My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Chang An waved his hand and said, "Shangsi Festival will be here soon, right?"

"Indeed, what's the matter?" Wang Wei asked.

Chang An was a little embarrassed at this time and said: "To be honest, before I married my daughter Gu, I was running around Pingkangfang, the Imperial College and my home, and I hardly participated in other things."

"So I wanted to ask what activities there are during the Shangsi Festival so I can catch up on my studies beforehand."

"Shangsi Festival is a festival for offering sacrifices and praying for fertility, and also a festival for couples and lovers," Wang Wei explained. "The usual activities are nothing more than offering sacrifices and feasting, drinking wine by the winding stream, and spring outings in the suburbs."

"If Brother Yonghe is willing, you can also take Madam Gu to bathe by the river. That is, to wash away the dust of the past year and pray for the birth of a child."

Chang An heard this and quickly waved his hands and said, "Forget about this. My mother Gu is weak and has just recovered. She can't stand the stimulation of the cold river water. The matter of offspring is up to me, and it has nothing to do with the matter of bathing by the river."

"So, let's just have our normal feast and spring outing."

Wang Wei naturally knew that Chang An doted on his wife very much, and that the purification ceremony was not necessary. He smiled and said, "I just told Brother Yonghe about the event, and I didn't suggest that you go."

"That's good, that's good..." Chang An breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he did not allow Gu Li to participate in the beach bathing and purification ceremony, not only because Gu Li was weak, but also because the beach bathing had to be conducted in a river outside the city. Although all the participants were women, if someone was blind enough to peek, it would be a serious matter and could even ruin someone's innocence.

As they were talking, Huaiqin and Zhen'er came with their servants to set the table and prepare the hot pot. Cui Yu looked at this pot that looked like a hot pot but was made of copper, and was a little puzzled - is this how all the rich people in Chang'an eat?

At this time, Gu Li also saw Cui Yu's confusion, so he explained: "This is a delicacy developed by my family's Chang Lang, which is the hot pot we just mentioned. It can be said that in the whole Chang'an City, only our family can eat this hot pot."

Cui Yu nodded, then saw the raw ingredients placed next to the hot pot and asked, "But these dishes are also raw, how do we eat them?"

"It's very simple. Just pick up whatever you want to eat and put it in the hot soup. Once it's cooked, you can eat it." Gu Li said, "Today's soup base is quite spicy. I wonder if Madam Cui can eat it."

But Cui Yu still didn't quite understand, so he looked at Wang Wei who was sitting next to him. After Wang Wei received Cui Yu's gaze, he and Chang An smiled at each other, each picked up the bowl in front of them, picked up some dishes, and demonstrated to Cui Yu how to eat.

After seeing the two people's demonstration, Cui Yu couldn't help but said in surprise: "Is it that simple to eat this hot pot?"

"Yes." Wang Wei nodded, then pointed at the pepper pot and said to Chang An, "I thought the soup base was delicious last time, but I didn't expect it to be even more delicious after adding pepper and pepper today."

"Thank you for the compliment. Let's pick up our chopsticks. This hotpot tastes better if you rush to eat it." Chang An said, motioning Cui Yu and Gu Li to pick up their chopsticks.

Cui Yu tentatively picked up a piece of meat, put it into the soup to cook it, and put it into his mouth.

At this time, Gu Li asked, "Madam Cui, how does it taste?"

Cui Yu naturally felt that it was delicious, but in order to appear virtuous, she still smiled and replied, "It's delicious."

"If it tastes good, eat more. Even I can only eat it a few times a month." Gu Li said, and put some more vegetarian dishes into the pot.

"Mr. Chang is really good to Madam Gu. He is even willing to research such delicious food for her." Cui Yu also said with a smile.

Gu Li glanced at Chang An who was sitting next to him, and then said, "In the future, Mr. Wang will also treat Madam Cui very well."

"Indeed," Chang An nodded and said, "Madam Cui, I can guarantee that I know a little about Brother Mo Jie's character. He will definitely treat you well in this life."

Cui Yu looked at Chang An and his wife, and found it somewhat amusing to listen to two people who were not as familiar with Wang Wei as he was with him praising his sincerity.

"Brother Yonghe, please stop talking and give me some face." Wang Wei felt a little embarrassed after being praised by Chang An and Gu Li.

Even Cui Yu smiled a little embarrassedly, and quickly changed the subject, asking Gu Li: "Madam Gu, just now I saw you go to water the sapling as soon as you left the room. Is there any significance to this sapling?"

After that, she pointed to the sapling next to the pavilion. Gu Li looked in the direction she pointed, then smiled and explained, "This is the loquat tree that Chang Lang planted himself the year he married me, which was last winter."

"Why?"

"There is a loquat tree in the yard. It was planted by my wife when she married me. It will soon grow tall and majestic like a canopy." Chang An also said with a smile at this time.

Cui Yu had not read many books, so he did not quite understand what he said, so he looked at Wang Wei again. Wang Wei also patiently replied: "Brother Yonghe means that this loquat tree was planted by him in the year he married Madam Gu, to record the love between him and Madam Gu, and it will flourish in the future."

After hearing this, Cui Yu nodded in understanding and said to Gu Li with a hint of envy: "Mr. Chang is really sincere to Madam Gu."

Gu Li smiled somewhat embarrassedly, and then asked, "When I went to Guanyin Temple with my husband Chang Lang, I heard from Brother Mo Jie that you two were childhood sweethearts, is that right?"

"It is true, what's the matter?"

Gu Li said: "In fact, I think it is not easy for childhood sweethearts to finally have a happy ending like Madam Cui and Mr. Wang."

"In fact, we two had an engagement before, and my parents approve of the relationship between me and my husband." Cui Yu said, "What about you, Madam Gu? How did you get to know Mr. Chang?"

After hearing this question, Gu Li looked at Chang An who was sitting next to her, as if to ask for his opinion. After Chang An felt Gu Li's gaze, he smiled and looked at her, saying:

"Mrs. Gu, please say whatever you want to say. Brother Mojie and his family are not outsiders."

After getting permission, Gu Li turned around and said to Cui Yu: "To be honest, my husband Chang Lang and I first met in Pingkangfang."

Cui Yu and Wang Wei were stunned after hearing this, and even Chang An was choked, because Gu Li's words were too easy to be misunderstood.

After seeing Wang Wei and Cui Yu's reactions, Gu Li poured a glass of water for Chang An to soothe him, and explained, "No, Madam Cui, you misunderstood. What I meant was that Chang Lang and I met on the street in Pingkangfang during the Lantern Festival two years ago."

Wang Wei and Cui Yu then returned to normal and continued to eat. Gu Li also continued, "That day Lang got drunk and fell into the water from a high place. I happened to be nearby, so I went to rescue him."

"We met because of this incident. Then, for some reason, Chang Lang's father, Doctor Chang, and I wanted to propose marriage. But Chang Lang was devoted to his studies at the time and wanted to get a good degree before getting married."

"So Chang Lang was urged by Dr. Chang to put aside some of his thoughts on studying and marry me."

Cui Yu also nodded at this time, and said with a smile: “I didn’t expect that Madam Gu and Madam Gu were still in love with each other for life and death, no wonder they are so loving.”

Wang Weihe listened to what Gu Li said, raised his head slightly, and asked: "I didn't expect that Brother Yonghe and Madam Gu had such a past."

Chang An just smiled a little embarrassedly and didn't comment. In fact, the original owner of Chang An didn't have any memory of this incident. The only thing that can be found is that after the original owner fell into the water, he saw Gu Li who came into the water to save him when he was sinking, and then the original owner himself stretched out his hand to Gu Li.

The remaining memory jumps directly to what happened when he woke up the next day. It seems that the original owner had blacked out and forgot the rest of the things that happened in the middle because he drank too much.

As he recalled this, he put some more meat into the pot to cook, and put it in Gu Niang's bowl, saying lovingly: "Gu Niang said she was so hungry that she didn't eat much."

"If you don't eat now, these dishes will be eaten up by Brother Mojie and Madam Cui."

Gu Li was so excited that he forgot to eat, so he picked up the bowl and ate. At this time, Chang An said to Cui Yu, "I'm sorry, Madam Cui, my Madam Gu doesn't have many friends, and she is a little shy and doesn't talk to people. Today, I saw you, Madam Cui, and I let go of my chatterbox. I hope you don't mind."

"As for Mr. Chang, there are very few people who can talk to me." Cui Yu shook his head and said with a smile.

Chang An nodded, and then asked, "Madam Cui, I have an unwelcome request."

"Please speak, Mr. Chang."

"I have to go to the Imperial College in the morning on weekdays. Brother Mojie may also have to take the imperial examination to become an official in the near future. If you are free on weekdays, can you come to my place and accompany my mother Gu?"

"She's often alone at home, and I'm afraid she'll be bored, so I'd like to ask you to just talk to her."

After listening to Chang An's request, Cui Yu looked at Gu Li who was eating and said, "Of course you can. Mr. Chang also said that my husband will be busy in a while. I just happen to be free, and I want to find someone to talk to when I have nothing to do on weekdays."

"What's more, Mr. Chang is my husband's friend, so he can be trusted."

"In that case, thank you very much, Madam Cui."