Chapter 281: It Feels Like The Sky Is Falling
Even with the Dean’s great anger, most of it dissipated under the barrage of soft, pleasing sounds from the child.
Wu Xiaohu and the others were stunned.
Why did their pleas for mercy only make the Dean angrier, but when Wanwan pleaded, he actually stopped being angry?!
“So whose child is she? Hurry up and notify her parents to come take her back!”
Such a young child, with her delicate skin, what if she got bumped or bruised in this place?
Seeing that none of them moved, the Dean’s temper flared up again: “Do you want me to personally send her back, is that it?”
Wu Xiaohu scratched his head: “Well, Wanwan isn’t our biological younger sister.”
The Dean narrowed his eyes: “Not yours, wait… younger sister?”
The Dean looked at Qin Wanwan.
Qin Wanwan also blinked her big eyes at him.
“This… this is a little girl?”
At only a few years old, it was hard to distinguish between male and female by appearance alone, especially in this era when both men and women had long hair.
Qin Wanwan had a delicate and refined appearance, but it wasn’t uncommon for boys of this age to also be very handsome and refined, even cute.
So if Qin Wanwan wore men’s clothes and tied her hair up, it would be hard to tell if she was male or female.
“She’s not your younger sister?!!!”
“What do you mean, you abducted someone else’s child to the academy?”
At this moment, the Dean pinched the bridge of his nose, his understanding of his students’ ability to cause trouble increasing.
“You… you guys…”
Wu Xiaohu quickly explained: “Dean, please calm down. Although she’s not our biological younger sister, we really know her, we didn’t abduct her from someone else’s family.”
The Dean smoothed his breathing: “Then hurry up and send her back. Did you notify her family elders before bringing her here?”
Wu Xiaohu and the others shook their heads obediently.
Dean: ………
Alright, as expected.
“Whose little girl is she?”
Wu Xiaohu glanced at him and didn’t dare to speak loudly, only saying softly.
“A neighbor.”
“Which neighbor?”
Wu Xiaohu stammered: “The one… across the street, Rong…”
Although the last few words were barely audible, the Dean was also skilled in martial arts, and his hearing was very acute.
But it was precisely because of this that he felt the sky was falling.
The Dean stared blankly at the little girl.
Qin Wanwan gave him a soft, utterly harmless smile.
Dean: …It’s over. These brats actually abducted Chancellor Rong’s only beloved daughter without notifying her family elders!!!
In the end, the Dean personally sent Qin Wanwan back.
This whole ordeal had taken until the afternoon.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Qin Wanwan hopped down.
The guards at the door saw her and immediately excitedly shouted into the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
“She’s back, Miss Wanwan is back…”
Then, a rather large commotion erupted in Chancellor Rong’s manor.
The Dean felt his heart skip a beat.
“Daddy.”
As the little short legs stepped over the threshold, Qin Wanwan saw the man in white, as pure as snow, walking out from inside the mansion. Her eyes immediately lit up, and she called out “Daddy” in a soft voice.
Rong Zhi picked her up.
Qin Wanwan hugged his neck and nuzzled him. She really liked the smell of her daddy’s body.
“Are you hungry? Where did you go to play today?”
Although Qin Wanwan wanted to talk to her daddy, she still remembered the Dean.
So she tugged his hand and looked towards the door: “Daddy, it’s Uncle Dean.”
Dean Su bowed to Rong Zhi.
“Greetings, Chancellor Rong.”
A few minutes later…
Sitting in the main hall, the Dean finally explained the entire incident.
During this time, Qin Wanwan sat obediently beside Rong Zhi.
On the table in front of her were small mushrooms.
But she pouted her lips, looking somewhat unhappy.
Because two beautiful small mushrooms had broken.
The Dean watched her play with the mushrooms, his heart nearly jumping out of his chest. Those things looked poisonous; he was really afraid the child might quickly pop one into her mouth.
Rong Zhi naturally saw this as well, but he was quite reassured about Qin Wanwan; she had Keke with her.
Keke was knowledgeable and experienced. He didn’t believe Keke hadn’t recognized these as poisonous mushrooms, but since he dared to let the little one play, he naturally wasn’t worried about her getting poisoned.
Finally, Rong Zhi politely escorted the Dean out.
Qin Wanwan followed closely by his side: “Uncle Dean, come play again next time.”
Children’s innocent words always softened hearts and brought smiles.
Rong Zhi patted the little one’s head, his eyes filled with a gentle smile as he looked down.
The Dean glanced at them and then couldn’t help but sigh, Chancellor Rong truly doted on his daughter.
“Are you full today?”
As the adult and child walked back hand in hand, Rong Zhi gently inquired.
Qin Wanwan nodded her little head: “I ate a lot. The wolf fang roasted meat was delicious.”
“Daddy, I found many beautiful mushrooms. I want to plant them all.”
Rong Zhi instructed: “Those mushrooms are poisonous, don’t eat them.”
“I know, I’m not that stupid.”
There were some nice little porcelain jars and pottery jars at home.
Because Qin Wanwan liked planting, some were meant to be planted in these plump and cute little porcelain or pottery jars, like those succulents, which looked both beautiful and lovely.
So the family wasn’t lacking in these jars.
She directly picked the ones she liked and planted the mushrooms in them.
Even the broken ones were placed in.
There were spores too, perhaps new beautiful mushrooms would grow.
After quickly finishing, Qin Wanwan went to learn to play the guqin with Daddy Rong.
The little one had already changed into a new outfit, becoming a beautiful little girl again.
She sat upright in front of the guqin, finger picks tied to her fingers to aid in playing. Her movements, though slow, were continuous as she played a simple melody.
Then she looked up at her daddy, her expression seeking praise.
Rong Zhi put down the book he was holding, walked over, and sat beside her, praising her playing very gently.
Qin Wanwan’s little tail was practically wagging; she was so happy to be praised by her daddy.
“Play again. Get more familiar with it, and this time Daddy will play with you.”
Under Rong Zhi’s guidance, Qin Wanwan’s playing became increasingly smooth.
The simple and cheerful melody, though tender, was filled with the player’s happy mood.
After practicing for an hour, she took Keke and sat by the doorstep to wait for Daddy Yu Wuyou.
Keke was enthusiastically telling her stories beside her, and even the guards at the gate listened attentively.
This bird was truly powerful.
Yu Wuyou returned later than expected.
The main reason was that the Emperor felt insecure and was very clingy to Yu Wuyou.
Otherwise, Yu Wuyou would have returned much earlier.
“Where’s Wanwan? Where’s my cub?”
Rong Zhi replied: “She waited for you at the door and fell asleep. I took her to her room.”
Yu Wuyou felt heartache and anger upon hearing this.
The anger was naturally directed at the Emperor.
“Is your Emperor sick? What emperor speaks like him, saying ‘My beloved minister, I trust you,’ ‘My beloved minister, I can’t bear to part with you,’ ‘My beloved minister, I can’t live without you’… If I weren’t an old man, I’d suspect he thought I was a woman.”
Rong Zhi’s mouth twitched at his words, his expression quite indescribable.
