The four sisters have always made the shampoo and conditioner sets and soaps, and they are all very familiar with the process.
During the quiet first month of the lunar year, with little work to do at home or in the fields, Cai Xiaolian joined them in helping out. Gu Shouxin also wanted to help with some tasks, but before the mother and her two daughters could speak, Gu Hui shooed them away: "Second Uncle, you should go back to your studies! Didn't you see how badly Gu Nian was bullied? Gu Nian is getting prettier and prettier as she grows up. If you don't pass the imperial examinations, how will you protect her?"
Gu Shouxin: ...
Huihui is definitely the biological daughter of the cheap older brother. Just look at her ability to leave no room for argument, just like the cheap older brother.
Gu Si said, "Second Uncle, you have to work hard! I overheard my dad advising my mom not to find a boyfriend for my sister. My dad really thinks highly of you. He said that when you get to high school, he'll shamelessly come to you and ask you to find a good soldier for my sister. Only a soldier can keep my sister in check. So, Second Uncle, my sister is counting on you!"
Seeing Gu Hui's shocked expression, Gu Shouxin felt comforted. Hey, little brat, old foxes are still the best, your dad is going to choke you!
Gu Shouxin smiled and said, "Alright, then Huihui and Sisi should work hard, and your second uncle should study hard and try to pass the high school entrance exam so that I can find a passionate and good man for my eldest niece!"
Gu Hui glared at her younger sister. Hmph, not all the soldiers in the army can control her. If she were a son, she would have joined the army long ago!
In the past, when Gu Hui was twelve or thirteen years old, the government sent the imperial court to each household to send one male to the army for the enthronement ceremony. Gu Hui really wanted to go, but she was not a son, and no one in her family went. Her grandmother gave her some money, so her family did not have to serve in the army.
"Sisi! So what did your mother say to your father? Did your mother just give up on arranging a marriage for your sister?" Cai Xiaolian was very curious about this, and asked after Gu Shouxin left the laboratory.
“No, my mother doesn’t listen to my father. My father isn’t angry, he just smiles and says to my mother, ‘Wife, have you forgotten? They can’t control their daughters’ marriages anymore, it’s their grandparents who decide.’ My mother just hugged herself and cried for a while.” Gu Si said.
As expected of Uncle Gu's own daughter, her tone and expression were spot on.
The people inside the house felt as if they had witnessed Uncle Gu saying those words with their own eyes.
Cai Xiaolian: "..."
The child's uncle's thought process is something most people can't keep up with! And his reactions are incredibly fast.
Sometimes I think he's silly, but he's not silly. Anyway, he's over thirty years old and hasn't suffered any losses except when it comes to getting married.
On the one hand, he's not stupid; on the other hand, he doesn't think things through and says whatever comes to mind. When he gets ruthless, he'll even make jokes about his parents, and Grandma Gu often yells at him, "Eldest son, get out of here!"
Cai Xiaolian once complained to Gu Nian, "It's a good thing your uncle isn't named Xiaoming, but he's just as mischievous as Xiaoming."
"Maybe in the future, Sister Huihui will really find a great general, and they can go to war together as husband and wife! It's a pity that Sister Huihui is wasting all her energy on making little gadgets!" Gu Nian joked.
“Well, Huihui, there’s no rush to find a partner. We need to find someone suitable, someone you like, and someone who likes you terribly. We need to be discerning and not listen to outsiders’ nonsense. Even if he’s twenty, he’s not that old,” Cai Xiaolian said.
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