The old lady's eyes crinkled with a smile. "If everyone in our family were like me and Mrs. Guo, you would have grown wings and flown to the heavens long ago." Hearing this, Xu Su Ying affectionately clung to the old lady's arm, squirming playfully as she whined, "Mother~" She drew out the final syllable with a melodious lilt, acting truly just like a little girl.
The old lady held her hand and gazed at her, seemingly seeing her youthful daughter once more through these familiar expressions and smiles. Back then, her daughter had been just as willful and charming. She would playfully blink and say, "I know Yan Cheng invited me to go boating on the lake to convince me to marry him to bring him good luck and ward off his illness. I'm just going to see what kind of nonsense he can spin. If he's sincere about it, I'll just smile and stay quiet. If he's not, I'll kick him to the curb and let his family find someone else willing to be his lucky charm."
