Little Sizi came to my house and became the family's darling, and Li Shimin got anxious.

Two days later, in the Great Tang Dynasty, at the Lizheng Hall.

Li Yuan sat upright at his desk, toying with a transparent glass cup in his hand. This was a little toy that Li Shimin had brought back from the modern world a few days ago to amuse him.

But the novelty wore off quickly. After playing with the cup for a while, he put it down on the table and frowned.

"Second Brother, when exactly is that girl coming?"

Li Shimin was sitting to one side reviewing memorials. "Father, it's only past 11 AM, what's the rush?"

Li Yuan glared. "The sun is high in the sky! Shouldn't young people be up at the crack of dawn? How can you be so lazy?"

Li Shimin reluctantly put down his vermilion brush and patiently explained, "Father, Xiao Xun's situation is different from ours. She usually goes to bed late and gets up late, so it's still early for her right now."

Li Yuan snorted, saying nothing, but his gaze unconsciously drifted towards the palace entrance.

These past two days, though he didn't say it aloud, his heart was restless, as he thought about going to the afterlife day and night.

This old man has suffered and struggled his whole life. Now that he finally has hope, how can he wait any longer?

Seeing this, Empress Zhangsun gently advised, "Father, don't be anxious. Young people are still growing, so it's understandable that they like to sleep in. We'll be there soon."

"Grandpa, I've come to pick you up!"

The people in the hall had been warned by Empress Zhangsun in advance and knew that such an unusual phenomenon would occur, so they were not alarmed.

Upon seeing the two, Li Yuan was both surprised and delighted, and feigned reproach, saying:

"You silly girl, you said you'd pick me up in two days, what time is it now? I thought you'd forgotten about this old man!"

Li Yinxun smiled and put the little princess down, repeatedly reassuring her, "How could I, Grandpa? I would never forget."

The little princess ran to Li Yuan's legs and whined, "Grandpa, don't be angry. We overslept, hehe."

Li Yuan bent down and picked up the little girl, saying happily, "Alright, alright, don't be angry, it's good that you're here."

Li Yinxun: "Grandpa, the world after this is completely different from the Tang Dynasty. There are no emperors there, and everyone is equal. When we get there, we must not act like royalty, otherwise we will easily cause trouble."

Li Yuan laughed loudly and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, don't worry, this old man understands."

After Li Chengqian arrived, everyone disappeared into the Lizheng Hall in an instant.

……

When their attention refocused, they found themselves standing in the courtyard of a spacious and bright detached villa.

Li Yuan and Li Chengqian were both stunned.

Li Yuan opened his mouth, and after a long while, he murmured, "This... is the future?"

Li Lizhi smiled and confirmed, "Yes, Grandpa, we'll be living here from now on."

Li Yuan slowly stepped into the room, finally managing to utter only one sentence:

"Open and generous, fucking open and generous."

Li Chengqian pointed at the screen, his face full of confusion: "Why can people be seen inside this thing? Could someone be trapped inside?"

The little princess chuckled, took Li Yuan's hand, led him to the soft sofa and pressed him down to sit. She then patted the seat next to her and beckoned Li Chengqian to sit down.

"Brother, come quick, that's the TV."

As soon as Li Yuan sat down on the sofa, the soft touch felt like an invisible hand, slowly easing the stiffness and soreness throughout his body.

"This chair... is truly a marvel..."

Li Yinxun walked over with a smile and asked, "Grandpa, are you satisfied with the future?"

Li Yuan feigned indifference and snorted, "I haven't traveled around yet, so it's inconvenient to make judgments lightly."

As he spoke, he stretched and leaned back on the sofa with increasing laziness, no longer wanting to move.

In fact, Li Yuan's mindset had already undergone a complete transformation since he met Li Yinxun.

He used to be filled with resentment, both for the past and for the desolation of his later years.

Now, he has gradually let go of it.

Life is too short to make things harder on yourself.

"By the way," Li Yinxun glanced at the blazing sun outside the window and waved her hand, "It's too hot outside, so we won't go out today. There's plenty of time in the future, no need to rush."

Everyone agreed.

Just then, the little princess suddenly remembered something, jumped off the sofa, and grabbed Li Chengqian's hand.

"Big brother, big brother, I'll take you out to play."

Li Chengqian followed with a puzzled look, while Li Yuan followed leisurely behind.

The group arrived at the entrance, where a claw machine and a gashapon machine were placed.

The little princess skillfully opened the storage cabinet next to her, took out a handful of game coins, gave five coins each to Chengyang and Li Chengqian, and kept five coins for herself.

Then he patted his chest, looking every bit the part of a little teacher.

"Brother, let's take a look at the nest operation first."

The little princess inserted a coin into the coin slot, and the indicator light on the mechanical claw lit up.

The little princess immediately stopped smiling and stared intently at the brown puppy doll inside.

She moved the joystick left and right, and the mechanical claw slowly moved, aiming at the target.

"Snapped!"

The little hand slammed the button.

The mechanical claw landed steadily, its three claws retracting to precisely grasp the dog plush toy's body and slowly lift it up.

"We caught them! We caught them!" Chengyang exclaimed first.

The mechanical claw wobbled as it moved toward the exit, released, and the puppy doll fell into the retrieval slot.

The little princess used her head to open the barrier, grabbed the puppy, and jumped for joy.

"I caught him!"

Chengyang clapped his hands and praised, "Sizi is amazing!"

Li Chengqian praised, "My little sister is truly remarkable."

After being praised like that, the little princess smiled, showing all her teeth, and her little nose almost reached the sky with pride.

She tucked the puppy toy into Chengyang's arms, then moved aside and waved to Li Chengqian.

"Brother, please explain."

Li Chengqian imitated the little princess, inserting a coin, shaking the joystick, aiming, and pressing the button.

The mechanical claw descended, but grasped nothing.

Five attempts, all unsuccessful.

Li Chengqian's cheeks were flushed. He had clearly followed his younger sister's steps, so why was it still not working?

Chengyang suppressed a laugh and comforted him, "Brother, don't be discouraged, this depends on luck..."

Li Yuan suddenly pushed Li Chengqian aside, saying, "Make way, make way, let this old man have his way."

He took a coin out of the locker and put it into the coin slot.

Li Yuan gripped the joystick, calmly swayed it left and right, and squinted to aim at an orange kitten plush toy.

Caught!

The little princess exclaimed excitedly, "Grandpa is so amazing!"

Li Yuan bent down, took out the kitten plush toy, weighed it in his hand, and nodded in satisfaction.

Looking at Li Chengqian, whose face was full of embarrassment, she slowly raised her chin and gave a haughty hum.

"Chengqian."

"Grandson...is here."

Li Yuan: "Look at you, you're not as good as the old or the young. You can't even beat an old man or a little girl when it comes to playing claw machines. You're not a good Crown Prince... tsk tsk tsk."

Li Yinxun happened to hear this and raised an eyebrow.

She had the claw machine programmed the day she bought it, setting it to a "guaranteed win if you don't win out of five possibilities" mode.

Li Yuan, that old man, just happened to get stuck on the sixth attempt.