Qiu Yan smiled back, "Happy New Year." She wanted to say that the Lantern Festival was already over.

Qiu Xu went back to his room and changed into his hospital uniform.

Zhou Zifang found a stool and sat down casually. He rummaged through his small bundle again and took out four or five small wooden boxes.

Inside the wooden box were some snacks and nuts, as well as two sachets.

These were all brought by him from Shangjin.

"Qiu Yan, Ling'er, this sachet is one I carefully selected."

He spoke while smiling at Qiu Ling'er.

Qiu Ling'er casually picked up a sachet, took a deep sniff, and

"The faint scent of mugwort is quite pleasant."

After saying that, she picked up another one, "This one smells like...lilac, it has a very special scent."

Zhou Zifang smiled at Qiu Ling'er: "I'm glad you like it."

Qiu Yan then realized that she was benefiting from her younger sister's good fortune.

She thought to herself, "This Zhou Zifang, when he grows up, will definitely be a really warm and caring man."

After Qiu Xu put on his academy uniform, he went to Luming Academy with Zhou Zifang.

On the first day of school after the New Year, they need to show their best spirits and energy.

The courtyard had just quieted down when He Lin arrived.

Upon seeing He Lin, Qiu Yan's face darkened with displeasure, and she quickly looked into the room.

"Xiao Ran".

Where did this little dumpling go?

"Mother, I'm here."

Gu Xiaoran patted her round little belly and left the kitchen with Gu Qian.

When he came out, he was still munching on a sweet cake, and as he ate, he kept stuffing it into Gu Qian's mouth.

Even after being rejected, they did not give up.

When Gu Qian saw He Lin, he felt the same way as Qiu Yan – he didn't want to see him.

Qiu Yan reached out and pulled Gu Xiaoran to her side.

Seeing He Lin, she thought about his identity.

As soon as He Lin arrived, Zhan Yue and several of his personal bodyguards followed him inside, each carrying a large red wooden box on their shoulder.

He watched Qiu Yan holding the child, a slight smile playing on his lips, lost in his own world.

"Shu'er, I've come to propose marriage."

"Your Shu'er is not here!" How can a dignified king be so forgetful?

Before Qiu Yan could stop them, the red wooden boxes had already been placed in their courtyard.

Then, the guard's figure flashed and disappeared in an instant.

Gu Xiaoran looked disgusted. "Why are you here again?"

Gu Qian barely suppressed the urge to punch someone, and glared angrily at He Lin: "I've said it before, Yan Yan is my fiancée!"

He Lin seemed not to understand Gu Qian's words and walked straight towards Qiu Yan, his gentle eyes filled with endless affection.

"Shu'er..."

"Her name is Qiu Yan!" Gu Qian suddenly moved, his entire body already blocking Qiu Yan's way.

He Lin: "Get out of the way!"

Gu Qian didn't move, but gripped Qiu Yan's wrist tightly with one hand. "She's my woman!"

Ling Qi and Ling Ba appeared at the same time and stood beside Gu Qian.

Gu Xiaoran then realized that the strange uncle had come to steal her mother from her father.

"Mother belongs to Father."

“Yes, Mother belongs to Father.” He Lin glanced at the little dumpling in the yard and repeated what he had said.

Just as she was about to pick him up, Gu Xiaoran was pulled away by Qiu Yan.

Qiu Yan shoved Gu Xiaoran into the room and closed the door behind her. "Xiaoran, don't come out."

When Zhan Yue looked at Qiu Yan again, the coldness on her face was gone.

He glanced at Gu Xiaoran inside the room, thinking that General Gu probably didn't know how to take care of children, so he handed the child over to the girl in front of him to look after.

“Miss Qiu, our young master is no ordinary person. If you follow our young master, your family, your relatives, and even your poor and backward little village will be changed because of you.”