Watching An Yiqing and Su Yixing, the two little ones, not only excitedly sitting at the highest spot clapping their tiny hands but also continuously chuckling and saying "slow," the mockery was quite obvious~
An Jing found it even more amusing.
Su Yi Jing didn’t care if her two younger brothers mocked her; she might as well have been unaware of the mockery as she continued to trudge forward, moving step by step upwards with determination that wasn’t common in children.
An Jing watched and exclaimed once again, "My boy really resembles his father!"
An Yiyun had climbed much higher than Su Yi Jing by now, only about thirty steps away from Su Yixing and An Yiqing. Seeing his two brothers laughing at him, he became a bit upset, squatting down, tilting his little face up, pouting, and looking unhappily at his two mocking brothers.
Xiao Changyi was right next to the little An Yiyun. Seeing An Yiyun looking discouraged, he took the opportunity to teach a lesson, "If you want your brothers to stop laughing at you, then keep climbing. Once you reach their height, or even surpass them, they won’t be able to laugh at you anymore."
An Yiyun, not even sure if he understood, first looked up with watery eyes at Xiao Changyi who was standing next to him, looking down expressionlessly. After a while, An Yiyun bared his teeth fiercely, seemingly gathering courage for himself before he continued climbing.
Due to physical reasons, An Yiyun was getting tired, so after climbing a few more steps, he began to breathe heavily and couldn’t continue climbing. However, he didn’t give up; instead, he just sat down to rest for a bit, then continued climbing, rested again, and continued climbing in this cycle until An Yiyun reached the highest step, his little face finally breaking into a radiant smile.
But he didn’t stop there; he struggled to his feet, then staggered to the back of Su Yixing and An Yiqing.
Since Su Yixing and An Yiqing were sitting down, An Yiyun, who walked to their back, was obviously taller than them.
Despite An Yiyun moving behind them, Su Yixing and An Yiqing didn’t care and just continued to mock Su Yi Jing who was still walking below.
An Yiyun was clearly concerned about this; only after walking behind Su Yixing and An Yiqing and finding himself taller did he grin and look towards his aloof father, seeking praise.
Xiao Changyi’s cool gaze softened, and though he said nothing, he simply raised his hand and touched An Yiyun’s little head.
Once he was petted on the head, An Yiyun instantly smiled so much that his eyes became slits.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the Jade Stairs, Su Yi Jing was still walking upwards with strong determination, resolved to reach the top.
Watching her eldest son challenge the hundred Jade Steps, An Jing found it amusing but kept cheering, "Jing’er, your dad and brothers are already up there, we must make it up too."
Initially, Su Yixing, sitting at the highest spot, was laughing at his elder brother Su Yi Jing with An Yiyun, but as he saw his brother continuing step by step, unaffected and resolute for so long, he gradually found it harder to laugh.
When Su Yi Jing was still twenty steps from the top, Su Yixing suddenly climbed down quickly and joined him.