After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Pearl immediately spotted her father coming out of the cabin. "Little Daddy!"

Lin Nian asked in confusion, "Hmm?"

Pearl said, "Daddy's coming!"

Lin Nian turned around and saw that Yin Cheng had walked up behind him at some point.

"Is everything cleaned up?" Lin Nian asked.

Yin Cheng said, "Don't worry, even if Pearl hugs me and gnaws on the corner of the table, it's fine."

Lin Nian glared at him, "You're the one who's chewing on the corner of the table."

Although they booked a superior room, the boatman didn't do a very good job of tidying it up. They decided to tidy it up themselves so that they could be more comfortable for the next two weeks.

"Pearl, come to Daddy for a hug." Yin Cheng took his son from Lin Nian's arms. "You three play, I'll take Pearl to the observation deck for a look."

When Pearl boarded the ship, she was still thinking about going to the observation deck. Lin Nian didn't suspect anything and said, "Go ahead, but keep an eye on Pearl and make sure she doesn't fall."

"rest assured."

Yin Cheng held his son, who had a round face, and seeing that Lin Nian hadn't noticed them, the father and son exchanged a knowing smile.

Pearl, her cheeks flushed, pointed at the small vendors on the deck and said, "Daddy."

Yin Cheng pinched the little round face, "What do you want to eat?"

Pearl answered without hesitation, "Gao Gao!"

Which one?

There were quite a few people doing business on the deck, selling fresh fruits, pastries, and even sunflower seeds and peanuts.

Pearl carefully selected the items, but wasn't greedy, and only ordered one piece of purple rice cake.

While Lin Nian wasn't paying attention, Yin Cheng carried his son to the other side of the deck. Taking advantage of the crowd on the deck, he quickly bought the purple rice cake that Pearl had chosen and slipped into the cabin.

This merchant ship was similar to the ferries of later times. In addition to having cabins, it also sold food and groceries in the cabins, and even boys' skirts and cosmetics.

Yin Cheng was amazed to discover that water transport had actually developed into commerce.

Pearl held the purple rice cake and chewed and chewed, but found that she couldn't finish it, so she stuffed the rest into her father's mouth.

As Yin Cheng swallowed the purple rice cake, he thought: Pearl's cleverness is quite like his wife's.

Pearl suddenly jolted, "Oh dear!"

"What's wrong?"

Pearl grabbed his father's collar, leaning his whole little body outwards, clearly excited about what he had just seen.

"Be careful." Yin Cheng helped his son sit up straight. Although there wouldn't be any big waves on the river, it was still easy to fall over if you weren't careful.

Pearl's clear voice rang out as she pointed to the back of a young man and said, "It's my brother!"

"Huh?" Yin Cheng looked in the direction Pearl was pointing and saw a boy of about ten years old wearing a scholar's robe.

Yin Cheng wondered, "Why is that elementary school student from the second son's family here?"

"Daddy, put me down," Pearl said. "I want to go play with my brother."

The boat was sailing relatively smoothly at this point. Yin Cheng put Pearl down and said, "Be careful, go on."

Pearl ran up to him, grabbed the young man's sleeve, and called out sweetly, "Brother Zhishan!"

Lin Zhishan turned around and was pleasantly surprised. "Pearls?"

Pearl smiled and her eyes crinkled into a cute, obedient smile.

Lin Zhishan patted Pearl's head, then looked behind Pearl and saw Yin Cheng looking at him.

He quickly suppressed his smile, respectfully cupped his hands to Yin Cheng, and said, "Uncle."

Not seeing Lin Er and his wife around, Yin Cheng asked suspiciously, "Are you alone?"

Lin Zhishan quickly waved his hand, "No, no, my father and stepfather are here too." He paused, "Their room is in Room 1 of the Heavenly Class."

"Oh, we're at number nine in the 'Heaven' section. Your uncle said nine is a lucky number," Yin Cheng asked. "Where are you headed?"

Long before they left Beijing, Lin Nian had made a special trip back to her father's home, but she hadn't heard that Lin Er and the others were going on a long trip.

Yin Cheng was quite surprised to suddenly see this.

Lin Si did not tell the Lin family about his relationship with Lan Shu, and Lin Er probably did not know about it either, so this trip could not have been for that reason.

After thinking it over, I guess it's just a coincidence.

Lin Zhishan said, "In reply to Uncle, my father found me a great Confucian scholar, and I am going to Ningzhou to study under him."

Oh, so he went to another city to find a famous tutor. Yin Cheng expressed his understanding.

Pearl saw that he was carrying a string of bamboo tubes and curiously reached out to poke them.

Seeing this, Lin Zhishan quickly said, "This is fruit juice and pearls. What flavor would you like to drink?"

After he finished speaking, he opened each bamboo tube to let the pearls choose.

Pearl smelled each one, then pointed to one of them, "This one!"

Lin Zhishan handed the bamboo tube to Zhenzhu and took out a packet of sesame brittle from the cloth bag at his waist.

Pearl happily put the sesame brittle into his little pouch. Although he could only eat a small piece of brittle each day now, it didn't stop him from being happy.

The bamboo tube was polished very smooth so it wouldn't scratch her mouth, and Pearl ate gurgling ...

He drank the only mulberry juice, and his cheeks turned black.

Fortunately, it was mulberry juice diluted with honey, so the staining wasn't too severe.

Despite this, Lin Zhishan quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her younger brother's face.

Pearl obediently tilted her head back and remained motionless, "Brother Zhishan~"

Lin Zhishan responded patiently.

Pearl tugged at her brother's clothes, wanting him to play with her, but was too shy to say so.

The elderly father immediately understood, "Could you watch over Pearl for me for a while? I'll pick him up tonight."

Pearl looked at her brother expectantly.

Lin Zhishan took Pearl's chubby little hand in his, "Uncle, don't worry, I will take good care of Pearl."

Pearl was overjoyed, skipping and jumping as she held her brother's hand, "Is Second Uncle here?"

"exist."

"Where is my second uncle?"

"exist."

Pearl kept chattering away, and Lin Zhishan answered patiently, not giving him any perfunctory answers just because Pearl was still young.

Yin Cheng escorted the two children into their room before turning to look for Lin Nian.

He had never understood why Lin Nian was so careful in protecting Zhenzhu's family ties.

He didn't understand what was so important about maintaining this relationship. He and his brother didn't need these roundabout ways; they were straightforward and didn't need to guess each other's thoughts.

Seeing how well Lin Zhishan treats Zhenzhu today, I can understand her better now.

On the other side, Lin Zhishan led her younger brother to their fathers' room.

Firstly, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to take good care of Pearl by himself, and secondly, his stepfather also liked Pearl very much, and every time they met, he wished he could steal Pearl home.

Xia Ying was waiting for her son to bring back the fruit juice, but while the fruit juice did arrive, he also brought back Little Pearl!

"Pearl!" Xia Ying immediately snatched the pearl from her son's hand. "Sweetie, come here and give me a kiss from your uncle."

Pearl nestled against her round face, looking incredibly graceful.

Let's kiss.

Lin Er was utterly shocked. "When did you steal the pearl?"

Lin Zhishan said, "I just ran into my uncle. Pearl came out with him."

It's good that they didn't steal the pearl. Just a moment ago, Lin Er was so terrified that he even thought of his last words.