On the first and fifteenth day of every month, if there are no accidents, the Gongliang family would gather together to have dinner. On the fifteenth day, the whole family gathered at Shou'an Hall - the residence of Gongliangqin and his wife. .
Gong Liangqin was already in his fifties or sixties, and because he had experienced the hard life of being exiled for several years, his body had deteriorated a lot. Therefore, the new emperor did not enter the official position after he ascended the throne. However, the emperor restored his title of Duke Chengen, so He is still Duke Chengen.
He is very free now, and he especially likes to teach his grandchildren. However, except for his eldest grandson Gong Liangjian, who is an obedient and sensible boy, Gongliang Yuzhu and Gongliang Congyun are both out-tempered, lively and restless, and when they hear him If he had to teach, he would try every possible means to skip classes, and there would be endless tricks. Sometimes Gong Liangqin would be made to laugh bitterly by them.
"It would be better to have more children at home, so I don't have to worry about the two demon kings Yuzhu and Congyun anymore. Sometimes I just want to beat them up." Gong Liangqin sighed with his two sons.
Gong Liangxian glanced at Gong Liang Subai with a smile, and joked: "Then let the second brother work hard and try to have more children with his younger siblings while they are still young."
Gong Liang Subai was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to bring up this issue, but now he and Lan Shichu really "respect each other as guests": they treat each other like unfamiliar guests, polite and distant. Lan Shichu has been back for so long, they There is no intimacy, so it is impossible to have a child.
"Brother, don't rush me. You and your sister-in-law have just gotten married. It's not too late to have a baby." Gongliang Subai retorted lightly.
Gong Liangqin looked at the three grandchildren gathered together and didn't know what to say. He was smiling. Even his eldest grandson Gong Liangjian, who had always been steady, smiled happily. He said to his two sons: "We are all born together. Our family has a large population." It’s still too little, you all have to work harder to grow your family.”
The father and son were talking about the important matter of population reproduction, and the female family members on the other side were not idle either. Madam Liu had been observing her youngest son and daughter-in-law for a long time, and found that they didn't even look at each other for such a long time. , Lan Shichu had never set his sights on Gongliang Subai for the first time, and Gongliang Subai was almost the same. The couple were so unfamiliar that they didn't look like a young couple at all.
According to common sense, a young couple should become inseparable after several years of separation. Even if their previous relationship was not good, after sharing the joys and sorrows, can't the relationship still be deepened? What's more, there is no other woman around his son, so why are they so strange to each other?
As a mother-in-law, Mrs. Liu's heart was broken. She had already felt that the two of them were strangers to each other, and there was no warmth between husband and wife at all. She was very worried and even remembered The younger son liked Shinong Wen back then. Could it be that the younger son still likes Shinong Wen now, so that’s why he is so cold to his wife? !
When Mrs. Liu thought of this possibility, she became worried. It has been so long, and her youngest son still can't let go of Wen Shinon? This affects the relationship between husband and wife very much.
Ms. Liu had something on her mind, so she had been quietly paying attention to the couple during this dinner. The more she paid attention, the more desperate she became, because the two people really didn't communicate once during the dinner, and they didn't even make eye contact! Not to mention the more intimate act of picking up food for each other. How does this look like a normal couple?
The worried Mrs. Liu waited until the banquet was over and left Gongliang Subai behind.
"Mom, what do you want to see me for?" Gong Liang Subai asked doubtfully. Is there anything that I can't say directly during the dinner, but I have to tell myself in private?
Mrs. Liu silently took stock of her son. He was handsome, tall and handsome, but why was he so unfeeling towards the wife he was marrying?
She thought that even if her son didn't like Lan Shichu before marriage, when he got married, he would be kind to Lan Shichu because of his responsibility. What's more, Lan Shichu was exiled with his family and suffered so much, but he still had to give back to Lan Shichu. He worked hard to give birth to a child, and she can be regarded as a "bad wife" who has shared the joys and sorrows together. If her son doesn't treat her well, then he will be a wolf-hearted person...
Mrs. Liu looked at her son with a disappointed look and asked him, "Do you still like Shinon Wen now?"
"What?" Gongliang Subai suddenly heard the name, and his eyes widened in shock. He felt like he was in another world. After a while, he shook his head and denied, "No, mother, she and I are already married. How could I still be thinking about her?"
"Then why are you and the Lan family always at odds? I have been observing you for a long time, and I see that you are so alienated and unfamiliar that you are worse than relatives. What is going on? Do you dislike her? But the Lan family has a good appearance?" Liu asked She said that she really didn't understand why her son looked down on Lan Shichu.
Gong Liang Subai stiffened. He touched his nose, lowered his head and explained awkwardly: "Mom, I don't dislike her. I also thought about cultivating a relationship with her, but Lan doesn't seem to have this intention."
Mrs. Liu frowned when she heard this, but after thinking for a while, she said understandingly: "Then she might still be angry with you. You abandoned her and ran away from home as soon as you got married. This was very harmful to her." It's a humiliation. It's normal for her not to forgive you. But it's been so long, haven't you apologized to her? Didn't you impress her? Then you are really useless."
Gongliang Subai touched his nose: "I apologized to her six years ago on the way to exile. She was not angry at that time. I thought she forgave me and didn't take it to heart after that. Could it be that she really You still blame me for this?"
"It must be! Have you done anything else to feel sorry for her?" Mrs. Liu said very definitely, "Although she is a little angry, you still need to understand her. You'd better have a good talk with her." Well, how can a husband and wife be so estranged? You should accommodate her more. She has suffered so much over the years, and you owe her."
"I will explain it to her properly." Gongliang Subai sighed, but he actually didn't have much confidence. After all, he had done something to get closer to her before, but it didn't work at all. Lan Shichu didn't even think about it. Take the move and leave him helpless.
When Lan Shichu faced him, it was as if there was an isolation shield on his body, isolating them and not giving him a chance to get close.
"You have grown up so much, please be more patient with your wife, not to mention you have a child." Ms. Liu advised. She and her husband had a very good relationship, and naturally she did not want to see the relationship between her son and daughter-in-law not be satisfactory.
