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Lady Liu had just returned when Aunt Wang pulled her into the room, where everything for Xiao Yongyan’s grabbing ceremony was already set up on the kang bed, with everyone sitting around and playfully engaging with the little one.

Despite only being a year old, Xiao Yongyan’s big eyes were rolling around so nimbly, clearly indicating that he was a clever child.

Typical grabbing ceremonies involved preparing many items for the child, which were strictly supposed to represent the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, with three items selected for each category.

However, the Lin family didn’t fuss over such details, preparing common items for Xiao Yong like books, abacuses, and silver.

Lin Jiaxin even added a few tools he used as a carpenter to the array, but Lady Liu frowned and moved them aside, replacing them with the Four Treasures of the Study that Lin Jiazhong had sent.

The actions of this husband and wife drew hearty laughs from everyone. It seemed Lady Liu hoped that her son would not have to toil for silver like his father. It was uncertain, though, whether Xiao Yongyan would fulfill Lady Liu’s wishes.

Xia Zheng took out a small red box from his bosom and placed it on the kang. Upon opening it, there was a seal carved out of fine ink jade with the words "Lin Yongyan’s Seal" inscribed in seal script.

The seal symbolized high rank and great wealth; this particular seal was specially commissioned by Xia Zheng as a birthday present for Xiao Yongyan’s first anniversary.

With everything prepared for the grabbing ceremony, Lady Fan carried Xiao Yongyan onto the kang. To avoid influencing his choice, everyone fell silent and merely watched him with smiles.

The little fellow looked a bit upset at being put on the kang so suddenly, his little mouth pouting. However, it only took a moment before he was drawn to the dazzling array of items laid out before him.

Chirping and crawling forward, he paused in front of the silver, his dark eyes turning this way and that. Just as Lin Yuan was secretly delighting in the thought that her little one might carry on her legacy, he crawled past the silver towards the "Three-Character Classic" on the side.

"He couldn’t possibly want the book, could he?" Xiao Linshuang muttered softly, and sure enough, Xiao Yongyan grabbed the "Three-Character Classic" and began to gnaw on it.

That wasn’t all; after taking a couple of bites of the book, his gaze shifted to the seal on his right. Now he was in a quandary, holding the book in his left hand and the seal in his right, seemingly unsure which one to ’eat’ first.

Xiao Yongyan looked left and right before suddenly breaking into a big laugh, stuffing both hands into his mouth, eliciting laughter from everyone.

Xia Zheng clapped his hands with a laugh, lightly tapped Xiao Yongyan’s forehead, and said, "You little rascal, are you aiming to be a top official and a scholar?"

Aunt Wang also laughed and said to Lady Liu, "No wonder you didn’t let his father put those tools there, it seems our Xiao Yongyan is destined to be a great official!"

Lady Liu, smiling, picked up the little one and tenderly wiped the drool from his mouth, saying, "What great official or not, as long as my son is safe and healthy, I’m content!"

After speaking, she tried to take the book and the seal from his hands. The toddler, possibly thinking Lady Liu was trying to snatch his ’toys,’ stubbornly grasped them and wouldn’t let go; he even began to cry when he could no longer hold on.

Zhao Suxin helped soothe him while laughing, "This little guy is just like Zhiyang during his grabbing ceremony, refusing to let go of the book. Zhiguang, on the other hand, went straight for knives and sticks, look now: one’s immersed in books, and the other’s engrossed in martial arts."

Hearing his mother, Liu Zhiyang had no reaction, but Liu Zhiguang excitedly came over, his eyes sparkling: "Mother, didn’t you say I grabbed a hoe as a child? How has it turned into a knife now? What did I actually grab?"

Zhao Suxin gave him a stern glance and scolded, "Your father and I didn’t want you to pursue martial arts, so naturally we wouldn’t tell you it was a knife! It’s just that no matter how much we tried to hide it, you never gave up on martial arts. Humph!"

Liu Zhiguang chuckled, pounded his fist on the kang, and said, "I knew it! With a physique as good as mine, how could I have grabbed a hoe! I was born for martial arts!"

Zhao Suxin couldn’t help but smile as she turned her attention back to the little one.

Xiao Linshuang squeezed past Liu Zhiguang’s broad backside and eagerly asked, "Mother, Aunt, what about me, what did I grab back then?"

Upon hearing Xiao Linshuang’s question, Zhao Suxin’s expression shifted.

It was Jeng Ruyue who reacted quickly, smilingly taking her hand and speaking gently, "Yaya, I saw your grabbing ceremony, you initially grabbed a book, but somehow my prescription ended up on the kang and you immediately let go of the book to grab it. We were all puzzled at the time, but looking at it now, it really is intriguing; you did become a doctor with excellent medical skills, didn’t you? "