Hunter Gu watched Aran grow more lovely with each passing day. He would often tease her, saying, "My daughter grows prettier by the day. When you are all grown up, Dad will find you a fine husband to spend your life with. I just couldn't bear to marry my girl off to someone far away."
Aran knew she was an orphan; Hunter Gu had never hidden her background from her. He believed that instead of letting her find out from others, it was better for her to know from the start, and he trusted that his daughter was a sensible girl.
Aran truly loved her adoptive father and was willing to follow his every arrangement. He treated her with genuine kindness, ensuring she had everything the other village children possessed, and even things they did not. However, as their circumstances improved, matchmakers came knocking time and again to propose a wife for him. Eventually, wanting to give Aran a complete family, he agreed to a marriage.
Chapter 28