That way, I won't have to shoulder so much responsibility for managing the household's internal and external affairs."

The third young lady replied helplessly, a bitter smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.

"You can't say that. Even if you marry the second son, you'll still be in charge of many things in your own little courtyard. If something goes wrong one day that displeases your mother-in-law or sister-in-law, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Furthermore, you'll have to deal with social interactions with relatives. Learning these skills will ultimately be of considerable help to you. At the very least, you'll win the Young Madam's favor, not to mention your prestigious background in the Duke's Mansion."

Faced with the third young lady's negative attitude, Wen Zhu tried his best to comfort her with a gentle yet sincere tone, encouraging her not to give up easily.

The Third Miss pondered for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face. "You are right. I will take a closer look at the account books and documents when I return. If I encounter any difficulties, I will still come to you."

Normally in the courtyard, all kinds of trivial matters were recorded and handled by the head maid, and the third young lady herself had never really participated in these management tasks.

However, the current situation made her feel a little embarrassed - on the one hand, she didn't dare to go to her mother for fear of being blamed; on the other hand, she was too embarrassed to ask her sister-in-law, after all, her newly married sister-in-law was already busy enough.

Therefore, in such a situation, the gentle and friendly Wen Zhu becomes a good person to turn to for help.

"Although my abilities are limited, as long as Miss Third is willing to teach and guide me, I will do my best to answer any questions you may have."

Wen Zhu smiled and answered the third lady's words respectfully.

Hearing this, the third young lady also showed a warm smile, then hurriedly turned around and left the room where Wen Zhu was, preparing to organize her thoughts.

From then on, whenever the Third Miss didn't understand something, Wen Zhu would always patiently and carefully explain it to her, and whenever the Second Miss made things difficult for her intentionally or unintentionally, Wen Zhu would always cleverly help her overcome the difficulties behind the scenes.

As they spent more time together, the third young lady gradually got used to the process of dealing with people, and she and Wen Zhu had a better understanding of each other. Eventually, they became good friends who could talk about anything.

About half a month passed, and one day it was Fu Yu's day off.

He had been busy dealing with family affairs in Chunhuayuan all morning, and finally managed to come to an end.

He stretched and twisted his neck to relieve the stiffness from sitting for a long time. He turned to Wen Zhu and said, "I seem to have heard that Bao Ge'er has become particularly naughty recently. He doesn't even want to take a good nap at noon. Should we go over there and take a look?"

After hearing this, Wen Zhu nodded slightly to show his agreement.

She was holding an exquisite little fan - the fan was copper-green and painted with beautiful patterns - and gently waved it to bring herself a little coolness. At the same time, she stood up and followed Fu Yu out.

Before the two of them entered Xuanhe Courtyard, they heard the noisy laughter of children from afar. It was the naughty Bao Ge'er playing freely in there.

Fu Yu quickened his pace and hurried into the yard.

Under the tree in the yard, Bao Ge'er was wearing a red bellyband and sitting on a mat, playing in the round fish tank with his chubby little hands.

Several fish in the fish tank swim back and forth, attracting the baby's interest.

He deftly picked up a small golden fish. It kept wagging its tail in his hand and looking at its surroundings curiously, as if asking where it was.

A smile flashed across Fu Yu's face, but it was quickly replaced by worry - because he saw Baoger was about to put the still struggling live fish into his mouth.

"Ouch--" Before he could rush over to stop it, someone was already faster than him.

It turned out that the nanny who had been accompanying the child noticed this scene and grabbed the child's arm in time.

Faced with the adults' disapproving gazes, Baoger seemed to realize that it was wrong to do so, so he obediently opened his clenched fists and gently placed the little fish into the wooden basin beside him.

At this time, the Duke's wife just walked over slowly.

She came to the child's side, gently patted the child's slightly bulging, fleshy belly, and said softly, "What a naughty little boy! Are you hungry? Do you want some fish?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Baoger seemed to really understand. He nodded excitedly, then swung his arms and slammed the water hard, splashing countless crystal clear water droplets. Unfortunately, even he himself was soaked.

However, this did not seem to affect his good mood at all. Instead, he became even happier and laughed out loud, clear and sweet like silver bells.

After witnessing all this, Fu Yu smiled and stepped forward to greet the distinguished Duke, saying, "Madam, your arrival is truly a blessing. I just heard from the servants that this afternoon, this boy climbed up to the large water tank in the front hall to play in the water and accidentally caught a fish and tried to swallow it. Fortunately, the nanny was there and stopped him."

"It seems he's quite interested in this sort of thing," the Duchess's wife couldn't help but laugh. "In that case, I'm planning to set up a small fish pond here for the child to play in, and fill it with plenty of clean water for him to enjoy. Look, he's already so happy!"

After saying that, she specifically gestured to Fu Yu to go and see what the baby looked like now: he saw that he was enjoying this happy time that belonged to him with a smile on his face.

Fu Yu nodded, bent down and knelt in front of the baby, carefully examining the childish and adorable face, and sighed softly, "He's really getting more and more naughty."

As he spoke, he gently stroked the round and soft little body with his fingertips.

At this moment, for some reason, encouraged or inspired by other reasons, the little guy excitedly jumped into the water again. As a result, more small splashes of water scattered everywhere, and many of them fell directly on Fu Yu who was standing still not far away.

The baby looked at his father and laughed, an innocent smile on his little face. He grabbed his father's knees tightly with his tender little hands, and then exerted force and fell into his father's warm and broad arms.

As a result, not only the child's clothes were soaked, but Fu Yu's clothes were also wet by this sudden intimate action.

Seeing this scene, Fu Yu felt both angry and amused, but more of a sense of warmth and satisfaction. He gently lifted up his naughty little son and carefully placed him directly into the larger bathtub prepared nearby, allowing him to continue enjoying the fun of playing in the water.

After entering the water, Baoger became even more excited. He scooped up the cool water with both hands and poured it over his head.