Chapter 81 – What do you think

Guys next week chapter in advance as i will have my minors during next week.Emjoy(⌒‐⌒)

When Jian Mei returned, Lu Xingwang was holding two small ice cream cones.

Excitedly, he rushed over, holding the manga book. “Wow, what’s this?”

“Snack.” Lu Xingwang handed it to him. “Try it.”

Jian Mei, holding something in his hand, naturally took a bite from the ice cream cone still in Lu Xingwang’s hand. It was sweet and melted in his mouth, very delicious.

“Mmm…” He sighed in satisfaction. “So delicious.”

Lu Xingwang’s eyes darkened.

He was thinking whether to add another chef skilled in desserts to the palace. This child liked it.

After Jian Mei put away the manga book, he took the ice cream cone. With round eyes and a hint of a smile, he asked, “DaZhuang ge, aren’t you going to eat?”

Lu Xingwang didn’t like to eat these.

It was just that the vendor was vigorously promoting a buy-one-get-one-free deal, and that’s why he bought it. However, at this moment, under Jian Mei’s curious gaze, he inexplicably brought the ice cream cone to his mouth and took a bite.

Jian Mei asked him with anticipation, “Is it delicious?”

Lu Xingwang didn’t feel much about the sweetness in his mouth, but this child standing in front of him, with his bright smile and fair face, seemed to exude sweetness all over.

“Yeah.” The Crown Prince nodded. “Not bad.”

Jian Mei smiled very happily; after all, sharing such delicious food with someone else made it even more enjoyable.

However, he thought that since DaZhuang ge treated him to something, he should reciprocate the favor. On the way, Jian Mei ate something, and while passing various shops, he went in to select some things for friends to bring. Until he passed by a stationery store, he remembered that he also needed to buy stationery, so he went in.

When the shopkeeper saw them, he started recommending, “Hello, our shop sells newly launched stationery, the most popular ink pens that won’t stop flowing ink, with a lightweight feel…”

Jian Mei saw the rich variety of pens on the shelves, arranged in an orderly manner, even categorized by price. Having lived in the small town for a year, he had learned the habit of being frugal. Therefore, he usually didn’t look at new products but focused on the price. He only thought about buying when the price was right.

“This one.” Jian Mei pointed to a pen in the corner priced at 1 gold coin. “Get me this pen.”

The shopkeeper’s smile gradually froze. He didn’t expect this child to buy something so cheap. However, he couldn’t express anger on the spot, so he had to reluctantly take it with a slightly colder attitude.

Unexpectedly, Jian Mei returned to the shelf where new products were displayed and pointed to a black ink pen, saying, “Get another one of these.”

The price of this new product was 20 times that of the pen he had chosen earlier.

The shopkeeper’s eyes this time revealed clear disdain and disapproval. “This pen costs 20 gold coins.”

Lu Xingwang originally thought that Jian Mei should use better quality pens. Just as he was about to step forward to say he would pay, unexpectedly, Jian Mei readily agreed, showing a demeanor as if he didn’t care about money at all, completely different from before. “Sure, get one.”

Both the shopkeeper and Lu Xingwang raised their eyebrows in surprise.

Jian Mei quickly took out his savings card and swiped it. He usually used the money he had saved in Golden Town for his daily expenses. Although 20 gold coins might not be much for wealthy people, for Jian Mei, it was indeed a considerable sum.

After receiving the packaged bag, Jian Mei gave the bag containing the expensive pen to Lu Xingwang. “Here.”

Lu Xingwang looked at the bag pushed in front of him. The Crown Prince found himself feeling a bit at a loss for the first time. He whispered, “This is?”

“I bought it for you.” Jian Mei was full of anticipation. “So that you can use it when you write something later. When we entered the store, I noticed you always seemed to look at these pens.”

“…”

That was helping you choose.

Lu Xingwang looked at the shopping bag beside Jian Mei and asked, “Why did you buy this one for me?”

Jian Mei took the cheaper one and said, “Because I want to keep this one for myself. I only write homework with it. You usually have to do important things at work, so you should use a better one. I know the pen you usually use must be very good, so try to buy a better one. I don’t know if you can get used to this.”

Lu Xingwang fell silent.

His usual pen, not to mention being worth a thousand gold coins, was made by a specialized pen craftsman, and its preciousness couldn’t be compared to 20 gold coins.

But as he looked at Jian Mei, who was frugal enough to use a cheaper pen for himself and still spent all his money to buy a more expensive one for him, Lu Xingwang inexplicably felt a different emotion rising in his heart – warm, but not rejecting.

As Jian Mei continued speaking, he also realized what he had done. He shrank his hand and said softly, “Maybe this is still too cheap. Maybe you’re not used to it.”

Lu Xingwang took the things from his hand and said, “I can get used to it.”

“Wait a moment,” he said to Jian Mei.

Entering the store again, Lu Xingwang came out shortly after with another shopping bag, handing the white pen to Jian Mei. Jian Mei looked at Lu Xingwang with some surprise and instinctively said, “Why did you buy another one? And how can you use such a cheap pen?”

“If you can use it, so can I,” Lu Xingwang said indifferently. “Isn’t it all for writing?”

If it were known to the public that the Crown Prince used such a cheap pen, he might be laughed at.

Jian Mei pursed his lips, looked at Lu Xingwang with a hint of disapproval, and said softly, “But I, but I, but you and I are different. It’s okay for me to use a slightly worse one.”

The surrounding voices were buzzing, but Lu Xingwang looked down at him, his gaze calm and clear.

He said seriously, “There’s no difference.”

Jian Mei was taken aback.

The dignified Crown Prince bent down slightly and said to him, “In my heart, you are the same as me.”

Jian Mei widened his eyes slightly. Despite the lively streets around, he seemed to hear his own heartbeat in this bustling place.

“Don’t underestimate yourself,” Lu Xingwang’s voice was low and gentle. “You are important.”

…

That day, Jian Mei somewhat forgot what he had bought later. On the night they returned to the dormitory, he kept thinking about that sentence. He sat on his bed, hugging the pen bag, feeling a bit confused at first, but gradually, he seemed to have found something.

After coming to this world, he was greatly shocked by some of the views and rules here. With no family or friends, he had no one to rely on. Gradually, he could only learn to rely on himself, find ways to adapt to the environment and this world. Slowly, he also learned about the grievances and interests in this world, realizing the importance of seeing through oneself.

But on this day, the person at the top of the pyramid in this world personally stooped down and said to him, “You are important too.”

…

As if a button had been pressed, Jian Mei felt a relaxation he had never experienced before.

He wasn’t alone; he had someone to rely on. Even though he had never thought about using the identity of the honorary prince for anything, from this moment on, he had a renewed spiritual support.

However…

Jian Mei’s eyes emitted a determined light.

DaZhuang ge said he’s equally important, and in his heart, DaZhuang ge is equally important too. However, he doesn’t want DaZhuang ge to keep using a 1-coin pen for him. He also wants to study well, work hard, and buy more expensive pens for DaZhuang ge. That’s settled!

…

The next day

With ambitious goals, Jian Mei attended the SA class. Then he realized that the knowledge points taught here were really difficult!

Professor Hukan, standing at the front, was explaining how to better control one’s abilities. He placed a piece of wood on the table, saying, “Each of you tries to use your abilities with the wood without damaging it.”

Professor Hu Kan handed the wood to Nan Feng, saying, “You try.”

Nan Feng reached out, and vines and branches grew beautifully from the wood.

Hu Kan shook his head, “You still damaged the wood.”

Nan Feng scratched his head, “Professor, how should I do it?”

“In the past, I also taught His Royal Highness!” Professor Hukan said proudly. “At that time, even though His Royal Highness had powerful divine power, he liked to practice with wood, and he never damaged the wood. It’s using this extreme training method that made His Royal Highness so powerful and allowed him to become our outstanding heir. The difference between you and His Royal Highness lies here – no thinking, no awareness, and no motivation to progress!”

All students listened to the lecture.

Lu Xingwang, always with an air of divinity, had unquestionable strength and abilities. He has been mentioned by all parents since he was a child. When someone praises the prince, no child can refute it.

Professor Hukan criticized Jian Mei harshly, “Some people haven’t even figured out their divine powers by now, living a chaotic life every day without shame!”

Jian Mei: “…”

Feeling wronged, he pursed his lips and dared not speak.

Professor Hukan assigned homework: “Each of you, go back and practice with a piece of wood and write down your insights. I’ll collect them tomorrow.”

After class, everyone received a piece of wood.

Jian Mei felt very depressed about having to write reflections. He couldn’t practice divine power, so he couldn’t write any insights. However, if he didn’t submit the homework, Professor Hukan would definitely penalize him. After much thought, Jian Mei came up with a clever solution.

He pressed the buttons on the information terminal to make a call and dialed Lu Xingwang.

Soon, the Prince’s low and magnetic voice came from the other end, “Hello.”

“Yeah! It’s me.”

Jian Mei quickly described what the professor said and gently asked, “Can you tell me why you used wood at that time? Did you have any insights? This is for an assignment; Professor Hu Kan asked us to analyze your state of mind when we return and report it to him.”

…”

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Jian Mei hesitated, “Hello?”

“Yeah,” Lu Xingwang paused and spoke, “No particular insights.”

Jian Mei: “Huh?”

“I didn’t think much about it.” The Crown Prince’s tone was indifferent, “His class was too boring at the time, just killing time and playing around.”

“………”

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