Grandpa Yang did look up and glanced at the little dumpling a few more times.
He then casually glanced at the bookshelf next to him.
Old Madam Yang felt a pang of sympathy: "Li Bao has suffered so much."
Lili shook her head, showing no sadness whatsoever: "Mother said that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune, and Lili will have great luck in the future!"
Shen Jialuo loudly echoed, "Yes, Li Bao is definitely blessed!"
Lili looked at Shen Jialuo and giggled.
Madam Yang was somewhat surprised that such a young child had such ideas, which was even more impressive than her good-for-nothing son.
"It's good that Li Bao thinks this way; you two will be blessed in the future!" Old Madam Yang said with a smile.
Lili nodded vigorously: "Yes! As the saying goes, when Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first test his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body, leave him destitute, and thwart his actions, so as to strengthen his resolve and increase his abilities."
The little dumpling spoke slowly, trying his best to pronounce each word clearly. Although some words were not pronounced very accurately, they were still understandable.
"So, Lili will definitely get better and better!"
Shen Jialuo was a little stunned. What was his sister saying? He couldn't understand her at all.
Old Madam Yang was also stunned. Was she getting senile?
Why do I hear a two-year-old toddler reading an article?
Grandpa Yang was taken aback, then realized that it was a sentence from Mencius.
Grandpa Yang first doubted that he had misheard, then thought about it carefully and found that the little dumpling had indeed read it correctly, without missing a single word.
Grandpa Yang's eyes slowly darkened as he looked at Lili's confident smile. For the first time, he laughed out loud, seemingly lost in thought.
"You can read?" Old Master Yang's authoritative voice rang out.
Lili very naturally shifted the blame to her cheapskate father: "Oh! Just a little bit, isn't Lili amazing? Daddy and Mommy praise Lili every day!"
Madam Yang looked at Old Master Yang. Having shared a bed with him for a lifetime, she knew that Old Master Yang was interested in the little dumpling.
"Did your father teach you that?" Old Master Yang was silent for a long time before asking again, "Then do you know what these words mean?"
Lili tilted her head, seemingly puzzled: "Of course I know, otherwise why would I use it here?"
Grandpa Yang paused, then burst into laughter: "Then, Li Bao, could you tell the Emperor what this means?"
"Grand Ancestor was so stupid!" Lili pouted, as if afraid the old man couldn't hear her, and jumped off the stool to walk around to Grandpa Yang's side. "He doesn't even know this?"
"Yes, the Great Ancestor wouldn't."
The old man, who was called stupid by the little dumpling, was not angry at all, but rather quite pleased, as if he were really asking for advice.
“Alright then, Lili will tell you.” Lili shook her head and said, “When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon someone, it will first make him suffer mentally, physically, and emotionally, make him hungry and weak, and make every action he takes unsatisfactory. This is to motivate his will, make him resilient, and increase the abilities he does not possess.”
With each sentence Lili spoke, Grandpa Yang's eyes lit up a little more.
Those familiar with Mr. Yang would notice that his eyes were brimming with light at that moment.
It's the excitement of discovering a treasure, the joy of a talent scout meeting a thoroughbred horse.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Grandpa Yang said "good" three times and laughed heartily.
Shen Laosan, who was carrying a wine jar, was stunned and couldn't quite process what he was seeing.
In his memory, the only time Old Master Yang looked so happy was when he was engrossed in discussing Buddhist scriptures with him.
Grandpa Yang picked up the little dumpling and put it on his lap: "How about the Great Ancestor tests you again?"
Lili pouted, seemingly a little unhappy, but still nodded: "Could it be that the Great Ancestor doesn't know the answer himself, so he wants to ask me?"
"Yes, that's right!"
Grandpa Yang didn't refute at all: "I ask you, what does it mean that 'Indigo is extracted from the indigo plant, yet it is bluer than the plant itself; ice is made from water, yet it is colder than water'?"
Upon hearing those familiar words, Lili felt a sense of relief.
She was genuinely afraid that Grandpa Yang would ask her questions she had never heard before, since all she had in her mind were the few words she had learned.
Just now, Lili was thinking that if she didn't understand, she would translate a few key words, make up a few random sentences to guess, and then act cute and say that this was all she knew.
Anyway, she already knew that sentence, which was beyond the reach of an ordinary two-year-old child, and she had successfully made Grandpa Yang happy.
Fortunately, it's a well-known phrase.
“I know this!” Pear clapd her hands happily. “The color blue is extracted from indigo plants, but it’s a deeper color than the plant itself. Ice is formed from water, but it’s colder than water. This means that I’m the great-grandfather’s great-grandson, but I’ll be even more powerful than my great-grandfather, right?”
Lili observed Old Master Yang's expression, and sure enough, the next second, Old Master Yang nodded in amazement, then stroked his beard with his right hand and laughed.
"Sanlang, you've done a great job raising your son! Hahahaha..."
Shen Laosan chuckled. It wasn't that he was good at raising his son; it was that he was incredibly lucky!
Shen Laosan was also thinking about Lili, worried that she would feel uncomfortable facing the two elders alone, so he came over to check on her under the pretext of bringing wine.
Seeing this, even the usually stern and serious Mr. Yang was all smiles.
What else could he be worried about? His daughter, Li Bao, is just that capable!
"Grandparents, you two chat first. I'll go help Wan's mother and parents serve the dishes."
Shen Laosan smiled and left again.
Lili was clearly very happy, sitting on Grandpa Yang's lap and swinging her legs back and forth.
Ah, I only need to use a little trick to take them all down!
These two sentences are simple and easy to understand, and are known to everyone. But it is precisely because they are not difficult that they seem more reasonable.
Moreover, this is already quite impressive for a two-year-old child.
"Let me ask you again," Old Master Yang casually picked up a book from the wooden shelf beside him and asked, "What does 'It is precisely because he does not contend that no one in the world can contend with him' mean?"
"Um……."
Lili lowered her head, pretending to think, but her eyes kept glancing at the books.
Tao Te Ching?
What should I do? I've never seen this before!
Forget it, it would be even stranger if someone knew everything. Let's just translate it directly!
The most sophisticated articles often require only the simplest translations!
"Hmm... I don't compete, so no one in the world can compete with me!"
Lili waved her little fist, her eyes firm, and even gave herself a nod of affirmation.
Grandpa Yang was surprised for a moment, then chuckled, realizing that Lili was indeed just a two-year-old child.
Just now, Lili answered so fluently, and he kept thinking about how amazing Lili was at such a young age, and for a moment he was even a little influenced.
He still thought that Lili could actually answer the question.
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