As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Yang Hongxing, afraid that she might make some connection to his words.
It wouldn't be good to settle the score with him when we get back.
"Alright, you two, stop being so curious."
"This is a secret among us women, so don't pry." Su Nianxue glared angrily at Gu Yanbai.
This man has no sense of propriety when it comes to his words. Didn't he see that Yang Hongxing's face was already pale?
Isn't this just stirring up trouble between the couple?
"Fine, I won't ask anymore. I want to see what secrets you have," Gu Yanbai muttered under his breath.
Zhou Mingjie's eyes swept over everyone, though he was very curious.
Seeing that Gu Yanbai had been rebuffed, he wisely kept his mouth shut.
The next day, Yang Hongxing pulled Gu Yanliu aside and talked about it.
Her main concern was fulfilling her duty to those entrusted with her affairs.
No matter what, we should at least ask about it.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult to respond to what people say.
But Gu Yanliu refused before she could finish listening.
"Yanliu, tell your sister-in-law the truth, do you have a boyfriend?"
"Sister-in-law Hongxing, can you please not ask?" Gu Yanliu bit her lip, feeling a little flustered.
"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore." Seeing that the other person really didn't want to talk about it, Yang Hongxing had no choice but to give up.
Today is market day again.
Since Su Nianxue had nothing to do, she took Xiaxia's hand and they went to the market together.
"What brings you two here?" Wang Erya's face lit up with a smile as soon as she saw them.
"It's been a while since I've seen you all, so I came to the market to visit."
Su Nianxue glanced around the market and asked in a low voice, "Where are those two? I haven't seen them."
He knew he was referring to Aunt Lan Hua and Aunt Lu Hua.
Wang Erya gestured towards the corner with her lip, "Look! Now their two daughters-in-law have entered the house."
This easy and lucrative job naturally fell into the hands of the daughter-in-law.
These two old women are working in the fields now.
Su Nianxue understood. It seemed that these two were quite formidable characters. They had only been married into the family for a short time, yet they had already managed to subdue the old woman.
She smiled and said to Wang Erya, "Without those two troublemakers, the market is much quieter now."
"Who can argue with that?"
Xiaxia had already run to Gu Yanliu's side, and the two aunt and niece were whispering to each other.
Su Nianxue waved to her, "Alright, let's go, don't disturb your aunt's work."
Xiaxia was a little reluctant to leave. Her aunt was a real queen of children, capable of playing with everything, and she and Xiaoshitou liked her the most.
Gu Yanliu pinched her little cheek. "You go back with Mommy first. After Auntie closes her stall, she'll take you to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some delicious food, okay?"
"Okay." Xiaxia nodded vigorously.
After selling out, Gu Yanliu said to Wang Erya, "Erya, why don't you go to my sister-in-law's house for a while, just to get acquainted with the place?"
"Never mind, maybe next time. My family is busy right now, I need to go back and help out."
Gu Yanliu nodded, there was always farm work to be done in the village all year round.
Their family has fewer able-bodied members than others, so it's common for them to be overwhelmed with work.
The two had just parted ways when a well-dressed middle-aged woman emerged from around the corner.
She had fair skin, short hair that reached her ears, and her hair was neatly combed.
"You must be Gu Yanliu?" The woman looked her up and down, her eyes filled with an unreadable emotion.
"Who are you?"
"I am Jiang Huai'an's mother." The woman's voice was calm, her eyes flickering slightly.
Gu Yanliu straightened up instantly, her palms sweating slightly. She took a deep breath to steady her breathing, and said, "Y-you, hello!"
The woman frowned imperceptibly and covered her nose with a handkerchief. "Can we talk?"
"Okay, okay." Gu Yanliu said somewhat hastily.
"Then come with me." The middle-aged woman took the lead and walked into a teahouse next door.
After the two were seated, she said, "Young lady, if I may be frank, you and my Huai'an are not a good match."
Gu Yanliu's face turned several shades paler in an instant.
His once straight posture had become slightly hunched, but he inexplicably felt a sense of relief.
The middle-aged woman poured her a cup of tea. "He grew up in the city and won't stay in this small town forever."
He'll eventually have to go back, do you understand what I mean?
Gu Yanliu nodded gently, "I... know."
In fact, that's what they were talking about by the river that day.
Jiang Huai'an's transfer order has been issued, and he will be returning to the city soon.
He confessed his feelings to Gu Yanliu that day and planned to go to their house to propose marriage.
However, Gu Yanliu did not agree, only saying that she needed to think about it some more.
She's not a three-year-old anymore; she understands how big the gap is between them.
She did like him; she liked his humor, his foresight and knowledge, and his gentleness and thoughtfulness—things she had never experienced before.
But she also understood that a family that could raise such an outstanding man must be very extraordinary.
Today, this conjecture has been confirmed.
She couldn't explain how complicated her feelings were at that moment.
He was both happy that he had guessed correctly and disappointed that he would be leaving soon.
"Young lady, can I ask you for a favor?"
"you say."
"If Huai'an comes looking for you again, can you be a little more ruthless towards him?"
Gu Yanliu abruptly raised her head, a flash of coldness crossing her eyes. "I don't understand what you mean!"
"It's actually quite easy to understand."
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