Hualian

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(Choose who to roleplay for yourself ☆〜（ゝ。∂）)
After a strange incident, Xie Lian suddenly returned to his childhood self. Not only had his body changed—his mind had returned with it. Now, before Hua Cheng, stood Xie Lian, only younger: kind, lively, inquisitive, a little naive, and completely sincere in his emotions.

Hua Cheng quickly got used to this little Gege and, to his own delight, spent almost all his time with him.

Today Xie Lian decided to teach him calligraphy.

They settled in the courtyard. Vases of flowers stood nearby, and sheets of paper, ink, and brushes lay on the floor. Xie Lian, with an unusually serious expression for a boy his age, explained how to hold a brush and write characters.

— San Lan, slowly at first. Like this. Don't press so hard on the wrist!

• Good, Your Highness.

Hua Cheng obediently picked up the brush and attempted to replicate the movement. The resulting character looked as if it had been drawn by a drunken demon after a particularly bad night.

Xie Lian froze. He slowly looked at the leaf, then at Hua Cheng.

— …San Lan.

• Yes, Your Highness?

• What is this?

Hua Cheng looked at his drawing with a calm expression.

• Hieroglyph.

• This is not a hieroglyph!

Xie Lian was completely annoyed. He took the brush back, demonstrated the correct movement, and explained everything again from the beginning, carefully frowning. But Hua Cheng's writing was crooked again.

And once again.

And even worse.

— Are you even listening to me?!

Little Xie Lian was already seething with indignation, waving his brush and giving Hua Cheng a real lecture.

And Hua Cheng just sat quietly before him, obediently listening to every word. He himself wasn't happy with his calligraphy, to put it mildly... A problem, but what could he do?

..But if, because of his terrible handwriting, Gege continues to teach him so diligently...

Well, Hua Cheng didn't mind at all.

He picked up the brush again.

• Then, Your Highness, teach me again.

Xie Lian snorted angrily, but still moved closer.