Then the thought of using Grandpa's star beast form as a slide yesterday made her whisper with a hint of embarrassment.
"If only I had a slide."
This was indeed too easily satisfied.
Ruan He rubbed his head. "Our family isn't short on money; however, the backyard is empty." In the future, when you go to kindergarten and make friends, you can invite them over to play.
Upon hearing the word "friends," Ruan Shu, pinching the fabric of Grandpa's clothes, tightened her fingers slightly and lowered her head, displaying a lack of confidence.
"I'm not likable."
Though her murmuring voice was small, Ruan He still heard it.
He felt somewhat puzzled as to why Ruan Shu would have such thoughts.
"Our Shu Shu is so beautiful and good, how could she not be liked?"
Ruan Shu shrank her neck, looking pitifully at Grandpa, trying to demonstrate her lack of popularity by counting on her fingers.
"I'm different from all of you." "I may appear weak, timid, and clumsy, and I am not fond of talking..."
As Ruan Shu spoke, she even wrinkled her little face, lifting up the fingers she had just counted to show Grandpa. Her beautiful, big eyes looked at him with a teary gaze.
"Grandpa, look, Shu Shu has so many imperfections."
Ruan He asked, "What flaws are these?"
In his eyes, these were not flaws at all. Furthermore, who would dare to bully his precious granddaughter? They must be tired of living.
"These are all virtues." Our Shu Shu is so well-behaved. "You don't know how many people appreciate you for being yourself."
Heh, even his friends in the group couldn't help but adore Shu Shu when they saw her photos.
Early this morning, they were already searching for him within the group, eager for him to share more photos of the little girl.
Ruan He waved his hand. "I'll just build an amusement park for you." Who says you have no one to play with? "Isn't Grandpa here?"
Ruan Shu hugged Grandpa's neck, her eyes forming crescents as she smiled. Her grandpa was really nice.
So, Ruan He, with great enthusiasm, started to build an amusement park for his precious granddaughter, using only the best materials.
Ruan Shu gave her drawing to Dad and received his praise, along with a jealous look from Grandpa.
So, she made a safety button for Grandpa and promised to draw him a picture as well. He immediately took a photo and posted it on social media.
Now, Ruan He had a hobby of sharing photos of his well-behaved granddaughter on social media.
Before, his social media presence was mostly ignored, but now, almost every day, he posted several updates, all about Ruan Shu.
For example, Ruan Shu was often seen eating, drawing seriously, doing handicrafts, watching cartoons with a cat plushie, or even transforming into a cat and sleeping in a cat bed, or playing with the cat on his lap, etc.
What made him most proud were the photos and videos of Ruan Shu braiding his tail, grooming him, and giving him a massage, which garnered many envious and jealous looks.
But the more jealous others were, the higher his tail curled.
The soft and squishy milk dumpling was never tiring to look at, even if it were posted every day on social media.
What made him even more proud was that every photo he posted was collected by his old friends and turned into super cute emojis. Occasionally, they would use emojis to chat in the group.
Old Xiao: What is Old He doing? It's time to post on social media; don't be lazy.
Old Xiao: Cat is looking forward.jpg
Old Wu: Yeah, I'm waiting to see Shu Shu's new photos.
Old Wu: Cat rolling.jpg
Old Liu: Did Shu Shu eat today? Dear Sir, please pay attention. I've sent something to Shu Shu. Remember to give it to her and make it clear that it's a gift from Grandpa Liu.
Old Liu: Shu Shu eating seriously.jpg
My sister said, "Shu Shu looks so tired." (see attached image)
My sister: Cat massage.jpg
My sister: Shu Shu confused.jpg
Min Sister: Shu Shu? 🤔
My sister: Cat tilting head question mark.jpg
My sister showed me the new emojis she created.
Auntie Cai: I've saved them. Shu Shu is really cute. I don't have such a cute granddaughter.
Old Qian: It's really lifelike. Shu Shu's expressions are easy to understand. Hahaha...
So, these newly created emojis were downloaded numerous times.
The group had evolved over time into a grandparents' group dedicated to raising Ruan Shu in the cloud.
Ruan He expressed pride in this. What did it mean? It meant that his uncle was very likable.
Before, everyone in this group was not very active. Although they were comrades, there was no need to contact each other every day. Apart from shouting in the group when there was something to do, there really wasn't much to talk about.
But now, since his well-behaved granddaughter appeared, everyone has started to praise her online, with various emojis and edited videos being posted daily.
They even urged him to post on social media and share new videos.
Ruan He's tail was almost reaching the sky with satisfaction. While others were raising Shu Shu in the clouds, he, as her true grandfather, was raising her in reality!
Ruan He pondered this for a moment before offering another piece of dried fish to his beloved granddaughter.
Ruan Shu held the dried fish, eating slowly, and noticed that Grandpa seemed to be taking pictures of her again. Her shy face turned red.
But she also displayed a gentle smile.
Of course, she had seen Grandpa's social media posts and even the group of his friends.
Upon receiving numerous praises and affection from the group and social media, Ruan Shu felt shy yet pleasantly surprised.
So Grandpa wasn't lying to her after all; there were indeed many people who liked her.
Not only did they like her human form, but they also appreciated her cat form, and no one called her a freak or avoided her.
So, although Ruan Shu felt shy, she didn't reject Grandpa's behavior of sharing her photos and videos on social media and in the group. Sometimes, she even cooperated.
Because so many strangers, grandpas, and grandmas looked forward to her updates every day.
As Ruan Shu ate her dried fish, she became more confident.
But she didn't become proud or conceited because of the many likes from people. She remained shy and soft-hearted as before.
Ruan He looked satisfied with the video he recorded and posted it directly on social media without editing.
Instantly, there were countless likes and replies.
Old Wu: It seems like Shu Shu really likes to eat dried fish. I have a special kind of small silver fish here. I'll send some over to her.
Old Liu: Why does Shu Shu look thinner? Hello, how are you taking care of her? If you don't know, let me do it for you.
This was similar to everyone understanding Sima Zhao's intentions.
Ruan He was annoyed and retorted, "If your eyes are blind, go to the hospital."
There were other responses, most of which aimed to separate the child from the group.
Ruan He: You can only see photos and videos, but I'm different. My Shu Shu can play on the back of my tiger.
In short, it was just bragging, stirring up envy. Even if he was angry, he couldn't do anything about it. After all, who allowed Ruan Shu to be his granddaughter?