"Deer?"
Upon hearing the word 'deer', Lu Qiubo's eyes sparkled.
She was old and had never seen a deer in her life despite her age. Even though the deer was supposed to be coming to her house the next day, nothing stopped her from going to see it right away. She eagerly pulled along her granddaughter to go take a look.
"Molian, did you catch these?"
Looking at the two deer penned in the thatched shelter, happiness filled Lu Qiubo's heart.
"Yes, Grandma Qiubo."
Ya Molian nodded. In public, he still referred to Lu Qiubo as Grandma Qiubo. It would only be after they formalized the engagement that he could call her Grandma. He was fully aware of these social protocols.
"Deer are seen as auspicious animals. Keeping them in the house is a good thing too, Grandma Qiubo. Plus, these are a pair of deer, so they would be able to have fawns in the future."
"Good, very good!"
Lu Qiubo nodded in agreement.
"Molian, you are indeed capable. Our Sangsang is lucky to be able to marry you."