Chapter 5012 He's such a clingy person
Around 3:45 PM, three carriages appeared at the entrance of the Shen family mansion. One was for Meng Jinyao's husband, Gu Jingxi. The other two were for Song Xinning's husband, Shen Shuxian, and their son. The third carriage was for the Shen family's servants, including maids and wet nurses, to take care of the child.
Upon learning of Gu Jingxi's arrival, Shen Shuxian dismounted from his carriage and greeted Gu Jingxi, saying, "This humble official greets Lord Gu."
Gu Jingxi said gently, "Lord Shen, there's no need for such formalities."
Shen Shuxian asked, "Is Lord Gu here to pick up Madam Gu?"
Gu Jingxi hummed in agreement. Seeing Shen Shuxian take the child from the wet nurse, he thought of his own son. If Wanwan wasn't too young to be taken out, he would have brought her along too.
When the servants of the Duke of Shen's mansion saw them, they wanted to go in and announce their arrival, but they were stopped. They were there to pick up their daughter-in-law, not to disturb her gathering with her best friends. They were told to just wait.
Seeing this, the servants had no choice but to let them stay at the door, hoping that if anyone passed by and saw this scene, they wouldn't misunderstand. It wasn't that the Duke's mansion was turning people away, but rather that they themselves wanted to stay at the door.
Shen Shuxian was a talkative man. Even though Gu Jingxi was of a much higher status than him, he was not intimidated. As fathers, they naturally had things to talk about, and he directly discussed parenting with Gu Jingxi.
Despite Gu Jingxi's usual rivalry with his son for attention and his complaints about his son being an eyesore, he still cherishes his son very much. He was very interested in this topic, so he chatted with Shen Shuxian to pass the time.
About half an hour later, Meng Jinyao and Song Xinning came out and were taken aback to see the two of them talking at the gate of the Shen State Duke's Mansion. They hadn't expected their husbands to come and pick them up without prior arrangement.
Song Xinning teased in a low voice, "Ayao, your clingy little devil is here."
Meng Jinyao replied, "Your family came too, didn't they? And they even brought one adult and one child. Compared to mine, they are truly even more numerous."
Song Xinning gave her a reproachful look.
Shen Shuxian also saw them, greeted Meng Jinyao, and then walked towards Song Xinning, calling out softly, "A-Ning."
Song Xinning asked, "Husband, why are you here?"
Shen Shuxian looked down at her son in her arms and said, "The child was making a fuss about wanting to see you, so I brought him here so he could see you sooner and stop causing trouble at home."
Song Xinning glanced at her son, who was perfectly well-behaved, but giggled when he saw her. She reached out and took her son from his arms, then looked at him meaningfully and said with a smile, "Well, the child is quite noisy, I saw it all."
Upon hearing this, Shen Shuxian glanced at Meng Jinyao and Gu Jingxi with a embarrassed expression. Seeing that they were not looking this way, he said, "A-Ning, let's go home."
Song Xinning responded, bid farewell to Meng Jinyao and his wife, and then boarded the carriage to return home.
At this moment, Meng Jinyao asked, "Husband, did Wanwan also cause trouble? Did you bring Wanwan here? Is Wanwan still in the carriage? I'll go check on her." As she spoke, she started to walk towards the carriage.
Gu Jingxi grasped her wrist, stopping her from moving forward. Seeing her looking up at him with a puzzled expression, he looked into her eyes and said gently, "Wanwan didn't cause any trouble. She's with her mother now. It's just that Wanwan's father misses you and wants to see you as soon as possible, so he came here without waiting."
The sweet words came unexpectedly. Looking into his eyes, which were overflowing with tenderness, Meng Jinyao's heart skipped a beat, and her heart swelled. She smiled and said, "I miss my husband too. Let's go home."
Gu Jingxi said, "I won't go back for now."
Meng Jinyao was slightly taken aback, then asked, "Where are we going now?"
Gu Jingxi had made arrangements before coming, and replied, "It's still early, let's stroll around the streets, have dinner at a restaurant later, and then visit the night market before heading home."
Meng Jinyao immediately agreed: "Okay, I haven't been out in town for a long time. Today I went straight to the Duke of Shen's mansion and didn't even get off the carriage to look around."
Having not been out in the streets for a long time, Meng Jinyao's desire to spend money was stirring. She dragged Gu Jingxi to jewelry shops and rouge shops to spend money. The shopkeepers greeted her with smiles and smiled even more broadly when they saw her off.
After having dinner at a restaurant in the evening, we went to the night market and bought a lot of little trinkets, all of which are things that children would like. Although Wanwan is too old to play with them, we parents couldn't resist buying them when we saw them.
When the couple returned home, it was already late. The wet nurse had already brought Wanwan back from Old Madam Gu's place and was now asleep.
Meng Jinyao lay on the bed, propping her head up with one hand, looking at Gu Jingxi, and asked, "Husband, when I went out today, did Wanwan really not cause any trouble?"
Gu Jingxi replied truthfully, "No."
Hearing this, Meng Jinyao felt a little disappointed. She had been away from home for a day, and her son hadn't even missed her. She then belatedly realized that it wasn't that her son couldn't live without her, but that she couldn't live without her son. All her worries were unnecessary.
Gu Jingxi seized the opportunity to say, "Ayao, I've said it before, sons can't be relied on. He hasn't even gotten married yet and he's already forgotten about you. What will happen after he gets married? The only person who thinks about you and misses you all the time is your husband, and only your husband will be the one to spend your life with you."
Meng Jinyao chuckled: "Husband, why are you still trying to elevate and belittle your son even at a time like this?"
Gu Jingxi said innocently, "I'm just telling you the truth, and I want you to realize the facts sooner rather than later. Stop thinking about other people's husbands all the time and think more about your own husband."
Meng Jinyao nestled into his arms, her hands around his waist, her voice tinged with laughter: "My husband is right. I've come to terms with reality now. Other people's husbands are unreliable, but my own husband is the most reliable. He comes to pick me up when I go out, while other people's husbands are still sleeping in."
Gu Jingxi said, "It's good that you know." He lowered his head and kissed her again, then continued, "When I have my next day off, you have to say you're busy no matter who asks you out, understand?"
Without hesitation, Meng Jinyao agreed: "Okay, where will my husband take me?"
Gu Jingxi said, "I will keep my promise and take your husband to the estate."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao giggled in his arms. It was clearly his promise, but now it had been reversed, showing how deep his resentment was. She coaxed him gently, "I didn't mean to leave my husband today. It's just that you were very busy the past two days, and I didn't expect you to have free time today. Otherwise, I would have declined to go to the Duke of Shen's mansion with Aning for two days."
Gu Jingxi: "..."
I was very busy the past two days, so I made time for today. I didn't expect that Ayao would ask him to stay home and take care of the child while she went out.
Meng Jinyao patted his back like she was coaxing a child, and then said, "You have to get up early tomorrow, let's go to sleep." After saying that, she added in a very soft voice, "Clingy little thing."
However, Gu Jingxi still heard it, and hugged her, whispering in her ear, "I only cling to you."
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