Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 987: The Son is No Longer Under the Control of His Mother
This daughter-in-law, having spent so much time with Tiger Girl's mother, may not have learned any other tricks yet, but she has certainly mastered her mother-in-law's "sarcasm and eccentricity."

Gu Erzhu wished he had no ears and immediately pretended he didn't understand. He took over the conversation and apologized, saying it was his son's fault, and reached out to help Gu's mother's arm.

That damn thing of his, bringing up the very thing he shouldn't have said, calling Liu Lang a barking dog that bites but doesn't bark, he must have drunk too much fruit wine earlier, he should go to the warm room and take a nap first.

And what are you doing here? We have guests at home. You're going to make my mother cry. You've made a mistake as a daughter-in-law. You'd better get out of here.

“You did nothing wrong. It was your mother who talked too much. I’m so happy that my son is where he is today that I couldn’t keep it to myself. Luckily, your wife understood.”

Mother isn't like you. You can't just say you don't care anymore and actually let go. All the important people you've met are from Sanya's side. No matter how you think about it, Liulang is a good-natured child.
It wasn't that her mother disliked her grandson for not knowing how to coax people; Liu Lang had always been like this since he was a child, and he was the kind of child who wouldn't say a word when something happened and would just keep it to himself.

Now that they seem to be living a happy and harmonious life, what will happen when Liu Lang passes the imperial examination? Will he feel that he is being overshadowed by his wife?

And then there's Sanya, who doesn't have a temper? You can't take a child for granted just because she's easy to talk to. These are the kinds of things you parents need to take care of first.

All the children are good children. Our family can't have any more children who are all talk and no action. One eldest son is enough. Besides, among all these children, the sixth son is the most promising.

It's not as simple as just keeping the kids from going astray. Second son, your Uncle Zhao and his wife are good parents, right? But now they're staying in Beijing and never coming back.

Why? Before, your father and I thought the same thing: why should they come back to live with their eldest son and enjoy a life of luxury in the capital? But today, we didn't know until we heard it.

Your mother isn't senile yet. Zhao Lao Er's wife let slip today that her parents-in-law haven't visited her sister-in-law's family much.

She realized she had let something slip and tried to cover it up by saying that her parents-in-law were old, so her sister-in-law's family always went to celebrate their happy occasions.

It's better not to say anything at all. Mother doesn't want to find out what's going on that makes your Uncle Zhao and his wife not want to visit their in-laws for even a short while.

But some things might just be true, as your father predicted. Back then, the Zhao family boasted a lot that their eldest son wouldn't marry a girl from the Shangguan family.

Your father said back then that your Uncle Zhao spoke too soon, but look at him now, of his four sons, only his second son's family hasn't taken a concubine, right?

To be honest, he's not senile; he's grasped the point immediately. Some of the things that Old Master Zhao's father-in-law said that day were practically an admission that Old Master Zhao was untrustworthy.

Judging from the words of Zhao Laoda's father-in-law that day, who singled out Zhao Erge to praise his composure and integrity, it's as if even Zhao Laosan was being scolded.

Grandma Gu glanced at Gu Erzhu, who was still helping her walk towards the kang (a heated brick bed), but never responded with a yes or no, or even a nod or shake of the head.

Seeing that her son hadn't noticed her looking at him, Grandma Gu looked away, patted her son's hand that was on her arm, took two quick steps, turned around, and stood looking at her son.

"..." What are you still looking at? Gu Erzhu raised his hand, "Sit down, you've been standing a lot today, aren't you tired? Your son is listening. What do you two, Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao, have to say?"
When I visited the Zhao family in the capital, I met Mr. and Mrs. Zhao. However, I didn't hear them mention that they hadn't visited their eldest son's in-laws much.

Even if there were some reason why Mr. and Mrs. Zhao wouldn't visit their in-laws' house, so many years have passed, it probably wasn't because their son-in-law was taking a concubine.

In my opinion, this is related to the many rules and regulations in wealthy families. Not everyone's in-laws can get along well with Sanya's uncle and aunt's family.

You haven't seen those families with strict rules, like the Wang family, where Lord Zhao's wife's family, always send someone to deliver an invitation before Lord Zhao goes to visit them.

Think about it, if they keep waiting for their in-laws to reply, arranging a day for him to come over, and doing this once or twice, after a while, who's going to visit? Unless there's something extremely important that urgently needs to see the in-laws, who would want to visit their in-laws? Personally, if it were me, I wouldn't want to visit in-laws with so many rules.”

understood.

You're showing off.

Your in-laws are completely different from your Uncle Zhao. When you go to Sanya's uncle's house, you don't need to send someone with an invitation before you can even meet him.

Having witnessed firsthand how the two young masters of the Zhou family treated her second son, Old Madam Gu had no doubt about the truth of what her second son said.

Not to mention her second son's dog-like temper, who can only be coaxed and pampered, Liu Lang is anything but good-natured. Even she, as his grandmother, hasn't hit his mother yet, let alone given her a kind look.

It's not that she dislikes her grandson for being unfilial; her grandson is incredibly filial to his parents. If Sanya's family were to make his parents suffer, would he still be able to laugh?

How could they all treat their brothers-in-law like brothers? They were so close, laughing and joking. If it weren't for the fact that she, as the grandmother, never saw her grandsons being so happy, she would have seen them as full of bad intentions!

But can I still say these words?
I was just saying it in the heat of the moment, and it's true what they say: a barking dog doesn't bite, and a dog that bites doesn't bite. It's not just the second son's dog; even the second son's expression changed.

Oh right, where were we? You brat, you're rambling on and on to fool your old mother again. What does it matter to me what happens between the Zhao family and their in-laws?
"You're so tall, behave yourself and sit down properly for your old lady!" Old Mrs. Gu gave her son a good-natured punch. "No need to move the chair, just sit here."

The edge of the kang (heated brick bed)?

So you can beat your son again?
Gu Erzhu nodded honestly, but his feet moved swiftly and accurately, hooking a round stool with one foot, pulling it closer, turning around and sitting down immediately.

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Gu couldn't help but glare at her son, about to scold him for looking down on his mother and asking him to sit further away if he wasn't afraid of hurting his back.

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back. A son is no longer under his mother's control once he grows up. "Behave yourself, or I won't hit you. Seriously though, what do you think of Liu Lang compared to Zhao Laoda?"

"Compared to whom?"

"The eldest son of the Zhao family."

I'm not deaf, how could I not know who you're referring to! Gu Erzhu shook his head, "It's not a good comparison, I'm not showing off my son as a father."

In terms of appearance, my sixth son might not be as handsome as Pan An, but he's certainly not as good-looking as Zhao Laoda in his youth; in terms of talent, if my sixth son hadn't been tricked into dropping out of school by your eldest son, with his academic talent, he would have passed the imperial examination at the county level much earlier than Zhao Laoda did back then—”

With a "smack," Grandma Gu reached out but missed her son; instead, she slapped the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Gu Erzhu burst into laughter upon seeing this.

"Are you trying to drive your mother crazy?"

"It's the son's fault." Gu Erzhu said, immediately lifting his buttocks and moving the round stool closer to the kang. "Come on, hit him, hit him, let the son guess what you want to say, okay?"
Is he implying he's worried his son won't be able to control Liu Lang, and that Liu Lang might end up like Zhao Laoda, taking a concubine?