A bright red lip print appeared on the paper. Xiao Yao took the handkerchief Xiao Fu handed her and wiped the rouge mark on her lips with one hand. She held up the paper with the other hand and said proudly, "This is a gift I made for Grandpa Sun..."
Tong Mingyu was the first to snap out of her daze. She rushed over, scrambling to the side, picking up her daughter and slapping her on the butt. This must be a monster. Where was her daughter? Had she eaten her?
"Mom, it hurts, it hurts." Xiao Yao covered her little butt with both hands and cried out in grievance.
"Let go! Didn't you hear your daughter screaming in pain?" Xiao Jingkang, who was a beat slower to react, almost snatched his daughter from his wife's arms. He carefully lifted up his daughter, who was still screaming happily. If it wasn't inconvenient, he would definitely pull down his pants to check.
"Yu'er, what's wrong with you? Why are you hitting your daughter?"
Xiao Yao nodded in agreement, yes, yes, give me a reason first.
"She...she...you saw what she just did. Have you ever seen a child do this? If I don't beat her, I don't know what she will do next."
"Is this your reason for hitting someone? My daughter is so wronged. Others can't think of it, so they can only blame themselves for being stupid.
My Ping An was able to think of this because she is smart and clever. I have never heard of anyone being punished for being smart.
"Mom, Ping'an is so smart, you should reward her."
Xiao Yi didn't dare to attack his mother, but his attitude of protecting his sister was very obvious.
Xiao Yang was still in a daze holding the piece of paper. This was made by my sister, this was made by my sister... Only these words kept echoing in his mind.
"Are you just going to let her make a fuss? How are you going to control her in the future?" Tong Mingyu didn't dare to say it out loud. If her daughter gave a gift to someone like this in the future, would her reputation be ruined?
"The child is still young now. In two years, he will know what kind of gifts can be given to others and what kind of gifts can only be given to family members. Ping An, are you right about what Daddy said?"
Xiao Yao nodded repeatedly, agreeing very much with her father's idea. Her mother was just too nervous. When she grew up, she couldn't even kiss her family members casually, let alone outsiders. When she grew up, she must make her mother realize that she was a reserved, subtle, and self-respecting girl.
"Then...this?" Tong Mingyu pointed at the rice paper in her son's hand. In her eyes, the paper was like a curse, and she dared not and was unwilling to get close to it.
"Leave it to me." Of course, my daughter couldn't give her hand-crafted work to outsiders, but she also had to give an explanation to Doctor Sun. She heard that Doctor Sun's grandson was getting married after the New Year, so she decided to give him her treasured red sandalwood screen. Is it from Doctor Sun? My family had a small kiln that made utensils for home use and gifts. Tomorrow, I'd have them make a set of wine glasses and let my daughter doodle a few strokes on them. It was a good idea, and so they happily decided.
As long as her daughter's things didn't get out, Tong Mingyu's easygoing nature immediately changed. The minor incident was temporarily calmed down.
Tong Mingyu called Zhihua and told her not to read the first three books for now, and to start reading "Legends for Women" from tonight. It can be seen that Xiao Yao's behavior really scared Tong Mingyu.
With the pills prescribed by Doctor Sun, Xiao Yao finally got rid of the bitter medicine, but she was still afraid of the cold. There were two more pots of charcoal fire in her room than anywhere else.
Every time Xiao Jun and Xiao Qi came to play with Xiao Yao, they would take off a piece of clothing after playing for a while. If the play time was long, there were times when they would only wear underwear. As twins, the physical difference between them was so huge that Xiao Yao could only feel jealous.
Li Jiaoying often came to check on Xiao Yao's health, always asking about his food, clothing, housing, and transportation needs. Seeing her son running around happily, shaking off his little fat body, she couldn't help but apologize to her sister-in-law, "Ping'an should be playing on the ground with them, but now he can only sit quietly on the bed, watching them play or gathering around the brazier. Sister-in-law, we are so sorry for Ping'an."
"Don't say that they were still young at that time. Even if they were not young, if you want to blame someone, don't forget that Ajun is also to blame!" Tong Mingyu has advised her countless times, but every time they see Xiao Yao's fear of the cold, they can't help but feel distressed.
"Let Ajun and Aqi take good care of Ping An in the future. Ajun, listen to me, you must protect your sister in the future. No one is allowed to bully her. Even if you are beaten, you must put your sister first. Do you hear me?" Tong Mingyu held down her panting son. She was dizzy because of him. Fortunately, Xiao Rui was not at home. If he was here, the noisy scene would be no less than a small banquet.
"I know, my sister is... mine." Xiao Jun held his head high and chest out, patting his chest loudly.
"Mine, mine." Xiao Qi and his brother always act in unison. His sister belongs to his brother and also to himself.
"What a mess! Do you two understand what this means?" Li Jiaoying flicked the foreheads of the two children with her fingers. They didn't look as smart as Ping An. They were the kind of people who only grow in body but not in brain.
"Understood." Xiao Jun was very angry at being suspected of not having enough brains. He demonstrated two weird moves that he had learned from somewhere, then pointed at Xiao Yao and said, "Protect." Finally, he waved his little fist and roared "Ahhh" twice with great momentum.
"It's really chaotic." Tong Mingyu hugged her son and wiped his sweat. Is the Xiao family going to have another military commander? Of the six boys, only Xiao Yang likes to study so far. The others prefer to be active and don't like to be quiet. They are not the type to be quiet at all.
It seems that the only hope is to marry a few more daughters of civil officials as daughters-in-law. Changing the family status can only start with the grandchildren, and most of the nephews and nephews can no longer be relied upon.
There is still hope that I can find a top scholar as Ping'an's son-in-law in the future. In the future, I will pay attention to which civil servants have boys of the same age as Ping'an, and write them down as candidates for son-in-law.
Li Jiaoying lifted her son's collar and made him face to face with her and asked, "Do you understand what your aunt meant?"
Xiao Qi wanted to nod, but didn't have the courage to lie to his mother. He wanted to shake his head but was afraid of getting slapped, so his face was full of conflict.
What a simple and honest child, he can't even pretend. Of my two sons, one is too sensible and gentle; the other is too simple and honest. Neither of them looks like me or my husband. If the two brothers didn't look so much like their father, even I would have to wonder where the children came from.
"Madam, the old general sent someone to tell us that he wants to summon several young masters and young ladies to the upper room." Xiwei came to report.
"knew."
"Father-in-law, you want to be safe, right?" Li Jiaoying did not feel the slightest bit embarrassed about exposing her father-in-law's true intention.
Tong Mingyu smiled and told the maids to come and clean up the young masters. She then dressed her daughter herself and chose a fur cloak to wrap her up tightly.
Xiao Yao really wanted to tell her mother that there was no need to be so nervous. This winter felt better than last year. Although she couldn't run, jump and play on the ground for a long time, she didn't have to sit still all the time. However, she was powerless and no one believed what she said.
In Ninghe Hall, General Xiao kept glancing toward the door. His daughter-in-law was so unfilial, so preoccupied with her own children, she hadn't considered the old man's feelings. She hadn't even brought her granddaughter over in days. His wife even excused them, saying it was cold and slippery, and they were afraid the child would get cold. That was nonsense. She just had to wrap the child up tightly and find someone more agile to hold her. What would happen?
If you keep making excuses and not letting me see my granddaughter, I will take her and raise her myself. Humph, when the time comes, none of you will ever be able to see her.
Tong Mingyu and Li Jiaoying took their three children and walked towards Ninghetang, where they met Xiao Jingyan who had just returned from outside at a fork in the road.
This man was still wearing a white robe and cloak in the middle of winter. When Xiao Yao saw her fourth uncle like this, she naturally thought of an animal, the snow fox, which was stunning and enchanting.
If he goes out dressed like this every day, I wonder how many Miss Yu he will offend. Why can't this guy learn to be low-key!
Seeing his niece's malicious smile, Xiao Jingyan snatched her from the old woman's arms and said, "Little thing, let's see how you beg for mercy now that you're in my hands."
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