!
He played this game twice a day—she wouldn’t indulge him!
Seeing that his mother wasn’t waiting for him, Su Tuantuan stopped pretending and hurriedly toddled after her on his short legs. Then, he forcefully stuffed his chubby little hand into his mother’s palm.
He wanted her to hold his hand!
Otherwise, such a well-behaved and adorable child like him would surely be kidnapped by bad people!
After walking for ten minutes, the mother and son passed by a tourist attraction.Outside the tourist area, there were various small stalls.
The aroma was enticing.
Arriving in front of the stalls, Su Tuantuan’s eyes sparkled as he gazed at these fragrant treats, completely unable to walk away.
Su Jiaojiao looked down and saw his longing little expression, a smile curling her lips.
“Want to eat?”
“Yes!”
Su Tuantuan nodded honestly!
Su Jiaojiao ruffled his hair, “What do you want to eat? Mother will buy it for you.”
Su Tuantuan happily ran to several stalls, looking at each one.
He stopped in front of a stall emitting a scent he had never smelled before.
He tilted his head up and asked obediently, “Grandma, what are you selling?”
The stall owner was a nearly fifty-year-old grandmother.
She looked down at this beautiful and adorable little child, smiling kindly, “This is called chocolate. It’s sweet, has a unique aroma, and a smooth texture when eaten… Little one, want to buy a box to try?”
Su Tuantuan nodded happily.
It smelled so good already; it must taste delicious!
He obediently looked at Su Jiaojiao, pointing at the chocolate, “Mother, Tuantuan wants this!”
Su Jiaojiao stepped forward.
“Try one first. If you like it, we’ll buy a few more boxes.”
“Okay!”
Su Tuantuan looked at the open, loose chocolates nearby, picked one up, and tossed it into his mouth.
The next moment, the little one was amazed by the texture of the chocolate!
It was indeed so fragrant!
It tasted amazing!
He reached out with his chubby little hand, grabbing his mother’s sleeve, and said excitedly, “Mother, buy ten boxes! Tuantuan loves it, ten boxes!”
Su Jiaojiao looked at him with affection, “Alright.”
She turned to the grandmother, “Pack ten boxes for us.”
The grandmother grinned from ear to ear!
Ten boxes!
This was a big customer!
She quickly and skillfully packed the chocolates into small bags.
“One box is eighty, ten boxes are eight hundred.”
Su Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow.
Indeed, delicious things were expensive.
As someone who hadn’t left the mountain for centuries, she didn’t know how money in this era converted to gold and silver, so she pulled out a handful of gold fragments from her sleeve.
After all, no matter the era, gold was a hard currency, never out of style.
“Is this enough gold?”
“Uh…” The grandmother looked at Su Jiaojiao in surprise. Was she playing a joke on an old lady?
Who still used gold these days!
This stuff was no longer in circulation!
Besides, who knew if the gold was even real? She’d heard there were plenty of fake gold pieces on the market!
She shook her head, “Young lady, I don’t accept gold here. I only take cash.”
Su Jiaojiao frowned slightly.
Only cash?
Gold and silver, which had survived thousands of years of dynastic changes without being phased out, were no longer usable now?
Troublesome.
She should have known better than to kick those dozen unfilial descendants down the mountain so quickly earlier. At least she could have made them contribute some cash before kicking them.
She asked the grandmother, “Where can I exchange gold and silver?”
The grandmother chuckled, “You’ll have to go into the city to exchange it at a gold shop. Out here in the wilderness, there’s no place to exchange gold and silver.”
Su Jiaojiao sighed helplessly.
That was rather troublesome.
Holding the gold in her hand, she asked the grandmother again, “Elder, if I don’t use gold or silver, can I trade with something else instead?”
Century-old ginseng, blood-red lingzhi mushrooms, jade, bronze artifacts—her space was piled up like a small mountain.The old lady had no idea that Su Jiaojiao was so wealthy. She glanced down at Su Tuantuan, who was obediently hugging the chocolate, reluctant to let it go.
What a well-behaved child!
Since the little one was so eager for chocolate, she might as well do a good deed and exchange a box with this mother and child!
She said kindly, “Well then, what do you have to trade with me? Let me make it clear—if you exchange with goods, I can only give you one box of chocolate.”
After all, trading with goods would likely leave her at a loss.
She couldn’t exchange too much.
Su Jiaojiao smiled gently. “Thank you, ma’am. I have many things here—let me show you, and you can pick whichever you like—”
Before she could finish, a middle-aged woman’s voice came from the right, dripping with disdain.
“If you don’t have money, don’t buy it. Who wants to barter with you?”