Ms. Hongās words somehow reached Old Yang, and he had the audacity to repeat them in front of everyone; it was as if he was completely tearing away his own dignity.
It was also a message to Auntie Li that Yang Baozi would never acknowledge Burly Luās grandson, not to mention himself, even the younger members of the Yang Family couldnāt afford to, otherwise how could they face Old Yang?
Clearly, Auntie Li wasnāt foolish enough to misunderstand the implication.
So, she left the Yang Familyās place in a rather downcast manner.
Yang Chuxia was worried that Old Yang might be upset by reminiscing about the past, but he seemed unaffected.
"Lele and Yangyang have grown again!"
Old Yang hadnāt seen the two little ābunsā for some time, children change every day.
"Grandpa, arenāt you tired of standing? Why donāt you sit down; Iāll put Yangyang and Lele in the car with you," Yang Chuxia suggested upon seeing him trembling.
A man who wasnāt even sixty yet, just in his fifties, seemed as if his life was burning out like a dwindling oil lamp.
"Alright, Iāll sit down," Old Yang responded, then added, "Bring the kids over more often for me to see."
Old Yang thought to himself that he wouldnāt be able to see his great-grandson, only his great-granddaughter.
"Alright, Iāll bring them over every other day."
"This Lele resembles Brother An, and Yangyang resembles Xiaxia," Old Yang said while shaking a rattle drum to catch the childrenās attention.
"Grandpa, why does everyone say that? Why canāt I see who they resemble?" Yang Chuxia couldnāt help but wonder if it was indeed because she spent every day with the children.
"How can you not see it? Take a closer look at their eyes. Leleās eyes are somewhat elongated, Yangyangās are a bit round. When they grow up, youāll be able to tell more clearly. Right now, their cheeks are chubby, and their eyes donāt stand out, so itās normal not to see it."
Yang Chuxia thought it might indeed be because of the fleshiness of their faces that she felt both little ābunsā looked the same.
However, their characters did seem to align, with Lele resembling Brother An, while Yangyang resembled her.
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As for Auntie Li, she left the Yang Family with a gloomy face and ran into Ms. Luo by the old residence, who gave her a dose of sarcasm that only fueled her anger.
Returning home, she quarreled fiercely with Yang Lichun, complaining that all her running around was for the sake of Yang Liqing and Yang Qingwen, the siblings. Yet while she was out and about, they kept out of sight, and Yang Qingwen didnāt even visit Old Yang and so on.
Upon hearing this, Yang Lichun wouldnāt have it. "You wanted to run around on your own, no one asked you to, isnāt it just because you fancied someone elseās things?"
The two of them quarreled back and forth, which ended up causing Yang Lichun to suffer from distress related to her pregnancy.
When the Li Family fathers and sons returned, the house was turned upside down.
Especially after Uncle Li heard about Auntie Liās recent doings, he returned to find his daughter-in-law so upset that it affected her pregnancy. That set things off, and in trying to discipline her physically, he broke Auntie Liās leg by accident.
After this, it was all about seeing doctors and getting medicine, making life even tougher for the Li Family.
When the news spread through the village, everyone had the same thought: You reap what you sow, who else is there to blame? A perfectly good home had been ruined by her own actions.
The Yang Family, on their part, heard the news too, but it didnāt affect them much.
As usual, Ye Ziāan read the Three Character Classic to the children, played with the Eldest, teased the Second, and enjoyed some sweet moments with the childrenās mother. Life couldnāt be more satisfying.