It was Gu Qian.
"It's true that it's arranged by parents, but Madam Duan, do you know the saying, 'A teacher for a day is a father for life'? Yan Yan and I were married with our master and mistress as witnesses. What's wrong with that?"
Without even glancing at Qin Shi or Qin Man, Gu Qian stood directly in front of Qiu Yan and subtly took her wrist.
The warmth in her palm made Qiu Yan feel at ease.
She didn't bother to speak, only glancing at Gu Qian with a calm expression in her eyes.
Since someone was taking charge of things for her, she was happy to relax and acted as if nothing had happened, remaining silent.
In fact, she had been talking a lot these past two days because of the shop issue, and her mouth was dry.
Originally, her two maids, Feng Hua and Liu Sha, were helping out in the shop. When they saw Gu Qian arrive, they hurriedly came out of the shop to greet him.
"Uh... Qian'er, you've come just in time." Qin fell silent for a moment when she saw Gu Qian. She instinctively took a few steps back. She felt dissatisfied as she watched Gu Qian defend Qiu Yan as soon as he arrived.
"You're right."
This unfilial son is just like Li Zheng, cold-blooded and heartless, no wonder he was raised by Li Zheng.
He is utterly ruthless towards his own family.
Qin was surprised to find that Li Zheng was still alive.
After all these years, this rebellious son still has some connection with General Li.
Moreover, it sounds like they have a closer relationship. Clearly, Duan Xiang is Gu Qian's biological father.
I thought General Li had died on the way to exile. Otherwise, why didn't we see him when Li Wenshu died in childbirth?
Madam Qin was about to continue their previous conversation when she turned her gaze and saw her niece.
At this moment, Qin Man was gazing intently at Gu Qian's resolute features, her heart pounding.
General Gu is truly charismatic!
This is what love at first sight means.
However, Qin Man's expression became somewhat unnatural when she saw Qiu Yan and Gu Qian's hands clasped together.
She abandoned her reserve and, as if possessed, walked towards Gu Qian.
Then, she lowered her head shyly, groping with her hands, somewhat at a loss.
Her eyes were full of longing, and her face was flushed with shyness.
As a child, she despised the Duan family's abandoned son the most.
But now that she's seen him, she fell in love at first sight.
What right does a country woman, with no legitimate status, have to compete with her?
After all, she's almost ten years younger than Qiu Yan, so she has an advantage over her, doesn't she?
Seeing Qin Man's state, Madam Qin thought to herself, "How pathetic."
Given her status as a young lady of the Qin family, what kind of fine young man couldn't she find?
This Gu Qian, disobeying his elders and spoiling his wife, is at best just a reckless brute.
If it weren't for his incredible luck in winning a few battles, he would have been no different from the thugs on Baiyang Street.
Since Gu Qian returned, he brought back a woman with him. Qin Shi herself had almost forgotten that she originally intended to match Gu Qian with her little niece.
"Man'er, haven't you been talking about your cousin all this time? Why are you shy now that you've seen him?"
Qin ignored Gu Qian's unfriendly look at him the whole time, and was now giving Qin Man a lot of meaningful glances.
Qiu Yan... See? She guessed right. She really was thinking of seduce Gu Qian.
This Qin family member completely ignored her.
It should be said that the Qin aunt and nephew completely disregarded their legal wife.
She gave Gu Qian a meaningful look, and then looked at him with a strange sense of unease. "Brother Qian, where did this unwanted romantic attention come from?"
Gu Qian was speechless: "Bad romantic prospects?"
He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Qin Man.
When he looked at Qin Man, this 'bad romance', a gentle smile appeared on his face.
Thank goodness, after all these years, Gu Qian finally saw jealousy in Yan Yan, and a sweet feeling welled up in his heart.
His smile was meant for Qiu Yan, but it led Qin Man to misunderstand.
Her cousin smiled at her, so he must like her.
She lowered her head shyly a second time, the blush on her cheeks growing stronger.
Qin looked around.
Have the peach blossoms bloomed yet this season?
She didn't even see a peach tree, let alone peach blossoms.
"Cousin~" A sweet, soft voice rang out from Qin's soft lips, gentle and pleasant to the ear.
This made Qiu Yan's expression turn even colder.
She tried to suppress the discomfort in her stomach, but couldn't help gagging.
Suddenly she looked up and her eyes met Qin Man's. The latter maintained a gentle smile.
Qin Man: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
What did she do to make this peasant girl so disgusting?
She withdrew her gaze from Qiu Yan and pressed her entire body close to Gu Qian.
"Cousin, I am Man'er."
Since Gu Qian didn't respond to her previous address, she raised her soft, sweet voice a little higher this time.
But this time, she met Gu Qian's emotionless eyes.
"Who is your cousin? Do I know you?!" Gu Qian looked up, certain that he had no recollection of the woman in front of him.
Originally, he was thinking of teasing the young lady, remaining silent and observing the situation, but he was afraid of getting into trouble.
If his wife really gets jealous, he won't have a good time either.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Yan Yan's expression became much better.
His simple words instantly transformed Qin Man's shy expression into one of embarrassment.
Even the usually composed Madam Qin felt awkward.
This unfilial son is like a block of ice.
Hopefully, her niece can quell it.
Although Qin Man was embarrassed, she was genuinely in love with Gu Qian at that moment.
So she went up to him and tried to get closer to him.
“We…cousin…I am my aunt’s niece, we are cousins.”
Her voice carried a hint of grievance, but outwardly she remained poised and composed, without the slightest sign of overstepping her bounds.
Anyone who saw it would think that Gu Qian and Qiu Yan had bullied her.
Gu Qian: "What is your aunt's relationship with me? What do you mean by cousin? Miss Qin, if you want to claim kinship, you'll have to figure out the proper relationship first!"
Qin Shi… that unfilial son, he doesn’t respect her at all!
"I..." Qin Man's eyes reddened. Cousin, can't we have a normal conversation?
She choked back tears and sobbed, retreating behind Madam Qin. "Aunt, my cousin doesn't like me."
She had been pampered since childhood, and men were always very polite to her. Who would have thought that Gu Qian would disregard her dignity at all?
She felt wronged.
"Qian'er, you've been fighting on the front lines all year round, so it's not surprising that you don't know Man'er." Qin Shi saw her niece being bullied by Gu Qian and crying, so she quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
Well, those things between men and women can't be changed in a day or two.
Back then, she had to use some scheming to win over Duan Xiang.
Because of her stepmother's authority, she straightened her back as much as possible. Also, realizing the conversation about her cousins was going nowhere, she shifted back to the earlier topic.
"Qian'er, I was just discussing your marriage with Qiu Yan." As she spoke, Madam Qin repeated what she had just said to Gu Qian.
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