My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Stop it," Chang An stopped them at the right time, "Don't you know that your wife is thin-skinned?"

"I'm sorry, my Lord."

"Next time you say something like this, you have to say it." Chang An suddenly changed the subject and said, "Your wife thinks I'm not good enough. What should I do... Ouch!"

Chang An had just finished speaking when he felt something hit his chest physically. He cried out "ouch" and looked down.

Only then did she realize that Gu Li had just bumped her head against Chang An's chest, and was now rubbing her forehead. Chang An also touched her head lovingly and said:

"Hey, is Xiaoguai's mother shy?"

"Humph......"

Chang An stopped making trouble at this time, and waved his hands towards the women, saying: "You also want to beg for skills, right? Why don't you hurry up? Here are the wives of our sixty people in the family."

"If you don't hurry up, you won't be able to rest later."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Chang An then pulled Gu Li and sat on the steps of the front hall, watching the women in the family go up to thread needles and pray for dexterity. As he watched, he suddenly felt a little head leaning on his shoulder, and he looked down and found that it was Gu Li who was leaning on his shoulder.

"Our house is so lively." Chang An said this inexplicably at this time.

"Yeah," Gu Li rubbed Chang An's shoulder, and then said, "Chang Lang couldn't be lively before, I will help Chang Lang make up for it, okay?"

"Okay, then the family will rely on Mother Gu from now on." Chang An simply picked up Gu Li and let her sit in his arms.

"hey-hey."

......

Chang An had been watching the women threading needles, when he suddenly realized that the person in his arms had stopped moving since some time. He lowered his head and found that the person was leaning against his arms, one hand tightly grasping his clothes, and had fallen asleep.

He then held Gu Li in his arms and stood up carefully. This action was quickly noticed by the female relatives, and Zhen'er came forward carefully, and after checking it out, she turned around and gestured to the other female relatives to keep quiet.

"Madam has fallen asleep. You guys continue. I'll take Madam back to her room first." Chang An said softly. It was night time and everyone could hear clearly.

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

After saying that, Chang An took Gu Li directly towards the main courtyard.

......

After the Chinese Valentine's Day, it was only a few days away from Gu Li's birthday. After hiding it from Gu Li for a while, he finally gathered all the gifts he needed. The rest just had to wait until July 14th.

On July 13, after finishing his meal, Chang An and Gu Li sat together at the desk. Although Chang An had already read the Zuo Zhuan, he still pretended to read it for a while, although he didn't know who he was pretending to be for...

At this time, Huaiqin walked to the door and knocked on it to attract Chang'an's attention. Chang'an looked up and saw Huaiqin's eyes and a slight movement. He immediately understood what she meant, and said to Gu Li:

"Mother Gu, I need to go out for a while. There are some things I need to prepare."

"Should I go?" Gu Li consciously left Chang An's arms and asked.

Chang An shook his head and said, "No need, I will be back soon, just wait for me at home, Madam Gu."

"OK then......"

Chang An smiled, patted her little head, and said, "I'm just going out. It will only take half a cup of tea at most, and I'll be back. There's no need to be so reluctant."

"Chang Lang, please come back soon." Gu Li had no choice but to sit down at the desk, supporting his face with his hands, and watched Chang An leave.

After Chang An and Huai Qin left Ding Kanghou Mansion, they turned back stealthily and looked inside the door. After confirming that Gu Li did not follow them out, Chang An and Huai Qin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, let's go quickly."

"Ah."

Chang An nodded, and then left quickly with Huaiqin and went directly to Chang's house. At this time, Chang Wenmeng had just finished his meal and came to the door. He wanted to take a few steps to digest his food, and happened to see Chang An and Huaiqin coming over.

"Yonghe, Huaiqin, you are back?"

"Hey? Didn't Li'er come back with you?"

Chang An immediately replied: "We just came back to check things. Gu Niang will be back tomorrow."

Chang Wenmeng nodded in understanding, and then said, "Are these the things Huaiqin sent over some time ago? It seems like there are quite a lot."

Chang An nodded and said, "Tomorrow is Gu Niang's birthday. I have prepared a gift."

"Birthday gift? You prepared so many things?" Chang Wenmeng was a little surprised at this time, "I remember Huaiqin hid a lot of things with me."

"Yes, they are all birthday gifts from Mrs. Gu." Chang An said with a smile.

Chang Wenmeng looked at Chang An for a few seconds, then said, "Okay, I have hidden the things in your yard. No one usually goes in. Come with me."

Chang An and Huai Qin followed Chang Wenmeng to the courtyard. The pavilion was already filled with boxes of all sizes. Chang An walked forward, stretched out his fingers to count the number of boxes, and nodded after confirming that there were enough.

Chang Wenmeng came over and asked, "Yonghe, why did you prepare so many birthday gifts?"

"What else could it be? They are all given to her, and each gift has a different meaning." Chang An replied with a smile, "It seems that father wants to know too?"

"Look at what you said, how can I not want to know?"

Chang An leaned close to Chang Wenmeng's ear and whispered a few words, and then Chang Wenmeng said, "You kid, you are really imaginative!"

"Hey, father, how about this method?" Chang An said with a chuckle.

"Of course I can." Chang Wenmeng laughed, "Even if His Majesty wanted to give the Queen a birthday gift, he couldn't think of such a good idea as yours."

Huaiqin had also checked the things at this time, then walked up and said to Changan: "Sir, everything is here, nothing is missing."

"That's good." Chang An nodded, and then said to Chang Wenmeng: "Father, we have checked the things. Why don't you come with me to the next room to talk, it can also relieve boredom."

"Okay." Chang Wenmeng nodded.

Of course, in order to ensure that tomorrow's "surprise" can be successfully presented to Gu Li, Chang An also did not forget to instruct his father not to tell Gu Li about this matter.

......

In the evening, after Chang An took a shower and returned to the room, he immediately hugged Gu Li and sat on the bed.

"My dear, my dear."

"What are you doing?"

Gu Li moved twice in Chang An's arms, then asked.

"Tomorrow is Gu Niang's birthday. Are you happy?" Chang An asked.

"My birthday? Chang Lang has prepared a gift, right?" Gu Li asked with sparkling stars in his eyes.

"Of course I have prepared it. It's all ready and hidden by me." Chang An said, "Don't look for it, Madam Gu. Otherwise, I will be unhappy."

"Then I won't look for it anymore. Wait for Chang Lang to bring it to me tomorrow."

"You're so good, I'll give you a homely Langxiang..."

"Hmm... Chang Lang, tomorrow is the Ghost Festival." Gu Li said, "We are having a birthday party at home, and outsiders are burning paper money on the street. Isn't it weird?"

"How could that be? What does the Zhongyuan Festival have to do with my mother Gu's birthday?" Chang An said disapprovingly, "Let's arrange the Zhongyuan Festival tomorrow normally and then hold the birthday banquet."

"I have even invited Brother Mojie and Brother Gao. If any family members from the underworld really come in, they can eat with us. We don't need their food."

"It's my mother Gu's birthday, so we have to celebrate it well! No matter what she looks like, we have to start the celebration on time."

Gu Li gently nudged Chang An and said, "What nonsense is Chang Lang talking about?"

Chang An doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but Gu Li does. She dare not even think about such a thing. Before marrying Chang An, her birthday had to be missed with the Zhongyuan Festival, and she didn't dare to celebrate it together with the Zhongyuan Festival.

But Chang An said that he would celebrate today and it would start on time, which made her a little nervous. What if something unclean really came into the house?

"I'm not talking nonsense." Chang An lifted Gu Li in his arms and said, "Mother Gu, let me tell you, do you know what the ghosts in the underworld are most afraid of?"

Gu Li shook his head and answered honestly: "I don't know."

"Those ghosts are most afraid of strong Yang energy."

"what do you mean?"

"It means that ghosts are most afraid of places with strong yang energy. Although there are only Gu Niang and the servants in our house on weekdays, it will be different tomorrow. It is Gu Niang's birthday, and relatives and friends will come over, so our house will be lively."

"When the house is lively, the Yang energy is strong. In this way, ghosts can't enter our house, right? What is Gu Niang still afraid of?"

Gu Li was too easy to fool in front of Chang An. She blinked and asked, "Really?"

"Of course. When has your husband ever lied to you?"

Gu Li became even more excited at this time, and turned directly from Chang An's arms to face Chang An.

"I have never celebrated my birthday on July 14th!"

"Then we can celebrate like this every year. If it's a leap year, we can celebrate twice!" Chang An said, "Mother Gu, you can celebrate your birthday on the 14th day of the seventh lunar month every year! Besides, birthdays are meaningless if you don't celebrate them on the same day."

“Really? I want it to be tomorrow soon so that I can celebrate my birthday on time!” Gu Li’s eyes were full of stars and he was even a little excited in his heart.

"Then Madam Gu should go to sleep now. Sleep here with Chang Lang until your hair is dry."

"Ok!"