Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 236: It’s Chī, Not Cì
"It looks great! A hundred times better than Mom’s drawing!"
Yi Meng gently patted the little girl’s head.
These words weren’t meant to appease the child but were genuinely Yi Meng’s honest opinion.
Although Manbao’s drawing doesn’t show much skill and could even be considered very simple, the image is remarkably outstanding.
It’s just simple lines, yet it makes her feel a sense of ethereal beauty, magnificence.
Of course, Yi Meng has no doubt this has something to do with her daughter being blessed by the heavens.
Receiving praise, Qi Manman’s eyes instantly brightened, and she no longer felt aggrieved. Instead, she looked at her mother with even more anticipation: "Mom, can the school be made like this?"
"Well..."
Yi Meng was stumped.
The drawing is good, and the building in it looks grand.
But, their village couldn’t possibly build something like that!
"Mom, can’t it be done? Didn’t you say Manbao’s drawing is a hundred times better than yours?"
Qi Manman couldn’t understand why her good drawing made her mom react this way.
Yi Meng didn’t know how to explain to a child that something can be too good to be used.
Mrs. Qi spoke up, "Manbao, such a good school is not possible! Think about it, such a wonderful school would require a lot of tuition fees, meaning silver!"
"And then think about how many kids from our family need to attend school. So many people would need so much silver for schooling. Do you think we would have silver left to buy you delicious treats?"
Mrs. Qi knew well how greedy her beloved granddaughter’s little mouth was.
Whenever she misbehaved, mentioning delicious food would instantly turn the little girl into a devoted sweetheart who couldn’t be pulled away.
But this time, Mrs. Qi miscalculated.
Qi Manman squirmed her chubby fingers for a long time, unable to calculate, then moved to her mother’s fingers to help count.
She truly named one person per finger.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother... Ninth Brother, Brother Shi. Mom, I need your fingers too."
"Then there’s Manbao, and the little brother, and another brother..."
After counting, she looked at her and her mother’s fingers, finally saying, "Too many."
She didn’t determine the exact number, but her fingers ran out, so it must be a whole lot.
Mrs. Qi agreed, then tried to persuade her, "See, so many people need so much money. At that time, there wouldn’t be enough to give Manbao..."
"Manbao won’t eat the delicious treats anymore."
Qi Manman suddenly raised her head, her youthful face full of seriousness: "Grandma, Manbao won’t eat delicious treats from now on. I want Brother, Manbao, and my little brother to study."
This response shocked both Mrs. Qi and Yi Meng.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exchanged glances, both feeling an unspeakable mix of comfort and complexity.
Mrs. Qi opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say.
Yi Meng, softening her voice, said, "Manbao, Mom understands what you mean. But your drawing is too excellent; we can’t build so many stories of the building at once."
"How about we start with the ground floor first? Then, as our family earns more money in the future, we can gradually build upwards, okay?"
Yi Meng’s voice was very gentle, but her attitude was sincere.
Though her daughter is young, the little girl is more sensible than kids her age.
Qi Manman tilted her head in thought, neither nodding nor shaking her head, instead asking, "Mom, will Manbao be able to eat delicious treats in the future then?"
"It’s eat, not ’eat’ pronounced incorrectly."
Yi Meng corrected her daughter’s pronunciation. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
It’s truly strange. She speaks other words just fine, clear in pronunciation, accurate in tone, but every time she encounters the word "eat," it always comes out as "eat" mispronounced.
It’s been corrected countless times, but there’s still no change.
