I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

Gu Wenxuan wanted to struggle a bit more, she said: "I am one year older than Jingzhou, we are not suitable for each other, right?"

She was thirteen years old in this body, and Bai Jingzhou was twelve years old in that body. Even without considering the age difference between the two in their previous lives, she was indeed older than Bai Jingzhou in this life.

Of course, the most important thing is that Gu Wenxuan has always treated Bai Jingzhou as his younger brother in the past.

Although they are not related by blood and have little time to meet and spend time together, Bai Jingzhou was indeed brought back to the Gu family by Gu Wenxuan herself after his parents passed away and was raised by her parents.

Gu Yongming didn't know what she was thinking, and thought she really felt it was inappropriate because of the age issue. He comforted Gu Wenxuan, "It's better to be one year older. We have a saying here, 'A girl one year older than you will hold a golden rooster.' You are one year older than Jingzhou, so you can bring wealth into the Bai family."

Gu Wenxuan: ...Dad, feudal superstition is not acceptable.

She looked disapproving and was about to say something else to change their dangerous idea, but her mother, who had been gentle for less than a day, started scolding her.

"If you don't want to marry him, then why did you stupidly carry him back here? Can't you just leave him at the foot of the mountain and come back to call him dad? Now you say you two are not suitable, but if you were not suitable, what would you have done earlier? Do you know that if you don't marry him, your reputation will be completely ruined?"

Gu Wenxuan:......

Goodness, her mother was so scary when she got angry! Although she still had a trace of rationality and did not yell at the top of her voice, her gnashing teeth and raised eyebrows still made Gu Wenxuan feel very delicate.

She shrank her neck and defended herself, "It's like saving a life. I'm afraid if we delay for too long, something bad will happen to Jingzhou."

What she didn't say was that they had just arrived and were unfamiliar with the place, and she was not comfortable leaving Bai Jingzhou, who had no ability to protect himself, alone at the foot of the mountain.

Jia Guizhi glared at her, "You're afraid that something bad will happen to him, but aren't you afraid that you'll be drowned in the spit of the villagers? It would be fine if the Bai family didn't want to, but they've come to propose marriage, so why are you still hesitating?"

That is to say, the world is not peaceful now, and the strict dogmas originally imposed on women have been relaxed a lot. Even if Gu Wenxuan cannot marry Bai Jingzhou, they can settle for the second best and find a son-in-law for her to live in.

If this had happened fifty years ago, if Gu Wenxuan was determined not to marry Bai Jingzhou, she would have had only two options: become a nun or fake her death and move away.

The more Jia Guizhi thought about it, the more she felt that her daughter must have had her brain damaged by those two thugs, otherwise she wouldn't have failed to seize such a good opportunity.

She couldn't help but vent her anger on her husband, "You've spoiled her! Whenever she had to endure a little hardship while practicing martial arts, you would act like you were heartbroken. Now you're fine, right? When you met those two bastards, they beat your brains out!"

Gu Yongming shrank his neck and obediently endured Jia Guizhi's anger until Jia Guizhi had scolded him enough. Only then did he, like a yes-man, help Jia Guizhi to persuade his daughter.

"My daughter, your mother is right. Jingzhou is indeed a very good marriage partner. Don't be ungrateful for what you have. You will lose your luck if you take advantage of the situation. Do you know that?"

Gu Wenxuan: ...You are a complete henpecked man, you know that?

She sighed, "That's it for now."

What else can she say? Anyway, she caused the trouble herself, so she has to bear the consequences herself. In order to maintain her image, she has to adapt to the local customs and take things one step at a time.

Unlike Gu Wenxuan whose first reaction was to subconsciously reject the marriage, Bai Jingzhou's first reaction when he heard his current parents talk about this was to worry that Gu Wenxuan would vehemently oppose the engagement because she could not accept this bizarre development.

Only he himself knew that although he had few opportunities to get along with Gu Wenxuan and met her very rarely, he understood her no less than Gu Wenxuan's parents.

He knew very well that the girl was born with a stubborn character. She would never turn back to do what she wanted to do, even if she hit a wall. On the other hand, if she didn't want to do something, no one could force her to drink water.

Bai Jingzhou was very worried that Gu Wenxuan would make a scene regardless of the consequences, causing the Gu family to become suspicious of her.

He called his sister nervously, "Jingxin, can you help me go to Gu's house? I'm worried that Sister Wenxuan doesn't want to get engaged to me."

Bai Jingxin couldn't understand her elder brother's anxiety. In her opinion, her brother was worthy of any girl in the surrounding villages. There was no possibility that he was "unworthy" of others.

However, considering that he had just suffered so much, the girl, who had a thick brother filter, did not complain about Bai Jingzhou's unnecessary worry, but readily agreed to help him find out the situation.

When she went over, Gu Wenxuan was still fast asleep and had no idea that she had already had a verbal engagement with Bai Jingzhou, so the Gu family the little girl saw was the Gu family that had not yet had time to have any disagreements.

Because Gu Wenxuan had found a good marriage, the other members of the Gu family all smiled unconsciously. They all looked very happy and there was nothing unusual.

The little girl felt relieved and walked back to tell her brother the news.

Hearing her say that the Gu family was in high spirits and Gu Wenxuan was sleeping soundly, Bai Jingzhou almost immediately guessed the truth of the matter - Gu Wenxuan probably didn't know that he and Gu Wenxuan were engaged.

He continued to be worried and uneasy. For the next two days, he sent his sister to the Gu family every day. In name, it was to help him visit Gu Wenxuan, but in fact it was to secretly observe whether there was anything unusual in the Gu family.

The Gu family had no idea what was going on and just thought that Bai Jingzhou was really into Gu Wenxuan, not to mention how happy the elders in the family were.

Only Gu Wenxuan, who wishfully believed that she was in a state of "everyone else is drunk but I am sober", interpreted Bai Jingzhou's behavior of sending her sister to see her every day as Bai Jingzhou's deep concern for the ability of her, his only companion, to cause trouble.

In order to allow Bai Jingzhou to recover from his injuries in peace, Gu Wenxuan used her best acting skills and did her best to play the role of the original owner of this body.

She directly and completely eliminated all behaviors that might be judged as "naughty", "suspicious" or "changed" by her current family.

Under the pretext of resting, she tried her best not to chat with relatives and neighbors who came to visit her. After greeting them and performing all the formalities, she would go back to her room, spread out her arms and legs, and continue to lie down pretending to be dead.