Gu Chong felt that this was the kind of life she should live.

The watch looks great on her wrist; it suits her perfectly.

He reached out and fastened her watch strap, explaining, "It's a gift."

"Gift....?"

Xue Fu paused for a few seconds, then said, "You..."

The watch had already been adjusted by Gu Chong, and now the hands on the dial were spinning forward without stopping.

Xue Fu wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.

Xue Fu wore nothing on her wrist except for the hair tie.

Now she wears a watch on her slender, white wrist, which is slightly heavy.

But more than the weight on her wrist, what caught Xue Fu's attention was the unfamiliarity she felt with the watch.

Xue Fu has been in this era for several months now, and she is gradually adapting to local customs and learning about many of the unique rules of this era.

For example, she knows what giving a watch to a man in this day and age means.

In this era, weddings emphasized the "three turns and one sound" and the "four major items," namely a watch, a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a radio.

Gu Chong gave her a watch that was one of the three rounds.

This one watch, a watch that even she would consider somewhat outdated by her later standards, sparked a lot of questions in Xue Fu's mind.

It felt sour and bloated, overflowing with complex emotions.

What did he mean?

Watches weren't easy to come by back then, so how did he manage to get one? Was this what he was doing away from home these past few days?

Was it a gift specially made for her?

Gu Chong waited for her to continue: "Hmm?"

Xue Fu hesitated and shook her head: "It's nothing."

She also expressed her appreciation for the gift to him.

"I really like this gift, thank you."

Regardless of the meaning behind it, we should still thank him for his kindness.

Gu Chong had already spoken to her.

He wasn't a man of many words, but after not seeing her for a few days, he had a lot on his mind that he wanted to tell her.

Seeing that she had been silent, and although it didn't seem like she was in a bad mood, Gu Chong held back, not wanting to trouble her.

But now that she's asked him, Gu Chong doesn't want to keep it to himself anymore.

He asked bluntly, "Did you miss me?"

These words made Xue Fu's eyes widen, and she couldn't help but look up to see Gu Chong's expression at that moment.

Judging from his expression alone, you wouldn't guess he would say something so blunt.

Gu Chong's expression remained as calm as ever, not very expressive, but if you looked closely, you could see his relaxed eyebrows and the slight upward curve of his eyebrows.

To be honest, she was very surprised.

Gu Chong actually said that?

In this day and age, his words were considered quite blunt.

Gu Chong, on the other hand, exuded an aura of joy.

After he came back this time, he was ready to give up and do whatever he wanted.

Xue Fu couldn't help but let her thoughts wander off course.

She actually thought, no wonder Gu Chong and Gu Fei are brothers!

Same straight ball.

Xue Fu hadn't figured out what was going on in her heart, so naturally she couldn't answer Gu Chong's question directly.

Although the relationship has already taken a turn for the worse.

Xue Fu lowered her eyes to look at the leather ladies' watch and asked him, "And you? Aren't you tired after going out?"

Gu Chong shook his head and chuckled, "How could I be tired? I'm not tired."

“Hmm,” Xue Fu lifted her foot and walked forward, “Then me too.”

What else is it?

Xue Fu didn't say anything more.

But Gu Chong wasn't stupid; Xue Fu knew he could understand.

Sure enough, she heard a clear laugh behind her, though it sounded a little silly.

I've finished another ten days of work; tomorrow is my day off.

When Xue Fu came to the Gu family, Gu Chong asked her what her plans were for tomorrow.

Xue Fu wiped the light sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the city, my family should have sent a package over."

Xue Fu sent a letter back last time.

Because autumn is approaching, and autumn here is very short; soon after autumn comes the long winter.

Xue Fu's belongings consisted entirely of summer clothes.

She needed to prepare for the winter, so she wrote a letter home asking her parents to send her some clothes and blankets.

Judging by the time, their package should have arrived by now.

Xue Fu was not surprised to see Gu Chong nod and hear him say, "I'll go with you."

"good."

Xue Fu certainly wouldn't refuse.

Gu Chongke is a great tool, her handbag carrier!

These days, Gu Chong has been treating her even better.

To be fair, Xue Fu sometimes felt that if she said she wanted stars, Gu Chong would find a way to get them for her.

Perhaps he would immediately sign up for the astronaut selection, and bring her back a handful of stardust after a rocket landing.

Xue Fu occasionally chuckled at her own wildly imaginative thoughts. But these thoughts were based on the fact that Gu Chong treated her exceptionally well.

If anyone's to blame, it's Gu Chong. He spoiled her too much.

Even her parents didn't spoil her like this.

Xue Fu met Gu Chong, who came to pick her up at the gate, early in the morning, and then took an oxcart, which bumped all the way to the county town.

If Xue Fu didn't care about her public image, she definitely wouldn't have been able to resist rubbing it.

"Do you have anything else to do?" Xue Fu asked about Gu Chong's arrangements.

She guessed he must be quite busy. He might have to go and be occupied for a while. But she could wait for him where she was.

But Gu Chong shook his head: "Nothing else."

He stared intently at her, which made Xue Fu feel that he might have left out the rest of his sentence, as if he were saying, "I'm only spending time with you today."

It must be said that Gu Chong's 'attitude' was very pleasing to Xue Fu.

Xue Fu, being so pampered and spoiled, naturally enjoys being pampered and fawned over.

"Let's go to the post office first to see if there's a package for me, and then go to the store to check. My face cream is almost gone," Xue Fu muttered to herself.

"good."

"Hello, do you have any packages for Xue Fu?"

"Hold on..."

The staff member looked down at the list, flipped through a page, found a name, and looked up at Xue Fu: "Yes, where's your receipt?"

Xue Fu took out her ID from her pocket and handed it over.

After checking it over, the staff confirmed that everything was correct and handed it over. Then they turned around and went to the cabinet that filled an entire wall to find Xue Fu's...oversized...package.

Xue Fu stared into a deep silence at the gray-green snakeskin bag that was piled high on the counter, seemingly about to collapse under its weight.

Thank goodness...

Gu Chong is here.

Xue Fu blinked at Gu Chong, who immediately smiled and picked up the snakeskin bag.

He carried the heavy snakeskin bag in his hands, but he looked quite relaxed, which made Xue Fu realize that it wasn't as heavy as she had imagined.

Xue Fu felt a little apologetic, but she was very good at getting Gu Chong to do things.

But the observant Xue Fu noticed something.

Just now, when Gu Chong was picking up the bag, he subconsciously reached out with his right hand, then pulled it back halfway in mid-air and switched to his left hand to catch it.

Xue Fu's gaze inconspicuously fell on Gu Chong's right hand.

Especially the place hidden under his right sleeve.