After selling myself, I became the head of the family

Su Yueyue and Gu Erlang each hung a small bamboo basket on their waists, and went up to the mountain behind the village one after another.

"Master Lu, do you want to drink tea? We don't have much good stuff at home. We only have these broken pieces of tea to barely serve guests."

As Gu's mother spoke, she went to the side and poured out a bowl of hot tea.

"Auntie, you're welcome."

Lu Xingzhou took the tea bowl and took a sip on his lips before thanking him.

The host’s tea must be drunk no matter what.

"I heard from my Erlang that if Miss Su hadn't helped, my Jiaojiao wouldn't know what she would be like now."

Mother Gu's eyes became misty again as she spoke.

"Auntie, what you said is serious. If it were anyone else, they would help." Lu Xingzhou folded his hands on his lap, looking very formal.

"Jiaojiao, please sit down and let's talk."

Mother Gu pulled Gu Jiao to sit on the chair, and then tentatively asked about his relationship with Su Yueyue.

After his son Erlang came back yesterday, he suddenly seemed like a different person. He said that he wanted to get a wife and asked him to find a matchmaker to arrange a marriage for him as soon as possible.

Mother Gu naturally felt strange, especially since her son had changed his clothes and gone to wait at the entrance of the village early this morning. She did not expect that the person coming would be Miss Su, who had helped Jiaojiao before.

But just now she saw that the relationship between Master Lu and Miss Su was probably not ordinary.

Even if Miss Su had saved her daughter's life, she didn't want to drag her son down.

"Mr. Lu, I want to ask Miss Su what's going on with your relationship?"

When Gu's mother said this, Gu Jiao's expression immediately changed, and she only gently tugged at the corner of her clothes, hoping that she would stop saying anything.

"What do you mean, auntie?" Lu Xingzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, his face no longer as polite as before.

"I just want to ask, it's okay if the relationship is not close." Gu's mother lowered her head and took a sip of tea. Her face still had the fragile and bully look it had when Gu Erlang was around just now.

If she was really as delicate as she looked, she wouldn't be able to support the two older children by herself.

Gu Jiao couldn't see, so she could only guess what they were talking about.

Unexpectedly, she couldn't see the sarcasm and disdain on Gu's mother's face. She could only hear her aunt's soft questions and Lu Xingzhou's faintly angry questions.

The back mountain is difficult to navigate, especially if it snowed two days ago.

"How about I go up alone, and you can just wait for me here."

Gu Erlang looked worried when he saw her panting.

"It's okay, I'll go up with you." Su Yueyue shook her head, gasping for air, looking at the white mist she blew out, and just stretched out her hand to rub her nose.

"Okay, let me hold you." Gu Erlang stretched out his hand.

The boy's hands were different from Lu Xingzhou's.

Lu Xingzhou's wrist is thinner, with clear joints and slender fingers, which is very good-looking.

The hands of the young man in front of him were generous and rough, but they gave people the illusion that they could be protected by him.

"No, I can just break two branches to support myself." Su Yueyue shook her head and declined his kindness, but she didn't see a trace of disappointment flashing in his eyes.

After she broke off two branches and rubbed them on the ground to make sure they wouldn't slip, she said to him with a smile.

"Brother Gu, I'm ready, let's go."

The girl's smile was bright and sunny, Gu Erlang's heart moved, and then he nodded and said nothing again.

He thought about it on the way back yesterday. If you really want to find a suitable wife for yourself, Su Yueyue may be a good choice.

He is just a fish seller, and Su Yueyue is a slave girl. As long as he redeems her body, it will be good for them to become a married couple in the future.

Su Yueyue was pretty and pleasant, not ostentatious, straightforward and beautiful, and she had helped Jiaojiao and herself.

He didn't want to let such a girl go.

When the two of them walked to the place step by step, Su Yueyue almost dropped her jaw when looking at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in front of her.

She has never seen the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.

But I know the fragrance of osmanthus.

The sweet-scented osmanthus in front of me is blooming brilliantly, with large tracts of golden flowers blooming, and the rich fragrance is almost intoxicating.

Su Yueyue was only startled for a moment, then quickly reached out and picked up the sweet-scented osmanthus.

Seeing the sweet-scented osmanthus falling into the small basket, Su Yueyue felt relaxed.

Now I can make sweet-scented osmanthus wine when I get back, but I don’t know what Grandma Cai is doing now.

Nothing will happen to the young master at Brother Gu's house.

The more she thought about it, and in the end she only picked a basket of sweet-scented osmanthus, so Su Yueyue wanted to go back the way she came.

"Yueyue, why don't you pick more?" The boy's name had changed at some point, but the little girl was too nervous to react.

"Mom is the only one at home. I'm not worried. It's better to go back early."

Su Yueyue pursed her lips, covered the basket, and prepared to pick up the branches she had used when going up the mountain and go back.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she stretched out her hand, Gu Erlang grabbed her wrist.

The boy's palms were rough and broad, and even in the dead of winter, the sky was still hot.

"Brother Gu, what are you doing!" Su Yueyue realized something was wrong and looked at him in disbelief.

How could this man be such a scoundrel!

"Yueyue! I just have something to tell you." Gu Erlang also realized that he was too anxious and quickly let go of the hand holding her wrist.

"You'd better call me Miss Su. Is there something that I can't talk about back home but should I talk about here?" Su Yue was calm on the face, but she was already regretting it in her heart.

What did you do to believe that Gu Erlang is a good person?

Didn’t I just buy fish from him for a few months and help him several times?

Young Master is right, you can't judge people by their appearance.

"Yueyue, I will redeem your life and help you restore your good status. You marry me and we will form a family in the future, okay?"

Gu Erlang said this with deep emotion. If he hadn't heard the stories about those heartless people told by Sister Xiaofang, I'm afraid that little girl Su Yueyue would have been deceived by him.

"There's no need for that. My mother will redeem my life for me, so I don't have to bother taking care of my brother. As for the other things you mentioned, I don't mean that. Please don't misunderstand anything."

Su Yueyue clenched her back molars when she said this.

She thought she was a good person and would be rewarded, but she didn't want to be used as a stepping stone!

Miss Qin had always been happy with him, but he turned around and ran to find her. Was it because he was afraid that his death would not be miserable enough?

"Yueyue, I know what I said today is a little too anxious, but what I said is true. I have been happy with you since the first time I saw you.

Later, I found out that you were not only kind and smart, but also very filial, so I decided to redeem myself for you. The two of us became a family. Could it be that you have someone else you like? "

Gu Erlang lowered his head and said in a depressed tone.