My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Not long after the words were spoken, Gu Li actually fell asleep in Chang An's arms. Chang An held her gently, not daring to make too much noise, and from time to time he would touch the ends of her hair to see if her hair was dry.

Chang An waited until her hair was dry before putting Gu Li on the bed. He blew out the candle, then returned to lie down beside her and fell asleep together.

When he closed his eyes, Chang An seemed to hear Gu Li muttering:

"I like Chang Lang the most..."

"I like Gu Niang the most, too. Good night, little lazy bum."

After Chang An finished speaking, he kissed her on the forehead in the dark and then closed his eyes again.

......

The next day was the Ghost Festival, but Chang An got up early because there were still many things to prepare. And there might not be such an opportunity in the future, because Gu Li was in the period of early pregnancy reaction and was a little sleepy.

He quickly washed up and left the room. Huaiqin and Zhen'er were standing in the yard at this time. When they saw Chang'an coming out, they asked, "Sir, shall we start preparing now?"

Last night, Huaiqin told Zhener the whole cause and effect of the incident, and got her cooperation today.

"Let's start." Chang An nodded.

"Huaiqin, take a few clean hands and feet people, go to the next door to bring all the gifts, and then hide them in the study." Chang An began to give orders, "Zhen'er, go to the kitchen and ask them to start preparing the hot pot and dumplings for lunch today, and then ask them to prepare the ingredients for the longevity noodles. I'll go down and make them."

"Yes."

"Well... Huaiqin, when you go to the backyard to look for someone, ask Sister Qi and Sister Qi to prepare as well. They will know what it means." Chang An added at the end.

"Yes, son."

After preparing all this, Chang An returned to the room and sat beside Gu Li's pillow. At this time, Gu Li happened to groan in pain on the bed, and it seemed that she was having trouble sleeping again. Chang An picked her up and let her continue to sleep in his arms.

But maybe it was because his movements were too big, Gu Li moved in Chang An's arms, opened his eyes, and then yawned unsatisfiedly.

"Aren't you going to sleep anymore?" Chang An asked, gently fiddling with her hair.

"I can't sleep..."

Gu Li sat on Chang An's lap and yawned again. Chang An touched her head and said, "Since you can't sleep, let's get up."

"it is good."

Chang An picked up Gu Li, let her stand on the ground, then took her clothes and put them on her.

After doing all this, Chang An said, "Mother Gu, wait for me in the room. I'll get some water for you to wash."

Gu Li nodded, then sat on the edge of the bed with his hair a little disheveled, and stared blankly at Chang An as he walked out of the room with his big eyes.

Chang An came to the outside of the yard, then pulled over a servant and ordered, "You go and wait at the gate. If Huaiqin and the others come back, tell them that Gu Niang has woken up and ask her to hide the things in the other courtyard first."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

After giving the instructions, he quickly went to get some water for washing.

After returning to the room to wash Gu Li, you can see that Gu Li has regained some spirits. At this time, Zhen'er also walked in and said, "Sir, Mr. Wang and his family and Mr. Gao are here."

"Bring them all in." Chang An ordered.

Zhen'er responded and left, and Chang'an brought Gu Li to the pavilion to wait.

"Brother Yonghe! Madam Gu!"

I heard his voice before I saw him. When Chang An and Gu Li were waiting in the pavilion, they heard Wang Wei's voice. The couple looked up at the gate and saw the three people who came were holding gift baskets in their hands.

"Happy birthday, Madam Gu."

Cui Yu was the first to step forward and handed the basket in his hand to Gu Li.

"Thank you, Madam Cui."

Wang Wei and Gao Shi also came forward and gave their gifts to Gu Li, and were also thanked.

Chang An also stood up at this time and said to Gao Shi: "Brother Gao, long time no see."

"Brother Chang, the war was intense recently, so I haven't come to visit you much. Please forgive me." Gao Shi smiled and bowed.

"We are all brothers, why do this? You coming here today is the greatest honor you can give me."

Cui Yu raised his head and looked around, then asked curiously, "Mr. Chang, as Madam Gu's husband, have you prepared a birthday gift for her?"

"It's ready. I just asked Huaiqin to get it." Chang An smiled and said.

"Son."

Speak of the devil, and here comes the devil. Chang An had just finished speaking when he heard Huaiqin's voice. He said directly, "Forget it, no need to hide it, just go and get the things now."

Huaiqin was stunned for a moment. This was the third time the order regarding this gift had been changed in one morning.

"Yes, son."

"Let's go inside and wait." Chang An said to Gu Li at this time, "Brother Mo Jie, Madam Cui, Brother Gao, please come in with us."

"it is good."

The five people walked into the room. Cui Yu went straight to Gu Li and asked, "Madam Gu, what kind of birthday gift did Chang Langjun prepare for you?"

Gu Li shook his head and said, "I don't know. Chang Lang didn't tell me."

Wang Wei and Gao Shi were also curious, so they pulled Chang An to the door and asked the same question as Cui Yu. Chang An looked at Gu Li and Cui Yu who were talking behind him, and explained to them in a low voice.

After hearing this, Gao Shi and Wang Wei couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

At this time, the three gentlemen standing at the door saw Huaiqin, followed by a dozen maids. Each of the maids was holding a box in their hands, which was probably full of gifts. Gao Shi and Wang Wei counted them and found that there were exactly eighteen, no more, no less.

"Sir, the stuff has arrived."

"Bring them in one by one." Chang An said.

When Gu Li and Cui Yu heard the noise, they looked over curiously. Chang An, Wang Wei and Gao Shi were standing at the door at this time, all looking at Gu Li with smiles.

The first maid came in, and brought the box to Gu Li, and then opened it - inside was a longevity lock. When Gu Li saw this gift, he cast a puzzled look at Chang An before he understood what was going on.

"Mother Gu, this is your one-year-old birthday gift, a longevity lock. It represents my Mother Gu being born and is the lover given to me by God." Chang An replied with a smile.

After saying that, Chang An waved to the door, and the second maid came in with the second gift, a pair of embroidered shoes. But they looked like a child's size: "Happy 2nd birthday, Gu Niang. You should have started to learn to walk. This pair of shoes should be able to accompany you to my arms."

Gu Li's hands trembled slightly as he reached out and touched the pair of small socks. Then came the third gift, a collection of stories bought outside: "Happy third birthday, Gu Niang. It's time to listen to bedtime stories, so I want to give you a storybook."

The fourth gift was a toothbrush: "Mother Gu, your teeth start to grow at the age of four, so you must take good care of them."

The fifth gift was a 'small crown' made of platinum: "Happy fifth birthday, Gu Niang. Wear this, and from now on you will be my little princess."

The sixth gift was a set of children's clothing that Chang An had Li Mengjuan make for him: "Six-year-old Gu Niang should have started to love beauty, so I'll give you a set of skirts. You will always be the most beautiful in my heart."

The seventh gift was a rag doll. Although it was different from modern ones, it was the best craftsmanship nowadays: "Mother Gu, you are seven years old. This is the rag doll I gave you. It will temporarily replace me to accompany you. It is your little guard."

The eighth gift was a mirror with plum blossoms engraved on it: "Since you love beauty, you should have started looking in the mirror when you were eight years old, right?"

The ninth gift was a custom-made wooden sign: "I heard from Gu Niang that you started reading when you were over eight years old. This thing is called a bookmark. You can put the bookmark wherever you are reading, so you don't have to worry about forgetting which page you are on."

The tenth one was a few brushes, also custom-made, with the words "Chang'an Returns to Gu Li" engraved on them: "You have to learn to write when you read. Gu Niang can write such beautiful characters. She must have practiced for a long time, right?"

The gift for the eleventh child was a strange wooden box with a small hole on it. "This is a piggy bank. Eleven-year-old Gu Niang has started to have pocket money. I have to save this money well. After all, Gu Niang said that if I get into trouble, she will support me."

The twelfth one was a collection of poems: "Mother Gu likes to read poems. This is a collection of poems I wrote myself. As a gift for your twelfth birthday, you should like it very much, right?"

The thirteenth gift was a wooden sign with a scene of the two of them playing in the plum blossom forest carved on it. But this time, Chang An did not speak, and Gu Li stretched out his slightly trembling hand and picked up the sign. On the front was written: "See the back."

Gu Li turned to the back of the postcard and said, "This is a postcard. I wish you a happy thirteenth birthday. You will meet me in four years. Are you excited?"

The gift for the fourteenth birthday was a talisman: "Fourteen-year-old Gu Niang is about to come of age, so I will give you a talisman to keep you safe."

At the age of fifteen, it was a hairpin: "Fifteen-year-old Gu Niang has reached the age of marriage. I am giving you a hairpin to congratulate my Gu Niang on her coming of age."

The gift for the sixteenth year old was a medicine: "Gu Niang saved me when I was sixteen, but she got lung disease because of it, but this was also the beginning of our relationship."

The gift for her seventeenth birthday was a beautiful skirt of normal size: "This was a birthday gift for Gu Niang when she was seventeen. At this time, Gu Niang had grown into a beautiful young lady."

The last gift was brought to Gu Li by Chang An himself: "This is the Engagement Letter of our marriage. Now Gu Niang is eighteen years old and has married me, becoming my wife, Chang Yonghe."

"From now on, Gu Niang and I will walk together in the future."