Gu Xin turned her head and looked at General Peng beside her: "Uncle Peng, if the Langge Kingdom wants to destroy us, we need someone to guard it! Why don't you send Brother Yuanyuan to guard this area? Brother Yuanyuan is very capable!"
General Peng: "...No!"
Who told you not to be my daughter-in-law in the Peng family?
Gu Xin wanted to say something, but Gu Shouxin glanced at her.
Then she obediently shut up.
Lu Zheng was helpless. He already had a mission, and this city expansion was a new plan. It would be difficult to make arrangements if he wasn't there.
Having served in the Peng family army in both his past and present lives, he knows the rules. Don't be fooled by General Peng's teasing demeanor towards Gu Xin; if possible, the Peng family would grant him that favor. Unfortunately, they can't, as they also need people over there.
When the measurement began, Lu Zheng walked to Gu Xin's side and whispered, "Little Xin, are you unhappy?"
Gu Xin pouted and remained silent.
Lu Zheng reached out and poked her face: "Oops, I accidentally poked your dimple from the corner of your mouth onto your cheek."
Gu Xin turned her head and glared at him.
Lu Zheng became even more enthusiastic and immediately put his hands to work.
Gu Xin slapped him away angrily: "Brother Yuanyuan, you're almost twenty, about to come of age! You're acting like a child, so immature!"
Lu Zheng put his hands behind his back and laughed, "Who told me to have a little girl in my heart who hasn't even reached marriageable age yet! I can't help it, I have to be a little childish, otherwise, the little girl will think I'm too old."
Gu Xin pouted: "Yeah, if you stay outside for another year, I'll call you Uncle Yuanyuan when you come back!"
Lu Zheng: ...You think you didn't shout it?
Gu Xin glanced at him and laughed, "Scared, huh!"
Lu Zheng nodded: "Yeah, yeah, I'm really scared. So, in order not to become an old man, I've decided to come back to see my little girl once every season!"
Gu Xin held up two fingers: "Twice!"
Lu Zheng replied without hesitation, "Okay, twice!"
Gu Xin frowned. Wasn't this just like haggling? The seller raises the price first, waits for the buyer to bargain, and then lowers the price.
Gu Xin angrily punched Lu Zheng: "Brother Yuanyuan, you actually tricked me! You're so mean!"
Lu Zheng rubbed his chest: "No, no, really no. I can only use Xin Xin's tricks. I'm not smart enough to trick Xin Xin."
"Ahem." Gu Nian walked over silently. "What are you saying? Dad's watching!"
The two looked over and, sure enough, Gu Shouxin was looking this way. Lu Zheng smiled at Gu Xin and said, "I'm going to help my second uncle. You two have fun!"
Gu Xin sighed.
Gu Nian laughed: "Why are you sighing at such a young age?"
Gu Xin linked arms with Gu Nian: "Sister, I really want to grow up!"
Gu Nian poked her head: "You don't want to grow up, you want to get married, don't you!"
Gu Xin chuckled foolishly, "Hehe, it's not that I want to get married, because getting married means leaving home. I actually want to find a husband, but that's impossible!"
Gu Nian: ...You truly are Grandma's granddaughter. You didn't inherit Grandma's strength, but you did inherit her mindset.
Gu Xin shook Gu Nian's hand again: "I just don't want to be separated from my parents and sister, but I also want to be with Brother Yuanyuan! The best way to have both is to find a husband!"
Gu Nian said with a mischievous smile, "Then go and persuade your brother Yuanyuan, and see if he agrees."
Gu Xin shook her head: "No, I haven't even helped him bully his stepmother, stepsisters, or stepsisters yet, and I haven't avenged Aunt Jia!"
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