When he felt his father's gaze fall on the inkstone in his hand again, Yu Qingjia spoke up: "Mother, Father, you two talk first. I'll go put away the gift my sister gave me."
Watching his son's hurried departure, Yu Rui cursed his son in his heart for the first time: "You cunning brat."
"Father, we've only just met, and I don't know your preferences. I don't know what would be most appropriate to give you. How about this, you just tell me what you like the most and what you want the most? I'll see if there's anything that matches." Yao Guang couldn't think of anything, so she asked directly.
Yu Rui hesitated. Should she just bring up the ink block? Would that be inappropriate? It was already quite remarkable that her daughter could produce even one such precious item; how could she possibly expect her to produce a second one?
“Sister, I know this. Father loves building dikes and canals, but he encountered a problem after surveying in Luohua Prefecture this time.”
So, sister, you probably won't be able to give Father the gift he wants most.
"Sister, just find something to give to Father. Anything you give is fine, even a pen made from the whiskers of some wild animal." The youngest, Yu Qingchen, spoke up again.
Upon hearing this, Yu Rui realized that her two usually well-behaved and adorable sons were not adorable at all today.
"Oh, that makes things much easier. Father, don't worry about the problem with the Luohua Prefecture dike. I'll ask Mother to help you find a solution. But it's not a guaranteed solution." While happy, Yao Guang didn't forget what her mother and master had always taught her: never make promises you can't keep, and always leave room for maneuver.
Hearing her daughter's words, Yu Rui didn't take them seriously. Building a dike was no simple task, something anyone could do. Her daughter was still young, and in her daughter's eyes, that young lady Hong was omnipotent. It was normal that she didn't understand this...
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