Chapter 326: Unwilling

Su Qingsong's son Teng Teng hurriedly crawled to the door upon hearing his father's voice.

"Oh, son, you know that daddy is back. So good!"

Su Qingsong put down the things in his arms, leaned over to pick up his son, and threw him high twice, which made his son very excited.

After playing with his son for a while, he turned to Gu Ruyue on the couch and told him what Su's father and mother said in the letter.

"Dad and mother want us to go to Renzhou, and I want to go there too. When the time comes, I will follow Qing's godfather, and things will go more smoothly. And our Teng Teng can see his grandparents from time to time. And aunts and uncles, our family can be together, and you can take care of my parents for me."

Gu Ruyue's heart skipped a beat, knowing that he would say that.

She was not infected by Su Qingsong's happiness.

After thinking for a while, she said, "I knew about this when my parents wrote to me last time..."

"Hmm? When did my parents write to me last time? How come I didn't know?"

Gu Ruyue paused, then said softly, "It was when you went to Tanzhou with the King of Chu last time. I wanted to wait for you to come back and tell you, but then my son made a scene and I forgot about it."

Su Qingsong didn't care after hearing this. She must have really forgotten.

It's hard for her to take care of Teng Teng. Such a young child doesn't know anything, and it's time for him to cry.

"What do you say? When I write back to my parents in the evening, we will say goodbye to the adults and go to Renzhou to meet my parents as a family."

Gu Ruyue pursed her lips.

Seeing Su Qingsong holding his son, playing with him, saying that he will see his grandparents soon, and asking his son if he is happy.

Gu Ruyue felt annoyed.

"I don't want to go."

Hmm?

Su Qingsong paused while holding his son's hand.

Seeing Gu Ruyue's expressionless face, she called the maid in and carried her son out.

"Why don't you want to go? Dad, mother, brother and sister-in-law are all in Renzhou. If we go there, the family will be reunited."

"That's your family, not mine." Gu Ruyue blurted out.

She felt a little regretful after saying that and glanced at Su Qingsong.

Su Qingsong looked at her expressionlessly.

"I, I didn't mean that..." Seeing Su Qingsong's cold eyes, she was a little scared.

"I know what you mean. You are a lady from an official family. Although you are just a concubine, you are also an official. I am just a farmer who can't read a word. You are wronged to marry me. Seeing that your brothers-in-law have become high-ranking officials with the help of the Yue family, I am still a small seventh-rank lieutenant. You are unwilling to accept it."

"I didn't mean that."

Gu Ruyue was very annoyed.

Although she was indeed dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by her stepmother and looked down on Su Qingsong, she had given birth to a son for him now, and he treated her well, and there were no other women around him, so she wanted to live a good life with him.

She wanted to see her husband succeed.

She wanted to live a good life with him as a Shangguan lady.

But she didn't want to go to Renzhou and serve her parents-in-law in the mountains for the rest of her life.

She couldn't wear bright clothes or go to social events everywhere, so what fun would she have?

After thinking for a while, he advised gently: "Master Ma has been named the King of Chu by the court, and all those who followed him have been promoted. Why do you want to leave now? Are you going to give the opportunity to others?"

"Besides, what if the King of Chu ascends the throne in the future? You, who once saved his life, are you still afraid that you will not have the opportunity to be promoted? You have been with Master Ma for so long, and you are familiar with each other. Why do you want to go to someone else and compete with his close subordinates for food?"

"That is Qing's godfather, not someone else. He will not treat me badly. Besides, my parents, brothers and sisters, and the whole family are there."

Seeing his wife's gentle voice, Su Qingsong also advised her in a good tone.

Gu Ruyi did not listen.

"You also said that it's done by hand, not by blood. My father is now the right-hand man of the King of Chu. Why don't you want to rely on him, but on someone else? That's your father-in-law! And the King of Chu will take us to Tanzhou soon. If he becomes independent in the future, won't we have a share of the merit of following the dragon?"

Su Qingsong didn't know how to persuade his wife.

Could he tell her that his father-in-law didn't think much of him?

His status and background were too low, and his father-in-law only had eyes for those other sons-in-law who could bring him benefits.

And he didn't want any high official position or high salary, he just wanted to be with his parents and family.

When the family is together, even if they only eat bran and vegetables, they feel happy.

The same struggles as Su Qingsong are also in Fujian.

Originally, Su Dagu received a letter from her brother's family, and she was moved early in her heart, and wanted to pack up and go to her brother's family.

They followed the husband in Qixia to Fujian, and they were not used to it at first, and it took them a while to adapt.

But they were better than Su's father and mother. Huang Shenzhi cared about the people. When the army arrived in Fujian, they trained and planted crops at the same time.

My aunt and uncle followed the army to plant crops.

Doing familiar work, they didn't feel like Su's mother, who was hiding in a small courtyard in Chenzhou and didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

Although they were not used to the climate and food, they gradually got used to it.

Originally, the son-in-law had not been promoted well. When he heard from his younger brother that Qing'an was not bad and it was peaceful in the mountains, he thought of letting his son-in-law go to live with Su Qing'an's godfather.

My aunt and uncle were moved when they received the letter and wanted to take their family to go there.

But they didn't expect to wait until the court gave Huang Shenzhi the news of the title of King of Fujian.

When Huang Shenzhi was crowned king, his subordinates immediately rose to high positions and were promoted.

Qixia's son-in-law was also promoted to a small official.

Like others, he was thinking about when the King of Min would become emperor, so that his subordinates could also enjoy a good life.

The family was also a little excited when he heard what he said.

Their ancestors had been farmers for several generations, and there had never been smoke coming out of their ancestral graves.

If Qixia became an official wife, wouldn't their family be able to change their appearance?

And Zhou Dajiang might also be able to get an official position with his brother-in-law.

And Jinhai could also see the world. If he went to the mountains, he might not know the ways of the world outside.

The children didn't want to go, what about the eldest aunt and uncle? They were old and had to rely on their children for their old age, so they didn't plan to go to Renzhou.

After making a decision, he wrote back to Su Qingmei.

I hadn't been able to wait for Su Qingsong's letter and the news from my aunt before, but now, their letters arrived at the same time.

Father Su was very excited.

"Quick, open it and see what your brother and aunt said in the letter?"

Are both of them coming?

Then he had to prepare a house for them, build a kang for them in the house, and pack everything up. It's cold in the mountains in winter, and it's damp and wet. Most people may not be able to adapt.

I can't let my sister and brother-in-law get cold.

And the little grandson is only one year old, and he can't let the child get cold. I heard that Xiaobao got frostbite in the winter when he first came to the mountains.

Father Su was excited. The family should be together.

But when Qingyang finished the letter, he was stunned.