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

However, Gu's mother knew that worrying was useless.

Things will get better little by little, everything will get better gradually.

Su Niannian is like the sun, illuminating the Gu family.

In the afternoon, Su Niannian brewed another batch of traditional Chinese medicine for Gu's mother, adding a certain amount of spiritual spring water to it.

Su Niannian took the pulses of both Gu's mother and Gu Ningning. Although pulse diagnosis couldn't determine whether the cancer was better or not, Gu's mother's lungs were recovering.

In other aspects, there have been significant improvements.

I believe that it won't be long before Gu's mother recovers completely.

As for Gu Ningning, she was born with congenital deficiencies. Gu Nan had been giving her some nourishing foods, and with the recent use of spiritual spring water, her condition had greatly improved.

Tonight's dinner was made by Su Niannian again: large steamed buns made with cornmeal mixed with wheat flour, which smelled delicious.

In addition to braised pork, Su Niannian also stewed fresh meat and potatoes.

I also made a soup with wild vegetables, and there were a few slices of meat in the soup.

The family sat together and enjoyed their meal.

After learning that Gu Nan had successfully proposed, Gu Zhendong was happy for Gu Nan, but he still felt sad when he thought about his own situation.

He has already sentenced himself to death; he won't be able to get out of it so easily.

So, I ate my meal alone in my room.

After dinner, Gu Nan washed the dishes, and Su Niannian tidied the table. Their eyes met every now and then, and they were practically exchanging glances.

"Have you thought about when you will marry Niannian?" Gu's mother asked Gu Nan.

"Next year, Niannian will be able to get her marriage certificate," Gu Nan said.

Although he also wanted to get married soon, Niannian was still too young in Gu Nan's eyes.

Although in rural areas, a wedding ceremony is usually considered a marriage, Gu Nan wanted to wait until Su Niannian was able to get a marriage certificate before getting married.

This can be considered as providing some protection for Su Niannian.

Gu's mother understood Gu Nan's meaning and didn't say anything more.

"Then you can discuss it and decide." Gu's mother always supported any decision her child made.

After finishing packing, Su Niannian prepared to return to the educated youth settlement.

Gu's mother handed the bamboo basket she had woven for Su Niannian to Su Niannian.

These are all small and delicate items made by Gu's mother, perfect for storing little things for girls.

Su Niannian happily accepted it, then turned around and handed it to Gu Nan, asking him to hold it for her.

Gu Nan accepted it without hesitation.

The way the two acted was just like that of an old married couple, without any sense of incongruity.

Gu Nan escorted Su Niannian back to the educated youth settlement.

It was only five o'clock in the evening, and it was still bright outside.

Gu Nan pushed Su Niannian's bicycle, and Su Niannian walked beside Gu Nan.

The basket or bamboo crate was placed on the back of the bicycle.

The two walked side by side, and Su Niannian turned her head to look at Gu Nan.

"Aren't you afraid that others will find out we're dating this time?" Su Niannian wanted to tease Gu Nan a little, seeing how proactive he had been today.

This made him afraid to admit that the two were dating before.

"I'm not afraid anymore." Gu Nan said calmly, not feeling that there was any problem at all.

“Oh!” Su Niannian replied, drawing out the sound.

"I was afraid before..." Gu Nan tried to explain in a low voice.

“I know all that,” Su Niannian interrupted him.

“But you don’t seem to want to marry me so soon. I heard you talking to your aunt.” Su Niannian put her hands behind her back, tilted her head, and continued to speak.

"You're still young, not old enough." It's not that Gu Nan doesn't want to marry you now, but that they can't get a marriage certificate right now.

Su Niannian had said before that she was still young.

"We can have the wedding first. There are many girls in the countryside who get married at fifteen or sixteen," Su Niannian said casually.

"You want to get married now?" Gu Nan stopped and turned to face Su Niannian, his face serious.

If she wants to, it's not impossible.

"It's not like I'm in a rush to marry you. If you say there's no rush, then there's no rush."

"..." When did Gu Nan ever say he wasn't in a hurry?

This is probably just something the little girl made up in her head!

I'm saying you're still young!

Su Niannian continued walking forward, and Gu Nan quickly caught up by pushing his bicycle and running a few steps.

“Oh, right, right, I’m still young,” Su Niannian said, tilting her chin up and puffing out her cheeks.

"I was wrong. You can get married whenever you want."

Gu Nan saw that the little girl was angry and knew that he had said something wrong again.

Su Niannian ignored him.

"I'll listen to you." Gu Nan had no experience in coaxing girls, so he could only honestly state his thoughts.

Everything is up to Su Niannian.

"Me? I'm all alone, with no one to care for me or love me. How could I dare to make any decisions?" Su Niannian continued to be sarcastic towards Gu Nan.

“It’s not that you have no one to care for you or love you.” Gu Nan knew Su Niannian was joking, but he couldn’t bear to hear it.

He grabbed Su Niannian's arm and said solemnly.

Not far away, the elderly women from the Kaoshan Village intelligence team, who were resting under the trees after finishing their meal, had already noticed the two.

"No way, those are Xiao Su, the educated youth, and Gu Nan, the second son of the Gu family?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. How could Xiao Su, the educated youth, be walking with Gu Nan? When has Gu Nan ever walked with a woman? His face is as cold as ice."

"Holy crap, it really is Xiao Su, the educated youth, and Gu Nan! Look!"

If the two aunties before her were exaggerating, the one who just spoke was a woman who was only in her early forties.

It's not to the point where my eyesight is failing.

"Really? It really is! My goodness, has the sun risen in the west?"

Gu Nan's name was well-known in the village; everyone knew about his feat of slaying a wild boar with a sickle in one hand and an axe in the other.

Especially Gu Nan's height and physique, he looks absolutely amazing.

If it weren't for the fact that Gu Nan's family had a problematic class background, every unmarried young woman in the village would consider Gu Nan's second son.

Even though Gu Nan's family background was problematic, many young women and wives still had their hearts set on him.

Judging from his appearance, physique, and work ethic, you could tell that Gu Nan must have exceptional stamina.

During casual conversations, the village's intelligence center would often mention Gu Nan, with many believing that Gu Nan was being dragged down by the Gu family's class background.

Of course, the intelligence center has also been talking about Su Niannian, the new educated youth.

He was a good person and didn't look down on country people at all. Even when a child was dead, he would blow air into it and put the dead child's nose in his mouth.

Of course, they later learned that the child was actually alive, but in the villagers' eyes, the child was already dead when Su Niannian saved him.

These two people, who seem to have nothing in common, are walking together so intimately.

They had just clearly seen the second son of the Gu family pull on the arm of the educated youth, Xiao Su.