Cheng Zheng looked at him in surprise, thinking that Yun Ge'er seemed to be looking at her. She smiled and teased Yun Ge'er: "I am your sister, did you know that? When I come to see you next time, will you still remember me?"
As she spoke, Yunger blew out another bubble with an expressionless face, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Cheng Zheng couldn't help but whisper to Zhou Shaojin: "Look, look, he blew a bubble at me and fell asleep!"
Cheng Sheng came over in surprise and said, "Can Yun'er blow bubbles? Our Rui'er will blow bubbles after his 100-day ceremony!"
Zhou Shaojin asked hurriedly: "Is there anything wrong?"
She looked a little flustered.
Perhaps it was because she was looking forward to this child too much. Although Yun'er had his own wet nurse and was served by experienced and calm maids, Zhou Shaojin still liked to do it herself. She would feed the child herself when he was hungry, put him to sleep beside her when he fell asleep, and bathe him herself when the weather was hot. The wet nurse and the maids could only help her. But she was a mother for the first time, and she didn't know what her reaction to the newborn child should be without the wet nurse and the experienced maids telling her.
Cheng Sheng smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with that! I just think Yun Ge'er is very smart. He can play by himself at such a young age."
"Really?" Zhou Shaojin smiled brightly when he heard Cheng Sheng praising Yun Ge'er.
She always thought she was a bit stupid and Cheng Chi was very smart. She was afraid that her child would look like her.
Cheng Zheng smiled and stroked the child's soft black hair and said, "That's right! Didn't you see the way he looked at me just now? It was as if he was recognizing someone."
Zhou Shaojin pursed his lips and smiled.
Biyu invited everyone to take a seat.
Cheng Sheng carried Yun Ge'er to the hall.
Cheng Zheng and Zhou Shaojin walked side by side. Cheng Zheng asked her gently how her figure had recovered and whether she felt any discomfort. She also comforted her, "Uncle Chi finally got married and had Yun Ge'er. He must be thinking about you! If there is a way to come back, he will definitely come back. Don't worry, aunt."
Zhou Shaojin thought of the chaos when he just gave birth to Yun Ge, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, your Fourth Uncle Chi didn't come back, otherwise, when he saw me like this, I'm afraid he would laugh at me for being clumsy again!"
Cheng Zheng smiled slightly.
Mrs. Guo had already taken Yun'er from Cheng Sheng's arms and said to Cheng Sheng's mother-in-law, Mrs. Peng, with a smile, "Look, isn't he looking very energetic?"
Mrs. Peng was a woman in her forties, plump and fair, and looked very kind.
She nodded her head when she heard this: "This child is obviously from the Cheng family. Look at his eyebrows. Doesn't he look very similar to his grandfather?"
"Really?" Mrs. Guo looked at Yun'er suspiciously.
Mrs. Peng from the Military Affairs Department also looked at Yun'er carefully after hearing this and said, "Now that you mention it, I think they do look a bit alike."
"Really?" Mrs. Guo felt complicated.
Before Cheng Chi was designated as the heir of Qixingtang, they had always been in love. It can be said that they were more loving than many other couples. But after her husband decided to give up the youngest son in exchange for the future of the two eldest sons, although she understood, she could not get over the hurdle in her heart. She always felt that she and her husband had harmed the youngest son. She even began to punish herself, staying away from all pleasant things. She could not even see a flower in Hanbi Mountain House... Naturally, she had mixed feelings towards her husband who had supported her for decades.
Does Yunger really look like his grandfather
Mrs. Guo couldn't help but look at him carefully.
The child was only a month old, but his originally wrinkled skin became not only plumper, but also crystal clear and flawless like jade. His eyebrows and eyes also became wider and clearer. It was hard to tell who he looked like.
Despite this, Mrs. Guo couldn't help but raise her arm and touch the child's face.
Wu Baozhang, who was standing aside, sneered.
All the kids look the same, so how can you tell who they resemble
These people are willing to say anything dishonest to flatter old lady Guo!
But after seeing off the guests, Mrs. Guo couldn't help but look at Yun'er's appearance under the lamp.
When Zhou Shaojin came back from washing up, she saw that the child had fallen asleep beside her pillow, but Mrs. Guo was sitting on the big kang by the window in the inner room, twirling an eighteen-bead agarwood Buddhist rosary in her hand.
"Mother," she walked over with the teacup, "what's wrong with you? Are you missing the Fourth Master? I want to write a letter to the Fourth Master later. Do you have any instructions?"
Zhou Shaojin sat next to Old Madam Guo and used the beauty hammer to tap Old Madam Guo's shoulders.
Madam Guo smiled and said, "You have just come out of confinement. I have Zhenzhu to serve you. Let's sit down and talk."
Zhou Shaojin obediently put down the beauty hammer and sat opposite Mrs. Guo.
Mrs. Guo called out to Zhenzhu.
Pearl came in holding a box.
Madam Guo pushed the box in front of Zhou Shaojin and said in a gentle voice, "Shaojin, this is the title deed of the Anxi tea garden and the Jingzhou farm. They are the first batch of properties I bought after your father-in-law and I got married. I have already told your second uncle that he will come tomorrow and register these properties in the name of Yun'er... Just consider it as the money I give to Yun'er."
"How can this be possible!" Zhou Shaojin stood up in astonishment and said hurriedly, "This is your private money. If you want to leave it to Yun'er, why not wait until Yun'er is older..."
Madam Guo laughed and said, "Just keep it if I tell you to. It's not a valuable thing. I gave it to Yun'er."
Zhou Shaojin doesn't want it.
Madam Guo became a little unhappy and said, "I can't refuse a gift from an elder. When did you become so twisted?"
Zhou Shaojin knew that Madam Guo had made up her mind and it was not easy for her to make any further recommendations. He thought that he would talk to Cheng Chi when he came back and ask him to give more money to the old lady as a gift.
She held the box and sincerely thanked Mrs. Guo, saying, "When Yun'er studies and writes in the future, he will think of your grandmother's earnest hope for him."
Mrs. Guo nodded, and was very pleased with her words.
The two chatted for a while, and then Mrs. Guo stood up and said goodbye.
Zhou Shaojin sent the old lady to Tingxiangyuan before returning, then opened the box curiously.
There were indeed only two deeds in the box, but the tea garden in Anxi was written to be bounded by Jiandou in the east, Yongchun in the north, and Futian in the west... a total of 1,335 acres. The farm in Jingzhou was even larger, with 3,211 acres.
Zhou Shaojin was shocked.
I feel like I'm holding a hot potato.
At this moment, she really wanted Cheng Chi to come back soon!
So when Cheng Shao came the next day, she took the initiative to talk to him for the first time: "I know that mother loves Yun'er, but if uncle and the others knew about it, they would definitely be unhappy. I don't want to make everyone feel uncomfortable for the sake of this money..."
Cheng Shao smiled and said, "It's okay. My sister-in-law is happy. When Jiashan and Rang Ge'er give me great-grandchildren, I will be happy too and have something for them. Since my sister-in-law asked you to accept it, just accept it. What you can think of, my sister-in-law can't have not thought of."
Zhou Shaojin thought about it and it made sense, and a big stone in his heart fell to the ground.
Mrs. Guo gave the land deeds to Cheng Shao, who went to the government to register the two farms under Yun Ge'er's name. The land deeds were placed in Zhou Shaojin's hands, who decided to control them: "The child is still young, so you will collect the income from the two farms on his behalf in the future."
Zhou Shaojin agreed repeatedly.
The two of them went to report the matter to Madam Guo and had a chat. After having lunch at Chaoyang Gate, Cheng Shao went to Mrs. Qiu's place. In order to do this for Madam Guo, Cheng Shao took a leave. Since he had nothing to do in the afternoon, he planned to go see Abao and Aren.
The happiest thing for Mrs. Guo every day now is to talk to Yun Ge'er, who knows nothing, and she talks about everything she thinks of, even talking about the time when Cheng Chi wet the bed when he was a child. Because Yun Ge'er is not even a hundred days old, Mrs. Guo dare not take him out. Although she also wants to see A Bao and A Ren, she is more worried about Yun Ge'er, so she asks Zhou Shaojin to prepare some fruits for Cheng Shao to take over.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and gave the order.
Soon Chunwan came over with a bamboo basket full of fruits.
Cheng Shao thanked him and was escorted to the door by Qin Ziji.
Zhou Chujin brought Guan Ge'er to see Zhou Shaojin and Yun Ge'er.
The room became lively again.
Guan Ge'er took a rattle and played with Yun Ge'er.
Yun'er would look in the direction where the sound came from and move the small handkerchief under his neck to protect him from sweat.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and went to help him tidy up the handkerchief. But as soon as she stretched out her hand, Yun Ge'er grabbed her hand and held Zhou Shaojin's fingers tightly.
"Mom," Zhou Shaojin said in surprise and joy, "Yun'er grabbed my hand with great strength!"
"Let me see, let me see!"
Madam Guo and Zhou Chujin both came over.
Yun Ge'er started crying for some unknown reason.
Zhou Shaojin immediately hugged Yun Ge'er and coaxed him softly.
Yun Ge'er kept crying, and his voice was so loud that he wanted to lift the roof off. No matter how many people tried to comfort him, it didn't work. The wet nurse asked if he was hungry, Fan Liushi asked if he had peed, and Zhou Chujin asked if the rattle was too loud. Then they touched the corner of Yun Ge'er's mouth with their fingers, opened the swaddling clothes and checked Yun Ge'er's diaper... In the blink of an eye, it was July.
Zhou Shaojin received a letter from Cheng Chi saying that he would be back on July 5th.
Chaoyangmen suddenly became lively.
Dusting, mowing the grass, arranging the furnishings... everyone is in a hurry.
But at this busy time, Wu Baozhang suddenly came to the door crying.
Mrs. Guo frowned as she looked at the sleeping Yun'er. She said to Zhou Shaojin, "Be careful that she wakes up the child. Go and ask her what's the matter. If she doesn't tell me, call your sister-in-law over or send someone to take her to Xinglin Hutong."
Zhou Shaojin felt that Wu Baozhang would be very upset when he saw him.
She also didn't want to see Wu Baozhang.
But this is her home, she can't swallow her anger.
Zhou Shaojin was surrounded by maids and servants and went to the flower hall.
Wu Baozhang cried sadly, but when she saw that the person who came in was Zhou Shaojin, a look of surprise still appeared on her red and swollen face.
Zhou Shaojin had no intention of dealing with her, and directly stated what Madam Guo meant: "… If you feel it is inconvenient to tell me, just tell Madam Yuan!"
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Hey guys, today's update.
Sorry, I'm a lot late today. I stayed in the hospital longer than I expected, and then there was some problem with my computer when I was writing. Sorry!
PS: I am too tired today, and can only update one chapter tomorrow, around 10 o'clock in the evening.
※(To be continued)