"Has that old man been looking for you these past few days? I was in a hurry to come back and see you, so I didn't ask Zhou Yuan!" Gu Shouxin asked.
"No! I guess they asked around about our family situation! By the way, have you eaten yet? There's some dough in the kitchen that's risen. I'll roll out noodles for you. Niannian taught me how; you haven't tried them yet!" Cai Xiaolian said with concern.
"Mom, why don't you take Dad to make noodles? Xinxin and I will stay here." Gu Nian didn't want to be seen being fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
"Sister, why don't we go with them? Don't you want to know how Dad did on his exam?" Gu Xin asked regretfully as the couple returned to their new house.
"Xinxin, you have to be perceptive! Understand?" Gu Nian smiled and added, "Your parents have been separated for five days, they must miss each other terribly, so let's not go and join in the fun! Dad will definitely do well on the exam, didn't you say you would always trust him?"
“But sister, I haven’t seen Dad for five days! I miss him too!” Gu Xin said, pursing her lips.
"You silly girl, there are many things your parents can't say when you leave," Gu Nian said with a smile.
“Oh, I see. It’s the same principle as when parents sleep in one room at night, instead of sleeping in the same room as us!” Gu Xin said.
"Yes, that's exactly right! Come help! After we finish picking these, we'll go wash up and go to bed." Gu Nian nodded.
“Sister, I understand. Grandpa told me that the most important thing in a person’s life is their partner. Parents can only accompany us for a part of the journey, and children can only accompany us for a part of the journey, but only a partner will accompany us from the day we fall in love until we grow old.” Gu Xin said while working.
"Yes, Grandpa is right. The person who has accompanied you through most of your life is your partner who truly cares for you." Gu Nian was taken aback, then sighed.
Her life was too short in her previous life, and her partner hadn't appeared yet. When will he appear in this life?
"Sister, with so many young men appearing, do you really not like any of them? Last time I heard you say that Second Brother Xue is handsome, do you like him?" Gu Xin asked.
“Just because I say he’s good-looking doesn’t mean I like him! I also said Zhou Yuan was good-looking before I knew him!” Gu Nian said with a smile.
Xue Qianyu's family situation is even more complicated than Lu Zheng's! She doesn't want to cause trouble for no reason!
“That’s right! Yuanyuan is the most handsome guy in our village!” Gu Xin chuckled.
"Then compare them to the other young men we've met. Apart from Zhou Yuan, who is the most handsome?" Gu Nian asked.
"They're pretty much the same! They each have their own merits. It's just that Brother Yungui is a little dark-skinned, but before Brother Yuanyuan appeared, Brother Yungui was the best-looking guy in our village!" Gu Xin thought for a moment and said.
"Sister, are you really going to find me a top scholar as a brother-in-law? A scholar who excels in literature or a martial arts?" Gu Xin asked again.
"Ideally, someone who excels in both the civil and military examinations would be the best, with excellent martial arts skills and profound knowledge. Of course, they have to be good-looking! As my uncle would say, everyone in the Gu family is good-looking, and I can't find someone who doesn't match our family's appearance," Gu Nian said with a smile.
“That’s so hard to find! I heard Grandpa say the other day that the last top scholar was from the neighboring prefecture. He was over thirty years old, even older than our father! No, no, sister, let’s have the martial arts champion instead! Grandpa said that the martial arts champions in our Great Zhou are almost all around twenty years old, younger, and a better match for you!” Gu Xin shook her head and said.
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