Watching the interaction between the two little ones, Xiao Lin smiled as well.
"Little brother, I'll definitely protect you from now on!"
This was the promise three-year-old Xiao Ding made to his younger brother, Xiao Li.
"Then you'd better cultivate diligently in the future, Ding'er. Otherwise, don't let your little brother end up protecting you."
Xiao Lin could not help teasing him.
"I will, Grandpa!"
At that moment, Xiao Ding answered with utter seriousness!
Afterward, grandfather and grandson remained like that, one holding the baby while the other teased the little fellow.
After quite a while, Xiao Zhan finally came out of the room.
"Zhan'er, how is Xiyue?"
As he handed over the baby in his arms, Xiao Lin asked.
"Dad, is Mom all right? Can I go in and see her?"
Xiao Ding no longer paid attention to teasing his younger brother. Instead, he looked at his father and asked.
"Yue'er is fine. She's just tired and has fallen asleep. Ding'er, your mother has already gone to sleep. Can you visit her later?"
Xiao Zhan first took the baby from his father, then explained.
"That's good."
"All right, I understand, Dad."
Grandfather and grandson spoke in turn.
As for Xiao Zhan, he finally had time to look at his second son.
"What a pity it isn't a daughter. Yue'er actually wanted a daughter too. I'd even decided that if the second child were a girl, I'd name her Xiao Yan..."
Looking at his second son in his arms, Xiao Zhan spoke with undisguised disappointment.
All right, Xiao Lin suddenly understood how the name Xiao Yan had come about in the original work.
Xiao Yan and Xiao Yan—weren't they homophones?
It was just that the former was a male name, while the latter was obviously a girl's name.
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