MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 198 mother-child love

It was Shang Ji who spoke.

"I have also carefully inquired about Guo Jiashilang's affairs, and it is indeed a good one. Therefore, I can mention it to the prince when I go to the prince's east palace for a banquet. Anyway, she will get her hairpin at the end of February. If it can be settled, then we can get married to the Guo family."

 This marriage should have happened many years ago.

However, things are changing too fast, so the fact that it finally fell on Guo Jiashilang and Xue Niang can be regarded as the regret of that year.

As for Gu Xiaolang's marriage, they can't interfere at the moment even if they want to, so it's better to put it on hold for now.

 On this point, the opinions of Shang Ji and Du Jingyi are particularly consistent.

It is windy and snowy outside, but every household in Sui'an City, men, women, old and young, are all busy preparing for how to spend the New Year's Eve the day after tomorrow.

 So the streets were full of people.

Xing Zhao took Shang Zhiping for a stroll outside. He did not ride in a carriage or horse, but walked back and forth among the crowd, looking at the joy on people's faces and the prosperous scene in the world.

 In the past few months, Shang Zhiping and Xing Zhao have relaxed a lot.

　　The horse has learned to ride, I have hunted in the winter, and the people have become a lot more cheerful.

Although he is still not as comfortable making friends with others as Xing Zhao is, at least he no longer has stage fright when meeting young men from aristocratic families and Xing Zhao's friends on the street.

"This time we returned to Jinling City, our stay was too short, and we didn't take you around properly. When you have the opportunity, you can go there and stay there for three to five months. I guarantee you will see things you have never seen before. world!"

 Xing Zhao is quite confident about this.

He grew up in Jinling City since he was a child. It can be said that there is no neighborhood in Jinling City that he cannot recognize.

Compared to Sui'an City, which has only been prosperous for a few years, Jinling City still has a somewhat ancient atmosphere, which has been accumulated over the years.

 Hence, it is more interesting than Sui'an City.

Shang Zhiping listened carefully and watched excitedly. It was also the first time for him to walk around outside so down-to-earth.

 Everyone coming in and out of Qianqian was driven by carriages and horses, so he saw a lot of novel things this time.

“Uncle Zhao, please walk slowly, I haven’t finished reading yet.”

The vendors in front of him were selling everything, and Shang Zhiping was dazzled by the sight.

There was a plain silver hairpin inside that looked very delicately made. He thought it would match his mother, so he wanted to buy it.

Xing Zhao saw him like this and said something jokingly.

　　"Looks like he's a caring person. Today he's being filial to his mother, but another day he'll be enjoying the blessings of his wife."

  turned over the new year, Shang Zhiping is also fourteen years old.

If you were in other deep mansions, you should have a maid around you.

Hence, he could understand what Xing Zhao meant, so Shang Zhiping's ears turned a little red.

It’s just that it was a cold winter day, so everyone was turning red from the cold. Naturally, his embarrassment was eliminated among the crowd.

 “Sir, take it.”

The vendor wrapped the hairpin and handed it to Shang Zhiping, who stuffed it into his arms very carefully.

Then the two of them went shopping in many places, stopping and buying, sometimes buying this, sometimes buying that.

 The housekeeper simply asked a few boys to follow them, so there was no need to worry about no one carrying anything.

　　It’s just that the scattered silver in the purse is spent faster than running water. After struggling for half a day, the two returned to the general's mansion with a full load.

　　After personally delivering the things to each house, they went back to their respective courtyards to rest.

In Lanming Courtyard, Mrs. Liu, the sister-in-law, did not notice her son coming back. She was looking at the account book in the greenhouse, so she was very careful.

 This account book was given to her by Du Jingyi a month ago. He said that there were some problems and asked her to look at it.

Du Jingyi's current body naturally cannot work too much, so his sister-in-law Liu didn't think there was anything wrong and immediately agreed.

However, this account book is also really strange.

 There was nothing wrong with each transaction, but when added up, it was always a loss, which made her think about it several times without knowing where the problem was.

Hence, spending some time every day to study non-stop makes it easier than before to pass the lonely years.

"Mother."

"came back?"

Seeing the boy following her son carrying a large bag and a small bag, Mrs. Liu, the sister-in-law, smiled and said with loving eyes.

“How comfortable are you following your uncle Zhao? I see that you are busy outside every day.”

"My son is not busy. He is just walking around with his cousin. I never knew the neighborhoods in Sui'an City were so lively. When we wait for the Lantern Festival, my mother should go out for a walk with us. It will definitely be fun."

 Seeing that her son's eyebrows had relaxed a lot, and his back felt straighter, his sister-in-law, Ms. Liu, was extremely happy.

 Therefore, whatever he said seemed good to him.

“Okay, let’s go out for a walk then. What are these?”

 After the boy put down his things, he bowed and left, so only the mother and son were in the room.

“It’s useful to have something to eat. I also bought a rattle for my brother from Uncle Liu’s house. It makes a rattle when he shakes it. It’s really fun.”

As he spoke, Shang Zhiping took out the rattle from a pile of things and turned it around. As expected, the sound was clear and crisp.

Sister-in-law Liu didn't expect that her son was quite attentive, so she couldn't help but sigh.

"My son has really grown up. He must be good in the future and set an example for your younger brothers in the sixth uncle's family."

 The two of them didn't know whether the child in Du Jingyi's belly was a boy or a girl, but under the current situation, it would be better to give birth to a boy.

In this way, Shang Ji can be regarded as having a successor, so the words mentioned are younger brothers.

“You can send it over later. Your uncle and aunt will definitely like it after seeing it.”

 It doesn’t matter what the thing is, what matters is the mind.

In the past, Shang Zhiping knew that they were blood relatives, but they were always estranged from each other. Things are much better now, so even if Shang Zhiping just went to say hello, the two of them would be happy to come.

 “Well, my son knows.”

 After saying this, Shang Zhiping took out the plain silver hairpin from his arms and handed it to his mother, and then said with nostalgia.

“My son remembered that there was a silver hairpin similar to this one in his mother’s jewelry box, but for some reason he didn’t see his mother wearing it anymore. I saw one at the stall today and bought an extra one for my mother. I wonder if you like it?”

 The plain silver hairpin looks exquisite but not worth much.

 But what fell into Liu's eyes reminded her of many past events, and tears fell down inadvertently.