Soft Jade, Warm and Cool

Ten years ago, Gu Wenruan stood barefoot in the snow, holding half a steamed bun Gu Beiliang had given her. Looking up at him with wide eyes, she asked, “Will you take me home?” Ten years later, Gu Wenruan had grown up, and Gu Beiliang was forced to go off to war. She could only stay behind in Shanghai, gazing northeast day after day and saying, “Uncle, if you don’t come back soon, I’ll just marry someone else.” Years later, when everyone thought Gu Wenruan was going to marry Gu Liangxiao, he came back. That day, snow blanketed the ground. Just as she had ten years ago, Gu Wenruan stood in the snow and looked up at Gu Beiliang with wide eyes. “Uncle, will you marry me?”