Gu Nian asked Gu Xin and Gu Si to go outside and listen to what they were saying.
Gu Xin shook her head: "Sister, I'm a grown woman now, there's no room for me to eavesdrop under the window anymore!"
Gu Xin is growing very fast. At only fourteen years old, she is already taller than Cai Xiaolian and is almost as tall as Gu Nian and Gu Hui.
She tried eavesdropping before, but found that her legs went numb when she squatted, unlike when she was a child.
Gu Nian slapped her lightly, annoyed: "Who told you to eavesdrop? You can sit inside and listen openly. Nobody's kicking you out."
Gu Xin: "..."
Then she pulled Gu Si and Huo Yanyu along and they went to the main room together.
Gu Nian lost her focus and felt a little nervous.
Getting married is a big deal. Although she has fallen in love with Xue Qianyu, this is still the first time she has ever been a young woman in a bridal sedan chair!
Sitting in the chair, she started to daydream, thinking about her life after she got married.
Before she could think further, a maid came to call her to the front hall.
Gu Nian felt that the lack of rules in the family had its downsides; in general, she wouldn't need to go out in this situation.
Now that they've all called for her to go out, it wouldn't be right for her not to.
She looked in the mirror and found that her face was red. Her heart was also beating very irregularly. If she didn't know what was going on, she would have suspected that she had a heart condition.
Gu Nian took a few deep breaths, tidied her hair and clothes, took another deep breath, and then went to the front hall in a generous manner.
The front hall was very large, and the Xue family's betrothal gifts had already been laid out.
Gu Nian spotted Xue Qianyu immediately. She had only seen him the day he returned from Linshan, and hadn't seen him for the next few days. Upon seeing him again, she noticed that his expressions were more lively than before.
At least, in her eyes he wasn't expressionless anymore; he had a smile on his face, making it clear at a glance that he was in a good mood.
Gu Nian thought to herself, "I haven't even agreed to marry you yet, you're in a bad mood too soon!"
She had forgotten that on New Year's Day, by the river, she had made a promise to Xue Qianyu in front of Gu Xin and the others!
As soon as Gu Nian appeared, Madam Xue greeted her with the same warmth as if she were her own daughter, making Gu Nian feel as if she were visiting the Xue family instead of her own home.
In the Gu family, because of their relationship with Uncle Gu, the Xue family and the Kang Prince's Mansion really treated them like family, saying whatever came to mind without any formality.
Grandpa and Grandma Gu had no objections to Xue Qianyu and were quite supportive of their marriage, so they warmly greeted everyone.
Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian called Gu Nian to sit down next to them. Cai Xiaolian smoothed Gu Nian's bangs and said, "My Nian Nian is all grown up now!"
Gu Nian was unusually embarrassed: "Mother, I'm already a grown woman!"
Cheng'en Gong chimed in, "Yes, yes, Nian'er is all grown up now! It's our son's fault for not telling us sooner. Nian'er, what do you think of my son? Our family is missing a daughter-in-law as knowledgeable, reasonable, generous, and virtuous as you!"
Gu Nian: "...Hehe..."
She glared at Xue Qianyu. "You're marrying me, and you're not taking the initiative. What nonsense is your father spouting? How am I supposed to respond?"
Xue Qianyu smiled, stood up, walked to the hall, first bowed to Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu, then bowed to Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian: "I, Xue Qianyu, humbly request that Grandpa, Grandma, Second Uncle, and Second Aunt marry Niannian to me, cherish her, love her, pamper her, and respect her. I will never fail her in this life!"
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