After tidying up the items on the table and going downstairs, Ruan Shu spent some time attending online classes, while her grandfather accompanied her to play in the private playground he had built for her.
In the small private playground, Ruan Shu slid down a long and high slide, imagining her grandfather as a star beast waiting at the exit.
As she descended, she found herself entangled in the dense tiger fur without experiencing any pain.
"Let's do it again."
Ruan Shu's eyes curved as she obediently nodded.
She climbed up the stairs by herself.
"Grandpa, I want to come down now."
From above came the milk-like voice of the little one, while Ruan He below let out a low roar to indicate that he was ready.
Sliding down from the top, twisting several times on the way down, it was a bit thrilling, but Ruan Shu didn't scream. Instead, her eyes sparkled, and she finally fell into her grandfather's arms.
"Let's play on the swing."
After playing on all the equipment and games in the playground, Ruan Shu had already worked up a thin layer of sweat.
"Alright, we're done playing for today."
Although his granddaughter looked a little tired, her spirits were high, especially with those bright and lovely eyes. Ruan He felt a great sense of accomplishment.
It seems he is quite skilled at raising a child.
After returning home, she wiped away the sweat with a dry towel, and the butler handed her a glass of fruit juice.
"Thank you, Butler."
After offering a soft thank-you, Ruan Shu sat on a small stool and earnestly drank the fruit juice.
"Grandpa, can I go find my big brother?"
Ruan He naturally agreed, as long as she wasn't going to find Almore.
"Of course, take a break, and I'll accompany you."
Not only did Ruan Shu want to go, but she also wanted to bring something for her big brother. After thinking for a moment, she ran to the kitchen to make pastries.
But almost all the other mutated fruits had been eaten. During this time, with many people staying at home, Ruan Shu brought fruit for the family every day. Now, there was only a little blackberry left.
She tapped the vine on her wrist and said, "The blackberry is almost gone. When will you bear fruit again?"
This mutated blackberry vine was rather peculiar. She had previously tried to replant it in the soil, but it had come out on its own. The bird even shook off the mud on its body in a somewhat disdainful manner, insisting on staying on her wrist.
And after returning with her, if she hadn't seen it grow larger and fix itself that one time, she would have thought that the vine had always been like this.
At this moment, the small vine swayed, and its body suddenly started to elongate.
"Wow!"!"
As the blackberry vine continued to extend and grow from her hand, it even began to sprout leaves, climbing up the wall and eventually hanging from the ceiling like willow branches, leaving Ruan Shu wide-eyed and exclaiming in astonishment.
Her voice caught her grandfather's attention.
"What's wrong, what's wrong…"
When he saw the blackberry vine in the kitchen, he was speechless.
What, what, what… What was this situation? Could someone determine if this mutated blackberry vine has become sentient?
And it wasn't over yet, as the blackberry vine began to blossom!
The small white flowers looked quite lovely.
Ruan Shu found herself surrounded by vines, and several white flowers fell into her hands.
She never expected that this small vine would be so romantic!
As time passed, the other flowers began to wither and bear fruit. The small green fruits grew visibly quickly, eventually maturing into ripe, fist-sized blackberries.
These fruits also emitted a rich fragrance.
Ruan Shu was wide-eyed and open-mouthed, still not processing everything. ###
The blackberry vine moved again, shaking itself a few times to weave several small vines into a basket. Then, it dropped all the fruits into the basket and placed it in front of the delicate, snow-white girl.
Ruan Shu received it somewhat dazed, saying, "Thank you, thank you."
She had simply asked when the vine would bear fruit, never imagining that it would perform in real-time the entire process of flowering and bearing fruit.
Except for the time in the forest when Almore and it fought, Ruan Shu had always thought that this blackberry vine had been driven insane, only knowing how to act cute and vie for affection like a pet.
But she never expected that this small vine was actually so powerful.
After handing the blackberries to Ruan Shu, the mature blackberry vines began to visibly shrink, returning to the seemingly unremarkable small vine that liked to stay on her wrist.
At this moment, the small vine twisted its body, and the tip of the vine rose like a snake's head, seemingly expressing emotions similar to "praise" through its movements.
She set the basket aside, touched the small vine, and even kissed it.
"You're amazing."
The small vine!!!"
It had been kissed!
Then, as if caught in a rush of excitement, the small vine began to grow again, filling the entire kitchen in the blink of an eye, flowering and bearing fruit.
Ruan Shu!!!"
Ruan He!!!"
Ruan Shu nervously scratched the small vine and said, "You need to stop."
Ruan He silently sent the video to his son.
Ruan He: What's abnormal, this mutated blackberry, or our Shu Shu's abnormality?
After watching the video, Ruan Xiao...
Certainly, the abnormality is not his daughter!
Finally, as it bore two clusters of blackberries, the plant came to a stop, as if it had exhausted all its energy.
Ruan Shu hurriedly picked up the object and held it in her hand. As she gazed at the kitchen, which was almost overflowing with blackberries, she fell silent.
Ruan He, despite his age, had witnessed many scenes, and he too fell silent at that moment.
Everyone knew that the instinct to bear fruit was engraved in the genes of mutated plants.
But they also followed the rules of the seasons. They would only bear fruit when the time was right.
Because these fruits expended their energy while growing, they were reluctant to bear fruit unless it was instinctual. So, even if they didn't eat their own fruit, they would still protect it, as it was their own energy being dispersed, and they wouldn't easily let outsiders have it.
But... what he was seeing now was truly challenging his understanding.
The mutated plants actively utilized their energy to stimulate flowering and fruit production. It took even more energy to defy the natural laws of growth in such a way.
But this mutated plant seemed not to care, as if it had used up all its energy to bear so many fruits.
And all of this was because of his well-behaved granddaughter.
Just because his granddaughter had kissed the mutated vine, it grew wildly, as if it were pumped full of chicken blood.
Ruan He looked at his granddaughter. Was she really so charming?
The equally confused little girl, who had never seen such a scene, was at a loss.