Gu Qingyao laughed. “What kind of expression is that? Let me tell you! Your second cousin has to work and he has less time than you. Look at how old he is? He has much less time to study than you do. So it’s an easy matter for you to surpass him.”
“Let me tell you! Right now, your second cousin is definitely no match for me. When you’re my age, you’ll definitely surpass your second cousin!”
Gu Fangting: “…”
She thought of that crazy second cousin and what she would be like in a few years, then glanced at her older cousin who was smiling sincerely at her. Gu Fangting immediately lost hope!
She did not understand the world of super scholars!
Gu Qingyao smiled when she saw that the girl was utterly despondent. “Study hard. I will give you some new clothes during the new year. Look at how much cloth your cousin-in-law gave me. I’ll make some new clothes for you to celebrate the new year.”
Gu Fangting’s eyes immediately brightened at the thought of new clothes.
“Really?”
“Of course. When have I ever lied to you?”
“Oh, oh, oh, Older Cousin, you’re so nice. I don’t want to see that second cousin anymore; he’s a demon. He says, if I don’t study hard, he won’t give me any food to eat over the new year. He’s too vicious!”
Gu Qingyao: “…”
They bickered for a while, then Mo Beihan remained at the Gu house for dinner and had a long conversation with the cousins. Gu Qingyao knew that Mo Beihan was giving them more information about the current era.
No matter how much they argued, they were actually on very good terms. Whether it was Mo Beihan or her older cousins, they all wished each other well.
Everything was going her way, and Gu Qingyao’s days passed happily. She busied herself with her studies in the day and entered her interspace at night to continue studying. She was also waiting for developments in the Sun family.
Sure enough, while Gu Qingyao was guiding the children in their reading the next day, she heard the sound of fighting from the Southern Lake Brigade. It seemed quite serious.
Her eyes lit up, and she immediately ran over to watch the show.
When she stood outside the Gu courtyard, she could see the Southern Lake Brigade from afar. There were many people crowded around the Sun house.
Gu Qingyao rubbed her nose. She really wanted to go and see what was happening. After last night, Qin Yufeng and the rest must have discovered that their private stash had disappeared from her parents’ house. So they must be regretting the split. Or perhaps, they wanted to renegotiate the terms of the split.
Of course the other two brothers would not agree, so they would certainly fight.
But on second thought, the Sun family knew that the treasure belonged to the Gu family. Now that it had suddenly disappeared, if they saw her watching the show, they might turn their anger on the Gu family. That would be bad!
So she stayed home like a good girl!
Gu Fangting was still processing what she had learnt the day before. She would only go to the cowshed in the afternoon to learn fresh material. When she saw Gu Qingyao run out, she followed suit.
She could tell at a glance that the commotion was coming from the Sun house.
Gu Fangting’s eyes brightened.
“Older Sister, it looks like it’s coming from the Sun house! What is their family up to? The Old Master and Old Madam are paralyzed from a stroke, and they’ve already split. They’ve just split up and their family is rich, so why are they quarreling?”
Gu Qingyao raised her brow at Gu Fangting’s tone. “Do you dislike the Sun family too?”
Unlike Gu Fangting, she knew that the Sun family had stolen the Gu family’s treasure. Also, Sun Mei liked to make trouble for her, so she had a bad impression of the Sun family.
But Gu Fangting had grown up in the Poplar Brigade and had not interacted much with the Sun family.
Gu Fangting pursed her lips. “I can’t help but dislike Sun Mei because of the way she behaves. She used to be so arrogant and went around bad-mouthing you. She almost died of envy when you went to the provincial capital!”