Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Lin Shutong’s Flowery Classroom_1

On the other side, Lin Yaoshi’s granddaughter, Lin Shutong, took Little Tongtong into the vast expanse of the Sun Family’s estate to play.

Lin Shutong, who had just been embarrassed by Xu Fan, felt her face still hot. She didn’t want to lose face in front of him, so she quietly left the room and entered the grand estate of the Sun Family.

Tongtong then jumped out of her arms, running joyfully with her little legs and still holding Lin Shutong’s hand, her big eyes filled with curiosity towards the various vibrant plants in the yard.

“Sister, sister, look, there’s a butterfly on that flower,” Little Tongtong said in amazement, pointing at a butterfly fluttering up and down on a flower.

“Wow, it really is beautiful. Although our Lin Family’s home is big, we don’t have an estate as large as the Sun Family’s. They have planted so many flowers; I’m so envious,” Lin Shutong admitted, her eyes revealing a sense of envy as she looked at the flowers and plants blanketing the estate.

“Sister, sister, Tongtong is going to catch the butterfly.”

After saying that, Tongtong let go of Lin Shutong’s hand and ran toward the flowerbeds. She stood on tiptoe, trying to catch the butterfly that was fluttering above her, but unfortunately, she was too short even to reach the flowers, let alone the butterfly among them.

“Wuu, sister, the butterfly doesn’t want to play with me. Tongtong can’t catch the butterfly… I’m so sad…” Tongtong pouted beside the flowerbed, her little face looking upset.

Lin Shutong wanted to help Tongtong catch the vibrant butterfly, but seeing how nimbly it flew, she realized she didn’t have a way to catch it.

She used to chase butterflies with a net in the fields when she was younger, but that was more than a decade ago. Now, where would she find a net for catching insects?

Seeing that catching the butterfly was a lost cause, Lin Shutong quickly used her wit and walked over to Tongtong, taking her little hand and said, “Butterflies are living things, Tongtong. If you catch it, you might easily break its wings, and then the beautiful butterfly won’t look nice anymore, and it wouldn’t be able to fly.”

“Ah, then Tongtong won’t catch the butterfly. Let it dance in these flowers,” Tongtong said innocently, pouting.

“Even though we can’t catch the butterfly, sister can introduce you to the flowers in the garden. Do you recognize the flowers here?” Lin Shutong teased, speaking mysteriously to Tongtong.

Because Lin Yaoshi was involved in medicine and medicinal materials, Lin Shutong had been exposed to many plants at home from a young age. She had read medical books like “Shennong Bai Cao Jing” and “Ben Cao Gang Mu” countless times and was very familiar with many flowers and plants.

Many of the flowers in the garden had medicinal properties. Lin Shutong could identify them at a glance. Although she wasn’t good at catching butterflies, she was quite skilled at introducing the garden’s flowers.

“Yes, yes, sister, teach me about the flowers,” said Tongtong, nodding her cute little head earnestly at Lin Shutong.

“All right, haha, then I’ll take Little Tongtong to meet the first flower,” Lin Shutong nodded, took Tongtong’s little hand, and walked to the front of the flowerbed, bending down with Tongtong by the edge of it.

“This flower here is called the Chinese Rose, known as the ‘Queen of Flowers’ and also called ‘Monthly Red’ for its year-round blooming. Its glorious beauty and variety of appearances make it very popular with people. It can also be used as a medicinal plant. Its taste is bitter and its nature, cold; it has effects like promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, reducing swelling, and detoxifying,” Lin Shutong carefully explained to Little Tongtong, pointing at a large red Chinese Rose in the flowerbed.

Because she majored in medicine, she went ahead and told Tongtong about the medicinal value of the flowers as well.

“Wow, this flower is so beautiful, and it can even heal illnesses. If Mommy ever twists her ankle, I wish I had this flower to help treat her foot,” Tongtong said happily, looking at the bright red Chinese Rose.

“Haha, Tongtong really is a filial and well-behaved treasure,” Lin Shutong said, patting Tongtong’s little head with admiration.

After that, she pointed to another flower in the flowerbed and began to explain.

“This pink flower is called Peony, also known as Farewell Grass or ‘Prime Minister among flowers.’ It belongs to the order of Paeoniales and is one of the top ten famous flowers. Not only is it stunningly gorgeous, but it also nourishes the blood, relieves urgency, fights bacteria, and has inhibitive and destructive effects on various fungi and bacteria. Additionally, it has antiperspirant and diuretic properties.”

“Wow, this flower is also really pretty. Peony, does it mean ‘taking medicine with a spoon?’” Tongtong asked curiously, tilting her little head.

“Haha, silly little one, Peony is just the name of a flower, just like Tongtong,” Lin Shutong said indulgently, stroking Tongtong’s head.

“Look, this flower with yellow and white petals is called Honeysuckle, also known as Lonicera. The name ‘Honeysuckle’ comes from the Ben Cao Gang Mu, as the Lonicera flower turns from white to yellow as it blooms, hence the name Honeysuckle. Its properties are sweet and cool; it has a broad-spectrum antibiotic effect and can also treat symptoms like wind-heat caused by external factors, early-stage febrile diseases, and carbuncles and swelling. If someone at home is suffering from ‘internal heat’ or a cough, just brewing some of this Honeysuckle as tea will help them recover soon,” Lin Shutong explained, pointing to a bunch of Honeysuckle in the flowerbed and speaking to Tongtong.

“Oh, then Tongtong will pick some for Mommy. Mommy sometimes gets ‘internal heat’ from staying up late,” Tongtong said excitedly, clapping her hands.

“Here, let sister pick some for you, but don’t pick too much, or Grandpa Sun will be unhappy,” Lin Shutong said, reaching out and plucking several Honeysuckle flowers from the bush, placing them in Tongtong’s little hands, and even threading one into Tongtong’s hair.

“Look, Tongtong is now a Fairy, so beautiful!” Lin Shutong said, pointing to Tongtong with a flower in her hair, her eyes filled with tenderness.

The adorable Tongtong looked even cuter with the little flowers.

“Look, there’s another kind of flower. This yellow flower is called Chrysanthemum, one of the top three famous flowers in China, and it’s among the ‘Four Gentlemen’ (plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum) of flowers. It’s also one of the four major cut flowers in the world (chrysanthemum, Chinese rose, carnation, and gladiolus), with the highest production among the four flowers. Chrysanthemum is sweet and slightly bitter, warm and soothing; besides its broad-spectrum antibiotic effects, it also has antiviral properties, and can reduce blood pressure and blood lipids,” Lin Shutong said, pointing to a blooming chrysanthemum and speaking to Tongtong.

“Sister, you know so much. Tongtong didn’t know that beautiful flowers could have so many effects. I want to be like you, to know every flower and be friends with them,” Tongtong said, holding Lin Shutong’s hand and looking up to her with admiration.

“Haha, as long as Tongtong studies hard, you will definitely know more than sister. Besides, your daddy is such an incredible person,” Lin Shutong said slowly, feeling a bit shy when she mentioned Xu Fan.

After all, Xu Fan had made quite an impression on her.