Gu Shouxin stroked his chin, looked at Peng Sanlang with a sincere expression, and asked, "Have you asked Zhou Yuan?"
Peng Sanlang shook his head: "No. I'm worried that if Xin Xin finds out, it will hurt her."
Gu Shouxin laughed: "Hahaha, so you mean you want me and Xinxin's mother to be the bad guys, to stop her from being with Zhou Yuan, and to marry her off to you?"
Peng Sanlang wanted to nod, but then realized that wasn't what he meant, and suddenly became anxious, unsure of what to say.
Gu Shouxin's expression immediately turned serious: "Peng Chi, what do you think makes you worthy of our trust in entrusting Xinxin to you? Is it sincerity? No, as long as her mother and I are here, as long as her brothers and sisters are here, there are plenty of people in this world who would be sincere to her, we don't need you. Besides, when we were in the west, we weren't here, and there were still many people who were sincere to her. So, even if what you say is true, why should we entrust her to you?"
Peng Chi pursed his lips.
He knew that what Gu Shouxin said was true, but he really didn't want to see Gu Xin hurt by Zhou Yuan. Since he knew that Zhou Yuan had betrayed her and done something to hurt her, he would never stand by and watch their relationship continue.
Absolutely not!
He spoke again: "Second Uncle Gu, I, Peng Chiyi..."
"Alright!" Gu Shouxin interrupted Peng Sanlang, stood up and said, "If you still think that way, I can't stop you. But I want to tell you that many things in this world are not necessarily true even if you see them, let alone hear them. Our Gu family's children choose their own husbands, and whether they are good or bad, they bear all the consequences themselves. You should rest well. Your fourth uncle and mother will arrive tomorrow. I'm leaving."
"Second Uncle!"
Gu Shouxin didn't linger; he even felt he had wasted time.
Given his good relationship with the Peng family, and considering that Peng Sanlang had lost his father at a young age, he thought that the boy might be traumatized by being captured by Ajir and hadn't recovered yet. Who knew that he would hear these things?
He trusted Lu Zheng; at least he had no doubt about Lu Zheng's sincerity towards Gu Xin.
Gu Shouxin also thought of a problem: his daughter was growing up and her looks were blossoming, so there would definitely be a lot of scoundrels around, and that brat Lu Zheng would definitely have a headache.
He was somewhat gloating.
"Second Uncle!" Just as he was thinking of someone, Lu Zheng appeared. After leaving the house where Peng Sanlang was recuperating, Gu Shouxin heard Lu Zheng calling him as soon as he stepped out of the gate.
He stopped and looked over; Lu Zheng was jogging over.
He suddenly realized that from the very beginning, this kid had always acted as a young man, a junior, when he approached their family.
To outsiders, he was either low-key or arrogant. Towards the Gu family, he always considered himself a member. Except for his parents, he addressed everyone else by the same names as Xin Xin: Uncle and Aunt, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt, Third Aunt and Third Uncle, Grandpa and Grandma. He only avoided calling Gu Nian "Sister Gu"...
He's older than Niannian, so he shouldn't call her "sister."
"Second Uncle, you've come to see Peng Sanlang! That kid actually talked to you. You're definitely different from ordinary people!" Lu Zheng exclaimed as he approached.
"He won't talk to you?" Gu Shouxin asked.
“Yeah! He doesn’t even acknowledge my brother-in-law, acting like we owe him hundreds of taels of silver,” Lu Zheng said disdainfully.
"Really?" Gu Shouxin raised an eyebrow and asked, "What are you doing here?"
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