"Oh." Little Hu responded and ran out.
Gu Nian turned her head, puzzled, and looked at Sanhu, "Third brother, was our little brother just badmouthing me?"
Otherwise, why would he act like a mouse seeing a cat when he sees me now?
Sanhu wouldn’t help Little Hu hide it. Instead, he revealed Little Hu’s secrets with a slight smile, "Little Hu said, little sister was so fierce last night that she might not be able to get married in the future!"
In reality, Little Hu complained, "He also said that if I go out, I might get beaten up. In my opinion, little sister being so fierce will make it hard for her to get married when she grows up."
Gu Nian wrinkled her nose, "Little brother is talking nonsense. I’m so smart, cute, and beautiful. How could I worry about such a trivial thing like not getting married!"
Sanhu just laughed gleefully and, whether facing his brother or sister, never undermined their confidence. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel⸺fire.net
Breakfast consisted of dumplings left over from last night. Since there were too many, they steamed some because cooked dumplings could be stored longer than raw ones.
Fearing to waste time, Gu Nian grabbed a few in her hand and went out, eating as she hurried towards Nan Jin Yu’s place.
Just as she reached the door, she saw someone coming out next door, dumping a basin of leftover meat and bones on the ground, and several big dogs rushed out, devouring it all in an instant.
Alright, she was wrong.
Only after living a poor life would one feel like they owed something by taking a bit of someone else’s meat.
Look, people would even feed good meat to dogs without feeling it’s wasteful.
Saying this somehow felt awkward.
It’s like putting herself on the same level as a dog.
However, thinking carefully, sometimes people really live worse than dogs.
It’s rare, but even Nan Jin Yu got up late.
When Gu Nian arrived, he had just finished washing up.
Recalling the milk tea she made yesterday, Gu Nian leaned in and asked, "Nan, did you feel anything strange yesterday?"
Nan Jin Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "Yes, actually."
Gu Nian didn’t realize that her nervous expression was fully noticed by Nan Jin Yu.
"It seemed that my stomach felt a bit off, probably because I ate too much last night. What are you referring to?" Nan Jin Yu said deliberately.
Gu Nian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, nothing. I just ate too much last night too, so I asked."
After the morning reading session ended, Gu Nian hesitated before speaking to Nan Jin Yu, "Nan, I’ve learned most of the characters I need to know, so I won’t be coming over every day from now on."
Nan Jin Yu’s hand holding the book noticeably stiffened for a moment, but when he looked over again, he was back to his usual self.
He lightly replied, "Oh," as an acknowledgment.
Such calmness made Gu Nian feel a bit uneasy.
"Aren’t you going to ask me why?"
Nan Jin Yu set the book down, curved his lips into a smile, "I had already guessed the outcome."
Gu Nian detected a strong sense of malice in his words, "So, in your eyes, I have no ambition at all!"
Though in fact, it was true.
"Do you?" Nan Jin Yu truly lived up to being someone who could kill a conversation, making Gu Nian not want to talk to him at all.
"Actually, I consider myself to have self-awareness. Given my conditions and temperament, being literate is already good enough. I don’t expect to become a great talented woman!"
In her previous life, she was a poor student, and being able to recognize characters quickly now was purely because she had the foundation of knowing simplified characters from her last life. If she were required to compose poetry and dialogues, her brain would definitely not keep up.