"Dad, what are you doing? Aren't you going to sleep tonight? Why are you making tea?" After dinner, Gu Nian saw Gu Shouxin making tea and asked in confusion.
Her parents' relationship has progressed rapidly. Shouldn't they take advantage of the cool weather and get some sleep together?
She wasn't sure if there had been any real progress between them. After her mother threw a shoe at the back of her head that day, she didn't dare to ask anymore.
"I'll play chess with Lu Zheng in a bit, make some tea, and get some snacks," Gu Shouxin said with a smile.
“Dad, I think you two have been getting along really well lately! The matter between Xiao Jin and his sister must be related to you two, right?” Gu Nian looked around and, noticing that Gu Xin wasn’t there, stepped forward and said.
“Yes, we share the same goal regarding Xin Xin’s issue; neither of us wants her to suffer because of Xiao Yu,” Gu Shouxin said.
"Didn't we tell him before not to get close to Xinxin?" Gu Nian pursed her lips, somewhat displeased.
“Niannian, there’s no need to be so hostile towards him. Didn’t we already give him a good beating on behalf of Xinxin from the previous life? We agreed that night that we would let things take their course from now on, because we can’t make choices for Xinxin. We can only teach her as many things as possible to give her more confidence.” Gu Shouxin put down the tea cake, looked at Gu Nian, and said earnestly.
"But I still feel uneasy. I always feel like he's a jerk. I just don't want Xin Xin to have the same ending as in the book," Gu Nian sighed and said.
"With us here, she won't have the ending like in the book. Besides, don't you always say that Xin Xin is a little lucky star, a little koi fish?" Gu Shouxin smiled, picked up the tea cake again, and said while working, "Dad asks you, in the past few months, what do you think is wrong with him? His character, personality, or other aspects?"
“His character is fine, his personality is fine, the only flaw in other aspects is that I always feel he wants to kidnap Xin Xin.” Gu Nian was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said.
To be honest, if Gu Nian hadn't had preconceived notions from reading the book, she really thought Lu Zheng was a good person.
She could tell that at first, Lu Zheng might have only become familiar with them because of Gu Xin, but gradually she realized that he genuinely treated the Gu family as his own.
Leaving aside his second wife's side, even just looking at the old house, he truly treated his grandparents and uncles as elders.
Indeed, this person probably didn't receive much family affection in his past and present lives, apart from his maternal grandfather and sister!
“Niannian, he has the idea of kidnapping Xinxin, but definitely not now. Do you see how serious he is about his work?” Gu Shouxin asked after brewing the tea and putting the lid on.
"He's so serious, like a seasoned farmer. It's a shame he's the heir of the Duke's mansion. If his father knew he was farming with our uncle every day, he'd probably want to strip him of his title! But his seriousness stems from his desire to grow these crops well so he can present them to the Emperor and ask for a chance for himself!" Gu Nian complained, then added with a hint of disdain.
"He earned this opportunity with his own hands, what's shameful about that?" Gu Shouxin paused, then said, "The things in the book are things that haven't happened and can't happen. At least, Xin Xin in the book will definitely not be like that again. Let's let things develop naturally. As long as he doesn't do anything out of line, let's just treat him like a young man from our village! It's too tiring to think about the things in the book every time we see Lu Zheng, isn't it?"
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