"Let's play on the swings first," Qian Wanyue agreed.

“I’m just like my sister,” Qian Wanxing said.

"Listen to them." Jing Shui had long been tired of playing in her own house, so she shrugged indifferently. Her purpose today was to keep them company. After saying that, she nudged Wang Yuanshan, signaling him to move forward and chat with the girls, instead of standing there like a block of wood.

"Did you hear that? You all want to play on the swings, so lead the way." Liu Zhuzhu's lips curled up high as she saw that they were giving her face.

Xiao Ji continued to smile faintly as she walked ahead until the group stopped beside the swing.

There are only two swing positions, placed side by side.

Liu Zhuzhu plopped down on the swing on the left, quickly finished the flower cake, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and then pointed at Xiao Ji and said, "You, come here and help me push the swing, push it higher."

Xiao Ji was stunned for a moment, and in just two seconds, Liu Zhuzhu repeated it again, this time raising her voice.

"Hey! Come here and help me push the swing! Can't you hear me?"

Xiao Ji then came to her senses. She walked behind Liu Zhuzhu and slowly pushed her, but instead of listening to her, she pushed too gently. What if she pushed too high and the girl fell down? Who would be responsible then? Xiao Ji wasn't stupid.

"Which of you ladies would like to sit down first?" Jing Shui asked the Qian sisters.

"Let my sister sit first, I don't like to play." Qian Wanyue's eyes were full of expectation, but when she saw that her sister's face clearly showed that she wanted to play, her eyes darkened, and she gave the opportunity to her sister.

"Okay, your name is Xing'er, right? I'm older than you, so you can just call me Sister Jingshui. Xing'er, go sit down. Big brother, you push her, but remember to go slowly and don't scare the little girl."

Wang Yuanshan nodded without saying anything.

After Qian Wanxing sat down, he walked over, stretched out his hands, and started pushing her.

The two swings swayed in a surprisingly synchronized manner.

Women are generally weaker than men, and even though Wang Yuanshan pushed very lightly, Qian Wanxing still managed to overpower Liu Zhuzhu.

She, who was always spoiled and willful, could not tolerate it.

Liu Zhuzhu looked to her right.

Shout it out.

"Push harder! Didn't you eat breakfast?"

Xiao Ji frowned. She had to exert more force to keep at the same height as Qian Wanxing's swing.

"Higher, higher—" Liu Zhuzhu continued to call out.

Xiao Ji dared not exert any more force. "I can't push it any higher, this is all I can push it." Xiao Ji had learned her lesson; instead of refusing, she lied and said she couldn't push it any higher.

Seeing that the swing would become a horizontal line if she went any higher, she dared not push any harder.

If Miss Liu were to fall and get hurt, although her aunt wouldn't scold or beat her, this was the Yan residence, her aunt's territory. If something happened to Miss Liu here, it would be a slap in her aunt's face, and she didn't want to cause her aunt to be the subject of gossip.

"Useless! Replace him! Replace him! You there, come and push!"

Liu Zhuzhu grabbed the swing with her left hand, but pointed at Wang Yuanshan with her right hand, which scared Xiao Ji so much that she dared not push anymore. She let go and let the swing swing on its own due to inertia.

“I can’t push anymore. I didn’t sleep well last night and I’m exhausted.” Wang Yuanshan wasn’t stupid either. He didn’t move an inch and continued pushing Qian Wanxing.

Liu Zhuzhu bit her lip in anger and shouted, "I don't want to play anymore! I want to get down! Let me down—"

Xiao Ji could only pull hard on the swing ropes and hold on tightly.

That's when the swing stopped.

"Get me some fish food, I want to feed the fish." While swinging, Liu Zhuzhu noticed that there were carp in the pond, in several colors, which looked very beautiful. She didn't have a pond at home, and she could only see them occasionally when she went to the temple with her mother and sisters-in-law.

Liu Zhuzhu lost interest in the swing and asked Xiao Ji to get some fish food.

She wanted to feed the fish.

"Okay, Miss Liu."

Xiao Ji tried her best to keep smiling. After replying, she went straight to the storeroom to get fish food.

Liu Zhuzhu went to the pond alone and squatted there to watch the fish.

Wang Yuanshan didn't pay attention and continued to push slowly.

"Moon, there's an empty seat here, go sit down, I'll push you." Jing Shui had been watching Liu Zhuzhu make a fuss but hadn't intervened.

Although she really wanted to yell, she pretended not to hear because it concerned her older brother's marriage and she was thinking of her mother-in-law.

"I'm a bit heavy, you can't push me." Qian Wanyue shook her head shyly.

"It's alright, we're all girls who grew up in the village, we're all strong. Come on, sit down and hold on tight, I'm going to start pushing." Wang Jingshui pulled her onto the swing and started pushing her.

Two swings swayed back and forth.

"Haha, sister, I'm taller than you—"

"Little sister, hold on tight, don't fall—" One voice was lively and high-pitched, the other gentle and soft.

Wang Yuanshan and Wang Jingshui exchanged a glance.

It seems this is what the two girls truly look like.

"Splash—" Liu Zhuzhu picked up a small stone by the pond and threw it into the pond, scaring the carp in the pond into scattering everywhere.

"Hmph, who cares to play with that? She's all smiles and not even pretty. Who is she trying to seduce?" Liu Zhuzhu glanced at the swing and muttered to herself.

Compared to her two chubby and cute sisters, she is prettier and fits modern aesthetic standards.

She has an oval face, a pointed chin, a high nose, large double eyelids, long eyelashes, and a high chest.

It has an exotic feel.

The laughter echoed into the pavilion.

"This child, laughing like that, is she really that happy? She has no manners at all." Qian Yulan recognized her niece's voice immediately.

She looked somewhat embarrassed.

"The children are having fun, why are you criticizing them? Girls should be lively." Yan Xia stuffed a piece of watermelon into her mouth to shut her up.

Liu Yunwan, who was standing to the side, also looked rather unwell.

She had just heard her niece Zhuzhu shouting. The courtyard wasn't very big, and she didn't know if Yan Xia and Madam Xu had heard it.

Seeing that they all looked normal, Liu Yunwan was a little unsure.

"Yes, I like lively girls. My Jingshui got married and the house has become quite quiet. If I married someone who loves to talk, life wouldn't be so boring." Xu Chunxia was speaking from the heart.

Unlike other women, she didn't prefer an honest and dutiful daughter-in-law.

If her son is a quiet, reserved person, and she marries another quiet, reserved person, she'll suffocate.

"Haha, you're right, that's what I think too. If young women don't have fun now, are they going to have fun after they get married? Sigh, happy days only last for a dozen or so years, let them be, let's talk about our own things." Since they had all spoken, Liu Yunwan couldn't stay silent.

She echoed her sentiment.

They also brought the topic back to the present.

“My Zhuzhu has been spoiled since she was little. My eldest brother and sister-in-law had three sons before they finally had this one good daughter. They always give her the best of everything. I heard my sister-in-law say that when Zhuzhu gets married, she will give twenty acres of land as her dowry. Not only that, but she will also have two personal maids. She won’t have to do any housework herself anymore; she can just ask the maids to do it. It’s a contractual agreement anyway.”