Baby Zetty was not sure how many transits she had gone through. When the plane landed, Baby Zetty was dumbfounded when saw the deserted countryside in front of her.
"Great-grandma, is this Cloud City?" She heard Mommy mention Cloud City before, which she described to be a beautiful town where the flowers were in bloom all year round. It was far from the impoverished countryside in front of her.
Boye and Grandpa looked at each other. Then, Boye smiled and said, "Baby Zetty, this isn't Cloud City.
Cloud City is just a smokescreen that your daddy set u p. The place we’re at is Dragon Island."
Baby Zetty replied, "Oh." She then kept quiet the rest o f the way.
She planned to relax. It did not matter to her whether she went to a prosperous city or a remote countryside.
However, when Boye took her home, Baby Zetty became a little nervous when she saw the experimental equipment of various shapes and materials along with the colorful test tubes.
"Great-grandma, am I going to study here?"
Boye s loving expression was replaced with a serious
one. When she spoke, her gentle voice was stern.
"Baby Zetty, starting today, you can call me 'Sir'."
Baby Zetty became flustered. She had always been a free spirit whether it came to learning and her hobbies. She did whatever she wanted according to her heart’s wishes. Baby Zetty was worried that she would be uncomfortable if Boye restricted her with rules.
"Does it have to be like this, Great-grandma?"
Boye sternly said, "Baby Zetty, when you agreed to come here, you became my only disciple. I had never thought of accepting disciples in my life before this but since I’ve already agreed to it now, I have to do my best as your teacher. Else, you might ruin my reputation."
Baby Zetty said, "Don’t worry, Great-grandma. I'll study hard."
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