Chapter : 10
"Dress For Me..?"
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"Xiao Tian, you are back…?"
Just as Qing Tian was talking to his brother Lan, when Song Yan opened the door and came into the courtyard, holding food in her hand.
And brother Lan dissappeared in the void.
"Aunt… yeah, I just came back." Qing Tian smiled, took the food from Song Yan's hands, and said.
"How was the competition? Did you defeat anyone?"
By the side of the lake, they sat together, as usual.
Song Yan gently fed him food as she asked.
"Uhh… I defeated Qing Zhan, the one who used to bully me. I beat him. But after that, I faced someone who had already reached the Extreme Realm, so I was defeated. But Aunt, don't worry, from next year, no one will be my opponent, not even my brother under the age of ten." He lifted his head and looked into the Song Yan's eyes with an happy expression.
Song Yan heard and saw the determination in his gaze, she smiled slightly.
With her other hand, she pulled him into her arm and hugged him, speaking seriously, but also encouraging him.
"I don't know how you will do it Xiao Tian, but aunt always believes in you. However, you have to remember this, never be too high profile. It will bring too much trouble for you, okay?"
"Hmm… I understand… understand." He nodded while chewing his food.
"One more thing. I don't know whether your talent has recovered or if some treasure is helping you. But remember to hide it, because once they find out, some people will definitely take action against you and try to steal it."
"Hmmm…"
"Look at me…!" She glared at him angrily, when she saw, he was not paying attention to her.
"Yes… yes… Aunt, I understand. Anyway, I don't have any treasure. The only thing that I have is my belief on myself and will. If I want, I can do it, and there is no force in this world that can stop me to do what I want, not even the heavens themselves." Noticing his aunt's anger, he spoke seriously.
"Good. Let's eat."
A few days passed.
The winner of the under-ten division was, unsurprisingly, Qing Long, he won very dominantly. As for the older youths, the result ended in a tie between two contestants.
In the Market
The figure were walking the market, they were Qing Tian and Song Yan.
"Aunt, why did we come here to the market? Do you need to buy something?"
Holding Song Yan's hand, Qing Tian walked through a bustling marketplace far away from the Qing Clan.
"Huh… do you remember I told you I saw a dress for you?" Song Yan asked as they walked.
"Dress for me…? Uhh… yeah, yeah, I remember. You told me you would buy me a dress for my next birthday." He looked up at Song Yan and nodded.
"Yes. For your next birthday, I was saving money. But for some reasons, this time Aunt won't be able to accompany you on your birthday. So, I decided to buy the gift for my Xiao Tian right now." She replied softly.
"Aunt, are you going somewhere…?" After hearing her words, Qing Tian felt a little sad. Every birthday he could remember had always been celebrated with her. This time, she would not be there.
"Huh… Xiao Tian, don't be sad. I have to go home, and there are some matters related to my father's family." She shook her head.
"Ohh… don't worry, Xiao Tian."
"Okay…"
Hand in hand, they soon arrived at a clothing shop where many dresses were displayed.
As they entered, an attendant approached them politely.
"How can I help you, miss?" She bowed respectfully.
"Show me some good clothes for him." Song Yan asked the maid to bring outfits for Qing Tian.
"Anyway, Qing Tian, which color do you prefer?" She suddenly turned back to ask him.
"Color…? Hmmm… just a mixture of black and silver. That will be much better." Thinking for a moment, Qing Tian replied.
After hearing the opinion of Qing Tian, the attendant turned and left.
"Aunt, you said that you will buy the dress here, but why did you ask the color of the dress to me?" He tilted his head in confusion and raised a question.
"Huh...you are doubting your aunt, little boy?" She pinched his white cute cheeks gently and said.
"No...No...how could I doubt my aunt."
Giggle...
"You brat...this store will let you see the design of the dress first with the fabric of dress, then they will start to make the dress according to the customer. And this is the reason I asked, in which color you want." She knocked the head of Qing Tian with her two fingers.
"Wait until she brings the design for us, let's see if you find anything interesting in the shop." She pulled him and went deeper inside the store.
"Yeah...hoo." Qing Tian was not like a calm boy who gave the feeling that he is detached from the world when he was in the clan. However, right now, his curiosity and nature of a ten-year-old boy were finally revealed.
Walking in the store, both of them looked at accessories for each other and happily enjoyed the time they rarely had.
While walking, the eyes of the Qing Tian falls on a very eye catching handkerchief.
"Aunt, look at this handkerchief, with your temperament it will suit the best." He walked toward the place where the handkerchiefs were, pointed at it, and said.
"Xiao Tian, that is too expensive, aunt can't buy it for herself. Why don't we buy something else? And not to mention, I still have to buy the dress for you." Song Yan saw the price of the handkerchief and immediately backed off.
"Hmmph...don't worry aunt, this handkerchief is from my side. I have also brought the money that I have saved over the years." He pouted and replied.
"No!" A direct refusal.
"Aunt, don't worry, I have money, see." He handed the storage ring to her hand and said.
She didn't look at the storage ring even once, but her eyes were fixed on the face of the little boy.
Seeing her like this, Qing Tian knew what to do now.
"Woo...woo...even aunt doesn't care about me. How will I live now? Aunt isn't even accepting the gift I want to buy...!
Woo...wooo!
Alas..."
"You brat...okay, just buy it for me...!" She couldn't help but feel helpless at the drama of Qing Tian, and in the end, she had to accept it.
"Yeah...aunt finally accepted. I can also gift my aunt." He started to shake her hand and picked up the handkerchief.
Seeing him like this, she knew that this little boy was blackmailing her, but the emotions hidden for her couldn't be false.
She couldn't help but feel sad for Qing Tian. What had he done, to get parents like them, who didn't even care? And not only for Qing Tian, but also for the parents and herself.
How lucky the parents of Qing Tian were, to have a child like this, yet they cast him aside. And how lucky she, Song Yan herself, was, that she could fulfill the motherly love again to a child who had once lost it.
Thinking of this, a smile was formed on her beautiful face and then walked towards the handkerchief with Qing Tian.
In the end, they collected the silk handkerchief, which was priced at one hundred low-grade spirit stones.
That was her salary of a month in the clan.
After seeing nothing else was good, they both came into the reception area and saw the attendant had already come with the design in her hand, and there was a booklet.
Song Yan took the booklet from the attendant's hand and searched the designs for him.
As she was looking at the booklet, suddenly in the middle of that, a small head came between her and the booklet.
Song Yan was being irritated again and again by Qing Tian, with his mischief.
She grabbed his ear with her left hand and twisted it hard, making him scream.
"Aaahhh...aunt let me go...., I won't do it again, I promise." Although there was no pain, the action has been done for show.
In the end, she let his ear go.
Then, Song Yan pulled his hand toward her and let him sit beside her.
"See here. And look, which design you like."
"Aunt, let me take a look." He again dropped his head inside the book, blocking the sight of Song Yan.
But this time, she didn't say anything, just let him look.
After finally looking for a long time, he placed his finger and raised his head.
"Aunt, look at this, will this be good for me..?" he asked, doubtfully.
Song Yan looked at the attendant and said.
"Make this dress of the size of the boy and also add the gold and silver stream on the boderline of the dress."
"Yes, Miss. According to your request, this dress will be completed in a week."
"Please give the address of your, our store will deliver the dress at your home." Attendant handed a note to the Song Yan and told her to write the address of their."
When Song Yan wrote the name of the clan on the paper.
The attendant was shocked for a second.
This...?
[End of the chapter.]