“That’s right. Your eldest cousin has hated the name Daya ever since she was old enough to understand. If you call out ‘Da Ya’ in the village, she’ll be home for dinner,’ several little girls will answer!” Gu Shouxin added.
"Then why did you call my sister 'Da Ya' back then, Mom and Dad?" Gu Xin asked curiously.
"Pfft!" Gu Nian laughed again.
Xin Xin asked a great question!
"Uh..." Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian didn't know how to answer.
That's a tricky question, little girl!
Gu Shouxin's memories are filled with drinking, gambling, and a certain unrequited love.
Cai Xiaolian's memories of her two daughters were both things she didn't like, because they weren't her sons.
Gu Nian and Gu Xin were both born in the old house, and Zhang cursed Cai Xiaolian every day that she would not be able to give birth to a son.
Cai Xiaolian desperately wanted to have a son, but she couldn't!
Especially since Zhang's second child was a son, Cai Xiaolian disliked her two daughters even more.
It was only when Gu Nian was eight years old that she started learning embroidery from her third aunt. Gradually, she was able to sell her embroidered items for money, and Cai Xiaolian began to treat Gu Nian a little better.
"Huh? That's Sister Yumei up ahead. Why is she out and about with such a big belly?" At this moment, Gu Xin's attention was automatically diverted.
"Yu Mei, where are you going!" Cai Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. Looking over, she saw that Gu Xin had called her name, so she naturally knew who it was.
That day, Cai Xiaolian gave her a brief explanation, and Gu Nian knew that this was the Wang family's daughter-in-law, the village beauty of Lotus Village, the one with seven older brothers. She remembered her quite well and looked over curiously.
Gu Shouxin drove the car to Sun Yumei's side and stopped.
"Second Uncle Gu, Second Aunt Gu." Sun Yumei looked a little unwell, but stopped to greet the people when she heard them calling her.
"Sister-in-law Yumei, what happened to your neck?" Gu Xin, with her sharp eyes, noticed that Sun Yumei's neck was a little red. She was so frightened that she jumped out of the car and wanted to get closer to take a look.
Sun Yumei casually adjusted her collar and said, "I'm fine, Second, Xinxin."
"Sister-in-law Yumei, is your neck injured? Are you going to see a doctor?" Gu Xin still felt that she hadn't misread the words; Sister-in-law Yumei really did have a neck injury.
"Xin Xin, come here." Cai Xiaolian pulled Gu Xin over. Sun Yumei clearly had something she couldn't say, and being kept asking her questions was very embarrassing.
She knew that Sun Yumei liked Gu Xin quite a bit after marrying into the family. Perhaps Sun Yumei would talk to Gu Xin when they were alone. But now that the whole family was together, in her memory, apart from Gu Xin, the other three members of the Gu family hadn't spoken much to Sun Yumei. This was a sign that they weren't familiar with each other!
“Sister-in-law Yumei, where are you going? We’re going to Taoyuan County. Can we give you a ride? Grandma said that pregnant women shouldn’t overexert themselves,” Gu Xin asked again.
“Yes, Yumei, are you carrying this bundle on your way back to your parents’ home to see your brothers? Get in the car, we’ll give you a ride.” Cai Xiaolian said, asking Gu Nian to make room for her.
"Thank you, Uncle Gu, Aunt Gu, Xinxin, Niannian." Sun Yumei didn't know how to refuse their warm invitation. Taoyuan County was indeed the direction she was heading back to her parents' home, so she got in the car.
The oxcart set off again.
Not far along, a horse-drawn carriage belonging to the Zhou family of Zhoujia Town entered Sanchakai Village. Since they were going in opposite directions, the horse-drawn carriage and the oxcart did not meet.
Inside the carriage, Lu Zheng sat upright with his eyes closed. In his mind, there was only the adult Gu Xin and the current Gu Xin.
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