Older people almost all especially like children, and Ouyang Shan was no exception.
His brothers, with whom he had good relations, were all already spoiling their grandchildren, while his own son hadn't found a partner yet—let alone grandchildren. So, the feeling of affection across generations that had no place to go was transferred to other children instead.
Whenever he saw a particularly beautiful and adorable child, he would unknowably imagine her as his own granddaughter and adore her endlessly.
Seeing how well-behaved Chenchen was, Ouyang Shan's heart simply melted.
If he had such a beautiful and lovely granddaughter, he'd be willing to live a few years less.
"Oh my, such a good girl! What's your name?"
"Grandpa, my name is Su Chenchen, and I'm almost four years old this year," Chenchen answered seriously.
Almost four years old?
Ouyang Shan was so charmed by Chenchen's words he couldn't stop smiling.
"Oh no, you're just too adorable, sweetheart!"
"Sweetheart," Ouyang Shan took out his phone and opened the camera, squatting down,
"Come, let's take a photo together, okay? Grandpa loves you so much!"
"Okay!" Chenchen cooperated, standing in front of Ouyang Shan, pouting cutely—more adorable than words could describe!
"Wow, so cute, so cute!" Ouyang Shan kept taking photos, utterly delighted.
"Hello, may I ask how much this bracelet costs?" At this moment, Su Zhu finally found what she wanted in a display case on the east side—a gemstone bracelet made of seven pea-sized crystals in the colors red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.
"Hello, ma'am. This bracelet costs 3,000 yuan. Each bead is carved from high-quality natural crystal, and we provide a certificate," the sales assistant said with a smile.
"Okay, please take it out so I can see it," Su Zhu replied. Though it was a little expensive, as long as Chenchen liked it, it was worth it.
The seven-color crystal bracelet felt cool and smooth in her hand, with a very comfortable texture.
"Wow, it's so beautiful!"
"Mommy, can I try it on? Can I try it on?" Chenchen eagerly squeezed closer, excited to try it.
"Sure, try it on!" Su Zhu told the assistant to help Chenchen wear it.
"Wow, such a beautiful gemstone bracelet!"
"Mommy, I really like it!"
"Mommy, can we just buy this one, please?"
"Alright, assistant, please prepare the receipt."
"Okay, ma'am, please come with me to the checkout counter."
Meanwhile, Ouyang Shan, standing by the counter, kept his eyes on Chenchen, his face full of uncontrollable affection.
"Mommy, can you buy me this?" Suddenly, Chenchen pointed to a small rabbit pendant in the case.
This little rabbit pendant was made of a lower-grade icy glutinous jade material, priced just over a thousand yuan.
"This one? Let's not get it—it's for adults," Su Zhu smiled and said.
"Mommy, I just want it, I really like it, please?"
"Please, Mommy."
For some reason, Chenchen had set her heart on this rabbit pendant and wouldn't stop pestering Su Zhu to buy it for her.
But unlike other children who might throw tantrums, Chenchen only shook Su Zhu's hand and looked at her with pitiful, coaxing eyes.
"Oh my, my precious!" Before Su Zhu could say anything, Ouyang Shan, who had been watching Chenchen, couldn't stand it any longer. He quickly walked over and told the assistant to take out the rabbit pendant.
"This little rabbit is from Grandpa, okay? Oh, looking at her pitiful little face, my heart just melts."
He then had the assistant put the pendant on a cord.
"No, no, this isn't right. How about this? You tell me the price and I'll pay you directly," Su Zhu politely refused, not the kind to take freebies from someone she didn't know well.
But Ouyang Shan insisted, "The child called me 'Grandpa'—that's fate. It's not an expensive thing. Since she likes it, I'm giving it to her."
"This really isn't appropriate..."
"It's fine, fine, absolutely fine!"
Su Zhu was about to continue declining when a loud voice interrupted.
She turned her head to see a middle-aged woman walking out from the side hallway of the hall. It was He Xiujuan speaking.
He Xiujuan hadn't expected to run into Su Zhu in her own store.
Just after coming out of the office, she was stunned for a moment on seeing Su Zhu, then spoke after confirming it was really her.
Before Su Zhu could react, He Xiujuan hurried over and extended her hand excitedly:
"Hello, we met yesterday at the Cai family's estate in the eastern suburbs!"
"I was fortunate enough to eat the birthday noodles you made. Honestly, the flavor still lingers in my mouth!"
Su Zhu suddenly understood—it turned out she was a guest of the Cai Family.
"You flatter me," Su Zhu smiled lightly, shaking He Xiujuan's hand.
At this moment, Ouyang Shan also realized who Su Zhu was and smiled at her:
"You don't know, ever since yesterday she's been talking about you nonstop. She says nothing tastes good anymore, not even her favorite shredded pork with pickled mustard greens noodles—she took one bite and stopped eating!"
Chenchen then spoke, "My mommy's noodles are super delicious! Grandpa and Grandma, you're welcome to come to my noodle shop for noodles!"
Whenever Chenchen had the chance, she never forgot to advertise her family's noodle shop.
"Your noodle shop? Where is it?" He Xiujuan asked with a face full of surprise, eagerly.
"It's on Xiangyang Street outside the North Third Ring, east of Yongsheng Community. It's called 'A Bowl of Noodles' — you're both welcome to come and try it sometime."
"Great, great, that's wonderful! We'll definitely come, we will!" He Xiujuan excitedly rubbed her hands together, thinking of the taste of yesterday's birthday noodles, involuntarily swallowing.
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