BHBF Chapter 86.3

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 86.3: Playful Son (63)

“If you continue like this, you will really be robbed.” Shao Yu said.

Shao Jiashan’s eyes were full of anxiety.

Shao Yu said: “Although the two families are planning to get married, if you don’t behave well, the marriage can be cancelled, and there is even a possibility of divorce after the marriage is completed, do you understand?”

Shao Jiashan immediately said: “If Sister Yurou marries me, I…I will definitely treat her well.”

Fang Yurou is gentle and beautiful, so Shao Jiashan naturally likes her.

“Don’t just talk, don’t forget to take action,” said Shao Yu.

Shao Jiashan asked immediately.

After giving some advice on how to please a girl, Shao Yu casually said, “Your uncle Fang still has no children, and Yu Rou is the eldest daughter. He and I both thought that when you get married in the future, you can give your son the surname Fang.”

Shao Jiashan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but quickly said, “Are you going to adopt the child? Who will the child be with then? Will he live with Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang?”

Shao Jiashan himself lost his mother at birth, so he didn’t want his child to be away from his parents as soon as he was born, so he asked this question.

“The child is still yours, but he takes Yurou’s surname and still has to follow his parents. Why? Don’t you want to?” Shao Yu asked.

Shao Jiashan quickly shook his head and said, “Even if we only have one son, it’s fine for him to take her family name. I already have a younger brother anyway.”

Shao Yu was afraid that he would have some thoughts about this matter in the future, so he said, “No matter whose surname the child has, even if it’s Han like your mother, it’s still your child. The blood relationship won’t change because of the surname.”

Shao Jiashan nodded.

Shao Yu felt relieved when he saw that he really seemed to have no psychological burden.

Shao Jiashan was willing, and Fang Yurou was not unwilling either, so the two families just had to wait until they arrived in the capital, and then Shao Yu would send someone to propose marriage.

It took a year to prepare from proposing to officially getting married. By then, Fang Yurou was already eighteen years old.

With Shao Yu’s advice, Shao Jiashan was very proactive along the way. Whenever he came across something interesting or delicious, he always thought of giving a portion to Fang Yurou.

With the tacit consent of their parents, the two had many opportunities to interact with each other, so when they arrived in the capital, their relationship had made rapid progress.

When parting with the Fang family’s carriage, Shao Jiashan’s face was still full of reluctance. Shao Yu pushed the silly boy, and he withdrew his gaze from the carriage.

The Shao family’s former house is gone, and now they live in the house that Da Han brought as a dowry after moving to the capital.

Strictly speaking, this house is already Shao Jiashan’s private property. Shao Jiashan is getting married soon, so he can’t live here forever. Shao Yu just wants to wait until he settles down and then find a new place to move out.

On the second day after Shao Yu arrived in the capital, he began to submit memorials to the palace.

The old emperor in the palace is now in poor health and is always worried about the issue of the crown prince, so he has been looking forward to meeting Shao Yu.

The emperor and his ministers had been separated for three years and when they met again, Shao Yu felt that the emperor seemed to have aged a lot.

“My dear minister, you are getting younger and younger.” The old emperor couldn’t help but sigh when he saw Shao Yu’s energetic appearance.

The original body had been overworked for many years, and coupled with long-term worries, all the physical problems were reflected on his face. After leaving the capital, Shao Yu took good care of himself, and since he was not the original body, he was always in a good mood.

Over time, Shao Yu became younger and younger.

Shao Yu presented the specialty he had brought back from Qingning County to the emperor, saying, “This is a type of mushroom that is unique to Qingning County. Taking it can prolong life.”

Upon hearing this, the old emperor raised his eyelids, took another look at the mushroom, and said, “My dear minister, you are so thoughtful.”

Shao Yu continued, “Three years ago, my health was not good, and I felt very uncomfortable all over my body every day.”

The old emperor is in poor health now and always feels that he has only a few days left to live, but everyone wants to continue living. Therefore, when he heard Shao Yu mention health preservation, he immediately perked up.

“The imperial physician couldn’t diagnose any definite problem at the time, so he just told me to exercise more and relax more.”

The old emperor sighed after hearing this. He was not Shao Yu. In his position, how could he be so relaxed?

Shao Yu did not lie, the original body was indeed told this by the imperial physician.

It’s just that what the imperial physician said was a fixed set of rhetoric that could be said to anyone.

“Later, I started getting up early every day to walk. At first, it was a quarter of an hour, then it became half an hour, and now I walk for an hour every day.”

“I couldn’t feel at ease at first, but then I thought, if I died immediately, I would worry about what I hadn’t done.”

The old emperor immediately asked, “What do you regret most, my dear?”

Shao Yu smiled sheepishly and said frankly, “To be honest, when I looked back, I realized that what I was most worried about wasn’t national affairs, but my disappointing eldest son.”

The old emperor was not angry when he heard this, and said, “It is natural for parents to be like this.”

He thought carefully and asked again, “I heard your eldest son is not very promising?”

The old emperor spoke vaguely, but in fact Shao Jiashan was a playboy known to everyone in the capital at that time.

Shao Yu nodded and said, “My eldest son was a complete failure at the time. He was always messing around with cats and dogs and never accomplished anything. I wasn’t worried about the other children, as they were all well-behaved and sensible. But I was worried about my eldest son. I was afraid he wouldn’t even have enough to eat in the future.”

The old emperor asked curiously: “So how did you do it?”

“I will let him accompany me for a walk every day.”

“Just a walk?” The old emperor thought Shao Yu was going to beat him up, and suddenly felt a little disappointed.

Shao Yu said, “I used to think this child was ignorant and that was why he became a playboy, but back then, when I took him for a walk every day, the father and son could still talk peacefully.”

“I have only now discovered that although this child is a playboy, he has a kind heart and is even willing to take the blame for his parents.”

After hearing this, the old emperor was slightly stunned and asked a few more questions.

After learning about the situation at that time, the old emperor could not help but sigh: “My dear, your family has a pure tradition, so all of them are filial and good children.”

Shao Yu said, “Your Majesty, all children are good children. As long as they are guided correctly, even a playboy can become successful.”

“Successful?” the old emperor couldn’t help asking.

Shao Yu smiled with a hint of pride as he said, “That child used to be unlearned, but when he saw that I was in poor health, he decided to study medicine. He has been studying medicine for the past three years, year round and year round. Now that he has returned to the capital, I plan to have him participate in the Imperial Hospital’s assessment in two weeks.”

“He has only studied for three years, and he is so confident?” asked the old emperor.

The Imperial Medical Service’s assessment was very strict, and the old emperor was surprised at the confidence of Shao Yu and his son.

“If he fails this year, he can try again next year. As long as he keeps taking the exam, he will eventually pass.” Shao Yu said.

The old emperor nodded.

He envied Shao Yu’s children for being so successful, and when he thought of his own children, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

“Your youngest daughter seems to be sixteen years old this year. Has she been engaged to someone?” Although the old emperor asked this, he had already found out that Shao Jiashu had not yet decided on a marriage.

Shao Yu knew the emperor’s plan, and although he was reluctant, he still told the truth.

When the old emperor heard Shao Yu talk about his children, he also had the idea of getting married.

In the original plot, Shao Jiashu’s marriage was carefully planned by Xiao Han, but this time, it was the old emperor who took the initiative to propose it, and the marriage partner was still the prince.

Shao Yu thought about the old emperor’s sons and soon understood the old emperor’s plan for the throne.

Compared with other sons, the one who eventually ascended the throne was not a popular candidate for the throne because his mother’s family was not prominent. In fact, few people were optimistic about him because the old emperor treated him indifferently and often scolded him.

But Shao Yu carefully reviewed the prince’s experience and found that the old emperor seemed to have suddenly fallen in love with him three years ago.

When the princes reach adulthood, they will participate in political affairs. Other princes will take up more important positions and be fixed in a certain department.

But this prince seemed to be looked down upon by the old emperor, who kept sending him around everywhere. Every time he got familiar with a place, he would be quickly transferred to another one.

Over the past three years, he has been involved in many departments, but has never settled down and has not received an important position.

But even so, the prince did not get anxious, but always proceeded steadily, like an old ox, working hard and never complaining.

The seventh prince never showed any shining points in front of others, so when he ascended the throne in the future, it would seem that he had won the throne without any effort.

But in the future, the new emperor personally built his wife’s family into a towering tree, and then personally cut down the tree. Under this thundering method, the prosperous Shao family had almost no power to refute.

Shao Yu did not dare to underestimate such a person. He even felt that even if the Shao family had undergone great changes in this life, the seventh prince would still be able to ascend the throne.

But even though he knew that his daughter could become queen if she married him, Shao Yu still didn’t want to.

“I didn’t promise her anything, but I did promise her the right to marry independently.” Shao Yu said with a smile.

“Marriage is a matter of parents’ decisions and matchmakers’ words. How can we let her decide on her own?” The old emperor said disapprovingly.

Shao Yu simply said, “Your Majesty, I only have this one daughter. I don’t ask her to bring honor to our family, I just hope she can find a true lover.”

The old emperor looked at Shao Yu, who seemed to be radiant with the brilliance of an idealist, and could not help but say, “She is still young, how can we let her do everything?”

“It’s not entirely up to her. I also have to help keep an eye on things. After all, a woman’s marriage is like a second reincarnation, and it affects her lifelong happiness. I must consider her thoughts.” Shao Yu spoke sincerely.

Seeing how much the old emperor loved his daughter, he did not force him. However, there were many different forces in the court now, and Shao Yu was a rare loyal minister with great talents. The old emperor thought that after a hundred years, Shao Yu would support the new emperor to sit firmly on the throne.

The old emperor could certainly force the marriage, but now he has fewer and fewer ministers he trusts, and he doesn’t want to drift away from Shao Yu.

The old emperor thought about it and could only take a roundabout way. He said, “My little daughter needs a study companion.”

The old emperor’s youngest daughter, Princess Rongjia, and the seventh prince were born of the same mother. The old emperor’s intention in saying this was very obvious.

But Shao Yu could refuse the marriage proposal, but it was difficult for him to refuse the study companionship. After being humble, he had no choice but to agree.

Shao Yu returned home with a serious face and found Shao Jiashu in the yard.

Shao Jiashu was lying on a tree picking plums. When she saw Shao Yu, she quickly climbed down from the tree and presented the fruits to Shao Yu.

Shao Yu rolled his eyes and said, “Someone from the palace will come tomorrow to take you into the palace to be the princess’s study companion. You don’t have to be restrained. You will behave the same way in the palace as you do now.”