Sure enough, when Han Yulan arrived at the kindergarten gate with her granddaughter, the little one opened her bulging backpack, took out the scarf Xia Liang had knitted for her, and tied it around her neck. Han Yulan facepalmed. Good heavens! It's summer! Isn't that wool scarf too hot around her neck? Her granddaughter wouldn't take it off, showing it off to every classmate she saw: "Xiaoyuan, look, this is the new scarf my mom knitted for me, isn't it pretty?" The little girl named Xiaoyuan looked at Gu Yunxi's scarf and said, "Uh, it's not very pretty. It's not as pretty as the one my mom knitted for me. My mom's scarf has patterns, yours has nothing." The little one got angry and decided to break off all contact with Xiaoyuan for a day. After Xiaoyuan went inside, Yunxi continued to wait outside for the other classmates. As expected, most of the classmates said her scarf was plain and not pretty, not as pretty as the one her mother knitted. The little one's face turned red with anger, looking like she was about to cry. Han Yulan found it amusing and stepped forward, saying, "What's wrong?" "What's wrong, sweetie?" The little girl's eyes welled up with tears as she looked at her grandmother and said, "Grandma, I don't like the scarf Mom knitted for me anymore. It's not pretty at all, and it doesn't have any patterns." Han Yulan patted her granddaughter's head and said, "Sweetie, you can't say that, okay? It makes Mommy sad. Your mother just learned how to knit scarves, and she gave you the first one she finished. That means you're very important to her. When she learns more, she'll knit many more beautiful scarves with patterns. And aren't the clothes your mother makes for you the prettiest? Look at your friends' little dresses, they're not as pretty as yours." Gu Yunxi thought about it and realized it made sense. The little dresses her mother made were the prettiest. After understanding, she finally smiled and said goodbye to her grandmother before going to kindergarten. Han Yulan smiled as she watched her granddaughter go into kindergarten, then took her granddaughter's scarf to her workplace.
Upon arriving at work, her colleagues asked curiously, "Director Han, why are you wearing a scarf in this sweltering heat?" Han Yulan smiled helplessly and explained what had happened. Her colleagues burst into laughter, one of them saying, "Kids are so cute. It's a pity my good-for-nothing son doesn't know how to find a wife. He's already in his twenties, and I wonder how long he'll stay single. I've arranged blind dates for him, but he won't go, as if I'd ruin his life." Seeing her colleague's indignant face, Han Yulan comforted her, "Don't worry about it. Let them worry about their own children. My son was the same way. I arranged so many blind dates for him, and he never went, even lying to me that the girls weren't interested in him. But look at him now, he fell for my daughter-in-law the first time they met. My daughter-in-law's brother went to pick her up, and my son thought..." "My daughter-in-law has a boyfriend, and he was so angry that he locked himself in his room when he got home. Hahaha, serves him right." Han Yulan chuckled at the thought of her son's humiliation, then continued, "But look at me now, I have two granddaughters, so well-behaved and smart. Sons are nothing compared to her." A colleague of similar age said, "Director Han is truly enjoying family life. It will be even more perfect when her daughter-in-law has a grandson." Han Yulan glanced at her, knowing she was a sexist, and didn't bother arguing with her. She simply smiled and said, "Whether they have children or not, we'll help take care of them if they do. It doesn't matter if they don't, two granddaughters are enough." The sexist colleague curled her lip, thinking to herself: What good is a high-ranking official if you can't have a son? The family line will still end.
When Xia Liang got home from get off work, her mother-in-law told her about her granddaughter's morning activities. Xia Liang was both amused and exasperated. Knitting scarves wasn't really her forte, but sewing clothes was a piece of cake for her. That very evening, she cut fabric and made several little dresses for her daughter, along with some matching hair accessories. The little one had developed a love for fashion and wouldn't allow her hair to be cut short; she wanted it braided. Every morning, Han Yulan or Xia Liang would braid her hair into two little braids and add the hair accessories, and the little one would proudly twirl around in front of the mirror. The next day, Xia Liang took out the new dresses that had been drying outside and went to her daughter's room with the hair accessories. The little one had been sleeping alone since she was three years old. Gu Weiguo and Han Yulan doted on her, having built her a complete set of cabinets and tables, and providing her with plenty of children's books. Her bed was even 1.5 meters by 2 meters, large enough for two adults. Xia Liang took out a dress for her daughter to wear that day, leaving the rest in her wardrobe. The little one was small, but had a lot of clothes; her grandparents had used almost all their fabric ration coupons to make clothes for her. The little girl saw her mother enter the bedroom carrying several dresses and jumped up from the bed excitedly, giggling, "Mommy, are these dresses for me?" Xia Liang smiled and nodded to her daughter, "Yes, sweetheart, Mommy made these for you last night. Try them on and see if they fit." The little girl eagerly took the dresses from her mother's hands and tried them on one by one; each one fit perfectly. Xia Liang was happy to see her daughter so cheerful. "Sweetie, see which dress you want to wear today. Mommy has prepared matching hair accessories for you." The little one had been so focused on the dresses that she hadn't noticed the hair accessories in her mother's hand. Now, seeing that her mother had several more, she happily jumped in front of Xia Liang, hugged her neck, and said, "Mommy, I love you so much!" Xia Liang kissed her daughter's rosy cheeks and said, "Mommy loves you too." The little one chose a floral dress, put it on, and then twirled around on the bed, asking Xia Liang, "Mommy, am I pretty?" Xia Liang said, "Pretty, sweetie. Come on, let Mommy braid your hair, then we'll wash your face and eat." The little girl nodded and quickly got off the bed and put on her shoes. After getting ready, the little girl went out to eat with Xia Liang. Seeing her grandparents at the table, she went up to them and twirled around, asking, "Grandpa and Grandma, am I pretty?" Gu Weiguo and Han Yulan both nodded and said, "Our eldest granddaughter is the prettiest." The little one happily sat down in her seat.
When Xia Liang got home from get off work, her daughter Yunxi rushed up to her and said, "Mommy, our class is putting on a show this Sunday, are you going? Grandpa and Grandma are going too." Xia Liang picked up her daughter and kissed her, saying, "Of course I'm going, my darling. Mommy doesn't work on Sunday, so I'll go with Grandpa, Grandma, my little sister, and Aunt Wu to see your performance." The little girl was even happier to hear that she was also going to take her little sister, after all, she was the big sister, and her sister was supposed to learn from her.
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