Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 986 Just Back
Although Liu was very dissatisfied, she had no choice but to nod helplessly. Just as she was about to reply that she would be careful, a maid announced that the master had returned.

She couldn't bear to think about him. She had just been wondering why her husband hadn't gone back to his room to rest, and here he was, just in time.

"Wife, wife, where are you? Why are you still here?" Gu Erzhu strode into the hall and saw Old Madam Gu suddenly stand up.

He was startled and immediately realized something was wrong. He quickly changed the subject, saying, "I thought you left without even saying goodbye to me."

At first, before my son came back, I was thinking about how to coax you back. "Don't rush back, do you think my dad won't be taken care of?"

Grandma Gu rolled her eyes at her son, who was walking briskly toward her, and said, "Too late. I heard you asking why you're still here."

"Hehe, there were a lot of guests today, and my son just kept talking. Now that we're home and there are no outsiders around, he's forgotten to use his brain when he speaks."

"You must be exhausted," Liu asked, offering him tea.

"It's alright." Gu Erzhu shook his head. "I'm full of water, I won't drink anymore. I'm not tired, but I didn't expect so many guests to come, but we have too many people now."

That's true. Just as Sanya said, she didn't originally plan to hold a big celebration for the child's third-day celebration. She only invited some close relatives and friends, but unexpectedly, quite a few people still came.

They probably found out who was in the long convoy that arrived yesterday, and that it was because the county magistrate and his wife had arrived this morning that they came uninvited.

Fortunately, they had plenty of family members, all of whom were very capable. With Aunt Lan and her husband looking after the children, they even arranged the return gifts for each family and household properly.

"Everyone was too polite. Even the newly arrived county magistrate accompanied the county magistrate. They are particular about etiquette, and we didn't want to be impolite. We finally saw them off."

It's quite elaborate. Just take the county government office as an example. Today, apart from the county magistrate and the shopkeeper who have to stay at the office to do their work, almost all the other officials, including the registrar, are present.

Even if the county magistrate and the shopkeeper didn't come, they sent their wives or eldest sons and daughters-in-law. Such courtesy was not to be disrespectful.

“Now that those people are gone, things will be much easier. Those who remain are all your relatives, it’s not a big deal. These relatives don’t treat your son like an outsider at all.”

Gu Erzhu spoke his last words facing Old Madam Gu, who nodded knowingly, "Mother can see that Sanya's second aunt from the Xu family is not pretentious at all."

And Sanya's second aunt, no wonder she's the clan chief's wife, she's even better at dealing with people than your eldest aunt, she never forgets to help her mother wherever she goes."

Listen to this, my mother is implying that you, as her daughter-in-law, are not close to her and serving her! Gu Erzhu glanced at Liu Shi out of the corner of his eye, quite amused.

"And then there's the county magistrate's wife. Don't underestimate her just because she's young; her manners are impeccable, and she's in no way inferior to Sanya—"

Gu Erzhu originally wanted to let his mother talk to him until she finished, and then he would coax her a little. But after hearing this, he was unwilling to listen anymore. "That's right, you are our Sixth Brother's grandmother. Who is our Sixth Brother? He's Sanya's husband. She's here as her sister-in-law for the first time, so how can we not be polite?"

Besides, how can you treat your own family the same as you treat strangers? You haven't seen how Sanya interacts with people outside, so don't compare your own child to outsiders.

You can't say that anymore. If Sanya isn't polite, how can she possibly stay at home with so many important people around her, relying solely on her uncle and aunt to save face for her?

Do you think Sanya only takes in money and never gives it back? No way! Don't be fooled by how much she takes in; she gives out just as much. Otherwise, would I be telling you that Sanya can't save any money?
"Do you think your son is lying to you? Leaving aside the social obligations of that young couple, just supporting so many people, keeping them from going hungry and cold, how much does that cost in a year?"

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Gu immediately gave her son a disdainful look. "I didn't want to say it out loud, but now that I have, you'll just start being suspicious again."

I just didn't take a closer look at the workshop in front. Does the Zhao family send a whole mule cartload of goods to the workshop every month?
Do you think your mother is as muddle-headed as your father? Doesn't she see how much money your brother made from that vermicelli business? If Sanya didn't make more, would Liulang have given in?
And your younger sister and her husband, what kind of person is your mother's daughter? If your brother-in-law didn't make a lot of money at the oil paper shop, how could she still be so stable?

"Only your father is so blind; he actually believed that Sanya was afraid of becoming a merchant and only made things for others, so she didn't make much money. Sanya made quite a bit, second son!"

Gu Erzhu didn't deny that his daughter-in-law made money, but not a lot? He shook his head with a wry smile, "It's not like it's just Sanya's workshop. Forget it, you wouldn't believe me even if I told you."

"You brat, all you can do when you can't win an argument is talk!" Old Mrs. Gu laughed angrily, "You still think your old mother wants to seize your son's family property? Now that I've taken it, who can I give it to!"
Even if it's given to the fourth son, we'll see if he's alive to take it. You two have a good son, so if he doesn't give in, who would dare to mess with the young couple?

"Sixth Brother, it's true what they say: 'A barking dog doesn't bite, and a barking dog doesn't bite.' Even you and your wife can't do anything to him now, let alone your father."

This is what I said...

"Ha!" Gu Erzhu laughed, stopping Liu Shi who was about to speak. He turned to face Old Madam Gu and stood up. "My son is better than me, why should I care what he does?"
I've lived my life in a daze, I haven't figured it out yet, and I still want to control my son and not think there's any benefit in it, just to show off that I'm the father and act powerful?
To put it simply, take my uncles, for example. Look at their sons, which one of them really dotes on them? It's not that parents are too controlling.

Everyone has to walk their own path, and sooner or later, children will have to forge their own way. Why should parents interfere in everything? As long as the children don't go astray, that's enough.

Anyway, I can't teach my children profound principles, nor can I give them a good family background. As long as they don't go astray, whatever they want to do, I won't allow their mothers to listen to them.

"My husband and I haven't accomplished anything significant in our lives, yet we expect our child to listen to us. We shouldn't expect anything in return. Everyone thinks about what they want to be when they grow up; why push them to the point of disillusionment?"

Listen to this, old lady, your son is saying that you two have completely broken his heart. And you're even criticizing my son. How come my Liulang is considered a dog that bites but doesn't bark, and a barking dog that doesn't bite?

"And you two can't do anything to him now!"

Is my husband, Liu Lang, preventing his wife from providing you with food, drink, and clothing, or is he just not giving you any face today?
"Alright, honey, Mom has only said a couple of things, and you're already going on and on. She's not trying to sow discord between you two, she's just worried that once bitten, twice shy, and that you'll really ignore Da Lang. She just wants you to coax Liu Lang."