Chapter XXVII
By the time the ancestors and grandchildren returned to Ninghetang, it was already a happy and peaceful scene inside. Qin took his youngest son's hand and asked for warmth, reluctant to let go. The son sitting below chatted and drank tea, and he had long been accustomed to the interaction between his mother and younger brother. Whose sweet and handsome son, especially the youngest son, will not be favored! The whole family knew how much the mother cared about this little son, so they let him curry favor there, as long as the old man was happy.
General Xiao sat down with his two granddaughters in his arms, Xiao Yao obediently snuggled in his grandfather's arms, and Xiao Yuan still hung on his grandfather's neck and refused to come down.
"Ruyi, come down quickly, grandfather is tired." Although the child is small, the weight is not light, and the meat ball is comfortable to hold.
But after a long time, my hands are sore! Xiao Jingmin kept waving to his daughter, and Xiao Yuan's fleshy little body turned around with difficulty, completely ignoring his father's call.
Xiao Yao fell down silently, climbed down from his grandfather's knees backwards, and after standing firmly, he raised his legs and stepped to find his family, but he was stopped by someone as soon as he took a few steps.
"You're safe, aren't you?" Xiao Jingyan's voice was clear
It is like water droplets dripping down a jade plate, which is pleasant to the ear.
If God wants to treat a person well, he is really not stingy, Xiao Jingyan seems to be that darling, he wants to have a good look, and he has a voice.
"Hello Fourth Uncle." Xiao Yao was envious and jealous, and turned her head to say hello.
"You haven't even seen me, so you know that I'm your fourth uncle,
What a smart little girl. ”
Do you need a special introduction? As long as you have seen your grandmother's reaction at the gate, unless you are a fool, you will know which one you are good or not!
Xiao Yao felt that the fourth uncle's words were insulting his IQ, did he look like a fool? vaguely despised his fourth uncle and planned to move on.
What kind of expression is this little niece daughter, if you don't understand it wrong, is she despising herself? Xiao Jingyan decided to discuss this issue with his little niece.
"You are not allowed to bully Xiao Ping'an." General Xiao yelled at his son.
"How can there be bullying, Brother Yan likes peace." The Qin family hurriedly defended his son.
Xiao Jingyan smiled back at his father's roar.
Dad is very dissatisfied with himself, it's not a matter of a day or two. Xiao Jingyan admits that he is not a gentleman, and the reason why he is unwilling to be an official is also due to his own considerations.
In today's Xiao family, the old man holds military power, and his three sons are all officials in the court, which is eye-catching enough, and some people are inevitably suspicious of business, Xiao Jingyan thinks that it is necessary to produce an idle person at the right time.
Of course, he doesn't plan to mess around like this for the rest of his life, In another two years, when his father retires, he will find something to do, It's a pity that his good intentions are always misunderstood, and it's not easy to argue, so he can only take one step at a time.
Xiao Yao is also quite sympathetic to the fourth uncle, it is not appropriate to be sandwiched between her parents, hey, she is also a poor baby!
"Fourth Uncle has a greeting gift, do you want it?" A few juniors in the family, he is familiar with Xiao Lang, Xiao Yi and Xiao Yang, Xiao Rui used to be with his parents, and he counted them after seeing several faces, as for this row of small people,
That's only his name, but not his person.
"Want" Xiao Jun took a few steps forward, he was never afraid of life, not to mention that this is still his own uncle, the first time an adult meets a child, shouldn't they all give a meeting gift?
A wooden pony with four wheels drags a cart and pulls the rope around the horse's neck to slow the cart forward. In addition, there is a small wooden ladder, and there is a small wooden monkey on the ladder, flipping the ladder with his hands.
The little monkey will do somersaults along with it. Xiao Jun and Xiao Qi had never seen such a toy, and they were instantly attracted and couldn't wait to squat on the ground and play.
Xiao Jingyan also ordered someone to bring two people with beautifully carved boxes, put them on the low table, and called the names of peace and ruyi. Xiao Yao walked over, not to open the box, but to stand there quietly waiting for Xiao Yuan, seeing this situation Xiao Jingyan nodded secretly, and was a little satisfied with this niece in his heart, he was not impatient at a young age, he knew that he loved his sister and was beautiful and sensible, and his sister-in-law raised her daughter very well.
When Xiao Yuan also came to him, Xiao Jingyan reached out and opened the box, and the eyes of the women present were attracted by the contents of the box.
There are two boxes of pearls, and below them are well-proportioned, bright milky white pearls, and the top layer is actually a rare pink pearl, and a few of them glow purple.
"This is too precious, the fourth brother will keep it and give it to his sweetheart later." Yuan Yutong was half joking and half postponing.
When Xiao Yuan heard this, how can it be done, he stretched out two fat little hands to cover the box, pursed his small mouth and glared at her mother, mine, this is mine.
A chubby little girl, without the slightest momentum, is angry and cute! Xiao Yao walked up to her and smoothed her hair, because Xiao Yuan was the youngest among the children, so she was very protective of food, and no one could rob her if she said it was for her, and it was not strong to let her move.
"Do you want one, or both?"
Xiao Jingyan continued to tease her niece.
Xiao Yuan turned his head to look at Xiao Yao, reluctantly let go of one of the boxes, and took Xiao Yao's hand and put it on it.
Then he raised his head and snorted heavily at Xiao Jingyan. My sister and I have one each, and we don't need you to tell me how to divide it.
"If you want to take away a box of pearls Ruyi as a second person, you will definitely feel distressed, and only peace can make her give up a share so happily." Yuan Yutong imagined for a moment,
If he and Ping An swapped up, her daughter would never be so happy, and her mother was not as good as her sister, which was confirmed again.
Xiao Jingkang didn't come back until noon, and so far, the family is finally reunited. Today's luncheon is more abundant than the feast,
Everyone has a smile on their faces, the family sits around the table, the men push the cups and change the lamps, the women smile like flowers, and the children have a lot of fun......
Because it's about to be the sixth day of the ninth month, the most talked about is naturally the topic of birthday, but there is still a group of people talking about the same thing at this moment.
"This jade carving really wants to be given to the Xiao family." Mrs. Fang asked painfully. A pair of eyes greedily stared at the exquisite jade carving in front of him, hating to suck it into his eyes.
"You! I want to have a good relationship with others, and I am reluctant to take out good things, no wonder I am disliked by others. Fang Yufu really wanted to say what a jade carving was, if the money he gave to the Han family was bought into a jade carving, it would not be able to fit in a room.
"At the Xiao family's birthday banquet the day after tomorrow, I must let them give an explanation, Qinglian is already thirteen, Qinghe is eleven, and things can't be delayed any longer."
"Their eldest grandson seems to be only twelve years old.
It seems that Qinglian is not suitable anymore. Fang Yufu likes the little granddaughter of the Xiao family more in his heart, anyway, he already has some eyebrows about the affairs with the Han family, if the opportunity is right, he will strive to exchange the marriage of his granddaughter to his grandson, he really doesn't have much hope for the two granddaughters, even if he marries them into the Xiao family, it will not be of much help to himself and the Fang family.
"How is it not suitable? The woman will know how to be more considerate and take care of her husband. ”
Fang Yufu really wanted to say that there are a few men in this world who like to marry a woman older than themselves, and even if there is such a marriage, I am afraid that they are together for various reasons, not because you and I want to. Women think about the problem too simply, Qinglian is not the right age, Qinghe is too ordinary, and the most suitable candidate in her heart has resurfaced again.
"What do you think of their little granddaughter?"
"Master, that child is still so young, and I don't want my grandson to bow down and be small in the future."
"Stupid, as long as you enter the door of our house, everything has to listen to us, how can the grandson bow down and be small, Qinglian is bigger than others, and Qinghe is not outstanding, even if you enter the door of their house, do you think there will be a good life, just listen to me about this matter, if you dare to be verbose, go back to Xuzhou."
Mrs. Fang really closed her mouth, the master's words also made sense, and even if she objected, it would not work.
The two Miss Fang, who were hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, didn't expect to hear such news, staggered down the steps, and walked silently towards the residence, as for their respective thoughts, only they knew.