Ayan looked at his father who left in a hurry, with a rather complicated meaning in his eyes.
Gu Xun now doesn't know how to get along with this girl. In fact, the same goes for Ayan.
Mainly because Gu Xun's identity is... special.
Ever since Ayan was a little older, her intelligence has been the consensus of everyone. It has even been personally certified by two heavyweight players, Han Fei and Wei Zhuang. Naturally, she cannot hide the fact that Gu Xun is not her biological father.
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What's more, neither Gu Xun nor Jing Salamander deliberately concealed this matter.
So the question is, what is it like to have a stepfather who looks almost younger than you?
The answer is...it's hard to say.
If he just eats tender grass and finds a young man to be his stepfather, Ayan can still find a suitable way to get along with him.
After all, unlike Qiantaki, who is naturally lovable and loved by everyone, Ayan, who is also very close to everyone, relies on his versatile mind to cope with a young stepfather.
But the problem is that reality is not like this!
This stepfather looks young, but in fact he has been taking care of me since he was born. He is not an old father who is better than his biological father!
Question: How should an 18-year-old girl treat a stepfather who looks 20 years old but has actually changed her diapers, wiped her butt, and taken a bath...?
By the way, this gender swap is in line with some of the popular plots of a small island country in the Far East...
Although the memories of her infancy have long been lost in the past, for Ayan, who was born precocious, she was only about two or three years old when she first remembered, and Gu Xun still took care of a large part of her food, drink, and toilet. Every time she thinks of this and looks at Gu Xun's face that has not changed at all, she can only look calm on the face and whimper in the heart.
What kind of shame is this...ah!
What kind of suffering are these in the world!
Under such circumstances, it is naturally rare for father and daughter to get along harmoniously!
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In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. The graceful and heroic Jing Salamander who was wearing a tight-fitting fish scale armor has gradually turned into a woman who can stay at home and take care of the housework.
Time has not left any trace on Gu Xun, but its power is still reflected in the beauties like Jing Salamander.
Of course, it won’t leave any wrinkles or anything like that that makes beauty look older. The main impact is on the temperament.
Whether it is the mentally mature Zinu Yanfei, the naughty Flameling Princess Honglian, or the more changeable Mingzhu, under the erosion of time, something different has happened, but also
Some unified changes.
In general, one can tell at a glance that their age is not as young as they appear.
Nowadays, Jing Salamander has basically completely lost her murderous aura. Unless she needs to draw her sword and take action, even in Gu Xun's eyes, she is just a full-time woman who takes care of her family.
When Gu Xun opened the door and entered the room, he saw a woman sewing clothes with needle and thread.
Of course, the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion is not short of money, and it will certainly not be unable to find highly skilled tailors. The main reason is that Jingli is bored in the mansion all day long and doesn't like to go out, so he has to find some leisure and entertainment activities.
So needlework became one of her goals.
After so many years, my skills have become quite proficient.
When Ayan was a child, some of her clothes, including now, were all sewn by Jing salamander herself, and some of Qianlong and Aci's clothes were also made by her.
Except for Jing Salamander, only Mrs. Hu and Sister Hu Meiren can help make some. As for Mingzhu and others... people who find it difficult to buy in person, can they be expected to do it?
When Jing salamander saw Gu Xun come back, he was neither surprised nor did he get up to greet him. He just said calmly, "Ah, you're back?"
After all these years, Gu Xun has left home and returned home so many times, who can still hold a send-off and reception banquet for him every day?
We are all an old married couple, why are you so polite!
"Well, I just got home." Gu Xun replied first, then looked at the bright yellow clothes in her hands and asked with a smile, "Is this for Qiantaki?"
Qianlong, Ayan, and Aci have completely different clothing styles.
Ayan has the same style as her mother, usually wearing plain and elegant light-colored clothes, such as plain white or light gray, after all, it complements her quiet temperament.
Chitaki generally wears bright-colored clothes such as yellow or green, which makes her look cuter.
As for Aci, his clothes are more colorful. Basically, he looks lively and lively. Colors such as bright red and green are often seen on him.
The semi-finished product in Jing Salaman's hand is obviously made for Qianlong, and Gu Xun still has the ability to distinguish in this regard.
Jing Salamander lowered his head and continued the work at hand, and replied softly, "Well, when the child comes back from Jinghu Lake, it will almost be done."
"She is growing up now. She looks the same every day and changes clothes frequently."
"Haha." Gu Xun pursed his lips and smiled, sat on the edge of the bed, put his arms around the slender waist of the Frightened Salamander, and said mysteriously, "Don't worry about the clothes now, I have good news for you." p>
"Huh?" Jing Salamander put down the things in his hands obediently and looked at Gu Xun doubtfully.
Good news?
What good news can I have?
Gu Xun didn't intend to deliberately show off, but looking at the somewhat confused Jing Salamander, he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her first.
There is a saying that the cool-tempered Jing Salamander was very attractive back then, but now she has completely transformed into a housewife, with a more colorful expression and a more agile mind, which makes Gu Xun even more excited.
Jing salamander wiped his face in disgust, "What's the good news?"
Gu Xun looked at Jing Shao, who was far less obedient to him than before, and felt deeply in his heart. Sure enough, the more familiar he became, the less... he was ignored!
But he still answered honestly, "I finally found the Immortal Grass, and Ayan's disease will be completely cured soon."
"Huh?" When he heard the news, Jingli was stunned.
After so many years, she has basically given up on the possibility of finding the Immortal Grass. After all, finding a weed-like thing in the desert is really no different from finding a needle in a haystack. They are both behaviors that can only be realized in dreams.
Anyway, Gu Xun has controlled his daughter's illness to a certain extent. As long as there is another breakthrough in the prescription in the future, he might be able to cure it directly.
Perhaps Ayan's martial arts can be cultivated to a certain level, and he can be cured without treatment.
After being stunned for a while, Jing Salamander confirmed with some disbelief, "You...really found that herb?"
Gu Xun raised his eyebrows at her and said proudly, "Is there still a lie?"
"So, your husband, I am just lucky. I just casually went to the desert of the Western Regions and found this thing."
Seeing her husband's rare childish side in recent years, Jingli pursed his lips and smiled knowingly, and raised his hand to touch Gu Xun's cheek.
At this time, when she heard the news, she couldn't be said to be ecstatic, but she was slightly relieved - it would be good to be able to completely resolve her daughter's illness as soon as possible.
Then she stopped paying attention to her daughter's affairs and just waited for Gu Xun's follow-up treatment. There was nothing more to say.
"Did this trip to the Western Regions go well?" Jing salamander looked at her husband's face and asked with concern.
"Ah..." When he mentioned this, Gu Xun's mood became a little gloomy again, but he still had a smile on his face, "Not bad, in general... the goal we wanted to achieve has been roughly achieved."
Although Jing Salamander's mind is not as delicate and deep as his daughter's, he is still sensitive enough to his closest pillow person.
She clearly sensed some depression in Gu Xun's heart, but she didn't try to ask. She just hugged Gu Xun with her backhand and murmured softly, "As long as everything goes well, let's rest more at home." p>
"Life in the desert is always difficult."
Just as Jing salamander understands him, Gu Xun also understands this lover who has been with him for more than ten years. As soon as he hears the other person's tone, he knows that the unhappiness in his heart has been felt.
However, he did not take the initiative to tell anything about Xiao Li.
There is no need, just bury this matter in your heart and just wait until we meet him again in the new year.
He turned around and said with a smile, "I also brought you some specialties from the deserts of the Western Regions, but some of them are relatively large, so I think they will have to be delivered later."
Jing salamander looked at Gu Xun, who was deliberately concealing his emotions, and pursed his lips slightly. Without saying anything, he followed his words and asked, "What special product? The kind of... grape wine from the Western Regions?"
When it comes to specialties from the Western Regions, this is the only thing that Frightened Salamander can think of.
"Uh..." Gu Xun replied hesitantly, "There is this, but... it's more than just this."
"Anyway, you'll know when it's delivered."
Before he left, he ordered some local wine from Loulan as his reward.
I have tasted a bottle before, and it tastes quite good, and the taste of the wine is not too strong, which is very suitable for Jing Salamander and others to drink.
But in addition to wine, he also brought some... specialties from the desert.
There is nothing in the desert except sand, so what Gu Xun brought back was...an authentic desert cactus.
There are cylindrical ones and flaky ones, but they are all the ones he carefully selected to have a neat appearance and a huge body.
Of course there are cacti in the Central Plains, but they are usually not this big.
Along with the wine, Gu Xun gave some to Han Fei who was far away in the North, and kept some for himself to play with his family.
But this is Gu Xun's bad taste. As for whether Jing Salamander and the others really like these giant cacti...that's two people's guess.
So he didn't have the nerve to explain directly, he just wanted to deal with it.
After chatting about the gossip outside, Gu Xun went on to talk about the things inside the home.
"Speaking of which, ah Salamander, I have told you many times that you should urge Ayan to do more activities and not stay bored at home." Gu Xun muttered, "There is also the problem of eating. You, a mother-in-law, eat
There is not enough, so the child should eat more, right? Look at her look like she is about to fall over if the wind blows!"
Hearing her husband repeating his old tune, Jing Salaman couldn't help but roll his eyes at him and retorted, "Ayan won't be blown down by the wind."
After all, he is also the sword master of the Ziyun Sword. He has already mastered the Ziyun Heart Technique, and he can be considered a little master in the world, but he looks weak.
Speaking of which, Ayan did not inherit her mother's excellent martial arts talent. She practiced Ziyun Jianfa hard for several years, but she was only half-assed.
Gu Xun sometimes gets a headache when he thinks about this incident.
He found that the sword masters he chose seemed not to have very good talents except Chen He.
Xue Nu, Duan Murong, A Yan, Nong Yu, and Fu Su... Fu Su is okay, but it's a pity that we don't have enough time.
Among the others, Nong Yu and Xue Nu were the ones who were forced to stand out. A Yan was not only mediocre in talent but also hampered by his own illness. As for Duan Mu Rong... he focused on medicine and was not very keen on martial arts.<
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Overall, this edition of Seven Swords—although not complete—is pretty unsatisfactory.
There are a few who are quite famous in the world, but the real ones belong to the weakest generation of Seven Swordsmen.
You are truly the worst class I have ever led!
Returning to the topic of the book, Gu Xun just curled his lips in the face of Jing Salamander's rebuttal, "Martial arts is martial arts, and every code is a code. I just hope that my child can grow up healthier."
Jing salamander was quite helpless about her husband's opinion in this regard, and said with a wry smile, "I don't know how you can worry more than me..."
"Ayan is a girl. Do you want her to eat the same food as Aci?"
"That's not a big deal..." Gu Xundu muttered back.
Jing Salamander shook his head helplessly, "I will take care of the children, so don't worry about it, you are just messing around!"
Gu Xun's face darkened, and he changed the subject dryly and asked, "Is there no one else at home now?"
He was so surprised that he stopped talking about Ayan's daily life issues, lowered his head and thought for a moment before replying, "Right now, Nongyu should be the only one here, um...and her mother and aunt."
This answer was basically within Gu Xun’s expectation.
Mingzhu's business is getting bigger and bigger, and it has begun to cover the whole country.
As the most famous female entrepreneur in the empire - although not many people really know her, Mingzhu's daily life is so busy now that it is difficult to find a spare day in seven days, and it is normal to be away from home.
Zi Nu’s Purple Orchid Pavilion is still in full swing and is loved by people at all levels in the empire. Although it is closed during the day, there are always things that need to be prepared and arranged in advance, so they basically stay at the Purple Orchid Pavilion.
Not to mention Yan Lingji and Hong Lian, two masters who can do anything.
After so many years, the relationship between these two people has never been harmonious. They often quarreled and even fought. However, they also strangely like to stick together. It is a different kind of... happy enemies?
Gu Xun always feels that the top of his head seems green but not green...
In the end, the only ones left were the three Yuniangs.
Nongyu is still Zilanxuan's number one piano girl, but she no longer performs privately, only... public performances.
This was Gu Xun's idea, which was for Nong Yu to sit alone in a boat and play the piano, and then arrange circles of boats around it to serve as seats for listening to the piano.
These seats need to be obtained through bidding. The number is limited and the one with the highest price will get it.
Under normal circumstances, there is a performance every half a month, and the seats for each performance will attract wealthy businessmen and dignitaries from Xianyang to compete for the seats, which has almost become one of the most important revenue items of Zilanxuan.
The reason why this kind of performance can be achieved is because Nongyu has now achieved some success in internal strength practice. The sound of the piano blessed by internal strength can spread to both sides of the Wei River, and what everyone hears is the clearest melody.
Other romantic places simply can’t do this!
As a result, Nongyu became the top figure in the empire.
