Old Sir He was stunned when she handed the child over to this old man.
It wasn’t until Lin Chuxia reminded him, "Master, hold him well. If you drop your grand-disciple, you’ll have to take responsibility."
Old Sir He snapped back to reality, repeatedly assuring, "Oh, oh, I won’t drop him, I won’t drop him. Even if all my old bones scatter, I won’t let my grandson fall..."
As he spoke, his voice began to choke with emotion.
To avoid being noticed, Old Sir He lowered his head, only to meet the eyes of the little girl in his arms, who gave him a big smile.
Old Sir He couldn’t hold back, his eyes turned red.
He thought of the time when his two daughters severed ties with him to protect themselves.
At the time, he didn’t resent them for it.
In that situation, cutting ties with him was the best choice.
He believed they had no other option.
Until he returned and the two daughters didn’t visit him for a long time, he had his suspicions but remained hopeful.
He secretly went to his second daughter’s house.
He knew his eldest daughter had always been resolute; if she didn’t come, it was because she no longer wanted to acknowledge him.
But his younger daughter was different in his heart.
As he reached his younger daughter’s doorstep, a little boy ran out of the yard.
Everyone says nephews resemble their uncles, and the little boy looked a lot like his own son when he was young. So, he knew this was his younger daughter’s child.
That was his first time seeing his grandchild, and it was impossible not to feel excited.
He went forward, coaxing, offering the only twenty cents he had to buy the boy some candy so he would let him hold him.
Just as he held the child in his arms, his younger daughter came out of the yard.
At first, she was stunned, then quickly acted as if she didn’t recognize him, grabbed the child, and slapped him twice.
"You naughty child, how can you let anyone hold you? Look how dirty he is. What if he has lice that crawl onto you? Get back inside. If I see you talking to strangers again, I’ll break your legs. Be careful not to get kidnapped..."
He only hugged his grandson briefly, yet not only was he criticized by his daughter for being dirty, but she even suggested he might be a kidnapper.
The child’s crying brought Old Sir He back to the present.
He clumsily comforted the little girl, "Don’t cry, don’t cry, Grandpa will buy you candy later..."
This little girl sure has a temper.
He just drifted off for a moment, and she cried like that.
Just like her mother, so headstrong.
......
There were three full tables set.
One for the men, one for the women, and one for the children.
Luckily, it was summer. Without enough room indoors, they set up under the tree shade in the yard.
Ever since Mrs. Qin left twenty days ago, Qin Yang had been taking care of Qi Qi during mealtimes.
Today was no exception.
Qin Yang held the baby with one hand and ate with the other, quite content, which made Li Wei envious.
Thinking back to when his son was little, it was his mother who held the baby while eating.
Why hadn’t he experienced that?
Holding a child with one hand and still managing gracefully looked quite impressive.
But on second thought, he shook his head.
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