Listening to everyone’s advice, Yang Qiu nodded.
She felt that what her fourth brother said made a lot of sense, and she thought so too. It’s always good to learn more things.
But she didn’t think as deeply as her fourth brother did. It turns out that her fourth brother wants to get rid of the local dialect for this reason. But is it really easy to change this dialect? She’s been speaking this way since she was born.
But now that she hears her fourth brother change "this" to "I," it sounds quite smooth. Why not give it a try herself?
At this mont, three little ones crowded around, "Great, Auntie is joining us."
"Auntie, co on, let’s all learn together."
"..."
"..."
So Yang Qiu stayed there, happily learning characters with everyone.
After a while, Yang Shushu suggested, "Auntie, now that you know the characters, you should try writing them. Let’s see who writes better, you or Fourth Uncle."
Yang Dong also felt that just recognizing characters wasn’t enough, you had to write them too. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone to buy pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. So he said, "Yes, you need to practice writing. Shushu, go get a pen for your aunt. It’s in that bag on the kang."
Yang Dong had bought several pens this ti just for practicing writing. Li Chuntao ntioned that brush tips wear out easily, so it’s always good to have a few spares. Now it was finally useful, for his sister to use.
Yang Shushu, following his Fourth Uncle’s instructions, went to the kang and found the bag containing the paper and pens. When he opened it, he saw there was a box inside. As a few-year-old child, and a boy, he didn’t recognize it as a jewelry box. Curious, he opened the box while asking, "Fourth Uncle, what’s this box for?"
When he opened it, he saw a silver hairpin. Yang Shushu recognized the hairpin and imdiately exclaid, "Wow, what a beautiful silver hairpin. Fourth Uncle, why do you have sothing like this?"
Yang Dong felt a bit awkward. How could he forget about this and let the kids discover the hairpin? Plus, Yang Qiu saw it too. He quickly grabbed the box and said, "It’s none of a kid’s business, why ask so much? Hurry up and go back to learning characters."
Children are usually straightforward and don’t think much, so when they’re not allowed to look, they just stop and go back to learning characters.
Yang Dong put the box away, took out a brush from the bag, and handed it to Yang Qiu. Seeing Yang Qiu’s expression, he explained, "I went to the town today and bought it along the way. Didn’t you say she seed to like silver hairpins?"
At that mont, Yang Qiu didn’t know what to say. The reason she ntioned the silver hairpin was to tell her fourth brother to be cautious about Yang Xiaocui. But her fourth brother actually bought a silver hairpin for Yang Xiaocui. It seems her fourth brother truly fancies Yang Xiaocui, otherwise, he wouldn’t ignore the family’s objections and want to marry her.
Given that, she had nothing more to say, and could only hope that her fourth brother and Yang Xiaocui would have a good life together in the future.
Seeing Yang Qiu not speaking, Yang Dong worried that his sister might think he treats his future wife better than his sister. So he quickly said, "Next ti, I’ll buy one for you too."
"No need, I, um, I an I, have this hairpin my third sister-in-law bought for . I don’t like these things anyway."
"Xiaoqiu, this isn’t a big deal, just don’t ntion it to the family, otherwise they’ll start nagging again," Yang Dong advised Yang Qiu.
Yang Qiu nodded, "Okay, don’t worry, I won’t say anything. As long as you’re happy."
Yang Qiu agreed, but she was wondering if she wouldn’t say it. But the three little ones have seen the silver hairpin, won’t they speak out?
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