In front of Ninghe Hall, General Xiao paced back and forth. He was so slow in picking up a child. These people were becoming more and more slow in doing things.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, I miss you so much. My sister and I are here." Xiao Yuan shouted happily. With her grandfather's protection, she could have fun for a few days. It was not good for her sister to stay in the house all the time. For the sake of her health, she must enjoy herself and have fun outside these days.

"Ruyi, come here and let grandpa hold you." General Xiao took his granddaughter with a smile on his face. He turned his head to look at the woman holding Xiao Yao. She was so useless that she couldn't even understand her master's expression and didn't send her granddaughter over quickly.

General Xiao picked up Xiao Yao himself. The two granddaughters were obviously not in the same weight class, which made him very annoyed. Ping An was the thinnest among the family members, and they were all so busy that they couldn't even take care of the children.

General Xiao rubbed his chin against his granddaughter's head with a distressed look. "We need to find a way to heal her," he said. "Aren't they all saying that Sun Yuanpan is a pediatric expert?" "How come several years have passed with no results? It seems like someone else should take care of Ping An."

Back in Ninghe Hall, General Xiao sat on a wide chair with his two little granddaughters sitting opposite each other on his legs. This was the life he had always dreamed of, with his granddaughters sitting on his knees and his family by his side.

Perhaps it is because he is old, and in his opinion, the desire to compare with others and fame and fortune are not as important as being together as a family.

Tong Mingyu and her two sisters-in-law chatted with their mother-in-law about local anecdotes and family matters. General Xiao was originally quite happy that all his granddaughters were his, but the granddaughters started whispering to each other, as if they had forgotten about him as their grandfather.

"Sister, I haven't decided what gift to give to grandfather yet." Xiao Yuan asked almost leaning over his sister's ear.

"I'm ready." Xiao Yao answered proudly.

"Can you give me half? Hehe, let's work together."

I knew she wouldn't ask this question for no reason. Turns out she was waiting here!

"But I've drawn a picture, how do I split it?" Should I split it in the middle? Then put it together, it seems like a secret code!

"Actually, I can draw too." Xiao Yuan seemed to evaluate himself objectively.

If that "little tree fork" can also be considered a painting, Xiao Yao doesn't mind voting in favor.

"You draw, I write, it's called... a perfect match, yes, that's the word.

Xiao Yao really wants to bow and apologize for the word "perfect match". My sister is just starting to read and her comprehension ability is not up to par. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

"Okay." Agree quickly, otherwise it would be even more inappropriate if even "a match made in heaven" came out.

"Cough, cough." Looking at the two sisters with rich expressions who became more and more excited as they talked, General Xiao felt an itch in his throat!

"Grandpa, let's go out for a walk tomorrow." The most troublesome problem was solved, and Xiao Yuan's restless heart began to stir again.

General Xiao, who was finally remembered, was almost in tears. It was not easy. You two finally remembered that there was a lonely grandfather.

General Xiao was about to nod in agreement when he remembered that he still had to teach those scoundrels the next day. His mood immediately plummeted to the bottom of the valley. Thinking that he still had two years to get rid of this miserable job, General Xiao wanted to curse.

Although Xiao Jingmin was missing, the joyful atmosphere of the reunion was not affected at all.

"Look at Ruyi, sister-in-law. She doesn't look like a lady from a wealthy family at all. She's just a wild child. When she saw her father practicing martial arts, she insisted on learning it with her fat body shaking." Yuan Yutong seemed to have forgotten her own heroic deeds of defeating a handsome man with her chivalrous heart. She only saw the side of her daughter that had no image of a lady, and did not mention her own past at all.

"Ruyi is still young, she'll be fine when she grows up." Tong Mingyu knew this was just soothing. They say a child's future can be seen at the age of three, and their character at seven. Judging by her daughter's behavior at three, she definitely wouldn't be gentle and respectful when she grows up. Ruyi was already three, and her mischievous nature was just as bad as Ping'an's. Why couldn't the Xiao family produce a lady?

The grandchildren were whispering about the gifts they were preparing for their grandfather.

"I found a military book." Xiao Rui described it mysteriously as a rare and precious treasure. In a word, it was a must-have for a general.

"Ahem," Xiao Yi wanted to kindly remind his fourth brother that he had forgotten a very important issue. Regardless of the gift, the key point is that grandfather is illiterate. Do you think he would be happy if you gave him a military book?

The six grandsons and two granddaughters have basically chosen their gifts, except for one who insisted on giving a gift that would perfectly match his sister, and one who insisted on giving a military book to his illiterate grandfather. The gifts for everyone else should have been carefully selected.

General Xiao's four sons made careful preparations for many days, and even Xiao Jingyan put aside his casual attitude and treated the matter seriously.

General Xiao didn't care whether his children and grandchildren prepared gifts or not. As long as the Xiao family remained harmonious and united, it would make him happier than giving them anything else.

Preparations proceeded methodically each day, with Tong Mingyu in charge and Yuan Yutong providing support. Li Jiaoying, dissatisfied with the lack of refinement and beauty in the clothes her sisters-in-law had chosen for her niece, decided to visit her own shop and select the clothes herself.

The Xiao family's fabric shop, Xuancaifang, is located in the heart of Kyoto.

It covers a large area and has a large storefront. Although it is not an old brand, its product source and variety are in no way inferior to those of century-old stores. It is one of the stores that Kyoto ladies and young ladies like to patronize very much.

From a distance in the moving carriage, Li Jiaoying saw a lot of people gathered at the door of the shop. She ordered the coachman to park the carriage across the street and sent Liu Ma to find out what had happened.

Half an incense stick later, Nanny Liu came back and told her master that two young ladies had taken a fancy to the same piece of fabric in the shop, but there was only one piece left, so they started fighting over it.

"How is it now?" So that's why. Li Jiaoying breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't a big deal. The shopkeeper should be able to handle it.

"Now that Miss Yu has stepped forward, the original quarrel between two people has turned into a three-way confrontation, and it's getting more and more chaotic." Madam Liu wanted to laugh, but when she thought about what happened in the Xiao family shop, she had to hold it back.

"Miss Yu is really everywhere!" Li Jiaoying sighed, and let the maid help her get off the carriage and walked towards Xuancaifang.

"This shop is not run by your Yu family. Miss Yu, aren't you being a little too arrogant?" A girl in pink said sarcastically.

"Don't worry about whose business this is. Put down the materials and leave." Yu Xianrong sat upright on the chair. If you didn't know, you would think that this was the real master!

"You told us to leave, so we left. Why?"

The other girl stopped fighting and stood with the girl, fighting Yu Xianrong side by side.

"What else do you want to do if you don't leave? Don't delay our business."

Li Jiaoying looked up at the plaque. It was Xuancaifang. She thought she had walked into the wrong door! "Miss Yu, when did you become a member of the Xiao family? I've never heard of you!"

"That's ridiculous. You're still doing business with us. Are you a member of the Xiao family?"

"That's right, even the Xiao family's shopkeeper doesn't dare to say that, so what gives you the right to say that?"

"It's none of your business, just go away." Yu Xianrong was also upset. She had no confidence to speak without an identity. If she were standing here today as the fourth wife of the Xiao family, the two ignorant and sharp-tongued women would have been subdued long ago.

"Ladies, our store's goods have always been sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If there is a conflict that cannot be reconciled, we can only stop selling the goods." The shopkeeper finally found a chance to interrupt and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The ladies nowadays are more tough than each other!

"The shopkeeper of my shop has made it very clear just now. May I ask who paid the money first? If we can't tell the difference, I'm sorry, but we won't sell this piece of brocade." Li Jiaoying walked over slowly and asked in a gentle manner. We, a genuine member of the Xiao family, can't be outdone by a counterfeit!

The two girls still refused to give in to each other, and in the end no one got the brocade. Li Jiaoying ordered the shopkeeper to take it back.

Li Jiaoying went to the inner room to pick out some fabrics. When she passed by Yu Xianrong, she thought that Miss Yu had gone to great lengths to get closer to the Xiao family. She had to be alert at all times on her father-in-law's birthday and not let her seize the opportunity or create one.

Yu Xianrong thought enviously that the Xiao family had both wealth and status, and also had the person she loved dearly. Such a family must not be missed. There would be a perfect opportunity in a few days, and she must seize it.