Several elders said they would take care of the twins' first birthday party, so Gu Weiwei and Fu Hanzheng didn't ask any questions.
However, when it actually came to Youyou and Tiantian's first birthday, she was still taken aback by the grand scale of the event.
After breakfast, Mrs. Fu changed the two children into new coats, carried them to the newly decorated living room, and put them down on their little chairs.
Then, he handed Gu Weiwei a cute wooden comb with a small peace buckle hanging from it.
"This is a hair comb. Use it to comb each person's hair a few times."
Gu Weiwei had lived in Country A since childhood and was not very familiar with Chinese etiquette, so she did whatever Madam Fu told her to do.
Gu Weiwei squatted down behind the two children and said with a soft laugh.
"Let's start with the older brother."
After saying that, he took a wooden comb and gently combed Youyou's soft hair.
Madam Fu watched with a smile, then combed her hair and began to read.
"A comb opens up wisdom, making your baby smart and adorable."
Gu Weiwei combed her hair a second time, and Madam Fu recited along.
"Two combs bring good fortune, and the baby's wealth will roll in."
She combed her hair a third time, and Madam Fu recited.
"With skillful hands, everything she does becomes a treasure."
The fourth time, Madam Fu read aloud.
"Si Shu is very popular and has a lot of friends."
"Combing five or six times will bring a long and healthy life to your baby."
Fu Shengying, Carman Dorrance, and Grandma Fu sat on the sofa watching with smiles on their faces, their expressions full of loving and doting affection.
After finishing combing Youyou's hair, it was Tiantian's turn, but the little girl was naturally active.
Gu Weiwei combed her hair, and she curiously looked up at the small wooden comb in her hand, and even reached out to grab the safety buckle pendant on it.
So what should have been a proper hair-combing ceremony turned into something both funny and frustrating.
After the hair-combing ceremony, Madam Fu took out the longevity locks she had prepared and put them on Youyou and Tiantian one by one. Then she carried Tiantian to the ancestral offering table.
Fu Shengying and Old Madam Fu also went over, lit incense, and bowed.
"Our ancestors, our little grandchildren have turned one year old. May our ancestors protect them and help them grow up healthy and safe."
After the elders paid their respects, Gu Weiwei and the other younger relatives also offered incense and paid their respects.
After combing her hair and offering incense to the ancestors, the important first birthday celebration, known as the "grasping ceremony," was about to begin.
On the living room cushions, there was a large circle of items used for the baby's first birthday celebration: a book, a small abacus, a string of ancient coins, a calligraphy brush, a seal, a chicken leg, a bunch of scallions, a small wooden sword, and a bag of soil...
Different things represent different industries.
Fu Shiqin glanced at his hair and muttered to himself.
"I know what books, abacuses, ancient coins, calligraphy brushes, and seals mean, but what's this chicken leg for? What are scallions for? And why is there mud on it?"
"Chicken legs represent a career in the food industry, scallions represent intelligence, wooden swords represent a career in physical labor, and mud represents agriculture and such," Grandma Fu explained, glancing at the group of children. "You three also used to catch things when you were kids."
"What did my brother catch?" Fu Shiqin asked curiously.
"He looked around, but wasn't interested in anything and didn't grab anything," Grandma Fu said helplessly.
Fu Shiyi shrugged and laughed when he heard this.
"That's because our sister-in-law wasn't inside, otherwise he would have arrested her."
Before his sister-in-law, his brother was truly a wise man who had seen through the vanities of the world and had no desires. Now he's just an incredibly vulgar and doting husband.
He had no interest in anything except his sister-in-law.
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