Today is a big day for Xiao Zhengyan, because it is his great-granddaughter's 100th birthday celebration.
In the past few months, although Xiao Jingchen's attitude remained as firm as ever, Ye Ning often tacitly allowed Xiao Zhengyan to come and see the child.
In her words, having already experienced the apocalypse, any amount of hatred should have faded. Besides, it wouldn't hurt to have another person love the child.
However, Ye Ning did not believe that Xiao Zhengyan's domineering and autocratic personality would completely change, so she would never let Xiao Zhengyan interfere with the children's education in the future.
When Xiao Zhengyan arrived, the child was already dressed and had come out.
She was wearing a bright red jumpsuit, and her big eyes were blinking; she looked incredibly cute.
Whether it was blood ties or not, she smiled the moment she saw Xiao Zhengyan.
"My little darling, let me give you a kiss! Look what your grandpa brought you!" Xiao Zhengyan felt his heart melt when he saw the child smile, and he couldn't get enough of holding him.
"Grandpa, what gift did you bring her this time?" Ye Ning walked over just then.
After three months of exercise and recovery, Ye Ning finally regained her pre-pregnancy figure, only she looked more mature.
It was only then that Xiao Zhengyan remembered that he had brought a gift for the child.
Xiao Zhengyan took out an extremely exquisite-looking gift box, opened it as if presenting a treasure, his wrinkles on his face squeezed into a chrysanthemum, and he was nowhere to be seen in his usual serious appearance.
The contents of the gift box shone brilliantly under the light.
"Baby, do you like it?"
The child excitedly made babbling sounds and reached out to grab it.
Ye Ning couldn't resist her curiosity and leaned closer to see what kind of gift Grandpa Xiao had given her.
But what she saw almost made her spit out her food.
Surprisingly, Xiao Zhengyan's gift box contained a Chinese-style longevity lock carved with pink diamonds.
This gift is certainly extravagant, and the longevity lock fits today's theme quite well.
But why does the combination feel so strange?
"Grandpa, isn't it a bit strange to pair this pink diamond with a longevity lock?" She felt a little out of place.
“There’s nothing strange about it. Of course, my great-granddaughter’s longevity lock should be made of the best materials.” Xiao Zhengyan said matter-of-factly.
"Come here! Grandpa will put it on you!" Xiao Zhengyan put the longevity lock on the baby's head without saying a word.
"Miss Ye, the ceremony is about to begin!" Sister Li walked over.
Seeing that Ye Ning had given birth, Sister Li suddenly had a change of heart and thought that having her own child wouldn't be bad, so she came over today to help share in the joy.
"Okay! The ceremony is about to begin, come with Mom!" Xiao Zhengyan reluctantly handed the child to Ye Ning.
"Alright! Sister Li, let's go!"
When Ye Ning arrived in the hall, everyone was already waiting.
"Ye Ning, you're here!" Xiao Jingchen walked over and put his arm around Ye Ning's waist, their eyes filled with happiness and contentment as they looked at each other.
"Okay!" Ye Ning nodded.
"Let's begin!" Xiao Jingchen looked up and suddenly saw Xiao Zhengyan following behind him, and his expression turned cold.
The 100-day celebration is very simple. First, blessings are spoken, then the baby's head is shaved, and finally a longevity lock is hung.
The ceremony went very smoothly, and the baby cooperated unexpectedly well.
Then, we quickly moved on to the last step: hanging a longevity lock.
Xiao Jingchen straightened the baby's collar and was about to hang the longevity lock on him.
"Ugh! Who hung this up? What kind of taste is this? It's so ugly!"
Xiao Jingchen couldn't help but complain, and then subconsciously tried to take it off.
Right there, he suddenly noticed Xiao Zhengyan, who was hiding behind the crowd with an eager expression, and suddenly understood something.
He took a deep breath, hesitated for a long time, and finally put down that longevity lock with its bizarre aesthetic.
“Since you’ve already put it on, it’s unlucky to take it off, so let’s not do it again.” Xiao Jingchen gave Xiao Zhengyan a meaningful look, then casually looked away.
Xiao Zhengyan looked at the longevity lock on the child's neck and suddenly burst into tears.
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