A delicate and gentle educated youth came to the village, and the aloof and cold soldier king droppe

"It's getting better faster than I expected," Su Niannian said to Gu Nan with a smile.

The young girl in front of him, with every smile and frown, deeply captivated Gu Nan's heart.

Gu Ningning and her mother were both excited and happy to hear Su Niannian's words.

"Sister Niannian, you are really amazing!" Gu Ningning hugged Su Niannian's arm.

Su Niannian responded with a smile.

"You still need to take the Chinese medicine on time. I will come over tomorrow to help you brew the medicine."

Gu's mother originally didn't want to keep troubling Su Niannian, but thinking that Su Niannian's arrival would allow her to spend more time with Gu Nan, she didn't refuse anymore.

Su Niannian chatted with Gu's mother for a while longer before going to the yard to watch Gu Nan make the cabinet.

Gu Nan is very strong and works quickly; it seems this cabinet will be finished today.

At this moment, Su Niannian handed the folded leaflet to Gu Nan, who took it and prepared to install the two small doors on the top of the cabinet.

Below the cabinet are three large drawers.

Su Niannian felt that dividing the drawers into sections would make it more convenient to store and retrieve items.

"Which...the Song educated youth who shared meals with you, is...?"

Gu Nan pretended to ask the question casually.

“Song Zhiqing? She’s my good friend.” Su Niannian replied more casually.

Gu Nan's expression changed slightly.

I wondered if this little girl really didn't understand what I was trying to ask.

Su Niannian smiled slyly, "She's very good to me. The reason I was able to come here so early today is because she offered to help me pull weeds."

"..."

Gu Nan's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

I offered to help the girl with her chores this morning, but she refused. How come she's asking someone else to help her with her chores now?

Su Niannian looked at Gu Nan's somewhat gloomy face and couldn't help but chuckle.

Seeing that Gu Nan's movements became somewhat unnatural while working, Su Niannian moved closer to Gu Nan's side.

Sensing the girl's approach, Gu Nan slowed his movements even further.

His face, though still expressionless, gradually turned red with his ears.

Su Niannian looked around and, seeing that there was no one in or outside the courtyard, pulled Gu Nan's arm and leaned over to him.

She breathed softly, her breath coming from a distance of only a fist's width from Gu Nan's ear.

"The female educated youth who is protecting me today is named Song Zhaodi."

Su Niannian's voice was gentle, and her breath fell entirely on Gu Nan's ear and neck.

Gu Nan felt a tingling sensation all over his body, along with an itchy feeling.

It felt like a thousand feathers were tickling me.

He turned his head to look at Su Niannian, who hadn't moved, and their breaths mingled together.

They could feel the temperature of each other's breath.

"Are you teasing me on purpose?" Gu Nan's deep, husky voice came from behind.

Su Niannian adored Gu Nan like this, her eyes roaming freely over his face.

She gently kissed Gu Nan on the cheek.

Gu Nan's face instantly turned red.

This girl is so bold.

"How could that be?" Su Niannian said sincerely, her eyes filled with tenderness.

If it weren't for that, how could I have won you over so easily?

Looking into Su Niannian's eyes, Gu Nan could see the deep love in them.

However, recalling the way Su Niannian looked at him for the first time, it seemed as if she was looking at someone else through him.

Thinking of this, an idea suddenly popped into Gu Nan's mind.

Gu Nan's heart skipped a beat.

stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Su Niannian noticed the change in Gu Nan's expression.

Gu Nan shook his head. "It's nothing."

Su Niannian wasn't able to read Gu Nan's mind, so naturally she didn't know that Gu Nan thought she was using him as a substitute for someone else.

You could sense that Gu Nan seemed a little lonely, and his eyes became a little calmer.

"You can tell me if you have any questions." Su Niannian felt that it would be bad if misunderstandings arose between the two of them.

After all, they had only known each other for a short time in this life, and their relationship developed quite quickly.

Su Niannian was afraid that Gu Nan would overthink things.

But Gu Nan didn't know how to express his doubts.

He was terrified of hearing answers he didn't want to hear.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Nan asked another question indirectly.

"Back when we were in the mountains, who taught you how to use those pig hoof straps to tie up wild boars?"

Why did you suddenly ask that?

"It just suddenly occurred to me that the pig's hoof knot is also called a double loop knot. It's not an ordinary way of tying it, and very few people know about it."

Gu Nan learned this way of tying knots while he was in the army.

Gu Nan knew that Su Niannian had a bad relationship with her family. Her father was just an ordinary worker, and it was highly likely that he was not a relative who taught her.

That person is very likely a soldier, or someone who has served in the military.

“He’s a friend…” Su Niannian couldn’t possibly tell Gu Nan that he was the one who taught him how to tie pig’s trotter knots, could he?

After the two reunited in their previous life, Gu Nan wanted to prevent Su Niannian from encountering danger again.

He taught Su Niannian some self-defense techniques, fighting skills, and ways to untie and tie knots.

Even... there's lock picking.

At that time, Gu Nan hugged Su Niannian with heartache in his eyes and said that if she had known these things when she encountered thugs, she might have been able to escape sooner.

Thinking of this, and of Gu Nan who only had eyes for her, Su Niannian's soft spot was touched once again.

Su Niannian's eyes reddened slightly, and she took half a step forward and hugged Gu Nan tightly.

At this moment, Gu Nan's suspicions grew stronger.

Could it be that in this little girl's heart there really is someone, and she might be mistaking herself for that person...?

However, despite this, Gu Nan still fell hopelessly in love with Su Niannian.

He held the softness in his arms, not wanting to let go for even a moment.

Even if there is still someone in her heart, even if she might see herself as a substitute for someone else.

Her being able to come to this place in the countryside might just be God's arrangement.

Now that she has come into his life, Gu Nan has no intention of letting go.

Gu Nan tightened his arms, holding Su Niannian tightly in his embrace, as if he wanted to merge Su Niannian into his own body.

Su Niannian felt the strength in Gu Nan's arms and buried her face in Gu Nan's chest.

Enjoying this real embrace.

She had longed for the warm, passionate embrace of thirty-seven years.

Su Niannian felt that once their relationship progressed further and they got married, she would be willing to tell Gu Nan everything.

nothing left.

Meanwhile, through the window of the main room, Gu Ningning was excitedly shaking her mother's arm.

"They've hugged! They've hugged!!"

"Mother! What did I tell you! I told you that Second Brother and Sister Niannian are having an affair."

"It seems that Sister Niannian will soon become my second sister-in-law!"