Su Li turned her face to the side and dodged it.
This position made Su Li feel very awkward, and she struggled to get down.
"Don't move!"
The man's voice was hoarse, and his muscles were tense, as if he was enduring something.
"Put me down, it wouldn't look good if someone saw us."
Gu Huanian leaned close to Su Li's ear and whispered, "You still haven't answered my question from earlier: Are you willing to be my girlfriend?"
The man's warm breath tickled Su Li's ear, making her ear tips itch and her cheeks flush red.
"I'm looking for someone who cares about me and understands me. You're too aloof. I feel like we're a bit..."
Before she could finish speaking, the man interrupted her, saying, "I can be less aloof, more considerate, and even more enthusiastic. Do you have any other requests?"
Stared at by the man's burning gaze, Su Li felt her mouth go dry. "Dating me is troublesome. I'm lazy and greedy."
Gu Hua smiled slightly and said, "That's perfect. We complement each other. I'm naturally not afraid of trouble and I'm hardworking. I'm not very good at cooking right now, but I can learn starting today. After we get married, I'll take care of these things, and you can just do what you want to do."
Su Li was a little confused. How did things suddenly turn into marriage?
At that moment, she realized she was still sitting on someone's lap, and she quickly said, "Let go of my lap, I'll get off first."
Gu Huanian reluctantly let go of the person, knowing that some things cannot be rushed.
If Su Li hadn't asked him directly today, he wouldn't have planned to bring it up so soon.
But it's good to be clear now, to let her know how I feel, in case she agrees.
Then he wouldn't have to worry about her being taken away by some other man after returning to Beijing.
Su Li looked intently at the handsome man in front of her. To be honest, he was far from the warm and caring man she was looking for. But there was no denying that he had a unique charm that attracted her. She didn't feel repulsed by his presence, and he always made her feel safe when they were together.
"Gu Huanian, I'm already quite cold-hearted. I want to find a warm-hearted man. I don't want to come home to an ice-cold face." Su Li spoke frankly.
In the 21st century, after being an orphan for so long, she really longed for a warm home.
Being alone is bad enough, but if you find a partner who is cold and indifferent, it's better not to find one at all.
Gu Huanian looked at Su Li and said solemnly, "You haven't even met me, how do you know I'm not the kind of warm guy you're looking for? Do you dare to get to know me?"
Although he had never heard the term "warm man" before, he could guess its general meaning.
As long as Su Li dares to take a step towards him, what's wrong with him being the "warm man" she talks about?
Su Li was burned by Gu Huanian's burning gaze and quickly turned her face away.
At that moment, in that instant, her heart was touched by his words.
"Su Li, try to accept me, okay? I really like you."
"Battalion Commander, a telegram has arrived from Beijing."
Zhang Da started shouting loudly before even entering the tent, completely unaware that he had ruined his own battalion commander's plans.
As soon as he entered, he saw Su Li in the tent.
He said awkwardly, "So, Su, the educated youth, is here too?"
Su Li, holding the small basket Gu Huanian had woven for her, smiled at the two of them and said, "You two talk, I'll go out first."
"You forgot the tea," Gu Huanian said, stuffing the packet of jasmine tea into Su Li's arms.
Su Li did not refuse and went out directly.
After Su Li left, Gu Huanian asked, "What's wrong? What's the rush?"
"A telegram has arrived from the commander. I knew it was urgent, so I brought it to you immediately."
Gu Huanian took the telegram and his expression immediately turned serious.
“We need to leave early. You can arrange for one person to stay here and guard the mine, and everyone else should leave this afternoon.”
Zhang Da guessed that the matter was urgent and hurriedly went down to make arrangements.
Su Li had just returned to Chen Shengnan and Aunt Li's place when she received a message from Xiao Bing that she didn't need to cook dinner that night.
Gu Huanian is busy with the evacuation arrangements and can't come over.
Give the money directly to the soldier so he can pay for the meals these past few days. Let them take the leftover food back and share it.
The three of them carried the vegetables and walked down the mountain.
Aunt Li wanted to ask Su Li about her relationship with Battalion Commander Gu, but after glancing at Su Li's dazed expression, and seeing that Battalion Commander Gu was about to leave, she realized that Su Li was in a daze.
This is definitely not a suitable topic to ask.
Aunt Zhang nudged her arm; "Guess who I ran into when I got home to cook yesterday?"
Aunt Li followed up, asking, "Who is it?"
"When I passed by, I heard Liu Mazi's mother ask her son when he would bring the person back. Do you know what Liu Mazi said?"
Aunt Li asked curiously, "What did they say?"
"Liu Mazi said that Sun, the educated youth, has nothing now. If they go to the educated youth settlement to demand her back as soon as she arrives, the settlement will definitely clash with them. But if they wait a while, since it's the off-season for farming and there's no work in the fields, and her previous work points have been transferred to Liu Mazi's family, the educated youth settlement will have to subsidize her during this period. People are selfish; no one wants to support someone else for a long time."
When the people at the educated youth settlement were fed up with it, they would go to pick them up, and no one would stop them; on the contrary, they would be eager for them to leave as soon as possible.
Aunt Li snorted after hearing this; "That Liu Mazi, he's got a lot of clever tricks up his sleeve. But he's right, even if Sun Zhiqing doesn't want to, he'll probably still be taken back to the Liu family in the end."
Su Li listened to Aunt Li and Aunt Zhang's conversation in a daze, her mind occasionally drifting back to Gu Huanian's confession earlier that day.
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