When Miss Li saw Cheng Huaijin arrive, she tactfully left.
"Did Grandma Guo ask me?" Gu Xin asked Cheng Huaijin curiously.
"I asked, and they told me to pick you up so we could go out for dinner together. Your grandparents said you're going to catch up with Miss Li, so you won't be going," Cheng Huaijin said with a smile.
"Grandpa and Grandma really know me!" Gu Xin laughed. "Brother, let's eat and then go for a stroll in the city! I used to really enjoy exploring the city; I thought it was huge. But after going to the west, I realized, well, it's not as big as the desert."
Cheng Huaijin smiled and nodded.
The brother and sister ate a hearty meal and then went out shopping together.
It's July now, and July in Gyeongju is quite hot. It's a little better by the river, where the river breeze makes it cooler.
“I’ve been to Qingzhou Prefecture before. My father passed through the prefecture when he took office.” Standing by the river, Cheng Huaijin suddenly sighed, “Back then, we arrived at the prefecture at night. It wasn’t as lively as it is now, and there weren’t many people.”
"Brother, do you miss our parents?" Gu Xin asked after thinking for a moment.
"I don't want to," Cheng Huaijin said without hesitation.
Gu Xin remained silent.
“If they were to be reincarnated, they would probably be about the same age as those children right now!” After a while, Cheng Huaijin suddenly looked at the children who were being dragged away by their parents and scolded not far away, and said.
“Yeah, about that size,” Gu Xin agreed.
"Xin Xin, life is long, and you will meet many people. Life is also short, so short that you don't even have time to react before it's over," Cheng Huaijin said sadly, looking at the shimmering water.
“So, brother, we must cherish the present, cherish everything before us, and live this long yet short life to the fullest, so that when we are old and frail, we will not have lived in vain,” Gu Xin said firmly, looking at Cheng Huaijin.
Cheng Huaijin was taken aback, then looked at Gu Xin.
Gu Xin gave him a big smile, and Cheng Huaijin smiled back.
"Excuse me for disturbing you two. May I ask if you are from Qingzhou Prefecture?" Suddenly, a little girl appeared beside the two of them. The little girl looked at Cheng Huaijin with shy eyes, and her voice trembled slightly.
Cheng Huaijin didn't like to show any expression when facing strangers, and gave the little girl a faint glance.
"What can I do for you, young lady?" Gu Xin asked, standing next to Cheng Huaijin.
"Girl, come here for a moment." The girl was frightened by Cheng Huaijin's cold gaze. Hearing Gu Xin speak, she tried to pull her aside.
Gu Xin could tell that this was an ordinary little girl. Today was the Qixi Festival, and there were little girls everywhere coming out to pray for skill. She wasn't afraid of anything, so she followed along.
"Girl, does your brother have someone he likes? Does he have a girlfriend?" The girl asked softly when they got closer.
"Hmm? Why do you think of him as my brother, rather than my lover?" Gu Xin asked, amused.
She thought Xiaoyu was pretty and liked her from the beginning, so how bad could Xiaoyu's twin brother's appearance be?
"Huh?" The girl was stunned, looking at him with a "you're talking nonsense" expression. "My brother and I are just like you guys, girl, don't try to fool me. This is how brothers and sisters get along, but this is not how you get along with your lovers! My brother and I are very normal."
"Pfft!" Gu Xin didn't expect this girl to think so far ahead, and couldn't help but laugh. Seeing her anxious look, she was afraid that the girl had misunderstood her, so she quickly said, "Just kidding, just kidding, that's my brother, my own brother."
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