strictlysupreme Chapter 205 Not Afraid
Chapter 205 Not Afraid
Jia Hu thought for a moment,
"I'm not afraid, then I don't remember anything."
A look of heartache flashed in Prime Minister Ji and Ji Mingxi's eyes. The child must have been frightened and that's why he doesn't remember.
Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua knew that Hu'er could swim now and had no lingering trauma, but they couldn't talk about it.
I understand now. Brother Ji is afraid, and Hu'er is also afraid. I'm using today's conversation as an excuse to talk to her and ease her fears.
The two were grateful for Brother Ji's thoughtfulness.
Prime Minister Ji patted Jia Hu's head.
"It's better if you don't remember. Remembering those things is useless. Hu'er is a little man, so he should be like this."
Jia Hu sensed Prime Minister Ji's gentleness, but he didn't know what Prime Minister Ji was imagining.
Jia Hu was still grateful; it seemed that all the elders he had encountered were very kind to him.
Jia Hu felt lucky, because he had witnessed Prime Minister Ji's commanding presence last night, and none of the ministers dared to refute him.
"Grandpa Ji, I'm fine. Don't worry about me. I can swim now. I can go down into this water without any fear."
Talking is no substitute for action. Jia Hu felt a little uncomfortable with everyone's concern and attention towards him.
In a moment of impulsiveness, Jia Hu immediately tried to take off his clothes and go into the water.
Prime Minister Ji grabbed him.
"You're so impulsive. It's early in the morning. You'll get sick if you go down there."
As he spoke, Prime Minister Ji couldn't help but tap Jia Hu on the head. Was this child smart or stupid? He was so smart yesterday, how come he suddenly became stupid today!
Jia Hu rubbed his forehead where he had been hit. It wasn't that he was uncomfortable, but when others looked at him like that, he couldn't help but act impulsively.
Prime Minister Ji:
"Alright, I didn't even use force. If you keep doing this, your grandfather—they'll think I knocked you stupid!"
His words drew laughter from everyone. Jia Daihua laughed and said:
"We know this has nothing to do with Brother Ji; it's our son's fault for being stupid!"
Jia Hu didn't want to pay attention to them anymore. He had just thought the elders were so kind, and now this was happening. How childish.
Prime Minister Ji:
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore."
Hu'er remembers, don't tell anyone that you can swim.
If anyone asks, just say you're not afraid.
Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua learned that Brother Ji was keeping a backup plan. This was a way to save their lives in a critical moment when others were unaware of it.
Jia Hu was a little confused. What was there to hide? Was his ability to swim a secret?
Ji Mingxi recalled the waterway behind him and understood his grandfather's intention.
Jia Zhen, also confused, asked:
"I can swim too, is that something I can't say?"
The three brothers, including the youngest, Jia Zhu, were all skilled in swimming; this was all suggested by the eldest brother.
My older brother said that they should all learn together.
When it was hot, sometimes it was their grandfathers and sometimes their fathers who would guide them, and they would learn by splashing around.
Prime Minister Ji smiled and said:
“Zhen’er, you can act like you’re not afraid, but remember that none of you can swim.”
Jia Daishan then understood Brother Ji's idea and disagreed with it.
“Brother Ji, we don’t want Hu’er to be in danger. Let’s take another approach.”
"This is not to use Hu'er as bait, but to gain an advantage by one move earlier."
This is just speculation, a possible method, and it's all just speculation at the moment.
"You can guard against thieves for a short time, but you can't guard against them forever. If you don't seize the opportunity to wipe them all out, when will you ever get another chance?"