Best friends transmigrate into a book! They marry a high-ranking official! If you run, I run too!

He still wanted to see Gu Shuhe's house.

See if there's still a chance for me.

After Shi Bin entered the courtyard, Wu Guifang poured him water using the Gu family's tea mug and brought him a stool so he could sit down in the courtyard.

Sitting in the courtyard, Shi Bin realized that the Gu family's house was no less impressive than those of city dwellers.

The yard was paved with cement.

They even installed a drainage system so that sewage can be discharged directly outside the yard, keeping the yard clean and dry.

The main rooms of the Gu family's house were built to be wide and tall, clearly showing that they didn't care about the cost.

Shi Bin understood to some extent that he had no hope.

So when Wu Guifang handed him the teacup, moved a stool and sat down opposite him, she said with a troubled expression, "Xiao Bin, I asked Shu He a few times later, but Shu He didn't say anything."

Although Shi Bin no longer smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared, he still smiled and said, "Sister, I understand. I... I just had a day off today, and the weather was warm, so I came over for a stroll."

"Well, you're busy, so I won't sit down. I'll be going now." He said, putting the teacup on the stool he was sitting on and walking out of the yard.

Wu Guifang quickly picked up the things he had brought and chased after him out the door.

After pushing and shoving each other for a while, Wu Guifang still managed to stuff the things into his hands.

As soon as Wu Guifang entered, Chi Yue curiously approached and asked, "Auntie, who brought him here?"

Wu Guifang glanced behind her to make sure he hadn't returned before saying, "It's about Shuhe. Didn't he tell me before he left that I should ask Shuhe again? I haven't been back to my parents' house for so long, I guess he couldn't wait any longer."

"But he's not stupid. He understood as soon as I said it."

"Here we go."

"Luckily, I managed to put the things back, otherwise I would have had to make time to deliver them!"

"I dare not eat these things if this matter is not resolved."

As Wu Guifang spoke, she tightened her apron and went back to work.

When Wen Tang returned home at noon, Chi Yue told her about Shi Bin chasing her to their house.

Wen Tang wasn't too surprised. "What did Sister Guifang say to him?"

Chi Yue shook her head. "He didn't say much. As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw the troubled look on his aunt's face and probably understood, so he got up and left."

"I didn't even drink any water."

Wen Tang nodded. "He's a sensible person."

Chi Yue agreed, "His character is indeed quite good."

“He went to my aunt’s house, but no one was home. He asked around and found our house. I opened the door.”

"I asked him who he was looking for, and he asked if it was the Gu family?"

"I nodded. He didn't say that he was Shuhe's friend or anything, he just honestly said that he was looking for Aunt Guifang. He's not a bad person."

Wen Tang nodded, "Indeed!"

Aside from giving people the "friend card" with a "poof poof," the two of them don't bother with anything else.

In the warm spring of March, the Gu family's courtyard was bustling with activity.

The orders owed before the Lunar New Year hadn't been fulfilled yet, and new orders started coming in after the holiday.

Although Wen Tang didn't have to do any work, she was still very busy every day.

Looking at her belly, Chi Yue felt a little guilty. "It's my fault. I wish I wasn't pregnant."

She's already showing her pregnancy, so she can't help much anymore, and she can't even take care of the baby.

When Jiajia reached the age where she could really make a fuss, Gu Jinfeng, being heavily pregnant, couldn't take care of her alone, so she had to take care of the child herself.

Gu Jinfeng has to take care of the child, so someone has to fill the vacancy that originally belonged to Gu Jinfeng.

Chi Yue asked Wen Tang, "Are you going to hire new people?"

Wen Tang thought for a moment and then shook her head.

We can only hire two or three people at most right now.

She didn't want to pick two or three more from the brigade.

But it's not like there's no one.

While eating, Wen Tang said to Zhong Meixian, "Mom, I told my second and third sisters during the New Year that they could come and do chores. When you or Dad have time, go and tell them that they can come and do chores."

“Perfect for filling the eldest sister’s vacancy.”

"Then let your brother-in-law talk to him later!"

People's thinking is still quite feudal nowadays. Generally, unless it's a big deal, the mother-in-law and father-in-law won't easily visit the son-in-law's home, but it doesn't bother other people.

Wen Tang nodded, "Yes, anyone can go. Just tell my second and third sisters, and they can come to work in the next couple of days."

Zhong Meixian was worried, "Will the people in the brigade have any objections then?"

Wen Tang had previously said that if someone got jealous and tried to sabotage the factory, it might be impossible to continue operating it.

Many people in the brigade are currently unemployed, yet they're asking her married daughter to come back and work for them to earn this money. The people in the brigade are bound to have objections.

Wen Tang, however, was not afraid. Without even looking up, she said, "If you have any opinions, go ahead and have some. It won't interfere with my eating or sleeping."

Zhong Meixian worried, "What if someone reports it or something..."

Wen Tang shook her head. "Don't be afraid, Mom. Things are different now. Back then, we hadn't even set off yet, and we were afraid someone would report us."

"We're supplying soap to several counties now, are you going to report us?"

"Nobody pays any attention to me."

Once the path has been forged and the roots have been firmly planted, what is there to fear from being reported!

Zhong Meixian was very happy to hear Wen Tang's words. "That's good, that's good. Then I'll have Lian Sheng talk to Yin Feng and Xiao Hua about it later."

After Zhong Meixian finished speaking, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

When it was time to go to bed at night, Zhong Meixian was restless and couldn't fall asleep.

Just as Gu Juyuan was about to fall asleep, Zhong Meixian suddenly spoke up, "Tell me, is it because your name is not good?"

Gu Juyuan: ? ? ?

Why did we suddenly start talking about his name?

What's wrong with his name?

His name was given to him by a former scholar, who asked his grandfather to give it to him, saying it meant he would be the top scholar in the imperial examinations.

Although there are no more imperial examinations nowadays, back then it was definitely a good name!

Zhong Meixian didn't even need him to ask; she just blurted it out, "Look at Liansheng's name, Liansheng, Liansheng, doesn't it mean 'born in succession'?"

"So Jing Shen and his wife had one child after another!"

Gu Juyuan “…”

Speechless. His mother opened the door for him, speechless. He arrived home speechless.

When did having a grandson become related to the grandfather's name?

Does that mean if he can't have any grandsons in the future and only has granddaughters, he'll have to change his name to "Hoping for a Grandson"?

Simply outrageous.

"Look at what you're saying, is it even reasonable?"

"What's so outrageous about this?"

"Take a look for yourself, isn't that right?"

"Continuous births, continuous births, that means having children one after another!"

"Then I have to change my name?" Gu Juyuan asked.

Zhong Meixian thought, "How about I give you a nickname? You can call me that in private. It might be useful."

"What should I start?"

"Liansheng, Liansheng, how about you call yourself Haosheng or Haohuai?" Zhong Meixian thought she was too clever.

Gu Juyuan “…”

"If I don't have any grandchildren in the future, will I have to change my name?"

"Ok?"

"Will you call him Pansun then?"

Zhong Meixian "..."

"It's not something we can't consider."

Gu Juyuan was so angry that he stopped talking.

Not long after, snoring could be heard next to Zhong Meixian.