Chapter 439: Leaving on Your Own Behalf

I read a book when I'm bored.

"Why don't you go out? It's quite lively outside."

Zhulan could hear Mingteng's laughter in the room.

Zhou Shuren, "I want to be with you."

Even if there was a maid looking after Zhulan, he still felt uneasy. Besides, he and Zhulan were a family, and now they had a child.

Zhulan got up and put on her clothes. She had only worn her underwear to sleep comfortably. She took the water Zhou Shuren poured and drank a few sips. Zhulan pursed her lips and said, "I suddenly want to drink juice."

Zhou Shuren, "What other fruits are there at home?"

"We have both apples and pears. I'll drink apple juice first."

Why didn’t she think of juice? It would be best if it was cold. But with a baby in her belly, she couldn’t have any cold juice.

Mrs. Song came back soon, holding a glass of juice in her hand. It tasted really good, sour and sweet, and especially appetizing. Zhulan looked at the sky and asked Liuya, "Is dinner ready?"

Liu Ya, "It's almost done. The dishes will be ready in a quarter of an hour. Madam, would you like to have some snacks first?"

Zhulan couldn't eat snacks anymore. She just wanted to eat vegetables. She shook her head and said, "No."

Zhulan's hair was combed by Mrs. Song. Mrs. Song was very capable. She didn't mind living under the emperor's nose at all. She would be monitored sooner or later anyway. Now that she was brought home and exposed, the Zhou family really made a profit.

It hasn't been long since then, and the newly bought maids and servants have completely changed. They will be ready to start their apprenticeship after the New Year.

There are a total of sixteen dishes for dinner, and the portion of each dish is not large. After dinner, we have to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year.

The whole family stayed up all night and played the word guessing game that Zhulan had come up with. Of course, this was for children, so Changlian and Rongchuan didn't play.

Mrs. Li was very happy. What about her two sons? Mingyun had studied for so many years and would definitely get the most money.

Everyone in the room thought so, but the result was unexpected. Ming Teng was the one who guessed the most.

Only then did the people in the room remember that this boy was particularly good at guessing riddles.

Ming Teng grinned. This was all money. He would keep this year's New Year's money for himself. With the money in his hand, he was now a wealthy man.

Finally, he no longer had to envy Mingrui. It made him depressed just thinking about it. Mingrui was much younger than him, but the little brother had money!

Li gritted her teeth, this brat wouldn't give it to her!

After the family watched the New Year together, they ate dumplings and went to bed. Zhulan went to bed late tonight so she didn't have to get up early tomorrow. She slept very soundly and when she woke up, it was already past eight o'clock.

Zhou Shuren was not in the room, Zhulan sat up and asked Mrs. Song, "Where is the master?"

Mrs. Song, "The old man went to squeeze juice for the mistress."

That's right, it's juice making. The master really dotes on the mistress. She has been to many backyards of the rich and powerful, but she has never seen one who only dotes on his wife without concubines.

She was not blind, she could tell the difference between true love and sincerity. She saw love between the master and the mistress. She was very satisfied with her current life. She was an orphan and thought she would not have a good ending when she got old, but she did not expect that she could enjoy a peaceful life in the Zhou Mansion.

Zhulan smiled sweetly, and after changing her clothes, she asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

"I've already eaten. Madam, you must be hungry. I'll ask the kitchen to make dumplings for you."

Zhulan waved her hands, "I'm not hungry now, let me wash up first."

Zhulan finished washing up, and Zhou Shuren came back with some juice, "Wait for you to drink after dinner."

"Um."

Zhulan agreed verbally, but her eyes were fixed on the juice cup. The signals in her brain told her that she really wanted to drink it. She felt that it was not her who wanted to drink, but the baby in her belly who wanted to drink.

Zhou Shuren was helpless, "I can only drink one sip."

Zhulan responded happily, "Okay."

After taking a sip, Zhulan felt her appetite was opened. She ate the dumplings and took a while to drink the rest of the juice.

Zhulan said: "What a luxury!"

In ancient times, people drank fruit juice in winter, especially in the south, and what they drank was silver.

Zhou Shuren laughed, "Is it a luxury to grow your own crops?"

Zhulan, "Well, luxury. So in order to continue to be luxurious in the future, we still have to build an orchard."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, no one came to pay New Year's greetings, and Zhou Shuren finally had some free time. The couple stayed in the house chatting and playing chess.

That’s right, it was chess. Zhulan learned to play chess from Zhou Shuren, while Zhou Shuren taught himself (ahem, just to pretend). Unexpectedly, Zhou Shuren had a great talent and played really well.

After Zhou Shuren showed off, Zhulan was unwilling to accept it and also learned it. It can be seen that Zhulan is also quite talented, and the levels of Qihu that the two of them can play are comparable.

Who makes them both thoughtful people.

Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to take the next step and decided to disturb him. "Who do you think this child will look like?"

Zhou Shuren interrupted his thoughts. Knowing Zhulan's intention, he thought about it seriously, "I hope it's like the two of us."

Zhulan understood what Zhou Shuren meant. The current body was not theirs, and Zhou Shuren was not afraid that he would not look like them because of blood problems. Zhulan was worried. The Zhou family had good genes and many of them were smart. But she hoped that he would look like her or Zhou Shuren. God bless, he would look like them.

Zhou Shuren made the next move, but Zhulan lost because she was distracted.

Zhou Shuren smiled and asked, "Another round?"

Zhulan, "........"

You dug a hole and you dug a hole for yourself!

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren worked very hard that day and only rested when they were tired.

There was no change in the procedure after the New Year, which was to visit her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings. No, there was a change this year. Zhulan's belly was big, and even though the crisis was resolved, Zhou Shuren was still worried about her prudence, so Zhulan did not attend the banquet.

The Zhou family also reduced the number of banquets on the pretext of Zhulan's pregnancy, making the first month of this year a rare peaceful one.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, before Zhulan could speak, Zhou Laoer came and said, "Mom, Zhao's belly is getting bigger, and we have been at home for quite some time. We want to go back to Chuanzhou."

Zhulan was really surprised. She thought that if she didn't say anything, Zhou Laoer would just pretend not to know and continue living there. But after looking at Zhou Laoer carefully, she felt that something was different about him.

Zhou Laoer has been reflecting on himself. The more he reflects, the more he realizes his problems. He no longer wants to go home, but only wants to go back to Chuanzhou to hone himself.

Zhulan looked into Zhou Laoer's eyes and did not retreat. The smile on Zhulan's face deepened. "Okay, when do you plan to leave?"

Zhou Laoer sensed the smile in his mother's tone, and was stunned for a moment. He recalled carefully that his mother had not smiled at him for a long time. "Mom, we are leaving tomorrow, and the luggage has been packed."

Zhulan was much more satisfied with Zhou Laoer, "Go back and ask Zhao to come back."

Zhou Lao Er: "Yeah."

Zhao arrived soon and saw a maid and a woman standing in her mother-in-law's room. Zhao knew in her heart that these two people were for her. When she first bought them, she thought they were for her and Dong, but she gave up when her mother-in-law didn't give them to her for a long time. Now she was really surprised that she could also use servants.

Zhao bowed, but Zhulan was stopped, "Your belly is quite big, please sit down."

(End of this chapter)