Best friends transmigrate into a book! They marry a high-ranking official! If you run, I run too!

Shen Tingci fell silent. "Is there anything I should take back with me?"

Gu Shuhe also shook her head, "I bring things out of home and bring things back home, I don't have any."

There was another thing Gu Shuhe swallowed back: Shen Tingci hadn't been giving his sister any old things lately, so she had nothing to carry with her.

Otherwise, you can still bring it.

Shen Tingci, of course, didn't know this, so he didn't ask any further.

But he didn't leave immediately. He stood by the counter for a while, silent, before asking, "Your marriage is something you'll listen to your parents about, right?"

Gu Shuhe nodded.

"My parents are older and know more than I do."

"And they would never harm me."

Shen Tingci thought for a moment and then asked, "What if you don't like that person?"

“My parents are very good to me. They won’t force me to do things I don’t like,” Gu Shuhe said matter-of-factly.

Shen Tingci explained, "That's not what I meant."

"...I, I plan to go to your house again tomorrow to propose marriage," Minister Shen, who usually never pauses when speaking at work, stumbled for once today. "I hope it won't cause you any trouble."

His original idea was to first cultivate the relationship between the two of them.

But Gu Shuhe's words, "No free love," forced him to give up on this path.

When he said he was going to propose marriage, Gu Shuhe blushed, but she still shook her head and said, "No...it's not a problem." However, after saying that, Gu Shuhe still honestly told him, "But my family thinks you're not suitable."

"I... I don't have anything good to offer either, so you'd better not go!" Gu Shuhe wasn't thinking about getting married right now.

She goes to work and comes home every day, and she's quite happy on her own.

And she'll soon have two nephews, so she can take care of them during holidays and won't be bored at all.

So, at Gu Shuhe's age, she really has no thoughts about marriage.

She was just innocent and oblivious to romantic feelings.

Shen Tingci suspected that she was subtly rejecting him, but looking into her clear eyes, he knew that she didn't have many hidden thoughts, and perhaps she really was thinking of him.

Although he didn't appreciate her thoughtfulness, he wasn't very pleased.

Shen Tingci looked at Gu Shuhe, whose face was no longer red, and asked, "Is being good-looking an advantage?"

Gu Shuhe immediately nodded, "Yes, you are quite... good-looking." Gu Shuhe blushed while praising someone.

She felt her remarks were somewhat frivolous, but she was also telling the truth.

Of course, her words also made Shen Tingci, who usually has a blank expression, blush.

"Cough cough," he not only blushed, but also found himself at a loss for words.

Shen Tingci is a man born and raised in this era. People in this era are shy about expressing their feelings, and very few people praise or criticize a man's appearance. What is usually mentioned about a man is his ability.

So when Shen Tingci was praised for her good looks, she blushed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After coughing for a while, Shen Tingci finally found her voice, "...I wasn't talking about myself."

"what?"

When I said someone is good-looking, I wasn't talking about myself, I meant...you!

"Huh?" Gu Shuhe was still surprised, then embarrassed. She waved her hand, "I... I'm not considered pretty. I'm not pretty in my own family!"

She spoke very sincerely.

Shen Tingci "..."

It seems the girl has some misconceptions about her appearance.

Shen Tingci thought of Gu Yanli, Lin Jinghui, and his sister-in-law Wen Tang, whom he had met. He hadn't seen many of the younger generation of the Gu family, but all of them were indeed outstanding in appearance.

In terms of appearance, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he surpasses 99% of people.

Even so, it doesn't change the fact that Gu Shuhe is a great beauty!

She was beautiful but unaware of it.

Although there were many compliments about Gu Shuhe's appearance, Shen Tingci was too embarrassed to say them aloud. He was a man born and raised in this era, and his family education and environment were what they were. Although he said he had modern ideas, he never said anything that was out of line.

He didn't want others to think he was a frivolous person.

He simply said, "It's my decision!"

Gu Shuhe blushed and couldn't speak.

Seeing her flushed face, Shen Tingci wanted to reach out and rub her head, but after looking at the bright sunshine outside, he gave up.

He simply said, "If you're not going back tomorrow, I'll head back first."

Gu Shuhe nodded, her face flushed.

On the third day, Shen Tingci took Wei Hongtao to the Gu family.

Judging from the interaction between Gu Yanli and Wei Hongtao that day, they were clearly good friends.

Shen Tingci thought it might be better to have Wei Hongtao speak on his behalf!

Shen Tingci found Wei Hongtao. Although he knew that Wei Hongtao probably already knew about his situation with the Gu family, Shen Tingci still chose to tell him.

"Actually, I'm a little embarrassed that I thought I'd trouble Director Wei with such a small matter."

He spoke modestly, but Wei Hongtao didn't think it was a trivial matter.

Moreover, Shen Tingci's willingness to seek him out was a sign of respect for him.

Moreover, after Gu Yanli's probing that day, he was clearly satisfied with Shen Tingci.

Wei Hongtao could easily gain a favor by agreeing, so why would he disagree?

Wei Hongtao got into the car that Shen Tingci was driving to the Gu family's house. Just before getting in the car, he was carrying some things in his hand.

Shen Tingci looked very embarrassed. "It's my fault. I didn't tell Director Wei beforehand that I had actually bought some things."

Wei Hongtao immediately shook his head, "Yan Li has come to see me several times, but this is my first time visiting their home. My uncle and aunt are both here, and as a junior, I can't just leave without bringing any gifts."

"Minister Shen's flowers belong to Minister Shen; I cannot use Minister Shen's flowers to curry favor with others."

Shen Tingci did prepare things for him, but he also knew that even if he told Wei Hongtao in advance, Wei Hongtao would still prepare them.

Wei Hongtao wouldn't be so careless as to use the things he prepared to send to his comrade's parents.

As for the favor owed to Wei Hongtao, there will be plenty of opportunities to repay it in future work.

So Shen Tingci didn't say anything more, just smiled and said, "Then I won't argue with Director Wei about this."

Shen Tingci opened the car door and let Wei Hongtao put the things inside, then drove off with the others.

They arrived at the Gu family's house around nine o'clock.

The Gu family's small workshop had already started working long ago.

Gu Juyuan and his son-in-law Lin Liansheng were dealing with the soapberry trees they had acquired.

Gu Yanli is washing the pot!

Wen Tang gets up late and eats late too. She had just finished eating, so Gu Yanli was washing the pot.

The car was parked by the kitchen window. Gu Yanli washed the dishes in his hands while keeping an eye on the movements outside.

Then he saw Wei Hongtao getting out of the car through the half-open window.

Originally, if only Shen Tingci had come alone, Gu Yanli had planned to extend the time spent washing the dishes.

He had to show Shen Tingci the proper demeanor of her maternal family, otherwise she would think his family was chasing after her!

But because Wei Hongtao came along...

Gu Yanli, holding a bowl in his hand, bent down and called out from the window, "Company Commander!"