Bai Ruozhen's simple words made Gu Changqing feel warm in his heart. The north wind was no longer cold, and he even felt that the weather was really warm.
"Really?" Gu Changqing asked, trying to hide his excitement.
Bai Ruozhen blushed so much that she didn't dare look at him. "Yeah, really."
Gu Changqing was delighted. Seeing that no one on the street stretched out their arms, he hugged her, then quickly let her go. He was so happy that he jumped and danced on the street.
"Don't mess around. It's not good if people see you." Bai Ruozhen pursed her lips and smiled at him, "Why are you jumping around like a child?"
Gu Changqing grinned, "I'm just happy."
Bai Ruozhen didn't dare look at him, "What's there to be happy about?"
"I'm glad my wife said she can't bear to leave me." Gu Changqing said as he approached her.
Bai Ruozhen stamped his feet and said, "Who is your wife? We haven't even gotten married yet."
"It's almost there, more than five months." said Gu Changqing.
Seeing him smug, Bai Ruozhen couldn't help but remind him, "You're not old enough."
Gu Changqing raised his chin and said proudly, "Brother has connections in Yancheng. I can just change my age to one year older."
Bai Ruozhen had no idea this was possible and was stunned. "Can you do this?"
Gu Changqing asked, "Why not? I'll be nineteen soon, so what's the big deal about changing my age by one year?"
"Then...then...why not..." Bai Ruozhen was at a loss for words. Since he could change his age, why not change hers?
"Do you really want to marry me soon?" Gu Changqing smiled when he heard that.
Bai Ruozhen didn't dare to look at him anymore, "No, no."
Gu Changqing burst out laughing. "Silly," he said, "I thought so too. After all, your household registration is in Xiahe Village. But you're too young. Getting married too early wouldn't be good for you."
"What's wrong?" Bai Ruozhen was a little surprised. In their Great Zhou, girls would get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen. She was born into a noble family and was only sixteen when she got married. Getting married at eighteen here was already very strange to her. She didn't expect Gu Changqing to think so too. In her opinion, getting married at sixteen or seventeen was very normal.
Seeing her curious expression, Gu Changqing didn't know how to explain it, so he simply said, "Just remember, it's not good for women to get married too early. Why does the country require women to get married at 18? It's to protect women, so that women can have fewer injuries when they get married later. Do you know why so many women died during childbirth in ancient times due to dystocia and heavy bleeding? It's because they were too young and their bodies weren't fully developed. If they gave birth while still children, it would be strange if nothing bad happened. Do you understand?"
After hearing this, Bai Ruozhen understood. No wonder so many women in their Great Zhou died during childbirth. It turned out that it was because they gave birth at a too young age.
She nodded, "I understand."
Gu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately assured him, "Don't worry, even if you are eighteen when we get married, I don't plan to let you have children too early."
The north wind started to blow again, bringing some snowflakes, and the sky became completely dark.
Bai Ruozhen was puzzled and said, "Eighteen is not young. She got pregnant at eighteen and gave birth at nineteen. She is not young."
Gu Changqing touched her hair and said, "Not big. Let's have another one when you are twenty."
"Oh." Bai Ruozhen was a little shy. They weren't even married yet, and they were already discussing having children. It was too embarrassing. She looked up at the sky and said, "You should go back quickly. It's snowing."
Gu Changqing also looked up at the sky. "You, I'll see you go up and leave. Don't get up too early tomorrow morning. I'll come over when I get back from the black market, and then I'll take you to Daming Lake to see the snow scene."
Bai Ruozhen's eyes suddenly lit up, "Okay."
"Go up, I'll watch." Gu Changqing said.
Bai Ruozhen went upstairs, looking back every few steps. When he saw Gu Changqing still standing there, he shouted, "Go back quickly."
Gu Changqing smiled and waved at her, then walked away in the wind and snow.
"Mom, it's snowing outside." Bai Ruozhen said as he walked into the house.
Bai Ruoyun became happy, "Really? I'm going to build a snowman tomorrow."
Li Qiulan washed the dishes and put them away. "Has Xiao Gu gone home?"
"Well, let's go back." Bai Ruozhen said as he took off his cotton-padded jacket, revealing the sweater underneath. Bai Ruoyun saw it and exclaimed, "Second sister, your sweater is so beautiful. Where did you buy it?"
Bai Ruozhen took a look and smiled, "Your second brother-in-law's sister knitted it for me."
"It's really beautiful." Bai Ruoyun's eyes were wide open. "Can you give it to me when you don't want to wear it anymore, second sister?"
Li Qiulan knocked her on the head. "You can wear a sweater for years, but it won't look good when you stop wearing it. Besides, you look so different from your second sister. You're wearing it like a skirt."
Bai Ruoyun curled her lips, "Second sister, your sister-in-law is so nice."
Of course her Xiaoli is good. Bai Ruozhen nodded, "Yes, Xiaoli is the best sister-in-law in the world."
Seeing her expression, Li Qiulan became interested. She pulled her to sit down and asked, "Is your sister-in-law easy to get along with?" There are really not many sisters-in-law in the world who get along well with each other. It's hard to describe her own sister-in-law, otherwise the two families would not have not had any contact for so many years.
Bai Ruozhen nodded, "Yes, his sister is Xiaoli, she's fifteen this year, and she's very nice to me. She makes all my clothes."
Li Qiulan was surprised, "So good?"
"Yeah." Bai Ruozhen didn't dare to say that he often went to wash her clothes. "Sometimes during holidays, he would go to earn work points for me so that I could rest."
Even Bai Jiansheng was attracted by these words, "Is your sister-in-law really that nice? Are you lying to us?"
Bai Ruozhen shook his head honestly, "I'm not lying to you. What's the point of lying to you? When I get married, you'll know for sure. The Gu family is very good to me, and Changqing's mother is also very good to me."
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