A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

After their unpleasant parting last night, Nie Qianqian and Gu Xiao didn't exchange a single word at breakfast this morning. Tuantuan seemed to sense that the two had a conflict, and kept talking, asking Gu Xiao and Nie Qianqian questions, trying to get them to talk.

Nie Qianqian noticed Tuan Tuan's little thoughts and sighed inwardly at how kind and sensitive the child was.

Nie Qianqian took the initiative to speak to Gu Xiao, "Today I'm taking my mother with you to the county to discuss the location for our food stall. We'll send Tuantuan to your uncle's house so your aunt can take care of her."

When Tuantuan saw her mother and father talking, she immediately became happy and blurted out, "Mother said this is called market research."

Gu Xiao smiled and patted Tuan Tuan's head. "Okay, do you need me to come with you?"

Before Nie Qianqian could answer, Liu Yan spoke up directly, "No need, don't waste your time. Just go to the academy to study. Dean Qiu said there's a county exam at the end of this year, what's it called again? You need to prepare well."

Gu Xiao opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, and nodded.

He really doesn't need to prepare for the county exam.

After everyone finished breakfast, Nie Qianqian prepared a food box for Gu Xiao as usual, containing spicy stir-fried chicken, boiled sliced ​​pork, and spicy cabbage, all of which were spicy.

Nie Qianqian handed the food box to Gu Xiao, saying, "Here, lunch."

Gu Xiao originally thought Nie Qianqian would be angry and stop cooking for him, but seeing that there was still a food box, he was overjoyed and tried his best to suppress the corners of his mouth that wanted to turn up.

He opened it and looked inside, finding it was all spicy. He looked at Nie Qianqian with some confusion.

Nie Qianqian snorted, "You don't like sweets, so you'll eat all spicy food then."

Revenge, blatant revenge.

Gu Xiao chuckled, showing no sign of displeasure at being retaliated against or pranked.

Nie Qianqian looked at him, puzzled. "What are you laughing at?"

"I like spicy food, and I really like what Qianqian made."

So what if it's spicy? Who knows if he doesn't find it sweet?

As Nie Qianqian listened to his words and looked into his smiling eyes, she suddenly felt a little thirsty.

She turned her head away from Gu Xiao and saw Tuantuan standing on tiptoe, raising her arm to feed the cow, talking non-stop as she fed it.

As if remembering something, Nie Qianqian turned back and asked in a low voice, "Do you know about Tuantuan's abilities?"

Gu Xiao frowned, wondering what she was referring to.

Nie Qianqian: "Tuantuan can communicate with animals, I mean, in the real sense."

Gu Xiao was slightly taken aback. His eyes were not filled with the shock that Nie Qianqian had expected, but rather he seemed to be lost in memories.

After a long pause, Gu Xiao slowly said, "Tuantuan's talent comes from my mother. My mother's clan lives in seclusion and rarely has contact with the outside world. Almost no one knows about it. Very few clansmen have such talent. Perhaps there is not one in several generations. My mother once told me that this is a gift from the clan god."

There was one more thing he didn't say: this blessing meant that this person was the chosen patriarch.

Nie Qianqian's eyes widened. "Huh?"

This was the first time Nie Qianqian had heard Gu Xiao mention his mother. She never expected that Gu Xiao's mother had such an identity. What kind of person was his father? Was he also a member of this hermit clan?

Three years ago, he wandered to Qinghe Village, in dire straits. Were his parents no longer alive?

Gu Xiao: "I know you must find this unbelievable, hard to believe, and even hard to accept for a while."

Nie Qianqian shook her head. "The world is vast and full of wonders. Tuantuan is my child, my blood relative. As his mother, I can accept anything unusual about him."

Nie Qianqian's words warmed Gu Xiao's heart.

With his parents gone and his brothers fighting amongst themselves, his only true relatives in this world are Nie Qianqian and Tuantuan.

His voice grew even gentler. “I’ve thought about what you said last night for a long time. You’re right. As husband and wife, we do know too little about each other. My past is somewhat complicated, and some things are even mysteries to me. It will take time to figure them out, but I promise that when the time is right, I will tell you about my past so that you can understand the complete Gu Xiao.”

Gu Xiao stared intently at Nie Qianqian, his gaze as deep and unfathomable as a lake, as if he wanted to draw Nie Qianqian in.

Nie Qianqian's words last night were only meant to stop Gu Xiao from asking about her recent unusual behavior, but she didn't expect Gu Xiao to interpret them this way.

Gu Xiao: "Similarly, I also hope that one day in the future, you can let me know the real you."

Nie Qianqian paused for a moment, looking at Gu Xiao, and felt that his eyes were particularly deep and charming today.

At that moment, Liu Yan's voice rang out, "I'm all packed, let's go."

The two were taken aback and quickly looked away from each other.

Nie Qianqian thought to herself, "Gu Xiao didn't say anything sweet, so why did it make my brain freeze?"

Nie Qianqian coughed lightly, "Get in the car, we'll take Tuantuan to her uncle's house first."

On the way to the county town, Gu Xiao drove the oxcart in front, while Nie Qianqian and Liu Yan sat in the back.

In her previous life, Nie Qianqian was a career-oriented person; romance was nothing compared to building a career. Now that she's in this world, her biggest goals are twofold: first, to lead her family out of poverty and into wealth; and second, to use her skills to practice medicine and help others. She only wanted to have her cheap husband as a teammate, but it seems her teammate doesn't see it that way.

Nie Qianqian analyzed the situation rationally. Her teammates' resistance to divorce and their desire to force a marriage was simply due to the influence of the prevailing marriage values ​​of the time. Divorce would be a devastating disaster for any woman, and he did not want Nie Qianqian to be in such a situation.

From this perspective, Gu Xiao is first and foremost a responsible and good man.

Nie Qianqian's gaze fell on Gu Xiao's back, recalling the moments they had spent together over the past few days.

Gu Xiao protected her and took a blow from Nie Erzhuang;

Gu Xiao helped her argue her case in court and fought for a divorce for Liu Yan;

Gu Xiao said to the dean, "She treats me very well."

"Qianqian, why is your face a little red?" Liu Yan's voice pulled Nie Qianqian out of her thoughts.

"Oh? Really? It's probably because it's too cold, he got chilled."

"Are you cold? No, I'm not cold..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiao took off the scarf around his neck and handed it to Nie Qianqian.

Nie Qianqian reached out and untied the scarf; it was still warm. The corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.

Getting to know each other truly seems like a good idea.

After getting to know each other, if they are interested in each other, she will sleep with him; if they are not interested, she will dump him.

Having figured this out, Nie Qianqian felt relieved. She was a decisive person, and once she made a decision, she stopped worrying about it.

When the three arrived at Tiande Academy, Gu Xiao got off the oxcart and left it to Nie Qianqian and Liu Yan.

Gu Xiao had just gotten out of the car and was about to enter the academy when Nie Qianqian gently tugged at his sleeve.

Gu Xiao turned around, and Nie Qianqian placed a pear in his hand.

Gu Xiao looked at Nie Qianqian in confusion, "Hmm?"

Nie Qianqian said in a light voice, "The first step to getting to know each other is that my favorite fruit is the pear."

Gu Xiao was taken aback at first, then a smile spread across his face, gradually extending to the corners of his mouth and widening there.

Gu Xiao smiled. His usually expressionless face looked really good when he smiled; his smile was like the warm winter sun.

After Nie Qianqian drove away, Gu Xiao took a pear and took a small bite.

He was actually lying; he does like sweets.

The pears are quite sweet.