After meeting Gu Xin, the Gu family also went to visit Peng Sanlang.
Peng Sanlang was seriously injured at the time. Even though Gu Xin fed him the jade beads in time, he was still bedridden for two months. It was only recently that he was able to get out of bed and move around.
He seemed rather depressed. When he saw Gu Shouxin and the others coming over, he only greeted them briefly, completely unlike the Peng Sanlang he used to be.
“Your mother and your fourth uncle are coming with the Ministry of Rites delegation; they won’t arrive until tomorrow,” Gu Shouxin said, frowning as he looked at Peng Sanlang.
"Yes, my elder brother and sister-in-law told me," Peng Sanlang said.
"Alright, since you're fine now, you should rest!" Since the other person didn't want to talk, Gu Shouxin didn't have the patience to chat with him anymore and prepared to leave.
“Second Uncle Gu.” Peng Sanlang suddenly called out to Gu Shouxin.
Gu Shouxin looked at him.
Peng Sanlang glanced at Cai Xiaolian and the others.
"Then we'll be going now. You and Sanlang can talk slowly, Dad!" Cai Xiaolian, with great tact, led the children away.
"Mother, is Brother Peng San really that badly affected? I heard from Yi Yi that he's been like this ever since he woke up, not saying much and looking depressed." Gu Xin asked, linking arms with Cai Xiaolian.
"Maybe! Everyone encounters all sorts of setbacks in life, but you'll get through them." Cai Xiaolian patted Gu Xin's hand.
"Xin Xin, do you have any ideas?" Gu Nian turned to ask Gu Xin.
"What are you thinking?" Gu Xin was taken aback.
"So, what are your biggest takeaways from this past year?" Gu Nian asked.
"I don't have any particularly profound realizations, but I just feel so lonely being away from home. I want to work hard to become stronger so that this kind of problem won't happen again. I've seen how hard life is for the people in the west, and I hope for peace and prosperity everywhere, so that everyone can live a good life, and that situations like mine, where people are far away from their families, will become less and less common. That's about it," Gu Xin said.
“So, Peng Sanlang isn’t as optimistic as you. He thinks too much, which is why he’s like this now.” Gu Nian nodded and continued, “He probably didn’t take women seriously before, thinking that men were naturally stronger than women. This time, he was defeated by Princess Yunhai, and you risked your life to save him. His mindset has changed, which is why he’s like this.”
"This is what my second sister always calls male chauvinism—thinking that men are superior to women! In the end, he fell into the hands of a woman and was saved by her, which he finds hard to accept!" Gu Si concluded.
"Actually, I think the biggest reason is that Xin Xin is Third Cousin's sweetheart, and he can't get over this hurdle!" Xie Zhiyi said.
"I'm afraid that after this, Third Cousin won't be thinking about competing with Brother Yuan like before!" Gu Yingxue added.
Gu Xin: "?"
How could this involve me?
Cai Xiaolian smiled helplessly: "The feelings we had when we were young were the purest and most sincere. But in this world, not everyone can spend their whole life with the person they loved for the first time. I believe that Sanlang will definitely find a girl who is compatible with him in the future. So, Xinxin, don't put too much pressure on yourself!"
Gu Xin shook her head: "I'm not under any pressure! I thought that back in Kuncheng, when Brother Peng and his brothers came to drink with Brother Yuanyuan and lost, he stopped liking me! Turns out he still likes me? He didn't even look at me just now!"
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