Yuan Bao felt a flash of light before his eyes and was involuntarily pulled into Zhu Erdan's world of memories.

As far as the eye can see, there is a riverbank along the street, with clear river water flowing slowly beside it, emitting a faint fishy smell.

Zhu Erdan lay disheveled on the embankment, his body trembling slightly, muttering weakly and painfully, "My back hurts so much..."

He struggled to lift his head, and through his blurred vision, he saw a small child watching him quietly not far away.

A sense of doubt arose in Zhu Erdan's heart, and he wondered to himself, "Could it be that this child pushed me and caused me to fall like this?"

The child seemed to sense Zhu Erdan's gaze, and suddenly grinned, his voice clear and innocent: "Silly brother, come and play with me! Come and chase me!"

She was jumping and skipping as she spoke, as if she was making a great invitation.

Looking at the child's bright smile, Zhu Erdan's previously chaotic thoughts seemed to clear for a moment. He subconsciously murmured to himself, "He's smiling at me, he must want to play with me."

Then, with all his might, he shouted back, "Great! Great! I'll play with you! It's so great that someone's willing to play with me!"

As she spoke, she struggled to get up and chased after the child.

The child darted into a house like a gust of wind.

Seeing this, Zhu Erdan staggered after him, panting heavily.

When he finally reached the door of the house, the child had already disappeared inside.

Zhu Erdan, still retaining his silly demeanor, stood at the door, jumping excitedly and shouting at the top of his lungs, "Come out quickly, come out and play with me!" His voice echoed in the quiet streets.

Not long after, a plump middle-aged woman stormed out of the house.

Her face was full of anger. Without saying a word, she raised her hand and slapped Zhu Erdan hard across the face. The crisp "smack" was particularly jarring in the street.

The woman kept yelling, "You idiot Zhu, even a pig is smarter than you! Get the hell away from me and stop hanging around my kids!"

Zhu Erdan was a little dazed by the slap. He covered his burning face, a look of confusion on his face, and muttered softly, "She hit me and kept pushing me. She wasn't laughing. She wasn't playing with me."

After saying that, he turned around in a panic and left with unsteady steps.

As he walked home, people would occasionally point and whisper about him.

"That Zhu the Fool, look at him, he's quite handsome and has a good appearance, it's a pity he's not very bright, what a shame!"

The whispers of passersby reached Zhu Erdan's ears, but at that moment, he was truly an unawakened fool, completely oblivious to the mockery and ridicule in their words. He simply kept his head down and hurried along.

As Zhu Erdan walked along, he passed by a house on the side of the street and saw his neighbor sitting at the door, leisurely eating snacks.

The aroma emanating from the pastries wafted straight into Zhu Erdan's nose.

He was instantly captivated, his eyes lit up, and he ran straight towards the person in a daze.

Upon reaching the other person, Zhu Erdan stared intently at the pastries in their hand, licked his lips, and said, "Big brother, these pastries smell so good! I... can I have one? No, no, I have to have one, and I'll take one for my wife. So how many do I need?"

As he spoke, he scratched his head, his face full of confusion.

Seeing Zhu Erdan's adorable appearance, the neighbor decided to tease him. With a slight smile, he said, "Alright! But we have to play a game. If you win, all of my snacks are yours!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Erdan's eyes widened even more, and he stomped his feet excitedly, hurriedly replying, "Great! I love playing games! Big brother, do you also really enjoy playing games with me?"

A mischievous grin spread across the neighbor's face, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes. He said, "Let's play like this. I'll throw these snacks at you, and you'd better figure out how to catch them. If you catch any, they're all yours."

After saying that, he deliberately shook the basket full of snacks in his hand, attracting Zhu Erdan's attention to follow it closely.

Immediately afterward, the neighbor turned around and shouted loudly towards the other end of the street: "Everyone come on, let's grab something and throw it at this silly boy, it'll be so much fun if we hit him!"

Upon hearing the sound, a group of people instantly gathered around. Some were holding snacks in their hands, while others were bending down to pick up stones from the roadside, all with excited expressions of watching the excitement.

After everyone stood still, they looked at each other and understood each other perfectly.

With a shout, everyone raised their hands and threw the snacks and stones at Zhu Erdan.

In an instant, the air was filled with flying objects, making a whooshing sound.

Zhu Erdan, completely oblivious to the malice, continued to grin foolishly, holding the basket high in his hands.

He tried his best to block and catch the snacks, excitedly shouting as he did so, "Haha, so many snacks! I'm going to catch them and take them back to my wife!"

Completely unaware, what flew in wasn't just delicious snacks, but also dangerous stones.

In the casual game, Yuan Bao takes over from Zhu Erdan, frantically waving a basket and trying to catch the flying "gifts".

Yuan Bao, relying on his agility, quickly caught the flying snack and passed the game.

Returning to the scene, we see Zhu Erdan holding a basket, looking at the pastries that have been successfully collected. Some pastries have fallen to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

At the same time, some stones hit him squarely on the head, but he felt no pain and remained immersed in the joy of "collecting snacks".

After smashing things, the crowd looked at Zhu Erdan's foolish appearance, and their smiles instantly twisted into mockery.

They burst into laughter, bending over backward and occasionally uttering a few harsh words.

The neighbor who had given the idea picked up a dusty pastry from the ground and strode over to Zhu Erdan.

She shoved the snacks in front of him with a mocking smile and shouted, "Fool Zhu, eat up! Don't forget to take any back with you, so your ugly wife can have a taste too!"

Just then, a slender figure rushed over like a gust of wind.

Zhu Erdan's wife was furious. Without hesitation, she raised her hand and slapped the pastries that her neighbor was about to use to tease Zhu Erdan.

She then looked tenderly at Zhu Erdan and said softly, "Husband, let's go home."

Zhu Erdan looked bewildered, his eyes still fixed on the scattered pastries on the ground, muttering, "My pastries! My wife, these pastries are so sweet, you should try them, they're delicious."

Zhu Erdan's wife's eyes reddened, and she held back her tears tightly, pulling him towards home while gently coaxing him, "Listen to me, we won't eat this. Let's go home, and I'll make you pancakes with sweet sugar on them. They'll taste even better than this."

Her voice trembled slightly, and with each step she took, another tear fell.

When Zhu Erdan saw his wife crying, he panicked and asked dumbfoundedly, "Wife, why are you crying? Why are you crying? I don't want to see you cry."

Yuan Bao and Princess Achu were engrossed in watching this memory, immersed in Zhu Erdan's tragic past, when the scene before them abruptly ended without warning, and the two were instantly pulled back to the Signatory Office by a powerful force.

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