"Brother Yuanyuan, come with me!" When Gu Xin passed by Lu Zheng's room, she saw that he was alone and called him over.
"What's wrong?" Lu Zheng came out, took the wooden bucket from Gu Xin's hand, and asked with a smile.
"I'm giving you a gift! But first, we need to go to the kitchen to return the bucket to its owner, and then borrow a basin from them," Gu Xin said mysteriously with a smile.
“Okay.” Lu Zheng’s smile deepened.
"Just now, I saw my sister hitting her head. I was so afraid she would almost forget about us again, like last year," Gu Xin said, her face still showing lingering fear as she recounted what had just happened.
"What happened to her last year?" Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow and asked.
“It was early October last year when the gambling den my father owed money to came to collect the debt. My sister got into a fight with them, hit her head, and passed out. When she woke up, she called me little sister, which scared me to death. But she remembered me right away,” Gu Xin said.
“Oh, early October!” Lu Zheng nodded knowingly.
The day he was reborn happened to be the first day of the tenth month. Perhaps Gu Nian also came around those two days!
"Brother Yuanyuan, was the cake delicious this morning?" Gu Xin asked.
"It's delicious," Lu Zheng replied with a smile.
“I helped make it too! It’s also a gift for Yuanyuan. Didn’t I say last time that I would give Yuanyuan two birthday gifts? I’ve already finished one, and there’s still one left.” Gu Xin said happily.
Nothing makes you happier than receiving a gift that the recipient happens to like.
"There's another one? Could it be a wooden basin?" Lu Zheng joked.
"You'll find out soon enough." The two had already arrived at the inn's kitchen, where Gu Si was waiting. Gu Xin stepped forward and said, "Sisi, my sister said there's enough water, we don't need any more."
"Oh, then I'll take this bucket over first so Grandpa and Grandma can wash their faces and feet! Sister Xinxin, you wait here, we'll take another big bucket up together to wash up in a bit." Gu Si nodded and then said.
"Okay, go ahead, I'll wait for you here." Gu Xin nodded.
The hotel was full of guests during the Lantern Festival. The Gu family stayed here, and there were many places where water was needed. The waiter was too busy to handle everything, so the family took care of it themselves.
"Brother Yuanyuan, come with me!" Gu Xin went to the kitchen to borrow a wooden basin from the fire-starter, and waved for Lu Zheng to follow her as she carried it out.
The two arrived at a large tree in the backyard, next to which was a well. Gu Xin carried a basin of water and placed it by the well, then looked up at the sky.
Lu Zheng was somewhat helpless. What kind of gift was this little girl going to give him? She wouldn't even let him help her fetch water.
In her past life, Xin'er wasn't very strong; in fact, she was quite frail. How come she's so strong at this age in this life?
"Brother Yuanyuan, come here! Squat down and close your eyes!" Gu Xin squatted down next to the wooden basin and waved to Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng walked over, squatted down next to the wooden basin as Gu Xin had instructed, and then closed his eyes.
Gu Xin moved the wooden basin to the best position, then ran to Lu Zheng's side and squatted down to test the position. Then she got up and ran to the opposite side of Lu Zheng, squatted down, with a wooden basin between the two of them.
"Is it ready?" Lu Zheng asked.
"Alright, Yuanyuan, you can open your eyes now. Look in the basin, here's the gift I magically conjured up for you!" Gu Xin said happily.
Lu Zheng opened his eyes, glanced at Gu Xin, and then looked into the basin. The water in the wooden basin was now still, reflecting the full moon. Lu Zheng's body stiffened.
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