Seeing that Li Muyan had taken his words to heart, Zhu Mingsheng joked, "How about we take advantage of tomorrow and make it a fait accompli? Even more extreme..."
Li Muyan interrupted Zhu Mingsheng: "Shut up!"
Zhu Mingsheng: "I know you're a gentleman. Okay, then let's not force things. You're a gentleman, you respect her enough. If you could force things, you'd better hold back and hurt yourself. She'd be touched, know how good you are, and might accidentally agree to be with you! Listen to me, women are emotional. Once they like a man, they don't think straight in front of him."
Li Muyan fell into deep thought.
...
On the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Gu Xin got up very early, before dawn!
Seeing that her sisters were still asleep, she got dressed, washed up, and prepared to go out.
Gu Shouxin, who had just gotten up, grabbed her: "Where are you going so early in the morning?"
Gu Xin smiled and said, "Dad, I'm going to give Yuanyuan a surprise! It's his birthday today! He definitely doesn't know I'm going to see him this morning, hehe."
Gu Shouxin shook his head helplessly: "Your hair isn't combed properly. People will laugh at you when you get there. Come on, let me comb your hair."
Gu Xin obediently followed Gu Shouxin to sit down in the main room.
She can comb her hair by herself now, but sometimes she combs it crookedly, making the two sides asymmetrical.
Gu Shouxin untied her hair, combed it back up, braided it on both sides and let it fall down from her shoulders, leaving her with two buns on her head.
Gu Xin touched her braids, then her bun, and felt a piece of jewelry. She remembered she hadn't been wearing it just now: "Huh?"
Gu Shouxin smiled: "Do you like it?"
Gu Xin's eyes lit up: "I love it! Dad, you're so good to me! This headdress is so beautiful! I love Dad the most!"
Gu Shouxin took it and put it on her again: "Today, our little Xinxin is twelve years old. Dad doesn't have any big wishes, just a small one. I hope that every year from now on, little Xinxin will be as beautiful, cute, and happy as she is this year."
Gu Xin nodded: "Mm!"
Gu Shouxin: "Go ahead! And while you're at it, please pass on a message to your brother Yuanyuan. Tell him that I wish him to get rounder and rounder, just like our little Renren!"
Gu Xin laughed so hard her eyes narrowed: "Hahaha, okay, I promise I'll bring it!"
Watching his little girl skip and hop out the door, then close it, and wink at him before she did, Gu Shouxin's heart clenched with worry.
Hmph, Lu Zheng, if it weren't for my daughter's happiness, I would never have let her get close to you!
Alas! Daughters grow up and leave home!
They hope Lu Zheng will grow into a round, chubby boy instead of a handsome young man, otherwise their little Xin Xin won't like him!
When Gu Xin arrived at Lu Zheng's house, she didn't knock on the door. Just like the man in black did last time, she climbed over the door and went inside.
Lu Zheng had gotten up early and practiced his sword for a while, working up a sweat. He saw Gu Xinyue as soon as she came in.
He grabbed Gu Xin by the back of her collar: "Hey, you little thief, where do you think you're going!"
Gu Xin retaliated immediately, and Lu Zheng was happy to exchange a few moves with her. From New Year's Eve until yesterday, Xin Xin hadn't practiced martial arts.
Gu Xin was naturally eager to have someone spar with her. She put in her best effort; there was no other way, she had to be fully focused when sparring with her brother Yuanyuan and her father to avoid getting beaten too badly.
Gu Xin quickly circled behind Lu Zheng. Lu Zheng was holding her hand, and she used his hand to climb onto his shoulder, then leaped up and landed steadily on his neck.
Lu Zheng was afraid she would fall, so he grabbed her foot and said, "Be careful!"
Gu Xin: "Oops, oh no, it was just an accident! You made me fall!"
Lu Zheng chuckled: "Are you being so arrogant because you think I'm reluctant to part with it?"
Gu Xin: "Yes, yes! Ah! Brother Yuanyuan, no, no..."
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