Gu Bin wasn't annoyed that he'd been seen through. "Oops! You figured me out by accident!"
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
Xie Yan: "..."
He stared at Gu Bin with deadpan eyes, "What happened to you? Did you get into a fight and damage your brain?"
"Is he starting to act crazy?"
Gu Bin: "!!!"
"Get out!"
"You're the one who's lost your mind!"
"I'm perfectly fine!"
"However, I did have a fight with the people at the educated youth settlement today, and we've completely fallen out!"
Gu Bin said with some melancholy, "Do you think it's possible for me to move out?"
Xie Yan looked up in surprise, "Weren't you two on pretty good terms?"
Gu Bin is quite popular!
Gu Bin said with a sneer, "That's because their own interests weren't involved, and everyone got along well. It was just a matter of saving face!"
Xie Yan: "What of their interests were involved?"
Gu Bin shook his head. "It's just that they didn't get enough of the benefits, and now that I'm not letting them, they're unhappy!"
Xie Yan lowered her eyelashes, thinking that more educated youth might come later. With more people living in one courtyard, there would definitely be a lot of things to do. After a long while, she said, "In that case, you can consider moving out!"
Living alone really can avoid a lot of trouble.
Gu Bin's eyes lit up. "You also support my moving out, right?"
Xie Yan nodded, interrupting Gu Bin who was about to speak, "But, I suggest! Just a suggestion, if you have the money, you should build your own house!"
"Or you could see if anyone has an old house that's vacant, and you could rent it!"
After a moment's thought, Gu Bin understood Xie Yan's concerns. Even if he was lucky enough to find a family to stay with, it was still someone else's home, and how could there not be friction over time!
Then there's not much point in him moving out.
He prefers to build his own house.
He can do whatever he wants with the house he built himself; he can do it entirely according to his own wishes. Renting someone else's house is definitely not as convenient as having your own.
Moreover, the old houses in the village are truly old houses; many walls are crooked, and there is no guarantee of safety for living there.
Of course, Xie Yan, who hadn't spent much time in the village, wasn't very familiar with the condition of the old houses there; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought up the matter of renting a house.
He thought the old houses in the village would be similar to the ones they lived in now!
But Gu Bin's only concern now is that if his father suddenly becomes kind-hearted and invites him back next year, wouldn't his house have been built for nothing?
He couldn't bear the thought of having to leave the house he had worked so hard to build to someone else to live in!
Upon hearing Gu Bin's concerns, Xie Yan sneered, "Why don't you write a letter back and ask? You'll know then."
That being said, he felt that Gu Bin's return to the city might be a long way off.
The capital will become even more chaotic later on, and his family definitely hopes that Gu Bin will stay here safely. Given the status of their patriarch, he should have noticed something different early on.
Gu Bin patted his forehead and said with a troubled expression, "You don't know, our family situation is complicated. If I write a letter like this to ask, my grandfather will think that I can't endure hardship and am indirectly complaining that I want to go back to the city."
“My parents will think I must have suffered a lot, and they will definitely try to transfer me back to the city, and then the family will be in chaos again!”
Xie Yan patted his shoulder sympathetically, it seems being a young master isn't easy.
Do your parents and grandfather live together?
Gu Bin shook his head. "They don't live together."
"Is your grandma good to you?"
Gu Bin: "You want me to write a letter to my grandmother?"
Xie Yan nodded, "Yes! Just ask Grandma, and then have her subtly inquire about your grandfather's thoughts. We can keep this from your parents, right?"
"Of course, this is on the premise that the situation is explained."
Gu Bin nodded, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? My grandma loves me so much, she'll definitely keep it a secret!"
Xie Yan looked at Gu Bin, who was as happy as a puppy, and shook his head with a smile. This was a classic case of being blinded by one's own perspective.
Gu Bin was happy for a while, but then his mood dropped again. He guessed that his grandfather definitely wouldn't agree to let him go back.
What's he so happy about!
Sigh! Another day of reminiscing about the old days!
Xie Yan couldn't stand seeing him die like this, so she slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Since you're not tired, come on, let's go smash almonds!"
Gu Bin: "..."
No, this person is sick!
They can't even let someone be sad for a moment!
"Aren't you very tired? Aren't you going to rest?"
Xie Yan: "Isn't it because you've disturbed my rest? Then let's do something meaningful!"
Pulled along by Xie Yan, Gu Bin silently walked to the steps of the west room, where a complete set of tools for cracking almonds was laid out.
When Xie Yan saw these, he was reminded of a time when he was cracking almonds.
Yu Yuehui explicitly refused his help at the time, but Xie Yan insisted on smashing things!
No matter what I say, he won't listen!
There was nothing else Yu Yue could do but teach him, demonstrate for him, and let him watch.
Xie Yan watched as Yu Yuehui took an almond, placed it on a relatively flat stone, and then picked up another smaller stone and gently tapped it on the almond pit. The pit split in two, revealing the intact almond inside.
After taking a look, Xie Yan felt it was very simple, and he had already learned it.
He refused the old stone that Yu Yuehui had given him, which had been used for many years and had a groove, and picked up a brand new one, preparing to slowly carve a groove out himself.
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