Pulling a Shoot to Help It Grow

They would be able to cook for An Jiuyue after a few more lessons.

"Good. Behave well."

An Jiuyue stood up and led the children toward An Yilu.

The youngest twins could not speak or walk yet, but An Yilu could already walk very quickly after some practice.

There was no stopping him, and he liked chasing a few rabbits in the courtyard.

"Bunny, bunny… Mother!"

While An Jiuyue was talking to the older two, An Yilu, who had been chasing after a rabbit, ran over and hugged her calf.

An Jiuyue was stunned. She felt her body, and even her breathing, stop.

She finally lowered her head stiffly after some time and looked at An Yilu, who was still hugging her calf. She bent down and picked up the child.

"Lu'er, what did you call me? Say that again?"

The child had called her "mother" indistinctly in the past. This was the first time he said it so clearly.

"Mother, Mother, kiss me."