The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

He couldn't really tell what his mentality was at the time, he just felt depressed and wanted to find a way out. He vaguely felt that Miss Gu was a very insightful person and might be able to make him see things differently.

But he didn't expect a response.

I didn't expect Miss Gu to reply seriously. Although the painting's brushwork was childish and crude, and had no painting foundation, it was still obvious that the painter was very serious about it.

Looking at the somewhat funny little painting and the small words next to it, Lu Yueshi felt that the depression in his chest had dissipated a lot.

"Mother, you are going to Qinghe County after the New Year. I want to go with you, is that possible?" Lu Yueshi looked at Xiao Lingxin with expectant eyes.

Xiao Lingxin looked at her son with some doubts, "Shi'er, mother also wants to take you around, but your body cannot do without medicine, and you can't stand the long journey."

Lu Yueshi held Xiao Lingxin's hand and said firmly, "Mother, you see, Miss Gu has already said that we should do things that make us happy. I want to walk around while I am still alive. If I stay in this small room all day, I will become more depressed. Going out for a walk may make me feel better, and it will also be better for my condition."

Xiao Lingxin held her son's hand tightly and said worriedly, "Shi'er, tell me the truth, are you feeling unwell?"

This really seems like my son is having a last moment of clarity and making arrangements for his funeral arrangements.

Lu Yueshi chuckled, "Mother, I feel very happy and really want to go to Qinghe County with you. My health is still the same as before, and there is no major change. Please agree to my request."

Xiao Lingxin wiped the corners of his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, mother will take you with her."

Maybe Shi'er is right. Going out for a walk might help relieve my depression.

"Then...then I'll go back and pack my things now!" Lu Yueshi turned around and was about to walk out.

Xiao Lingxin grabbed him and said, "Why are you so anxious? It's still a few days before New Year's Eve. If we want to go to Qinghe County, we have to leave after the Lantern Festival. There are still nearly 20 days left!"

Lu Yueshi smiled and said, "Mother, then I will go back and write a letter for you. The eagle - Baishou is still waiting!"

"Okay, let's go. Mother will take you away. It's cold and the roads are slippery, you have to be careful!" Xiao Lingxin said, and took the cloak and oil-paper umbrella handed to her by Nanny Dong.

The mother and son walked arm in arm towards Lu Yueshi's courtyard.

When passing by the rockery garden, both of them stopped.

Coming towards them came the scumbag's favorite concubine Ke Cai'er and her two sons and one daughter.

No wonder I met them here. This road leads to the scumbag's study. The three of them are carrying lunch boxes. They are going to have dinner with the scumbag. It's three meals a day for a family of five throughout the four seasons.

"Hello, sister," Ke Cai'er bowed curtsy to Xiao Lingxin.

Xiao Lingxin didn't want to pay any attention to her at all. After rolling her eyes at her, she took her son's arm and continued walking forward.

Ke Caier said sarcastically, "Sister, please slow down. Shi Yue is weak. If you walk so fast, his body won't be able to handle it."

Xiao Lingxin and Lu Shiyue still did not stop, but from behind they heard Ke Caier's voice, deliberately raising her voice to scold her eldest son, "Yu'er, it's so cold, why don't you put on more clothes? Do you want to become a sickly person?"

Lu Chengyu and Lu Yueshi were both fifteen years old, so they naturally knew what their mother meant. He straightened his chest and said proudly, "'Mother', don't worry, my son is in good health. He is not like some sickly people who may not live for more than a year or two."

Lu Yueshi secretly clenched his fists, and a cold look flashed in his eyes.

Xiao Lingxin squeezed his son's arm and said gently, "Shi'er, don't pay attention to them. People who talk nonsense will have a cheap life."

"Don't worry, mother. I'm fine," Lu Yueshi pretended to smile softly.

If he hadn't been worried that his mother would still need to rely on his father after his death, he would have killed that bitch Ke Caier long ago.

Xiao Lingxin hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Shi'er, there is one thing that I don't know whether I should tell you."

Lu Yueshi stopped and took the oil-paper umbrella from his mother's hand.

The falling snow behind him made his handsome face even paler, without a trace of blood: "Mother, you can tell me whatever you want to say."

Xiao Lingxin was silent for a moment, then whispered, "If my soap business is successful, I want to divorce your father. I really... I really don't want to have anything to do with your father and those women. I'm just worried that I won't be able to take you with me when I divorce."

Lu Yueshi didn't expect his mother to divorce, but he was very happy in his heart: "Mom, if you want to divorce, then divorce. I'm already grown up, and my father can't control where I go. Besides, my father won't be reluctant to let me go, as I'm dying of illness. That bitch Ke will also help drive me away."

Xiao Lingxin held back her tears and nodded, "Okay, then, mother will take you away from this cesspool."

On the other side, watching Xiao Lingxin and her son walking away, Ke Caier spat in disgust at their backs.

Lu Chengyu smiled and said, “Mom, that sickly guy won’t last much longer.”

Ke Caier snorted coldly: "So, I am too lazy to do it myself now. As long as that sickly person dies, what can Xiao Lingxin use to compete with me? I have two sons and a daughter, all of whom are healthy. The mistress of this county magistrate's mansion can only be me!"

“Why hasn’t Lu Yueshi died yet?” Lu Cheng’an said unhappily, “Every time I go out to play, they say I’m a bastard. I don’t want to be a bastard anymore!”

Ke Cai'er touched her second son's head and said in a low voice, "Just be patient. I think Lu Yueshi will die in half a year at most. By then, your father will make me his legal wife."

The two sons and one daughter all showed expectant looks.

Tuniu Village.

Gu Qinghuai gets up early every day to practice yoga for an hour, and then practices martial arts with Qi Yuanshuo.

While Qi Yuanshuo was at home, she took as much time as possible to practice.

Of course, other people’s martial arts were not abandoned and they still practiced every day, rain or shine.

There are only two days left until New Year's Eve, and everyone in the family is busy preparing for the New Year.

Prepare food, cut new clothes, clean the room, change bedding...

The Meng family came over with the account book and divided the profits of the past few months with Gu Qinghuai. Gu Qinghuai received 3,627 taels of silver.

Business was booming during the period before the New Year, and Gu Qinghuai wrote several candy recipes for them, such as rice candy, peanut sesame candy, fruit candy, sachima, etc., which were almost sold out as soon as they appeared.

The Meng family earned more money than they could earn in several lifetimes, and it took them a long time to adapt to the fact that they had become rich.

Guo Yueying said that after the Chinese New Year, they planned to buy a shop in the county town specializing in selling candies, and the name of the shop would be "Mengqing Candy Shop."

Gu Qinghuai certainly supported this. With the shop, the sugar-making business would be completely stable.