After washing her feet, Gu Xin poured the water into the vegetable garden, told Gu Shouxin, and went back to her room to sleep.
The Gu family had a total of three oil lamps: one in the parents' room, one in the sister's room, and one in the kitchen. Poor Gu Xin didn't have one.
Snuggled in bed, Gu Xin felt very warm, unsure whether it was because of the extra blanket or because she had soaked her feet.
Regardless of which type, it was all given to her by her father.
She hadn't forgotten the jade bead that the jade fish had spat out earlier, and now that she was in bed, she wasn't afraid of someone suddenly appearing.
Gu Xin was lying face down, one hand under her chin and the other in front of her head, and then she said softly, "Little fish, you just spat out a jade bead, didn't you? If so, spit out another one for me to see!"
Although she couldn't see it clearly, she could feel that she had indeed gained another jade bead in her hand.
She grasped his hand, then pinched it between her thumb and forefinger; it was very soft and elastic.
So I wasn't mistaken! I just don't know what this jade bead is for.
Gu Xin lay there lost in thought, and soon fell asleep.
After a long day, and with an extra blanket and a foot bath tonight, Gu Xin fell asleep faster than usual.
She was lying face down, so she didn't know that shortly after she fell asleep, the corner of her mouth came into contact with that jade bead, and then the jade bead touched her saliva and slowly dissolved.
Gu Xin dreamed of something delicious and couldn't help but slurp it up, sucking up more than half of the melted jade beads.
At this time, neither Gu Shouxin nor Cai Xiaolian was asleep.
Although they shared the same blanket, there was a fist's distance between them. Neither of them moved, afraid that the slightest movement would cause them to bump into each other.
After a long time, the two finally couldn't help but speak.
"I,……"
"you,……"
They opened their mouths at the same time, and then closed them at the same time.
"you,……"
"I,……"
They opened their mouths at the same time once again, and then closed them at the same time.
Gu Shouxin felt a little embarrassed. In his previous life, he had mostly interacted with the ladies and nannies in the palace, but he had never been this close to anyone.
Cai Xiaolian laughed at the scene: "Pfft!"
After Cai Xiaolian finished laughing, she asked, "Let's not hide anything from each other anymore; we're not the same people we used to be. So, tell me, where did you come from?"
Gu Shouxin raised an eyebrow. Oh ho, they actually wanted to trick him into revealing information?
Seeing that Gu Shouxin did not answer, Cai Xiaolian continued, "Don't say you don't understand what I'm saying. I don't believe that the Gu Shouxin of the past was like this. The Gu Shouxin of the past only loved himself and would never give his wife and daughter a second glance. I don't believe that a person can change so much in three days. If you don't want to say it, then I won't say it either. Anyway, we're all the same. At worst, we can just break up. I don't mind."
Gu Shouxin was silent for a while, then said, "Let's not dwell on the past. Let's make a good life together in the future. Are you willing? If you are not willing, I will not force you. I will raise the child myself and let you leave."
Cai Xiaolian frowned. Wow, they've turned the tables on her!
Although Cai Xiaolian really didn't want to stay here, where could she go if she left?
The Great Zhou Dynasty was relatively tolerant of women, allowing divorce and remarriage, but all men are the same; she couldn't possibly jump from one pit to another.
She's new here; if she really wants to leave, she can either go back to her parents' home or go far away on her own.
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