C148 (1/2)
It was already dark by the time he got back from Flower Mansion.
What happened during the day made Su Zhi not smile. Seeing that something was amiss, Mrs Ding asked out of concern, ”Madam, you don't look too good.”
”Hmm, there's been a small problem, don't worry.”
As soon as they entered the room, A Jin and the small bean bun rushed up and hugged her. Looking at the two adorable kids, Su Zhi's frustration was reduced by more than half.
”Mother, Teacher taught me a lot of words today. I'll write them down for you to read later.”
Su Zhi patted the child's head, feeling very gratified. ”A Jin studies hard, so mother is very happy.”
”Yes, I told the teacher to wait for my younger sister to come with me to the academy.”
On the other side, Dou Zi was very calm when he was called out. He held the small yellow dog in both hands and stared at the two of them blankly.
Su Zhi couldn't help but laugh out loud. Mojie's daughter was probably learning how to chase ducks and tease dogs.
The little girl roughly understood what her brother said. Seeing her own mother's happy smile, she couldn't help but giggle.
Dan Xue walked in with a cup of pigeon soup in her hands and handed it to Su Zhi. ”Madam, it was just today. Mother Ding said that you had to put up with running twice.”
”Mm, sorry for the trouble.”
Dan Xue happily held the hands of the little bean bun and said, ”Madam, please don't say it. Our Miss Lan is very smart.”
Su Zhi took a sip of the soup, pursed her lips and smiled, ”I don't know about this child, he's the most naughty one. When he does something wrong, he can only pretend to be pitiful, and won't even say a few words.”
Thinking up to here, Su Zhi began to think about how Little Dou Wu was not very good at talking. The child looked very strange and didn't have any other questions, but he didn't talk much.
For a child almost four years old, other than calling him 'father' and 'mother' and occasionally spitting out two words, he really didn't interact much with others. It wasn't because the child was timid and self-contained. It was quite joyous just looking at it, but why was it that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence?
”Little Dou Bao, where's your rabbit? Show it to mother. ”
The little girl understood and turned around. She ran out the door, ran into the rabbit nest, and grabbed the rabbit that was twice as fat. She ran back eagerly and put it in Su Zhi's arms.
”Little Dou Bao, what name did you give to the rabbit?”
The little girl rolled her big black eyes and grinned. ”Gou Zi.”
Su Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What lousy name was this? She was a genuine rabbit.
”Change your name.”
Dou Zi thought for a moment, then replied indistinctly, ”Fish Swinging ~”
”Aiyo, good boy, do you want to eat fish?”
Dan Xue and A Jin, who were at the side, were already laughing, while Little Dou was not the least bit embarrassed. As if she had done something great, she proudly raised her head with her little face revealing her best expression.
Su Zhi, on the other hand, could not laugh. A child of this age should be able to speak, but this child could not even speak a long sentence and could only say a few short words.
”Danxue, come out, I have something to talk to you about.”
She stood up and gave the green bean bag to A Jin to look after. She and her maid went out the door.
”Madam, what do you want to say?”
”Danxue, have you ever seen a child as big as Little Dou Wu, and you still don't know what to say?”
The young maid found it strange that she would mention it like that. After being together for so long, Danxue had never felt anything unusual about the Soybean Pancake. The kid loved to laugh and also liked to chase after the dog and the rabbit. He could also play very happily by himself. In the same courtyard, Bi Yue and her mother also did not discover this problem.
”Probably because the child is still young and can't speak clearly.”
However, Su Zhi shook her head. She always felt that the voice of Little Bean Bun was inferior to that of her peers. It was just that this child was so noisy and always liked to be mischievous, so she didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.
”Some other day, I will take my child to the infirmary to have a look.”
”Perhaps Madam is overthinking things. Sister Lan is much smarter than those girls in the alley.”
Even though she said that, Su Zhi was still worried that the child wouldn't talk too much.
There was absolutely no problem with the child's intellect. He was even very smart. It was just that he was at a loss for words.
Just as this matter was being discussed, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard. Mrs Ding put down her broom and went to open the door. She turned around to ask Su Zhi, ”Madam, a young master surnamed Li is looking for you.”
Su Zhi was overjoyed. ”Quick, let Young Master Li come in.”
After not seeing Li Wuyou for a long time, he still dressed as a martial artist.
”Lady Su, how have you been?”
Su Zhi went up to welcome him and invited him into the room. ”I'm sorry to have to inconvenience Young Master Li again this time.”