In May 1977, spring was in full bloom in a courtyard house in Kyoto.
Three little ones, one big and two small, were chasing each other around the yard, trying to catch the butterflies in the garden.
To be precise, the bigger one is chasing the butterfly, and the two smaller ones are chasing the bigger one.
"Brother, you have to keep going!"
"Yes, brother can't be worse than cousin Yu, or he'll be embarrassed!"
Two little bundles of joy, a boy and a girl, had remarkably similar features. Their bright eyes were fixed on Sheng Sheng Shi Yan, who was standing in the middle of the courtyard, panting heavily, without even wiping the thin layer of sweat from his forehead.
With his hands on his hips, Sheng Shiyan glanced at the butterfly that was flying further and further away with a troubled expression, sighed heavily, and then sat down on the spot.
"Brother is dying. Should we go find Cousin Yu to catch him? He has the tools that Grandpa Lu made, which we don't have."
Sheng Shiyan was only four or five years old, but he acted quite mature in front of the two even younger children. He spoke and acted like a little adult, earnestly offering suggestions.
However, when he finished speaking and looked at the two younger ones, they both shook their heads.
"No, Yuanyuan wants to give a gift to her cousin Tangtang."
“Tuantuan is right, so we can’t tell Cousin Yu.”
Grandpa Sheng had just woken up from his afternoon nap when he heard his beloved grandchildren discussing something outside. He walked over with a smile.
"What are Youyou, Tuantuan, and Yuanyuan saying we can't tell Cousin Yu? Can we tell Great-Grandpa? Great-Grandpa promises to keep it a secret!"
When Youyou saw Grandpa Sheng come out, he suddenly had a bright idea, excitedly got up from the ground, and ran to Grandpa Sheng's side.
"Great-Grandpa, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan want to give a gift to Cousin Tangtang, and they need to catch that butterfly, but we don't have Cousin Yu's tool, so we can't catch it at all. Can you help us, Great-Grandpa?"
Seeing their older brother's actions, the other two children rushed over as if they had seen hope, and surrounded Grandpa Sheng.
"Can Great-Grandpa help us?"
"Please, Great-Grandpa, we promise we'll be good from now on!"
Grandpa Sheng reached out and touched each of their soft, adorable little faces one by one. Looking at the butterflies fluttering on the flower branches, he seemed to have made up his mind about something.
"Alright, my darlings, just wait and see, Grandpa will definitely have a way!"
The child had no idea how to hide his feelings. Upon hearing Grandpa Sheng's promise, he immediately jumped and danced around him with joy.
"Oh! Great-Grandpa is the best, we love you~"
"Great-Grandpa, Yuanyuan loves you even more than your brother!"
"Great-Grandpa, Tuantuan loves you even more than Yuanyuan and your brother..."
Grandpa Sheng smiled broadly, his eyes crinkling at the sight of this scene that might occur several times a day.
"Oh, good, good, great-grandfather knows you are all good children. Great-grandfather loves you all, he loves each and every one of you the same. Each and every one of you is great-grandfather's most precious treasure!"
A few little ones. Just as I was about to press him for more questions, Zhu Qinghao and Sheng Yi walked in through the main gate.
"Babies, Mommy and Daddy are back!"
Why are you bothering Great-Grandpa again? Did Mom tell the babies that Great-Grandpa is old and needs to rest?
Upon seeing the two, the two younger ones pounced on them without paying any attention to what they were saying.
Youyou took another look, and only after confirming that Grandpa Sheng was not about to fall did she run to her parents' side.
The couple had a clear division of labor: Sheng Yi picked up the twins on either side, while Zhu Qinghao picked up her eldest son.
“Mom, my brother and sister and I didn’t bother Great-Grandpa. We only talked to him after he woke up from his nap.”
Once Youyou was in Zhu Qinghao's arms, she obediently nestled on her shoulder and immediately began explaining what had happened.
Seeing this, the two younger ones quickly nodded in agreement:
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