Chapter 181 “Grandpa, don’t you think eating so much salt is too salty?”
“Little one, you should drink less milk tea, it’s not good for your health,” the elderly man said earnestly.
This old man, named Zhu Guangyao, was an old friend of Ouyang Peng. He enjoyed fine food and tea.
“Not really! My dad says that milk tea from outside is bad because the milk and sugar are not good,” said the little girl, Lu Xiyao, as she sat obediently and explained logically.
“Oh?”
Zhu Guangyao raised his eyebrows. In his mind, sugar was something to avoid, and milk tea was certainly off-limits due to its negative effects on health.
Lu Xiyao continued, “The milk tea I drink is made by my dad, using fresh milk and good sugar.”
Zhu Guangyao became intrigued and turned to Lu Xiyao, asking, “Little one, what is good sugar?”
“My dad says natural sugars like cane sugar and malt sugar are good. Drinking cane sugar water can even make you lose weight and be healthier!” she said. “Cane sugar also protects your teeth from cavities!”
Zhu Guangyao shook his head, feeling that what she said was not quite right.
“Little one, your dad is mistaken. Sugar can’t protect your teeth!”
Several tea ceremony ladies and two other elderly people watched this conversation with interest. It was amusing to see an argument between the old man and the little girl. When the old man said her father was wrong, Lu Xiyao immediately became upset and raised her voice a bit.
“My dad is always right, Grandpa, you just don’t understand!” She said proudly.
“Heh, I don’t understand?” Zhu Guangyao chuckled. “I’ve eaten more salt than your dad has eaten meals!”
Listening to how the little girl kept saying “my dad says,” Zhu Guangyao felt that sometimes, young parents lead their children down the wrong path and needed to correct it promptly.
The tea ladies and the elderly men had never heard of sugar protecting teeth, and they were a bit confused by the child’s statements.
Lu Xiyao tilted her head in confusion.
“Grandpa, don’t you think eating so much salt isn’t salty?”
Everyone laughed at her innocent remark. Zhu Guangyao was stunned. This little girl was really too cute.
“What I mean is, I’ve seen and experienced much more than your dad. But children should eat less sugar, okay?”
“I only listen to my dad, not you! Hmph!”
Lu Xiyao proudly raised her little head.
Zhu Guangyao, seeing that the little girl was so attached to her father, helplessly shook his head. One of the elderly men, who had been fiddling with his phone, suddenly spoke.
“Old Zhu, I asked Old Sui, and he really said that cane sugar is good for health!”
He showed Zhu Guangyao the chat on his phone. Zhu Guangyao looked at the screen in surprise.
“Old Sui? You asked him about this small matter?”
“Old Sui likes to teach those who want to learn,” the elderly man replied. “He said that cane sugar and malt sugar are good for health. He gave some examples.”
“He said that in addition to sweetening food, cane sugar can also be used as an external medicine. For example, when diabetic patients have foot ulcers, applying powdered cane sugar can disinfect and help heal the wound, preventing amputation.”
“He also mentioned that drinking cane sugar water before bed can prevent leg cramps, and that cane sugar is alkaline, which helps prevent cancer.”
“Moreover, cane sugar can protect teeth from decay, unlike artificial white sugar, which does the opposite by damaging teeth and contributing to stomach and pancreatic cancers.”
After listening to the voice message from Old Sui, Zhu Guangyao was silent. The tea ceremony ladies were also surprised, their mouths wide open. They had never heard that cane sugar could protect teeth and even had cancer-preventing properties!
Zhu Guangyao hadn’t expected that after trying to act wise in front of a little girl, he’d end up being proven wrong. His face flushed a little.
He looked up and saw that the little girl had already gone back to watching cartoons on her tablet.
Zhu Guangyao was surprised.
“Your dad made this tea?”
“Of course! My dad is amazing, isn’t he?” The little girl said with a proud smile.
Zhu Guangyao, now very curious about the little girl’s father, asked, “Where is your dad?”
“He’s working,” the little girl answered.
“And your mom?”
“She’s busy too.”
“So, you’re waiting for them here?”
“Mm!”
She nodded and went back to watching cartoons.
“Such a good little girl!”
Zhu Guangyao said as he took another sip of tea. Soon, Ouyang Peng arrived.
“Ha-ha, sorry, everyone, we’re a bit busy with guests!”
“Don’t be polite, come, sit down and have some tea,” Zhu Guangyao pulled a chair for him.
“Ouyang, you’re still treating me like this?” Ouyang Peng laughed as he sat down, taking a sip of tea. His eyes lit up.
“Osmanthus Oolong? What a great tea! It’s delicious!”
“See, I told you it’s great,” Zhu Guangyao said and smiled.
Ouyang Peng turned to the tea lady.
“This tea is really good. Brew a few more pots to treat the guests!”
Ouyang Peng hadn’t realized that there was such good tea at Wangjing No. 1, which he had never noticed before.
“Ouyang, this tea isn’t brewed by us, it’s brewed by this little girl’s dad,” the tea lady replied.
Ouyang Peng froze for a moment, then looked over. He had only just noticed that the little girl, Lu Xiyao, was sitting quietly, watching cartoons on her tablet.