The little one's purse connects the two worlds, turning a desolate village into a paradise.

Signboard? Name?

Ya Ya, holding her small bamboo basket, tiptoed and placed the basket full of fresh, tender shepherd's purse on the nearest shelf. Then she ran out, tilting her head back and looking around.

The shops on both sides of the street all had all sorts of beautiful signs hanging on them, but their shop was completely bare.

Oh dear, Grandpa Fang didn't even name the shop, so now we have to rely on her to come up with one.

Cao Xiulian carefully arranged the wild vegetables, adding one more today: shepherd's purse. They looked newly sprouted, each one so tender it seemed you could squeeze water out of them.

After arranging the wild vegetables neatly, she pushed the thermos along with the cart behind the low platform. After finishing all this, Ya Ya was still standing at the door, her brows furrowed and scratching her head from time to time, looking like she was deep in thought.

It seems she has given the little guy a big challenge.

"Ya Ya, come in quickly. It's cold outside. It's okay if you can't think of a name. We'll ask Grandpa Fang to help us when we get back to the village." Cao Xiulian greeted Ya Ya with a smile. Grandpa Fang was clearly a cultured man and would definitely be good at naming.

Upon hearing this, Ya Ya scratched her head again, loosening the two little tufts on her head.

What name should we choose?

She walked back to the shop, stared at Cao Xiulian's small floral apron, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She had an idea!

My aunt's name is Xiulian. Grandpa Fang told her that lotus is a very beautiful flower. Their Lotus Village is also named after flowers. Adding her own name, Yaya, it has both red and green, which is just right!

"Auntie, I've made up my mind!"

Cao Xiulian was taken aback. They really wanted to come up with a name?

"What's your name?" She bent down and looked at Ya Ya with a smile.

Ya Ya tilted her little face up, her eyes sparkling: "How about we call it Flower Sprout Shop? Auntie's name has 'flower' in it, our village's name also has 'flower,' and with Ya Ya added, it's a shop we've worked hard to open together!"

Flower buds.

Cao Xiulian read it twice: "Flower bud, sprouting, symbolizing a prosperous life and thriving business. It also contains everyone's names, making it both pleasant to hear and thoughtful."

"Great job, Ya Ya! What a great name, let's call it Flower Sprout Shop!" She tied Ya Ya's loose little hair back up and rubbed Ya Ya's head.

"I'll message the GG store that makes signs in a bit and ask them to make a sign with my name on it!"

Ya Ya immediately clapped her hands: "Yay! Yay!"

They just moved to their new shop today. The morning market is full of walk-in customers. There's no WeChat or membership program, no big opening ceremony or firecrackers. They opened quietly without even a sign. People passing by don't even know what the shop does.

There's not much business right now.

Looking at the excited little guy, Cao Xiulian said softly, "Auntie has also decorated the small room upstairs simply. Would you like to go up and take a look?"

Ya Ya's eyes widened instantly, and she tilted her head back. "They've decorated upstairs too?! Auntie, you're so capable! Thank you for your hard work, Auntie! I want to go see it; Auntie's decorations must be especially beautiful!"

Cao Xiulian was flattered and smiled broadly: "Come on, let me take you upstairs to have a look, and then we'll come down and get back to work on the shop."

Ya Ya nodded obediently and took Cao Xiulian's hand as they walked upstairs.

As soon as Ya Ya went upstairs and opened the small door, she was stunned.

The floor was spotless, so shiny you could see your reflection in it. The simple little bed against the wall had been completely transformed, now covered with a pretty pink and white quilt, and a soft, fluffy pillow at the head of the bed, also with small pink and white checks.

There was a big, fluffy little rabbit head on the blanket at the foot of the bed.

On the other side, a small low table was covered with a soft, creamy-yellow fabric, edged with delicate white lace—exquisite and pretty. Underneath the chair next to the table was a round, plush rug, also yellow, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be a chubby little dragon.

Wow--

Ya Ya covered her mouth, her eyes wide with amazement, and couldn't help but spin around in the attic. She felt a strong urge to jump on the bed; if she weren't worried about her aunt getting her dirty, she would have loved to roll around on it.

"Do you like it?" Cao Xiulian tilted her head to look at Ya Ya.

Ya Ya ran over and hugged Cao Xiulian's leg: "It's so beautiful! I love it here! Auntie is so amazing, I love you so much, and I want everyone in the village to see the beautiful house you decorated!"

Cao Xiulian felt a surge of pride; Ya Ya's reaction made her feel incredibly accomplished. "I'm glad you like it. If we had a phone, we could take a picture and show it to everyone."

A cell phone? Ya Ya loosened Cao Xiulian's legs. "I have a cell phone! Grandpa Fang bought one!"

Ya Ya also remembered that yesterday, the landlady held up her phone to Grandpa Fang's ID, flashed a white light, and the ID turned into a drawing and obediently hid in the phone.

Cao Xiulian raised her eyebrows as she looked at the brand-new smart senior-friendly phone in Ya Ya's hand. The old man was quite quick.

"Auntie, how can I bring this place back to show everyone?"

Ya Ya held her phone high, her eyes full of innocent curiosity.

"Auntie will teach you." Cao Xiulian patiently squatted down and taught Ya Ya how to take pictures little by little: "There's a camera icon down here, it's this one, a square with a circle inside. Tap it, and you'll enter the camera interface. Point your phone at the place you want to take a picture, and then press this circle."

"Click—"

With a soft click, the image on the phone froze, then transformed into a picture exactly like what one's eyes had seen.

Ya Ya gasped in astonishment, "My God, what kind of magical magic is this?!"

"Anything I see that I want to take home, I can use this to... can 'take a picture' of it, right, Auntie?" Why "take a picture"? That's a strange word. Shouldn't it be "draw it" or "write it down"?

"Yes!" Cao Xiulian nodded with a smile.

"Then I want to take a picture of Auntie too, so Grandma can see it. Auntie, my grandma talks about you every day!" Ya Ya earnestly held up her phone to Cao Xiulian.

Cao Xiulian blushed. Oh dear, how could she do this? She was still wearing a floral apron.

Before she could even get into position, Ya Ya had already frantically pressed the shutter button several times, snapping away in quick succession.

The footage that came out was all blurry and crooked.

Ya Ya imitated what Cao Xiulian had just taught her, tapping the small square in the lower left corner to flip through the photos she had just taken. The more she looked, the more puzzled she became, muttering to herself, "Why doesn't it look like her at all? Auntie has become ugly, her nose is crooked and gone, and it's all blurry..."

Cao Xiulian couldn't help but laugh and pinch Ya Ya's little face: "Oh my sweetie, don't rush to take pictures. Let's get down to business first and sell the snails and vegetables, okay? Otherwise the snails will get cold."

"Once I'm done with my work, Auntie will teach you properly and record a video for you to take back with you."