The first sound Dorje learned was "shu" (叔), and although the person who called him was Gao Shujing, he always felt a strange unease about it.
Fortunately, Gao Guojing wasn't here, otherwise Gao Shujing couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't have been told the reason why the flowers were red.
Gao Shujing bent down and picked up his chubby son, correcting him, "It's Dad. Come here, Dorje, call me Dad."
Dorje tilted his little head and thought for a moment, then called out again, "Uncle?"
Gao Shujing: "Dad, Dad, call me Dad."
With his patient corrections, the little guy finally learned the second sound: "Dad".
Upon hearing this word for the first time, Gao Shujing's heart softened, and she sweetly replied, "Yes, say it again."
After the first time, it went smoothly. Amidst Gao Shujing's coaxing, Dorje called out "Dad" several times.
Just as Duoxi finished speaking with Yu Rujia, he heard a loud "Dad!" in a childish voice. The speaker was none other than Duoji, whom he had just questioned.
Duoxi exclaimed, "Duoji can talk! Duoji can talk!"
When his family heard his voice, they all came out and tried to coax Dorje to talk.
The little guy became the most popular child in the family, but unfortunately he was too young and had limited energy. After learning the four words "Dad", "Mom", "Uncle" and "Brother", he fell asleep from exhaustion.
Although he heard the word "brother," Duoxi was not very satisfied because his three older brothers all felt that Duoji was calling them.
Duo Xi thought angrily to himself that when Duo Ji woke up, he would definitely teach him to call him Fourth Brother. For this reason, he put aside the steamed buns that the little guy was most proud of and stayed by Duo Ji's side after finishing his own chores.
His teaching journey wasn't so smooth. It was easy to get Dorje to call him "brother," but it was difficult to add an extra word and make him call him "fourth brother."
Duoxi taught the little guy for several days before he finally learned to say "Fourth Brother".
Upon hearing the title "Fourth Brother," Duoxi laughed heartily with delight, picked up Duoji, and ran to Duolu to show off: "Second Brother, Duoji called me Fourth Brother!"
Duolu, who hadn't yet taught 'Second Brother', was unhappy: "I think he should be calling him 'Second Brother'. If you don't believe me, make him say it again."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Dorje called out in his small voice, "Second Brother."
This time, it was Duolu's turn to be smug: "See, I told you Duoji called him 'Second Brother'!" With that, he stepped forward, snatched Duoji, and held the little boy in his arms, weighing him in his hands: "Duoji, well done, say 'Second Brother' again and let me hear it."
Duoxi held Duoji's little hand, trying to get his attention: "Duoji, it's not 'Second Brother,' it's 'Fourth Brother,' call him 'Fourth Brother.'"
While his two older brothers were fighting over him, Dorje's little brain was so busy that he couldn't remember to call out to them. The two brothers argued for a long time, but he didn't hear "Second Brother" or "Fourth Brother" again.
Duoxi was busy teaching Duoji to speak, so she stopped taking the steamed bun out to show off. Hua Zi and Gou Dan, who had been waiting for a long time, came to the door with their dogs.
Although they were from the same litter, the Yu family's two puppies were chubby, and their bodies bounced as they walked. They were about half again as big as Hua Zi and Gou Dan's puppies.
Hua Zi: "What are you all busy with? Why don't you bring the dog out to play?"
Duo Xi proudly shared his daily life: "My younger brother can talk now, and we are teaching him to talk."
Hua Zi: "Huh, Dorje can talk now. What can he say?"
Gou Dan brought his face close to Dorje's: "Dorje, call Gou Dan brother."
Dorjee was startled by the sudden approach of Gou Dan, but the little guy was brave and only took a step back without crying.
Duoshou pulled Gou Dan back a little: "You scared Duoji."
Dog Egg: "I'm sorry, Dorje. Come here, let me, Dog Egg, let you play with the dog. Its name is Erhuang. You call me Dog Egg, and I'll let him play with you." As he spoke, he handed his little puppy to Dorje.
Hua Zi's dog is all black, so he named it Er Hei (Second Black); Gou Dan's dog is yellowish-black, so he named it Er Huang (Second Yellow).
When these two dog names were revealed, the Yu family's children were all glad that they hadn't used the names 'Sihei' and 'Dahuang', because they were too unimpressive and didn't sound as good as 'Huajuan' and 'Mantou'.
Doji was confused. Seeing the little puppy standing in front of him, he curiously reached out his little paw and touched Erhuang. Erhuang immediately jumped on Gou Dan as if he was startled.
Hua Zi laughed and said, "Dog Egg, your Erhuang is no good, it's too timid. Look at my Erhei, Duoji, come and play with Erhei."
Encouraged by Hua Zi, Dorje reached out his chubby little hand and touched Erhei, making cooing sounds.
Erhei tried to struggle when touched by an unfamiliar person, but Hua Zi held it tightly and it couldn't break free, so it could only let Duoji touch it.
Dorje touched them a few times, but found they weren't as nice to touch as his own steamed buns and twisted rolls. He withdrew his hand and pointed at the steamed buns and twisted rolls that were grinding their teeth with bones, calling out, "Dog, dog, dog."
The little guy wanted to tell Hua Zi and the others that his family's steamed buns and twisted rolls were the best, but he couldn't speak fluently and couldn't express himself accurately.
None of the people present understood his meaning; they were focused on Dorje's ability to speak.
Dog Egg: "Hey, you're really good at talking now. Come on, Dorje, call Dog Egg brother."
Little Dorje turned to the side, his eyes still fixed on the steamed buns, reaching out his little hand to grab them: "Dog."
Duoxi waved to Mantou: "Mantou, come here."
Upon hearing its owner call its name, the chubby dog Mantou loosened its teething bone and trotted over, wanting to give its owner a loving rub. Before it could even touch anyone, it was pushed in front of another owner.
Dorje squatted down, grabbing the fuzzy part of the steamed bun with both hands.
Even though the hair of the steamed bun, which had been awakened by the strengthening pill and the wisdom-enhancing pill, was hurt by Dorje's unconscious gripping, it dared not struggle and let Dorje knead and flatten it with a bitter face.
Duo Shou inadvertently noticed that Hua Zi's buttocks were filthy, indicating that he had fallen.
He wouldn't be surprised if the impulsive Gou Dan fell down.
But Hua Zi is always clean and meticulous, so this situation is rare.
Thinking this, Duoshou asked, "Brother Huazi, did you fall when you came over?"
Hua Zi: "Yes, I tripped and fell."
Gou Dan said indignantly, "It was Song Zhiqing who bumped into him. She rushed over and bumped into him without even turning her head. How rude!"
Hua Zi: "Never mind, I just fell, it wasn't serious, not even as bad as when we fall during martial arts practice. She's in such a hurry, there must be something urgent."
Dog Egg: "What's the rush? You don't do your work properly all day long, you just look down on people, your eyes are on the top of your head."
"In my opinion, maybe she did something bad and was afraid of being discovered, which is why she ran away in such a hurry."
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