Marriage was something that made people happy, but it was also utterly exhausting. From preparation to completion, a wedding could be said to be a continuous overdraft of adrenaline and mental energy.
So almost everyone involved in the wedding felt bone-weary the moment it ended. After leaving old mother Fu Guiru's place, Li Ye only wanted to get home early and sleep.
But the moment Li Ye reached his doorstep, he heard a crowd of children making a racket, laughing, chattering, and squawking like a flock of ducklings about to head into the river.
Fine then! Children never got tired, because they had nothing to worry about. All they cared about was why the little friend they had not seen for so long had suddenly grown taller than them.
"Older Sister Little Pouch, how did you grow taller than Older Brother Little Dun'er? Aren't you two years younger than him?"
"Hehehe, want to know why I'm taller than him? It's a little secret. As long as you listen to me, I'll tell you someday."
"Oh, oh, oh, I'll listen to you. Tell me now!"
"What are you in such a hurry for? Haven't you heard that haste makes waste?"
"But I'm already shorter than Li Zhi! If you tell him the secret first, I'll never catch up!"
"Alright, Wang Yuanchao, you want to be taller than me? Let me tell you, no matter how tall or short you are, you still have to call me Older Brother. That'll never change for the rest of your life."
"No, I won't! Once Older Sister Little Pouch teaches me the secret, you'll have to call me Older Brother."
"If Older Sister Little Pouch is teaching anyone, she'll teach me first. You'll have to stand behind me."
"Why?"
"Because I'm two months older than