☆, Chapter 40: Greetings to your whole family
Stone instinctively felt that Steel Hammer Daddy's next "however" was definitely not a good thing, and was about to listen patiently when, unexpectedly, his little belly suddenly let out a very obvious roar.
Stone silently covered his face.
"Oh dear, we've been out for so long, our precious Stone must be starving! Come on, let's go home and eat!" Steel Hammer Dad scooped Stone up from the little chair, hugged him, kissed him, and then comforted him, "My sweet Stone wants to go to school so much, Daddy will definitely make sure Stone goes, don't worry!"
Could she say she wasn't at ease?
"Flame, you two, continue refining the remaining iron ore. You can only eat after you're done!" Steel Hammer Daddy ordered his two unlucky sons after comforting Stone. The two sons immediately responded dejectedly, "Yes, Daddy."
"Everyone else, come with Dad. Huolu, Huoxu, and Huohu, you three, after you finish eating, go down into the mine right now!" The three who had just been gloating immediately turned green. Huoxu said defiantly, "Dad, Huohu and I went down into the mine just yesterday!"
"So what?" Steel Hammer Dad glanced at the three of them sideways, and the three of them immediately lowered their heads without any backbone: "Sigh, in the end, Stone is still the best!"
Stone accepted Steel Hammer's praise with a long face, feeling incredibly depressed. Seeing what happened to her brothers, she knew she wouldn't fare much better! "Waaah, Daddy, just tell me what you were saying! This suspense is so unbearable!"
Unfortunately, Steel Hammer didn't hear Stone's thoughts. So, after finishing his meal and saying goodbye to the unlucky mining trio, Stone looked at the old man in front of him with a bewildered expression.
"Elder Red Stone, hello!" Steel Hammer Papa put the stone down, greeted the elder inside, and patted the stone's little head: "Stone, hurry up and greet Elder Red Stone!"
Hey, how are you?
"Elder Shit-Eating, hello~" Stone deliberately greeted him with a crooked mouth, "Stone greets you, and greets your whole family!"
Elder Chishi was clearly taken aback to see a stone here, and paused for a moment, visibly stunned: "This, Your Majesty Steel Hammer, what is this...?"
"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen Elder Chishi. I happen to have some free time today, so I brought Shitou along to visit you!" Steel Hammer Papa smiled nonchalantly, showing no trace of the way he had been nearly driven to a rage by this old man more than a year ago.
Elder Chishi hesitated, stroking his white beard, his lips twitching slightly. "Um, Your Majesty Steel Hammer, if I remember correctly, we just met the day before yesterday, didn't we?"
Steel Hammer Daddy laughed heartily, showing no embarrassment at being exposed: "Elder Red Stone, I think it's been a long time since you've seen a stone, hasn't it?"
"Yes." Elder Chishi, unsure of Steel Hammer's intentions, tugged at his white beard and glared at Stone: "Stone has grown up. How old is she this year?"
“Three years old. Elder Redstone, Stone is already three years old.” Steel Hammer Papa suddenly revealed a very cunning smile, which made Elder Redstone, who had been focusing his attention on Stone, pause in surprise: “Elder Redstone, actually I have a very important matter to ask of you today.”
Elder Chishi's alarm bells rang loudly as he looked at Steel Hammer with wary eyes: "Your Majesty, please feel free to give your orders. Although I am old, I am still willing to serve Your Majesty." What is the saddest thing in life? It is having to say yes even though you don't want to do it.
"Hehe, actually it's nothing..." Steel Hammer Dad's talkativeness was actually quite strong, and he went on and on: "...Well then, I'll leave Stone in your care from now on, Elder! Thank you for your trouble." He turned to Stone: "Stone, you must be a good boy and listen to the Elder, okay? Dad will come to pick you up tonight. Be good!"
Elder Chishi and Stone watched helplessly as Steel Hammer fled in disarray, both of them momentarily at a loss. After a while, they slowly came to their senses and began staring at each other in bewilderment.
Of course, the "big eyes" here definitely refer to our Stone Princess. Stone blinked innocently and asked, "Elder Red Stone, where did Daddy go?"
Elder Chishi was really pulling his beard hard this time, pulling it once, twice, three times, while gasping for breath: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Your Majesty actually handed Princess Stone over to me?! Princess Stone, Princess Stone... What am I going to do? Princess Stone..." Did you think he didn't have enough leverage over her, so you specially sent her another one?
Stone glanced sympathetically at the old man who loved eating excrement; the old man was probably quite traumatized by the steel hammer poop! Did you think he might get so angry he'd kick the bucket? However, Elder Red Stone's mental fortitude was clearly not as weak as Stone had imagined. Finally, after plucking out a clump of his beard, Elder Red Stone finally accepted the truth: "Princess Stone, sigh..." He let out a long sigh, making Stone quite nervous.
"Elder Shit Eater, where's my poop?"
"His Majesty Steelhammer has entrusted you to me." After sighing, he still had to say what needed to be said: "From now on, Your Highness will follow me."
Can I say no? Can I? Can I?
"Daddy said Stone should go to school!" Stone was almost in tears this time. Although more than a year had passed, back in the temple, that old man who ate shit dared to directly challenge Steel Hammer Daddy, seemingly saying something like, "The Dwarf Kingdom will never welcome humans." Waaah, Steel Hammer Daddy, what's wrong with you? How could you bear to leave your precious Stone with this shit-eating old man?
“Going to school…” Elder Akashi sighed again, saying in a mournful voice, “Your Highness, from now on you will have to go to school with me, alas…”
Going to school with that shit-eating old man?! What are you going to learn? To eat shit?!
"Alright, Your Highness, please come with me." Elder Akashi gave Stone a deep look, then turned and walked into the corridor.
Are you planning to secretly kill her? Stone touched his pounding heart and felt his future was really bleak!
“I should have known this the moment His Majesty brought you to me. Alas, why didn’t I hide immediately?” Elder Chishi lamented. He had no desire to teach humans at all! “There’s a saying among humans that goes something very well: ‘A fat cat celebrating a rat’s birthday is surely not a kind gesture.’”
Stone stared wide-eyed. This...this is so well said!
"So, Elder Shit-Eating, you're a meat rat?" Stone looked completely innocent, and Elder Chishi almost vomited blood.
“Your Highness, since His Majesty has entrusted you to me, I will absolutely not hold back and will pass on all my knowledge to you!” Elder Chishi suddenly stopped in his tracks. It turned out that they had unknowingly reached the end of the corridor.
Stone looked at the ancient-looking door with amusement. This place must be quite old! Suddenly, Elder Chishi opened the door, and a very familiar smell wafted into Stone's nose.
"Giggle, so much delicious food! Master, Baozi is hungry, hungry, hungry, waaaaah!"
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[bookid=2470865,bookname=《Survival Notes in a Wealthy Family》]
In her past life, she let a wolf into her house, watching helplessly as her father was imprisoned and her mother went insane, beyond any hope of recovery.
In this life, she holds the initiative and will never again be a pawn.
She can turn the world upside down with a flick of her wrist, and she will personally take back whatever anyone owes her!
Chapter 41: I Can't Live Like This Anymore
"Ah!" Stone let out a blood-shattering scream, startling Elder Shit-Eating, who was about to enter the room, so much so that he almost fell flat on his face.
“Your Highness, please always remember your identity… Hmph!” Elder Chishi was about to reprimand Stone when he suddenly remembered something and stopped abruptly, letting out a deep breath: “Never mind, you’re not a real princess anyway, sigh!” With a wave of his hand, Elder Chishi gestured for Stone to follow him inside.
Stone reached his chubby little hand into his pocket and pinched the large, black diamond-shaped steamed bun hard with his fingertips, cursing inwardly: Dead bun, stinky bun, rotten bun, wilted bun, moldy bun...
Perhaps sensing Stone's resentment, Baozi stayed quietly in Stone's pocket, not making a sound. Stone patted his flat chest and sighed sincerely: This capricious pet is truly a tormentor!
Stepping into the room, Stone's eyes widened instantly. No wonder that smell was so familiar! It was clearly the musty smell that comes from paper books that have been stored for a long time!
Indeed, judging from the furnishings and layout of this room, it is definitely a well-stocked library.
Looking at the towering bookshelves, Shi Tou couldn't help but shudder. What kind of twisted mentality did the librarian have? It was the same in her past life; whether it was the university library or the city library, all the bookshelves were incredibly tall, making Yun Xiangxiang, who was less than 160cm tall at the time, cringe. But perhaps in her past life it could be attributed to her height; so what was going on now?
Are all the dwarves in the land of dwarves so fond of self-torture? Do they use towering bookshelves to accentuate their insignificance? Or is it that looking at these towering bookshelves is beneficial for their growth?
"Bang!"
Stone craned his neck to look at the towering bookshelf, but accidentally craned his neck too high and fell on his bottom, almost hitting the back of his head.
"Phew, thank goodness!" Patting her still-shaken heart, Stone breathed a sigh of relief. If she had really died from that fall, she wouldn't have the face to face Baozi's former owner even in death. Too embarrassing!
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
Stone turned around and saw that Elder Chishi's face was deathly pale, even whiter than his beard. He was clearly terrified!
"Elder Shit-Eating Elder, Stone's alright!" Standing up, Stone realized he'd spoken a bit too soon. Touching his little bottom, Stone almost burst into tears: "Awooo~~~"
"What happened? What happened? Your Highness! You...you..." Elder Akashi had just been severely shocked by the way Stone had fallen flat on his back, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing Stone's words. Then, he was nearly scared out of his wits by Stone's screams. Elder Akashi felt deeply that Stone was his nemesis!
Although Stone is not the real princess of the dwarf kingdom, she is, after all, the king's acknowledged daughter. If something were to happen to Stone while she is with him, he would be truly responsible.
With tears and snot streaming down his face, Stone looked pitifully at Elder Red Stone: "Waaah, Stone's little bottom... Ouch, it's broken!" It really hurts, his tailbone was throbbing with pain, and Stone's tears flowed down his face like they were free.
Little butt...
Elder Chishi was first startled by Shi Tou's terrifying tearful onslaught, and then he was so embarrassed by Shi Tou's astonishing words that black lines appeared on his forehead. It took him a long time to think of words to comfort her: "Your Highness, why don't you rest in the chair for a while?"
Stone pouted, really wanting to just let out a loud, earth-shattering cry, which would also get Elder Chishi to send her home directly. However, thankfully, she remembered in time that going to school was her own idea. Although the current teachers weren't the ones she had in mind, she'd rather follow this shit-loving elder than spend all day in the smelting furnace tending the fire.
Anyway, he's the one who likes to eat poop, so what does it have to do with the stone?
"Okay, okay." Having figured it out, Stone sobbed in agreement and, with Elder Red Stone's help, sat down in the chair. However, she quickly regretted it: "It hurts!"
Waaah, she really forgot to check the almanac before she left home today! Her already sore bottom felt like it was being pricked with needles as soon as it touched the chair, making her almost jump up: "Don't sit on the chair, no!"
The saying goes, "One is influenced by one's company." After hanging out with Baozi for so long, Shi Tou unknowingly picked up almost all of Baozi's habits, especially the basic skill of shamelessness.
Finally, after Elder Akaishi frantically searched for three thick cushions, the stone finally calmed down. By this time, Elder Akaishi was so exhausted that all he could do was stick out his tongue and exhale.
Looking sympathetically at Elder Chishi, who had been thoroughly exhausted by her, Stone said kindly, "Elder Chishi, you can go and rest. Stone can stay here by herself." Sigh, she thought she was really too kind, tsk tsk.
Elder Chishi, panting for a while, finally managed to stand up and randomly pulled a book from the middle of the bookshelf, stuffing it into Shi Tou's hands: "Well, Your Highness, you can read this yourself... huff huff, once you've finished reading... huff huff, then you can go home."
Stone watched Elder Red Stone leave in utter shock; the old man even remembered to close the door behind him. Stone clutched a book, staring blankly into space. Someone, please save her!
She's so vulnerable with an illiterate child!
"Giggle, Baozi's starving!" Just as Stone was grumbling, Big Baozi finally couldn't resist jumping out of the pocket and decisively transformed: "Starving Baozi!"
How could a steamed bun like you know what hunger is? Stone was deeply helpless, and said with a twitching mouth, "There's no food here. I'll feed you when we get home."
But Baozi immediately protested: "Giggle, Master is so mean! So mean! Baozi is going to cry! Go, go, go!" With that, the big Baozi rolled around on the spot, its round body tumbling rapidly across the unkempt ground. If it were just rolling around, that wouldn't be so bad, but the real problem was that Baozi was throwing a tantrum while rolling.
Just as Shi Tou was about to speak, an appalling scene unfolded.
"Giggle, I can't live anymore! I can't live anymore! My master is bullying me too much! I don't want to live anymore!" The big steamed bun suddenly opened its pleats and spat out all the filling inside, along with a few drops of soup...
At that moment, the phrase "struck by lightning" was far from sufficient to describe the stone's terror, which was akin to the collapse of a dam.
I can't live like this anymore!!!
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Extra chapter tonight~~~
☆, Chapter 42 A Room Full of Delicious Food
Provoked, Shi Tou leaped from his chair, pointing tremblingly at the big steamed bun rolling around on the floor, so angry he stammered, "Steamed bun! You, you, you! I..."
"Gaga, Baozi is going to die~~~" Baozi didn't care if the stone was so angry that it had a stroke. It just kept howling: "Baozi is hungry! Baozi wants to eat! If the master won't let Baozi eat, then Baozi will go to poop, poop, poop!"
Stone was so angry at Big Bun's shameless behavior that he almost fainted. After a while, he dejectedly waved at Bun and said weakly, "What do you want? I really don't have any food here!"