The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

Chapter 574: The 4th Year

As the New Year approaches, the mansion becomes busy again.

It is not New Year yet, but the festive atmosphere is already getting stronger. The servants in the mansion are all smiling, looking forward to the arrival of the New Year. Every New Year, the Marquis' Mansion rewards the servants, and there will be an extra income every New Year.

The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is full of joy.

However, there was one person missing from the New Year's Eve family dinner this year, because Gu Xiuwen went on a study tour with his teacher and did not return for the New Year. He and Meng Chengzhang had the same teacher, so he would return when Meng Chengzhang returned.

Although Zhang did not get to see her youngest son, she was proud that her son was studying under a famous teacher. She was so happy that she drank two more glasses of wine during the meal, and even her husband, whom she disliked, became much more pleasing to her.

Mrs. Gu was very pleased to see the family living in harmony. In the past, Zhang and Chen often quarreled and schemed for petty gains. If she wasn't there, the quarrel would be even more fierce. It seemed that since A Yao got married, Zhang and Chen gradually stopped quarreling and lived in harmony. They could even get together and talk from time to time. She didn't dare to imagine such a scene before.

Zhang was in awe of her mother-in-law. When she saw her mother-in-law's eyes frequently falling on her, she immediately felt uneasy. She thought she had done something wrong to displease her mother-in-law, and asked anxiously, "Mother, why are you looking at your daughter-in-law like this? But what did my daughter-in-law do wrong?"

As soon as these words came out, Gu Jingsheng immediately glared at his wife. Ever since they had a quarrel and fell out, they no longer had the affection they had when they were young. Whenever they met, they were hostile and never had a good face. At this time, he also thought that his wife had done something to displease her stepmother, so he immediately scolded her: "Zhang, what did you do to anger mother again? Hurry up and admit your mistake to mother. Mother is kind-hearted. As long as you sincerely admit your mistake and correct it, mother will definitely forgive you this time."

Zhang was choked by his words and felt very cold in her heart. What a good husband she was. He was really an expert at taking advantage of others' misfortunes. Other couples, even if they had no feelings for each other, would still think of themselves as one and say a few good words for others. But her husband was different. Before her mother-in-law even said she was wrong, he had already convicted her and asked her to admit her fault.

Gu Xiuyuan and his wife, as well as Gu Xuanyi, all frowned and cast disapproving glances at Gu Jingsheng, but as their elders were all present, they, as younger generations, could not criticize their father in front of them.

Madam Gu said with a pleasant expression: "You did nothing wrong, and you have made a lot of progress. I am very pleased."

Zhang was flattered by the unexpected praise. You know, she had been married for so many years, but her mother-in-law had never praised her. She had praised Chen a few times, which made her feel upset for many years. She felt that her mother-in-law must have thought that her family background was not as high as Chen's. At this moment, she was like a student who wanted to be recognized by the teacher. Suddenly, she got the recognition. Years of dissatisfaction were relieved in an instant, and her eyes were moistened instantly. But she didn't know why her mother-in-law said that she had improved. She didn't seem to have done anything, and she had a falling out with her husband.

Then, Madam Gu looked at Gu Jingsheng again, and felt that he was becoming more and more outrageous. It was Zhang who was clearly the one who knelt in front of her and said that he would not marry anyone but Zhang, but now he had no affection for her at all. She ignored his face and admonished him in a deep voice, "Boss, husband and wife are one, sharing honor and disgrace. Not to mention that your wife did nothing wrong, even if she did something wrong, you should share the responsibility with her instead of scolding her without knowing the truth."

Gu Jingsheng was extremely embarrassed and replied awkwardly, "Mother is right. It was my son's fault just now. I should have asked for clarification."

After dinner, except for the eldest grandson Gu Yunxin from the first wife and Wanwan from the third wife, the others were still young and did not need to stay up all night. Seeing that they were all sleepy, the wet nurse took them to bed, and the others gathered together to stay up all night, chatting and laughing.

It was midnight before everyone returned to their own courtyards.

At the fork in the road, after parting with the first and second wives, Meng Jinyao reached out to hold Gu Jingxi's hand. The cold touch made Gu Jingxi pause. He held Meng Jinyao's other hand and frowned: "Why is it so cold?"

Meng Jinyao replied: "The hand warmer was left at my mother's place, and I forgot to bring it with me when I came back."

At this moment, Gu Xuanyi's voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Aunt San, are you cold?"

When Meng Jinyao heard the voice, she subconsciously turned her head and saw Gu Xuanyi who had returned. Seeing Gu Xuanyi looking at her hands held by her husband, she suddenly felt embarrassed and quickly pulled her hands back and asked, "Xuanyi, didn't you leave with your sister-in-law just now?"

"Something fell, go back and look for it." Gu Xuanyi said, took a few steps forward, put the hand warmer in her arms, and said, "Aunt San, take this, don't catch a cold."

Meng Jinyao held the hand warmer in both hands, glanced at her hands, and was about to return it when she heard her say, "Third Aunt, I'm not cold." After she said that, she grabbed the maid's hand and turned back. It was unclear whether she was in a hurry to find something or was afraid that she would not want the hand warmer.

Meng Jinyao looked at Gu Xuanyi's departing back, then looked down at the hand warmer in her hand for a moment. A hint of warmth came over her, and her originally cold hands gradually warmed up.

She said softly: "Xuan Yi has grown up, and she seems to have been reborn, but the price of growing up is too high."

Gu Jingxi replied: "People always have to pay the price for their wrong choices, but if we can stop the loss in time, everything is still in time. Let's go, it's windy at night, let's go back and rest first, we have to get up early tomorrow."

Meng Jinyao nodded, walked towards her yard, and talked incessantly to the man beside her. The man responded to every word she said, and the two of them seemed to have endless topics to talk about.

After returning to the courtyard, she washed up and was about to rest on the bed when something cool was suddenly stuffed into Meng Jinyao's hand. She was stunned for a moment, then she picked it up and saw that it was a Pisces jade pendant. The jade pendant had excellent water head and was transparent. It was very valuable, but the carving was a little lacking, as if it was made by an apprentice. However, such good jade materials would not be handed over to apprentices, otherwise the finished product would be greatly discounted, unless...

Meng Jinyao smiled and looked at him happily: "Husband, did you make this yourself?"

Gu Jingxi said "hmm", and then said: "This is a New Year's gift for A Yao. It's my first time making it, so I'm not very good. Does A Yao like it?"

"like."

After Meng Jinyao finished speaking, she threw herself on him, smacked his face a few times, then felt that was not enough, so she kissed him on the lips again. Later, for some reason, her clothes gradually fell off, and she lost track of what was happening in the world.

Afterwards, Meng Jinyao couldn't let go of the jade pendant. Thinking that she hadn't prepared a New Year's gift for Gu Jingxi, she suddenly felt that she was not doing her job as a wife. She said, "My husband, I didn't prepare a New Year's gift for you."

Gu Jingxi's eyes were gentle, and the corners of his mouth were smiling: "I have prepared it. Didn't I give it to you just now? Your husband is very satisfied."

Meng Jinyao blushed and glared at him shyly, then moved her body and snuggled into his arms. Her heart felt as sweet as if it were filled with honey.

This year she was nineteen and he was thirty-two, and it was also the fourth year of their marriage. They fell in love, had a son, and lived in love and harmony.