Chapter 27: The Unappetizing Radish

After chatting with Ah Ling for a while, she sensed her Eldest Maternal Aunt coming in.

Xiaosuisui quickly regained consciousness, opened her eyes, and exclaimed, "Eldest Aunt!"

Her voice was sweet and childish, making her sound soft and cute, especially when she rubbed her eyes with her little hand.

"You’re awake. Your Eldest Maternal Uncle said it’s time for you to get up and study."

Xiaosuisui blinked. Last night, her Eldest Maternal Uncle had said that from now on, she had to spend at least four hours studying with him every day! Only when she knew many, many characters could she study the books with pictures of handsome uncles and beautiful aunties without their clothes on!

"Okay!" Xiaosuisui chirped. She tumbled on the bed with a roll, then quickly got dressed.

Wang Dongxue reached out to help her, but the little girl quickly said, "Suisui can get dressed by herself! Suisui will do it!"

As Wang Dongxue led the little girl out of the room, they heard her Second Maternal Uncle’s anguished cries coming from the kitchen!

"Mother! You can’t do this to me! I’m your own son! This is a King Ginseng that’s thousands of years old. Suisui is still so young; she won’t be able to handle eating a ginseng of such an advanced age!"

"That’s none of your concern. There’s nothing my little treasure can’t eat."

Old Madam Ji remained perfectly calm, ignoring Ji Youran as she prepared breakfast with Zhu Xiuxiu.

Zhu Xiuxiu occasionally shot Ji Youran a provocative glance.

Her look seemed to say, ’Aren’t you the lucky one? If you’re so capable, why don’t you show off that good luck now and get the King Ginseng back from Mother!’

Ji Youran ground his teeth in anger.

It’s all that airheaded Third Sister-in-law’s fault! If it weren’t for her, how would my ultimate treasure have fallen into Mother’s hands?

"Mother! Are you really going to feed that King Ginseng to Suisui today?"

Old Madam Ji didn’t even lift her head. "Yes!"

"SOB... Am I still your biological son or not?"

"Now that I have my little treasure, you don’t need to be my biological son anymore."

The stinging words left Ji Youran utterly dumbfounded. He looked up at the sky.

Heaven is so unfair!

Xiaosuisui was still too young to understand what they were arguing about.

Hopping and skipping, she ran into the kitchen. "Grandma... Ooh, a big radish!"

Seeing the big radish, the little girl didn’t think twice. She picked it up and, with a CHOMP, took a huge bite!

Everyone in the kitchen... was stunned speechless.

CHEW, CHEW. The little girl’s brow furrowed tightly.

Why does this radish taste so weird?

She chewed and chewed until her jaw ached before she finally managed to grind down the piece of "radish" and swallow it.

Then she put the "radish" back. Her teeth were sore...

Ji Youran felt like his heart was bleeding. Overcome with furious despair, he roared, "AHH... My gin—"

"You shut your mouth!" Old Madam Ji kicked him. "Useless thing!"

"Fourth Son, take this good-for-nothing and throw him in his room to face the wall and reflect! Don’t let him out until he has properly repented!"

What?!

Ji Youran’s mind went blank.

Is this some kind of mistake? Clearly, it was *my* precious treasure that the ignorant little girl ate! Why am *I* the one being punished?

Ji Youbo was very obedient. He grabbed Ji Youran and tossed him into his room to face the wall and reflect.

Xiaosuisui had no idea that her bite of the "radish" had caused her Second Maternal Uncle to be locked in his room for three whole days and nights, forbidden to step out.

At that moment, she just felt incredibly comfortable!

The "radish" might have been a bit tough and woody to chew, but after eating it, she felt something rapidly coursing through her entire body!

The other members of the Ji Family were unaware of her transformation, but Ah Ling, inside the bell, was so furious she wanted to devour her master!

DAMN IT! That was a thousand-year-old Ginseng Spirit, just one step away from achieving true sentience, and you just took a bite out of it! Do you have any idea what you’ve done? Your bite has reverted that precious, rare treasure—an item that was on the verge of breaking through the natural world’s shackles and achieving spiritual cultivation—back to its original, mundane form!