Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family

Ms. Su hesitated for a moment before replying, ”Let’s wait for your father to return tonight. I’ll discuss it with him before deciding. I’ve been away for over half a year now, and I truly miss home. I also worry if your eldest brother can manage everything on his own.”

Ms. Su sighed softly.

Gu Qingli patted her hand comfortingly. ”Mother, please don’t worry. Eldest Brother has Yunjing’s men protecting him, and there’s also the Gu Mansion’s support.”

Indeed, she and Yunjing had been somewhat remiss; they hadn’t even thought to ask about Ms. Su’s wishes.

Having opened up to Gu Qingli, Ms. Su, however, seemed somewhat dispirited.

「That night,」 as soon as Xiao Yunjing returned, Gu Qingli brought up the matter with him.

”Oh? I didn’t sense Father had any intention of leaving, so I assumed Mother didn’t want to return either. Since Li’er has brought it up, we’ll know their decision by tomorrow morning.”

It wasn’t the right time to return to Capital City yet, so Xiao Yunjing hadn’t considered it and thus hadn’t asked.

For the past few days, he had been in the process of transferring the affairs of Beijing County to Gu Xicheng. A man capable enough to serve as Senior Grand Secretary would find managing a single county a trivial matter. Such talent had to be retained.

Moreover, this month was also the sweet potato harvest. They could then split up to inspect the specific yield in different areas.

”Were our sons good boys today?” Xiao Yunjing finished speaking and then leaned down before the three little ones, teasingly asking them.

”Extremely well-behaved. They’re just three little gluttons.” They eat, they sleep, they wake up and eat again. What else could they be if not gluttons?

”Mm, I can tell.” Xiao Yunjing gently poked their tiny mouths, and the little mouths immediately started making suckling motions.

”Li’er, our sons still don’t have names. How about we ask Father to choose names for them tomorrow?” It was only when Xiao Yunjing wanted to call his sons by their names that he remembered they hadn’t been named yet; they usually just called them ’little treasures’ or ’babies’.

”Yes, that’s a good idea. Father is a Senior Grand Secretary; he’s very knowledgeable,” Gu Qingli nodded. Besides, both of them were terrible at choosing names anyway.

「The next day,」 just as they had finished their meal, Gu Xicheng and Ms. Su arrived.

”Yunjing, your mother mentioned she wants to return to Capital City. Please arrange for a few people to escort her,” Gu Xicheng said as soon as he walked in.

”Right now?” Xiao Yunjing inquired.

Ms. Su affirmed, ”Yes, right now. I packed all my things last night.”

”Very well, I’ll go make the arrangements immediately. Mother, please wait a moment,” Xiao Yunjing replied.

”Alright, I’ll wait here then. Let me look at my little grandsons a bit longer.” With that, Ms. Su picked up one of the babies and began to coo at him.

”Mother, the journey is long. Later, I’ll prepare some things for you to take back,” Gu Qingli said after she finished feeding the son in her arms and laid him down.

”Alright, but don’t prepare too much. I don’t lack anything. After I leave, you all must take good care of your father. He’s getting old and needs people around him.”

”How am I old? If you want to go back, then just go. Why bring me into it?” Gu Xicheng’s face darkened immediately as he interjected. This old woman is always calling me old! Where am I old? Just last night, we were still... and I wasn’t even tired, while she collapsed exhausted in my arms! Which eye of hers sees me as old? Who’s really the old one here?

”Father, Mother is just worried about you. You’re just too... dangerously attractive,” Gu Qingli said, almost bursting into laughter. Her mother truly was one of a kind—clearly worried someone might try to snatch her husband, yet she insisted on calling him old. What man would ever admit to being old?

”I’m in my forties! How am I unsafe?” Gu Xicheng was bewildered. Are this mother and daughter ganging up on me?

Ms. Su retorted irritably, ”It’s precisely because you’re ’fully ripe’ and old! I’m saying you’re unsafe because I’m worried you’ll throw out your back!”

Gu Xicheng finally understood, and his face darkened further. ”Look at the nonsense you two are spouting! Utterly ridiculous!”