Cai Xiaolian had prepared hairpins, jewelry, and a dress she had personally designed. She instructed a maid to take Gu Xin back to her room to change into this outfit; that's what she would wear today.
Gu Xin naturally followed along to change her clothes, and the maid even gave her a hairstyle that was very popular among young women at the time.
Gu Xin was already very beautiful, and even without much makeup, she could be spotted in a crowd. But now that she was dressed up like this, even her maid who followed her every day almost didn't recognize her.
"Third Miss is so beautiful!" The maidservant finally managed to utter this after looking at her for a while.
"Hehe, you don't know, I used to be the prettiest little girl in our village. Now that I'm all grown up, I'm still the prettiest young lady!" Gu Xin smiled brightly at herself in the mirror. Yes, she was very satisfied with her appearance.
Having practiced martial arts since childhood, Gu Xin was unexpectedly stranded in the west when she grew up. After returning, she traveled around Jiangnan. Until now, Gu Xin seems to have no time to learn how to dress herself.
If she needed her hair combed, she couldn't do it herself; either Gu Si would help her, or a maid would comb it for her.
He returned to the dining room dressed in new clothes.
Uncle Gu's eyes lit up: "Tsk, our Xin Xin usually doesn't dress up, but now that she's dressed up, she looks really good. Better than all the good-looking members of the Gu family!"
Grandpa and Grandma Gu nodded in agreement. Indeed, judging solely from appearance, the two daughters of the second wife were the most beautiful. The two sisters were very good-looking, both inheriting the good features of the second son and his wife.
Gu Ren blinked. "Wow, the female lead I created finally has a concrete image. That's great!"
Gu Xin chuckled, "I used to envy my older sister so much, and now I can finally be as pretty as her! Grandpa and Grandma, thank you for giving my dad such a good appearance. Dad and Mom, thank you for giving me such a good appearance. I'm very satisfied with myself every time I look in the mirror!"
Cai Xiaolian glared at her and said, "You're so vain! Come and sit down!"
Gu Xin sat down with a smile.
Then came the gifts that Uncle Gu and Madam Yang prepared for Gu Xin.
Uncle Gu made a rocking chair for Gu Xin. The chair was covered with cotton and made of the finest fabric. On a sunny day like today, when the weather is neither too hot nor too cold, it would be perfect to lie in the rocking chair and sunbathe in the yard.
Yang embroidered a screen for Gu Xin, which was a birthday gift she had prepared for Gu Xin beforehand.
Then there was Gu En. Gu En painted a picture for Gu Xin. His painting skills were taught by Gu Shouxin himself, and after several years, it could fetch a good price if taken outside.
Gu Si gave Gu Xin a decorative item she made herself from dried flowers, which she framed and hung on the wall. It was fragrant and very pretty.
Gu Yingxue gave Gu Xin her embroidery. She learned embroidery later than Gu Xin, but she was much better at it.
Gu Ren gave Gu Xin a storybook, "The Overbearing General Falls in Love with Me." When he gave her the book, he was almost killed by Gu Shouxin's glare. He silently said, "Really, it's not the book you know. It has nothing to do with Third Sister and Lu Zheng. You have to believe me!"
Finally, Cheng Huaijin gave Gu Xin a gift: a treasure box that could hold all sorts of small items for girls, such as combs and jewelry. It was also very beautiful.
Gu Xin instructed the maid to accept the gifts and put them away for now, but not to keep them safe, as others would be bringing gifts later.
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