Mrs. Hou had already got up at that time. I dressed up her and put on some pink. Seeing that she was a little more energetic, she sat in the flower hall and drank a few sips of hot tea. Gu Yanjing praised her: "You look much better when you dress like this."

My son has always been a sensible, but he spends most of his time in the palace and doesn’t have much time to be at home.

Mrs. Hou pursed her lips and smiled, and said with some uncertainty: "Does Sheng'er really come here for dinner? Why haven't you come yet? It's still snowing outside."

“Maybe it’s on the way.”

Mrs. Hou looked out for a while and ordered her servants around her: "Madam Liu, send someone to see why Sister Sheng hasn't come yet. It's dark and the road is slippery. Let her be careful."

As soon as Madam Liu, who was serving her, responded, she heard a voice coming from there.

"Mom, please see who is coming." Gu Jinsheng came in with her father. It was obvious that it was snowing heavily outside, and a layer of snowflakes fell on both of them.

As soon as he entered the stove-burning room, the servants who were serving hurriedly helped the master to get the cloak on his body.

Mrs. Hou was a little surprised and relieved.

Surprised that she actually invited her father over, and gratified that her daughter should have become more sensible.

Mrs. Hou stood up and wanted to salute Mr. Hou.

Gu Caihua said: "If you are not feeling well, you don't have to be polite."

He was a little surprised, and didn't know how she became like this. He was only in his thirties, but he looked like an elderly woman with no vitality on his body, but he seemed to be in a short time, and looked weak.

"Dad, you are here." Gu Yanjing bowed to his father.

He seemed more polite when talking to his father.

Gu Caihua glanced at his son and nodded. This son was more promising than him.

"Dad, sit here." Gu Jinsheng pulled his father's arm and asked him to sit next to the wooden table and chair next to the side. She poured hot tea: "Dad, drink tea and warm your body first."

Mrs. Hou looked at her daughter, but she couldn't see any special difference. She was still the same person, but she knew that she had changed and became sensible. She had never done this job of bringing water and tea to others.

Her voice was not as loud as before, but it was a bit crisp and well-behaved and sensible as a child.

Mr. Hou was obviously very helpful to this. He took a sip and then said to his wife: "You sit down too, don't be tired."

Mrs. Hou sat down and looked at her husband, feeling a little lonely. She was obviously two years younger than her husband, but now she is old, but he is just in the past.

Jin Sheng asked Madam Liu: "Is the food ready?"

"Back to Miss, it's all gone, I'll wait for you and Mr. Hou."

"Then let's serve the food."

Madam Liu agreed and went to order her servants to set up vegetables.

The dining table is right next to the curtain, not far away.

Jin Sheng came to his mother at this time, holding her arm and smiling, "Mom, we are all here to accompany her to the New Year today. Are you happy?"

Although I was already disappointed with my husband, the lady still told her, "Good, happy."

She didn't want to discourage her daughter's pleasure, and she didn't want her daughter to lose favor in front of her father because of her relationship.

She knew that Mr. Hou no longer liked her, but Sheng'er was his flesh and blood. If she did it well, her blood would be thicker than water.

Mr. Hou was drinking tea, occasionally glanced at the woman who could almost be his mother, but he suddenly didn't know what to say to her. Fortunately, the food was served there quickly, and the servants came to invite them to sit down and use the food.

Jin Sheng supported her mother over and said to her: "Mom, your hands are thinner than me. Are the dishes you usually cook are not as good as your appetite, so you can't eat them." She just wanted to arouse her father's little pity for her mother. Seeing that her mother was seriously ill, she felt sorry for her and sympathized with her. Even if she had sympathy, it was better than ruthless.

Mrs. Hou said to her daughter gently: "It's okay, my mother has never eaten enough."

Jin Sheng grinned, and his heart felt bitter.

In her previous life, her mother did not see her father until her death. At that time, she was guarding her mother's bed because Madam Liu came to find her in person. She had already fallen asleep at that time. Madam Liu said that her mother was not good enough and wanted to see her for the last time. She was also very scared when she heard that. She did not want to lose her mother, although she had been sick in bed and had not taken care of her much.

When I saw my mother lying on the bed, I felt that her mother was pitiful and terrible. She was so thin that she could see the bones on her hands. The sadness and despair in her eyes were something she could not understand, but now, she understood it all.

When my father got up from Aunt Zhou's quilt, his mother was already dead.

At that time, she heard Madam Liu say back and forth that her father had already fallen asleep and begged for a long time before she passed the message.

Later, shortly after her mother passed away, Madam Liu was sent out of the mansion because she was old.

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The family sat down and Juhong, the eldest maid who was waiting for Mrs. Waiting for Mrs. Waiting for a hurry, she hurried in. She was the person in Mrs. Waiting for someone to see her, she would inform her. But seeing Mr. Waiting for Mr. Waiting for a while was sitting here, she bowed to Mr. Waiting for a while, she wanted to speak but stopped and didn't know how to reply.

"If you have anything, just say it." It is not good to hide it in front of Master Hou. Mrs. Hou guessed that there should be nothing important.

"Madam Qibing, it was Aunt Zhou who brought the third lady and the fifth master."

Mrs. Hou was a little unhappy and did not look on her face. She guessed that Aunt Zhou must have known that Mr. Hou had come to her place... Mr. Hou was with her for many years, and she couldn't bear it on this day when she came to her!

Mrs. Hou sneered in her heart and said, "It's windy outside, please invite them in."

After Mrs. Hou agreed, the eldest maid Ju Hong immediately retreated.

After a moment, Aunt Zhou walked in with her own children.

Master Hou took a look. Aunt Zhou was already thirty years old. His wife Bai Shi was only three or four years older than her, but she looked like she was twenty years older. Aunt Zhou was born charming and always looked delicate. She smiled and immediately saluted first. But before she could speak, the fifth young master ran over with a slight sound.

As soon as he saw that his father was here, the fifth young master ran over happily and shouted: "Dad, why are you here? My sister and I have been waiting for you for a long time, but we will never see you."

Gu Caihua was a little embarrassed. He agreed to accompany them tonight.

Gu Yunxi walked over and looked at Gu Jinsheng. She seemed to have not seen her, and she felt even more unhappy, but she still said pitifully: "Sister Sheng, are you still angry that I didn't stop you from climbing the ladder today and causing you to slide down? This is all my fault. I will stop you next time. Don't ignore me, okay? I have been waiting for you for an afternoon, and I plan to stay with you later."

Gu Jinsheng was a little surprised when he heard this and said, "Yunxi, where do you say this? When did I ignore you? I just took a nap in the afternoon. After waking up, it was almost dark, so I came to my mother. My mother was unwell, so I came here to accompany her. You wouldn't have to instigate me to accompany you to stay here and leave my mother alone and ignore her, right?"

She did mean that, but after Gu Jinsheng pointed it out and even used the word "instigation", Yunxi was so choked that she couldn't answer it all at once. She didn't know when Sister Sheng became so eloquent, and she didn't know why she suddenly cared about her mother.
Chapter completed!