And that soft thing will sweetly call you "Daddy," doesn't that make you happy?
"It's not difficult. Chen-ge'er will be there soon, and besides, no one has said that the next leader can't be a peer. If you really don't want to, I'll hand over the reins to Chen-ge'er after he gets engaged." Gu Nanyan casually handed over the position of leader of the Gu family.
"Then let's forget about it!" Shen Bei'an said repeatedly. It wasn't that he was greedy for power; he naturally knew the trouble of this handover and also knew that the Gu family probably wouldn't allow it.
But why is Yan Yan so averse to children?
Are you jealous?
Perhaps because he had a few drinks tonight, and with the slight effect of the alcohol, Shen Bei'an kept tapping on that beauty mark with one finger while asking, "Yan Yan, why do I feel like you don't like children at all?"
Wouldn't it be nice to have a baby who looks like you or like me?
Before Gu Nanyan could speak, Shen Beian said to himself, "It's really good to be like you, but if I were like you, forget it, you'd probably be worried to death."
"No." Gu Nanyan breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Shen Bei'an's hand that was messing with her face, and gently kissed it. "It's good, but An'an, neither you nor I are ready to be parents."
"Becoming parents is not that simple. It's not just about preparing for pregnancy and giving birth. There are many things we need to consider during this period. Moreover, we are still very young and still have some childlike qualities. How can we be good parents?"
"An'an, don't rush to deny it. Ask yourself, are you really ready to be a father? Are you really ready to take on the responsibility of caring for your child?"
Gu Nanyan's questions bombarded Shen Bei'an's mind one by one.
Is he really ready?
The answer seems to be no. Although there are nannies and Aunt Wang and Uncle Chen, parents still need to do many things themselves.
Moreover, Yan Yan is quite busy with work right now.
Besides, he…
He argues with Yan Yan for ages over the smallest things. Can he really be a good father?
“An’an, I don’t think either my parents or your parents are qualified parents.” Gu Nan’an reached out and pressed Shen Bei’an’s head against his chest. “But I hope that we will be qualified parents in the future.”
Since Old Master Shen and Old Madam Shen had a child late in life, they naturally didn't have the energy to take care of him. It was mostly Luo Peilan and Shen Beizong who took care of him, and later it was Gu Nanyan who took care of him.
As for Gu Xiuhuang and Sheng Hualan, it doesn't matter at all.
Gu Xiuhuang's teaching methods were unprecedented.
Gu Nanyan did not want to be either of those kinds of parents.
Shen Beian nestled obediently against Gu Nanyan's chest, listening to the steady, resonant heartbeat emanating from her chest.
"So An'an, if you really want a child and are truly ready to become a father, I am naturally willing. But you also need to give me time to arrange these things."
Gu Nanyan really didn't want children; for her, Shen Bei'an was enough.
But as Gu Nanxing and the others said, Gu Nanyan had no bottom line in front of Shen Beian. As long as Shen Beian's personal safety was not involved, she had no bottom line.
“Okay.” Shen Bei’an’s voice was a little hoarse. He knew he had been too rash. He couldn’t just decide to have a child because of this. It was too hasty.
"Alright, go to sleep now, we have to pay respects to our ancestors tomorrow." Gu Nanyan softened his voice and gently placed Shen Bei'an on his lap beside him.
Gu Nanyan didn't have any particular interest in having children, mainly because neither of them was interested. However, if Shen Bei'an wanted one, she wouldn't refuse.
The first day of the Lunar New Year is for ancestor worship, so the Gu family doesn't really have the idea of visiting relatives and friends. They mostly send New Year's greetings online, and only start visiting relatives and friends from the second day of the Lunar New Year.
But on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family has to pay New Year's visits.
Last night, when Shen Beian went with Gu Nanyan to exchange dumplings, he kept calling out to Gu Nanyan.
Upon waking up in the morning, Gu Nanyan first went through the procedures with Shen Bei'an. Gu Nanyan was very familiar with them and had gone through them many times. Although the Shen family also held ancestral worship ceremonies, Shen Bei'an always just watched them and never paid attention to these things.
I woke up so early in the morning, my mind wasn't very clear to begin with, and this whole process made me even more confused.
Shen Beian looked distressed. “Yan Yan…” he said, sounding somewhat aggrieved. Ancestor worship was a major event in the hearts of the people of the Empire. If anything went wrong, it would be too unlucky for the New Year.
"It's alright, An'an." Gu Nanyan raised his hand and ruffled Shen Bei'an's hair. "Feng You will be by your side. If you don't know anything, you can ask him."
“Feng You?” Shen Bei’an felt that the name was quite familiar. It seemed that Gu Nanxing and the others had mentioned it when they went back to the Gu family. He looked around, wondering where Feng You was.
Suddenly, a tall figure appeared beside Shen Bei'an. "Ah!" Startled, Shen Bei'an jumped onto Gu Nan'an. "Who are you?"
Who is that?! It's terrifying! Suddenly! It just appeared right in front of him!
"Feng You greets Your Majesty." The tall man knelt on one knee, his voice steady.
"Feng You, you scared An'an." Gu Nanyan comforted Shen Bei'an. "This is Feng You. He will stay by your side for a while. If there is anything you don't know or don't understand, you can just ask him. Feng You is a servant of the Gu family, so he will accompany you during the ancestral worship ceremony."
At this moment, Shen Bei'an suddenly remembered that Gu Nanxing and the others seemed to have said that Feng You was—a madman…
"I'm sorry, my lord." Feng You's voice remained unchanged.
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