Gu Yunshuang was taken aback when she saw Gu Qingyao. “Yao Yao, why don’t you sleep a little longer? It’s still early!”
Gu Qingyao smiled. “It’s all right. I’ve slept enough, so I might as well get up and make breakfast. There are so many people here! You’ll need to cook a lot of food, and it’s too much for one person to handle!”
Gu Yunshuang smiled. “It’s all right. I can manage by myself. But you! You’re grown up. You should enjoy yourself while you’re still unmarried. When you get married and have your own little household, you will have no choice but to do everything.”
Gu Qingyao could not help but smile when she thought of her future with Mo Beihan. She didn’t say anything.
Gu Qingyao had been pampered since she was young. The entire Gu family doted on her and cherished her, and that included Gu Yunshuang.
“Go back to your room! It’s still so early, and they’re not in a hurry for breakfast. I can manage by myself. You had to take care of the two children and cook when you were at your third uncle’s place. Now that you’re home and the new year is almost here, you should just enjoy yourself.
“If you have time, you can guide the younger children in their reading and writing. You don’t need to do anything else.”
Gu Yunshuang was adamant that Gu Qingyao should not do anything. The day was just breaking. She felt that anyone would like to lie in on a cold day like that.
So she chased Gu Qingyao away.
She herself had suffered terribly for years in her mother-in-law’s home. As a result, she cherished the girls in her family even more, be it Gu Qingyao or Gu Fangting. She could not bear to let them do much.
She always felt that for girls, life was easier when they were with their own family. They were still young girls. Soon, they would marry and have their own children. No matter how good their living conditions were, they would have to work hard.
So if she could dote on them now, she would!
Meanwhile, Mo Beihan found excuses to run over to the Gu house every day. To others, he seemed afraid of angering the Gu family or wary of his wife running away. So he assiduously visited the Gu house every day.
He could not be bothered with the children in his home. Every time Mu Mu and Mo Chengxu saw him go out, they would look at him accusingly.
They also wanted to see their young aunt.
But Mo Beihan refused to allow them to come along. What a joke. Under normal circumstances, he certainly would not allow the children to see Gu Qingyao. After all, others all assumed that Gu Qingyao certainly did not want to see them!
Just as well. Then they would not interrupt his time alone with his wife.
The Gu family children were all very close to Gu Qingyao. But after all, they were with her all day. He only had to coax them a little and he would be able to find time to spend alone with his wife.
If these little rascals followed him, then Yao Yao would really be occupied.
Everyone was free in winter. For farmers, this was a rare time for leisure, especially the new year period. Under Gu Qingyao’s guidance, the children in the family increasingly loved to learn. When they saw how diligently their younger cousin was studying, Gu Jinhang, Gu Jinlin and Gu Jinfeng felt rather embarrassed.
Gu Qingyao smilingly placed two tables in a room and spread white paper over them for the older cousins to practice their writing and drawing.
“Come, our Gu family is known to be erudite. Besides Grandfather, our three uncles are well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. You must not fall behind. Even if you’re not outstanding, you should at least know a little. Come here and write a few words for me to see!”
Gu Jinhang: “…”
Gu Jinlin: “…”
Gu Jinfeng: “…”
They did not want to write. They wanted to go home!
Mo Beihan could not help but laugh when he saw the embarrassed looks on his three brothers-in-law’s faces. But…
“Brother Beihan, you have to learn too. Come here, you can start first.”
Mo Beihan: “…”