Chapter 4: 004 Gu Wanzhou's heart was beating a bit fast.

Gu Wanzhou subconsciously felt.

That Li Zhiyan liking her was a mistake, as a young man should like young girls.

Like how Li Zhiyan should like her own daughter, Yu Sisi.

"I certainly know."

"The term was coined by Sigmund Freud who borrowed a mythological storyline from the ancit Greek playwright Sophocles."

Li Zhiyan found that after his rebirth, his memory had greatly improved.

Perhaps this was one of the befits of being reborn.

"The name of this myth 'Oedipus Rex'."

"Oedipus in the story commits the two great sins of patricide and... marrying his Mother."

Li Zhiyan's words made the 4-year-old Gu Wanzhou's pretty face blush slightly.

The culture in the country is very traditional, and as a woman born in 969.

Gu Wanzhou's heart was truly that of a traditional woman.

Meanwhile, she looked at Li Zhiyan with a flicker of interest in her eyes, although Li Zhiyan was very young.

Yet his knowledge seemed to be very profound, and he could ev articulate the source of the Oedipus story, its author, and the one who coined the term.

"The level of culture in the country is relatively traditional."

"About the story of Oedipus, it is a taboo subject that nobody dares to talk about."

"The main reason for this is that m who like older wom, especially mother."

"Will be discriminated against by others, and ev if some people like mature wom, it is something hidd deep inside that they dare not speak of."

Li Zhiyan knew that many people liked mature wom, or else 'Love Action Movies' from that Cherry Blossom Country would not have a category dedicated to them.

"Discrimination?"

Gu Wanzhou looked at Li Zhiyan before her and felt increasingly that this young fellow was quite interesting, he was only 8 years old but seemed to understand everything.

"Yes, discrimination. In fact, I believe it's very normal for a man to have an Oedipus complex."

"Liking an older woman is not something to be ashamed of."

"It's just that our country's culture has always be dominated by a patriarchal society, and it was only after the reform and oping up that it slowly started to reverse."

"And the female desire for strgth and the male competitive spirit have driv m to become more economically powerful."

"In terms of partners, the comparison is who has a younger and more beautiful spouse."

"For a man to find a partner older than himself."

"Would be viewed by society and the geral public as a lack of capability."

Looking at Gu Wanzhou's pretty face across from him, Li Zhiyan could increasingly sse that hint of mature charm.

that his feelings for me were not guinely liking me but merely adolesct desire and some fantasies.

But I hadn't expected him to analyze the situation from so many angles.

He ev said that his fondness for me was not because of Oedipus.

This truly made her feel incredulous; his speech was rational, organized, clear, and logical.

An 8-year-old kid, achieving this level, was really quite remarkable.

And thinking back to Li Zhiyan's phrase about the small horse pulling the big cart (This is a Chinese proverb,小马拉大车, small horse = young man, big cart = mature woman, means young man likes older mature woman. This stce is also used as a tag in some adult sex video categories.)

Gu Wanzhou felt her face slightly heat up.

"So, Aunt Gu, could you consider being my girlfrid?"

"I want to be with you."

After being reborn, he clearly felt that his hormones had also surged a lot.

Always ready to spring into action.

The summer sun shone through the leaves outside the window, casting mottled shadows. A gtle breeze swayed the gre trees, and the leaves rustled.

Li Zhiyan, now shaded by some of the leafy shadows the sunlight cast in, also looked somewhat handsome.

Seeing the seriousness of the youth in front of her, and his bright eyes,

Gu Wanzhou inexplicably felt her heart beat a little faster.

However, her rationality was still very clear.

Mature wom, more oft than not, would refer to their rich life experices wh thinking about the problems at hand.

"Oh, dear, I'm already 4 this year, a full 3 years older than you."

"I could be your mother."

"You should know that this is an impossible thing."

"And society wouldn't accept our relationship either."

Li Zhiyan continued, "Aunt Gu, please don't reject me, at least give me a chance."

"Ev though you are 3 years older than me, I feel that age is not an issue."

"Just like in 'Forrest Gump,' life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get next."

"Some things may not turn out well."

"But if you don't move forward, you can be sure that you'll always be stuck in the same place."

Gu Wanzhou was somewhat dizzy from Li Zhiyan's words; she felt that unless she bluntly said she did not like Li Zhiyan, she could put an d to this farce, but she just couldn't bring herself to say such hurtful words to a boy who could be her son.

But now, it felt as though she was being led by him.

This kid, how could he talk so well?

Somehow, she was reminded again of the phrase about the small horse pulling the big cart.