Chapter 60
When An An woke up, he found himself surrounded by unfamiliar surroundings and immediately started crying.
Li Youfu had never expected him to suddenly cry after waking up. He had no experience with such a young child and said at a loss, "Oh, why is the little master crying out of the blue? Did you have a nightmare?"
Thinking that the child should be waking up, Gu Yanling came in from outside. Hearing the child crying, she hurried into the inner room, picked up An An and coaxed him, "Don't cry, don't cry, Daddy is here."
The cub was coaxed into silence after a short while, and stopped crying. He called out softly, "Daddy."
Gu Yanling touched his head and said to Li Youfu, "You didn't see me when you woke up."
Li Youfu: "I thought it was a nightmare."
After hearing this, An An shook her head and said, "I'm not dreaming."
Gu Yanling kissed his cheek and said with a smile, "Daddy will help you put on your clothes."
When the little guy was sleeping, he only wore a light blue bellyband with a tiger head embroidered on it with gold thread. The fabric used was the most expensive. The tiger head was embroidered majestically and lifelike, which showed how much the Gu family doted on him.
The fair and tender little chubby boy was picked up by his daddy, with his buttocks still exposed.
An An is a little shy.
Gu Yanling smiled and rubbed noses with him, then skillfully put on his little clothes.
After An An put on her clothes, she acted coquettishly and asked her father to continue holding her. Gu Yanling responded calmly: "But you have to let your father comb your hair first."
The little girl's hair was soft, so Gu Yanling moved gently and quickly combed it into two loose little buns. She picked up the pearl pendant and tied it on the buns.
Xiao Xinghan and Gu Yanling came here together, but he didn't go forward. He stood not far away and quietly watched the interaction between the big and the small. He had never seen Gu Yanling be so meticulous and patient.
An An looked up with a smile and found that there was another person in the room. Seeing that it was his cold-faced mother, he secretly curled his lips.
Xiao Xinghan could see his little expression, but he didn't care.
Gu Yanling originally wanted to come by herself, saying that An An should wake up by now and would be scared if she couldn't see her. Xiao Xinghan felt a little jealous when he saw that he cared so much about this An An, but he didn't show it and accompanied her generously.
Gu Yanling held An An and walked over to Xiao Xinghan. "I'll take An An home later. You can stay in the palace tonight so you don't have to get up early to attend court tomorrow."
Xiao Xinghan: "Yeah."
When An An heard that her father wanted to go home with her, she happily hugged Gu Yanling and urged, "Daddy, let's go back quickly!"
Gu Yanling glanced at Xiao Xinghan.
Xiao Xinghan asked Li Youfu to prepare the carriage. Gu Yanling thought that Xiao Xinghan was quite easy to talk to today. While his son was not paying attention, he stretched out his other hand and grabbed Xiao Xinghan's hand and shook it. Xiao Xinghan glanced at him and shook his hand in return.
An An lay on Gu Yanling's shoulder, completely unaware that her father and mother were holding hands. She was happy thinking that she could finally go home.
Only after being carried into the carriage did I realize that my mother had followed in.
An An sat on Gu Yanling's lap, looked at Xiao Xinghan, then looked up at her father.
Xiao Xinghan: "After I send you back, I will return to the palace."
Gu Yanling nodded, and then pinched An An's chubby face.
An An laughed, and after a while, she looked at Xiao Xinghan silently.
Xiao Xinghan looked at him, and An An quickly looked away, pretending to be calm and pretending that she didn't glance at him.
Gu Yanling was afraid that he would scare the baby: "Why are you staring at An An?"
Xiao Xinghan retracted his gaze and said lightly, "He peeked at me first."
An An didn't refute. Gu Yanling looked down at his son hiding in his arms, touched his head, and could guess why An An was looking at Xiao Xinghan.
The carriage soon stopped at the gate of Gu's house.
Gu Yanling held the baby and said goodbye to Xiao Xinghan: "Then let's go back."
Xiao Xinghan hummed, "I'll pick you up tomorrow."
Gu Yanling: "No, you'd better not come. Every time you come, my father will be afraid."
After all, Xiao Xinghan’s identity as the Crown Prince is there.
Gu Yanling held An An and stepped on a footstool. Li Youfu bent down and lent a hand. After getting off the carriage, Gu Yanling knocked on the window and Xiao Xinghan opened the curtain.
Gu Yanling: "See you tomorrow."
Xiao Xinghan reached out and pinched his face, then smiled, "Yeah."
Gu Yanling finally coaxed him into submission, then she carried An An up the stairs and stepped into the Gu family's gate.
An An said unhappily, "Daddy, are you still going to mother's place tomorrow?"
Gu Yanling whispered, "Your mother hasn't seen me for several years. She missed me so much that she clung to me quite tightly for a while."
An An snorted.
Gu Yanling kissed his little cheek: "Ah, he is so busy, how can he have time to stick to me all the time? Daddy should spend more time with you when the time comes!"
"Okay then." An An felt that he was not a stingy kid. As long as his mother did not separate him from his father, he would reluctantly let his father accompany his mother first.
Gu Yanling rubbed his little head: "Good boy."
An An played with him happily.
Gu Qifu heard that they had returned and hurried over to their yard, "Where's An An?"
Gu Yanling: "Dad, I was just about to let Zhaocai talk to you."
Gu Qifu asked the servants to go out, sat aside and said to his son: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly sent someone to take An An away, which scared me. Didn't you say that An An's matter should be kept secret from him? Why did you send someone to pick An An up?"
Gu Yanling thought that it was not him who called out, but because he had said yesterday that he had an appointment with An An today and did not let Xiao Xinghan do it again. Xiao Xinghan did not listen and tormented him a lot. He was probably afraid that An An would wake up and throw a tantrum, so he asked Li Youfu to come and take An An away.
Maybe he has other thoughts in mind.
"I took An An out to play yesterday and ran into him. It's no big deal. Just know what you know."
Gu Qifu was relieved to see An An coming back. He held An An on his lap and said, "My dear grandson."
An An touched his beard with her little hands and giggled.
Gu Qifu: "Your mother doesn't know about this yet. She even asked why An An didn't come today. Luckily, I'm here today. I'll take An An to our courtyard for dinner tonight."
Gu Yanling: "I understand."
Gu Qifu lifted An An up and said, "My dear grandson."
An An cried with joy, wanting to sit on his grandfather's shoulders and ride a big horse.
Gu Yanling held her chin and watched An An and Gu Qifu playing. After a while, she said, "An An, don't tire your grandfather out."
Gu Qifu: "How talented is An An?"
An An just screamed excitedly, her little face flushed, agreeing with her grandfather: "An An is not heavy!"
Gu Yanling thought to herself that your grandfather is out of breath. She held An An on her lap and poured tea for Gu Qifu. "Dad, aren't you busy lately?"
Gu Qifu drank some tea to moisten his throat and said, "I'm busy. I saw Eunuch Li coming today, and Dad was so worried that he went to the cloth shop and came back at noon."
Gu Yanling: "Dad, just let it go. If he comes to pick up An An next time, just let him do it."
Gu Qifu: "You are the only one who can be open-minded."
An An sat in Gu Yanling's arms, listening to the conversation between her father and grandfather, and asked, "Are you talking about An An?"
Gu Yanling explained to him: "Grandfather saw An An being taken away today and was worried about An An."
An An: "Grandpa is not nervous, An An is fine, Mom——"
An An was about to say that the food at her mother's house was delicious, but when she remembered that this was a secret between her and her father, she swallowed her words and subconsciously looked at her father.
Gu Qifu didn't think much about it: "What?"
Gu Yanling: "...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
An An quickly changed the subject: "The food at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's house is delicious. An An ate a lot today!"
Gu Qifu said helplessly: "Greedy, our food is not delicious?"
An An: "It's delicious too! Everything is delicious! There's a whole table of lunch at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's house!"
Gu Qifu: "Extravagant and wasteful!"
After he finished speaking, realizing that this was disrespectful, Gu Qifu hurriedly said cautiously, "Let's just talk about this in private, don't spread it out."
An An didn't understand, but An An was obedient, "Grandfather, don't worry, An An won't tell!"
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The more Gu Qifu looked at his grandson, the more adorable he seemed. He didn't even wait for Gu Yanling to take him over in the evening. When he left, he took An An with him and carried him back to the yard.
In the evening, Gu Lanpan also came back for dinner. The family sat around the octagonal table. An An sat next to Gu Yanling, and He Hua fed her.
When everyone in the family arrived, Gu Qifu couldn't help but give a lecture. In the past, the siblings were scolded together, but now that Gu Yanling already had a child, he looked at Gu Lanpan and said, "You're not a child anymore."
Gu Lanpan is five years older than Gu Yanling. She is 27 years old this year and looks like an old maid to outsiders.
Gu Qifu felt that he was already open-minded enough. Both the siblings were a worry to him. In the past, whenever he said this, Su Lixiao would help the siblings and ask why he brought this up while eating. Now Gu Lanpan was indeed old, and Su Lixiao was also worried.
"You said before that you wanted to marry into the family. Don't just say it. If you don't take it seriously, ask your mother to help you arrange it."
Gu Yanling spoke up for Gu Lanpan and said, "Sister has been busy lately. When she's done with her work, and considering our family's financial situation, there are plenty of people who would like to marry into our family."
An An was eating while listening attentively. Not understanding what she was saying, she asked curiously, "What does it mean to marry into a family?"
Gu Yanling: "It's to find a husband for your aunt."
An An was about to ask what husband was, but Gu Yanling quickly hushed her. If Gu Qifu hadn't felt sorry for him because he had to serve the prince, he would have been in trouble if he had said that in the past.
An An immediately behaved himself.
Su Lixiao: "What are you going to say in front of An An? Let's talk about it after dinner."
Gu Lanpan was as steady as a rock, picking up the food and slowly putting it into her mouth. After swallowing, she said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Not everyone can marry into my family if they want to. I have to choose carefully, and pick someone with good looks so that I can have a cute and beautiful child like An An in the future."
An An heard her aunt praising her cuteness, and she echoed, "An An is cute and pretty!"
Gu Qifu couldn't say anything in front of An An, so he just said, "Don't just talk and don't do anything."
Gu Lanpan: "Dad, don't worry."
Gu Qifu couldn't eat when he saw his two children. He always felt that they were here to collect debts. Whose children were like this brother and sister who were still unmarried at such an old age? Turning to look at An An, he finally felt a little relieved.
When An An saw her grandfather looking at her, she opened her big black eyes and smiled at Gu Qifu.
Gu Qifu: "If you give birth to more children like An An, Dad won't say anything."
Gu Yanling and Gu Lanpan looked at each other. The brother and sister had long been accustomed to it. If it weren't for An An, they would probably have been scolded from beginning to end during the meal.
After dinner, on the way back.
An An suddenly asked: "Daddy, why is Mommy the same as you?"
Gu Yanling didn't understand for a moment: "Huh?"
An An gestured and said, "That's right, grandma is daddy's mother, but grandma is the same as aunt. Mother is different from grandma, but she is the same as daddy."
The words were confusing, but Gu Yanling still understood. An An was asking why his mother was not a woman.
Gu Yanling: "You are too young to understand if I explain it to you. Just remember that it is because your mother is more powerful."
An An nodded: "I see. An An will remember it."
Mom is more powerful!
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