Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Meeting Gu Wenxuan's teasing gaze, Zhou Banxia shook her head and chuckled. She should have been reading the letter, not responding to the conversation, and instead, she had asked many questions.

And here I am, blocked by him again.

“You still haven’t truly realized that me and our son are everything to you. No matter who or what, your son should be your priority.”

It's rare to see someone not putting you first in everything, but instead using their son as leverage to "hold the emperor hostage to command the princes," thus increasing their own bargaining power.

This man!

"What are you laughing at?"

"Love you~"

"Don't give me that." Gu Wenxuan was overjoyed. "Of course, I'm not asking you to be an ingrate or a heartless villain."

My husband is also the most important person in my family. In my heart, he is like a second father, no less than my own father.

It's a pity your uncle didn't hear it, you missed one chance to act cute, but Zhou Banxia believed that Gu Wenxuan's words at this moment were not false.

"I just want you to consider our son's well-being before making any decisions. Look at our son, isn't he adorable? Looking at him, don't you have any thoughts in your mind?"

Following Gu Wenxuan's gaze.

Because the maternal grandmother who delivered the baby today invited the "kang gong" and "kang mu" (ancestral tablets for the kang) down to burn them, and then placed the ashes wrapped in red paper under the head of the kang to bless the adults and the child with peace and safety, the child will have to sleep on this kang for another night.

She's still sleeping peacefully right now; she's quite adorable.

It's not that she thinks her son is good; putting aside how much her younger sisters and brothers cried when they were first born, Xiao Suocheng is considered very easy to take care of, and he's still a night-crying baby.

When she lived in a village house, Xiao Suocheng was less than three days old when she was often woken up by his crying in the middle of the night.

While there was one west wing and one east wing for living, due to their proximity, some children, aside from crying a couple of times when hungry and naturally stopping once they had food, would find it difficult to stop crying once they started.

Like a small lock.

It's quite a headache when a newborn cries after wetting themselves and needs a diaper change. Since the baby can't speak, it's hard not to worry if something is wrong.

The child is pitiful, and the adults are anxious.

That was such a hassle, thank goodness the child's father is a doctor...

"Don't you want to give your son all the best things in the world? That's how I feel now. I feel like I can't give my son enough good things."

Ashamed!

When Zhou Banxia, ​​who tends to overthink, heard Gu Wenxuan speak, she immediately stopped her random thoughts and listened attentively. After listening, she admitted that she was no match for him.

Why doesn't she have the mindset of wanting to give all the good things to her son? Could it be that her "maternal love" was really exhausted by her younger sisters and brothers in her previous life?
“It’s strange. You know I hate the sound of children crying, but when our son cries, like when we were having his third-day celebration, he cries.”
I was heartbroken at that moment, and it was so hard to hold back. I wanted to pick up my son and take him with me. Now I understand why Gu Yangwen lost his conscience for his eldest son.

Honestly, having a son has changed my mindset. If I were in his shoes, scheming for his benefit, I probably would have done the same thing.

"..." What about the bottom line of being a person? Zhou Banxia shook her head, "You wouldn't. Saying it is one thing, doing it is another. You wouldn't be without a bottom line. I know this child is of great significance to you, but the more you care, the more afraid you are that your son will see the less-than-honest side of you."

impossible!
Do you really think I'd raise our son to be a male version of a naive and innocent girl?
However, it was best not to say these words aloud. Gu Wenxuan nodded with a strong survival instinct, but he couldn't help worrying that his wife was teaching their son to be too honest. "You guessed right. I did have this idea, but I'm still a little worried that if my son doesn't see the less-than-honorable side, he might become less cunning."

"It's tough being a father, so tough. Now I understand why my dad said he was afraid of raising me to be stupid, but also afraid of raising me badly. That was his conflicted mindset."

"Of course, being a good father is difficult, especially for a new dad like you. Look how furrowed your brow." "Don't worry, the genes are what they are."

Your son will be like you. You don't need to specially train him; he's your son, and he'll inevitably be just like you, clever and shrewd, not so naive as to be without guile.

I hope so.

wrong!

Gu Wenxuan chuckled, "I have a heart that's exquisitely clever? What were you originally going to say after 'same'? You paused suddenly, did you intentionally change it to something more obedient?"

"Oh, no!" Zhou Banxia refused to admit that she had almost blurted out—"You're overthinking it"—in that brief pause. "Let's not talk about this. The child is still young, we'll take it slow. We can raise him well eventually. We don't expect him to bring honor to the family when he grows up, but he should be able to protect himself. By the way, shouldn't Changsuo be taking a medicinal bath this year? I haven't heard my sister-in-law mention it."

"Logically speaking, it's best to start practicing horse stance while also taking a medicinal bath. But right now, practicing horse stance is just a game for Changsuo, the requirements aren't strict, and there's no need for a medicinal bath."

When it comes to the formal training of stances and foundational skills, Grandpa Ma will definitely arrange it, since his four sons and several grandsons all trained in martial arts in this way.

Changsuo is his eldest grandson, and he would naturally worry about his grandson's health. He seizes every opportunity to meet with Doctor Dong and consults him.

"And then there's my older brother; he wouldn't be indifferent to his son, so I didn't ask any further questions, nor should I. Perhaps my sister-in-law wants to wait until Changsuo is a couple more years older before he starts practicing martial arts."

That's true. Ma Shan is quite fond of her child. Yesterday, when she learned that the female student who was going to teach Bao Ya had arrived, Ma Shan said that Bao Ya was learning too much and wondered if it would be too tiring for her.

According to Ma Shan's opinion, as long as Bao Ya can read, do math, use an abacus, and do needlework, that's enough. Why bother learning music, chess, calligraphy, and painting? They're not useful for anything.

Even if she marries into a wealthy family in the future, what young mistress would be so good at managing her household, husband, and children if she didn't have time to play music and paint? Why bother with all that effort?

Regardless of whether her statement is right or wrong, the fact that she doesn't have to spend her money and still feels sorry for her sister-in-law studying too much and too hard shows that she is a child-loving and doting person.

Perhaps, the fact that Changsuo had heard before that he would start taking medicinal baths after the Lantern Festival this year, but had not yet started by now, which is almost Qingming Festival, is related to Ma Shan.

However, "given Chang Suo's physique, it's alright if he's late for his medicinal bath. He's not like Da Jiang, who has such a small frame and has to take a medicinal bath."

Remember to remind me later, and I'll need to trouble you to pack a few more packets for Dajiang to take. And you, with the provincial examination just around the corner, shouldn't you start taking medicinal baths?

Look!
He knew this topic would inevitably circle back to him.

Is the provincial examination imminent?

It's still the autumn imperial examination in August of the second half of the year, so there's no need to rush.

Gu Wenxuan, too lazy to comment on his physical condition and believing he didn't need a medicinal bath, gave no answer and simply pointed, "Have you finished reading the letter in your hand?" (End of Chapter)