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By the time He Tiantian arrived at the lakeside courtyard with Wang Shuping, the two children, He Doudou, and Grandma Wang, Third Grandma Qi was already pacing at the entrance, looking down the road from time to time.
As soon as Wang Shuping caught sight of Third Grandma Qi's figure, she got out of the car and hurried over, exclaiming with delight, "Stepmother, how have you been?"
"Oh my, I've been waiting for you all," Third Grandma Qi sighed, "I'm doing well, quite sturdy! It's been a few years, and you're still so young and beautiful."
"Stepmother, you always flatter me," said Wang Shuping with a smile. "Come on, let's go inside. We shouldn't be standing out here."
"Where's Dou Dou?" Third Grandma Qi had yet to see He Doudou, who was only one year old when she last saw her and must have been four or five by now.
He Doudou came forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Grandma, hello!"