He Jiuniang was immediately dumbfounded. What dowry?
The little dog immediately put on a grown-up act, put his hands behind his back, and said in a very serious manner, "I know that Daddy is not coming back. Mommy will also get married in the future. I heard that the dowry is more, so that Mommy will not be bullied after she gets married."
The person who was talking happily suddenly felt a lump in their throat.
He Jiuniang looked at her short and chubby son in front of her. He was only three years old this year, how could he understand these adult things?
More importantly, when he first arrived in Jingzhou, he was still confused and asked her when her father would come back. Why did he grow up so quickly in just half a year?
He Jiu Niang's first reaction was, "Did someone in the academy say something to him?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sun burst into tears. It turned out that not only was she worried about her daughter-in-law's marriage, but even her grandson was worried about whether his mother would be bullied if she remarried.
He Jiuniang took her son in her arms and asked seriously, "Who told you all this?"
The dog pouted and didn't speak for a moment, but tears were glistening in its eyes.
He Jiuniang sighed and gently patted his back to comfort him, "Mother isn't getting married, so there's no need to prepare a dowry. You're still young, so you should act like a child and just enjoy every day, okay?"
"Why doesn't Mother get married?" Gou'er looked up at her with a face full of curiosity.
He Jiuniang was amused and asked in return, "Why does Mother have to get married?"
"Because...because..."
His expression was somewhat conflicted, but he still honestly said, "There is a senior student in the school who lost his father. His mother remarried, but she didn't have a dowry, and people laugh at her every day."
"I...I don't want my mother to be laughed at..."
He lowered his head, somewhat afraid to look at his mother's face. Although he was reluctant to see his mother marry someone else, he knew that it was wrong of him to think that way.
"Why are you being so sensible, child?"
Sun wiped away her tears and slapped his bottom, but then realized she had hit him too hard and quickly rubbed it for him.
Actually, the dog wasn't in any pain. When he saw his grandma crying, he didn't understand why she was crying. He just reached out his little hand to wipe her tears, which made Grandma cry even harder.
He Jiuniang was at a loss for what to do. She knew that the third son of the Lu family was a scar on Sun's heart. It was fine if it wasn't mentioned normally, but as soon as it was mentioned, it was like the wound was being torn open.
She quickly patted Sun's back and comforted her, "Don't cry, don't cry. Your husband... he would be happy for us if he knew we were doing so well now. Besides, we've settled down here, haven't we? Your husband used to come here to the north to work as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort). I've gotten to know quite a few people these days. Maybe we can ask someone to help us inquire and see if we can find out where he is."
"Really...really?"
Sun was crying her heart out when she suddenly heard these words, and she immediately stopped, her voice trembling with sobs.
He Jiuniang was amused by her words and said, "Of course it's true. I'll ask someone to inquire after I'm done with these few days, so don't worry."
She exhaled, feeling conflicted. She hoped her cheap husband was alive so that Sun and Gou'er wouldn't be so heartbroken, but she was also conflicted about what she should do if he came back alive.
That was the original owner's husband. Although they were only husband and wife for one night, he was still someone else's husband, wasn't he?
Now that she's already using the original owner's body, does she expect to use the original owner's man as well?
This... I'm a little embarrassed, sigh!
After all, in the original owner's memory, Lu Laosan was quite handsome, which suited her taste.
If I really do come back alive, it might not be impossible for us to turn this fake relationship into a real one...
Pshaw, pshaw, pshaw! How could you get the wrong idea like that!
She forced herself to come to her senses and continued to coax Mrs. Sun and the dog.
The dog realized that its mother wouldn't remarry for the time being, and it was secretly happy.
I was traveling all day and didn't sleep in the car, but now that I'm completely relaxed, I fell asleep quickly.
Just to be on the safe side, He Jiuniang gave Sun a few acupuncture treatments to help her relax completely before letting her rest.
He Jiuniang, however, was not sleepy and stood by the window in a daze: So, is Lu Baichuan still alive? If he is, why doesn't he come home?
On the other side, Qin Jian took the prescription to get the medicine, went back to personally decoct it, and then personally fed it to Lu Baichuan.
Normally, he would never be a match for Lu Baichuan, but now that Lu Baichuan is so ill that he only has half a life left, he and Lou Chong easily subdued him.
"Don't be ungrateful, kid. This prescription was given to you by my benefactor. My benefactor is very skilled. She said it can cure the aftereffects of your bone-shrinking technique. Once you feel better, I'll take you to see her."
Lu Baichuan had just been forcibly given medication and was in a bad mood. He turned his head to the side and didn't speak, his eyes were closed, and he didn't want to see him at all.
They even wished they could lose all five senses and make everything around them irrelevant to them.
With his family gone, this injury serves as a constant reminder of the mistakes he made.
"Also, my benefactor said that after drinking this medicine, you can no longer drink alcohol. This medicine and alcohol are incompatible. If you drink alcohol, you will die. Don't you want to keep this broken life to torture yourself? You decide for yourself."
After saying that, Qin Jian sat down at the table next to him, took out the Lu Hei Ya (a type of braised duck) he had bought, and started eating it with his hands.
He bought quite a lot and even invited Lou Chong to eat it together.
Lou Chong initially wanted to refuse, but when he saw that Qin Jian was eating Lu Hei Ya, which he had been trying to buy, he immediately stopped being coy and sat down to start eating.
"Second Master, how did you manage to buy this Lu Black Duck? Wasn't it supposed to be a limited edition? Only a few a day, and every time I went there they said it was sold out!"
Lou Chong complained as he ate, "Why is this perfectly good food being sold in limited quantities?"
Qin Jian raised his chin smugly: "So what? This Lu Black Duck business belongs to my benefactor's family, I have special privileges!"
He was quite proud of himself. Knowing that He Jiuniang and the others were doing business in the prefectural city, he had been working hard these past few days to help them build good relationships with their neighbors, so that no one would dare to mess with them. That's how he managed to get this privileged status.
Lou Chong was incredibly envious and said ingratiatingly, "Third Master, could you take me to meet your benefactor sometime tomorrow so I can get acquainted with him? I really love this Lu Heiya!"
Lu Baichuan, who was lying in bed trying to shut down his five senses but whose sense of smell was unusually sharp: ...Are you guys being polite?
He hadn't eaten much these past few days and didn't have much of an appetite, but now, smelling this aroma, he found himself unconsciously swallowing his saliva.
He couldn't help but open his eyes and glance over there. The two people there were so engrossed in their meal that they didn't seem to care about leaving him any...
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