The outing with the Emperor was very fun and Zhan Chen couldn't wait for their next outing. Emperor Xian Long Wei had promised him that when he had time he would bring Zhan Chen to play again.
He giggled to himself as he sat in the cherry blossom pavilion. Drinking tea and eating sweets, Zhan Chen felt his life was very carefree and fulfilling. He didn't have to think about money and part time jobs anymore. Whatever he wanted, he just needed to tell his parents or Wei dage and they would give it to him without asking for reason.
So, his life was very easy and happy now.
"Xiao Chen."
Quickly, he cleaned his mouth and stood up to greet his mother. Behind his mother was his (Xiu Ying) faithful servant. "Mother, what's it?" he said as he tried to hide the snacks away.
Bai Xiu Ying was not going to be lied easily, he peered across the younger ger's shoulder and saw the varieties of sweets on the stone table. He squinted his lovely eyes, "Xiao Chen ah,"
Zhan Chen gulped down. His parents were very easy going with him but because of his excessive tendency to eat sweets at any time, any where, his parents deemed it was not healthy for his body. So...
"Did you already forget that you're only allowed to eat sweets once every day and only one serving everytime?"
"But, I..." Zhan Chen pouted and looked up at Bai Xiu Ying with big eyes filled with tears.
He looked so pitiful that Bai Xiu Ying almost gave in but he reminded himself that Zhan Chen's health was the utmost important. Ignoring the urge to engulfed his adorable son into a hug, he forced a stern countenance and put his hands on his slim waist.
"Bai Zhan Chen."
Zhan Chen gulped and instantly, he wilted like a wilted flower. Whenever his mother used his fullname, that meant business. He silently pushed the sweets on the table to the servant who immediately put everything on a tray and went to keep it in the kitchen.
Zhan Chen silently cried, his tears filled his doe eyes as he looked down and thought sadly, 'good bye my love, my sweets. I'll miss you and won't forget about you, my beloved sweets...'
Bai Xiu Ying looked at his ger son who acted like his whole world collapsed, sighing. After his son lost his memory, he had been more active and mischievous. Also, his sweet tooth was only a bit excessive before but now, it became worst.
Pulling Zhan Chen up, he coaxed the younger ger, "let's get you ready. We're going to visit your Grandfather."
Grandfather?
Zhan Chen quickly stood up. His interest quickly piqued up by the mention of his famous Prime Minister grandfather. With shining eyes that devoid of previous devastation, he smiled widely, "we're going to meet with my grandfather?"
Bai Xiu Ying could only sigh inwardly. Zhan Chen became even more naughty and tricky. His son was very obedient before but now, he was still obedient, only, he always made some sort of excuses if he didn't like something.
Not like Bai Xiu Ying not loving the Zhan Chen right now. He and his husband still loved their only son dearly.
No matter what happened to him.
"What does my grandfather look like? Is he nice?" Zhan Chen asked as they went to his bedroom.
"Well, your grandfather looks like mother but he was taller and bigger than me. He really loves and spoils you," Bai Xiu Ying said as he pulled Zhan Chen into his room and began searching for his hanfu.
Currently, Zhan Chen was wearing his plain light blue hanfu. And Bai Xiu Ying wanted to take this rare chance to doll his adorable ger son. He pulled a three layered light green hanfu with pink lotus embroidery.
Zhan Chen didn't refuse to get dressed like he usually was. He let his mother dress him up and only standing silently. He firstly felt that it was embarrassing being dressed by another man but soon, he was fine and used to it. He only let his mother to dress him, not the servants. Then, Bai Xiu Ying told him to sit on a stool. Sitting, Zhan Chen let his mother pull and tie his hair as he liked it. It reminded him of something and he quickly said, "Mother, I want to use something for my hair."
"Hm, what is it?" Bai Xiu Ying looked at the younger ger in confusion.
He pulled the first drawer and took a wooden box carved with cherry blossoms. Opened it up, he pulled the hair tassel which Emperor Xian had won for him and gave it to Bai Xiu Ying.
"Who give this to you?" Bai Xiu Ying stared at the pink hair tassel in his hand before he smiled in realisation. "Ah, is it from your Wei dage?"
"It is," Zhan Chen said softly. "Can mother put that one on my hair?"
Giggling, Bai Xiu Ying tied his son hair into a half up half down braid style. He tied the braid with the cherry blossom hair tassel. "Xiao Chen ah, what do you think of Wei dage?"
Zhan Chen turned around when Bai Xiu Ying patted his shoulders to signal he was done. He looked up at his smiling mother and answered seriously. "At first, I think Wei dage was scary but then, he wasn't scary at all. He is really nice!"
"Do you like Wei dage?" Bai Xiu Ying kept smiling mysteriously.
Zhan Chen couldn't find anything wrong with the question, nodded his head naively. Of course, he liked the emperor. He was such a kind big brother ba!
"That's good," Bai Xiu Ying pulled Zhan Chen up from his chair and ushered him out of the room, "let's go. Your father is already waiting for us."
Confused, Zhan Chen just went along with Bai Xiu Ying. What was with the question? His mother was so random ah!
Bai Jian Yu was already waiting in front of the carriage. Seeing his beautiful wife and adorable ger son, he smiled softly. "I thought it would take you two forever to get ready," he lightly teased.
Bai Xiu Ying smiled too. "Our Xiao Chen needs to be prepared for his meeting with his grandfather," he paused and smiled at his son beside him, "what do you think, dear? Isn't our Xiao Chen pretty?"
Bai Jian Yu went along with his wife. "Of course our Xiao Chen always looks good but today he is even more beautiful than his mother."
"Oh, do my lord thinks his lady is not beautiful anymore?" Bai Xiu Ying asked kindly with a smile. But, his eyes were not smiling at all.
Bai Jian Yu, this fearsome general gulped and laughed nervously. "Beautiful, beautiful! My lady Xiu'er is the most beautiful ger! And our Xiao Chen is the most adorable ger!"
"Oh my, you silly old man," Bai Xiu Ying chuckled and slapped his husband's arm 'lightly'. "Of course, Xiao Chen is more beautiful than me, his mother."
Bai Jian Yu just laughed uneasily. Aiya, when his lady acting like this... there was no way he could refute him at all. He might be a fearsome General to the others but in front of his family, he was just a loving husband and doting father.
Zhan Chen blushed. His two parents were very embarrassing! If they want to flirt, please don't include him ba! "Father, mother, when are we going?"
Bai Jian Yu just laughed as he helped his wife and ger son to enter the carriage. After that, he himself seated on the opposite of Zhan Chen, next to Bai Xiu Ying.
"Do you remember your Grandfather?" Bai Jian Yu asked softly as he focused his eyes on his ger son.
Zhan Chen shook his head. "I don't. I'm sorry, father."
Seeing the pitiful look on their ger son, both of them quickly coaxed Zhan Chen that it was fine. His grandfather was a very kind old man and he would surely doted on him even more.
Zhan Chen in his head, thinking, worried about the grandfather he would be meeting, 'hopefully, grandfather won't suspect anything is wrong with me.'
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Small Theatre
Xiao Chen: Wei dage is very nice!
Mama Bai: Oh, how nice is your Wei dage?
Xiao Chen: He played all the games for me and he even won this hair tassel for me!
Mama Bai: (smiling slyly) He does sound really kind to you.
Xiao Chen: (nodding his head) Hmm, and he bought me any sweets that I wanted to eat too!
Mama Bai: Sweets? Why didn't I hear about this? How much sweets did you eat that day?
Xiao Chen: (gulping down) Um, mother...
Mama Bai: Bai Zhan Chen.
Xiao Chen: ...Just this and that and this much (as he shows it with his hands)
Mama Bai: Next time, I'll tell your Wei dage not to buy you too much sweets.
Xiao Chen: (cries without tears as he says goodbye to his dear love sweets)
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