The conversation between the two children fell silent for a while.
Lu Nuonuo, thinking of the task her mom assigned to her, feigned disappointment and said, "Yeah, my step-dad is really poor."
Then she turned with a smile, looking enviously at Shen Congliang's daughter, and praised, "Miaomiao, your dad is so amazing. Has he bought you those little stones in red, pink, and blue?"
"My uncle said these little stones can be exchanged for lots and lots of candies."
Little stones can be exchanged for candies?
Driven by curiosity, Shen Congliang's daughter asked what kind of little stones they were. Lu Nuonuo quickly took off her necklace and pointed to the ruby in the center, saying, "This kind, has your dad bought any for you and your mom?"
The girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, then continued, "He hasn't bought any for me and mom, but I saw him give one to my aunt, though hers was not as big as this little stone of yours."