Although Su Qingluan always liked to pamper her sister, she was indeed a little angry this time.
If she had bought this book by herself, she would have just bought another one. However, the book that Su Xueyan turned into "thousand-feuille cake" happened to be borrowed from Mu Xingzhi.
Su Qingluan has always understood that the meaning and value of books in this era are different from those in her previous life. They are more precious items, and can even be regarded as "precious property".
What's more, she was not sure whether the borrowed manuscript was an original copy or something.
Although Su Qingluan knew rationally that precious original copies would not be loaned out easily, but thinking about Mu Xingzhi's approachable temperament and his "responsive to all requests" as the villagers said, Su Qingluan was very unsure. Will this young man with a very "nice gentleman" behavior know how to say no?
What if this is really an only copy...
No matter what, Su Qingluan decided to take the "direct evidence of guilt" - that is, the book - as soon as possible, and brought his little sister to the door to apologize to Mu Xingzhi.
Su Qingluan had random thoughts flashing through her mind as she listened to her sister's confusing and incoherent explanations.
In fact, it's not a big deal. In the final analysis, it's just a child's curiosity.
The only "large furniture" in Su Qingluan's room is the storage box at the bedside that opens upward. There were various sundries in the box and it was placed on the bedside. When the lid was closed, it was very flat. Su Qingluan used this storage box as a bedside table.
So occasionally, Su Qingluan would put some sundries on the lid of the box - such as bottles and cans or a teacup from which he drank water.
Little girl Su Xueyan occasionally went into Su Qingluan's room, but Su Qingluan didn't care much. On the one hand, the furnishings in her room - or the entire Su family - are all visible, and there is nothing to hide. On the other hand, talking about privacy to a little girl over three years old is still a bit ahead of her time.
The most important thing is that Su Qingluan always thinks that the little girl is well-behaved and never messes around in her room, so there is no need to specifically warn her.
But ever since she started borrowing books from Mu Xingzhi, she had always been careful in order not to damage the books. She even had to put the books back into the bedside box every time she read them. It was hard to explain if someone else's books were damaged.
She even specifically told her younger siblings not to look through the bedside table in her room, as there were important books in it.
Su Xuanhe himself didn't have much interest in books. What's more, since he entered Master Zhou's school, he had homework every day, so he didn't have much free time to come to her room and mess around.
But the always well-behaved little girl, out of curiosity, wanted to see what was interesting about the books in Sister A's box, so she sneaked into Sister A's room while Su Qingluan and her parents were out doing business. Want to "find out".
Normally, when Su Qingluan goes out, in order to prevent rainwater from spilling into the room due to sudden rainfall during the day, Su Qingluan always lowers the windows of her room. This also causes her room to be closed even during the day. But it's also dimly lit.
What's more, the storage box at the bedside was painted dark brown. After time, it has turned into a mottled color mixed with log color and tan.
The teacup Su Qingluan used to drink water from was made of rough porcelain, about the size of a palm, and also dark brown. Just such a small one, placed in the corner of the bedside storage box against the wall.
Originally, Su Qingluan put the tea bowl against the wall to prevent herself from accidentally knocking it over and making the bed wet. However, this time it had the opposite effect.
Originally, as Su Xueyan lifted the lid of the box, the teacup would roll to the side, but the wall blocked it. Due to the subtle interaction, the teacup that should have tipped outwards instead fell back, facing inwards. Gudong - clatter...".
Not a bit of the half cup of water inside was wasted, it was all used in the box.
Some changes of clothes and winter clothes that were temporarily unused had to be taken out to dry, unpack and wash. The book on top was not spared and turned into a very wrinkled "thousand-feuille".
"After all, it's the book you took out so hard, why don't you come and take a look?" Su Qingluan looked down at her sister's little hair.
The little girl sobbed and shook her head.
"Why don't you watch it again?"
"See...I can't understand..." The voice was aggrieved and pitiful. However, Su Qingluan was not going to reveal this article: If we can't take this opportunity to let the little girl understand that things that are not allowed to be turned over cannot be moved, then there will be no guarantee. She will get into trouble in the future and even piss off the wrong people.
She knelt down and looked into her sister's tearful eyes which were hidden by lowering her head: "Since you are curious about that book, why don't you come and ask me instead of going through my cabinet yourself?"
"..."
"kindness?"
"...because sister won't let me touch that book, but sister has never hidden anything before and wouldn't let me read it..." The little girl's voice was still very aggrieved, but she didn't cry. Because she knew she was wrong.
Su Qingluan understood in her heart: It turned out that the little girl felt that there was a "secret" between herself and her, so she was unhappy.
She thought for a while and explained in words that are easier for children to understand: "But you also have little secrets that others cannot tell - for example, secretly spitting out the roots of spinach..."
"Sister!" The little girl raised her head angrily.
"Look, no one would like it if someone revealed the 'little secret'." In fact, Su Qingluan knew that strictly speaking, these two incidents could not be used for horizontal comparison, but after all, children do not have such strong logic. Her thinking ability can only be compared to what she has experienced.
Finally, the little girl nodded: "Sister, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have rummaged through things without your permission..."
Su Qingluan nodded: "That's it. Next time if you are curious about something in my room, you can ask me directly. If I can tell you, I will tell you."
"Yes! I understand!" Su Xueyan nodded vigorously. When she raised her little face, she was a little more energetic than before. She asked cautiously, "Then sister, do you forgive me?" "
"Is this..." Su Qingluan sighed, "Before I don't forgive you, we actually have to ask for forgiveness from another person..."
"What...?" The little girl's big eyes were filled with confusion.
"I borrowed this book from Mr. Mu, so go wash your face immediately and wipe away your tears. We are going to Mr. Mu's house to apologize."
However, Su Qingluan was not sure: Is just apologizing really useful...
This book must not be a rare and unique copy - she prayed silently in her heart.
