The two secretly left the space and walked out hand in hand. Just as they walked out of the grove, they ran into Sun Xuelin, who was coming down from the mountain. He pointed at them with an expression that said, "I know everything." Gossip spread around them.
"You...you people are here?"
He slapped his forehead. "My God, isn't this development a bit too fast? You've only known each other for two days, and you're already in the woods?"
Su Ying was naturally shy, and Sun Xuelin's teasing made her blush and run away. Gu Sinian quickly covered her mouth and looked around warily.
"Just speak up, why are you shouting so loudly? You're not happy if you don't attract people over, are you?"
Sun Xuelin apologized, contradicting himself, "I was just too surprised, that's why I raised my voice."
He leaned close to Gu Sinian and whispered in his ear, "But you can rest assured, there's no one around. Everyone's gone back to their own mothers."
Gu Sinian finally felt relieved. He was fine with anything, but if others saw it and spread rumors about Su Ying, he would feel guilty. He didn't want the little girl to suffer even the slightest harm.
Even a few whispered words from others behind their backs are unacceptable.
"Watch your words next time. My little girl is shy, unlike you, a seasoned old man. Don't bring up dirty topics."
The little girl is her person; she can teach her things she doesn't understand later, but she can't stand others making those kinds of jokes.
"I understand. I understand, I'll pay attention next time."
Sun Xuelin looked around and muttered his thoughts to himself.
"Don't blame me for not warning you, Comrade Su's identity is a bit complicated. And with the crackdown underway, she'll definitely face ostracism from the villagers of Willow Tree Village. Are you sure she's the one for you for the rest of your life? Won't you reconsider?"
Gu Sinian nodded solemnly, "I don't want anyone else in this life, I only want her."
"Have you thought this through? Given your family's situation, plus Comrade Su, can you handle it?"
"Why don't I act as a matchmaker and pick someone suitable for you from Willow Village? At the very least, you should choose someone with good family background so that they can be of real help to the Gu family."
"No need. If it's about marriage, I won't choose anyone but her. She's the only wife I've chosen for this lifetime."
"But...but...you've only known each other for two days. It's still easy to extricate yourselves before you get too deeply involved."
Gu Sinian shrugged nonchalantly, "But I'm already hooked, hopelessly hooked. I miss her as soon as she left."
Sun Xuelin patted his shoulder helplessly, "Then you'd better take care of yourself. I've already given you all the advice I could, but you won't listen. No wonder I didn't warn you. You have to finish the path you chose, even if you have to crawl on your knees. There's no turning back."
The man watched the fleeing figure with unwavering eyes, his gaze filled with amusement.
"I know. I'm someone who knows exactly what I want. Once I've made a decision, I'll never regret it."
"Alright. I admit I was being nosy. I'll pretend I didn't see what happened between you two. Be more careful next time you go into the woods. I won't keep it a secret this time, but if someone with ulterior motives sees it and it gets out, it's not good for a girl's reputation."
“We’ve already planned to get married. Once the big brick house is built, we’ll register our marriage right away. It’s not long now. Today’s trip into the grove was just a little accident.”
Sun Xuelin stared wide-eyed in disbelief, swallowing hard. "So fast? Will your family agree? Building a big brick house doesn't take long. Didn't your mother arrange a fiancée for you?"
"I just saw Qiao Xiyan walk in the direction of your house. Could she be planning a roundabout way to achieve her goal...?"
"Why are you running away? I haven't finished speaking yet. How rude of you!"
Gu Sinian's voice came from not far away, "Let's talk about it when we go to work tomorrow."
On the other side, Gu Sinian hurriedly ran home. Just as Sun Xuelin had said, Qiao Xiyan came to visit with gifts, and more than a dozen family members gathered in front of the door to watch the excitement.
"What are you standing there for? Go take a shower or go eat."
As soon as Gu Sinian spoke, the people surrounding the room scattered like birds and beasts.
The man strode into Gu Yuanhong and Li Yaxian's room, walked straight up to Qiao Xiyan, and glared at her angrily.
"I've told you so many times, there's no need for a visit. Take these gifts back and eat them yourself. We don't need your things. The standard of living in Willow Tree Village isn't high. If we take them and you starve to death, how will we explain it to the Qiao family?"
Qiao Xiyan was furious. "Can't you...can you wish me something good?"
"cannot."
Li Yaxian had always liked Qiao Xiyan and couldn't bear to see her suffer even the slightest grievance, so she pushed away her unfilial son.
"What are you doing? Is this how you treat guests? You don't even have basic manners. Is this how your father and I have always taught you?"
“Xiyan traveled all the way from the capital to the East Market, which is a distance of 108,000 miles. Her love for you is as clear as day and night. How can you look down on her so much?”
"Xiyan gave up everything in the capital, even sold her job at the supply and marketing cooperative, cutting off all her escape routes, just to come to the East Market to find you, marry you, and live a loving life together. Can't you see how much this woman loves you?"
Gu Sinian said with a sneer, "I can't tell. I've told you eight hundred times, I don't like Qiao Xiyan, I hate her so much that I feel disgusted just looking at her."
"Especially her pretentious face makes me nauseous. Seeing her once makes me so sick that I can't eat for three days. Your son hates her so much, and you're still so eager for him to marry her?"
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