"Nianhua, you really went out of your way." Zhou He looked at all these things, speaking gratefully. She thought of how she'd heard of so many difficult sisters-in-law before, but for her, marrying into the Xu Family meant all her sisters-in-law were truly wonderful.
"Big Sister-in-law, I'm Zhuangzhuang's real aunt."
Xu Nianhua grinned, teasing Zhuangzhuang.
Xu Nian'an, who came back with them, also went through a pile of toys and clothes, plus some pretty tiger-head shoes and hats. He pushed them toward his big brother and said, "Big Brother, these are what I bought for Zhuangzhuang."
Xu Nianji hugged the stack of things, sighed helplessly, and said, "I'll thank Aunt and Uncle on behalf of Zhuangzhuang, but next time, really, don't buy anything. Zhuangzhuang has plenty of clothes and is growing super fast."
"It didn't cost much." Xu Nian'an stared at Zhuangzhuang—so plump and adorable, exactly how he imagined, the brows and eyes looking just like his big brother.
