Sonny rarely interacted with Evan and was unfamiliar with him, so he referred to him as “fourth uncle.” Unlike his enthusiastic greetings with others, Sonny did not rush toward Evan for a hug.
Evan smiled and opened his arms, saying, “Sonny, come here; let your fourth uncle give you a hug.”
Sonny glanced at Serenity, who nodded encouragingly, and then approached Evan to receive the hug.
Sonny: “Fourth uncle.”
Evan: “Yes, Sonny. I haven’t seen you in a long time. You’ve gotten a bit heavier! You need to eat more so you can grow quickly.”
Sonny: “Fourth uncle, I am a little heavy. I just need to eat more to grow, and then I’ll be even heavier.”
Evan smiled and asked, “So, does Sonny miss your fourth uncle?”
Sonny replied, “I hardly see you. If I’m not familiar with you, I don’t want to.”
Evan turned to Serenity and remarked, “Sonny is very honest; he can’t even lie.”
“Kid, it’s best to be honest,” he added.
Sonny chimed in, “The teacher says we should be honest children and never lie.”
Evan responded, “Yes, indeed. It seems I’ll have to visit Sonny more often so we can get to know each other better, and you’ll miss your fourth uncle.”
He noticed Zachary was still busy and chose not to interrupt him.
Evan had come to please Zachary and hoped to seek some advice from him.
Serenity had invited him to dinner for a particular reason.
With Serenity present alongside Zachary, Evan decided it would be best to ask her directly.
Sitting on the sofa with Sonny in his arms, Evan inquired, “Hasn’t Sister Liberty returned yet?”
Serenity replied, “My sister is very busy right now and won’t be back until the New Year. Last weekend, Brother Duncan took Sonny to spend time with her.”
Evan nodded, already aware of Brother Duncan and Sister Liberty.
He placed his…
Sonny sat down and retrieved his schoolbag. He pulled out a book from the small bag that his kindergarten teacher had returned today, opened it, and began to read to himself.
Evan asked, “Can Sonny read?”
Serenity responded for Sonny, saying, “Sonny can recognize many words. The kindergarten books are mainly pictorial, so he can understand them.”
Evan praised, “Sonny is so smart.”
When they were Sonny’s age, they also knew quite a few words.
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Evan hesitated for a moment before asking, “Sister-in-law, you mentioned you invited me over for dinner, right?”
Serenity replied, “Yes, did your brother tell you about it?”
Evan nodded and, smiling, cautiously asked, “Sister-in-law, is the dinner just a friendly invitation, or have I done something wrong?”
He felt that it was unlikely he’d done anything bad, especially since the elders were present. Even if he did something wrong, they would correct him, and his older brother would be there to support him.
Although Serenity was motherly, as the eldest sister-in-law, she typically did not involve herself much with her brothers-in-law.
Meeting Evan’s gaze, Serenity smiled and asked, “Why do you seem so anxious about my dinner invitation?”
“I’m not anxious, Sister-in-law. It’s just that your sudden invitation made me worry I might have upset you somehow.”
“You did do something wrong,” Serenity pretended to be serious.