Once she got into the dressing room, a few store clerks gathered around her excitedly and commented, "Your twins are so amusing; I've never seen such adorable kids! They look tender and naïve but speak like serious adults!"
"They're really cute! How I envy you with your twins! I'd feel so blessed if I could have a pair of angelic twins like them!"
"Those two aren't just adorable but also polite and obedient. What a pair of little gentry!"
"How old is your younger boy?"
"He's seven years old."
"Seven?! He's only seven?!"
"He looks tall for his age!"
The assistants look at one another with wide-eyed disbelief. One of them suddenly burst out laughing. "My boy is seven years old, too, but compared to yours"—she paused, sounding somewhat downcast and defeated—"he's not even close. Sigh!"
The actress was bemused. "Why do you say that? How can you put your son down in this way?"
