Chapter 1002 - 152 Zhuazhou Ceremony (Volume Two Completed)
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.