My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Seeing Gu Li curled up in Chang An's arms, all the guests laughed - why only the guests? How could the servants who were mixed in behind them dare to laugh? Their own wife was gentle and easy to talk to, but the marquis was not sure.

"Um... Huaiqin, Zhen'er, you take the guests to the front hall first, and then arrange for the kitchen. We will have an extra meal today, and double the monthly salary for everyone this month."

Gu Li was very shy. If he didn't send these people away now, he would never dare to see anyone again.

"Yes, son."

The guests didn't say much, but just followed Huaiqin and Zhener and left. Huaiqin was even considerate enough to close the door for them.

"Okay, okay, they've all left, and now there are only two of us left in the room." Chang An said, patting Gu Li's back gently.

"Hmm..." Gu Li opened her eyes slightly at this time, looked around, and sure enough, no one was there. She came out of Chang An's arms with peace of mind, raised her head and looked at the futou on Chang An's head, and said infatuatedly:

"Chang Lang is so good looking."

Chang An smiled and scratched her little nose. Then she raised her hand and took off the futou on Chang An's head. She said, "We won't wear futou at home. Just wear this hair crown."

"I will listen to what Madam Gu says." Chang An's mental defenses were basically broken. At this moment, all he could see was this young lady who only cared about him.

"Do you like what I arranged today, Chang Lang?"

"Was all this arranged by Mother Gu?" Chang An followed up on Gu Li's question.

Gu Li nodded proudly at this time, and then said: "I arranged all these yesterday, just to give Chang Lang a surprise."

"Well... then, then in the evening, I plan to celebrate for Chang Lang alone. Although not many people are having the ceremony of coming of age now, it is a very important day for Chang Lang after all. I don't want to be like other families who just let it go."

As he spoke, Gu Li poked Chang An's chest and muttered a few more words in dissatisfaction: "Who knew that I would be embarrassed again after bringing Chang Lang here."

Chang An held her in his arms again, patted her back gently, and said, "Okay, okay, don't be shy. Gu Niang didn't embarrass herself just now."

"I don't care, I don't care! I want Chang Lang to coax me! Otherwise, I won't go out to see people!" Gu Li said without giving any reason, and directly bumped into Chang An's arms, rubbed him, and was completely "seeking comfort pitifully".

Chang An smiled and touched Gu Li's hair, then carried her to the bed, rocking her gently to make her feel comfortable.

......

At this time, in the main hall of Dingkang Marquis's mansion, the guests were sitting inside and chatting. Su Ke asked, "Song Sansi, today is your beloved student's coming-of-age celebration. What preparations have you made?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was focused on them, and it seemed that the topic began to switch to gifts.

"Of course I am ready, why should Minister Su worry about it?" He stood up and said, "My carriage is outside, wait for me to get it!"

With that, Song Jing left the main hall. When he came back, he had a long box in his hand and said, "This is the gift I prepared!"

He put the box on the table and opened it. Su Ke stroked his beard, took a look and said, "A belt? Why did Song Sansi suddenly think of giving this as a gift?"

"Why not?"

Song Jing picked up the nine-ring belt, which had eleven gold and jade belt buckles tied around the waist. Then he asked, "Minister Su came today, did he bring any gifts?"

"Of course I have."

Su Ke then took out a bag from his sleeve, and then took out a jade pendant from it and said, "My gift is this Qinglian jade pendant."

Afterwards, the people present began to follow suit, taking out their gifts one by one and placing them on the table.

......

As for Chang An's father, Chang Wenmeng, he also walked in with a box in his hand. When he saw many people sitting in the main hall and all kinds of boxes and baskets on the table, he was also stunned for a moment. After he snorted twice, he also said:

"Everyone is here..."

"Dr. Chang, are you a little late?" Yuan Qianyao asked with a smile.

Chang Wenmeng was stunned for a moment, then looked around and said, "Are I late? But my son and daughter-in-law don't seem to have come out yet."

Yuan Qianyao explained: "Because Madam Gu blushed, Young Master Chang is taking care of her in the house right now."

"Red face? Did the two of them have a fight? That brat! I'll beat him to death!" Chang Wenmeng took a step forward and was about to rush to Chang An's room, ready to teach this brat a lesson.

At this time, Wang Wei and Gao Shi also hurried forward to hold Chang Wenmeng and said, "No, no, Doctor Chang, you misunderstood! Brother Yonghe and Madam Gu did not quarrel!"

Chang Wenmeng then stopped and asked, "Are you not quarreling?"

"Dr. Chang, think about it. Brother Chang wants to take care of Madam Gu personally every day. He is afraid of breaking her if he holds her in his hands, and afraid of melting her if he holds her in his mouth. If Brother Chang quarrels with Madam Gu, Gao Shi will bring his head to me!" Gao Shi also said this at this time.

Chang Wenmeng was puzzled and asked, "If they weren't quarreling, why did Li'er blush?"

"Madam Gu's face is red because she is embarrassed!" Song Jing reminded, "The reason why we came so early today is because Madam Gu sent someone to inform us yesterday that she wanted to give Yonghe a surprise."

"The surprise is ready, how could the two of them quarrel?"

"That's true. I knew that brat would never quarrel with Li'er." Chang Wenmeng felt relieved at this time.

......

"Fight, what fight?"

At this time, Chang An's voice came from behind, and Chang Wenmeng turned around and covered it up, "It's nothing, it's just my father who had a quarrel with them, it's none of your business."

Chang An and Gu Li both looked at Chang Wenmeng. At this moment, he was still being held by Wang Wei and Gao Shi. Although the posture was a little...unsightly, it did seem like they were just having a quarrel.

"Oh, today is Chang Lang's birthday, so let's not quarrel, okay?" Gu Li didn't care whether it was true or not, he just reminded him.

"Okay, okay, let's not quarrel." As if they noticed Gu Li's gaze, the three of them quickly let go of their hands.

Chang An asked at this time: "Why did they quarrel? It seems that no one here has anything to do with my father...right?"

But at this moment, he saw the woman in red clothes sitting in the corner drinking tea silently. Su Meng did have some conflicts with Chang Wenmeng, but nothing happened afterwards, and she was even allowed to come to his house for dinner every year.

"Alright, alright, the quarrel was all fake." Song Jing stepped forward and separated the people like a peacemaker, then said, "Today is your birthday, Yonghe, and also your coming-of-age day. We have prepared gifts for you, and they are said to be different."

As he said this, he handed the belt he had prepared to Chang An.

Chang An felt that the belt seemed familiar, and subconsciously looked at Chang Wenmeng's waist, and found that his father also had a similar belt hanging on his waist.

"I remember that Mother Gu also has this belt, right?" Chang An looked at Gu Li at this time.

"I have it, but I've never worn it." Gu Li said at this time, "It's hung on the waist, but I don't wear it to the waist."

"This is a belt, you should know it." Song Jing said.

"Since my students have become adults, they naturally have to start taking on the responsibilities of a crown bearer. This belt not only represents that you have reached the age to take responsibility, but also represents a constraint. You must remember to exercise moderation and self-discipline."

"I sincerely follow your instructions."

Chang An quickly took the belt with both hands, and then Su Ke came over and said, "Yonghe, I have a gift for you too."

He took out a jade pendant and put it in Chang'an's hand. It was carved with a ribbon bird with a flower in its beak and short, wide wings with the wing tips pointed upwards. However, unlike the usual jade pendants where the bird's head looked back, this ribbon bird had its head raised.

"This is a jade bird holding a flower pendant. I had it custom made myself. I am giving it to you now to congratulate you on your coming of age. I also hope that you can be like this bird, with your head held high and your wings spread out."

"Thank you, Mr. Su."

Gao Shi and Wang Wei also took out their gifts and said, "Brother Yonghe (Brother Chang), these are the gifts we prepared for you."

When they opened the box, they found something in each of them. One was a scroll, which was obviously painted by Wang Wei. Chang An also recognized this painting: "Snowy Clearing on the Bank of the River". The other was a purple bamboo brush, the bristles of which were shiny and white, and the tip of the brush had not been opened.

As for Su Meng, her gift was not so literary - it was a book seal with Chang An's name engraved on it. Moreover, the book seal was wrapped with a flowered silk with a red border.

Yuan Qianyao sent a complete set of chessboards, with patterns and fonts carved around the edges that he could not understand.

When Yuan Qianyao handed the chessboard to Chang An, he also said: "This is a golden nanmu chessboard. Since I stopped playing chess, I don't know how many people have wanted to ask me for this chessboard. I heard that you can beat Song Sansi in chess, so this chessboard is now given to you."

At this time, Huaiqin and Zhen'er were instructing the servants at home to pack up the gifts, and then counting the number and names of the gifts.

"Mother Gu, why do I feel like this year is a little weird?"

"What's wrong?"