"Itās tasty, tasty, the peach is tasty." Yangyang didnāt care if his clothes were dirty or not at that moment, and he was holding a peach bitten beyond recognition, wanting to share it with his mom, "Mom, eat, mom, eat."
Yang Chuxia felt a tug at her heart as she saw him holding out the peach to her mouth.
He had turned the peach a bit unsightly, it was all covered in his saliva.
"Take a bite." Yangyang, unaware of his motherās disgust, was still holding it up sincerely, his big eyes twinkling, "Take a bite, itās good."
Faced with such an earnest Yangyang, Yang Chuxia felt it would be a crime not to eat, so she took a bite, "Delicious, Yangyang is so good."
"Dad, you take a bite too." Seeing that Yang Chuxia had bitten it, Yangyang hurriedly offered it to Ye Ziāanās mouth. Ye Ziāan frowned at the peach in his hand; it looked quite unappealing after being gnawed on.
Seeing his reaction, Yang Chuxia covered her mouth and laughed. Brother An was a bit of a clean freak, and with the peach looking like that, he probably found it hard to swallow.
"Dad, eat, dad, eat." Seeing Ye Ziāan still hesitating, Yangyang urged him.
Then they saw Ye Ziāan bite the peach with a frown on his face.
"I thought you wouldnāt eat it."
"I didnāt want to eat it, but itās a sonās filial piety," he said, and then added, "The peach is nice; itās from another county. I saw a village that was all planted with peaches, so I bought some on the way back."
Yang Chuxia had noticed the washed peaches on the table earlier. She had thought they were bought by Sister-in-law Li from the market.
She hadnāt expected that he had brought them back and saw that there was even a basketful by the table.
"Why isnāt Lele eating?" Seeing her younger son eating the peach with gusto while the elder son sat cleanly dressed on a chair, not holding a book today but with his little hands propping up his chin, listening to her and Brother An talk.
"Hard, donāt like," Lele answered his mother while shaking his head.
"Do you prefer them soft?" The peaches would indeed be hard if just picked and would soften after a couple of days.
Upon hearing this, Lele nodded.
"Then you can eat them in a few days, theyāll soften up then."
"Okay."
Seeing Eldest being obedient and sitting on one side with his clothes still clean and neat, and then looking at her younger son still hugging and munching on the peach, she felt like the peach must really be delicious.
Feeling someoneās gaze, he quickly looked up and saw it was his mom, so he flashed a big smile, his drool coming down with it.
Yang Chuxia couldnāt help but cover her face, "Son, you look like Iāve been mistreating you for ages. Look at your clothes. Mingcui, quick, carry him down for a wash; he looks like a spotted cat."
"Spotted cat, spotted cat, meow..." Being called a spotted cat, the boy even mimicked a catās meow.
"Pfft, I call you a cat, and you meow? Son, can you get any sillier?" Ye Ziāan couldnāt bear to watch his sonās foolishness any longer. Eldest was so clever, so why was his little brother sometimes so obtuse? All right, Ye Ziāan had forgotten his younger son was only a little over a year old.
Yangyang was not happy now.
Although he didnāt know as much as Lele, he understood that unpleasant words were meant. So, like a little cannonball, he charged at Ye Ziāan, smearing the peach juice from his hands and his face onto Ye Ziāanās white robe.
Seeing the clear little handprint at the hem of his robe, Yangyang clapped his hands and laughed with delight.
"Iām smart, Iām smart!" He laughed while telling Ye Ziāan with wide-open eyes that he was not stupid.
Ye Ziāan gave him a look and said, "Son, smart people usually donāt say theyāre smart."