Li Yuan said, "Agreed?"
Tang Chou replied, "A hundred yeses! Ten thousand yeses!"
The two looked at each other and then burst into laughter.
Li Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old Tang, from now on we are truly family."
...
Two days later, inside the residence of Baihua Manor, a little girl completed a simple ceremony of acknowledging her father. Then, nervously holding a teacup, she approached Li Yuan, knelt down, and said in a tender voice, "Godfather, please have tea."
Li Yuan took the teacup, took a sip, placed it on the table, then helped the little girl up, ruffled her hair, and pointed to Lady Yan and the landlady's belly with a smile, "This time next year, you will be a big sister."
Niannian was still very nervous, standing there a bit awkwardly, with a smile on her face.
Lady Yan beckoned with a smile, "What? Just your godfather gets tea, and we as godmothers don't get any?"
