Lu Zheng looked at the small head peeking out from the crack in the door. Apart from those clear eyes, the other facial features were completely different from what he remembered.
Her skin wasn't as fair as he remembered, her lips weren't as full and rosy as he remembered, and even her hair wasn't as black and shiny as he remembered.
But those clean, clear eyes made him recognize her at a glance; this was Xin'er, whom he had longed for for so many years.
Lu Zheng was glad that he had arrived at the right time. His Xin'er had not yet been sold by her despicable gambling father to pay off his gambling debts. He still had time to escape with her. His Xin'er would not have to go through so much suffering in the hands of human traffickers like she did in her previous life.
"core……"
"Sir, who are you looking for?"
The two spoke almost simultaneously.
Lu Zheng's "er" was stuck in his throat; he was so shocked by the word "uncle" that he couldn't say it.
Gu Xin, preoccupied with the vegetable garden, found the man in front of her rather strange and tried to close the door: "Xin? Uncle, our family name isn't Xin, you've got the wrong person!"
After she finished speaking, without waiting for anyone's reaction, she slammed the door shut and then bolted it.
Lu Zheng watched helplessly as the little head disappeared, and then the word "uncle" lingered in his mind.
Is he that old?
He's not even sixteen yet, only five years older than Gu Xin. How can he be called "uncle"?
When Xin'er was with him before, she would call him Lu Lang with eyes full of admiration. He could still remember that gentle voice clearly even after he was reborn.
Having been reborn, he has gone from a young man to an old man.
Lu Zheng chuckled, took a step forward, and raised his hand to knock on the door again, but stopped before his hand even touched the door.
He touched the stubble on his chin and realized that he had indeed returned to his teenage years, rushing here without having time to groom himself.
Xin'er doesn't know him yet, but that doesn't matter. As long as Xin'er is still in Shanchakou Village, he will just wait by her side.
When her gambling-addicted father wanted to sell her, he simply bought her.
In this life, he will protect his Xin'er no matter what.
Lu Zheng lowered his hand, turned around, and his depressed mood instantly brightened.
He only needed to send someone to keep an eye on the Gu family and prevent his Xin'er from being taken away by others.
He arrived here before Xin'er was sold.
He remembered Xin'er telling him about the year she was sold.
Fortunately, he made it in time.
For now, he'll stay at his maternal grandfather's house in town. Anyway, the Lu family won't be taking care of him for the next few months, so he can take some time to do other things. His main purpose in returning to his childhood is to get his Xin'er.
...
Gu Xin squatted in the vegetable garden, looking at the several vegetables growing well, and didn't know what to do for a moment!
Her mind was completely focused on how to grow the vegetables properly, and she had completely forgotten about the strange old man from earlier.
She opened her hand, and the jade fish appeared: "Little fish, little fish, tell me, why did the vegetables in the garden grow so well overnight? They weren't like this yesterday."
"Little fish, little fish, do you think there's something strange about our house that made the vegetables in the garden grow overnight?"
"Little fish, oh little fish..."
"Xinxin, what are you doing squatting there?"
At this moment, Cai Xiaolian came out. She had heard the knocking and was about to get up to check, but when she came out, she saw her pitiful little girl talking to herself in front of the vegetable garden.
Gu Xin finally found her pillar of support and stood up, saying, "Mom, look, the vegetables in the field!"
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