The World of Children Was Pretty Complicated Too

The world of children was pretty complicated too.

The 101st Day of Being Overheard

"Yousi, Lan Lin."

Gu Yousi and Lan Lin were on their way home. They had just turned into the alley when Song Jianshe came toward them.

He was holding two candied hawthorn skewers.

"Uncle Song."

Lan Lin instinctively stepped in front of Gu Yousi and eyed Song Jianshe warily.

Song Jianshe cursed inwardly. Why was this little brat always hanging around Gu Jinshui's daughter? He had no ambition at all.

"Just got out of school? What did you buy?"

Gu Yousi looked him up and down. "Sweet potatoes, Uncle Song. Did you need something? Just say it if you do. We still have homework."

Song Jianshe gave an awkward smile and held the skewers out to Lan Lin. "I bought these on the way for Da Bao and the others, but then I remembered Da Bao's teething, so he can't have sweets. Chaohua doesn't like them either. It'd be a shame to throw these away, so you two might as well have them."

The suspicion on Lan Lin's face only grew.

Gu Yousi took the skewers straight from his hand. "All right. Thanks, Uncle Song. We're going now."

She took Lan Lin's hand and started around Song Jianshe.

Her reaction caught him off guard.

He had figured children were greedy and unsuspecting.

Once he gave them the treats, they ought to be so grateful that getting information out of them would be easy.

Instead, they took the treats and left him with nothing.

"Wait, wait, Yousi."

Song Jianshe reached out to stop them. "There's something I'd like to ask you two."

"We don't know anything!"

Lan Lin answered at once and tried to pull Gu Yousi away.

Old Master had taught him well, and he was