Avoiding Su Qing's gaze, Gu Ran looked back at Zhuang Jing, who He Qingyan stubbornly called "Mom."
He hadn't even called her that yet!
He pondered Zhuang Jing's answer. Her meaning was clear: mothers hope their children will marry, even those who are unhappy in their own marriages. They urge their children to get married and have kids, mostly because they don't think of childbearing as a suffering since they don't regret having their own children and worry about their child being alone after they're gone.
If there are children who don't want kids and mothers who do, that contradiction could be used to alleviate their own conflict.
"Mrs. Jing, what about marriage?" he asked again, "Many people nowadays don't get married, they don't understand the point of it."
After speaking, he quickly explained to Su Qing, "I want to get married."
"No need to tell me," Su Qing said.
"I want to marry you."
"Are you thirsty?"
"Thirsty," Gu Ran said.
Su Qing went to the kitchen for water.
