Only at this moment did he finally understand a little of what Fan Xian had felt back then.
"Here, stop feeling upset. Your second brother has something good for you!"
As he spoke, Zhou Cheng reached into his pocket, while actually using his consciousness to open a chocolate gift box in his space.
This was the very chocolate gift box he had won in a draw just after returning to reality.
After removing the outer packaging, he took out two lychee-sized chocolates and held them out to Zhuang Xiaoting.
The little girl accepted them curiously, examining the dark, unfamiliar things.
"This is chocolate. Your second brother went to a lot of trouble to get it. Go on, eat it, and remember not to tell anyone else."
Zhou Cheng lowered his voice to remind her.
Zhuang Xiaoting's eyes widened, and she nodded in disbelief.
She had never eaten chocolate, but she had certainly heard of its illustrious name.
Some children from officials' families at school had bragged about it in front of their classmates.
For people in this era, chocolate was an extraordinarily rare luxury, even for children from the families of lower- and middle-ranking officials.
The little girl wanted to ask where it had come from, but a look from Zhou Cheng stopped her.
Urged on by Zhou Cheng, she examined it briefly, then, trusting her second brother, gently bit into the chocolate.
At that small bite, the expression on her face softened instantly, as though something had lit it up.
That rich silkiness and intense milky fragrance practically pushed open a door to a whole new world for her taste buds.
An indescribable happiness welled up inside her.
Her nose stung for a moment, and she almost cried again.
She had never imagined that the chocolate her second brother