The three Gu sisters and Huo Yanyu sat in a row, looking at their uncle Gu across from them, utterly speechless!
Huo Yanyu usually stayed with Gu Nian, but she was shorter than Gu Xin and Gu Si, so her uncle kept nagging her and pulled her to sit at the very back.
Hearing Uncle Gu's rambling, Huo Yanyu spoke up: "Uncle, Brother Peng is quite refined."
Uncle Gu curled his lip: "Refined my foot! He's not even as refined as me. Anyway, Sisi, you remember this: you're not allowed to date any Peng family boys, and you're not allowed to date any soldiers. And Niannian, Xinxin, you two too, not a chance!"
Gu Nian and Gu Xin: "Uncle, what if we just like that kind of thing? Are you still going to tie us up and not let us play with others?"
Gu Si and Huo Yanyu were about to laugh when they were glared at by Uncle Gu.
Sitting next to Uncle Gu, Gu En said, "Dad, Brother Yuan and Brother Xue are still leading troops to guard the southern border! That obviously means they could be my second and third sister's husbands. You're telling my second and third sisters that they can't marry someone who's in the military. Aren't you making things difficult for them? Don't you like Brother Yuan and Brother Xue a lot?"
Uncle Gu slapped his hand, and Gu En slumped to the side: "Go away, go away, adults are talking, what are you doing interrupting, you little kid? Besides, did your brother Yuan ask your third sister to save you? Your second brother Xue was saving your second sister, okay? They're not even engaged yet! And look at that brat who's engaged to your eldest sister, your eldest sister went to save him from a thousand miles away! He's such a useless general! Oh my, my Huihui!"
The Gu siblings: "..."
Gu Si got up and sat on the other side of her uncle, tugging at his cotton coat: "Dad, don't be sad! Since all my sisters like the general, then I won't. A family of girls can't all marry generals."
Uncle Gu was immediately comforted by Gu Si. He was so pleased and patted Gu Si's head: "Your little girl is so caring! Sisi, let me tell you, I'll prepare a bigger dowry for you than for your older sister. When she comes back, we'll tell her that and make her furious! It's her fault for being disobedient."
Gu Si: "Whatever makes you happy!"
Others: The eldest sister won't be driven to death by anger, but you'd better watch out and be driven to death by her!
Suddenly, Gu Xin blurted out, "Uncle, Grandpa and Grandma said before that they would decide on the dowries for us sisters."
Uncle Gu glared at Gu Xin: "Xin Xin, you've changed! Didn't you used to say that everything I said was right? Your grandparents would definitely prepare the same things for you two. Can't I give some to Si Si myself? Your grandparents didn't say that parents aren't allowed to add more!"
Gu Xin sat up straight, looking obedient: "Yes, Uncle, everything you say is right. I'm so envious of Sisi, Uncle is so good to her!"
Gu Nian glanced at Gu Xin and thought, "Well, this girl has learned to lie through her teeth!"
Uncle Gu nodded with great satisfaction: "Don't be envious. I'm your uncle, and whatever I give Sisi, I'll give to you two sisters as much. Remember to go and brag to Huihui that she's the only one who didn't get anything, and make her envious of you!"
Gu Nian and Gu Xin nodded: "Okay! Thank you, Uncle!"
Huo Yanyu sighed, "Didn't Second Uncle ask Eldest Uncle to come and help them relax? No matter how you look at it, it's more like they're helping Eldest Uncle relax!"
She now understands why her maternal grandfather always disliked her father. She understood it before, but she had never truly experienced it firsthand.
Now that she has experienced it firsthand, she has truly felt Uncle Gu's genuine feelings.
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