Me at two years old, a queen!

"Because I want to eat lots and lots of candy!"

"What kind of reason is that?"

Lu Junxing pinched her cheek and checked her teeth. She'd been secretly eating candy behind his back lately, and she thought he didn't know.

Every night, while he's working overtime in the study, I sneak a bite under the covers like a little mouse. Luckily, I don't eat much, and I do brush my teeth properly, so he lets me indulge myself occasionally.

"If you eat too much sugar, you'll lose all your teeth. How will you eat other delicious food without teeth then!"

"No, Grandpa said that if you don't have teeth when you're old, you can wear dentures! I won't be toothless!"

An'an shook her head, licked her teeth, and felt that they were still fine. Then she reminded her, "Daddy, when you're old and have no teeth, you can wear dentures!"

Lu Junxing didn't want to wear dentures, and he didn't want his daughter to ruin her teeth and then smile at him with a mouthful of gold teeth!

"Thank you, but I don't need it!"

The father and daughters chatted back and forth, one sentence at a time, while Wang Jinbao's cousin filled their trunk to the brim. As they were leaving, the two children held his hand and said:

"These peaches are so delicious! This place is so much fun! We'll come back after we finish eating!"

"Okay, okay! You can come anytime, just be good, study hard, and listen to Daddy!"

On the other side, Wang Jinbao was too lazy to drive, so he didn't need to ask Qin Feng for directions on the way back. He simply pulled Qin Feng over:

"Young man, thank you for your help. I'm going to take a nap, I'll drive in a bit!"

On the other side, Lu Junxing checked the time and estimated that it would be another hour before they passed that "parking lot" again, so he handed the troublesome girl's eye mask to her:

"Sleep quietly for a while, and when you wake up, I'll take you to get your money back!"

As soon as An'an got in the car, she blinked repeatedly, rubbed her eyes, and didn't pay attention to what he said. She just mechanically put on her Peppa Pig eye mask, her head slumped, and she fell asleep.

In her drowsy state, she felt a large hand gently pat her head: "Mmm~, Daddy~"

Lu Junxing patted her back: "Okay, go to sleep!"

In the trunk were chickens and ducks that Wang Jinbao's cousin had packed for him. The chickens were fine, quietly nestled in their coops, but the ducks kept quacking incessantly.

Lu Junxing got out of the car and prepared the duck before continuing his journey. He drove quietly the whole way, the bright sun drying the yellow mud on the road.

Following the tire tracks they had come from, the road became much easier to drive on. Just as they left the country road, they heard a soft, sweet voice from the back seat, which startled Lu Junxing so much he almost dropped the steering wheel.

I asked Grandma, "Why don't you like eating sweets?"

"Forehead?"

Lu Junxing didn't know what the child was talking about after suddenly waking up without making a sound. Seeing that she didn't seem to be half asleep, he replied, "What did Grandma say?"

"Grandma said you won't like sweets anymore when you grow up, and that adults don't like sweets either. Daddy, I don't want to stay young! I really want to eat lots and lots of sweets!"

Lu Junxing then realized that the little girl was still thinking about that "ten minutes". How could time be so easily controlled by a person?

But it's good that time is slowing down, like it is now...

Lu Junxing didn't reply to her. Growing up inevitably means losing some things, whether it's candy or cake; perhaps she'll still like them when she's older.

An'an didn't seem to care whether her father heard her or not; it was just a casual remark. After being quiet for a short while, she started clamoring, "Dad, can I play with your phone?"

"Can't!"

"Why is that possible?"

Seeing her take off her shoes and play with her toes, Lu Junxing knew she was bored, not actually wanting to play on her phone. He recalled the "shoes" incident from earlier that morning.

I wanted to reason with An'an and explain why she couldn't take the shoes home. I also wanted to tell her that she could vent her anger on him as she pleased, hoping she could manage her emotions.

But then she remembered what Wang Jinbao had said—that she was just a child and only thought the shoes were pretty—so she spoke up:

"An'an~, the brand sent over a batch of shoes. You can choose whichever you like to keep."

"Really? Daddy~, you're a perfect daddy today~, I love you so much~"

An'an is a little girl who loves beauty. Since she was little, she has liked sparkly jewelry and gold. As she grew older and was exposed to more things, she gradually developed a liking for dolls, hair clips, and other items.

"Really? Weren't you angry with me today?"

"Then if you buy her things every day, she'll love you every single day, and you'll be the best of friends!"

Lu Junxing almost laughed out of anger at her "scummy words," remembering how this troublesome girl would constantly tell the old man and Ms. Song Yuan, "I love Grandma the most~"

"They're closest to their great-grandfather!"

"You really are the best grandpa in the world!"

"..."

These sweet words, which could be used on anyone, initially warmed Lu Junxing's heart, until she saw Qin Shuo steal her sausage and demand a kind word from her before returning it.

The little girl jumped up and down, hitting him while shouting, "I'm going to beat you flat and use you as a blanket, hmph~"

She quickly realized she couldn't hit Qin Shuo at all, nor could she get her sausage back, so she immediately started praising him: "Four-eyes, you're the best! You're the best at eating, the best at pooping, the best at everything!"