On the second day of Lunar New Year, Li Ye followed Wen Leyu back to her mother's home.
The moment the family entered, Little Pouch ran inside excitedly and kowtowed to Teacher Ke.
"Happy New Year, Grandma and Grandpa."
Little Treasure hurried after her, dropped to the floor, and began kowtowing too. His little head thudded against the ground with bang, bang, bang sounds.
Then the two little ones raised their heads and looked at Teacher Ke eagerly.
"..."
Teacher Ke blinked a few times before realizing they were waiting for their lucky money!
She hurriedly took out the lucky money and handed it to the children, laughing as she said, "You're only paying New Year's respects. Did you have to be so earnest? If you knock those little heads silly, you won't be smart anymore."
"Thank you, Grandma. Thank you, Grandpa."
Little Pouch took the lucky money first, then said seriously, "My dad said kowtowing is a cultural inheritance. It's fine if you want to do it, and fine if you don't, but if you do it, you have to be sincere."
"..."
Teacher Ke gave a soft laugh and teased Li Ye, "Li Ye, sometimes I really can't figure you out. Your ideas can be far more radical than ours old folks sometimes, but at other times, you're even more old-fashioned than those old fossils."
Li Ye smiled unconcernedly. "Mom, it's just a traditional New Year custom. There's nothing old-fashioned about it."
Teacher Ke said pointedly, "The times are moving forward. Things that don't suit the times will sooner or later be cast aside by them. Some traditions that are neither here nor there don't need such stubborn attachment."
People like Teacher Ke did not kowtow, so she did not quite approve of Li Ye's way of raising