Chapter 2384 Makes Your Face Look Young
Shu Quan was the first to enter, followed by Shu Zhao and a man holding a child.
Before Shu Yu could even ask a question upon seeing the man's appearance, she heard Aunt Fang's surprised voice beside her, "You, you are Gu Xinghua??"
Holding the child, Gu Xinghua nodded. Aunt Fang gasped and looked him up and down. "Where's your beard? You actually look like this? Aren't you almost thirty? How come you still look so, so..." young.
He looks so young, almost like a boy who's not even twenty yet.
Gu Xinghua smiled somewhat awkwardly, "I shaved my beard."
He explained, "My face has always looked like this, it just makes me look younger. When I was exiled to the southwest, I only had my mother and my younger sister with me. If I didn't look more mature, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to protect them."
After he got married, he shaved off his beard. But his wife said he was too handsome and would attract too many women, so she made him grow it back.
Aunt Fang was stunned for a moment, but upon hearing this, she nodded, confirming that it was indeed the case.
When Gu Xinghua came to Zhengdao Village, the girl was only ten years old, and Gu's mother was weak and sickly. If Gu Xinghua himself had also looked easy to bully, then life in Zhengdao Village would have been difficult.
"If you had shaved your beard earlier, you probably would have gotten married much sooner."
Gu Xinghua looked at Shu Zhao beside him, "It's the same now."
Aunt Fang thought about it and realized that it made sense, since Shu Zhao was not very old.
Shu Yu had already looked away. Gu Xinghua was quite good-looking; he had passed this test.
"I heard you studied writing with the Fourth Sister?"
Facing Shu Yu, Gu Xinghua was still a little nervous. Shu Quan urged him, and he quickly stepped forward and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, I have been studying for the past two years. A Zhao said that even if I am exiled, it is still beneficial to be able to read and write."
Shu Yu then turned her gaze to the Fourth Sister, followed by a slight surprise.
The Fourth Sister is completely different from the sharp and aloof person I saw a few years ago. At this moment, Shu Zhao has lost her sharpness, and her expression is quite peaceful.
She glanced at it and then stopped looking, casually picking up a book and handing it to Gu Xinghua.
“Read a passage and listen to it.”
Gu Xinghua carefully placed the child in Shu Zhao's hands before taking the book and opening it with great care.
His voice was a bit rough when he spoke, probably to match his bushy beard.
But when he reads, his voice is different. Shu Yu thought for a moment and asked after he finished reading a passage, "If I hire you, can you use this voice when facing guests in the future? You can't deliberately speak in a rough voice."
Gu Xinghua nodded immediately, "Okay."
Shu Yu asked a few more questions. Because the other party was the son-in-law of the Shu family, everyone present could clearly feel that he was stricter with Gu Xinghua than with the others.
Shu Quan was getting anxious, especially when Gu Xinghua gave a few inappropriate answers, he felt an urge to interrupt him.
After asking her questions, Shu Yu didn't immediately say whether she needed him or not. She simply said, "Alright, I understand your situation. I'll consider it and give you an answer later."
Shu Quan's lips twitched. Wasn't this answer a polite way of refusing?
But he knew when to stop. Although he wanted to plead their case again, he ultimately led them toward the door.
(End of this chapter)
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