Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1040 It's time to go spend some time with my parents.

Of course! You don't even find your son's poop smelly, you even take a look and smell it with great interest. Who is your nephew? He doesn't smell as good as your son.

Having seen many new fathers, I've never seen one as bizarre as hers, with such a stark contrast that I'm speechless. It's amazing how much fatherly love has finally found its place!

And so, he wouldn't let go of the child. If the child hadn't fallen asleep again, and holding him all the time wasn't conducive to cultivating good sleep habits, this silly dad definitely wouldn't have let go.

The child fell asleep, and it got dark.

You should go and spend some time with your parents.

Even without Zhou Banxia's reminder, Gu Wenxuan thought of going to have a good talk with his parents. A mother worries about her son even when he is far away; how could parents not be concerned?

Even though they exchanged letters every now and then, letters are still just letters. With their son not under their noses, parents can't help but think of him from time to time.

Thinking about the worries he would have when he was away from home after having a son, Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but ask his mother-in-law how she was doing before leaving.

"It's fine. He was a little emotionally unstable for the first few days. Although he never said he missed Dajiang or was worried about Dajiang in front of me, he smiled less."

My mother felt much better after my father came home. Especially after Dajiang sent a message back a few days ago, my mother started laughing and talking again.

I was even thinking of trying to distract my mother with something, but instead, she turned around and comforted my older sister and me, telling us to relax.

That's great!

He wasn't worried about his father-in-law. No matter how much his father-in-law was concerned about his son, he had personally witnessed who was traveling with him and what safety precautions had been taken.

My mother-in-law, on the other hand, first watched her beloved eldest son leave for a long trip at the door of the house. She is a sentimental person and can cry at any time. Her emotions are unusually unstable.

They're so hard to coax.

If you can chat and laugh, you'll get used to it. Otherwise, you'll have a headache. It's not good to cut off the best opportunity to visit Dajiang Temple in order to put her mind at ease.

Da Jiang's trip to the south of the Yangtze River is of great significance. In addition to pursuing his studies, the most important thing is to make connections. Hopefully, he will not have failed to live up to expectations when he returns.

Xiaohe is still young. Even if he overcomes all obstacles and enters officialdom, by then the emperor will have changed his court, and the teacher will have already officially retired...

"Sixth Brother is here. Why are you here so soon? Have you eaten yet? I told Father and Mother that you would be busy since you just got back, and that it would be midnight by the time you finished."

Gu Erlang first saw Gu Wenxuan lift the curtain and enter the hall, and was somewhat surprised by how quickly Gu Wenxuan moved. Outsiders might not know, but how could he not know how many people were waiting for his brother to arrive home?

Not to mention his younger brother and his wife's large family business, and the fact that his sister-in-law is in confinement and unable to manage the household affairs, there are many workshops and estates outside that need his brother's report and decisions as soon as he gets home. Take the accounts, for example.

Just the piece of land in Hexi where the paper mill is to be built—even before construction has started, his brother has already hired many people to level the land while he's away, and the labor costs alone must be considerable.

Once they arrived home, the steward there would surely have to inform his brother how much silver had been spent, wouldn't he?
The money spent was insignificant to his younger brother and his wife, so how could the person in charge not report the budget and actual expenditures?
Furthermore, the newly purchased estates have rented out the land, but there are still many servants doing chores. The estate manager had already come to wait for him as soon as he learned that his brother was coming home today.

"I've eaten." Gu Wenxuan said he was eating, but his behavior was completely different. He walked to the table, sat down, and immediately picked up his chopsticks. "No rush, I'm not going to the county school until the day after tomorrow."

Before returning, besides seeing my senior brother Qian in town, I also went to the county school. I told the teachers I'd go there after I finished organizing my class notes. I had two days off; there was no need to finish everything at once. Besides, my father helps me at home. Unless it's urgent, he usually doesn't need to wait until I get home to deal with it. If there is an emergency, it's up to my husband and me; our parents don't manage the finances, so it's not my place as a scholar to handle such trivial matters.”

Gu Erzhu rolled his eyes at his youngest son, annoyed. "Don't scholars need to eat and drink? They certainly don't lack money."

Upon hearing this, Gu Erlang couldn't help but laugh.

"Silly boy! Still talking about money? Don't scholars need to eat and drink?" Gu Erzhu was too lazy to listen to his youngest son's nonsense. He put a piece of food in his son's bowl and asked, "Are you still going to the academy?"

Gu Wenxuan knew that his father was asking whether he should go to Jingshan Academy before the provincial examination. He swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "It's hard to say. It depends on the teacher's next letter and what he will say when he receives my article."

If you think it's optional for me to study with my uncle before the provincial examination, then I won't go. I've already stayed for so many days and asked about everything I didn't understand. It would be better to seek guidance from Senior Brother Qian next.”

As I always say, if you don't understand something yourself, it's better not to meddle in the affairs of intellectuals.

Gu Erzhu didn't know who his youngest son should consult, so he simply nodded and said, "You know what you're doing. If there's anything you can't say but it's more appropriate for your father to handle, just leave it to me."

"Don't mention it, Father, I have something to discuss right now—"

"Don't go looking for your father if you've been dealing with money."

"..."

Seeing Gu Wenxuan's speechless expression, Gu Erlang burst into laughter. "You think you can fool our father with such a petty trick? The old fox is still the most cunning, isn't he?"

"Yeah, as Mom would say, if you shift your butt even slightly, Dad knows what you're up to. Hmm? Where's Mom? I'm almost full, why hasn't she come back yet?"

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Then Liu came in.

"Your youngest son must have already eaten the noodles after getting off the train."

I know.

Sanya was extremely meticulous. How could she have known that Liulang would be home today and still forget to instruct people to prepare noodles beforehand, so that she could serve him a bowl of noodles as soon as he returned to the west courtyard?

Because Ma Shan was about to come in, Liu didn't want to praise her eldest daughter-in-law's thoughtfulness too much in front of her, lest her eldest daughter-in-law hear it too much and then casually mention it to her mother-in-law, causing her mother-in-law to overthink it.

It's not so bad if the mother-in-law overthinks things, but the real problem is if she teaches her daughter all sorts of nonsense, which might upset her eldest daughter-in-law and cause her to constantly compare herself to Sanya. That would be terrible.

She immediately smiled at Gu Erzhu and said, "I didn't go out to order noodles to be cooked. I wanted to add a side dish for you three to go with your drinks. As you can see, our Tiger Girl knew that Sixth Brother would come over at this time, so she went to the kitchen early."

"That's why I say our Tiger Girl is not only our eldest daughter-in-law, but also our eldest daughter!" Gu Erzhu immediately chimed in, praising her, and smiled at Ma Shan, who was carrying a wooden tray. "Dad's eldest daughter, why did you do it yourself?"

Ma Shan was delighted and walked quickly forward, laughing as she said, "Dad, those two dishes I just learned, you and Mom ate them and didn't say anything about how they should be changed. It's perfect timing since Liu Lang is back, I'll have him taste them and tell me how they are."