Ms. Liu Junior and the other ladies thought this idea was not bad.
When Ms. Liu Junior had wrapped up the child, the group of four set out for the Ye Family.
At that moment, Yang Chuxia was entertaining Yangyang, trying to get him to talk. Lele had begun to blurt out words one by one, but Yangyang, since uttering a muffled sound that day, had fallen silent, and she persisted in coaxing her son to speak.
She thought, since Lele had already started to speak, and the brothers were twins, there was no reason the other couldnât as well.
Upon hearing Sister-in-law Li say that the Land Officerâs wife and Ms. Liu Junior had arrived, she hurriedly asked them to be let in.
However, when the group entered the room and she saw Ms. Liu Juniorâs sister-in-law and mother accompanying them, she was very surprised. Why had these two also come along?
Once Ms. Liu Juniorâs mother and sister-in-law reached the Ye Family, from the front courtyard they could already see three small, unevenly distributed buildings, which dazzled them. Once inside the courtyard and seeing the gardens and the newly built pond with fish floating in it, and trees of all kinds they did not recognize, they marveled at how a wealthy family lived.
What they didnât know was that the Yang Familyâs courtyard was actually built according to the grandeur expected of a wealthy familyâs estate, while the Ye Familyâs place was more like a holiday villa.
After they entered the small building and saw the interior decorations, the rosewood tables and chairs exuded luxury. Then they saw the two children on the couch, one sitting and flipping through a book, the other giggling and hugging his motherâs arm.
The two children were both so beautiful, like little deities from a play.
Ms. Liu Juniorâs sister-in-lawâs desire to form a family alliance grew even more intense, but Ms. Liu Juniorâs mother felt the idea might be unrealistic; these children were so well-off. To be honest, her own granddaughter really wasnât a suitable match.
"Grand aunt, little aunt, how come you are here? Qingkang is here too."
Yang Chuxia quickly got up with a smile and picked up Yangyang.
"Please sit down." She then said to Ms. Liu Juniorâs mother and aunt, "Ms. Liu and auntie, please have a seat as well."
"Mingcui, go pour some tea for everyone."
"Thereâs no need to fuss," said the Land Officerâs wife, waving her hand. "We had tea before coming."
Seeing Lele persistently flipping through the book, the Land Officerâs wife asked, "Can Lele understand what heâs reading?"
"Heâs just casually flipping through it. He gets unhappy if we donât let him," Yang Chuxia chuckled and took the book from him, directing him to say, "Call her great-grandma, this is great-grandma."
When Lele saw his book taken away, he looked at his mother, then at the Land Officerâs wife, and rubbed his eyes. His adorable action made the Land Officerâs wife hurriedly pick him up.
"Heâs so young, how could he start talking already?"
To their surprise, just as she finished her sentence, Lele said, "Great, great..." He could only say one word at a time, trying to call her great-grandma.
"Wow, Lele can speak already?" The Land Officerâs wife was caught off guard. "Heâs speaking so early."
"Sister-in-law Li said he started talking early too. He can only say one word for now."
"What about Yangyang? Can he talk too?"
Yang Chuxia stroked Yangyangâs little hand. "Heâs not ready yet; I think weâll have to wait a bit longer."
Thatâs when Lele grabbed the Land Officerâs wifeâs sleeve, eagerly shouting, "Book, book, book." His voice was crisp and clear.
The Land Officerâs wife was taken aback. "Does he want a book?"
Yang Chuxia laughed, "Thatâs exactly what he wants. He must have inherited it from Brother An. Every day when he wakes up, aside from eating and sleeping, he fusses for a book." As she said this, she gave the Three Character Classic to Lele.