An elderly man with gray hair smiled and said to Mr. Gu.

"Indeed, Yan Qing has made great progress recently."

A rare gentleness appeared on Gu Hongyuan's usually serious face as he looked at Zi Xi and nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of several relatives all focused on Zi Xi, filled with well-intentioned inquiry and curiosity.

"Little Qin, right?"

"I heard you're spending every day with Yan Qing now, painting and watching movies?"

A stylishly dressed middle-aged woman, Gu Yanqing's aunt, spoke with a smile.

"Yes, Auntie, this is my job."

Zi Xi smiled and nodded politely.

"Work?"

"I think it's more than that, right? Sister-in-law, you wouldn't happen to have specially chosen this beautiful wife for Yan Qing, would you?"

Another aunt chimed in, her tone clearly teasing.

Upon hearing this, a series of good-natured chuckles immediately filled the room.

Zi Xi's face flushed instantly. She subconsciously looked at Gu Yanqing, only to find him focused on cutting the steak on his plate.

The woman named, Madam Gu, gently covered the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes gleaming with a sly and delighted light.

"Old Gu and I are willing to do this, but we don't know if the young lady would be willing."

Madam Gu glanced at Zi Xi, whose face was flushed, and then looked at her son, who was completely oblivious to the teasing around him, and chuckled.

"I like Xiao Qin more and more the more I look at him!"

"She's beautiful inside and out, and she's patient and attentive to Yan Qing!"

“I never treated Yan Qing with perfunctory attitude or pity because of his special nature; I treated him like a normal person.”

"This young Qin is excellent in her studies, and her character is impeccable! Which family wouldn't want to marry such a wonderful girl?"

She turned her gaze to Zixi, her tone sincere and full of admiration.

This barrage of praise left Zi Xi even more bewildered.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say that there was no need to praise her so much, but her cheeks felt so hot that she couldn't utter a single word.

And what's going on here?

How come the conversation suddenly turned to her being a good daughter-in-law at a family dinner?

Just then, Gu Yanqing, who had been eating quietly, suddenly put down her knife and fork and swapped the plate of steak she had cut with hers.

"Xi Xi".

He turned his head again to look at Zixi, who was so embarrassed that she almost buried her head in the plate, and gently poked her arm with his index finger.

Zi Xi raised her head and met his eyes, which were so pure and without a trace of impurity.

Can we get married?

Gu Yanqing looked at her and asked very directly.

"puff……"

A young man sitting across from me almost spat out his soup. He quickly grabbed a napkin to cover his mouth, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

The entire dining table fell silent instantly, and all eyes were focused on the two of them.

Zi Xi was completely dumbfounded.

She stared wide-eyed at Gu Yanqing's exquisite face, her mind going completely blank.

Marrying a man like that doesn't seem like a bad idea.

But was she hallucinating? Did Gu Yanqing himself ask her if they could get married?

Madam Gu was clearly taken aback by her son's bluntness. She paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh out loud, quickly covering her mouth with her handkerchief.

"Xiao Qin, don't feel pressured. It's okay to reject him. Yan Qing... you know, he's quite direct in his way of expressing himself."

Gu Hongyuan also chuckled, clearing his throat and breaking the eerie silence.

"However, our Gu family, including myself, truly believes that you are an exceptionally outstanding and wonderful girl."

"It is Yan Qing's good fortune to have met you."

His expression remained serious, but his gaze toward Zixi held a rare gentleness and affirmation.

These words were tantamount to official approval of her marriage to Gu Yanqing.

But something just feels off.