On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Uncle Gu returned from Chunnan City, bringing Xue Qianyu with him.
Xue Qianyu was dressed in a black outfit and looked very energetic.
Carrying a large bundle, she entered the house and handed the bundle to Grandpa and Grandma Gu: "Grandpa and Grandma, I usually have nothing to do in Linshan, so I was lucky enough to hunt a tiger and a fox. They're all ready to be prepared, and you can use them now."
Grandpa Gu looked at the child with increasing satisfaction: "Whenever you have nothing to do, come back and play with your uncle every now and then! There are officials taking office in the southern border region, so you don't have to guard it all the time."
Grandma Gu liked the child, but she was used to being expressionless. After handing over the things, she let him play by himself.
Xue Qianyu politely withdrew.
Just then, Gu Nian came out of the courtyard, intending to go to the kitchen to watch the pig being slaughtered and then cook pig brains. When she saw Xue Qianyu, her eyes lit up, and she stepped forward with her hands behind her back: "What brings you here?"
Xue Qianyu smiled and said, "Grandma told me to come back with my uncle."
Gu Nian is quite adept at reading words. Before, this person called her Grandma Gu and Uncle Gu, but now he just calls her Grandma and Uncle Gu directly. And he even said "come back"?
Gu Nian's face flushed slightly.
This illegitimate person is treating the Gu family like their own home? They're really good at taking advantage!
Xue Qianyu, unaware of what Gu Nian was thinking, took something from his pocket and handed it to her: "This is for you."
Gu Nian took it; it was a wooden carving, about the size of an adult man's palm, depicting a smiling girl.
She looked up at Xue Qianyu.
Xue Qianyu said, "When I have nothing to do, I remember learning wood carving in my spare time when I was young, when I was learning martial arts from Lu Er. I didn't know what to carve at first, but day by day, the carving turned out to be you. I guess you're the one I think about every day!"
Gu Nian: "..."
Is it really okay for you to say such sweet nothings so seriously? Can't you add a little emotion?
Xue Qianyu laughed at her appearance and tucked the bangs that had been blown down her forehead by the wind behind her ears: "Gu Nian, you seem to have gained weight. Your face looks rounder."
Gu Nian: "?"
Xue Qianyu continued, "However, you'd look even better if you gained a little weight."
Gu Nian glared at him angrily: "What a handsome young man you are, why do you have to be so talkative? Don't you know that girls don't like it when people say they're fat?"
Xue Qianyu calmly replied, "I don't know about other families' daughters, but I do know about mine. My daughter is more energetic and pretty if she's a little chubby; she definitely prefers her to be a little chubby."
Gu Nian punched him angrily: "Who said that? I don't like being chubby."
Xue Qianyu raised an eyebrow: "Huh? What did you say?"
Gu Nian: "I said I don't like being a little chubby!"
Xue Qianyu smiled even more brightly: "So, you're my girl! Okay, then you haven't gained weight, you're still so slim."
Gu Nian: "!"
She thought Xue Qianyu was teasing her, and glared at her: "Who's your girl?"
Xue Qianyu: "Gu Nian! Gu Nian, the second daughter of the Gu family, my daughter. She just admitted it. She said she doesn't like being a little fat."
Gu Nian didn't know what to say: "Xue Qianyu, you've gone astray. Who have you been hanging out with lately? You've got a whole set of lies to tell."
Xue Qianyu reached out and took Gu Nian's hand in his, looking into her big eyes. "I'm always alone, and I don't know why, but whenever I see you, I have a whole string of words in my mind. My heart moves with you."
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