Chapter 604. Wedding Invitation (1/2)

Because Xiaocao had spent most of her time in the capital these past few years and was often at the General’s Residence to keep her godfather and godmother company, her relationship with Little Linlin was better than most relationships that biological siblings had with each other. If the little fellow didn’t see his ‘older sister’ for two days, he would immediately become unhappy and would even refuse his loving mother as he scampered away on his two little legs to find his older sister at the Yu Residence.

When they got to the General’s Residence, Su Ran said his farewells as he had to go see the emperor. After all, the emperor was still waiting for him to report on all of the matters that had occurred at the stud farm! Zhu Junyang, on the other hand, was quite happy to see this brazen faced fellow leave and drank a cup of tea. Unfortunately, Fang Zizhen only received him in the study at the outer residence, so the prince could only blankly watch as the little lass turned around and headed through the Drooping Flower gate with a crowd of maidservants waiting for her in the inner residence.

Xiaocao, who had just entered the inner residence, had her legs immediately hugged by the little fellow, Fang Haolin. She bent over and hoisted the little fellow up and enthusiastically kissed the little boy a few times on his pudgy cheeks.

“Be careful! This fellow is not light! Lin’er, your older sister is very tired after spending the whole day traveling in the carriage. Don’t make your older sister overtired!” Lady Fang helped Xiaocao prop the little boy up from the side. Her son had been so slight and weak when he was first born but after being treated by her daughter, he had a ravenous appetite and continued to gain weight. In addition, he was wrapped up from head to toe in winter clothes and currently resembled a plump little meatball.

“Mother, Linlin is not fat. Linlin got taller!” The little fellow hated people calling him fat the most. Thus, he often claimed that he didn’t gain weight and instead grew in height, which was why he was heavier!

Xiaocao let out a peal of laughter after being amused by the little fellow. When the little fellow began to pout out of anger, she hurriedly agreed with his previous statement, “That’s right! Linlin is now a couple centimeters taller than he was before I left. In a few more years, you’ll be taller than Older Sister!”

When Fang Haolin heard this, he revealed a brilliant and angelic looking smile as he vigorously nodded his head, “I absolutely have to be taller than Older Sister! A shorty would not be able to marry a wife!”

“Haha! You’re so young but you already want to marry a wife? Do you have a particular young maiden in mind?” Yu Xiaocao grinned as she made fun of him.

Lady Fang suppressed a laugh and smiled, “A few days ago, I brought him to the Imperial Tutor’s residence to admire the plum blossoms. Lady Feng’s youngest son had just added a daughter to his family. That little girl baby was adorable and pretty with a pair of luminous inky black eyes and long, lush eyelashes. Her entire body was soft and sweet with a hint of a milky smell. This little guy insisted on hugging her, so Lady Feng made a joke that she should become his wife. This little guy shamelessly nodded his head in agreement!”

Lady Fang didn’t know whether she should laugh or cry as she recalled what had happened, “When we were about to leave, this guy even threw a tantrum stating that he wanted to bring his ‘little wife’ back! Lady Feng and I tried to calm him down but, in the end, only Lady Feng’s youngest daughter-in-law managed to placate him by stating that he could only marry a wife once he reached his father’s height. This is the reason why he now states that shorties are not able to find wives!”

“Our Little Linlin really wants to marry a wife? If you want to grow taller, then you can’t be as picky as you were before. You need to eat less meat. Otherwise, you’ll only grow horizontally and not vertically. Furthermore, you need to eat more vegetables and exercise more. Every day you should run laps in the practice arena and you shouldn’t slack off on practicing martial arts…” Fang Haolin wrinkled his nose after hearing Yu Xiaocao’s opinions. Finally, he couldn’t take it anymore and blurted out that he didn’t want to find a wife anymore!

Fang Haolin loved to eat meat the most. If the meal didn’t have any meat, then he refused to eat. Furthermore, he hated eating vegetables the most, especially the leafy green ones. Since he was already three years old, General Fang had already started to instruct him in the basics of strengthening his body and martial arts. However, Fang Zizhen often had to leave the capital to head to Tanggu Town and Lady Fang really doted on her son, so the little boy only lazily practiced these skills every few days or so. Making him change his eating habits as well as increasing his exercise regime was something the little fellow was deathly against!

When she saw that the little fellow was starting to pout again, Xiaocao hurriedly asked, “Don’t you want to become a big hero like your father, who’s a great general?”

When she saw that he responded immediately by nodding his head in agreement, she pressed forward with her advantage, “The reason why Father’s martial arts are so good is because he worked very hard in training his skills when he was young. Just think about it. If you go on the battlefield without even the strength to hold onto a sword, then you can only get beaten down when the enemy appears because you are weak! Just look, I can easily push you down with just a tiny bit of force. If I, a weak little maiden, can even push you over, then how could you possibly become a big hero? Instead, you’re just a weakling!”

“Linlin is not a big weakling, Linlin will become a great hero when I get older and help Older Sister beat away the bad guys!!” Tears had come to Fang Haolin’s eyes after being pushed around by his older sister. However, he had an obstinate expression on his face as he stated, “Tomorrow, Linlin will start to practice martial arts and I won’t slack off anymore!!”

Lady Fang looked incredibly gratified after hearing this and smiled, “Lin’er still listens the most to you, his older sister. Every day I nag him over and over and use all sorts of methods, but he’s never agreed so readily like this! Even when his father shows him a stern face and reprimands him, he still stubbornly holds onto his convictions. The fact that you were able to make him agree so readily to agree to train is something that your father would be incredibly happy to hear!”

“What would make me happy to hear?” At this moment, Fang Zizhen had just entered the inner courtyard. He had noticed his wife and daughter were both in the main hall having a conversation, so he came over and picked up his fat son from his daughter’s hands, throwing him up into the air a few times. Fang Haolin giggled happily as flying up in the air was his favorite game that he played with his father.