There were quite a few river lanterns in the bamboo basket. Gu Hui and Meng Meng simply released them for fun. They didn't have any particular wishes; they just hoped that their lives would get better and better.
Gu Xin had many wishes, starting with everyone in their second branch of the family, then moving on to everyone in the old house, then to Brother Yuanyuan, then to Brother Xue, then to the prodigy Huo…
Gu Si, the little cutie, doesn't have any big wishes. She just hopes that through her efforts, she can prevent her brother from catching up with her, and also not fall too far behind her older sisters, so that she won't be disliked.
Gu En's current wish is not to be with Yingying every day. He only hopes to complete his devilish second uncle's mission, and hopes that Renren can grow up quickly so that he can share some of his second uncle's endless parenting experience. At the same time, he also hopes that his second uncle and aunt will have a son soon so that his second uncle can take care of his own son!
Lu Zheng and Xue Qianyu sat together, without writing anything, and put the lanterns into the stream, watching them drift slowly away with the current.
Huo Junhao had only one wish: to surpass his second uncle Gu by even a little bit during the provincial examination. Unfortunately, his lantern capsized as soon as he put it in the river.
Huo Junhao covered his face; this wish was probably not going to come true.
That evening, after Gu Nian returned home, she found two things on her desk that did not belong to her. One of the boxes contained a letter from Li Muyan. The letter was not ambiguous; it simply wished Gu Nian a happy birthday and then introduced the gifts in the box.
Li Muyan originally intended to make a large Kongming lantern, but since the last time, he has been injured one after another and has not had time to do so, so he was unable to give it as a gift.
He also apologized for not being able to surprise Gu Nian with everyone that night because he couldn't stay out overnight. If he did, something terrible would happen. His life was more important. He promised Gu Nian that once his bad luck passed, he would spend every birthday with her.
Gu Nian felt there was something else behind those words, and after thinking about it, she decided to make it clear to Li Muyan that she really didn't plan to be in a relationship at the moment.
The other item was just a pair of gloves, which were very cool to the touch and very comfortable to wear. They were much more convenient than cloth gloves for her to use in experiments. She liked the gift very much, but she didn't know who gave it to her.
The next day, she asked around her family, but no one said they had given her gloves. She decided to ask Li Muyan next time she saw him.
Because Li Muyan's letter described all the gifts in the box but not the gloves, she wasn't sure if they were actually from Li Muyan.
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After Gu Nian came of age, the matchmaker Chen came twice, wanting to arrange a marriage for Gu Nian.
To be honest, the second branch of the Gu family was quite low-key. Everyone thought they made money selling vegetable recipes and those shampoo and body care sets. But when Gu Nian came of age, the carriages that came from the village were all from wealthy and noble families. This made the villagers realize that the Gu family was probably different from before.
There were indeed two families who asked Matchmaker Chen to propose marriage.
However, as Chen the matchmaker said, they don't even think much of the village head's family. Do you think they want to marry their child off to someone from the village?
Matchmaker Chen was a kind-hearted woman who knew many people in the town and county, and she went to Cai Xiaolian's house to inquire about her.
When she came for the second time, Cai Xiaolian said that she did not plan to arrange a marriage for the time being and wanted to wait until the child's father had passed the exam and settled down.
This was just an excuse, but Chen the matchmaker believed it and never bothered her again.
In July, the Gu family did another thing: they bought a manor.
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