Chapter 1816: Chapter 1816: I’ve Got Your Back

Who would have let her bear a son instead of a daughter? If she had a daughter, she would definitely argue with Qian Jiyun and raise her on her own.

As for a son, well, just like Zheng’er and the others said, boys should be raised more freely. So, she decided to raise him that way, starting from the age of two months, believing that her son would grow up to be even stronger than them.

She and Qian Jiyun were from the kind that was raised freely, weren’t they?

…

“You’re leaving already?”

Fu Ming, who came over with Xie Qi, raised his voice slightly upon hearing Qian Jiyun’s words.

“An Jiuyue has just finished her confinement, and you are ready to leave? Do you need to be in such a hurry?”

This couple, he wasn’t one to judge, but he really felt they were overburdened. With such a heavy load on their shoulders, they were hardly given a chance to breathe.

Had Qian Jiyun not been there to hold her back, he seriously doubted whether An Jiuyue, given her nature, might have thought about entering the next plane not long after giving birth to her son.

“I’ll go prepare some more things. Gong Cheng said he has collected quite a few dried fruits, so have him to bring them over for you to take with you. Oh, and do you want to raise a cow? An Jiuyue said it’s good for children to drink milk, right?”

He asked.

“No need.”

Qian Jiyun shook his head.

Dried fruits would be fine, since An Jiuyue liked them, but as for the cow, it was unnecessary.

An Jiuyue had them in her space already, both cows and sheep. Nuonuo would have milk whenever she wanted. Moreover, An Jiuyue didn’t agree with weaning Nuonuo off breast milk at such a young age.

“Fu Ming, if you have time, go back for a visit,”

Upon hearing this, Fu Ming’s expression darkened, and after pondering with his chin propped on his hand, he nodded.

It was indeed time for him to go back. He was unsure about his elder brother’s situation since there had been no word from him, but he believed the outcome wouldn’t be bad. The old emperor was now thoroughly pointless.

“Once you’ve left, I’ll also head back.”

The thing he least wanted was to face his own parents. The pressure to marry, no matter the plane, was the same. At his age, his parents…

No point in thinking about it further. There was no use pondering it too much. He had to go back to see for himself eventually.

Qian Jiyun, seeing his reluctant face, patted his shoulder and said, “Family matters always need to be resolved. Don’t forget you are at Huayan Peak now. No matter what happens, I’ve got your back.”

“Whew!”

Fu Ming heaved a deep sigh.

“Did you know about it? Did that kid Gong Cheng tell you?”

He had explicitly instructed Gong Cheng not to tell Qian Jiyun about his family issues. Unexpectedly, he had spoken of it, after all.

His father wanted him to hurry back home and marry his mother’s sister’s stepdaughter. It really gave him a headache, as no amount of talking would convince them. He truly did not want to return, not even for the Lunar New Year.

“The message from the Empress came, and if you are unwilling, no one can force you,” Qian Jiyun said in a heavy voice.

Fu Ming’s mother was quite a character, surpassing those obstinate old women from rural areas who refuse to listen to reason. Furthermore, she believed that anyone from her daughter-in-law’s family was superior to others.

Her son must marry her niece from her daughter-in-law’s family.

This, in itself, wasn’t an issue, but the problem was that this niece was no good at all. She had a rather tarnished reputation, the kind that would provoke scorn upon the mention of her name.

That such a woman dared to be offered to Fu Ming was unbelievable—did they truly see him as someone who collected trash?