Trickle by they did, time flowing by like an unstoppable river and rocking the boat of our Li Branch Family gently and not so gently, all at random.
That was something I was reminded of all the time as I heard the familiar voice of Li Yue, my eldest daughter shouting "Mama~! Mama look! I finally did it! I really really did it~!"
Now reaching close to the middle of my torso, Li Yue wiped the sweat from her brow and pushed her plaited grayish black hair to the side, allowing her darker tanned skin to shine beneath the rays of the sun, which bathed our home in rays of brilliant, yet cold golden light.
Her orange and blue eyes sparkled as she grinned up at me, the simple metal sword in her hand never failing to give me heart palpations as she rested it on her shoulder, while the simple, loose black robe flowing over her lithe frame made me realize just how much she looked like Gao Chen.
