Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Gu Yankai drank the tea in his cup and said, "I will go back and discuss the adoption you mentioned with Dalang and your mother. Even if you agree, there is still Sanlang. He is still young and his future is uncertain. We must first ask the mother and son for their opinions. Is there anything else?"

Gu Tingye: "I am already satisfied that my father can come to see me."

Gu Yankai: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Gu Tingye: "My son is still sick and can't get out of bed. Let Shitou see his father off."

Shitou responded and walked up, leading Gu Yankai out.

Gu Yankai looked back at the room again and said, "The calligraphy of the 'Humble House' is quite good."

Gu Tingye smiled and replied, "It was given to me by my classmate Sheng Changbai. If father likes it, I will have the stone taken down and sent back to the mansion."

Gu Yankai shook his head and said, "Keep it for yourself!" Then he turned and left.

……

It was almost dusk when they returned to the Marquis' Mansion. Xiao Qinshi took care of Yankai and ordered dinner when he got home.

Gu Tingyu's daughter Xianjie and Gu Tingwei were also there, and the family was eating around the table.

After finishing a bowl of soup, Gu Yankai suddenly asked Gu Tingwei: "Sanlang, if I adopt a son for your eldest brother and let him inherit the title in the future, would you be willing?"

Everyone present was shocked. Gu Tingwei said innocently, "Yes, yes. Of course I am willing! This way I will have a nephew! My elder brother and sister-in-law will have someone to rely on in the future."

Xiao Qin suddenly stepped on Gu Tingwei's foot, causing him to cry out in pain: "Mother, why are you stepping on me?"

Xiao Qin pushed a bowl of rice in front of him and said, "How can you be allowed to talk about what happened in your elder brother's room? Eat quickly."

She turned to Gu Yankai and said gently, "You are the one who has the final say on this matter, Master. Why are you asking this idiot, Sanlang? Even if you want to ask, you should ask Dalang and his wife and Sister Xian!" She looked at Sister Xian with a smile, "Would our Sister Xian be willing to adopt a younger brother to play with you?"

Sister Xian smiled and said, "Of course I am willing! I always worry that I am not thoughtful enough in serving my father and mother. Having more brothers will give me more people to accompany me."

Gu Tingyu hugged Sister Xian lovingly: "Our Sister Xian is the most sensible and obedient, and Daddy is most satisfied with you, how could he not be considerate?"

He picked up a piece of meat for Sister Xian and a piece of meat for Gu Yankai, then asked, "Why did father suddenly bring up this matter? Did something happen to Erlang?"

The old father had just been to Gu Er's private residence during the day, and when he came back in the evening he said that he wanted to adopt the child. This must have been Gu Er's doing.

Gu Yankai shook his head: "He was just ill, and the poison in his body was only recently removed. There is nothing else wrong."

Gu Yankai didn't want to talk much about what happened at Gu Tingye's place today.

Gu Tingyu: "If that's the case, then don't mention it anymore. Erlang will be admitted to the imperial examination soon. Then I will find him a wife and have children. This way, even if I die one day, it will be no problem for him to inherit the family business."

Gu Yankai said, "You naturally need to take good care of your body. But if you have a son, you and your wife will have someone to rely on when you are old. I know Sister Xian is filial, but she will eventually get married."

Shao lowered her head in shame. She blamed herself countless times for not being able to give Gu Tingyu a son.

Gu Tingyu squeezed Shao's hand under the table: "I have my father Qingtian to protect me and my mother to look after me lovingly. They are my support."

Gu Yankai's eyes were slightly moist: "Your mother and I can't be with you forever."

"What are you talking about, father? I..." He coughed violently, "I just hope that my parents live longer, so that I can stay by your side for a long time."

Gu Yankai patted him on the back and said, "I know, I know everything. You are a very good child. I won't force you to do this. Go back and discuss it with your wife."

Gu Tingyu still refused: "No, even if I don't have a successor, I still have Erlang and Sanlang at home, so father doesn't have to adopt me."

Gu Yankai: "The second son said that he doesn't want to inherit the title. He believes that you can raise a good son."

Gu Tingyu pointed at himself and said, "Me? How can I do that with my body? What Erlang said makes me sad... Forget it, even if he doesn't want to, don't we still have Sanlang? Sanlang is still young now, and he will definitely have a promising future!"

Gu Tingwei immediately responded: "No, I don't want any title! It's too difficult to be the head of this family! I'm not well educated and I'm lazy. I just want to follow my brothers and live a good life. In the future..."

He couldn't continue speaking because Xiao Qin's eyes were already glaring at him: "Since you know you are incompetent, don't interfere in the family succession issue and just eat your meal in peace!"

"It doesn't matter. The third brother has grown up, and he should know more about family affairs." Gu Tingyu didn't want Xiao Qinshi to remove the third brother.

"That's right, don't always think about hiding behind your brother. You should know more so that you can share more of the family's responsibilities in the future." Gu Yankai sincerely believes that men should have more experience.

Xiao Qinshi stopped talking, nodded obediently, and then picked up a piece of food for Gu Yankai and Gu Tingyu respectively with her chopsticks.

……

After dinner, Xiao Qin returned to the house and threw her fan on the ground as soon as she closed the door: "Good Gu Tingyu, you were waiting for me here!"

Xiang Mama picked up the round fan from the ground, brushed the dust off her face with her sleeve, and asked, "Could it be that Dalang and the master came up with this idea?"

Xiao Qinshi: "He came back from the second brother in the daytime, and mentioned the adoption to Dalang in the evening. It was clearly the second brother who put these words into his ears. However, Gu Tingye suddenly said this, which must be related to his poisoning. Perhaps the two brothers reached some dirty deal in private and played a double act in front of the master."

To my mother: "Or maybe my second brother wants to cause a fight between our two families?"

Xiao Qinshi: "Humph, no matter what he is planning, he wants to adopt Gu Tingyu? No way! No one can get in the way of my Sanlang!"

To my mother: "That's right! No matter what they think, they can't escape the Madam's clutches."

……

Late at night, Gu Yankai returned from the ancestral hall, reeking of the smoky smell of incense.

Xiao Qinshi considerately changed him into clean underwear and said, "The master went to talk to the elder sister again."

Gu Yankai: "Today, I was talking about Yu'er and felt sad, so I went to see her. She has passed away for many years, but I always feel that she is not far away."

Xiao Qinshi: "Yes, I always feel that my elder sister is by my side. Especially when I see Dalang's eyes, I think of my elder sister. The eyes of mother and son are really the same."

Gu Yankai: "Your sister is a kind person, and there is always light in her eyes, which makes people feel warm when they look at her."

"Da Lang is very much like his sister, pure and kind, which is a good reputation to say" Xiao Qin suddenly sighed, "Alas, but it is also easy to be blinded by others."