Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Though she complained, the old lady truly adored having all the kids around. She often called Josh to bring over his second child, and even asked Julian to send his little one too. Julian's son was just over two and hadn't started preschool yet-he was full of energy.

Knowing the old lady liked a lively house, Julian often brought his son and even his own parents to visit. Now that he was officially the head of the Bucham family, not just Young Master Bucham, he understood the importance of family

presence.

Laughter and playful shouting from children could be heard all over Wildridge Manor these days.

Among the Yorks' great-grandchildren, there were seven little boys. Three of them usually went to kindergarten, but it was summer break now, so they were all home. With so many kids together, even the closest brothers ended up bickering and fighting.

The old lady laughed at the chaos.

doing? He only came home for New Year's and hasn't visited since. Ask him

been really busy, Grandma. How could he forget about you? He always asks how you're doing. Right now, he's out playing with the

snorts. "He better. Belle is still willing to hang out with her Uncle River.

she remembers,"

play, and I won't see her for a while. I already miss her. The moment you

ten days or maybe two weeks. It'll go by

old lady weren't so old, she would've

being more protective of her lately. After the Johnson family's old matriarch passed away, the Yorks treated their grandma like

couldn't travel far anymore, and if she did want to leave, a grandson had to accompany

son—a grandson. Her sons were old too. Zachary and his siblings

Doctor Lilian checking on their old matriarch regularly, but when it was her time, not