“It’s all in here!” Li Jianqian stuffed the box into Ou Ming’s arms and stated somberly . “Uncle, this is a present from all three of us . It’s also our blessing . Open it and take a look!”
“The three of you made this?” Ou Ming’s curiosity was piqued . “This is the reason you went upstairs for so long?”
“No . We were dividing the blessings . Half of the blessings is for you, and the other half is for Auntie,” Li Mosen explained, his face serious . “This is also the assignment that Daddy gave us . ”
Ou Ming laughed quietly and took the box . He asked, “What kind of assignment is this? I thought it was going to be practicing questions or something like that . I never expected it to be something so different? You made them do this?”
“It was their mother’s idea . I just went along with it . ” Li Sicheng was very satisfied with his reaction, and glee was written all over his face . “The main purpose of this exercise was to test the children’s perseverance and patience . Congratulations on being our first guest . You’ve got it good . ”
As Ou Ming heard Li Sicheng’s words, he felt a tinge of envy towards Li Sicheng’s happiness .
While he was grappling with his sense of envy and jealousy, he glanced at Yu Lili . Yu Lili had already opened her box and found it filled to the brim with small flowers . She was shocked, and asked, “Did you make all these?”
Li Mosen was quite emotionally sensitive despite his young age . When he saw Yu Lili look so genuinely shocked, he got really excited .
Li Mosen nodded his head and said, “I made the hearts, Ersu made the stars, and the paper cranes inside were made by Dasu . This was the assignment Daddy gave us a few days ago . Each person had to fold 199 pieces of paper . ” As he spoke, he looked into Yu Lili’s eyes and his speech trailed off . He started to blush and looked down in helplessness .
Yu Lili saw that Li Mosen had gotten nervous . With a smile, she hugged his little head and planted a kiss on his forehead, saying, “This is great . I love it very much . I’ll be happy if my future son could be as awesome as you . ”
Li Mosen almost jumped for joy when he heard that . Looking up at Yu Lili, he nodded as he blushed again and said, “Thank you, Auntie . Your kids in the future will definitely be even more awesome than we are!”
The smile on Yu Lili’s face widened . She couldn’t believe that words of such humility were coming from the mouth of a five-year-old . Such a child could only be the result of good family values .
This child was indeed the son of Li Sicheng and Su Qianci . His upbringing trumped any she had seen before .
Li Jianqian was standing beside Ou Ming and heard the exchange . When he heard Li Mosen’s comment, he added on, “We each made one hundred and ninety-nine . We gave Uncle and Auntie ninety-nine each . There’s still one more here . ”
Li Jianqian fished out a few pieces of paper, a pink heart, a white paper crane, and a yellow star from his pocket .
Li Jianyue took a mouthful of sweet soup and smacked her lips; then she asked uncomprehendingly, “Why did you hide one?”
“If we didn’t hide it, we wouldn’t be able to give it to Uncle and Auntie . Only if we took one out would each box have 99 . This way, Uncle and Auntie can be together for a long time![1]” Li Jianqian looked at Li Jianyue and explained earnestly . “If we were to put this in, that would make it a hundred . Although it would look like a lot, it wouldn’t be 99 anymore . ”
[1] The Chinese word for ‘a long time’ and 99 sound the same .