Liu Qiaoer spoke sincerely, and Lu Yunqing was confused.
"Qiao'er, marriage is a big deal, shouldn't it be decided by parents and matchmakers?"
Liu Qiaoer spread her hands and said, "But Madam Lu doesn't agree with you marrying me."
Lu Yunqing was even more confused: "But, that day in the prison, we were cold and hungry, and we all thought we were going to die. It was you who brought us cotton clothes and food. You saved my whole family."
So, Mrs. Lu would be very touched at that time, so she promised such a marriage.
But now it’s different. They learned that Lu Yunzheng is still alive and the crisis at home has been alleviated a little, so they feel that Liu Qiaoer is no longer worthy of them.
Everyone thought so, except the honest and simple Lu Yunqing, who felt that he should keep his original promise and marry Liu Qiaoer.
Liu Qiaoer had no choice but to give Lu Yunqing a nice guy card: "Second Young Master, you are such a good person, but kindness is kindness, love is love, but I don't want to marry a man I don't like, I'm really sorry."
Lu Yunqing looked at Liu Qiaoer, and a hot light flashed in his eyes as clear as lake water, then slowly subsided and gradually calmed down.
"So, actually, you don't want to marry me because you don't like me."
Liu Qiaoer suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on her face.
"Yes, you are quite smart. You figured it out so quickly. I thought I would have to explain it for a long time."
Lu Yunqing actually didn’t understand, because he didn’t understand the feeling of liking someone. He just thought that Liu Qiaoer didn’t want to marry him, so he went along with what she said.
He is kind and honest, and is not willing to force anyone.
He took a deep breath and said, "Well, since you don't want to, I can only repay your kindness to the Lu family in another way. As for your marriage to me, forget it."
Liu Qiaoer didn't expect that she could convince him so smoothly. She finally let go of the relief and saluted towards Lu Yunqing.
"Okay, even if the marriage doesn't work out, you are still kind and righteous. You are really a good person."
After sending Liu Qiaoer to the door, Lu Yunqing did not go in. Instead, he took a deep look at Liu Qiaoer's back. The moment he turned around to go back, he suddenly felt empty in his heart.
What does it feel like to like someone
In fact, Liu Qiaoer was as confused as Lu Yunqing.
Even though she keeps saying that they have to love each other before they can get married, she doesn't know what it feels like to like someone. However, she knows that if she doesn't like someone, she will tell him clearly to avoid embarrassment when they meet.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Gu Mubai's mother sitting under the corridor. She was sitting there alone, leaning on a cane and looking at the sky, not knowing what she was thinking.
Liu Qiaoer walked over curiously: "Auntie Gu, what are you looking at?"
Aunt Gu pointed to the white clouds floating in the sky and said, "Qiao'er, look at that cloud. Doesn't it look like a big ingot?"
Liu Qiaoer looked in the direction where her finger pointed. It was just a cloud, but to her it looked like a mountain. She didn't know why it looked like a gold ingot.
"Why, are you short of money? Then go ask Lao Gu for it. He has become rich recently and has a lot of money."
Liu Qiaoer's storybooks sold well, so Gu Mubai urged her to write other books while he was dealing with the bookstore, and he made a lot of money from the back and forth.
What's more, he was Lu Yunzheng's legal advisor, earning twenty taels of silver a month, so he really had no shortage of money.
Aunt Gu waved her hands and said, "No, no, I don't want to spend money. I want to save money for Gouzi to marry a wife."
Gouzi is Gu Mubai's nickname. Except for Aunt Gu, he will get angry if anyone else calls him that.
However, every time she heard Aunt Gu calling Gu Mubai by his nickname, she still felt funny and inexplicably a little intimate.
As they were talking, Gu Mubai came back from outside and brought some soft and glutinous red date cakes to Aunt Gu.
"Mom, what are you talking about? Look how much you made Qiao'er laugh. You can even see her back teeth."
Liu Qiaoer thought of the small town test-taker uploaded on the modern Internet, which described the study situation of poor people. Here, Gu Mubai is such a person.
His family was poor, and his old mother relied on her good embroidery skills to support his studies and exams.
After much difficulty, he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Although their circumstances had improved, the government gave them five dou of rice and two taels of silver every month, which was enough for them to live on.
My old mother was in poor health and her eyesight was not good. The little money I had was only enough to buy her medical treatment and medicine, but it was never enough for me to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
Although, Gu Mubai could also marry a rich girl to support himself like the scholar in the storybook, but for some reason, he would rather stay in poverty than sell his marriage.
Finally, he reached a cooperation with Lu Yunzheng and became his master.
Everyone has their bottom line. Although Gu Mubai is poor, he has a proud character, which is his bottom line.
"The dog is back. Have you eaten yet? Go eat quickly, don't be hungry."
A mother is always concerned about her son.
Gu Mubai handed the snacks to Aunt Gu: "I've eaten at the restaurant. I brought some for you."
Aunt Gu sighed for no apparent reason and patted Liu Qiaoer's hand.
"I won't live for many more years, and I don't know when I'll be able to see you get married."
Liu Qiaoer couldn't respond to this. Her mother had just passed away this year, and according to ancient customs, the mourning period was three years.
It just so happens that she doesn't want to get married, and three years is enough time to change a lot of things.
Gu Mubai, on the other hand, smiled awkwardly at Liu Qiaoer and whispered something in Aunt Gu's ear. Aunt Gu's expression immediately changed and she shook her head guiltily.
"I was wrong, I was wrong. The dead are greater, the dead are greater."
But Aunt Gu still said with regret: "Qiao'er is a good girl. If you can marry her, our Gu family will be very lucky."
It can be seen that Aunt Gu really likes Liu Qiaoer.
Staying any longer would only cause embarrassment, so Liu Qiaoer returned to her own yard.
After standing in the yard for a long time, Liu Qiaoer looked at a crabapple tree that had just bloomed in front of her, and felt a little lost for no reason.
It was awkward going to the Lu family, and it was still awkward at the Gu family.
It seemed that she was only suitable to stay in her own yard and live alone to avoid embarrassment.
I have made it clear to Lu Yunqing today. I guess it won't be so awkward for Mrs. Lu to see her again.
Aunt Sun would no longer be so conflicted when she saw her.
Dong Ling wouldn't do that either. She treated her like a love rival and turned her face away as soon as they met.
Although, she didn't need to care about their emotions at all.
But one can't live his whole life without even a friend.
"What are you doing standing here? You think the sun isn't strong enough."
At some point, Lu Yunzheng came to Liu Qiaoer holding a flowery paper umbrella, admiring the crabapples with her and touching the flowers she had just touched.
"Oh, nothing, just thinking about something."
"What are you thinking about? If you have any difficulties, please tell me."
Lu Yunzheng suddenly acted like a caring older brother, and Liu Qiaoer finally felt a little warm.
"It's nothing, I just heard that the second young master is going to have a birthday the day after tomorrow, and I wonder what gift to give him?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Qiaoer finished speaking, Lu Yunzheng's voice suddenly became low, and he spoke harshly, seemingly with a hint of anger.
"You have nothing to do with him, so why give him a gift?"