"I read books when I'm bored."
"Why didn't you go out? It's quite lively outside."
Zhulan could hear Mingteng's laughter in the room.
Zhou Shuren, "I want to be with you."
Even if there was a maid looking after Zhulan, he would still not feel at ease. Besides, he and Zhulan were a family, and now they had a child.
Zhulan got up and put on her clothes. She had only worn her underwear to sleep comfortably. She took the water Zhou Shuren poured and drank a few sips. Zhulan pursed her lips and said, "I suddenly want to drink juice."
Zhou Shuren, "What other fruits are there at home?"
"There are both apples and pears. I'll drink apple juice first."
Why didn’t she think of juice? It would be best if it was icy cold, but with a baby in her belly, she couldn’t think of cold juice.
Mrs. Song came back soon, holding a glass of juice in her hand. It tasted really good, sour and sweet, and was particularly appetizing. Zhu Lan looked at the sky and asked Liu Ya, "Is dinner ready?"
Liu Ya, "It's almost done. The dishes will be ready in a quarter of an hour. Madam, would you like to have some snacks first?"
Zhulan couldn't eat snacks anymore. She just wanted to eat vegetables. She shook her head and said, "No."
Zhulan's hair was combed by Mrs. Song. Mrs. Song was very capable. She didn't mind living under the emperor's nose at all. She would be monitored sooner or later anyway. Now that she was brought home and exposed, the Zhou family really made a profit.
It hasn't been long since the newly bought maid and old woman have completely changed. They will be ready to start their apprenticeship after the New Year.
There are a total of sixteen dishes for dinner, and the portion of each dish is not large. After dinner, we have to stay up all night.
The whole family stayed up all night and played the word guessing game that Zhulan had come up with. Of course, this was for the children, so Chang Lian and Rong Chuan didn't play any part.
Li was very happy. As for her two sons, Mingyun had studied for so many years and would definitely get the most money.
Everyone in the room thought so, but something unexpected happened, and Ming Teng was the one who guessed the most.
At this time, everyone in the room remembered that this boy was particularly good at guessing riddles.
Ming Teng grinned. This was all silver. He would keep this year's New Year's money himself. Together with the silver in his hand, he was now a wealthy man.
Finally, he no longer has to envy Mingrui. It makes him sad just thinking about it. Mingrui is much younger than him, but his little brother has a lot of money!
Li gritted her teeth, this brat wouldn't give it to her!
After staying up all night to see the New Year in, the family ate dumplings and went to rest. Zhulan went to bed late tonight so she didn't have to get up early tomorrow. She slept very soundly and when she woke up, it was already past eight o'clock.
Zhou Shuren was not in the room. Zhulan sat up and asked Mrs. Song, "Where is the master?"
Mrs. Song said, "The old man went to squeeze juice for the mistress."
That's right, it's juice making. The master really dotes on his mistress. She has been to many backyards of powerful people, and has never seen one who only dotes on his wife without concubines.
She was not blind, she could tell the difference between true feelings. She saw love between the lord and the mistress. She was so satisfied with her current life. She was an orphan and thought she would not have a good end in her old age, but she did not expect that she could enjoy a peaceful life in the Zhou Mansion.
Zhulan's lips were sweet. After changing her clothes, she asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
"I've already eaten. Madam, you must be hungry. I'll go ask the kitchen to make dumplings."
Zhulan waved her hand, "I'm not hungry now, go wash up first."
Zhulan finished washing up, and Zhou Shuren came back with some juice, "Wait for you to drink after dinner."
"Um."
Zhulan agreed verbally, but her eyes were fixed on the juice cup. The signals in her brain told her that she really wanted to drink it. She felt that it was not her who wanted to drink it, but the baby in her belly who wanted to drink it.
Zhou Shuren had no choice but to say, "I can only drink one sip."
Zhulan responded happily, "Okay."
After taking a sip, Zhulan felt her appetite was whetted, and she ate the dumplings. She took a while to drink the rest of the juice.
Zhulan said: "What a luxury!"
In ancient times, people drank fruit juice in winter, especially in the south, and the money they drank was all silver.
Zhou Shuren laughed, "Is it a luxury to grow your own crops?"
Zhulan: "Yes, luxury. So in order to continue to be luxurious in the future, we still have to build an orchard."
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, no one came to pay New Year's greetings, and Zhou Shuren finally had some free time. The couple stayed in the house chatting and playing chess.
That’s right, it’s chess. Zhulan learned to play chess from Zhou Shuren, while Zhou Shuren taught himself (ahem, just to pretend). Unexpectedly, Zhou Shuren had quite a talent and played really well.
After Zhou Shuren showed off, Zhulan was unwilling to accept it and also learned it. It can be seen that Zhulan has good talent and the two can play the same level of Qihu.
After all, both of them are meticulous people.
Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to take the next step and decided to interfere with him. "Who do you think this child will look like?"
Zhou Shuren interrupted his train of thought. Knowing Zhulan's intention, he thought about it seriously and said, "I hope it will be like the two of us."
Zhulan understood what Zhou Shuren meant. The current body is not theirs, and Zhou Shuren is not afraid of not looking like them because of blood problems. Zhulan was worried. The Zhou family has good genes and many of them are smart, but she hopes to be like her or Zhou Shuren. God bless, she will definitely look like them.
Zhou Shuren made the next move, but Zhulan lost because she was distracted.
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Want another round?"
Zhulan, “… … ..”
You dug a hole and you dug a hole for yourself!
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren competed with each other that day and did not rest until they were tired.
There was no change in the post-New Year procedure. She went to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings. No, there was a change this year. Zhulan's belly was big. Even though the crisis was resolved, Zhou Shuren was still cautious and worried, so Zhulan did not attend the banquet.
The Zhou family also reduced the number of banquets on the grounds that Zhulan was pregnant, making the first month of this year a rare peaceful one.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, before Zhulan could speak, Zhou Laoer came over and said, "Mom, Zhao's belly is getting bigger, and we have been at home for quite some time. We want to go back to Chuanzhou."
Zhulan was really surprised. She thought that if she didn't say anything, Zhou Laoer would just pretend not to know and continue living there. But after looking at Zhou Laoer carefully, it seemed that something was different about him.
Zhou Laoer has been reflecting on himself. The more he reflects, the more he realizes his problems. He no longer hesitates to go home and just wants to go back to Chuanzhou to hone himself.
Zhu Lan looked into Zhou Lao Er's eyes. She didn't retreat. She smiled more deeply. "Okay, when are you going to leave?"
Zhou Laoer sensed the smile in his mother's tone, and was stunned for a moment. He recalled carefully that his mother had not smiled at him for a long time. "Mom, we will leave tomorrow, and the luggage has been packed."
Zhulan was much more satisfied with Zhou Laoer, "Go back and ask Zhao to come back."
Zhou Lao Er: "Yeah."
Zhao arrived soon and saw a maid and a servant standing in her mother-in-law's room. Zhao knew in her mind that these two people were for her. When she first bought them, she thought they were for her and Dong, but she gave up when her mother-in-law didn't give them to her. Now she was really surprised that she could also use servants.
Zhao saluted, but Zhulan stopped her, "Your belly is quite big, please sit down."