The two of them traveled through the Tang Dynasty to open a supermarket, and the little Sizi was sup

Li Lizhi looked around the watermelon and said, "This watermelon is really big, almost the same size as the ones we bought."

Princess Yuzhang nodded, "Some of the ones we bought were even smaller than this."

No one expected the watermelon to be ripe, because they had almost forgotten about it for a while. Xiao Ruoying even joked, "If I had known the watermelon was ripe, I wouldn't have bought it today."

Xiao Ran picked up the kitchen knife next to him and said, "I don't know how this watermelon tastes yet. I'll cut it open and try it first."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran took a knife and cut the watermelon in half.

The flesh inside is bright red, and as soon as it's cut open, juice flows down the blade, instantly spreading the unique sweet aroma of watermelon.

Li Lizhi said with a smile, "This smells nice."

Compared to the watermelons I bought, this watermelon has a slightly thicker rind, but the taste is indeed very refreshing and has a strong watermelon flavor.

Xiao Ran simply cut the watermelon into slices, giving one slice to each of them, while the three little princesses each held a smaller slice.

Taking a bite of the watermelon, Xiao Ran gave a thumbs up.

"This watermelon is really sweet."

Xiao Ruoying nodded repeatedly, "That's right. We can save some of these watermelon seeds and plant more next year. We planted less today."

Li Lizhi said, "If you want to eat them, you don't have to wait until next year; you can still plant watermelons now."

That's true; it gets hot early and cold late here.

Actually, when they started growing watermelons, they were among the very early adopters. Normally, there are still quite a few people growing watermelons now.

The little princess was eating watermelon with gusto, but after eating half of it, she suddenly stopped, pouted, and called out to Xiao Ran in a tearful voice, "Little Nangjun~"

Hearing that the little princess seemed about to cry, Xiao Ran was startled.

"What's wrong, Sizi?"

Xiao Ran squatted down anxiously, "Did you bite your tongue? Or is something else bothering you?"

As he spoke, Xiao Ran pinched the little princess's mouth shut, making her open it to see if she had bitten her tongue.

The little princess shook her head, "No~ no, I'm taking Xidazi down!"

As she spoke, the little princess looked at Xiao Ran with teary eyes, "What should I do? Is my tummy going to get bigger?"

Holding her belly, the little princess was on the verge of tears.

Xiao Ran never expected this reason. Looking at the little princess who was about to cry, Xiao Ran was both amused and exasperated.

"No, watermelons won't grow there."

The little princess was still clutching her belly, saying, "But they all keep nagging like that~"

Xiao Ran recalled that when he was a child, there was indeed such a saying, mainly used by adults in the family to scare children, since things like watermelon seeds are hard to digest.

However, Xiao Ran did not mention these things to the little princess. Looking at the little princess's pitiful appearance, Xiao Ran smiled.

I wonder where the little princess heard it.

Xiao Ran squatted down and said, "Don't worry, Si Zi, a watermelon really won't grow in your belly."

The little princess looked up at Xiao Ran and nodded, "I'm from Jidao~"

Although she said she understood, the little princess's furrowed brows clearly showed that she was still worried that her belly would grow a watermelon.

Just as Xiao Ran was thinking about how to comfort the little princess, Princess Gao Yang spoke up.

"Don't worry, Sizi, you definitely won't have a watermelon growing in your belly."

The little princess immediately looked at Princess Gaoyang, and the others followed suit.

"Seventeenth Sister~ What's wrong with you~" Princess Gaoyang said confidently, "Because there's no sun in your belly, and of course watermelons can't grow without the sun."

They had all taken classes in nature and science, and Xiao Ran had also told them some things about the sun and sunlight.

Hearing Princess Gaoyang say this, the little princess was immediately relieved.

"Oh, right~ There's no sun in my belly~"

The little princess, relieved, took another bite of watermelon with a carefree attitude.

Xiao Ran chuckled and said, "Si Zi has quite the big heart."

Then, Xiao Ran instructed, "Although watermelons won't grow in your stomach, you should still try to spit out the watermelon seeds and not swallow them."

It's unclear what the little princess was imagining, but upon hearing Xiao Ran's words, she nodded very seriously.

"Woji Island~"

After each of the three little princesses ate a piece of watermelon, they stopped eating and instead went out hand in hand to play shuttlecock.

Rou Rou also stayed by the three little princesses' side, and when someone accidentally kicked the shuttlecock far away, she would pick it up and help retrieve it.

Xiao Ran cut the watermelon in half, and then simply sent the other half to Li Chengqian.

Sometimes, thinking about it, Li Chengqian is quite pitiful. Not to mention the past, just looking at the present, everyone else is enjoying themselves and can eat whatever they want, but Li Chengqian only has a limited selection of food.

For example, they can buy watermelons whenever they want, but Li Chengqian can't get any.

Xiao Ran carried half a large watermelon to the Lizheng Hall.

Li Chengqian was reviewing memorials when he was somewhat surprised to see Xiao Ran arrive.

"Why did you suddenly come over today, young master?"

Xiao Ran placed the watermelon in his hand on the table.

"The watermelons I grew at home are ripe. I came over to bring you half of one. It's hot now, and you don't have a refrigerator, so if I bring too many, they'll spoil."

Looking at the bright red watermelon in front of him, Li Chengqian couldn't help but swallow.

The weather in June wasn't too hot, but it wasn't cool either. Especially since Li Chengqian was wearing many clothes, he would occasionally fan himself while standing in the Lizheng Hall.

Looking at the watermelon in front of him, Li Chengqian quickly had someone take it down and cut it, and asked, "Young master, do you think we can grow this watermelon?"

Xiao Ran nodded without hesitation, "Of course I can. Wait a few days and I'll start cultivating the seedlings and then send some over to you."

Li Chengqian was overjoyed.

"That would be great!"

Xiao Ran stood up and said, "Alright, I'm leaving now. Don't eat too much watermelon, it'll give you diarrhea."

Li Chengqian nodded, then added, "Won't you eat some with me?"

Xiao Ran shook his head. "I won't eat. Si Zi didn't know I came here, and I was afraid she would look for me, so I went back first."

If he wanted to eat watermelon, there were plenty at home, including seedless ones. There was no need for him to fight with Li Chengqian for it.

Hearing Xiao Ran say this, Li Chengqian obviously realized that it would be much easier for Xiao Ran to eat if he wanted to, so he didn't try to stop him anymore. Instead, he said, "Young master, don't forget me if you have any good food in the future."

Xiao Ran nodded. "Don't worry, I won't forget you. By the way, you can tell me if there's anything you want to eat."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered lychees. "Do you want to eat lychees? I'll bring you some tomorrow."

Li Chengqian nodded quickly. (End of Chapter)