It's already May, and the daytime heat in the desert is intense, with nowhere to find shade.
When the weather gets hot, people's tempers become very irritable. On this day, Huo Yanyu and Peng Silang started arguing again for some reason. Peng Silang was so angry that he didn't want to talk to anyone. He didn't respond when Peng Ze and Peng Erlang called him.
Cai Xiaolian nudged Gu Shouxin, who understood and called out "Peng Silang".
Although he ignored his older brother, Gu's second uncle, Peng Silang, dared not pay any attention to him. He got off the camel and came into the carriage: "Second Uncle and Second Aunt, what do you want?"
Gu Shouxin said, "Sit down!"
Peng Silang sat down, looking bewildered. He felt quite embarrassed as he watched Cai Xiaolian smile gently at him. His mother and second and third aunts would never be so gentle. Gu's second aunt was always very gentle.
Gu Shouxin looked at Peng Silang as if he were a junior, and asked sternly, "Silang, how old are you this year?"
Peng Silang was taken aback: "...I was born in September, and I'm eighteen this year."
Gu Shouxin nodded: "Eighteen! I think she's about the same age as my Renren."
Peng Silang: "?"
Gu Shouxin added, "That kid Renren used to like to make Yanyu angry, but he was young, and Yanyu could catch him easily."
Peng Silang explained, "Second Uncle, I didn't provoke Hanmei, she provoked me, really. She's like a firecracker, she'll ignite at the slightest provocation, I'm helpless! Besides, Second Uncle, how can you treat me like a child! Gu Ren isn't even six years old yet!"
"Hehe." Gu Shouxin said with a forced smile, "That's right, Renren was born in October, she's not even six years old yet. It's not that I'm treating you like a child, it's just that on the way back, I observed your words and actions towards Yanyu, and you really aren't much better than Renren, who's not even six years old yet. Renren likes pretty older sisters, so you don't necessarily like pretty younger sisters, do you?"
"No, no, no, no!" Peng Silang waved his hands frantically. "Second Uncle, don't scare me. I do like pretty girls, but not the silly girl! Apart from being quick-witted, she's really not the kind of pretty girl I like. Second Uncle, please don't say that. If Grandpa finds out when we get back, he'll go and say a few words to Grandpa Huo. Wouldn't that be forcing me and the silly girl together? Second Uncle, you can be a grown man, but you can't just play matchmaker like that."
Seeing how he was trying so hard to distance himself from the situation, Cai Xiaolian got angry. How could you say such a nice girl like Hanhan?
"Really? If that's the case, then that's great," Cai Xiaolian said.
"Why? Why did you say that, Auntie?" Peng Silang looked at Cai Xiaolian.
"Si Lang, our two families have a good relationship, and your second aunt has always treated you brothers as her own nephews and nieces, so your second aunt has to say something to you here." Cai Xiaolian sat up straight, stopped smiling, and said seriously, "Yan Yu and Xin Xin are born in the same year, one at the beginning of the year and the other at the end. At the end of last year, she came of age and became a young lady."
Peng Silang was confused. He remembered that he had prepared a coming-of-age gift for his simple-minded sister, which was a trophy he had stolen from Yunhai. However, the simple-minded sister had ruined it and even mocked it for being ugly, which made him furious.
“She’s a grown woman now, it’s time to find her a husband. What are you doing, a grown man, teasing her like Renren all day long?” Cai Xiaolian said casually.
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