The Hunter's Lively Wife-Chapter 1608: Secretly Delighted

Even though so much time had passed, Su Muze’s heart still ached faintly whenever he thought of Xiao Yu. She was the first woman he ever loved, and Su Muze had genuinely wanted to spend his life with her. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

But alas...

Su Muze sighed silently in his heart.

"Father, Mother, the tea is here." Hearing the voice, Su Muze instinctively looked up. What he saw first was a long, lake-green dress. The young woman walked toward him with slow, gentle steps, drawing closer with each step.

Guo Qiulan was carrying a tray of hot tea. As she entered, she stole a glance at Su Muze. Today, he was wearing a brown long robe, looking exactly as she remembered him.

From the moment she first caught sight of Su Muze by chance, Guo Qiulan had etched his image into her memory. Back then, her first thought was how impossibly handsome he was. When she heard from Su Ningxiu that she intended to arrange a match between her and Su Muze, Guo Qiulan’s first reaction was joy. She liked Su Muze, and the idea of marrying him didn’t seem so bad. So, when Su Ningxiu came to their home that first time with the proposal, Guo Qiulan agreed without hesitation.

Guo’s parents loved their daughter dearly and believed that her marriage should only proceed with her consent. If their daughter disapproved, they had no intention of forcing her. Su Muze was Su Yunjin’s elder brother. Though the Su Family had once been poor, they were now comfortably well-off. In this regard, Guo’s parents were quite satisfied with Su Muze. After seeing Su Ningxiu off, Guo’s mother personally consulted her daughter for her opinion.

After all, Guo Qiulan was a young maiden. How could she be open about such things? When her mother asked, her cheeks reddened as she twisted the hem of her dress in her hands. Her voice was as soft as a mosquito’s whisper. "Daughter will obey Mother. Whatever Father and Mother decide is what I’ll follow. Daughter has no objections."

As soon as the words left her lips, Guo Qiulan’s face turned an even darker shade of red. Seeing her reaction, how could Guo’s mother not understand? Returning to her room, she shared the news with Guo Qiulan’s father. The old man quickly realized that their daughter had taken a liking to Su Muze.

Guo’s parents were already content with Su Muze’s circumstances. Now that Guo Qiulan had shown her approval, the matter was naturally resolved. Su Muze, watching the green dress flutter past him, didn’t dare lift his head to look at Guo Qiulan. Yet, just by hearing her voice, an unfamiliar sensation surged in his heart. Su Muze couldn’t quite put this feeling into words, but he noticed that Mrs. Shen and Su Zhongshi had been quietly sizing up Guo Qiulan the entire time.

When they saw her sweet and delicate demeanor, coupled with her gentle charm, Mrs. Shen and Su Zhongshi both nodded in approval. Guo’s parents, on the other hand, had been nervously watching the reactions of the Su Family since Guo Qiulan’s entrance, fearing that the Su Family might disapprove of their daughter. Only when they noticed the smiles on Mrs. Shen and Su Zhongshi’s faces did they finally relax. "Lan’er, the guests are present! Quickly, go serve the tea to the guests," Guo’s father reminded her.

Guo Qiulan nodded.

"Father, I understand." Following the etiquette, Guo Qiulan first served a cup of tea to Su Zhongshi, then another to Mrs. Shen. Afterward, Su Yunjin and Su Ningxiu, the two sisters, also each received a cup.

Once everyone else had been served, Guo Qiulan finally carried the remaining cup of tea to Su Muze. "Big Brother Su!" Guo Qiulan’s voice, which belonged exclusively to a young maiden, carried a shy sweetness with a trace of tenderness when speaking to the man she fancied.

Su Muze instinctively looked up, and Guo Qiulan’s clean and gentle face appeared before his eyes.

The two locked gazes for a moment before Guo Qiulan broke the silence.

"Big Brother Su, have some tea!" Guo Qiulan held the tea cup out in front of Su Muze. Nervously, he reached out to take it, then abruptly lowered his head. "Thank you, Miss Guo."