Chapter 55: So-called Fairness
Although her daughter said in her sleep that her husband would get first place in the exam, Zhang Yunniang was not happy at all.
Every word my daughter speaks carries a price.
Compared to the possible benefits, Zhang Yuniang is more afraid of the unknown costs.
Although my daughter seems healthy and safe now, who knows if fate is hiding in the dark, gathering strength, waiting to explode.
Niuniu was still shouting: "Not just this time, there is also..."
Zhang Yunniang hurriedly woke the child up. She didn't dare let her daughter continue shouting.
Niuniu opened her eyes, looked at her mother in confusion, and asked, "Mom, did I oversleep?"
Niu Niu thought she was sleeping with the sun shining on her butt, but the light in the room was not bright and she could only vaguely see Zhang Yunniang's face.
Zhang Yunniang touched her little head and asked, "Did Niuniu dream? What did you dream about?"
Niuniu nodded in confusion and said, "I dreamed of an old man with a white beard who told me that my dad could only get second place in the exam this time. I said no, my dad must get first place, and I want to get first place every time. But before I could finish my words, I woke up."
"I don't know when I will see him next time..."
Niu Niu's face was full of grievance.
Zhang Yunniang said softly, "Niuniu, do you remember what your parents taught you?"
Niuniu tilted her head and said, "My parents taught me many truths, and Niuniu remembers them all."
"What if it's something mom and dad want?" Zhang Yuniang asked.
Niuniu said softly, "My parents said you should fight for what they want on your own and won't let me make a wish for you in your heart."
Zhang Yunniang didn't expect that she actually remembered it.
Niuniu immediately added: "This time I didn't make a wish in my heart, I made a wish in my dream!"
Seeing the cunning look in her little girl's eyes, Zhang Yunniang couldn't help but find it a little funny. She didn't argue with her daughter about the relationship between "dreams" and "hearts", but said directly:
"Then Niuniu, please don't make wishes for your parents in your dreams anymore, okay? We agreed that your parents will fight for what they want. Even if your father didn't pass the exam in the end, it was because he wasn't good at studying. He won't blame others."
Niuniu nodded obediently and said, "I'll remember it."
Zhang Yunniang looked at her cute and adorable appearance and couldn't help but kiss her on the little cheek. She said, "It's still early, you should sleep a little longer."
Niuniu shook her head and said, "I can't sleep. I want to get up."
Zhang Yunniang did not force her and picked up the clothes beside the bed and tried to put them on her.
Niuniu shook her head: "I want to put it on by myself. I can put it on by myself."
Niu Niu did everything in the Zhang family. She learned to dress herself by herself amid the scolding of Xiao Cai and Mrs. Cai.
Zhang Yuniang dressed her gently and said, "Mother likes to dress Niuniu. Doesn't Niuniu like mother's help to dress her?"
Niu Niu was stunned.
When she was in the Zhang family, she envied Jinbao so much. The whole family revolved around him and he didn't have to do anything by himself. Every day, Xiao Cai did all the dressing and combing her hair herself.
After helping her put on her clothes, Zhang Yunniang picked up the comb beside her and gently combed her hair. She asked, "Do you want one small bun or two small buns today?"
Perhaps because Gu Mingda's words yesterday untied her knot, Niuniu couldn't help but have a wonderful idea in her mind: "I want to comb five, two in front and three in the back, mother, is it okay? Will it be troublesome?"
Although Zhang Yunniang thought this idea was strange, she would not refuse her daughter's request and said, "We got up early today, so we can spend the whole morning combing our hair."
Niu Niu nestled in Zhang Yunniang's arms and smiled sweetly. She really enjoyed the time with her mother. She felt warm and at ease in her heart, as if her whole body was wrapped in a soft cloud.
When it was bright, Gu Yan got up and started his morning reading.
Other scholars might get up at cockcrow to study, but Gu Mingda never liked Gu Yanchen to study too early.
The light in the morning is not very good, even with a candle, it is not as bright as in the daytime. Gu Mingda has seen many scholars who have damaged their eyesight because of studying too hard, so although he hopes that his son will study hard, he does not want him to study hard to the point of damaging his body.
After Zhang Yunniang finished taking care of Niuniu’s hair, she started to prepare breakfast for the three children.
Niu Niu followed Zhang Yunniang like a little tail. She wanted to help her mother cook, but was stopped by Zhang Yunniang.
"Mom is busy and doesn't need your help. Your two brothers are not helping, so you can just watch from the side." Zhang Yunniang said with a smile.
Niuniu said, "But my brother is a boy and I am a girl. Aren't girls supposed to do these things?"
Zhang Yunniang was very insistent on this matter. She and Gu Mingda had already reached an agreement on this matter.
The couple had four children. Even if Gu Mingda did not take the imperial examination, he would not be short of money, so he would not treat his children differently.
Since the generation of Grandma Gu, the Gu family has not been a family that particularly favors boys over girls. Although girls will get married sooner or later, they are still their own flesh and blood after all.
Niu Niu may have to do these things in the future, but the couple hopes not before marriage. If Niu Niu can read in the future, Gu Mingda will also work hard to train her to be a talented woman so that she does not have to be trapped in trivial matters in the inner house all her life.
"My brothers are our children, and you are also our child. There is no right or wrong. You should share the work equally in the future. If you really want to help your mother with the work now, go call your two brothers over and I will divide the work among you." Zhang Yunniang said.
Niuniu's eyes widened slightly, and after hesitating for a long time, she said, "Then forget it."
The eldest brother was reading and the third brother was sleeping. Niu Niu thought these were very important things and didn't want to disturb them.
Zhang Yunniang nodded. It was just making breakfast. It was not hard at all. Her life was actually very easy compared to other women.
And when she turned around, she could see her daughter sitting obediently beside her with a sweet smile on her face.
Zhang Yunniang took out an egg, cracked it and carefully poured it into a bowl, sprinkled a few grains of salt into it, and then poured freshly boiled hot water on it.
The egg liquid is broken and floats in the bowl like a flower, exuding a mouth-watering aroma.
"You must be hungry since you got up so early. Eat the frangipani first." Zhang Yuniang handed the bowl to Niu Niu.
Niu Niu used to envy Jinbao for eating frangipani frequently. When she was at the old Gu family, Zhang Yunniang was not able to prepare a special meal for her. But after she moved to the provincial capital, she would make a bowl of hot frangipani for her almost every morning.
Niuniu was used to eating it, but she suddenly asked, "My brothers didn't eat frangipani, so should I not eat it too?"
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