Tan Shi's thoughts were just that simple.
She liked butterflies, so since butterfly larvae are caterpillars, she would like caterpillars too, because they are essentially the same creature.
If she only liked butterflies but not caterpillars, how would she be different from other kids?
Only liking beautiful things and completely ignoring how these beautiful things became so beautiful, only liking the beautiful present and not the ugly past, Tan Shi couldn't accept such notions.
So, she genuinely liked caterpillars because of her love for butterflies.
Of course, this was just her initial thought.
Later, after seeing many caterpillars, she discovered that caterpillars were actually quite beautiful, not at all uglier than butterflies.
Caterpillars have brightly colored and splendid appearances too, with patterns and colors that are in no way inferior to those of butterflies!
