"About ten months or so and they can walk with support, and once they get more stable, you can slowly let go. Kids' walking and talking don't follow a set pattern; some speak later and walk earlier, and others walk early but talk later." Li's mother knew more from experience, which is why they had her help take care of the children.
"So there aren't any who walk and talk early?"
Ye Zi'an pondered whether it was better for a child to walk early or speak early, but the foolish him hadn't realized at the moment that children's walking and talking weren't up to his wishes.
"Of course, there are! Why not? The young master from the family I served before began walking and speaking at nine months."