My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Back in the house, Chang An and Gu Li sat back at the desk. In order to prepare for the future imperial examination, Chang An could only pick up the book and continue reading, while Gu Li also picked up the book "Anohana" and continued reading. They read like this until noon, until Huaiqin came in and called them out for lunch.

Chang An usually eats in the same place as Gu Li did before, in the pavilion outside the house. After Chang An sat down, he found that Gu Li was holding a book in his hand, so he asked with a smile:

"Mother Gu, why do you have to bring a book with you when you are having a meal?"

Gu Li was stunned for a moment, then she realized that she was still holding the book in her hand. She immediately felt her face getting hot, "Yes... this book written by Chang Lang is quite good, I was so fascinated by it that I forgot to put it down..."

"Alright, alright," Chang An said with a smile, "You don't have to put it back, just take it."

Gu Li then stopped the urge to put the book back and sat down obediently. Huaiqin and Zhen'er also sat down after Gu Li sat down, because they were both personal maids, so they were naturally qualified to eat at the same table with Chang'an Gu Li.

"Mrs. Gu?"

While eating, Chang An suddenly shouted.

"Hey." Gu Li also responded very cooperatively, then looked at Chang An.

"What are your plans for now?" Chang An asked.

"Arranged?" Gu Li thought for a moment and replied, "No, what's wrong?"

"After you drink the medicine, can I take you out to play?" Chang An said with a smile.

"Go out and play? Where to go?" Gu Li was a little confused.

Chang An thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the East Market and buy some things."

"Oh... then let's follow Chang Lang's arrangements." Gu Li nodded and continued eating.

After dinner, Gu Li drank the medicine, Zhen Er went to arrange the carriage, and Huai Qin asked someone to clean the table. While the carriage was not ready, Gu Li took Chang An's "Anohana" and started reading it. It seemed that she liked this book very much.

"You want to see more?" Chang An couldn't help but feel curious when he saw her like this, so he asked, "Is it really that good-looking?"

"It's nice." Gu Li closed the book, looked at Chang An, and said seriously: "I didn't expect that Chang Lang is not only good at writing poems, but also writes vernacular novels so well. No wonder some people compare Chang Lang with Li Bai."

"Compare me with Li Bai?" Chang An was a little surprised. "I can't compare with him, not at all."

“Perhaps I can write as many poems as he does, but in terms of style and talent, I am far inferior to him.”

Chang An was telling the truth. If he compared himself with others, he was indeed confident. But when compared with Li Bai, he could only copy Du Fu's "Climbing the High Mountain", and only this one could surpass his.

"I don't believe it." Gu Li thought Chang An was being modest, so she pouted.

Chang An felt helpless when he saw this.

So, the scene was once again in a state where Chang An was looking at Gu Li while Gu Li was reading a book, until Zhen'er came over and said that the carriage was ready and would take the two of them to the East Market. This state was broken.

When they arrived at the East Market, Chang'an and Gu Li got off the car in front of the market gate. They told the servants to park the carriage and let Huaiqin and Zhen'er go buy what they wanted.

Standing in front of the door, Chang An stretched out his hand to Gu Li and asked, "Do you want to hold hands?"

Since none of her maids followed, Gu Li nodded, put her hand in Chang An's, and let him lead her into the gate of the East Market.

Although it was not the first time for Gu Li to come to East Market, he still couldn't resist his curiosity and looked around.

Chang An looked at the shops around him and thought to himself: Although I am married in this life, this is the first time I bring a girl shopping. But it’s never wrong to take her to buy jewelry...right?

As he was thinking, he caught a glimpse of a jewelry store on the street and wanted to take Gu Li in to take a look, but Gu Li seemed to have noticed his thoughts and squeezed the hand that was holding his.

"What's wrong?" Feeling the movement in his hand, Chang An turned around and asked.

"Chang Lang, do you want to buy jewelry?" Gu Li asked.

"Yeah." Chang An nodded, "I'll buy some for you."

"I don't like wearing jewelry." Gu Li shook her head and said. As if she was afraid that Chang An would not believe her, she lifted her hair to expose her ears and neck. It was indeed clean and she was not wearing anything.

Chang An looked at the person he was holding, raised the hand he was holding with some disbelief, and slightly lifted her sleeve, revealing her white and clean wrist, which was also naked.

"Besides, the jewelry Chang Lang made for me at that time was very beautiful. There is no need to buy more." Gu Li persuaded again.

"Then... shall we go shopping somewhere else?"

Gu Li nodded, and Chang An took him out of the jewelry store and continued shopping.

After walking around for a while, Chang An stopped again. Seeing him stop, Gu Li felt a little curious, so he followed his gaze - it was a bookstore. Gu Li knew that Chang An was a scholar, so he didn't think too much about it.

Chang An led Gu Li into the bookstore, and when the waiter saw Chang An and Gu Li, he immediately came forward enthusiastically and said, "Hey, Mr. Chang, you are here, but do you want to buy books?"

At this time, the waiter saw Gu Li standing next to Chang An and also bowed and greeted him, "Madam Gu, you are here too, but do you want to buy a book?"

Gu Li was a little embarrassed, shook her head and said, "I am here with my husband to buy books, I am not buying any."

At this time, the waiter noticed that the two were holding hands, and he quickly smiled and said that he was wrong, and extended his hand to invite the two into the bookstore. After the waiter welcomed Chang An and Gu Li into the bookstore, he wanted to introduce them to each other in person, but Chang An sent him away, so he was very tactful and did not bother them any more.

There are indeed a lot of books in the bookstore. Chang An's eyes swept across the bookshelves. He had a lot of books at home, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, arithmetic and Chinese studies, and even poetry and songs. Moreover, he seemed to have gained a golden finger after traveling through time. Both the memory of the previous life and the memory of the original owner of this life became clearer. Many things were photographic for him. He could remember them and apply them as long as he thought about them a little.

Gu Li watched Chang An walk past the bookshelves without stopping for long. She couldn't help but feel puzzled, so she asked, "Chang Lang, what books do you want to buy?"

“A novel.”

"Ah?" Gu Li was stunned for a moment, "Novel?"

"I only wrote one book. What if you have nothing else to read after you finish reading it, Aunt Gu?" Chang An said as a matter of course, "I have to go to the Imperial College on weekdays, so I may not have time to write for you."

"I..." Gu Li opened her mouth and was about to refuse, but Chang An gently squeezed the hand that was being held, and the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat, and she finally didn't say them.

Gu Li just let Chang An lead him to the bookshelf where the storybooks were placed.

"What type do you like?" Chang An casually took a book from the list and glanced at it - "Interesting Stories about Taibai". When he saw the title, his eyelids twitched. He knew what the book was about without even thinking about it.

He put the book back on the shelf, and took out another one, also glanced at the title and put it back. Gu Li didn't choose the book himself, but Chang An took it and put it back again and again, his face getting darker and darker.

"Chang Lang?"

"Forget it... Forget it..." Chang An covered his face with his hands, and when he took them off, he was smiling again. He turned to look at Gu Li and said, "What kind of things do you want to see, Madam Gu? Can you pick them yourself?"

Gu Li nodded blankly, his eyes drifted across the bookshelf, and he reached out and pulled out a book. This was exactly the book that Chang An had seen before.

Chang An knew in his previous life that the novels in the Tang Dynasty were not well developed and the system was not mature, but he did not expect it to be so bad. Just picking one or two famous people and any event can be made into a novel. It is hard to imagine how Gu Li relied on reading these books before.

"Mrs. Gu?" Chang An called out.

"Hey." Gu Li looked at the novel in his hand and responded.

"Do you think... these novels are well-written?" Chang An asked a little incredulously.

"It's not good, I just read it for fun." Gu Li held the book, raised his head and looked at Chang An with his big watery eyes, and said, "I read the novel written by Chang Lang today, and when I think about the one I read before, I feel that it can't compare."

"Then... we won't buy it?" Chang An asked tentatively, "I'll go back and write some more for Gu Niang?"

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Gu Li put the novel in his hand back on the bookshelf and looked at Chang An with a smile.

In the end, Chang An took Gu Li for two rounds of the bookstore and bought a few medical and miscellaneous books. This was considered to be a way of living up to the waiter's enthusiasm.

After leaving the bookstore, Chang An continued to lead Gu Li forward, looking at the shops around him while observing Gu Li's expression. But Gu Li did not notice the gaze on him, he was just looking at the goods on the stalls around him.

Just as Chang An was looking at the surrounding shops, he suddenly felt a slight change in his hands, so he turned his head to Gu Li. Gu Li was staring at a stall, and her eyes seemed to be a little strange, so Chang An followed her line of sight to look at the candied haws stall.

"Mother Gu?" Chang An called softly.

"Hey." Gu Li responded, but his eyes never left the candied haws stall.

"Want to eat?"

Only then did Gu Li realize that Chang An was looking at her. She secretly glanced at Chang An, and he was still smiling so gently.

"think......"

Seeing Gu Li nodded, Chang An pulled her directly to the front of the stall. Gu Li felt a little embarrassed when he saw her so swaggering. She looked around quickly and felt relieved when she found that no one noticed her.

"Sir, would you like to buy some candied haws?" the candy man asked.

Chang An nodded and asked, "How much do you want to sell it for?"

"It depends on what kind of candied haws you want. Hawthorn ones are five cents a bunch. Different candied haws have different prices."

Chang An pulled Gu Li's hand and said, "Go and choose. What do you want to eat?"

Gu Li looked around again before she started to choose the candied haws. She glanced at the candied haws on the stall and quickly chose the one she wanted. After Chang An paid, he led her to continue shopping.

At this moment, she glanced at Gu Li who was eating candied haws: he opened his mouth, revealing two rows of white teeth, and carefully bit off a whole hawthorn. When the hawthorn entered her mouth, her originally pretty face was bulged by the hawthorn, which made her look very cute.

Seeing this, Chang An couldn't help but reach out his hand and poked Gu Li's bulging cheek with his finger. Gu Li was also confused by Chang An's action, so he turned his head and looked at Chang An in confusion. When Chang An saw Gu Li's cute appearance, the corners of his mouth rose, but he quickly suppressed it and said seriously:

"Mrs. Gu who eats candy is also very pretty..." He said, nodding his head in a self-serious manner, "Yeah."

Gu Li blinked her eyes, then she realized the meaning of Chang An's words. She lowered her head shyly, secretly glanced at her husband, and then stuffed another candied haws into her mouth.