I'm afraid I won't have the chance to stroll around the capital again, Gao Zhiqi thought. He wondered where the emperor had given Zhong Ming'e the land, but looking at Zhong Ming'e's expression, he knew it must not be a rich place.
However, that was better than being in the capital. Once outside the capital, what awaited them was the comfortable and carefree life that they had never dared to ask for but had always longed for.
Gao Zhiqi couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled. He was a man in his thirties, which really wasn't young anymore. When he smiled like that, fine lines appeared at the corners of his eyes. His face showed a sense of vicissitudes, but also a look of relief.
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The eighth day of the fifth month in the thirty-fourth year of Jiasheng
Ningguta.
Nanshan Villa.
"Girl, what would you like to eat for lunch?" Grandma Chen asked Xiao An while cleaning up the dishes. "Black chicken soup? Or pork ribs soup?"
"Grandma, I just finished breakfast, and you're already thinking about lunch," Xiao An said with a smile, while helping Grandma Chen wipe the table. But before her hand even touched the rag, Grandma Chen grabbed it away. Xiao An said helplessly, "Grandma, it's okay. I'm in good health. It's no problem for me to wash the dishes and wipe the table."
"You said you were fine. Have you forgotten how you vomited a while ago?" Grandma Chen rolled her eyes at Xiao An and ordered, "You are not allowed to do anything. Just stay here and be quiet."
"Yes, I'll listen to grandma." Xiao An smiled helplessly and reached out to touch her still flat belly.
When Xiao An was pregnant, she had a very strong reaction. She vomited everything she ate in the first few months. Although Mr. Gu was taking care of her and boiled medicine for her three times a day, Xiao An still vomited all the time, which made Grandma Chen complain about Mr. Gu's poor medical skills. Mr. Gu was very angry, but he had no way to fight back. He had to prepare new prescriptions for Xiao An over and over again. I don't know if it was Gu Changlin's prescription that worked, or if it was already three months, Xiao An finally stopped vomiting. Her appetite increased greatly, and she had to eat five or six meals a day. Grandma Chen's heart was finally settled. Now, as soon as she opened her eyes, she had to prepare meals for Xiao An. Before going to bed at night, she had to ask Xiao An what she wanted to eat the next day. Where had Xiao An been taken care of so carefully? Although she was a noble lady from a wealthy family in the past, she was naturally surrounded by servants and maids, but how could those people compare with Grandma Chen? Grandma Chen really treated her like her own granddaughter. Xiao An was very grateful. Even though Pang Yi could not be with her, she was very satisfied with the careful care of Grandma Chen and Mr. Gu.
"By the way, girl, what are we having for lunch?" After cleaning up the dishes, Grandma Chen came over and asked Xiao An.
"Then let's have the radish and pork ribs soup," Xiao An said with a smile, "The radish and pork ribs soup that grandma made the day before yesterday was really delicious. I drank two big bowls of it."
"Yes, you only drank two bowls," said Grandma Chen, glaring at Gu Changlin who walked into the kitchen, and muttering softly, "And yet there was an old and disrespectful person who drank four bowls in one breath and didn't even think of leaving some for you."
"Grandma! Mr. Gu has always had a big appetite. He didn't mean to snatch it from me. Please don't scold him anymore," Xiao An said in a low voice. Xiao An was so worried that she was dying. Grandma Chen really didn't like Gu Changlin. First, she disliked Mr. Gu's poor medical skills, and then she nagged that Mr. Gu was a glutton. He ate and drank at Xiao An's expense all day long. Xiao An was so confused that she had to coax Grandma Chen here and comfort Mr. Gu there. She was so exhausted. At this time, seeing Gu Changlin coming in with the medicine, Xiao An greeted him with a smile on her face, "Mr. Gu, thank you for troubling me. You have to get up early in the morning to boil the medicine for me. It's really hard work."
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