Gu Nian was furious. Having lived two lives, this was the first time someone had ever called her stupid. Instinctively, she pushed Xue Qianyu.
As Xue Qianyu leaned back, he didn't forget to grab her hand, and so the two of them lay down on this flat, large rock.
Gu Nian tried to get up, but Xue Qianyu held her back, saying, "Don't move. Just lie here for a little while. I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time."
Gu Nian struggled for a moment, then stopped, resting her head against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, feeling inexplicably satisfied and safe.
Xue Qianyu closed his eyes: "Gu Nian."
Gu Nian responded, "Mm."
Xue Qianyu's lips curved into a smile: "That's great!"
Gu Nian: "What's good about it?"
Xue Qianyu said, "It's so good to have you! I thought I would be randomly assigned a marriage by the Emperor in this life, but I never expected to have you. I envy Lu Er, he was able to be by Xin Xin's side when she was so young, but I couldn't be by your side when you were your age. However, it's not too late now, we still have many decades left in our lives. So I say, it's so good to have you."
Gu Nian pursed her lips and said, "Don't be envious. Gu Nian at that age wasn't me."
Knowing that the Duke and his wife were coming, Gu Nian asked, "If your parents really come to my house to propose marriage, will we get married?"
Xue Qianyu opened his eyes: "Whenever you say, I'll listen to you. My parents listen to me. So, from now on, you're in charge of our Xue family."
Gu Nian felt a warmth in her heart: "After we get married, your parents won't stop me from doing business, will they?"
Xue Qianyu shook his head: "No, they'd love for you to take over the Xue family business. My parents have a lot of problems, the biggest one being that they're spendthrifts. If it weren't for the Empress sending people to keep an eye on them, I probably wouldn't even be able to come up with the betrothal gifts."
Gu Nian: ...
She recalled the old playboy habits of the Duke of Chengen, and the extravagant lifestyle of the Duke of Chengen's wife and Princess Kang when they went shopping and played cards. Well, these two didn't treat money like money.
Xue Qianyu went on and on about his family, and this was the first time Gu Nian had listened so attentively to anything about the Cheng'en Duke's Mansion.
Because of that book, Gu Nian subconsciously avoided questions about Xue Qianyu in the past, and thus missed a lot.
Now it sounds pretty good. The Chengen Duke's Mansion has a small population. Xue Qianyu only has one older sister who is already married. There are uncles, aunts, cousins, etc., but they have all separated from the family.
Since the Duke of Chengen did not attend court, there would be no disputes. The Duke of Chengen's wife's family was simple and she had no troubles.
Most importantly, he doesn't have a female cousin, nor is he anyone's male cousin; he only has male cousins, hahaha.
Perhaps because she already had feelings for Xue Qianyu, Gu Nian was very satisfied with the Xue family.
...
When I got home in the evening, Gu's wife, a younger member of the family, who had been playing cards all afternoon, went to bed.
Gu Shouxin, however, seemed quite energetic. Noticing that Gu Nian's condition was somewhat different, he called her to his study.
After inquiring, he learned that his daughter had been successfully lured away by that brat and had even agreed to marry him. Well, he, as the father, wouldn't play the villain, especially since he actually quite liked Xue Xiao'er.
That's what she was thinking, but he didn't show it. He didn't say he had any concerns, but just told her to live her life as she pleased. Since her family was the woman's family, the man's family had to propose the marriage first.
Now that Xue Qianyu has brought it up and you two have settled on the younger ones, it's up to them to act as elders.
Gu Shouxin knew what the mother and daughter were thinking; they advocated that the daughter should get married after she turned eighteen. He himself was pondering Gu Nian's situation.
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