Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 347: Chapter 222: Let’s Have a Little Wood Chapter 347: Chapter 222: Let’s Have a Little Wood After a good night’s sleep, which eased most of yesterday’s exhaustion, Gu Changsheng got up early and jogged around the artificial lake with his son for more than a dozen laps to stretch out, then went to the martial arts training ground to limber up.

“Mom, you’re so awesome!” Gu Ze gasped for air, his eyes sparkling as he watched the figure leaping and somersaulting in front of him.

Gu Changsheng came to a halt, standing on one foot on a plum blossom pile, with the other foot hanging in the air, striking a lone, tall pose. Her red, tight-fitting warrior’s clothing outlined her impressive figure.

“Son, your mom doesn’t know qinggong or have any inner strength. If you can’t even catch up to me, when your Peacock Master comes out of seclusion, he’ll have to give you a tough lesson for sure,” said Gu Changsheng, looking at her beloved son, her face beaming despite the sweat dripping down her face.

“Mom, it’s so hard to catch up to you… your speed… wah wah…” Little Meat Bun’s face turned pale; even his Lion Tiger move was no match for his mom’s speed! How was he supposed to catch up?

Watching her son sitting on the plum blossom pile, refusing to get up, Gu Changsheng chuckled and shook her head helplessly, “Get up! A true man never admits defeat. Why are you so disheartened?”

“At most, I can only be a ‘little’ true man, I’m still so young, I haven’t grown up yet…” Little Meat Bun muttered reluctantly, stood up on the plum blossom pile after dawdling, took a deep breath, and with a burst of energy and short legs stepping forward, laughed, “Mom, here I come!”

Seeing her little one’s figure hurtling towards her, Gu Changsheng smiled teasingly, “You brat, daring to trick your old mom! Take this!”

“I dodge!”

“Come at me again!”

“Plop!”

Little Meat Bun, holding his bottom after falling under the plum blossom pile, looked up with big watery eyes filled with a sense of injustice, “Mom, you’re a bully! You’ve been learning bad things from Uncle Wood!”

His little bottom, ow… it hurts!

“Get up! Again!” Gu Changsheng, standing tall above the plum blossom piles, beckoned to her precious son.

“Fine, bring it on! Who’s afraid? Hmph!” Little Meat Bun patted his bottom and clambered up from the ground, his face determined as he began climbing the plum blossom pile again.

The mother and son chased each other around the plum blossom piles, dodging and moving agilely, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Zhou Zongbao, who had found his way here with the estate’s geomancy map, was shocked by the scene before him and bellowed, “Ah! Where did this little kid come from? Gu Changsheng, have you no shame? Bullying a little kid like that!”

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

The mother and son duo, completely engrossed in their play on the plum blossom piles, were startled by the sudden shout and lost their footing in alarm.

“Plop”

“Plop”

The mother and son fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

“Damn it! Zhou Zongbao, what are you doing here? You’ve come to ruin my morning!” Gu Changsheng muttered, rubbing her arm as she picked up her son, glaring at the still dandyish figure before her.

“It’s none of your business why I’m here. Hey! Who’s that kid? You’re already so big, how could you bully that little one?” Zhou Zongbao said with a disdainful stare at Little Meat Bun.

“Huh? You haven’t seen him before?” Gu Changsheng scratched her head in confusion.

“Should I have?” Zhou Zongbao rolled his eyes and gestured to Little Meat Bun, “Come here, kiddo. Come to uncle, and I’ll protect you. I won’t let this Mother Tigress bully you!”

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng quickly shoved her precious son behind her; damn, this guy had a history of snatching kids!

Wasn’t Zhou Mu taken away by him to be raised?

And he even calls himself ‘uncle!’ Look at this messed up seniority!

“You haven’t seen him, but you’ve seen his mom!” Gu Changsheng suddenly recalled that Zhou Zongbao’s last visit coincided with Flower Peacock taking Little Meat Bun out for training, which led her to take the blame.

“Huh?” Zhou Zongbao was confused.

Gu Changsheng leisurely pointed to herself, “Alas, it is none other than I.”

“Yikes!” Zhou Zongbao jumped back in shock, waving the geomancy map and pointing unbelievably at Gu Changsheng, “This is your son?”

“Mhm!” Gu Changsheng shrugged, “Genuine through and through!”

“Your own flesh and blood?” asked Zhou Zongbao, still incredulous.

“Of course! I am indeed his mother! Can’t you make proper conversation?” Gu Changsheng glared at Zhou Zongbao, turning around to brush the dust off her son.

“Mom, who is he? He looks so rich…” Little Meat Bun eyed Zhou Zongbao curiously.

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng glanced at Zhou Zongbao.

Alright then, her son’s assessment was spot on – Zhou Zongbao did look like he was rolling in money!

That full-moon-shaped prosperous face was utterly unique, not to mention his dandy attire. Each piece screamed that he was loaded, almost begging to be robbed!

“What an adorable kid, Gu Changsheng, I’ve finally discovered a good quality in you!” Zhou Zongbao smiled, his eyes crinkling as he looked at the cute Little Meat Bun in front of him.

“What?” muttered Gu Changsheng as she held her son’s hand, her thoughts full of silent criticism.

“What do you mean you finally found one of my good points?”

My eyes are bad? My whole body is full of good points, thank you very much!

“You’re really good at having babies!” Zhou Zongbao, resting his chin in his hand, nodded as he looked at Little Meat Bun Gu Ze and concluded.

Look at this child, all chubby and cute, very likable! Zhou Zongbao watched, very satisfied.

“Yes? Great minds think alike!” Gu Changsheng heard this and was delighted, picked up her son, and kissed him, proudly saying, “This old lady is just a twenty-one year old blossom, capable of giving birth to a son who can fight. Look, isn’t my son great?”

Zhou Zongbao seriously sized up the child and very cooperatively nodded, “Not bad, plump and rounded, full forehead, handsome features, indeed not bad!”

Hearing her son being praised, Gu Changsheng felt sweeter than honey, immediately forgetting that she had fallen from the Plum Blossom Piles earlier. Carrying her son, she walked out in high spirits.

“Right, that’s what I think too, my son is truly exceptional! Hehe…”

“Mom!” Lying on his mother’s shoulder, Little Meat Bun bashfully covered his face.

His mother always praised him like this, and he was getting embarrassed…

Seeing Gu Changsheng walking out, Zhou Zongbao quickly followed, “Gu Changsheng, how about I make a deal with you?”

“What kind of deal? What do we have to make a deal about?” Gu Changsheng replied noncommittally, rubbing Little Meat Bun in her arms, “Son, we’re going to eat. Aunt Lei must have made you lots of tasty things.”

“Okay!” Mention of food had Little Meat Bun eagerly nodding and rubbing against his mother’s neck.

“Hey hey! Gu Changsheng, don’t rush off, let’s make a deal,” Zhou Zongbao hurriedly followed and earnestly said, “Gu Changsheng, since you’re so good at having sons, why not have another one?”

“What!” Gu Changsheng snorted in laughter, ignoring him.

“Gu Changsheng, have a Little Wood for this young master to raise, and I’ll trade him for Little Wood, how about that?”

“Pfft!”

Gu Changsheng stumbled mid-stride, nearly plunging headfirst into the artificial lake beside her.

Regaining her balance, Gu Changsheng exploded, “You show up at my house this early in the morning just to cheat me?”

Another Little Wood, indeed!

Damn, this guy really was an evildoer like his grandnephew, thinking in such similarly jarring ways!

Did she look like a sow that just churned out piglets? To think she could just give birth on command! These guys, always thinking they can have whatever they want!

“Hey! What do you mean by that? Is my family’s Little Wood not good enough for you?” Zhou Zongbao was persistent, his face full of planning for the future, “It just so happens I’ll be staying over at your place watching Xiao Qiu. You take this time to quickly have a Little Wood. One year’s time, no more, no less, just perfect!”

Just thinking about it… perfect!

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him. The man was definitely delusional!

Daydreams would be more realistic than this!

“So, your Little Wood has grown into Uncle Wood and doesn’t listen to you anymore, and that’s why you’re setting your sights on this?” Walking towards the dining hall, Gu Changsheng kept moving.

“Yes, as I watch Little Wood fall in love and lose his heroic spirit, I, as the young master, can only seek a new path and come up with other ideas!” Zhou Zongbao lamented profoundly.

“I advise you to give up on this idea, it’s better for you. As for Zhou Mu and me, you’d better be prepared to wait quite some time,” Gu Changsheng coldly threw water on his plans.

Damn it, if she agreed to such a baseless proposition, that would be insane!

“Hey! What do you mean by that? Is my Little Wood not good enough for you?” Zhou Zobgbao stamped his feet.

Gu Changsheng turned around, looking straight at Zhou Zongbao with an icy gaze, “It’s not that I look down on Zhou Mu, it’s that I look down on your family!”

Zhou Zongbao was taken aback. His family, the Great Zhou Imperial Family, was actually looked down upon?

“Zhou Zongbao, the Imperial Family is known for being heartless and unfeeling, and it’s fortunate, yet unfortunate, that Zhou Mu has been raised by you.”

“You are not a person without compassion, and naturally the person you bring up will be the same. Zhou Zongbao, Zhou Mu’s achievements today are thanks to you but his lack of desire for the throne is also your fault.”

“To ascend to the throne, one must be ruthless and adept at manipulating others. Balancing the Imperial Court is the only way to gather the world’s power into one’s hands. Neither you nor Zhou Mu can do it. Neither of you can be as cold-hearted and decisive as Emperor Zhoulin, so, Zhou Zongbao, as long as Emperor Zhoulin clings to life, and Zhou Mu hasn’t completely severed ties with the throne, I will never marry him!”

“I do not want to spend the rest of my life in the cage that is the harem, nor do I want to see him choose between the court, the world, and me… Rather than endless troubles, it’s better to wait for a result before that.”

Zhou Zongbao watched the woman before him in shock, as if seeing her for the first time.

A woman could have such insight!

He was finally beginning to understand why his son disregarded all other women and was infatuated with her…

As he gazed at the retreating silhouettes of the mother and son, Zhou Zongbao felt dazed; he imagined he saw a dazzling aura emanating from the red figure in front of him, too brilliant to look at…

“Because of me? Then where should the future of the Zhou Dynasty head?”

Zhou Zongbao, overwhelmed with a headache, shook his head and quickened his step to follow.