Back at the door, Gu Xin touched her belly: "Brother Yuanyuan, I'm so full, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep!"
Lu Zheng chuckled: "It's alright, I'll walk around this street with you a few times to help you digest. Once your second uncle and the others get home, you can go back to sleep, okay?"
Gu Xin nodded, put her hands behind her back, and strolled around with Lu Zheng.
She was such a chatterbox; she talked the whole way, and Lu Zheng was practically dying of boredom listening to her.
Everyone else complains and laughs at her for talking too much, but Yuan Yuan doesn't mind or laugh at her.
On the third round of the tour, Gu Shouxin returned in his carriage and they met at the entrance.
"Dad, you're back! Did you win any money from Auntie today?" Gu Xin asked happily as she stepped forward.
"Hahaha, Sister Xin, I won! I dominated the battlefield, hahahaha..." Huo Yanyu jumped out.
"Wow! You're so amazing, silly!" Gu Xin pinched Huo Yanyu's cheek and laughed.
"Sister Xin, don't call me silly! I'll only allow you to call me silly sister!" Huo Yanyu said aggrievedly.
"Hehe, okay, silly girl!" Gu Xin readily agreed.
"Second Uncle, you're back! Perfect timing, I've finished my mission too!" Lu Zheng greeted them as he stepped forward.
"Oh? What kind of mission?" Gu Shouxin asked with a smile.
“Dad, Brother Yuanyuan treated me to a late-night snack. I ate too much, so Brother Yuanyuan accompanied me for a walk around the alley. We walked around three times! He promised he wouldn’t walk anymore when you came back. Perfect, I’m not full anymore! I can still eat three bowls!” Gu Xin held up three fingers.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Xin Xin, you can eat so much, be careful you don't grow into a chubby little girl!" Gu Nian shook her head and said.
"No way! Brother Yuanyuan said I'm growing, and the food I eat will make me grow taller, not shorter." Gu Xin wasn't afraid at all!
Everyone was amused by Gu Xin.
Gu Shouxin told Lu Zheng the departure time for tomorrow, and then they went home separately.
Madam Li has died, and the Li family will be holding a funeral. Cai Xiaolian and Gu Shouxin will go to pay their respects tomorrow morning before heading home.
Lu Zheng wasn't familiar with the Li family, and since the Duke of Rong and his wife were staying with the Li family, he didn't plan to go there.
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The next morning, Gu Hui and Gu Nian accompanied the couple. Gu Xin and Gu Si did not go, mainly because Cai Xiaolian was superstitious and always felt that Madam Li had died in a murder, and the two children were still young.
After offering incense at Madam Li's altar, the group planned to say goodbye and then go home.
After thinking about it, Gu Nian went to talk to Li Muyan for a while.
Li Muyan, wearing a white handkerchief meant for filial piety, smiled brightly: "Niannian, I'll write to you again after you go back!"
Gu Nian glared at him: "Is your family holding a funeral? Even though you're my aunt, it's not good for others to see you smiling so beautifully."
Li Muyan smiled even more brightly: "Niannian, you said I'm pretty! Yeah, I think so too."
Gu Nian rolled her eyes at him: "When your aunt is buried, you'd better not go out. I heard from your mother that the Li family's cemetery is quite far away. What if something happens on the way?"
Li Muyan nodded: "Yes, I'll listen to Niannian."
Gu Nian sighed: "Li Muyan, um, could you try not to write to me for a few days?"
Li Muyan was taken aback: "Why?"
Gu Nian was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath: "Li Muyan, wait for me to write you a letter! I need to figure some things out. Once I've thought them through, I'll write to you. I'll have someone from my estate deliver it, okay?"
Li Muyan: "!"
Gu Nian pursed her lips and nudged Li Muyan: "Is it okay?"
Li Muyan nodded frantically: "Okay, okay! Niannian, I'll wait for your letter!"
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