New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

Hearing Ertai's innocent words, Xueyin and Xiaoyanzi felt a little amused, but when they thought about it, children are just so innocent and cute.

Before Xueyin had the chance to explain, Erkang couldn't help but speak first.

"Silly Ertai, how old is Xiaoyanzi now? She hasn't grown any teeth yet. She can only drink milk and a little bit of meat paste now, and can't eat anything else. You said you wanted to buy candied haws for your sister, but I'm afraid you want to eat them yourself, right?"

Ertai was a little unconvinced after being taught a lesson by Erkang. Seeing that he had exposed his little thoughts, his chubby face immediately turned red. "I, I, I really want to buy candied haws for my sister. It's not me who wants to eat it."

As he spoke, he sucked his saliva. It was over. He was tempted by the candied haws. When he mentioned the candied haws, he couldn't help drooling.

Afraid that his embarrassing appearance would be seen by his beautiful aunt and sister Xiaoyanzi, Xiao Ertai quickly covered his lips and hid behind his brother.

Xueyin looked at Ertai's cute appearance with smiles in her eyes. This child is so innocent and cute.

Xiaoyanzi also smiled helplessly, [Ertai, this guy, turned out to be so innocent and cute since he was a child, it's really rare. ]

Xue Yin's mind was slightly moved. Xiaoyanzi seemed to be very concerned about Ertai. Could it be that in their previous life, they were a couple? Then, could Ertai be her future son-in-law?

Several people walked towards the front hall chatting and laughing. At this time, Xiao Zhihang was entertaining guests.

Hongzhan and his wife, who had been away for a few months, came back to attend Xiaoyanzi's one-year-old birthday banquet, and Fulun and his wife, one of the emperor's close ministers and the Grand Secretary.

"Brother Xiao, congratulations! Xiaoyanzi is now one year old. Today is a big day. My wife and I brought Qing'er back as fast as we could just to see what Xiaoyanzi will catch. Hahahaha."

Hongzhan was wearing casual clothes and greeting Xiao Zhihang in a amiable manner. There was some fatigue in his eyes, but his face was very happy.

Xiao Zhihang laughed a few times and was very happy in his heart. He didn't expect that the prince had remembered what he said casually. He was also very excited and pulled Hongzhan to discuss what kind of gift they had prepared for the child today.

Hongzhan listened with a smile and introduced his good friends, Grand Secretary Fulun and his wife, to Xiao Zhihang.

Fulun and his wife Liu Huiying looked at Xiao Zhihang, the famous hero from Jiangnan, with admiration in their eyes. After the prince returned to Beijing, he first went to pay his respects to the emperor and then came to find them. His words all hinted that he had met a good friend in Jiangnan.

Upon learning that they were coming to Jiangnan to celebrate their child's first birthday, Mr. and Mrs. Fulun became curious and brought their child out for a walk.

After Xiao Zhihang got to know a few people, he muttered in his heart, why his wife hadn't come yet, it would be difficult for him to deal with other wives by himself.

Yun Qingwan was holding Qing'er and watching them chatting with a smile. Seeing Qing'er in her arms struggling to get down and play with Brother Xiao Feng, she shook her head helplessly and let her go.

Xiao Qing'er was so happy to see Brother Feng'er, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, that she ran happily to play with Brother Feng'er.

Liu Huiying saw that the men were chatting animatedly, and that Xiao Zhihang could get along well with her husbands in both literature and martial arts. She thought to herself that this man was indeed a character.

When he turned around and saw Yun Qingwan handing little Qing'er to the boy next to Xiao Zhihang, he was curious and asked, "Is that Brother Feng'er, who Qing'er has been thinking about all this time?"

Yun Qingwan nodded helplessly, "Yes, these two kids have only known each other for about half a month, but they have a very good relationship, as if they were destined to meet in their previous lives. As soon as they met, they became like one person."

Liu Huiying smiled softly with her hands covering her lips, looking at Qing'er with joy in her eyes. She had thought before that if Qing'er and Erkang were childhood sweethearts, then when they grew up, maybe it would be natural for them to be together.

But if you think about it carefully, the children are still young. Even if you assign a certain relationship to them when they are young, it is hard to say whether it will change when they grow up.

Just as everyone was talking, Ertai's baby voice came from outside the door, "Aunt Xue, when will little Yanzi grow up? I want to take her out to play."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw four-year-old Xiao Ertai following happily behind a gentle-looking and elegant woman. The woman was holding a tiny baby in her arms. The baby girl was dressed very festively. She was probably the protagonist of today's event, the child who was going to have the one-year-old baby's birthday celebration, right?

Erkang, who was next to Ertai, was speechless. When he saw them, he sighed in a mature manner, as if he had suffered a great injustice. It was really ridiculous to see a five or six-year-old child acting like this.

Fulun and Liu Huiying already felt embarrassed. Could it be that this child was walking in circles all the time?

"Ahem, Ertai, you..."

Liu Huiying wanted to speak to stop him, but she heard the woman's gentle voice, "It will take a few more years for your sister to grow up. She should be about the same age as Ertai before she can go out and play with her brother."

Ertai nodded in confusion. When he looked up and saw his mother looking at him unkindly, he felt a pang in his heart. Oh, his mother had told him that when he was out, he should not be ignorant of the rules and should not keep pestering others for questions. But he pestered his pretty aunt and talked to her for a long time...

It’s over, it’s over. When he thought about his mother Chunbing turning around and spanking him, he subconsciously covered his little butt. He became a little panicked, and his eyes were dodging, not daring to look at his mother.

When Liu Huiying saw that the naughty boy was now afraid, she shook her head in amusement and anger.

She took the initiative to step forward and said, "I'm really sorry, this child has been spoiled by me. I wonder if I have disturbed you too much in your house?"

Xue Yin guessed that this was Ertai and Erkang's mother. She didn't know how to address her, so she quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, Erkang and Ertai are very well-behaved children. I like them very much."

For a while, the two chatted with each other, but no one knew what to say. It was Yun Qingwan who smiled and broke the awkward atmosphere.

Yun Qingwan walked over to the two of them, took Xiaoyanzi from Xueyin's arms with a smile, and introduced them to the two of them, "This is Liu Huiying, the wife of the scholar's mansion, and this is the wife of the Xiao family, Xueyin."

With an acquaintance introducing them, Xue Yin and Liu Huiying no longer seemed awkward. They chatted with each other for a while, and the atmosphere became very harmonious for a while.

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Everyone had a meal in the house first, and after the meal, they started the "Zhuazhou" activity.

Watching her parents eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks, while she was held in the arms of her mother or several aunts and could only drink milk, Xiaoyanzi was so greedy that her saliva was almost flowing.

[Woo woo, I want to eat meat and drink wine too. ]

Their hearts were in turmoil. Xiao Zhihang who was drinking, Xiao Feng who was eating meat, and Xue Yin who was talking to other ladies could not help laughing in their hearts. However, they also felt a little guilty. Wasn't it a little too much for them to eat meat and drink in front of the toothless child?

However, on second thought, this is something that everyone has experienced, so there is nothing wrong with it, after all, she is really too young now.

After seeing everyone finish their meal, Xiaoyanzi wiped her mouth and looked at her with a smile. She was placed in the middle of a large round plate with various things in front of her.

There are more than a dozen items for the "Zhuazhou" ceremony, including abacus, gold ingots, scales, books, brushes, and candied haws.

Each one has a different meaning. For example, the abacus means you can be a bookkeeper in the future. Ingots represent wealth and honor. Scales represent business. Books and brushes mean learning. And candied haws... are purely for eating.

Xiaoyanzi looked at the objects in front of her, sat in the middle of the plate, and pondered for a long time, not knowing what to choose.

When she looked up, she saw her father, mother, brother, the prince and his wife, the Fulun couple, Erkang Ertai, Qing'er and others were all there, as well as the other aunts and uncles of the Xiao family, all looking at her with burning eyes and curiosity.

Everyone was talking to her, asking her to pick this and take that. Xiaoyanzi didn't know what to say and could only sigh. It turned out that when she turned one year old, there would be a "Zhuazhou" ceremony. So many people would be looking at her with smiles and blessings, allowing her to choose something that she might work hard for in the future.

Xiao Ertai, seeing that Xiaoyanzi didn't choose, looked at the bright red candied haws anxiously. He had someone buy this with great difficulty, and he wanted Xiaoyanzi, the sister in his heart, to choose this.

Choose, choose candied haws.

If you don't choose, then I should eat it?

Ertai couldn't help drooling as he watched, but Xiaoyanzi just didn't move.

He really had no other choice, so he secretly moved the candied haws towards Xiaoyanzi, and it happened to touch the edge of her clothes, and the jade pendant he had put in there before fell onto the table with a click.

Xiaoyanzi grabbed the jade pendant curiously and looked at Ertai helplessly. Meeting Ertai's innocent big eyes, Xiaoyanzi really didn't know what to say.

Fulun and Liu Huiying also widened their eyes in shock. What was going on? They had grabbed Ertai's jade pendant during the one-year-old ceremony.

Could it be that these two children will be a couple in the future? After all, this jade pendant was given by a master, who said that the jade pendant should be worn by the child from childhood. If one day, the jade pendant is given away and picked up by a girl, the two of them will probably be bound together for a lifetime and cannot be separated...

Xiao Zhihang looked at the jade pendant with a delicate texture, knowing that it was not prepared for the child, so he laughed and said, "This jade pendant was probably put in there by a kid accidentally. It doesn't count, it doesn't count."

"Why doesn't it count? Even if it does, Xiaoyanzi has captured my jade pendant, and she will be my wife from now on!"