Lan Yi was afraid that Little Grape might say the wrong thing in front of Jin Xiaoxi, so she tried to persuade the little prince.
âYou shouldnât say that, you know,â Lan Yi said. âIf Auntie Xiaoxi hears it, she will get angry.â
âOkay...â the little prince pouted and turned to look at the dark little boy in the kitchen.
Hurt by the little princeâs words, Xiao Tieniu ran to hug his motherâs legs.
âWhatâs wrong? Did you meet the prince?â Jing Xi asked.
âYes...â Xiao Tieniu nodded.
âDid you say hello?â
âNo...â
âWhy?â
âBecause he laughed at my name and my color...â
Xiao Tieniu wanted to go home.
Jing Xi could feel the heartbreak in the little boy. He was just as fragile as the little prince.
She then put down her spatula and kneeled down.
âI think your name is pretty, you know,â Jing Xi said, comforting him. âYou are dark because you were born during the night when the moon hangs in the sky. The prince is light because he was born in the morning when the sun is high. Tell me, whatâs the responsibility of the moon?â
âTo protect the night,â Xiao Tieniu replied.
âAnd the sun?â
âTo protect the day.â
âSee, do you get it now? You donât have to compare yourself to the prince because you two were meant to protect different things. Do you remember what I told you? Whatâs the most important thing about being a human?â
âDonât think of how others look at you.â
âThatâs right. You should try to be someone you are proud of, yourself.â
Xiao Tieniu felt better after hearing Jing Xiâs words. Lan Yi listened to the whole conversation and it surprised her.
Even though Jin Xiaoxi did not have an excellent educational background, her tolerance and generosity as a human far exceeded others.
Jin Xiaoxiâs way of teaching would benefit a childâs growth a lot.
If Jin Xiaoxi were to stay by the little princeâs side, she might be able to change his attitude.
Jing Xi finished preparing breakfast and brought it out with Xiao Tieniu to officially introduce the two children.
Little Grape stared at Jing Xi holding Xiao Tieniuâs hand, and his heart was filled with jealousy.
He hated the fact that Xiao Tieniu had such a great mother.
âLittle Prince, let me introduce my son to you, Niuniu,â Jing Xi said. âNiuniu, this is the prince. You can call him âlittle prince.ââ
âHi, little prince,â Xiao Tieniu greeted with a nod.
âYou should greet him back, too,â Lan Yi urged the little prince.
But the little prince just stared at Niuniu, not entirely excited about the whole making a new friend thing.
Whenever the little prince thought that Auntie Xiaoxi did not belong to him alone, it would make him go crazy.
He did not want to share his Auntie Xiaoxi.