Mother Lan, while speaking casually, helped herself to the fruits that had been washed clean from the pond, devouring them with relish while nodding her head in praise of their sweetness. She went on to say, "This time, for the old master's longevity celebration, Xiao'en personally painted a Hundred Longevity Picture. I heard from Lin Deng that it made the old master extremely happy!"
"This child is indeed very filial. She prepared the Hundred Longevity Picture for half a year, and had redrawn it numerous times due to dissatisfaction," Grandma Gu said with a smile. Then suddenly sighing, she added, "But I don't understand why, as she grows older, her temper also grows larger."
"A girl is entitled to be a little temperamental from time to time," Mother Lan laughed.
