"Ma'am, do you need anything else?"

Jiang Shanhe did not ask the coachman to speed up the carriage, but just asked Xiaoguo if he had left anything behind.

Xiao Guo thought about it carefully and found that they were all there, so he shook his head to indicate that there was nothing more.

Jiang Shanhe nodded, put his things away, and then told the groom outside, "Go to the ancestral hall."

Xiaoguo deliberately avoided Jiang Shanhe all the way. Whenever he approached, she hid.

How could Jiang Shanhe not see this, being so smart? But he would not stop.

He knew very well that one of the two had to take the initiative, because he could clearly feel the gap between them. To be honest, they had no communication before their wedding, and only said a few words on the wedding night. This was their first formal face-to-face communication.

As the ancestral hall got closer, Jiang Shanhe stopped joking and felt heavy in his heart.

When we first parted, I never expected that this would be the scene when we met again.

Xiaoguo also sensed the emotions of the man next to her, and sat beside him carefully, keeping quiet. She was not good at comforting people, so the best she could do was to stand aside and not disturb them.

After arriving at the ancestral hall, they saw a horse-drawn carriage parked from a distance, and Zhuangzhuang and Li Shouji were next to the carriage. They were delayed for a while because they stopped to get something, and Li Shouji took Zhuangzhuang straight from the palace to the ancestral hall, so they arrived early.

When Xiaoguo saw the sturdy little figure, he had no time to sit still, so as soon as the carriage stopped, Xiaoguo jumped off first.

Zhuangzhuang also saw Xiaoguo, and when she jumped down, he left Li Shouji and ran towards Xiaoguo.

"Mother~"

Xiaoguo hugged Zhuangzhuang who rushed over and said, "How are you? Do you miss your mother?"

The two of them had never been apart for a short period of time, so they were both a little uncomfortable.

Zhuangzhuang held Xiaoguo in his arms, smelling the scent that belonged only to his mother, and said intoxicatedly, "I miss her, I miss her all the time!"

Xiaoguo touched his head and pinched his cheek as a reward. Zhuangzhuang even pretended to be in pain and uttered a cry, which made Xiaoguo want to laugh.

When Zhuangzhuang was pretending, he happened to see Jiang Shanhe behind Xiaoguo, and they met eyes. Seeing Jiang Shanhe's loving eyes, Zhuangzhuang jumped into Xiaoguo's arms and refused to look at him.

Li Shouji happened to be standing behind and saw it. He burst out laughing. He was happy to see him get embarrassed.

Jiang Shanhe somewhat stiffly put away the smile on his face. It was true that the father and son had never met before, so it was inevitable that they were unfamiliar with each other.

"Strong, strong?"

Xiaoguo called out to Zhuangzhuang who was unwilling to look up, "He is not like this normally. He is not afraid of strangers at all."

Xiaoguo explained to the two of them that she was afraid that they would think Zhuangzhuang was a petty child.

"Yes, I proved that Zhuangzhuang is not a shy child. He just chatted with me all the way."

Li Shouji looked at Jiang Shanhe's dark face and said fearlessly, "There's nothing I can do. I just love to see his dark face."

Jiang Shanhe can no longer control his facial expression. Does this mean that Zhuangzhuang doesn't want to pay attention to him?

He couldn't be angry at his wife and children, so he could only vent his anger at that bastard Li Shouji.

He strode over, grabbed his collar and dragged him away. It was a bloody scene that was not easy for women, children and adolescents to watch.

"Strong, strong."

Xiaoguo took Zhuangzhuang out of her arms, who was still reluctant to come out, and said, "Zhuangzhuang, tell me, what happened to you?"

Xiaoguo squatted down and looked at Zhuangzhuang, who also looked like he didn't know what to say. He slowed down his voice and said, "I don't know either. I just think he's a strange person."

Xiaoguo had guessed a little bit of what Zhuangzhuang was thinking. If someone who had never appeared before suddenly appeared and said, "I am your father," no matter who it is, it would be impossible for them to accept it calmly. Just like her, she originally thought it would be great to pick up a fat son for free and not have to face the child's father, but the child's father is still here, what can she do?

"Zhuangzhuang, I understand how you feel, but he is your father after all. Even if you cannot accept him yet, you cannot just ignore him or avoid him, because that is rude and very sad."

Zhuangzhuang nodded, "...I understand."

Xiao Guo rubbed his head, "Good boy!"

Despite all the persuasion, Xiaoguo herself was still in a mess. To be honest, she was not ready to accept Jiang Shanhe.

Because she really enjoyed the mother-son world with Zhuangzhuang, and was not prepared to change the status quo. Jiang Shanhe came too suddenly, without giving her any room to buffer. He suddenly appeared in front of her and said to her, "I want to join your world." At this moment, she was confused and resistant.

But then again, the fatherly love that Zhuangzhuang has always longed for is something Xiaoguo can never give or replace. If Xiaoguo wants to leave Zhuangzhuang, she would never even think about it.

At this moment, Xiaoguo was extremely panicked, because he was uncertain about the unknown but could not escape the fact that he was coming.

Xiaoguo shook his head and put aside what was in his mind for the time being. What was important now was Zhuangzhuang's thoughts. That was his father, and he had no choice but to face him and choose to escape.

After Xiaoguo's persuasion, Zhuangzhuang now feels that what he did just now was indeed not good and a bit impolite. So when he sees him next time, he will not deliberately avoid him.

Zhuangzhuang corrected his mistakes immediately, and Xiaoguo was very happy. He patted him on the head in encouragement, "What a good boy."

When Jiang Shanhe came out with Li Shouji, who was covered in dirt, County Magistrate Liu also came over with his own convoy.

"Hey, how is Jiang Qinshi?"

County Magistrate Liu's flattering voice came from behind. Xiao Guo just turned around, and before he could say anything, he saw County Magistrate Liu's eyes lit up, and then he walked around Xiao Guo.

"Hey, General Jiang, I've heard of your great name for a long time!"

Xiaoguo only felt a gust of wind passing by him. He looked carefully and saw no sign of County Magistrate Liu. Only his criminal justice master was smiling and looking at him...behind him.

Forget it, it’s none of my business.

Xiaoguo curled her lips, then returned to the carriage she had been sitting in, took out the things Jiang Danhe had bought, and prepared to take them in first.

After Jiang Shanhe put Li Shouji down, he heard someone calling him. He looked carefully and found the person was fat and he didn't recognize him.

"Oh, General Jiang, I am so lucky to see your true face."

County Magistrate Liu was a minor local official, so how could he have the chance to see a general? Now that he had seen one, he had to curry favor with him, perhaps he could be promoted to the capital. So he looked at the man in front of him, and he saw that he was glowing with golden light.

Jiang Shanhe frowned and said nothing, his eyes searching for Xiaoguo's still strong figure.

Liu Xianling talked a lot for a long time, not caring whether the other party said anything or not. After all, it was normal for high officials to be a little aloof.

Jiang Shanhe finally found Xiaoguo, curled his lips and smiled, pushed Li Shouji, who was breathing heavily, in front of Pangdun, and then left.

County Magistrate Liu sighed, not daring to stop him. He could only watch him leave with regret. But in the blink of an eye, he saw Li Shouji again, "Hey, what official are you?"

Li Shouji couldn't run away even if he wanted to. County Magistrate Liu was too clingy and even started to attack him while they were talking.

Xiaoguo took out a few bundles from the carriage. Zhuangzhuang wanted to help, but Xiaoguo couldn't persuade him, so he picked out a smaller bundle from the pile and gave it to him. Just as Zhuangzhuang was about to take it, it was taken away by a big hand.

“Hey~”

Zhuangzhuang didn't know who it was. He looked at the bag that was taken away with regret, and turned around with a pout to see who was playing a trick on him.