The next morning, Qu Chu went to Lijing Huating, and his aunt was already ready and waiting for him downstairs.

When Qu Chu saw her, he ran over in three or two steps.

"Aunt! Happy New Year~"

When Qu Lingan heard the voice, he quickly turned around and looked in the direction of Qu Chu with a smile on his face.

Today, Qu Chu is wearing a pink down jacket, which makes her look very cute. Even the clothes underneath are pink sweaters.

Qu Lingan felt it was a little novel for a moment and couldn't help but touch Qu Chu's head subconsciously.

"coming?"

Qu Chu nodded, then looked at Qu Lingan's hands, which were holding a lot of things.

"what is this?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Lingan followed Qu Chu's gaze and looked at his hand, then explained.

"Oh, these are some New Year's goods. They're not big things, just some snacks or something."

When Qu Chu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Originally, Qu Ling'an thought that Qu Chu would tell her at this time that she didn't need to buy anything because she had already prepared everything. When she was about to say something, she met Qu Chu's bright eyes as he looked at the bag in her hand.

Qu Lingan was stunned.

Then, she heard Qu Chu's voice.

"Great! What are they?"

Qu Lingan, who was still in a daze, was a little unresponsive when he heard these words. After he reacted, he responded with a smile.

"Just look around when you get there, I guess there'll be something you like to eat."

Hearing Qu Lingan say this, she nodded happily, still looking very interested.

The two of them went upstairs chatting and laughing.

Xuan Yue was busy with the orphanage's affairs, so she was not with Qu Chu for a rare occasion. If the progress there was fast, she might be able to come back tomorrow.

Aunt Qu Lingan also noticed this and seemed a little curious.

"Where is your butler?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Chu curled his lips slightly and looked at Qu Lingan with a somewhat ambiguous look.

“I didn’t expect my aunt would gossip?”

When Qu Chu said this, he was not guessing, but was saying it with great certainty.

In my aunt's eyes, she seemed to have misunderstood my relationship with Xuan Yue. If I were to use the words in the entertainment industry... maybe they were shipping each other?

Qu Chu himself actually didn't care much about this kind of thing, but now that his aunt asked about it, Qu Chu didn't say anything, but just made a joke.

Qu Lingan was not embarrassed at all, but behaved very openly.

"You two are together every day, you can basically say you are inseparable. Today is a rare day when I saw him not following you. And on such an important day, aren't you just curious?"

When Qu Chu heard this answer, his smile did not diminish.

"That's it."

"But unfortunately, we are just ordinary master and servant. He has other things to do today. If he hurry, he may be able to come back later."

Hearing Qu Chu's answer, Qu Lingan couldn't hide her disappointed expression for a moment, and it appeared directly on her face.

After a while, she glanced at Qu Chu's expression and said tentatively.

"So you have someone you like?"

Qu Chu: ???

She looked puzzled, with questioning expressions in her eyes.

"No, why do you ask?"

"Why can't you consider your butler? I think he's pretty good, good-looking, and capable. He can follow you wherever you go, and you don't have to worry about him doing bad things. You can also keep him under control. You don't have many problems that others have to worry about. How great is that?"

"You are not young anymore, you can have a relationship. Your housekeeper, your aunt fully supports it."

Qu Chu never thought that one day he would hear words like urging marriage from his aunt, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

But after a little thought, Qu Chu's eyes met his aunt's bright eyes.

There was no other meaning in Qu Chu's eyes, and her expression was very normal, but the next second, she opened her mouth to ask.

"Aunt, what about you?"

"Why did you choose not to get married?"

Hearing this, Qu Lingan didn't think much about it and just waved his hand.

"Why should I get married? I did think about it when I was young, but I'm a rebellious person. Didn't your grandmother persuade me to get married? If she hadn't said it, it might have been okay. The more she talked about it, the less I wanted to do it. I even felt annoyed."

"After I left home, I just felt liberated. The outside world was great, and I felt relaxed and at ease doing anything. I just didn't want anyone to control me. Plus, I was poor at the time, and everyone knows the pressure after marriage. But I didn't want to get married, fall in love, or have children. I was well fed and my family was not hungry. I was so happy that I didn't even think about getting married."

Upon hearing this, Qu Chu did not refute but nodded, and then asked another question.

"So now, do you regret it?"

Qu Lingan didn't think much about it and said it subconsciously.

"Of course not. I have money, power, and freedom. I can do whatever I want without any constraints. The sky is high and the birds fly freely. At that time, some people asked me if I would envy other families who are happy together. But when I really experienced it, I just felt lucky. After all, I don't have to quarrel with others... Eh?"

When it comes to this topic, Qu Lingan seems to be talking endlessly. She is very excited to share her ideas with Qu Chu, and for a moment it seems like she has endless things to say.

She stopped talking halfway as if she realized something, then looked down in the direction of Qu Chu with a helpless look on her face.

"You little Qu Chu, are you playing tricks on your aunt?"

Although her words sounded a bit like a scolding, her tone was full of doting and even had a hint of smile.

Qu Chu looked at the other person with a smile, and everything was said without words.

Qu Ling'an was a smart man. He understood what Qu Chu meant halfway through. After all, he was an unmarried and childless person. What qualifications did he have to ask Qu Chu to get married and have children?

And she herself has never regretted making this decision.

Some people may say that a kite will fly far away without a string, so there should still be some pressure, perhaps for the sake of the children, or for the desire to fight for the family, but Qu Lingan has never thought so after so many years.

Why do I have to fight for someone? Is this pressure really necessary? I can live a carefree life and be happy every day.

but……

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