"Yes, yes, you've really had a hard time. I'll talk to my older sisters tomorrow and tell them that we can't let you stay home alone like a good girl anymore. We'll take you with us wherever we go. Look how wronged you've been." Gu Xin pinched Gu Si's cheek.
Gu Xin was born in the first month of the lunar calendar, while Gu Si was born in the twelfth month of the following year; their birth dates were only a little over a month apart.
In other words, Gu Xin is almost two years older than Gu Si.
Gu Si is already sixteen. Although she is used to practicing martial arts in the morning and has a very slender and well-proportioned figure, she still has baby fat on her face. Like Gu En, she looks like a little fool in front of her family.
Gu Xin pinched her cheek, and she just smiled foolishly.
"What are you grinning about! Do you have any night clothes?" Gu Xin said helplessly.
"Yes, of course! Although I haven't gone out with my sisters to do anything these past two years, how could I not prepare these things? Just in case I need them?" Gu Si nodded.
“Let’s discuss it again when my brother gets here! We’ll set off after Grandpa, Grandma, and Mom are all asleep. Yuan Yuan will be waiting for us near the embassy. Why don’t you go and rest for a bit? It’ll probably be quite late later,” Gu Xin reminded her.
"No need, no need, I'm perfectly fine! I was just thinking about whether to invite Xue'er along. But considering her amateurish skills, I think I'll pass!" Gu Si shook her head.
"Oh yeah, if only Xue'er had come to our house sooner. She could have practiced martial arts with us, instead of being unable to even jump off a roof now," Gu Xin sighed.
“It’s related to talent. Look at Hanhan, didn’t she appear in the second year after we started practicing horse stance? She just wasn’t interested in it, there’s nothing we can do about it! I think Xue’er is the Hanhan type too. They are the ones who should be well-bred ladies!” Gu Si said disapprovingly.
“That’s right, Hanhan is just like Xue’er, not good at kung fu. But Yiyi didn’t have anyone teach her when she was little, she figured it out on her own and later practiced with us, so she can now reach the level of the women’s camp! This has a lot to do with heredity, as my sister said. Yiyi’s mother is from the Peng family, a family of generals, so they have that kind of heritage in their blood. The Huo family, on the other hand, is a family of scholars. Hanhan doesn’t like to practice kung fu, and even Huo the Prodigy is a weakling in combat. Their family’s heritage is all in studying.” Gu Xin nodded in deep agreement.
Gu Si also recalled what Gu Nian had told them about parents and children. Children will inherit some of their parents' strengths and weaknesses to some extent. Perhaps these traits can be changed later in life, but most of them are innate.
"By the way, speaking of Huo Shentong, have you two written to each other recently? Has he said when he's coming back? Is he able to come back this year?" Gu Xin asked, showing concern for her younger sister's love life.
“Yes, I have. I still write two letters every month, just like before. He said he can come back this year. He has developed Chunnan County very well, and after the provincial examination this year, someone will be able to take over his position,” Gu Si said frankly.
"Come to think of it, it's been six years since he and Brother Qian went to Kunzhou with my father. From the time they took the imperial examination until now, there was also a civil service examination in between! Time really flies!" Gu Xin exclaimed.
“Isn’t that right? He’s been a county magistrate there for five years. Our Emperor must want to bring him back.” Gu Si nodded and then said.
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