”…Just call Jiji.” Gu Zhao smiled and pinched Fubao’s cheek. After all, he was calling Yan family’s Dabai, not calling him, his father, Jiji.

　　Li Zhouzhou said with amusement and anger: “Husband, you are not allowed to teach Fubao nonsense.”

　　”It’s not me. I didn’t teach him. Fubao learned it on his own.” Gu Zhao immediately put the blame on his son.

　　Fubao thought that his father and daddy were playing with him, and he giggled.

　　Li Da listened to the whole thing and said, “You are so old, but you are still fooling Fubao. Fubao, come to grandpa and hold him. We don’t want to play with your daddy anymore.”

　　Gu Zhao: …Dad just took the opportunity to find an excuse to hold Fubao.

　　Outside, the mule cart was ready, and Mother Lan came back to report back, and prepared the gifts: three pounds of meat, a jar of wine, and a set of clothes that Li Zhouzhou made for Dabai. Of course, the highlight, the baby crib, had been delivered more than ten days earlier.

　　That little bed alone cost at least one or two taels of silver.

　　It was sunny outside with a slight breeze, and the family got on the mule cart. Li Da was uncomfortable sitting inside, feeling stuffy, so he sat on the cart frame. If it weren’t for the consideration of “Gu Daren’s father”, Li Da would have wanted to drive the cart himself and let Fang Liu rest.

　　Mule was his old friend, but when he came to Beijing, he could only talk to him and was rarely useful. Li Da patted Mule.

　　Fang Liu pulled the mule rope and replied, “Old man, sit down, it’s time to set off.” After saying that, he waited for a while, and seeing that there was no movement in the carriage, he pulled the mule rope and walked over.

　　The two houses were not far away, so the old man got on the carriage and could not sit with Fang Liu anymore.

　　Arrived at Yan’s house.

　　Naturally, there was a round of greetings. The Yan family accepted the gift and invited the Li family to sit down and drink tea. Li Da was going to talk to Yan’s father. The two of them could talk to each other. If the two families didn’t buy a yard close to each other, they could not walk around and talk from time to time. It would be suffocating then.

　　Yan’s father used to be a taciturn and honest man in the village. But now, after coming to Beijing for more than two months, he has become more talkative when he sees Li Da. There is no way. He used to be silent in the village and would just listen to others talk. But now, as soon as he opens his eyes, he sees this yard. He doesn’t do any work all day and feels so idle.

　　”They say you should enjoy yourself, but I’ve been busy for half my life, and I’m not used to having some free time.”

　　”That’s right. I used to carry things and eat big bowls of rice, but now I’m not that hungry all day long.” Li Da poured himself a glass of wine and had a drink with Yan’s father. The two of them hid in Yan’s father’s room.

　　Liu Shu had taken a thorough bath the day before, even washing his hair to make it smooth. Now he had changed his clothes and didn’t need to wrap his head, feeling refreshed. He was happy to see Brother Zhou Zhou and even wanted to hug Fubao.

　　”He’s a little heavy, can you hold him? Don’t use too much force.” Li Zhouzhou said.

　　Xiaoshu has just finished his confinement and it is still difficult for him to hold heavy objects. His Fubao is really heavy.

　　The willow tree said, “I’ll sit down and hug him. It’s no problem. I’m glad to see your Fubao. He’s so pretty, white and good-looking. He’s not like my Dabai. Dabai is not as white as Fubao.”

　　As they talked, they naturally started to talk about each other.

　　Li Zhouzhou said seriously: “Dabai is still young and can’t understand, but you as a father should not say such things, it will hurt the child’s feelings in the future.”

　　”I said this because I know he doesn’t understand. He was born from my belly, so of course I love him very much. If he does anything bad in the future, I will let Jinxin teach him a lesson. I will be a good father.” Liu Shu’s calculations were very loud. Anyway, men always have bad faces.

　　While the two were talking here, Yan Jinxin and Gu Zhao were chatting in the study next door.

　　The sun was shining brightly when the Yan family’s coachman came to report that Lord Zheng had arrived.

　　Zheng Hui and his family arrived.

　　After that, there was another round of pleasantries. The women and husbands gathered around Dabai who had just woken up and talked to him. After praising Dabai for his handsome appearance at a young age, they praised Yingniang for her cuteness, and then praised Fubao for his beauty.

　　The oldest of the children, Yingniang, is four years old, Fubao is almost one year old, and Dabai can only lie in the crib and can’t even babble. Yingniang looked at her little brother through the fence, then turned her head to look at Fubao, then hugged her father’s legs and said, “Dad, I don’t want my little brother to be my husband, I want to marry Fubao, Fubao is beautiful.”

　　Zheng Hui: …

　　Gu Zhao: …

　　Yan Jingxin: …

　　”What exactly did you teach Yingniang at home? Your second brother’s child is only a month old, and you’re already thinking about him?” Gu Zhao teased with a smile.

　　Tang Rou was chatting with Mr. Liu and Mr. Li. When she heard her daughter say that, the smile on her face faded. She frowned and wanted to scold her daughter, asking her how could she say such rude words when being a guest outside? She must have let her daughter down.

　　As a result, after Gu Zhao said this, the adults also laughed kindly and teased Yingniang. Gu Zhao even shamelessly praised Yingniang for her good taste, “Yingniang knows whether it is beautiful or not at a young age. But you are still young. When you grow up, let your parents choose for you. It doesn’t count now.”

　　”Why, Uncle Gu?” Yingniang didn’t understand.

　　Gu Zhao: “Fubao and Dabai are now one pretty and the other handsome. What if, when they grow up, their appearances are reversed, with Fubao being handsome and Dabai being pretty?”

　　Yingniang was a little confused when she heard this. It took her a long time to understand what she said and she felt that Uncle Gu was right.

　　”Then there’s no hurry.”

　　Then I went to play with my two younger brothers.

　　After the child left, Zheng Hui smiled and said, “Some time ago, Rou Niang said that I spoiled my daughter too much and it would be difficult for her to find a husband in the future. I just mentioned that there is a ready-made one. We are brothers and are close. I watched your Dabai grow up, so naturally it is your family that will get her first.”

　　”The child is still young, let’s talk about it later.” Yan Jinxin said.

　　It was just a joke, so the three of them didn’t take it seriously and went into the study to talk about other things. Zheng Hui said, “Last time I went to the Fan residence, Fan Min was very friendly to me and wanted to win me over. He also asked about your news, brother Zhao.”

　　”Oh? What did you ask?”

　　”I didn’t ask anything serious. I just praised your talent and said you have great ambitions. I asked who your teacher is.”

　　Who is the master here? I am not referring to the teacher in the official school of the prefecture or county, although he can be considered a teacher. But what is being talked about here is the meaning of inheritance. Once you become someone’s disciple, you will belong to that school in the future.

　　The teacher of Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers.

　　Gu Zhao naturally didn’t say anything, not even a word.

　　”In terms of academics, my second brother is the best among the three of us.” Gu Zhao said. He actually praised him so much, which did seem like a way of trying to win him over.

　　Zheng Hui: “I think so too, but Lord Fan only said a few words and never contacted me to talk again, so I just tell you this so you can have more idea in your mind.” After saying this, he sighed slightly.

　　”Just say what you think.” Yan Jinxin said bluntly.

　　Zheng Hui: “I think the Fan family has a bad reputation. We should not get too close. I shouldn’t have said this. Fan En, oh, that’s Mr. Fan’s third son, he’s my brother-in-law, but he has a dissolute character and a bad character. When he saw me for the first time, he said he wanted to take me to see some of the world.”

　　Gu Zhao: …He has been here for so long, of course he understands the meaning behind ‘see it for himself’.

　　”This person is indeed a bad person.” Yan Jinxin concluded, “Brother, you’d better not associate with him as much as possible.”

　　”nature.”

　　”I am just a minor official. My fertilizer method has gained some attention for a while. Lord Fan may just ask about it. Maybe there is nothing else to it. I will not think too much about it.”

　　At noon, the Yan family set up two tables, one for the men and one for the women.

　　As the main room was a little small, Gu Zhao suggested that they eat and drink in the yard. If the women felt it was too windy, they could go to the main room.

　　Li Zhouzhou thought it was nice to eat in the yard outside. The light was good and the wind was blowing, and the willow trees responded naturally. Anyway, Dabai had finished his meal and went to sleep. He had been locked up for a month, so he naturally didn’t want to be bored and restrained, so he asked his sister-in-law how it was.

　　”Okay.” Tang Rou agreed.

　　Yingniang was the happiest. She ate a few bites and then left the table to play. She was innocent and romantic by nature.

　　Seeing this, Gu Zhao said, “I think Yingniang and elder brother are similar in nature. They are both free and easy.” He hoped that children would have a happy childhood and grow up slowly.

　　Girls living in this era may only have a few short years of freedom.

　　”Yes, so I don’t like to restrict Yingniang.” Zheng Hui said this and looked at Yan Jinxin, “Really, think about it, how about my Yingniang and your Dabai?”

　　Yan Jinxin: “Let’s drink.”

　　”Drink, drink.” Gu Zhao raised his glass with a smile, “Brother, you are here to celebrate Dabai’s full moon. Second Brother Yan’s child has not yet grown up, why are you thinking about him all the time?”

　　Zheng Hui said, “I don’t believe that you didn’t set your sights on Yan Jinxin’s Dabai. Are you trying to stop my Yingniang so that your Fubao and Dabai can be together?”

　　”I don’t think so.” Gu Zhao said jokingly but with a hint of seriousness, “I won’t restrict him. He can get married if he wants.”

　　Zheng Hui didn’t believe it and thought Zhaodi was joking again, “There is no girl in this world who doesn’t want to get married.” Not to mention talking about a girl getting married.

　　”Why not? I am a minor official now. When my son Fubao grows up, I should be able to be promoted one or two levels, right? At least the sixth rank. I can be transferred to another place to be a fifth rank prefect, right? At that time, as the prefect of a state, I will not be able to protect my son Fubao? You can do whatever you want. Of course, we will not rob men and women, and we still have to abide by the law…”

　　Everyone else at the table laughed when they heard this. Gu Zhao was just joking.

　　Only Yan Jin believed it a little.