Drop of Cinnabar in the Heart (3)
Little Baozi shook his head like a rattle, "No! I want to see the great general. In the future, I want to become a great general too and beat up bad guys until they're too scared to cross the border again!"
"Son, if you go out and ask, who wouldn't know that your lord father, me, is the best of the best? What's the point of running afar when there's a master here? When you reach the age of five and it's time to start your schooling, I will teach you the art of war. A good deal of what I know was inspired in me while on the battlegrounds!" Zhu Junyang hoped that he would be the hero that his son worshiped. As for that fellow Zhao Han...hmph, get lost!
"Really ah?" Little Baozi didn't quite believe his father's words, so he turned his head to look at his lady mother to confirm these statements.
Yu Xiaocao pulled her son into her arms and had him sit on her legs as she smiled, "Our Little Baozi is so brave and strong. You even know that it's important to 'not allow the enemy to cross the border'! Clearly, you've inherited your lord father's superior genes. In the future, I'm sure you'll become a great hero and a fantastic great general!"
Her words had pleased both the father and son pair. The two of them revealed satisfied smiles. Zhu Junyang thought, 'As expected, in my wife's heart, I am the hero of all heroes and the best great general there is!'
Little Baozi: 'Lady Mother is right! In the future, I will become a great general and a hero to boot!'
"Then...are we still going to the Medicinal Cuisine House tomorrow to see the great general ride his stallion ah?" Little Baozi blinked his large obsidian eyes. The expression on his face was so adorable that it made it hard for adults to resist his plea.
Yu Xiaocao had no immunity to cuteness, so she nodded her head and said, "We'll go ah! Since we'll be there, we can also enjoy some medicinal cuisine there."
"I also want to eat the Chinese yam cake, red bean paste shaved ice, and cream puffs from the Yu's Pastry Shop!" Little Baozi counted off the treats he wanted to eat on his fingers one by one--what was he to do? There were too many things he wanted to eat and he couldn't count them all!
"You little gluttonous kitten! How many stomachs do you have ah?" Yu Xiaocao lightly flicked her son's small nose and grinned, "If you want to eat, in the future, I will have someone make these for you every day. However, you can only eat one type a day and you can't let these treats substitute for actual meals ah!"
Little Baozi obediently nodded his head, "Then...can I eat two types tomorrow ah?"
Yu Xiaocao thought for a bit and then nodded in agreement, "That's okay. However, you can only have one piece from each type!" As she thought, she decided to send a servant over to the Yu's Pastry Shop early to have them make some special treats suitable for kids.
The current Yu's Pastry Shop had been given to Xiaolian by her as a dowry. Thus, a loyal and trustworthy servant from Xiaolian's household was currently in charge of it. Consequently, the name had changed from Jinan's Pastry Shop to the Yu's Pastry Shop again. Business was still as booming as ever. In fact, every day, there were loads of people waiting patiently in line to buy their famous desserts and there was never enough to satisfy the demand.
Her son was still young, so Yu Xiaocao was afraid that if he ate too many sweet foods it'd ruin his appetite and he wouldn't want to eat proper meals. Thus, she had restricted the amount of desserts he could eat every day. However, which young child didn't like to eat sweets? Every day, Little Baozi thought constantly about the desserts he could have after he finished his meals!
When he found out that he'd be able to go out to play tomorrow--No, he was going out to admire the aura of the great general, and that he'd be able to eat a few pieces of his desired desserts, Little Baozi became ecstatic with joy. He began to wriggle happily in his lady mother's embrace.
