The husband who forced her to marry her couldn't keep her warm, and she didn't want him to

When Gu Jinchu heard Jiang Nansheng's words, he looked at him in astonishment.

what happened to him?

Why would you say such a thing?

Jiang Nansheng didn't wait for her response. He took the pajamas beside him and put them on her, carefully shielding her from the cold winter morning while also covering up the ambiguous traces on her body.

Then, he walked slowly out of the inner room, told the maid outside to come in and serve him, and walked towards the bathroom.

When Bai Zhi came in, she found her master sitting beside the bed in a daze, and asked softly, "Madam, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

When the Fifth Master went for morning exercise, he told them not to disturb his wife, so no one dared to come in and wake her up.

Gu Jinchu shook his head gently and whispered, "Nothing."

Hearing her master say this, Bai Zhi withdrew her hand that was about to take the pulse and diagnose the patient.

After Gu Jinchu finished washing and dressing, he told the servants to arrange breakfast in the west room.

Soon, Xianghe meat pie, steamed egg custard, steamed sea fish, minced meat and vegetable porridge were placed on the kang table...

Jiang Nansheng also changed his clothes and came out.

When he saw the servant scoop out a bowl of steaming milk, red dates and bird's nest soup from the stewing pot, he reached out to take it and gently tested the temperature of the edge of the bowl with the back of his hand.

He naturally picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of soup and brought it to Gu Jinchu's mouth, as if this had become a habit of his.

Gu Jinchu lowered her head, took a sip, and then took the spoon. She observed and found that there was nothing unusual about Jiang Nansheng. She thought she was thinking too much at that time.

Seeing Jiang Nansheng pick up the meat pie from her plate, she frowned slightly.

After finishing a small bowl of bird's nest soup, Gu Jinchu saw the oily soup at the bottom of the plate and felt that the meat pie was a bit greasy.

Jiang Nansheng said nothing, and brought the plate to him. He then removed the bones of the steamed fish and motioned for her to eat it.

Gu Jinchu ate most of the fish, drank a bowl of egg custard, and ate a piece of the snack he brought back yesterday before putting down his chopsticks.

Jiang Nansheng wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. Although she was a little slower than her, she managed to eat the rest of the breakfast.

He usually doesn't have high requirements for food and won't waste food easily.

She likes sweet food, while Mr. Jiang Wu prefers fresh and fragrant food, especially meat.

There is no conflict between the two of them. The small kitchen is always changing its way of cooking to make meals that both of them like.

Before leaving, Jiang Nansheng held her hand, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and asked her softly, "Is there anything you want to eat? I'll buy it for you when I get home from work."

Gu Jinchu thought for a moment, then turned to look at him with a smile, "I brought back some hot pot ingredients yesterday, and asked the kitchen to make spicy hot pot tonight. Do you have any particular ingredients you want to eat?"

Jiang Nansheng thought about it seriously, told her and walked out of the room. Jiang Fei and his men were waiting for him outside.

Gu Jinchu watched him leave, and only turned around slowly after the figure disappeared from his sight.

As soon as she turned around, she saw the two maids behind her covering their mouths and laughing, and even Mother Cheng beside her was looking at her with a smile on her face.

After Jiang Nansheng left, Gu Jinchu ordered people to pack up, and then took Bai Zhi and Mother Cheng to Minghui Hall to pay their respects to Madam Jiang.

Today happened to be the Jiang family's school holiday, and the wives of each family and several grandchildren gathered in the west room of Minghui Hall.

The oldest among them is Jiang Chengbin, the sixth young master of the third house, who is nine years old.

Next are the two illegitimate young masters of the fourth room: the seventh young master Jiang Chengpeng, also nine years old, and the eighth young master Jiang Chengrui, six years old.

The three little children stood obediently in front of old Madam Jiang and reported to their grandmother what the teacher had taught in the clan school in recent days.

Jiang Chengpeng's young face was full of seriousness, and his small body stood straight. It can be seen that he has a more solid academic record among the three.

Whenever Mrs. Jiang asked a question, he was always able to answer it quickly and accurately, winning the grandmother's praise.

Jiang Chengbin would always wait until his seventh brother finished speaking before repeating it word for word, and it was always accurate.

Six-year-old Jiang Chengrui spoke haltingly, not caring whether he spoke fluently or not, and just stood there with a smile on his face.

When Mrs. Meng saw that her son was beaten, she winked at him twice and sat there anxiously.

Zhang looked at the two illegitimate sons with a faint smile. She showed no pride or joy at their praise, nor was she upset when they answered incorrectly.

The two children looked at her with frank and natural eyes.

After repeating this several times, Jiang Chengpeng stopped rushing to answer.

His expression and behavior revealed a maturity that was inconsistent with his age, as if he had already understood some of the ways of the world.

Seeing Gu Jinchu coming in, Madam Jiang waved for her to come over, pulled her to sit next to her, and said with a smile:

"The children just asked why they didn't see Fifth Aunt today. We are so happy to have you here."

Liu smiled and joked, "I think these little rascals are eyeing the good things in Fifth Aunt's hands!"

On the day of the tea-serving ceremony, Gu Jinchu's etiquette as a junior was deeply loved by these children.

It can be seen that she put a lot of thought into it. The gifts she chose were all things that people of their age would like, which made the younger generations have a great impression of Gu Jinchu.

"I know the children are on vacation, so I actually have something for them." Gu Jinchu asked Bai Zhi to open the box of snacks, which she brought back from the shop yesterday.

She took out an egg yolk pastry and handed it to the old lady beside her: "...Mother, please try it. Is it to your taste?"

There were many kinds of food, so the maids put some of each on porcelain plates and placed them on the flower tables next to the masters, allowing everyone to pick up and eat any one they liked.

The old lady had a light taste, and in the past she had bought snacks from Xixiangzhai to entertain the female family members.

The egg yolk crisps that Gu Jinchu gave her were sweet but not greasy, and each layer had a different taste.

The old lady nodded, indicating that she liked it very much.

Jiang Mengzhu was originally sitting next to her mother. She saw that the cakes on the porcelain plate were things she had never eaten before, and she had never even seen them before.

He stood up and walked to Gu Jinchu, tilted his head and pointed at them and asked, "Aunt Fifth, this, this...what are they called?"

A pair of watery, narrow eyes were full of curiosity, and the soft, polite voice.

Gu Jinchu pointed at the one closest to her and said softly, "This is an egg tart, this is called a puff, and this is a Swiss roll..."

When the children saw their fourth sister and fourth sister lying on their fifth aunt's lap, she not only did not show any impatience, but answered every question they asked and was very gentle.

They all came over and surrounded Gu Jinchu.

Gu Jinchu looked at the young little faces and patiently told them the names of these pastries and their taste.

Seeing that the children all said that the egg tart was delicious, the old lady picked up one and tried it. She frowned after taking a bite, but she didn't say it was too sweet.

Gu Jinchu didn't notice it and gestured to the maid following behind Chen Ge'er, telling her: "Always pay attention to Chen Ge'er when he eats, and remember to let him eat smaller bites."

After the old woman agreed, she held Chen Ge'er in her arms and sat back on the big kang by the window.

The Ninth Young Master sat there alone, looking longingly at the Fifth Aunt whom his brothers and sisters talked about.

When Gu Jinchu saw this, he lowered his eyes and helped the two girls wipe the snack residue off their faces.

The old lady was very happy to see Gu Jinchu's patience. "The children are young and they like to eat cakes."

Gu Jinchu said: "I brought back quite a lot, and I asked people to deliver some to each room before I left."

The old lady nodded. Although Xiaowu's wife was young, she was thorough and considerate in her work, generous with her money, and impeccable in her etiquette.

Jiang Miaozhu held the puff in her hand, with white cream hanging from the corners of her mouth. She looked at Gu Jinchu and asked, "Fifth Aunt, do you have this too? I like it, and my eldest sister will definitely like it too."

After everyone in the room had shared a few boxes of snacks, only the snack crumbs were left at the bottom of the boxes. Any extra snacks were kept by Chen Ge'er from the eldest room and not given to anyone else.

Seeing that the little guys were looking at her eagerly, Gu Jinchu smiled and replied:

"We have them all. Each of the types here, you get one box each. But remember not to eat too much, especially before going to bed, or you'll damage your teeth."

Jiang Miaozhu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, turned around to look at her mother and smiled with her eyes narrowed.

Wang, who had been silent all the time, wiped her hands with a handkerchief and talked to the old lady about her birthday celebrations.