yes lau is xin's guardian. all of this is explained in either ch 5 or 10 so u can check that out if my explanation isnt clear enough.
theres this rich & powerful family called the zhou family, which also has 5 other family lines within it called "collateral lines". so main family + collateral lines = 6 family lines total. the different family lines are not rly actually related to each other tho, ig its better to think of them as individual clans. xin is the heir of the main family.
basically a long long time ago each family line formed a pact with a different military family for them to protect each other in a mutually beneficial relationship. one "guardian" comes from each military family to protect one "heir" of each zhou family line. basically its a generational thing thats been around for thousands of years, their parents did it and their grandparents did it, etc.
the guardian are supposed to protect their heir and do whatever the heir asks of them basically while the heir protects the guardian with their wealth and power. theyre supposed to be each other's halves basically.
normally the eldest child of the military family is supposed to be the guardian of the heir of each family. A very important point is, this is something forced on the heir and the guardian, its not something they choose. theyre contractually obligated & forced to do it (and theyre also lowk groomed into needing each other but thats kinda spoilers).
its worth noting that the relationship isnt as simple as a guardian being the employee of the heir, guardians are pretty rich too actually. its not rly like being a bodyguard or anything its a contractual relationship but heirs and guardians are, on paper at least, supposed to be equal. a large portion of the conflict of the story comes from the fact that they inherently arent actually equal, and that lau, a guardian, feels that he is just a servant to his heir/master, xin (which is why he gets compared to a dog/wolf a bunch). hence where the angst comes in (〜￣△￣)〜
omg thanks so much for this explanation. cant wait to finish reading this. enjoying it so far. :>
np lol hope u enjoy :D
Okay can someone first explain to me what are guardians? Is Lau the guardian of Xin?