Feng sighed, "Yes, I’m just afraid..." afraid that if the eldest young master truly fell in love and then got rejected, he would be hurt. To be honest, she found herself quite torn, one moment happy for the eldest young master, the next worried, but she couldn’t help it, who asked her to be his mother?
"Mother, don’t worry about me," Gu Qingheng said, patting Feng’s hand on his shoulder, "I’m well aware of the situation, she’s not that kind of person."
"But it’s said that you can know a person’s face, not their heart," Feng still wore a look of concern. If the eldest young master were whole, it would be that Yang Ruxin wasn’t worthy of him, even offering her a concubine’s position would be looking up to her, but now...
Feng had been working in a large family since she was young, and her way of thinking was that of the vast majority, or even all women, in the world.
"Then let time reveal the real heart," Gu Qingheng smiled, he had been clever since he was a child and trusted his judgment of character. Although he was like this now, as long as Xinxin had feelings for him, then he would know that she definitely wouldn’t be someone who despised poverty and loved wealth.
Of course, the prerequisite was to make the girl fall in love with him.
He would definitely work hard at it, he admitted he was selfish, he coveted the vitality she exuded, coveted that upward striving spirit of hers. With her by his side, he would have the drive to continue living. Moreover, he felt that she did not reject him, and could even act smitten with him, which meant she had feelings for him too. Therefore, he was determined to have her by his side for a lifetime!
Feng Family sighed softly, stealthily wiping a tear from the corner of her eye, feeling it wasn’t fair for the eldest young master. Had he not been afflicted, any woman in the world would have been worthy of him, but now... he had to be so cautious even with a country girl, however, she understood that times had changed and all she could hope for was to pray more fervently to the Bodhisattva, wishing for the eldest young master’s desires to be fulfilled.
Gu Qingheng was actually conflicted inside; he couldn’t imagine if one day Xinxin had another man by her side... Therefore, he urgently needed to get better.
Having left the Gu Family’s home, Yang Ruxin finally took a deep breath, patting her cheeks and scoffing with self-derision, "Yang Ruxin, you wobbly old ox, how shameless you are to defile such beautiful, tender grass."
In her heart, she had never felt that because Gu Qingheng was disabled, he was any less than others. She had always treated him as though no different from a normal person, and she had always found him so exquisitely beautiful that many felt unworthy in his presence.
It was exactly this nonchalant attitude of hers that had restored Gu Qingheng’s confidence and self-respect, making him even less willing to leave her.
"Who’s there?" Yang Ruxin had just left the gate of the Gu Family when her expression suddenly darkened. She looked straight at the open space between the two courtyards. Her family hadn’t started planting vegetables yet, but the Gu Family had planted eggplants and Doujiao, which even had a trellis set up. Right there, next to the trellis, a patch of white cloth was peeking out, "Come out."
Guan Qingshu didn’t even know why he had come here. His competition was next month, and time was tight, but a few days ago when his sister mentioned that the Yang Family had split up while delivering shoes, he had been wanting to come back and talk to Dani, but he felt too embarrassed to approach her first and thought he’d wait for her to seek him out to talk it through. Yet, he hadn’t seen Yang Dani at all, so he couldn’t resist returning.