Chapter 124
After they had eaten their fill, Yao Chunnuan's cousins-in-law diligently began to clean up the leftovers. Meanwhile, Yao's grandfather, Li's uncle, Yao Chunnuan, and the others moved to the flower hall to drink some scented tea and chat to help digest their food.
Yao Chunnuan understood that her mother and uncle had not seen each other for a long time, so she took little Yao Xi from her arms and took care of him together with Qi Yingshan.
Yes, Yao Chunnuan had brought Qi Yingshan to tonight's welcoming banquet, but he didn't sit at the main table, instead sharing a table with Li Xinghe and the younger generation. Little Yao Xi had also come along, so it was a good opportunity for her to meet her uncle and aunt.
Little Yao Xi, who is almost nine months old, is very cute. She has two little pigtails tied with red ropes on her head, and wears a red bellyband and patterned shorts. She looks like a cute glutinous rice dumpling.
Nine-month-old Yao Xi could already crawl. She stayed quietly in Yao Chunnuan's arms for only a moment before struggling to get off the ground. After getting off the ground, she looked around, then chose a target and crawled towards it.
She didn't crawl on her knees, but on all fours, with her butt sticking out, like a calf, and she crawled very fast.
Her appearance caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Crawling like this will keep clothes from getting dirty easily, but will make you tired easily. Once the little one was tired, coupled with everyone's sudden laughter, she was a little scared, so she lay flat on the ground, turned over, and sat up again, looking at this and that, obviously not knowing what everyone was laughing at.
Yao Chunnuan rubbed his forehead. Now both the front and back of his clothes were dirty, not a single spot was spared.
Not understanding why the adults were laughing, little Yao Xi saw something interesting and started a new journey.
Yao's mother stared at the rapidly crawling little Yao Xi and whispered, "Little Yao Xi, with the way he crawls like this, he's going to be a big shot in the future."
Aunt Li also squatted down like Mother Yao, and watched attentively. When she heard what Mother Yao said, she agreed with it.
Yao Chunnuan: I really want to say that feudal superstition is unacceptable. But after thinking about it, I decided not to. Let them do as they please.
Little Yao Xi crawled for a while, perhaps tired, and then crawled back to Yao Chunnuan, holding out her arms for him to hold. Yao Chunnuan picked the little girl up. The little one had stopped drinking milk and now her diet consisted of well-cooked meat porridge, rice porridge, and milk. Perhaps because the food she ate was very nutritious, her legs and feet were now very strong. She often tried to climb things and stood up with her little butt arched. This was the case now.
Usually at this time, Yao Chunnuan would slap her chubby little bottom to relieve her strength. She was only eight or nine months old, and her leg bones hadn't fully grown yet, so she didn't dare let her stand.
Yaoxi tried again, and once the pressure was relieved, she lay flat on her back, not trying to stand up anymore. Instead, she happily turned around and went off to play something else. Her behavior perfectly embodies the saying, "Nothing is impossible if you're willing to give up."
Yao Chunnuan stared at her and muttered to Qi Yingshan, "How could this child give up so easily? Isn't she a little too weak?" It was clear at this point that the little girl wasn't the stubborn type who wouldn't back down even if she hit a wall. But then, Yao Chunnuan worried that she didn't have the willpower.
Qi Yingshan said, "I think this is fine." Is it always okay to just do it recklessly? Besides, Yao Xi at least tried twice. After confirming that standing up was impossible, she turned around and tried something else. Is that a problem? No problem.
Yao Chunnuan thought about it and decided to forget it. The child is still young and has a fickle temper. It’s too early to worry about it now. Let’s wait and see.
After dinner, the Yao family stayed at the Li family for about quarter of an hour and then went back.
After the Yao family returned home, the women of the Li family worked together to clean up the living room and kitchen.
When they gathered together to work, they couldn't help but talk about Qi Yingshan.
"The man my cousin found later was very handsome, no less handsome than the one named Wang before."
"I think he is much better than the one named Wang. My cousin married the one named Wang, and we met him two or three times in total. He always had a stern face and never smiled. Look at the one my cousin found later. He has a gentle personality and always smiles when he meets people. How nice." The first one must be very tiring to deal with.
"I don't know when my cousin will remarry."
"It is said that neither of them will get married in the short term."
"Why? Is it that the man is not happy about it? But if we are together without any official status like this, my cousin will suffer, right?"
"I heard that it was my cousin's idea not to get married in a short time." The cousin's wife who spoke thought to herself, it's hard to say who will suffer, because the young man is obviously a virgin.
"Tsk, after all, my cousin is the one who's capable." After kicking one man out, she finds another of the same high-quality man. Whether the marriage is successful or not is still up to her.
Over the next few days, the Yao family took the Li family on social trips to get to know each other. Meanwhile, Yao Xing, who was outside the military settlement, was also trying hard to get inside the settlement and see her parents.
Today, the one guarding the top left position was Ning Xiaocong's good brother, Chen Ge. Ning Xiaocong had been promoted, having been lucky enough to be noticed by Staff Officer Xu Chong and transferred to his side. Before leaving, he specifically contacted the guard captain to reserve his position for his good brother, Chen Ge. And so, Chen Ge took the top left position.
Ning Xiaocong felt that his brother was good in every way except for his sharp tongue. Before his transfer, he had given him a face-to-face briefing, repeatedly urging him to curb his sharp tongue, and only then reluctantly did he let him go.
Yao Xing's efforts were in vain because the guards at the gate had received instructions from the Yao family and she could not get in no matter what.
After her fourth unsuccessful attempt to get in, she couldn't help but start a scene. "I'm the niece of Yao Zhubo, the chief of the Yichun Military Colony. I need to see my parents for something. Why won't you let me in?"
Chen Ge said gently, "You don't have to shout at me. If you shout any louder, I will treat you as a troublemaker and send you to the labor reform department to open up wasteland!" The prison reform department of Yichun Military Village has become famous in Yichun, and the bad guys shudder when they mention it.
Yao Xing was furious after several days of unsuccessful efforts. "Alright, why don't you send me there? This will let everyone see how your military settlement treats Chief Secretary Yao's niece!"
Guard Chen Ge's eyelids sank. "Why are you so angry? I'm not trying to embarrass you. You said you were Chief Secretary Yao's niece. What proof do you have? How can we let you pass if you can't produce it?"
Yao Xing was stunned. "Do you need proof?"
Chen Ge was so angry that he almost died. "Of course I want it. If you don't prove it, who will know that you are Yao Zhubo's niece? What if you are a fake?"
Yao Xing held back her anger and asked, "How do you prove this?"
Chen Ge: "That's your problem." Humph, it proves that you are you, your head is buzzing, right?
Chen Da said on the side, "Brother Guard, we have a pass in our household registration. It's all here. It can prove it. Please take a look."
Chen Ge uttered an "oh" and slowly and methodically flipped through the materials. After he finished, he said to Yao Xing, "This only proves that you and Yao Zhubo are from Jinniu Village, and both have the surname Yao."
Chen Da was stunned. "Isn't this enough?"
"Of course it's not enough. There are quite a few people with the surname Yao in Jinniu Village, right? Is every woman there the niece of our Chief Secretary Yao?"
"By the way, she and Yao Zhubo are aunt and niece, and they look quite similar. Brother Guard, would you like to take a look?" As he said this, General Chen pushed his wife in front of Chen Ge.
Chen Ge took a quick look and said perfunctorily, "I don't see how they resemble each other. Looking like our Chief Secretary Yao is such a blessing. Does she have that?"
Chen Da: It hurts.
Yao Xing was going crazy. "She and I look so much alike, are you blind? Don't you see? You're just trying to make things difficult for me, aren't you?!"
"I'm making things difficult for you? Don't try to be unreasonable!" Chen Ge turned the tables.
At this moment, Yao's grandfather and Yao's eldest cousin appeared at the right time. It turned out that when she just appeared at the gate, a soldier ran to report to the Yao family.
They'd been busy arranging the Li family's job trials these days, and hadn't been able to take care of Yao Xing for the time being. Of course, Yao's grandfather and the others had also planned to leave her alone for a few days, to avoid calling her too soon and causing her to take herself too seriously. However, they still had a handle on her whereabouts.
Yao's eldest cousin said unhappily, "Come on, Yao Xing, you want to see us, don't you? Come in, and don't embarrass the guard."
Yao Xing: You see, I'm the one being embarrassed! But despite being filled with anger and grievance, she still stepped forward obediently.
Before leaving, Grandfather Yao patted Chen Ge on the shoulder and said, "Chen Ge, right? You did a good job. Keep up the hard work."
After Yao's grandfather and Yao's eldest cousin led Yao Xing and Chen Da into the military settlement, Chen Ge's teammates came up to him and said, "Chen Ge, if Deputy Manager Yao said that, does that mean you will be promoted soon? Congratulations! After you are promoted, can you tell the captain to leave your seat for me? Ning Xiaocong was right. This is a Feng Shui treasure land!" Once he stands on this Feng Shui prosperous position, will he be the next person to be promoted?
Chen Ge pulled his friend's head away with his hand. "Go away, go away. We haven't even started yet. Maybe he was just giving you a casual compliment. What are you doing in broad daylight?"
After they walked for a while, Grandfather Yao motioned Yao Xing to come aside.
Chen Da tried to catch up.
Grandfather Yao stopped and said to Chen Da, "You don't have to follow us. We have nothing to say to you."
Chen Da's heart sank.
Yao Xing whispered to him, "Just wait here for a while."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
