Li Zhouzhou was not stupid. He finished his words and lowered his voice, “Husband, the last time was three or four days ago. I didn’t think you would take advantage of me—”

　　Gu Zhao had already kissed him.

　　”I’m well now, why don’t you try Zhou Zhou?”

　　The night lasted a long time. The next morning, Li Zhouzhou did not get up. Fortunately, it was New Year’s Eve, and the meatballs and fruits that should have been fried were prepared earlier this year. There was nothing to do, so Li Zhouzhou slept in for a rare time, and waited on the kang until the weather outside got better before getting up.

　　”Dad went out to visit friends early in the morning. He said it was too hot and stuffy in the house.” Gu Zhao said to his wife.

　　Li Zhouzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise if he got up at this time, his father would definitely know what was going on and he would be very embarrassed.

　　”Zhou Zhou wears new clothes.” Gu Zhao brought new clothes and changed into the blue robe himself. He said, “We will wear couple’s clothes later. I will cook lunch and we can take a walk in the afternoon.”

　　Give yourself half a day off during the Chinese New Year.

　　Li Zhouzhou quickly changed into new clothes and said, “I’ll cook. Now my waist isn’t so sore anymore.”

　　After lunch, the two of them held hands and strolled around the village in the afternoon. Maybe it was cold and snowed, so every household closed their doors and stayed in front of the stove to keep warm. Occasionally, someone was strolling outside and would praise Li Zhouzhou and Gu Shulang when they saw them.

　　He said the new clothes looked nice and the two of them looked really good together.

　　Li Zhouzhou suppressed his shyness and said thank you to Auntie.

　　We stayed up all night on New Year’s Eve, set off firecrackers, and the new year arrived.

　　Another year has passed peacefully.

　　After that, they visited relatives and went to the Gu family in Dongping Village. This time, they went to Uncle Gu’s house to see Grandma Gu, and the gifts they brought were the same as those given to Li Guihua.

　　Of course Zhu was happy and warmly invited the two to sit down and have tea.

　　While Zhu went to the kitchen to busy herself, Li Zhouzhou poured hot tea outside.

　　Grandma Gu spoke to her grandson from the bottom of her heart: “You are a member of the Li family now. I live with your uncle. Your uncle and aunt are good people. They have never treated me badly. I have no worries about food and clothing. Don’t give such expensive gifts in the future, otherwise Li Guihua will not like it. After a long time, if you feel it is difficult and don’t give gifts anymore, your aunt will remember it and be afraid that she will be compared with the past.”

　　”You are filial, grandma remembers it, but you should eat at whose house you live. You are a member of the Li family, and if you take good things to the Gu family, the Li family will not like you after a while. The one you really need to be filial to is still Li Da.” Old Lady Gu sighed for a long time, “At first I stopped you from marrying into the family, but you insisted. I know you want to study and continue to take the imperial examinations, which is a big expense. The Li family can support you, so you should remember this in your heart.”

　　Gu Zhao said seriously that he had remembered it all in his heart.

　　Grandma Gu nodded and said, “If you become successful in the future, others will say that you are a son-in-law, look down on you, deliberately embarrass you, and laugh at you for not being a man. This is your own choice. Don’t take it out on the Li family, just talk it out with Zhou Zhou. I think that child may not look good, but he is sincere and loyal to you.”

　　”Don’t blame grandma for her harsh words. If you can’t make any progress in your studies, then don’t study anymore. The Li family is not a wealthy family. Live a good life and work hard in the fields so you won’t starve.”

　　Gu Zhao replied seriously: “Grandma, I’ve written it down. If I don’t expect to fail the exam, I’ll give up the idea of ​​studying.”

　　”Okay.” Grandma Gu felt that her grandson had grown up, was sensible, and could take on responsibilities. She said with a loving look in her eyes, “If Li Guihua says something unpleasant to you and uses filial piety to pressure you, Grandma will stand up for you.”

　　The fourth Gu family built a house and arranged a banquet. At that time, Mrs. Gu’s short jacket was in the spotlight. When Li Guihua later heard how much the fabric of the short jacket cost, she immediately cried out, thinking that the gifts Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao brought last time were nothing.

　　Her gift was worth only a few dollars, but it could buy three coats for the old lady.

　　Li Guihua also wanted it, especially the beautiful embroidery on it.

　　So when she was chatting with Zhu, her words hinted that although Zhao’er had married into the Li family, he was still half a family member. Although she was a stepmother, she was also diligent in washing clothes and cooking for Zhao’er. It was not too much for Zhao’er’s brother to make a coat for her now, right?

　　Li Guihua wanted to use filial piety as pressure, but she didn’t expect that she had a legitimate mother-in-law above her.

　　And the mother-in-law is always suppressing one pair at a time.

　　Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao went to their uncle’s house to wish their grandmother a happy new year. They chatted for a while, and when they were about to go back to their parents-in-law’s house, Gu a-nai followed them. As soon as Li Guihua mentioned the word “filial”, Gu’s grandmother started to scold her, saying that she didn’t see Li Guihua give her a few cents on her birthday. If the family really split up, she would not have raised Gu Si and would she not have the kindness of a mother?