Gu Ruonan has always been close to Gu Jingcheng and is very happy to ride the oxcart home with him.

"I can't go back until evening. I still have some things to take care of in the academy, so you can leave first."

Gu Jingcheng shook his head. He looked at the food in the bowl and had no desire to eat at all.

Mrs. Yin and Ms. Chen were also happy that their brother-in-law was suddenly going back.

After all, Li told them to bring some food to Gu Jingcheng when he went out. Now that he was going back, there was no need to take the extra step.

With one more person at home for dinner, they also bought more when they went shopping in the city.

Su Xiaomu likes to eat pig head meat, so they asked for a whole pig head.

Because they bought a lot, the boss originally wanted to send a pig to the water for them.

But the food was dirty and difficult to cook. After bargaining with the boss, Yin got a few ribs and took them back to make soup.

Mrs. Li didn't say anything when she found out that Gu Jingcheng was coming back.

She originally planned to let her precious son come back to celebrate. If she hadn't been worried about affecting his studies, she would have asked Yin and the others to call him early in the morning.

Now that he is back, of course she is happy.

The more times Jingcheng goes home, the more times he and Xiaomu can develop a relationship.

In fact, she is like a mirror in her own mind.

He knew that the couple had no feelings for each other until now, and if they relied solely on the love between husband and wife and the love between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they would not be able to tie down Su Xiaomu who had his own ideas in his heart.

On the other hand, Gu Jingcheng had no idea that his mother was thinking about him giving birth to a child again. He took leave of absence from the academy on the grounds of a family emergency and went home directly.

But when I saw a jewelry shop at the entrance of the academy, I stopped for no reason.

It was Su Xiaomu's birthday, so he should give her a gift.

So he went in to pick out a gift and immediately saw the peach blossom hairpin on the shelf.

"The peach blossoms shine brightly, and the son returns home, which is suitable for his family. The young master looks so young, so he must have been married to his wife not long ago, right? The most suitable gift for the newlyweds is our peach blossom hairpin. Mr.

Want to take a look?"

As soon as the owner of the jewelry shop saw the clothes Gu Jingcheng was wearing, he knew that he was not an ordinary citizen, so he worked hard to sell him.

"Master, please don't think I'm too talkative. This young couple just got married and they need to give each other more gifts to better connect with each other.

You said that you gave Madam a hairpin and then tied it into her bun yourself, didn't you mean to raise eyebrows with her?"

Su Xiaomu didn't know about Gu Jingcheng's return.

She had been lying in bed in the morning, and after waiting for her two sisters-in-law to come back at noon, Mrs. Li arranged to take several children to play in the mountains.

She was away from home for half the day, so when she came back from dinner, she was quite surprised to see Gu Jingcheng talking to Mr. Gu in the yard.

"Why are you back, sir? Today is not your day to practice. But you encountered something in the academy and you want to come back to discuss it with us?"

Su Xiaomu reflexively acted as a harmonious couple with Gu Jingcheng in front of others. She walked beside him affectionately and dusted off his clothes.

A little uneasiness appeared on a pretty little face: "If I had known that my husband-in-law was coming back, I should have asked my two sisters-in-law to wait for you. It is always safer for a family to ride in a car together than in someone else's car."

When Mr. Gu saw his little wife coming over, he wanted to go back to the house, but at first glance, what she said made sense, so he echoed a few words.

"Xiaomu is right. Just ask them to wait for you next time you come back. It won't take much time."

"My son knows, he will remember to tell his sister-in-law next time."

He saw the worry on her face that was about to overflow, and his eyes became more and more complicated.

She was worried about him, and he should obviously be happy.

But he also knew that her happiness was just for show, and there was actually no emotion at all between the two of them.

After thinking about this, Gu Jingcheng's heart sank.

Mrs. Li invited her eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law to prepare a table of dishes.

She originally wanted to have a big party for Su Xiaomu's birthday, and she heard that her precious son was back, so she waved her hand and added several more meat dishes, and also moved Mr. Gu's wine and homemade wine from the bottom of the box.

come out.

"Xiaomu, please try it quickly. This wine is our home-brewed sorghum wine.

It was made when I married your father-in-law, and if you count the year, it is older than your eldest brother."

Ms. Li was so happy that when she poured the wine, she didn't care about Mr. Gu's distressed face that was almost twisted.

She happily pulled Su Xiaomu and looked at the other two daughters-in-law and said.

"The old Gu family is really lucky to have such a sensible daughter-in-law as you three. Don't blame me for talking too much.

Although I always blame you for not being able to give me a precious grandson, I love Ruotong and Ruonan just as much, and I have never wronged them."

"I know, mother, I have never blamed you for not being able to pass on the family line to my husband. I know it is all my fault."

It was probably about something sad, and my sister-in-law sobbed and wiped her tears.

One of them is sadder than the other, and each one looks sadder than the other.

It's not okay to let Su Xiaomu, the birthday girl, use chopsticks to eat for a while, nor is it okay to pick up wine and feel sad with them.

She looked left and right at a loss, and then fixed her eyes on Gu Jingcheng asking for help.

Oh my God, come out and save her!

Now she is really embarrassed, so embarrassed that her toes are digging into the ground!

Of course, Gu Jingcheng noticed her gaze. He put down his chopsticks and coughed twice, "I came back early today because I have something to tell my parents."

"What's the matter, Jingcheng?"

As soon as she heard her precious son's voice, Mrs. Li instantly came back to her senses and looked at him lovingly and said, "But you don't have enough money in the academy?"

"No." Gu Jingcheng almost choked, "Song Shanzhang of the academy recommended me to a famous master, and he asked me to go to Fucheng half a month early to prepare for the imperial examination.

I came back this time just to tell my parents that if nothing unexpected happens, I will ask someone to study in half a month."

This was a rare opportunity for him, and Gu Jingcheng had already made up his mind to seize it.

"Oh! The principal of your academy is really a good person. He gave you such a good opportunity in Jingcheng. When you come back from Fucheng after taking the exam, our family will have to go and thank your principal together.

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When Mrs. Li learned the good news, she felt more and more that her decision to celebrate with a drink today was the right one.

Overjoyed, she poured a glass of wine for everyone at the table and asked them all to stand up and congratulate Gu Jingcheng.

And he responded one by one.

As soon as such good news came out, everyone at the dinner table was congratulating Gu Jingcheng on his bright future.

Su Xiaomu still gnawed the pig's trotters with satisfaction.

After dinner, Mrs. Li took Gu Jingcheng and Su Xiaomu into the house. She packed up her two sisters-in-law to wash the dishes, and then took out a bag of silver from the box under her bed and gave it to Gu Jingcheng.

Li's mood at this moment is no longer as happy as before.

Instead, she looked at her precious son with worry and distress and said, "Although this is not your first time traveling far away, my mother is still worried about you suffering hardship and being tired outside.
Chapter completed!