Chapter 56: Where’s the Gold

Chapter 56

Then, Ji Ruochu turned to Tingting, who was standing quietly to the side. She was wearing slippers that the staff had just bought for her from a nearby store.

At this moment, the little girl was looking at the toys several children had received with envy written all over her face. Her eyes were full of longing, but she instinctively kept her distance from the camera.

Ji Ruochu had no doubt that if she didn't have a gift for her, Tingting wouldn't have dared to ask for one. But—

"Sister Tingting, I got you a present!"

Ji Ruochu's voice was soft and tender, and to Tingting it was the most pleasant sound in the world.

"Th-thank you, little sister Ruochu." Nêww chapters will be fully updated at novelhall.com

She came forward somewhat awkwardly, but was stunned when she saw what Ji Ruochu had given her.

She had thought that little sister Ruochu would give her a doll or maybe a new pair of sleeves. But—

"Sister Tingting, it seems like the shoes you gave me last time were washed away by the water too. I wanted to get you a new pair, but my mom said it's not good to give someone shoes as a gift. So..."

The little girl pointed to a small stack of books in her suitcase and said, "So I'm giving you my favorite picture books instead!"

At this point, Tingting was already stunned in place. She looked at the exquisite books in the bag, then at the new shoes on her own feet, wanting to speak but hesitating.

What floated up in her mind was her grandmother's stern face from when they went out this morning.

This time when they came to record the show, her grandmother had deliberately not let her wear any shoes. Although she was only six years old, she could guess her grandmother's intentions.

To be honest, walking barefoot with these younger brothers and sisters didn't feel inappropriate to her. And when the crew hurriedly brought her a new pair of shoes, she didn't feel like anything was wrong either.

But now, looking at this angel-like little sister who had given her so many beautiful books, her heart felt strangely oppressed for some reason.

It wasn't until many years later that she realized what that feeling was — "self-abasement" and "ashamed beyond measure."

"Because I'm a girl. My grandmother said that when girls grow up we belong to someone else's family."

"That's not true. My grandparents never say stuff like that."

Ji Ruochu thought for a moment, then added, "My maternal grandparents don't say that either. Sister Tingting, do you think your grandmother tricked you?"

"Huh?" Tingting was stunned.

"Sister, don't let yourself be tricked. Reading is great!" The little girl's voice was very firm. "My dad said that people trick people, but knowledge doesn't. And books can be very valuable too!"

"Really? How much money can these books sell for?"

Hearing this, the little girl mysteriously waved her hand, "You can't sell books for much money, but there's gold inside them!"

"Gold?!"

The other children who were playing with their new toys heard this and immediately gathered around.

"That's right, and not just gold, but jade too!"

"Where, where?"

The children crouched down to scrutinize the books, almost reaching out to flip through them.

Ji Ruochu stated categorically: "I don't know exactly, but every adult says that the more books you read, the more likely you'll find gold and jade. So it must be true."

【Hmm... Is there any chance she meant the saying "There is a golden house in books, there are beautiful faces like jade in books"?】

【Doesn't matter, if Ruochu says there's gold then there must be. You guys watch the livestream first, I'm going to find some gold. 】

【+1, I haven't finished digging up my gold for today either, I'm out...】