Lu Songyuan saw that Gu Xiaobei wasn't moving, so he repeated, "Quickly put the children on the couch." He had wanted to carry them, but was afraid that they might be stranger-shy.
Gu Xiaobei saw that Wen Xiuqing didn't object, so she went ahead and put Mo Wang on the couch, unfolding the small blanket around him.
Lu Zhanguo also followed suit and placed Xiaopang head to head with Mo Wang on the couch.
The two children had been tired from the journey. They stirred and woke, blinking curiously at the circle of people around them. Xiaopang was surprisingly good-natured today and didn't cry upon waking.
Lu Songyuan squatted down and looked affectionately at the two children. He laughed and said, "I thought they would look identical and get us confused. But now, the fat one must be the girl and the slightly darker one must be the cheeky lad."
