The Male Protagonist's Daughter - Chapter 39.2

Based on what Luo Shuyan said now, the situation seemed to be more serious than that time.

But he couldn’t figure out the exact problem.

Seeing Shen Yan like this, Luo Shuyan sighed, and said softly, “Shen Yan, let’s pretend we don’t know anything.”

Shen Yan looked at her suddenly.

“That’s what you taught me before, didn’t you? Our parents have their own reasons. If they don’t want to talk about it, we should pretend that we don’t know anything.” Luo Shuyan persuaded him, “I also asked Aunt Shen today, but she didn’t say anything. Based on her attitude and the fact that she didn’t join us for breakfast, it’s clear that she doesn’t want us to find out about her struggles. Let’s not embarrass the adults, okay?”

In the past, Shen Yan had told her that adults have their own considerations, and there must be reasons why they didn’t want to talk to their children about it. As a child, to ensure the adults don’t worry, they should just pretend that they don’t know anything.

Perhaps this was the greatest help and comfort the children could provide to their parents.

It was a winter’s morning, and when he spoke, a puff of smoke would come out from people’s mouths. Luo Shuyan’s skin was white and she was wearing a thick down jacket paired with a red woolen cap. Her nose was red from the cold, and she stared at him with a pair of big clear eyes.

Shen Yan also looked at her, and finally nodded slightly, “Okay.”

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Although the two children had already made their decision, it didn’t mean they turned a blind eye to Shen Qingruo’s sadness.

After school at four o’clock, Luo Shuyan and Shen Yan went to the flower market opposite where they stayed.

There were no flower shops in Ning City yet, there was only a flower and bird market, which sold both flowers and birds. The elders often visited the place.

Shen Qingruo was a person who enjoyed the beauty of life very much, so on special days, she would ride a bicycle to the flower market to buy some flowers. However, recently, she’d been busy and rarely had time to buy flowers.

Luo Shuyan was the one who came up with this good idea. Women liked flowers.So if Aunty Shen were feeling down, they should buy some flowers for her. Then, Aunty Shen should be happy again, right?

Shen Yan, who used to sneer at her ideas, didn’t insult her. He even took out two day’s worth of his pocket money for them to spend on flowers.

After Luo Shuyan found out that she was actually rich, she became less strict about her spending. Nevertheless, she wasn’t sure the price of the flowers at the market, so she accepted Shen Yan’s contribution.

With a few dollars in their hands, the two children carefully passed the pedestrian crossing and walked for several minutes before arriving at the flower market.

The flower market was about to close at this point, and the owners of some stalls had closed their stalls early. After much difficulty, they finally found a shop. However, there weren’t as many choices of flowers as in the morning.

The boss saw that the two adorable children and his tone became much gentler, “Little ones, what flowers do you want to buy?”

Luo Shuyan shook her head, “I’m not sure yet.”

The boss was amused by her tone of voice, “Are you going to give it to someone?”

“Mn.” The person who answered the question was Shen Yan. In order to prevent never ending questions from the owner of the shop, Shen Yan jumped straight to the point, he added, “It’s for my mother.”

The owner had an idea in his mind, and pointed to the flowers placed in the corner, “This is a new flower. People in the provincial capital like to give their mothers carnations.”

Luo Shuyan and Shen Yan looked in the direction he pointed, and were very disappointed.

The name of the carnation sounded nice, but against the backdrop of other delicate and beautiful flowers, it looked really unremarkable.

Shen Yan looked at Luo Shuyan, asking for her opinion with his eyes.

Luo Shuyan, a member of the pretty privilege group, shook her head resolutely, “Boss, we don’t want carnations. Are there any other beautiful flowers?”

The boss pointed casually, “There aren’t many, you can pick your own, and I’ll charge you a cheaper price.”

Shen Yan and Luo Shuyan walked into the shop, even though the boss said that there weren’t many flowers left, they were still dazzled by the amount of choices. They were indecisive.

“What flowers do you think we should buy?” Shen Yan asked her, turning his head to the side.

Luo Shuyan was also in trouble. “Roses are beautiful, but they are meant to be given to girlfriends by boyfriends.”

Shen Yan froze, it was the first time he heard this saying. “Where did you learn that from?”

“It’s always like this on TV. The male lead gives the female lead roses.”

The two children picked and chose, and finally Luo Shuyan took a fancy to the sunflower in the corner, and asked the boss to wrap it in newspaper. When Luo Shuyan paid, the boss teased Shen Yan while collecting the money, “How could you let the girl pay while shopping together?”

The boss was very young, and he often teased the men and women who came to buy flowers on weekdays. So now he was also teasing out of habit.

Luo Shuyan didn’t intend to pay attention to the adult’s self proclaimed ‘funny’ joke.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yan, who had always been noble and cold, responded, “All my money is in her hands.”

He was telling the truth. He had given her all his pocket money as soon as school was over today.

The owner counted and returned the change to Luo Shuyan. He was stunned for a moment when he heard Shen Yan’s words, and then he laughed loudly, “Young man, you are very promising.”

Shen Yan figured that he’d explained himself as best as he could, so he ignored the owner and followed Luo Shuyan out of the flower market.

When the children returned home, Shen Qingruo’s mood seemed to have completely calmed down, and she was busy working in the kitchen. When she came out, she saw two children squirming. They seemed to be pushing each other around.

When Luo Shuyan saw Shen Qingruo coming, she pushed Shen Yan forward and said in a small voice, “She will be happier if you give it to her, you idiot.”

In the past, her dad would be thrilled when she gave her dad the paintings she drew herself. He still kept them well. Her dad said that he loved it because it was something she’d given to him.

Shen Qingruo saw the interaction between the two children, and asked in a gentle voice, “What’s wrong?”

Only then did Shen Yan walk up, stretched out his hand from behind his back, and handed her the sunflower. He sounded a little uncomfortable as he said, “Mom, this is for you. I bought it with Luo Shuyan.”

Luo Shuyan didn’t expect Shen Yan to be so awkward while interacting with his mother. Usually, he didn’t seem to lack vocabulary when he insulted her, she didn’t have enough words, and he often spoke eloquently. However, at this critical moment, he lost his charm.

She resolutely stepped forward and spoke for him, “Aunty Shen, we hope that you’ll be happy every day, smile often, and for everything to go well!”

Shen Qingruo was stunned. When she saw the concern on the children’s faces, she stepped forward, took the two children into her arms, and said with a soft smile, “Thank you.”

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