"They're so soft, I don't dare touch them." Yu Ci and the others stood in front of the wooden bed, looking at the babies inside, not daring to reach out and touch them, for fear of accidentally hurting the two little babies.

Gu Nanjin put his arm around Yu Ci's waist, his gaze also on his little niece and nephew, but his mind had already wandered far away.

I wonder if his and Aci's baby will be just as cute in the future.

Never mind.

Let's see if Aci is willing.

It's nice to live a life of just the two of us without children.

Xie Yunyu was also looking at the two children, her starry eyes sparkling. Both of her benefactors were so good-looking; how beautiful these two little babies would be when they grew up!

"Ninth Brother, pick which one you like and bring her home as your wife!" Hua Yueli reached out and ruffled her son's hair. The little boy was also staring intently at the two babies in the wooden bed.

"Hua Yueli!" Shen Bei'an said in a low voice, "On such a wonderful day, don't force me to slap you."

Hua Zejiu blinked his round eyes, vaguely sensing the turbulent tension between his mother and his godfather, An.

Zhou Zhi gave Hua Zejiu's little shoulder a comforting squeeze, "Ninth Brother, you must protect your little sister and brother in the future."

The voice is clear and gentle.

Hua Zejiu was the eldest of the next generation among them, the big brother.

Right now, only Gu Nanyan has had two more babies; the others are still undecided.

“Yes, yes!” Hua Zejiu looked at his father, his eyes full of determination.

"You guys need to step up your game, or you'll end up a generation behind Ninth Brother, Ah Jin, and Ah Shen," Hua Yueli teased. "Look, there are still a few single guys here."

Single guys Fu Muqian, Ziya Jingmo, and Mei Lanting: What does this mean?! What does this mean?!

Wei Shengxi, who was also single, had no expression. To put it bluntly, his body had long been eroded by those messy drugs. Why would he want to have a child?

Should we let him/her live with drugs from childhood?

not to mention…

"What's the rush?" Lu Ming rubbed Ye Lin's waist. "You might plant flowers with care but they won't bloom, or plant willows without intention and they'll thrive. The child will come when it's meant to. Of course, I'm talking about us married people. Singles still need to talk about marriage. We should all go and pray to the God of Marriage, the Rabbit God, and the Goddess of Fate. Just in case." She didn't forget to add that.

Mei Lanting smiled at Lu Ming and asked, "What did you just say, Lu Er?" Her voice was clear and bright, like a gentle spring flowing through a mountain stream.

Lu Ming waved her hands repeatedly, avoiding his eyes, "No, no, I mean, this marriage will come naturally when it's meant to be, there's no need to rush it."

The actor is no good either; getting involved with him won't end well for you.

The group chatted and laughed.

"They're all godparents, what's the rush?" Gu Nanyan rubbed his temples.

They're both grown up, how can they still argue about this?

“Hey, eldest sister, Aci isn’t a godmother yet. Aci will be Ajin and Ashen’s aunt in the future,” Gu Nanjin said repeatedly.

The closeness of relations within the empire was based on blood ties.

Gu Nanjin and Gu Nanyan are cousins, while Yu Ci and Gu Nanyan are close friends without blood ties.

If Yu Ci were to marry Gu Nanjin, their generational order would naturally follow Gu Nanjin's.

Oh, and one more.

Slumbering

This should be my cousin.

"Then, thanks to you, I'll be able to hear Zici call me 'elder sister' someday?" Gu Nanyan tilted his head slightly to look at Yu Ci. This Zici did look somewhat like she used to.

Yu Ci's gaze remained fixed on the two children.

She... once had a child, but it was never formed, and she passed away before she knew whether it was a boy or a girl...

Yu Ci had not told anyone about this.

"If Ziyan wants to hear it, he'd better be prepared to pay a change of address fee." Yu Ci didn't let anyone notice her brief moment of sadness, quickly adjusting herself, her eyes slightly curved, looking quite innocent.

Upon hearing this, Gu Nanjin felt as if fireworks were exploding in his heart, leaving him completely bewildered.

Ah Ci, this is it!

This means she agrees to marry him, right?

Marrying him is fine!

The Gu family isn't the kind of family that insists on marriage. As long as he can be with Aci, he's fine with marrying her!

"Of course, Chen-ge'er and Yu-luo are already engaged, so your plans can be finalized later. Shall we get married right away?"

Gu Nanyan didn't interfere much with this couple; one was his younger brother, and the other was his friend.

She hopes they can be happy.

Gu Nanjin didn't speak, but focused his gaze on Yu Ci. The others' gazes also shifted from the two babies in the wooden bed to Yu Ci.

The woman, dressed in a brocade dress with gold and white patterns resembling epiphyllum flowers and raindrops, smiled slightly and said, "Let's pick a good day this year."

Gu Nanjin said repeatedly, "Great! I'll have Father and Mother pick an auspicious day right away!" His eyes were filled with undisguised excitement, and his face was beaming with obvious joy.

"Hey, what are Ah Jin and Ah Shen's full names?" Ye Lin suddenly asked. Young Master Hua is terrible at naming things, I wonder if the eldest son is too?

Anyway, her husband is pretty bad at naming things.

Since they all came from the same academy, they should be about the same.

A young master sat in a chair, casually peeling an orange. "A-Jin is called Gu Muyuan, and A-Shen is called Gu Siyuan," he said lazily.

When Hua Gongzi first heard the name, he just thought: "Emmm, toothache. When did this bastard become so good at sweet talk?"

You know, the way they named their child is so clever, it's got the seniority right, and they've even said sweet nothings.

They really are a match made in heaven.

Everyone naturally knew Shen Bei'an's courtesy name, especially Shen Juanqing.

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