stingy landlady

Chapter 280 Guihong's Marriage (3)

Left with no other choice, Li could only nod to Dazhu and explain:

"Honey! Aunt Lan has really had a tough time! She finally gave birth to a son and has someone to rely on. She wants to raise the child herself. Honey! If we bring him back to our house, who will help her?"

Your two concubines are practically begging Aunt Lan not to have a son! And you expect me to? I'm not that magnanimous! At most, I'll just pretend I didn't see anything!

Let's see how you raise your son!

Dazhu sighed and looked at Aunt Lan:

"Aunt Lan! May I hold the child? It's our first time meeting, will the child feel unfamiliar? Aunt Lan! I am the child's father!"

Aunt Lan could not refuse, nor did she dare to refuse.

The child was still young, so Aunt Lan asked Guizhi to help name him Wang Yi'an, hoping he would have a peaceful life. His nickname was An-ge.

Little Ange was having a great time playing with Guiling, chasing each other, and soon they were hugging and laughing together. Aunt Lan called softly:

"Brother An! Brother An!"

Ange turned around and hobbled toward Aunt Lan, his voice soft and gentle:

"mother!"

Aunt Lan looked at Li Shi and Da Zhu in horror, at a loss for what to do. She was a concubine, and the child should call her Aunt. But since no one was going to question her here, she had An Ge call her Mother.

Li finally saw things clearly for once:

“Aunt Lan! You gave birth to this child, so it’s not wrong for him to call you Mother! Our family isn’t a wealthy one, so why all the formalities? Let An-ge call me Mother!”

Aunt Lan looked at Dazhu again, and Dazhu nodded and said:

"You can call her 'Mom' here. But when we get home, you should still call her 'Auntie'! The child is still young, we can change her gradually."

Aunt Lan wanted to kneel down to express her gratitude, but Madam Li stopped her, saying:

"Don't always kneel down in front of children. Speak your mind; who needs you to kneel down to express your loyalty?"

Dazhu had already squatted down to hug Ange. Ange, seeing that he was a stranger, refused to let Dazhu hug him and looked at Dazhu warily.

Aunt Lan coaxed:

"Uncle! This is your father! Let your father hug you!"

Ange still lunged at Aunt Lan.

"mother!"

Guiling ran back,

"Father! Brother An! Come on, call him Father like your sister!"

Ange looked at his sister before opening his mouth and calling out:

"father!"

Dazhu was overjoyed.

"Haha! Honey Mom! My son called me Dad! Haha! Good! Come here! Brother An! Daddy will give you a hug!"

Dazhu opened his arms. Aunt Lan picked up Ange and handed him to Dazhu. Ange looked at Dazhu and called out again:

"father!"

"Why"!

Dazhu responded. His hands tightened again, and Ange turned around and called out to Aunt Lan:

"mother!"

Aunt Lan didn't dare to answer loudly, but instead coaxed An Ge to point at Li Shi and say:

"Uncle! This is your mother! Call her Mother!"

Ange is still young, but he calls Li Shi in a soft voice:

"Mother!"

Li felt a mix of emotions. She took off a bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Aunt Lan.

"Aunt Lan! This is a gift for the child. Please keep it for him. I'll have someone bring you some household expenses later."

When Dazhu saw that Li had given him a gift, he realized that this was his own son. He immediately took out a hundred-tael silver note from his pocket and handed it to Aunt Lan.

"Aunt Lan! I didn't know you had given birth to my son. I didn't even prepare a gift! The child is young and doesn't understand, so please accept it for him."

"Give it to him or let him use it later."

Aunt Lan carefully accepted the gift and thanked her. Then she took An Ge's gift and asked:

"Master! Madam! Is there anything I can do for you today?"

Only then did Madam Li say:

"Aunt Lan! Could you please help Fourth Miss pack some clothes? We're going to the county town to see Gui Hong and Gui Zhi about something."

Aunt Lan acted quickly, immediately packing a small bundle. In his excitement, Da Zhu asked Aunt Lan:

"Aunt Lan! Take An-ge to the county town for a stroll, let him see the world. Children need to be nurtured from a young age."

Aunt Lan exclaimed in surprise:

"Master! An-ge is still too young and won't understand anything if he goes out. We'll have to trouble you and Madam to take special care of him! Let's wait until An-ge is a little older!"

"When Ange is a little older and more sensible, the master will take him out to see the world."

Dazhu was stunned, then invited:

"Aunt Lan! Don't you want to take this opportunity to go out and have some fun? Second Aunt and Third Aunt are clamoring to go to the county town for a visit. My wife and I refuse to take them."

"Aunt Lan! You've done a great service by giving birth to An-ge. Why don't you take An-ge with you to the county town for a stroll?"

Aunt Lan still politely declined:

"Thank you for your kind words, sir and madam. An'er is so young and doesn't understand anything yet. You must be going to the county town on important business, and it would be too inconvenient to bring a child along!"

Dazhu still wanted to take Ange to the county town for a visit, hoping to strengthen their father-son bond. However, Li Shi feared that he and Aunt Lan would rekindle their old flame and get entangled in endless trouble again.

"Alright, alright! Honey! An-ge is still young, and Aunt Lan is taking good care of him! Don't force Aunt Lan to take the child out. You think it's fine."

But the carriage ride is quite long, and the child will need to eat and poop on the way. Do you think it's that easy to take care of them? A long carriage ride will cause them to cry and fuss! You'll probably be very annoyed then!

"Wait until the child is older and can reason with them before discussing this."

Aunt Lan nodded, agreeing with Li's words. Dazhu sighed helplessly.

"Fine! If you don't want to go, then don't go! Aunt Lan! When are you bringing An-ge home?"

Aunt Lan had long known that once Dazhu found out about An'ge's pregnancy, he would definitely want to bring him back. She still tried to be tactful:

“Master! Madam! An’ge was born here. I was thinking that when An’ge is a little older, he can go to school and learn to read and write with the Fourth Miss.”

My lord! My lady! I acted on An-ge's behalf without authorization; I overstepped my bounds!

Dazhu listened, but didn't think there was anything wrong with it!

"Alright! Education is the most important thing for children! We have the means now, so of course my son, Wang Dazhu, should study! If he can get into a good university like his fifth uncle, that would be even better!"

Gui Ling ran over:

"Mom and Dad! I read to my little brother every day when I come home! He loves listening to me read, doesn't he? Brother An? Little brother? Hehehe!"

Ange smiled and struggled to hug his sister from Dazhu's arms.

"Sister! Read a book!"

Dazhu had no choice but to put Ange down, and the two siblings started playing around again. Li said:

"Aunt Lan! If you and Brother An aren't going, we need to get to the county town as soon as possible, otherwise it will be dark by the time we get there!"

Aunt Lan, carrying the child, helped Li Shi, Dazhu, and Guiling onto the carriage. Li Shi said to Dazhu:

"Aunt Lan is doing quite well here with the child. Don't keep thinking about sending her home."

Dazhu asked in confusion:

"Why can't I go home?"

Li sneered:

"Have you forgotten how Aunt Lan got out? Which of your two concubines is easy to deal with? Aren't you afraid your son will be harmed again when he goes back?"

Don't say I didn't warn you later!

Dazhu was a little angry.

"You are the mistress of the house! You should manage the inner quarters well! So as not to cause me any worry! You clearly have a son but dare not come home, what kind of behavior is that!"