My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"It just didn't seem to be so lively last year." Chang An said.

"That's because Chang Lang went out for a drink on his birthday last year." Gu Li pinched him obscurely at this time, and then said: "When we were drinking, only Wang Langjun, Gao Langjun and a few other friends were there, it couldn't be lively at all."

Chang An then took Gu Li's hand with a smile and said, "I know that Gu Niang wanted my birthday to be lively, otherwise she wouldn't have invited them in advance, right?"

"Chang Lang is quite clever." Gu Li snorted softly.

Then Chang Wenmeng patted Chang An on the shoulder and said, "Yonghe, congratulations on your victory."

"Thank you, father." Chang An also smiled gently at this time, then bowed slightly.

Chang Wenmeng took out his box and said, "Today is your coming of age. Although we in the Tang Dynasty do not have those complicated coming of age ceremonies, you should have what you deserve. Your father will give you nothing less."

"Open it and take a look."

Chang An took the box and opened it. Inside was a golden crown, which was naturally the Jinxian crown. Moreover, this Jinxian crown was not the same style as the one given by Gu Li. It was the kind with a hairpin to fix it, while the one given by Gu Li could be put on directly and used.

"Thank you father."

After Chang An handed the hair crown to Huai Qin to record, he said, "Since you are willing to give face to my mother Gu and come to celebrate my birthday today, I cannot let you down."

"Why don't you stay for dinner today? After all, it's my birthday, so it would be a shame not to treat me to a meal."

"You can do anything!"

......

At night, Chang An and Gu Li had finished their baths and sat at the low table to rest. Taking advantage of this time, Gu Li gently squeezed Chang An's hand and said, "Chang Lang, do you remember what I said today?"

"What are you talking about? Madam Gu said a lot today."

"That's what I said, we should hold a small coming-of-age ceremony for Chang Lang tonight." Gu Li said with a smile.

Chang An just remembered it, but he was still a little confused, and asked: "But this coming-of-age ceremony is so complicated, and we are just two in the room, how can we proceed?"

Gu Li laughed twice at this time and said, "If I say I can do it, I can do it. Chang Lang, just watch first!"

Then, under Chang An's puzzled gaze, Gu Li shouted to the outside of the door: "Huaiqin! Zhen'er! Come in with your things!"

After receiving the signal, the door was opened, and Huaiqin and Zhener came in with two plates of cakes and placed them on the low table, and then brought a basin of water. Gu Li also took Chang'an's black cloth crown and Jinxian crown from the dressing table and said:

"Just make do with it. It's not convenient to ask the kitchen to make more fish and meat tonight, so use some cakes instead."

As he spoke, Gu Li pulled Chang An to sit up straight, facing the cakes, then cleared his throat and said, "Chang Lang."

"uh-huh?"

"let us start?"

Chang An nodded, and Gu Li put down his Jinxian crown, picked up a comb, and said, "On an auspicious day in the month of your birth, I will put on your first clothes, abandon your childhood name, and help you become a virtuous person. I wish you a long life and great happiness."

As he spoke, he symbolically combed Chang'an's hair twice, helped him tie his hair, and then put the black cloth crown on Chang'an's head.

"On the day of the auspicious month, it is Shen'er's service. Respect for your majesty and Shushen's virtue. My eyebrows will live for thousands of years and you will be blessed forever."

Then Gu Li reached his hand into the basin beside him, washed himself briefly, picked up the hairpin on the table, and inserted it into his hair crown.

"With the correctness of the year and the order of the moon, Xian Jia will obey. Brothers are here to achieve great virtue. Huang Zang has no boundaries and is celebrated by heaven."

At this time, Gu Li took off the black cloth crown he had just put on and replaced it with the Jinxian crown that Chang Wenmeng had sent him.

"The sweet wine is rich, and I commend it to my beloved. I bow and accept the sacrifice, and it will bring you good luck. I will receive the blessing of heaven, and I will never forget your longevity."

Although it was wine, it was water instead of wine, so Chang An took a sip and put it down. At this time, she picked up a piece of cake and asked Chang An to take a bite.

After seeing Chang An complete these "mini versions" of the coming-of-age ceremony, Gu Li smiled and said, "Congratulations, Chang Lang, you have become an adult today!"

After saying that, Gu Li clapped her hands. Then she took the cake that had been bitten a little in her mouth, washed her hands and took off the Jinxian crown on Chang An's head. In order not to "work overtime", Huaiqin Zhen'er consciously took away all the things at this time.

After the hair crown on her head was taken off, Chang An couldn't wait to get in front of Gu Li. Although they were already husband and wife, and it wasn't the first time that Chang An "attacked" Gu Li, he was still always startled.

Gu Li was so frightened that he trembled, and the "99%" cake in his mouth fell out of his mouth. Chang An was quick to catch the cake and put it back into Gu Li's mouth.

Gu Li blinked her big eyes and looked at Chang An adorably. But Chang An's breath had already hit her face, and she could not see anything else in her eyes except her husband.

At this time, Chang An came forward and bit the other side of the cake. Gu Li finally understood what Chang An meant and laughed twice, but he didn't know if it was because he had a piece of cake in his mouth, but these two laughs had a bit of "humph" meaning.

Chang An raised one hand, held up three fingers, and waved them in front of Gu Li's eyes twice. Gu Li nodded, and Chang An began to put down his fingers one by one. After all three fingers were put down, the couple worked together to bite the cake open, each taking half.

The couple ate their respective half of the cakes, and then smiled. Then Chang An came forward and hugged Gu Li in his arms, pressing against her soft face.

After swallowing the cake, Chang An said again: "Mrs. Gu is getting softer and softer. It's so comfortable to rub against her."

"Hehe," Gu Li turned his face away, kissed Chang An, and then said, "I ate well, so I may have gained a little weight, so Chang Lang felt very comfortable rubbing against me."

"I like it so much, I wish I could stick with it twelve hours a day!" Chang An said.

"Ouch!" Gu Li felt that Chang An's movements were a bit heavy, so he patted Chang An's hand gently and said, "Chang Lang, don't bully me again! I have to go put my things away."

Chang An then reluctantly let go of Gu Li and let her put her things away. Then he said reluctantly, "Can you please go quickly, Madam Gu?"

Gu Li smiled, got out of Chang An's arms, put his things quickly, and then consciously got into Chang An's arms and sat down. Gu Li started counting with his fingers again and said:

"I was born in July of the second year of Chang'an, and Chang Lang was born in January of the first year of Chang'an. From now on, I am eighteen and Chang Lang is twenty..."

"Chang Lang is one year older than me."

Chang An smiled and stroked Gu Li's cheek, then said, "To be precise, it's only one year and six months, not two years old."

"But that's what it looks like on the surface." Gu Li pouted and said.

Chang An seemed to have noticed Gu Li's strange mood, so he asked, "What's wrong? Isn't it just that I'm two years older than Gu Niang? Why do I feel that Gu Niang is a little unhappy?"

"Because Chang Lang is two years older than me, does that mean that Chang Lang will age faster than me in the future..." said Gu Li.

Chang An was slightly stunned, then said: "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, Chang Lang is older than me, and he will definitely age faster than me in the future. And if he ages faster than me, then..." Gu Li suddenly stopped talking after saying this.

That’s what it meant.

Chang An smiled and rubbed Gu Li's head, then said, "How is it possible? Today is my birthday, doesn't Gu Niang care about it? Why do you say such things? It's so bad."

"I'm overthinking again..."

Chang An kissed her, and suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Mother Gu?"

"Hey!"

"Can I ask Madam Gu a question?"

Gu Li nodded, and the fingers of his two hands seemed to have no idea where to put them, so they kept moving around.

"A few days ago, Gu Niang suddenly urged me to go to the study to study, and even sent Huaiqin to supervise me, so that I could not leave the study at all." Chang An spoke slowly and asked, "Did Gu Niang start preparing for today's event from that day on?"

Gu Li's body suddenly stiffened, but soon softened again, then he nodded and said, "That's it."

Then Chang An asked again: "Could it be that in less than three or four days, Gu Niang prepared my hair crown and new robe?"

Gu Li continued to nod and said, "I can't finish weaving the robe by myself in such a short time, so I asked Sister Qi and Sister Qi to help me weave the robe."

"So you're asking me to go to the study to review my lessons just to hide your little secret?"

"Um......"

At this time, Chang An came close to Gu Li's face and said to her with a hint of resentment: "Mother Gu, Mother Gu."

"Well......"

"Mother Gu hid the truth from me so badly."

"Yes...it's for the surprise. I also can't bear to leave Chang Lang. After all, it's only an hour and a half, and I miss Chang Lang so much." Gu Li's little hands began to twist together nervously again.

Chang An's eyes turned at this time, and then he asked: "So, I went to the study to review my lessons because Gu Niang wanted to hide her secret. But now that my birthday is over, do I no longer have to go to the study every day to review my lessons for an hour and a half?"

"Hmm!" Gu Li shook his head and said, "No!"

"Chang Lang's birthday is over, but the Spring Examination is not over. So Chang Lang still needs to review his lessons well!"

Gu Li said righteously.

"Oh no!"

"But there is one thing that can be changed," Gu Li patted Chang An's hand comfortingly and said, "I can accompany Chang Lang to review his lessons, just like before."