Chapter 48
There is no such thing as confinement for men, but after all, he had such a deep cut on his stomach, so he naturally needed to take good care of himself.
Before giving birth, she had already hired a wet nurse in town. The baby was taken care of by the wet nurse every day. He was very well-behaved and spent the whole day either eating or sleeping. After eating, he would lie down next to Gu Yanling. Gu Yanling looked down at the baby who was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed and felt it was magical.
This was something that came out of his belly. He didn't feel anything before, but now the more he looks at it, the more he likes it. He gently poked the baby's smooth face with his fingers, and he felt his heart melt.
The thing that Medicine King Valley has the most of is medicine. Gu Yanling's wound was taken very good care of. She applied a special scar removal cream every day, and in the end only a faint mark was left, which could not be seen unless you looked carefully.
After Gu Yanling recovered, she became lively again and regained the energy she had before she became pregnant.
The cub was too young to be taken back to Yangzhou, so Gu Yanling left the cub in the care of his senior brother and wet nurse. He went back to Yangzhou alone because his mother missed him. However, after staying at home for a few days, he also felt the feeling of missing his child, so he bought a lot of things in the city and hurried back to Yaowang Valley.
Zhaocai wanted to follow, but Gu Yanling was afraid that he would talk nonsense, so she didn't bring him along.
Gu Yanling was still in the yard, and her voice had already reached the house: "Little Fatty! Do you miss Daddy? Daddy bought you a lot of small toys and clothes."
The baby had not been named yet. Gu Yanling planned to take the baby back home when he was older and let his father name him. The baby's nickname was An An, which means peace. An An was usually given by Wu Jingmo and the wet nurse. Gu Yanling liked to call the baby Little Fatty. He thought the baby looked very round and blessed, with arms and legs as fat as lotus roots, and no bones on his body, just flesh.
When the cub heard his father's voice, he babbled happily and waved his little fist to greet him. Gu Yanling smiled and picked him up, kissed his round face, and the medicine boy behind him carried the bags of things he bought into the house.
"Do you miss Daddy?"
The little guy couldn't speak yet, and his big black eyes just stared at him and smiled.
Wu Jingmo: "I thought about it. An An has been crying every night lately. Aunt Li said that he woke up and saw that you were not around."
Gu Yanling was heartbroken when she heard this, and she kissed the child and said, "My dear, next time daddy comes home, I will never abandon you."
As he spoke, he took the rattle and shook it for the little one in his arms, and the baby danced with joy.
Wu Jingmo: "Bring An An home, how are you going to tell your parents?"
Gu Yanling had already thought of her excuse: "Just say that An An's mother is a chivalrous woman. She was injured before and I treated her in Medicine King Valley. We fell in love with each other. People in the martial arts world are not particular about trivial matters. It's just that she didn't want to stay in the backyard. After giving birth to An An, she traveled around the world again."
Wu Jingmo: "..."
His junior brother had indeed read many novels and could even make up a story like this.
Gu Yanling said indifferently, "Anyway, my father has always wanted to have a grandson. An An looks so much like me, they will know he is my son at first sight. His mother has traveled all over the world, and I have always missed him. He will no longer let my mother arrange a marriage for me."
"When I went back this time, my mother brought up the idea of marriage again. I took the opportunity to tell her that I had a crush on someone. My mother was very happy and asked me to bring her and my father back next time."
After a few months, when the cub is older, he will take the child back.
I can't stay in Yaowang Valley forever.
Seeing that he had already thought it through, Wu Jingmo didn't say anything.
…
By the end of the year.
Gu Yanling took her son back to Yangzhou, planning to reunite with her family.
Wu Jingmo came back with Gu Yanling, mainly because he was worried about him taking care of the child alone. Gu Yanling didn't know how to take care of a child at all. She herself seemed like she had never grown up. She would hold the child for a while and then complain about being tired. She felt that his little fat baby was too heavy.
Upon learning that his son had brought them a grandson, Gu Qifu did not go out to do business, but waited at home.
Flower Hall.
The cub was surrounded by Gu Qifu and Su Lixiao. The little guy didn't cry or make a fuss. He opened his black eyes and found everything new.
Su Lixiao's eyes sparkled with tears: "Master, this looks exactly like Yan'er when he was a child."
Gu Yanling: "Mom, you don't have to cry with excitement, right?"
Su Lixiao wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "Mom just feels sad that An An lost her mother at such a young age. An An has suffered."
Gu Qifu didn't believe what Gu Yanling said at first, but now they have a child, who looks just like Gu Yanling when she was little. He asked Wu Jingmo beside him, and he nodded. How could it be false? After hearing what Su Lixiao said, he held the child in his arms and said, "Madam, you are wrong. An An is my Gu family's grandson. He is not pitiful at all. He will enjoy endless blessings in the future."
After hearing this, Gu Yanling winked at Wu Jingmo and said that his father would not say anything.
After the cub was brought home, he was loved by his parents. He was taken directly to Su Lixiao's yard during the day and sent back at night.
Gu Qifu spent several days flipping through books in the study and finally named his grandson - Gu Zhuohuan.
When the child was one year old, Gu Qifu held a banquet in a restaurant and invited the people of Yangzhou City to eat for free.
The common people were puzzled. They had never heard of Gu Yanling getting married, so how could the child be already one year old? Finally, after listening to the love story of a heroine and a rich young man told by a storyteller in a teahouse, everyone suddenly understood and was deeply moved.
When the cub is one and a half years old.
Gu Qifu finally made up his mind and decided to listen to Gu Lanpan's advice and move his business to the capital. Gu Lanpan not only promoted the reputation of the cloth shop, but also opened a clothing store in the capital. Because of her unique vision, the clothes she designed were very popular among the nobles.
Gu Yanling was playing with his son. When he heard his father mention this, he asked in surprise, "Going to the capital?"
The sudden rise in voice startled the kid.
Gu Qifu scolded him, "You're already a father, yet you're still making such a fuss. Your sister told me about this last year, and it wasn't a sudden decision."
Gu Yanling hugged her son and patted his back soothingly: "Didn't Mom say you didn't want to?"
Gu Qifu: "Before, I didn't want to change. I thought money could be earned anywhere, so why go to the capital? But your sister reminded me of something. Wasn't our business small before? Were we not suppressed? Even if we were the richest man in Yangzhou, what would happen? If we went to the capital and made friends with those dignitaries, and finally got the order from the palace, and became the imperial merchant in the future, would we still be suppressed and bullied at will?"
This is indeed the truth. No matter how rich you are, you can't compete with the powerful. If you can cooperate with the palace, it will also be a guarantee. But going to the capital, then isn't it...
Gu Qifu: "An An is still young, and I'm afraid her body won't be able to handle the long journey. Your sister wants me to go first, and then send someone to pick you up after they're settled."
Gu Yanling: "Oh."
After Gu Qifu left, the child tilted his head and looked at Gu Yanling and said in a baby voice, "Daddy, I don't want to, I don't want to."
The little guy couldn't speak clearly and could only say a few simple words.
Gu Yanling understood what he meant and touched his forehead with her head: "It's not that I don't want to, Daddy is just afraid of running into a stingy person!"
The little guy scratched his chubby face and obviously couldn't understand what a stingy person meant.
Gu Yanling herself couldn't tell what she was feeling. She wanted to go to the capital, but she also didn't want to go to the capital.
"Why think so much? The capital is so big, we might not meet each other. And if we do, what's the big deal? Even if I stand in front of him, he won't recognize me!"
The boy listened to his father talking to himself, but he didn't understand what he was saying at all, so he grabbed the jade pendant and started playing with it by himself.
He found this jade pendant from under his father's pillow. His father said it was left by his mother. He is still young and has no idea what his mother is. He just feels that this piece of jade is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it feels very comfortable to touch.
After Gu Qifu went to the capital, his business was booming. Su Lixiao missed Gu Yanling and her grandson, so she wrote several letters to urge her, and Gu Yanling finally left for the capital.
The child was already two years old. He was sitting in the carriage, eating fruit, his little hands wet with juice.
"Daddy, are we going to look for Mommy?"
Now that he was older, he finally understood what a mother was. His father had a mother, and his father's mother was his grandmother, so he should have a mother too. However, he heard that his mother was a woman of the underworld.
Without waiting for Gu Yanling to answer, the cub asked, "Daddy, what is a child of the Jianghu?"
Gu Yanling: "He is a man who travels the world with a sword, always doing justice."
The cub scratched his face, and the juice on his hands was all over his face. He didn't understand what his father said at all.
Seeing that he had become a little cat, Gu Yanling quickly took a handkerchief to wipe his face and hands, "You will understand when you grow up. I can't explain it to you now."
The boy wasn't one to ask questions: "Okay then."
"So are we going to look for Mother now? Is Mother in the capital? What's fun in the capital? Can we still go back to Yangzhou after we go to the capital?"
Gu Yanling's head hurt from his chattering questions. She really missed the time when her son couldn't talk, but Gu Yanling always answered every question.
"No, they should be there. This is Daddy's first time in the capital, so I don't know what's fun there. But I heard from your mother that the capital is very lively. Whenever you want to go back to Yangzhou, Daddy will accompany you back."
There are servants left in his house, and there are people taking care of other businesses in Yangzhou. If he doesn't get used to living in the capital, he can go back to Yangzhou at any time.
The cub said whatever he thought of. He was very curious about his mother now: "Is mother pretty? I'm afraid that when I meet mother, I won't recognize her. What should I do?"
Gu Yanling: "You speak as if your mother knows you. You look just like that, ordinary, with a cold face and a fierce look."
When the kid heard this, he immediately shut up and picked up a piece of dessert and put it in his mouth.
He doesn’t want his ferocious mother, woooo!
Saying they were going to the capital, Gu Yanling took her son to travel around the mountains and rivers, stopping and walking as they pleased, and it was two months later when they arrived in the capital.
The weather is getting hot.
The carriage slowly entered the city. Gu Yanling fanned the child who was sweating profusely from the heat, lifted the curtain and looked around.
I felt that it was worthy of being the capital of the emperor, with a prosperous scene. The streets were wide, and there were many shops selling a dazzling array of things. The teahouses and restaurants were extraordinary, and the houses were taller than those in Yangzhou City.
The cub heard the shouting outside and looked out, saying excitedly, "Daddy, the capital is so lively."
Gu Yanling snorted: "After all, we are under the emperor's feet."
Cub: "What is the Son of Heaven?"
Gu Yanling held him on her lap and wiped the sweat off his head with a handkerchief. "The Son of Heaven is His Majesty the Emperor."
Cub: “Oh.”
In the end, he didn't ask what His Majesty the Emperor was, because he thought his father would definitely say something that he didn't understand. Alas, he was still too young and didn't understand many things.
But it doesn’t matter. If he studies more in the future, he will know everything!
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