"What's different?" Gu Nian asked.
“Because she was the first little girl who was willing to play with me. Back then, nobody in the village would play with me. Even you, my older sister, wouldn’t play with me. Only my eldest sister and Sisi would keep me company,” Gu Xin said.
"Then why is she willing to play with you? Have you thought about that?" Gu Nian asked again.
Gu Xin was taken aback; she hadn't thought of that.
“I remember when we were discussing business with Madam Cheng, it was Xiao Jin who spoke to us at the beginning, right? Xiao Jin greeted us warmly, hoping to find a playmate for her younger sister. You know about Xiao Yu's situation. Back then, you didn't tell us you had the jade beads. You thought the jade beads were very useful, and you thought she was pretty and didn't dislike you like other girls, so you fed her the jade beads. Then she became very attached to you, right?” Gu Nian continued.
"Sister, are you saying that Xiaoyu only agreed to be my friend because she ate my jade beads?" Gu Xin asked, feeling a little sad.
“No, that’s not it. Xiao Jin likes to play with our family. Unlike his brother, Xiao Jin doesn’t have a class distinction. He simply feels that our sisters are compatible with him. Xiao Yu is dependent on her twin brother. What her brother likes, she naturally likes too. But her clinginess to you is definitely related to the jade bead,” Gu Nian analyzed.
Gu Xin remained silent.
"All good things must come to an end. Xinxin, even if she was like Xiaojin, initially just compatible with us, that's no longer the case. She's sixteen this year, a grown woman now. This is her own choice in life, you don't need to feel sad or sorry for her. She was your first friend, which is very meaningful, but ultimately, you two can't be together. Just like Mother and Madam Li. Madam Li is so good, and so good to our family, but the reality is, she can't be like Mother before, and everyone feels awkward." Gu Nian paused, thinking of Madam Li, who had a seven-colored servant and was as interesting as her uncle, and sighed, "Xinxin, after Sisi reminded Cheng Huaiyu that your feelings for Lu Zheng were different, and she could still say that Lu Zheng only had brotherly feelings for you, then you two were destined not to be together."
"Sister, you know?" Gu Xin asked in surprise.
“I know! I know Sisi is standing up for you. But, I’m a bit clueless when it comes to matters of the heart. The ideas I’ve instilled in you before are all my own, so I can’t really say anything. But I do know that Xiaoyu did have feelings for Lu Zheng back then,” Gu Nian said calmly.
Gu Xin pursed her lips; she had noticed too!
The way Xiaoyu looked at Yuanyuan was different from how she looked at Peng Jia and other men.
She just didn't want to believe it.
"When Lu Zheng and Dad saved Xiao Jin and her, they clearly told Xiao Jin that they helped because Xin Xin didn't want them to be implicated and suffer, and because Xiao Yu is Xin Xin's friend. Xiao Jin must have said that to Xiao Yu! Lu Zheng saved them because of you, and they should thank you. They have no way to repay your life-saving grace!" Gu Nian said solemnly.
No one explained these things to Gu Xin directly.
Gu Xin knew it in her heart, but she just didn't want to think about it, and didn't want to think of people as so bad.
But when Xiaoyu wrote to ask about the medicine that could cure her muteness last time, Gu Xin slowly accepted reality.
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