"You mischievous girl, I’ll deal with you." Ms. Yang grabbed Gu Qingli by the waist, tickling her.
"Giggle... Stop, stop! Spare , Sister-in-law!" Gu Qingli surrendered with her arms raised.
"Can’t you two behave?" Ms. Jiang shot them a glance and went into the courtyard to aid her digestion.
Ms. Yang and Gu Qingli imdiately stopped their antics, surreptitiously stuck out their tongues, exchanged wide-eyed glances, and then both covered their mouths to stifle their giggles.
In the afternoon, with nothing else to do, Gu Qingli and Wuqing went for another walk in the mountains. They ca down from the other side and brought so ga to Ms. Wu and her family, taking the opportunity to visit them.
"Li’er, why are you giving us so much? Why don’t you sell so?" Ms. Wu said, looking at the nearly ten wild chickens and rabbits.
This child is so extravagant.
"Mother, I’m not short of money now. You raised , so please accept this ga. It’s nothing extraordinary."
There was untold wealth in her Space. She still hadn’t inventoried what she’d taken from Dean Lin’s residence; she’d do that tonight.
She was probably wealthy enough to rival a nation.
"You, child, need to learn how to manage a household properly, not be so wasteful," Ms. Wu chided.
Gu Qingli sat on a stool, grinning as she listened.
It had been a long ti since she’d heard Ms. Wu’s admonishnts, and she actually missed them. Hearing them now felt incredibly comforting.
"Li’er is back."
Gu Dalin returned from the fields, carrying a hoe. A month had passed, and his leg and spirits had fully recovered; in fact, he seed even more energetic than before.
"Yes, Father. How are the seedlings in the field?"
"They’re growing exceptionally well this year. It will be a good harvest." Gu Dalin was in high spirits. He put down his hoe and helped Ms. Wu process the ga.
"Li’er, why did you bring so much again? Do you have enough at your place?" Gu Dalin asked with a frown.
"Don’t worry, Father. We have even more at ho. Wuqing took it back. Dashuang and Xiaoshuang are studying, so I brought these to give them so extra nourishnt."
"Those two rascals! No amount of food is ever enough for them." Speaking of their two sons, Gu Dalin and Ms. Wu’s faces bead with happy smiles.
"UGH!"
Suddenly, Ms. Wu retched.
"What’s wrong, my dear?" Gu Dalin helped Ms. Wu up, asking anxiously.
"I—"
Before she could steady herself, Ms. Wu felt a wave of dizziness and fainted.
Gu Qingli rushed over and caught her just in ti.
"Li’er, what’s wrong with your mother?" Gu Dalin’s voice trembled.
"Father, don’t panic. Quickly, help Mother to the bed. I’ll check her pulse."
"Alright, alright." Gu Dalin, terrified and flustered, quickly helped Ms. Wu to the bed.
Gu Qingli went over, took her wrist, and began to check her pulse.
After a mont, Gu Qingli released Ms. Wu’s wrist and tucked it under the quilt.
"Li’er, what’s wrong with your mother?" Gu Dalin asked anxiously, completely overlooking how Gu Qingli knew how to take a pulse.
Looking at Gu Dalin’s extrely anxious face, Gu Qingli was very pleased that he cared so much for Ms. Wu. She smiled and said, "Father, don’t worry. Mother is fine. Mother is pregnant. You’re going to be a father again."
"Ah, I’m going to be a father again?" Gu Dalin was montarily stunned; he had even forgotten when Ms. Wu was pregnant with Dashuang and Xiaoshuang.
He quickly asked, "Will it be twins again?"
Having twins was very dangerous. When Dashuang and Xiaoshuang were born, she had narrowly escaped death. That was when Ms. Wu’s health had suffered, and she hadn’t conceived since.
Gu Qingli first nodded, then shook her head. "Father, Mother is indeed pregnant. This ti, it should be a single baby, not twins."
Although it was currently impossible to determine if it was twins, she could confirm it was a single fetus.
"Hahaha... That’s good, that’s good! I-I’m going to be a father again!" Gu Dalin paced around the room excitedly, repeatedly muttering, "I’m going to be a father again."
Gu Qingli rolled her eyes at him. So childish. It wasn’t his first ti being a father, yet he was this excited.
She quietly slipped out and helped process all the ga before returning ho.
Upon her return, Yun No. 20 had indeed delivered ten small white pigeons, and Wuqing imdiately began teaching her how to train and raise them.
At night, Gu Qingli brought the pigeons into her Space and fed them grain and Spiritual spring water from there.
She believed these ten pigeons of hers would be extraordinary.
Afterward, she began to sort through the items she had collected.
As Gu Qingli sorted, she couldn’t help but click her tongue in amazent.
The Lin Residence was too extravagant! To think that Dean Lin had hoarded so many fine things over the years, all of which he’d kept for himself, only for them to fall into her hands. If he had known this would happen, he would surely have sent everything to the Imperial Palace.
At the thought of the Imperial Palace, Gu Qingli’s eyes curved into a smile.
She would definitely pay it a visit if the chance arose.
「The next day,」 Gu Qingli and Wuqing went to town to buy so food and supplies, delivering them directly to Gu Dalin’s house.
Pregnant won needed to eat well, but knowing Ms. Wu’s personality, she would surely be reluctant to spend money on herself and wouldn’t treat her pregnancy as a big deal.
As expected, the items she brought were t with another lecture from Ms. Wu.
"Mother, other mothers would be thrilled if their married daughters brought things back to their maternal ho. But you, when I bring you things, you actually find fault," Gu Qingli pouted, pretending to be aggrieved.
"You silly girl, you’re a married woman now. You should prioritize your own family. Mother is just afraid you’ll be wronged; how could I be finding fault?" Ms. Wu poked her forehead, looking exasperated as if scolding an underachieving child.
"Mother, you’re so good." Gu Qingli leaned her head on Ms. Wu’s shoulder.
This ’convenient’ mother truly doted on her, compensating for the maternal love her heart craved so much. It wasn’t that her mother in the modern world didn’t love her, but they had spent too little ti together. Her mother hadn’t received much education and didn’t know how to express maternal love.
Thinking of her parents in the modern world, Gu Qingli’s eyes moistened.
"You silly girl, Mother knows you care for . Having you as a daughter in this lifeti is Mother’s blessing," Ms. Wu said, patting her back just as she had when Gu Qingli was little.
Gu Dalin stood to one side, silently watching the tender mont between mother and daughter.
How heartwarming. A simple, heartfelt smile appeared on his face.
Wuqing never thought the Young Mistress could act so coquettishly. Tsk, tsk. If the Young Master saw this, would he get jealous?
"Li’er, your birthday is coming up. Do you know when it is?"
"I know, the eighteenth of March."
"Sigh, we’ve never properly celebrated it for you," Ms. Wu sighed.
"Let’s celebrate this year."
"Good, Mother will celebrate it for you this year." Ms. Wu’s eyes welled with tears. If only she had been a bit smarter back then and returned to the Capital City, Li’er would have been a high-born young lady. How could she have gone without even a proper birthday celebration?
"Great! We’ll celebrate here at noon, and I’ll go back ho to celebrate in the evening," Gu Qingli said, looking up with a smile.
The Original Host’s birthday, coincidentally, was the sa as hers in the modern world. She was turning sixteen here, while in the modern world, she would have been twenty-six. She was getting younger and younger.
Ms. Wu smiled and nodded.
"Mother, you’re not even three months along yet, so it’s not stable. You must be careful," Gu Qingli reminded her before leaving.
"Mm, Mother knows. Hurry back now."
"Mm." Gu Qingli nodded, said goodbye to Gu Dalin, and left.
She returned to continue her leisurely life.
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