Chapter 2371 - 2375: This Is How You Protect Your Kids
Chapter 2371: Chapter 2375: This Is How You Protect Your Kids
"If his character is acceptable, we can make him our apprentice. If his character isn’t acceptable...well, then we’ll make other plans."
"Exactly, that’s what I think too," Gu Junzhu said, satisfied as he pinched her cheek, "Ye Xiaobei, Dad’s right, you’re my wise assistant. Marrying you is the luck of three lifetimes."
"Get away!" Ye Xingbei smacked him twice, "Don’t think you can just say a few nice words and get away with being vulgar, hmph!"
"Hasn’t it already been put behind us? Why are you still remembering it," Gu Junzhu grasped her wrist, shaking his head with a smile, "Ye Xiaobei, you’re too grudging, that’s not good. You need a broader mindset to live a happy life."
Ye Xingbei: "...Hmph!"
Fifth Lord of Gu, who usually gets even for the smallest offense, is telling her to have a broad mindset.
She bought his nonsense!
Gu Junzhu held her hand and kissed it, laughing as he hugged her close, "I think, we can’t have a one-sided opinion; we need to discuss with Xiao Shumiao and Xiao Yue. If they agree, we can take on another apprentice. If they disagree, bringing back a child who competes with our son would be a poor decision."
"Xiao Shu would definitely agree," Ye Xingbei said, "Xiao Shu is exactly the kind of ’foolish son of a landlord’ people often talk about; he has an innocent heart with no complex thoughts. You tell him the child is living poorly and want to adopt him, he’d definitely sympathize with big, tearful eyes and agree."
"What’s that supposed to mean?" Gu Junzhu objected, "Am I the landlord, or is my son foolish?"
Ye Xingbei: "...Go talk to your son!"
This conversation is going nowhere!
"Together." Gu Junzhu held Ye Xingbei’s hand and walked to sit beside Xiao Shumiao and Lingyue.
Xiao Shumiao and Lingyue were sitting on small stools sipping soup.
He held a little bowl, sipping small mouthfuls, his eyes slightly squinting with enjoyment written all over his face.
Seeing Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei sit beside him, he instantly said with delight, "Dad, Mom, you should drink the soup quickly! Mom was right, the fresh mushroom soup is delicious! It’s especially, especially fresh!"
"Alright, let’s have some soup." Gu Junzhu motioned to Gu Chi.
Gu Chi immediately served them each half a bowl of fresh mushroom soup.
Gu Junzhu took the spoon, delicately sipping some, nodding after a moment, "It’s indeed delicious!"
"Isn’t it?" Xiao Shumiao boasted, "Mom’s soup has Mom’s taste; it’s the best, the very, very best! No one can compare!"
Ye Xingbei smiled and ruffled his little head, "Good boy!"
Though sometimes she feels her precious son’s emotional intelligence is quite low, with his sweet, honeyed little mouth, she doesn’t need to worry about her son growing up unable to trick... oh wait, I mean unable to find a wife.
"Xiao Shu, Xiao Yue, let me ask you something," Gu Junzhu looked at Xiao Shumiao and Lingyue, "What do you think of the child who killed the wild boar?"
"Amazing!" Xiao Shumiao said, "Besides Brother Xiaoyue, he’s the most amazing kid Xiao Shu has ever seen, even more amazing than Xiao Shu."
"That’s not necessarily true," Gu Junzhu said, protective of his own, "Son, don’t underestimate yourself. Maybe he’s just physically more agile than most and a bit braver; his mind may not necessarily be as smart as yours. For those who achieve great things, it’s the bright minds that matter!"