Chapter 398 399. Farewell

Jin Qianqian, "Seeing you're still working so hard so late, I came over to see what you're busy with.

You can read these books anytime, just don’t ruin your eyes.”

Gu Wenheng brought the people closer to the fire wall and said, "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion.

I don’t want to be old and have to squint to see you clearly.”

"You've already tasted so much sweetness before you even start eating snacks." Jin Qianqian deliberately reached out to cover his face, "Take some sweetness."

Gu Wenheng laughed and joked with her for a while before talking about Li Cuicui's return home.

"I have asked someone to prepare the New Year gifts and some things that the old lady likes. Take a look and see if you want to add anything else." Jin Qianqian invited Li Cuicui several times to stay and celebrate the New Year with them, so that it would be more lively, but unfortunately she was rejected every time.

Jin Qianqian knew that everyone had different living habits, and perhaps all her excellent conditions were not as good as that small farmyard in the countryside in Li Cuicui's eyes.

Gu Wenheng, "It just so happens that I have packed up some of the books I have read before and asked Lao Si and the others to take them back to the clan. This will also make it easier for the children who are interested in the scientific examination to read more."

Although they had been used before, those were books that Gu Wenheng bought specifically in order to become more familiar with the imperial examinations here.

Now that the two children in the family are still young, they can be sent back to the clan first. This will make them happier than giving them a thousand taels of silver.

"Oh, these books are still too expensive," Jin Qianqian also knew that the selling price of a book was not low now. Some families could not buy two books even if they tightened their belts and dieted for a whole year.

Gu Wenheng talked about Gu Lehuan, "If he doesn't come to you for help, don't worry about anything."

Jin Qianqian, "Are you really not going to care?"

Gu Wenheng, "...then let the housekeeper take care of him more. He has a similar temperament to my second brother and is quite honest. Don't let him suffer any harm outside."

Jin Qianqian, "Do you have some misunderstanding about being honest? He can ignore his family for love. If your son behaves like this in the future, will you still be so calm?"

Jin Qianqian just mentioned it casually, but Gu Wenheng really thought about it seriously, "Children are all debts, so let's not create debtors for ourselves in the future."

Jin Qianqian was amused by his remarks, and thought that it was really the case.

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On this day, Gu Wenheng took half a day off and stayed at home to see the old lady off to the carriage.

Li Cuicui looked at this and that reluctantly, "I don't know when I can see you again. If you have free time, go back and take a look. As long as I'm at home, I will take good care of you."

Jin Qianqian walked over and held her hand, "Mom, why don't you stay? Look, my child and I can't bear to leave you."

Gu Wenheng, "That's right. If you stay here, they will have more company. Besides, now is the time for our son to be filial. Otherwise, let's not go back."

Li Cuicui immediately restrained the expression on her face. If she continued talking, she might not be able to get on the carriage today.

"There are still so many things to do at home, and knowing that you are doing well, I feel relieved as a mother. But your brothers and sisters-in-law at home are also worrying. I have to go back to keep an eye on them."

Gu Yuanshui looked aggrieved, "Mom, you definitely don't include me in this, right?"

"I'm talking about you. You're always making trouble. You're a good young man, but you don't work hard. You've been enjoying the blessing of accompanying me, an old lady, for so long.

If this wasn't your brother's house, you would have been thrown onto the street."

Gu Yuanshui then changed his expression to one of grievance, "Mom, what you said about things smelling good from a distance but smelling bad up close really makes sense. I am such a filial son who takes care of you personally and sees you every day, no wonder I am disliked.

Hey, do you think I should learn from the seventh brother and find a place farther away, or should I be like the second and fifth brothers and not be able to utter a single word for a long time?"

Li Cuicui was amused by this and the bitterness of parting disappeared. She walked over and twisted his ear until Gu Yuanshui begged her to leave, then she smiled and let go.

“If you were as capable as your seventh brother, I wouldn’t complain even if you ran a little further away.

But you are a bit slippery with your words. If you were half as honest as the second and fifth brothers, I wouldn’t be so worried.”

Gu Yuanshui covered his ears and deliberately stayed away from them. "It's really hard to be a good person. How about you set a standard, mother? I will definitely be your most caring and reliable son."

Li Cuicui pointed at Gu Wenheng and said, "Mother's requirements are not high. Just change it according to the style of Old Seven."

Gu Yuanshui, "...Mother, my son is wrong. Let's continue to go far away to smell good, since I already stink too much anyway."

Everyone was amused and started talking and laughing, which was a change from the previous dull atmosphere.

"Le Huan, remember what grandma told you yesterday," Li Cuicui reminded you before getting on the bus, "I will help you convince your parents, but you must also remember your promise."

Gu Lehuan nodded heavily, "I will."

Although others were curious about what the grandfather and grandson talked about yesterday, at this time, no one went into it further, because if they didn't set off quickly, the escort agency might not be waiting for them later.

Seeing that nothing was left out, Jin Qianqian quickly told the driver to get ready to set off.

Seeing that Lao Qi's family also got on the carriage, Li Cuicui immediately understood what they meant, "It's just a short distance, you don't have to follow."

Jin Qianqian, "Mom, my husband has already asked for leave. We stayed here to see you off. It's a good opportunity for us to walk with you for a while."

"It's so cold, it's fine if you guys are making trouble, but why did you bring the child with you?" Li Cuicui's face was full of disapproval. "Besides, you can only take us to the city gate at most, why do you have to suffer this?"

Jin Qianqian, "Nothing, it's rare that the weather is still relatively sunny today, and the children have been cooped up for so many days, so I'll take them out to relax for a while."

Li Cuicui knew that they had made up their mind. Besides, the carriage had already started moving, so it would be pretentious to continue talking.

She held her grandson in her arms and said, "My dear grandson, you know how to be filial at such a young age. Remember to come home more often to visit grandma."

Gu Yuanshui, "...Mom, you are too partial. How can this little guy be filial when he has done nothing?"

Li Cuicui coaxed the child in her arms, "I said he is filial, so he is filial. Look at how adorable your smile is. Even if you make a face like that, I don't like to see it."

After being hit by his own mother, Gu Yuanshui turned to his brother for comfort, but found that he had already taken Jin Qianqian to appreciate the scenery outside and did not even glance at him.

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(End of this chapter)