“But Yanbao, according to seniority, we should indeed call him Grandpa…”
Although the old man of the Li family also thought it was outrageous, he still hoped that his granddaughter could give Ye Ming some face out of consideration for his old friend Ye Hong.
But Xiao Yanbao stuck to his principles, shaking his head vigorously, and resolutely refused:
"Yan Yan, no!"
I don't want to call Ye Ming Grandpa!
If she calls Ye Ming "Grandpa" today, Ye Ming will be riding on her shoulders and showing off his power tomorrow.
Just then, Ye Ming had regained his usual calm and collected demeanor. He twirled the beads hanging around his neck with his fingers and spoke with a maturity beyond his years:
“Mr. Li, it’s alright, it’s just a form of address. Whether you call me that or not doesn’t matter to me. I don’t really care.”
He paused slightly, glanced at Xiao Yanbao, and then added deliberately:
“Li Xinyan is young and a junior, so I won’t stoop to her level.”
"..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanbao felt his fists harden.
I really want to punch him!
For the 70th birthday of the patriarch of the Li family, the Li family prepared a very grand banquet.
The entire Li Family Manor suddenly became lively, filled with elegant attire and bustling crowds.
The Li family's Calabash Brothers and Little Yanbao all changed into formal attire suitable for the banquet.
The Calabash Brothers all wore exquisitely tailored suits, while Xiao Yanbao changed into a custom-made princess dress.
Every step of the process is done by hand. The fluffy skirt alone uses different materials of light gauze to create a dynamic and light feeling that is natural and graceful.
Wearing this dress, Xiao Yanbao looks like a princess who stepped out of a fairy tale.
The little girl came out of the dressing room after changing her clothes, lifted her skirt with both hands, bowed to Zhong Jingyi who was waiting outside, smiled sweetly, and asked in a childish voice:
"Mom, does Yan Yan look good in this outfit?"
"Beautiful! Very beautiful! Extremely beautiful!"
Zhong Jingyi's eyes lit up as she looked at her daughter, and she praised her sincerely, "My Yanbao is the most beautiful girl in the world!"
Without realizing it, she cupped Xiao Yanbao's cheeks in her hands and couldn't help but kiss her forehead.
It feels so good to have a daughter!
It's like having a real-life doll; you can keep buying your daughter all sorts of beautiful clothes, bags, shoes, and dressing her up in different ways.
"Thank you, Mom!"
Xiao Yanbao also turned his head and kissed Zhong Jingyi on the cheek. It was a sweet and gentle kiss with a lot of healing power.
Just then, Seventh Brother Li Mujun, who had been waiting outside for a long time, couldn't help but knock on the door and cautiously peeked in, asking Zhong Jingyi:
"Mom, is my little sister dressed yet? I want to take her out to play."
As she spoke, Li Mujun saw Xiao Yanbao standing next to her mother, dressed in a princess gown.
His eyes suddenly lit up.
My sister, who had dressed up carefully, looked even more exquisite and beautiful than usual, and even more like a porcelain doll.
Li Mujun hurriedly pushed open the door and came in, giving Xiao Yanbao a thumbs up: "My little sister is so pretty!"
"Thank you, Seventh Brother!"
Little Yanbao smiled and said sweetly to her seventh brother, Li Mujun.
Zhong Jingyi reached out and stroked Li Mujun's head, gently instructing her:
"You can take your sister out to play, but you must take good care of her and make sure she doesn't bump into anything or get hurt."
Upon hearing this, Li Mujun immediately stood at attention, gave Zhong Jingyi a solemn salute, and made a firm promise:
"Mom, don't worry! I will definitely not let my sister get hurt in any way."
"That's good, you can take your sister to play now."
Zhong Jingyi nodded in satisfaction, handed her precious daughter to her eldest son, and still a little worried, gave him one more instruction:
Don't go to any dangerous places!
The two little ones obediently agreed and went out to play.
They had only been running away for a short while when they ran into Ye Ming, who was traveling alone.
Among the crowd of people dressed in formal attire, Ye Ming, wearing a Hanfu-style outfit, looked somewhat out of place and out of place.
Of course, given his personality, he had absolutely no desire to fit in.
Ye Ming also saw Xiao Yanbao dressed in gorgeous clothes at the first moment. It seemed that because it was the first time he had seen her dressed so formally, he was slightly stunned, but quickly returned to normal, and his eyes showed no fluctuation.
Upon seeing her great-uncle approaching, Li Mujun, though somewhat reluctant, still politely greeted Ye Ming.
"Ye Ming...Grandpa."
After all, while Xiao Yanbao could disobey the orders of the Li family patriarch without any restraint, the Calabash Brothers would never dare to do so!
Sure enough, Xiao Yanbao turned her head away with a very haughty air.
"snort!"
The little boy still seemed very unconvinced by Ye Ming's seniority.
How come Ye Hong's grandfather's cousin happens to be Ye Ming?!
They're clearly the same age, so why does this kid have such a high seniority?!
Ye Ming seemed genuinely unconcerned about arguing with a junior. He nodded to Li Mujun, then glanced at Xiao Yanbao with indifferent eyes and casually asked:
"The banquet is about to begin. Where are you going?"
Xiao Yanbao maintained her arrogant attitude and ignored him.
Li Mujun replied respectfully, "Let's go play with the other older brothers. The banquet is more suitable for adults to socialize, not for us children to play."
That's true; Ye Ming also found the banquet quite boring.
However, the adults seemed very happy, and each of them had a perfect smile on their face.
Ye Ming suddenly asked the two little ones in front of him, "Can I join?"
Li Mujun was clearly taken aback and momentarily stunned. "Huh?"
Xiao Yanbao reacted instantly: "No!"
She didn't want to play with Ye Ming at all today, especially when she saw her brothers having to be respectful to him and call him "Grandpa Ye Ming." The little girl felt aggrieved for her brothers.
"Yanbao, is this really a good thing for us?"
Li Mujun lowered her voice slightly and asked Xiao Yanbao with some concern.
He was worried that his grandfather would scold them for being impolite and disrespectful to their elders if he found out.
Xiao Yanbao, however, completely disagreed and said, "Seventh Brother, he's too senior. How can he play with us juniors? So let's just leave him alone. Maybe a lot of grandpas will be playing with him later!"
After saying that, the little boy grabbed his seventh brother Li Mujun's hand, decisively walked past Ye Ming, and left without looking back.
"..."
Ye Ming stood there, gazing at the receding figures of Li Xinyan and Li Mujun. He seemed to give a helpless smirk, saying nothing.
He was ultimately unable to fully integrate into this world!
Human infants in this world are all so unpredictable...
(End of this chapter)
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