The third brother was originally two years older than her.

Now, as his younger sister, she has three children.

The oldest one is already over three years old, nearly four.

And the third brother, not only is he unmarried, but he doesn’t even have a partner.

If the third brother hadn’t been studying in Beijing all this time, but had stayed at home, he would probably be urged by their parents to get married.

You should know, when she returned home last time, their parents were a bit worried about the third brother not being married yet.

Though parents have their own worries and blessings, Old Gu and Yao Chunhua aren’t the type to force their children.

But, Gu Yunzhou’s age, compared to others in the village, is relatively large.

They are just afraid that in the future, Gu Yunzhou will be alone for the rest of his life.

They are hoping someone will be there for him.

They know how nice it is to have someone to walk through life with.

Gu Yunzhou listened to the complaints from his little sister:...

He couldn’t help but think back to when he returned home and their parents asked him.

Alright, after telling their parents this time, they would probably have mixed feelings of happiness and worry.

And it was exactly like that.

That night, Gu Yunzhou took the time to call home and told them about the government-funded study abroad opportunity.

"This is a good thing, go, you should go." At first, Yao Chunhua didn’t think much into it.

She just thought, being chosen by the school to go study with government funding, without needing money, how great that is, how talented and capable someone must be to be selected.

You should know, in the past, to learn a skill, you had to become an apprentice, which not only didn’t pay but might even cost money.

There was also a chance you’d become an apprentice, working hard for years without learning any real skills.

Now, having a school provide funding to let them go to other countries to learn skills, how great is that.

Yao Chunhua and her husband had never been abroad, but they knew that some foreign countries had advanced technologies.

Since they are advanced, they should go learn and come back to develop in the country.

Then the next second, what Gu Yunzhou said left them momentarily stunned.

"...This trip would take at least 4-5 years before coming back!"

Yao Chunhua: ...

As soon as Gu Yunzhou said this, both Yao Chunhua and Old Gu fell silent.

Both sides of the phone fell into silence.

After a long time, Yao Chunhua finally seemed to have made a decision, let out a long sigh and said, "Alright, go, go, just remember to call home often."

"And, don’t find a foreign wife when the time comes..."

Saying this, Yao Chunhua’s face showed a bit of struggle, and then she said, "Never mind, it’s fine even if it’s a foreign wife, as long as you like it..."

Gu Yunzhou was quite surprised when his parents agreed.

Unexpectedly, later his mom even mentioned something about a foreign wife, which almost made Gu Yunzhou cry and laugh.

"Mom, weren’t you and dad always worried about my marriage before? I’ll be gone for 4-5 years, and you and dad won’t urge me?"

Yao Chunhua sighed, "What’s the use of urging, do you think you’ll listen if we urge?"

"Moreover, a good marriage isn’t forced."

"Your dad and I have thought it through, we won’t urge you anymore, and we aren’t in a hurry, everything is up to fate."

"Actually, it’s not that we want to urge you, we just don’t want you to be lonely when you get old."

"But later I thought, even if you are alone, as long as you are safe and happy, that’s fine too."

Not everyone has to be like everyone else to be considered normal and good.

The most important thing is one’s own feelings.

If you feel good, that’s what really matters.

If you compromise because of some people or things, then it’s destined not to be so good.

Gu Yunzhou was stunned, then his eyes were full of emotion.

Actually, Gu Yunzhou had always known that his parents, although not very educated, were always good parents.

They are really good to their children, very open-minded.

There was never any pressure, only love and protection.

Therefore, whether for him, his little sister, or other members of the Gu Family, family is so important.

Because they are so good.

Gu Yunzhou blinked, covering the emotion in his slightly red eyes, he said in a lighthearted tone, "Mom, dad, rest assured, your son is not a non-marriageist."

"I just haven’t met someone I like, when I meet someone I like, I’ll bring them back for you to meet."

Hearing this, Yao Chunhua and her husband finally felt reassured.

"That’s good."

"By the way, when are you going for that study abroad?"

"In about a month, but before that, I’ll go back to our hometown."

"You can come back home, that’s good, that’s good."

After all, this trip would take 4-5 years, and there probably won’t be much chance to come back during holidays, so before going, the students should return home to reunite with their families.

After hanging up the phone, Yao Chunhua immediately started getting busy with the old man.

The third brother is coming back home soon.

Once he goes to Country A, it will be 4-5 years.

It’s unfamiliar territory, who knows if he will adapt well, or if he’ll get used to the food.

Yao Chunhua knows she is skilled at making pickled vegetables and some hometown snacks.

Her children all like the food she makes.

So, she plans to take this opportunity to make more.

Most of it for the third brother, to take with him to Country A.

After all, once he goes to Country A, who knows if things can be mailed over.

So, preparation is essential, ideally more should be prepared for him to take along when he leaves.

Also, to send some to Ningning and the eldest brother.

Meanwhile, Gu Yunan and Su Miao, who returned from the busy orchard and herb garden in the mountains, also heard about Gu Yunzhou’s upcoming government-funded study abroad.

Of course, they also knew about Yao Chunhua and her husband’s plan to make pickled vegetables and other snacks for Gu Yunzhou to bring along.

So, they immediately joined in.

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Regarding Gu Yunzhou’s government-funded study abroad, Yao Chunhua and her husband didn’t keep it a secret and would sometimes mention it casually.

Yao Chunhua and her husband didn’t treat it as something major.

But in the eyes of villagers or others, it was a big deal.

After all, over the years, the Gu Family has stood out more and more in everyone’s eyes.

So, anything happening in the Gu Family is a big deal to others.

Originally, Gu Yunzhou getting into Beijing University was already a big deal.

Now, him going for a government-funded study abroad is even a bigger deal.

"This third child of the Gu Family is amazing, going for a government-funded study abroad, so his grades and abilities must be excellent."

"Of course, otherwise, how could he be selected by the school?"

"Exactly, this trip will take 4-5 years, by the time Gu Yunzhou comes back, he’ll be around thirty years old."

"Yes, now Gu Yunzhou’s age is somewhat advanced, do you think Chunhua will let him have a blind date, get married, and then go abroad?"

"Impossible, I already probed Chunhua about this long ago, and Chunhua said she won’t urge him to marry, nor force him; it’s all up to fate."

"Leave it to fate? How can you leave it to fate, what if Gu Yunzhou never gets married, or finds a foreign wife?"