Gou Sheng followed along, getting his rice and chopsticks.
Seeing how sensible he was, Chen Shuqing smiled and teased, "Whoever marries our Xizhi in the future will be so lucky. Look how capable and sensible he is at such a young age."
Upon hearing this, Su Li remembered that the book described Gou Sheng as someone who never married and that he had once liked a girl.
But the girl was unwilling to marry him because he had already made a name for himself.
The girl, whose legs were crippled, did not want to be a burden to him.
He later died in despair.
This is a pain in his heart.
The girl was mentioned in the book; it seems she was sent down to a cowshed, somewhere in Lijiatun.
Su Li couldn't remember why her leg was broken, but she vaguely remembered that it was broken when she was sent down from the cowshed.
Su Li couldn't remember the specific reason for the interruption.
I haven't heard of anyone in the village breaking their leg yet, so this person should be fine now.
It seems she needs to find some time to go and take a look.
"Of course! Our Gousheng is the best! Not only is he good at studying, but in the future, he'll earn so much money that we could never spend it all!" Su Li added, praising him as well.
To be fair, Gou Sheng is quite good. At the very least, since they met, she has never had to worry about chopping firewood.
He was the one who mostly went to collect firewood.
Gou Sheng blushed as the two women spoke to him; he was nowhere near as good as they described.
So she quickly changed the subject, saying, "Sister, the pancakes you made today are really delicious."
Chen Shujing smiled and said, "Of course! Steaming these pancakes with pork ribs together is incredibly delicious."
"If you like it, we'll make it again next time. Gousheng, are there any young girls in the cowshed down in our village?"
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