"When he was less than two years old, he could already speak complete sentences, but his articulation was not very clear. He often babbled a bunch of words, and we could only understand half of them. When he was as big as Little Millet Cake, he could also speak like a little grown-up now. When I took him out for a walk, people were very surprised when they saw him, saying that Zhaoyang as a child speaks so early."
As the old lady spoke, she took out a small box from her pocket: "In that case, our Little Millet Cake belong to the year of the dragon. That grandma was right."
The little guy nodded obediently: "I am a mighty dragon."
The old lady smiled and handed the palm-sized flat red box to the little guy and opened the lid.
Inside was a round jade pendant. The jade pendant was green and full of emerald color, with no variegated color at all.
The inner edge of the jade pendant was hollowed out, and a green dragon flying in the air was carved right in the middle.
The dragon head, the undulating dragon spine, a dragon claw, and the tip of the tail were connected to the edge of the jade pendant.
The carving of the jade pendant was astonishingly exquisite, even the scales on the dragon's body were clearly defined.
The mouth was open, as if it was making a dragon's roar, and the teeth inside could be seen.
The cheeks were carved with thin dragon whiskers, which seemed to be really blowing in the wind.
Whether it was the material of the jade or the carving, it iwas of the highest quality. It was a completely auction-grade collection and was extremely valuable.
For the purpose of investigation, Gu Nian once attended a large-scale auction in Country M with Bian Daoren. Among them was a necklace with several drop-shaped jade inlaid on it. The material and color of this jade pendant were very similar, almost the same.
It's just that there was no such complicated carving.
The carving of this jade pendant was meticulous, and a lot of jade material must have been used. In terms of value, it far exceeded that necklace.
And that necklace had already fetched a sky-high price at that time.
The value of this jade pendant could be imagined.
Giving such a precious thing to the little guy, the two elders' thoughts were all in it.
"This jade pendant is exactly in line with your zodiac sign." The old lady smiled happily, "Only our Little Millet Cake is worthy of such a mighty dragon."
The little guy was very smart and didn't look at Gu Nian. Instead, he looked at Chu Zhaoyang.
Seeing Chu Zhaoyang nodded, he immediately accepted the jade pendant: "Thank you, Great-grandma."
"Here, grandma will put it on for you," the old lady said.
"It's too expensive to carry around with you." Gu Nian said, "He is still young and is quite naughty, so he may bump it at any time."
"What are you afraid of? Jade is for wearing. Jade nourishes people. The more you raise it, the better. If it gets bumped, it's to eliminate disaster. Let's get another one." The old lady was so wealthy.
The jade of this grade that others brought for collection would not hurt even if it was touched by the old lady.
The old lady put it on the little guy and stuffed it into the collar.
When he first have contact with it, it was a bit cold, and the little guy even shivered.
"It'll be fine in a while, once the jade warms up," the old lady said with a smile.
The more the old lady looked at the little guy, the more he looked like Chu Zhaoyang.
It's like going back to Chu Zhaoyang's childhood. She missed it so much. Thinking about it, her eyes get wet.
"Great-grandma?"
When the old lady came back to her senses, she saw the little guy looking at her with a worried expression.
With his little face raised, those eyes were so pure that all dirty and dark thoughts have no place in front of these eyes.
"It's okay, I just remembered your father when he was a child.
Because of Chu Zhaoyang's transformation since he was seven years old, the old lady particularly missed his appearance before he was seven years old.
"Just a moment." The old lady said, happily not knowing what to do.
After a while, she came back carrying a big cloth bag.
Opening it, there were small clothes inside, neatly stacked.
The clothes look old at first glance, but they were so cute when they were small.
There were also one hundred families' clothes ① worn by newborn babies.
The little guy picked it up and felt it was much smaller than his clothes: "This is so cute!"
"These are the clothes your dad wore when he was born, and these are the clothes he wore as he grew older. I have kept them."
"Dad's clothes were so small before!" The little guy looked at it curiously.
"Silly boy, your dad also grew up from a baby to your age." The old lady said with a smile.
The old man coughed, and the old lady immediately turned her head: "What are you doing? Don't scare the child."
"I'm not scary!" The old man didn't like it, and his voice became much louder.
The old lady didn't say anything, but "tsk-tsk" at him twice.
The old man choked, wasn't he anxious?
After trying to calm down his facial expression, the old man asked: "Have you started learning knowledge now?"
Old lady: "..."
Not much has changed at all, okay?
The little guy shook his head: "Mom said I'm still young and don't need to rush to learn knowledge."
"You're not young anymore, it's time to hurry up." The old man said, "From now on, you will live here, and your great-grandpa will teach you."
Old lady: "..."
Chu Zhaoyang: "..."
Gu Nian: "..."
This was what he had in mind.
Unexpectedly, the little guy shook his head and broke the old man's plan: "No, I want to go back to my mother, and my grandparents are also at home waiting for Little Millet Cake."
Gu Nian's eyes were filled with smiles, the little guy was always so considerate.
If Gu Licheng were here, he would definitely smile so hard that his teeth couldn't even see his eyes.
His grandson remembered him wherever he went.
The old man stared, a little unconvinced. Why do the little guy's grandparents have a higher status than them?
At least, they must be equal!
The old man glared and said, "Then you come here every day and go home at night."
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Translation Note :
① One hundred families' clothes = Different patches of cloth was used to combine and make a clothes. It is to believed that when a newborn baby wears it, they can live a long life.