Chapter 122: Not Allowed to Marry

These days, not only Su Shengsheng is busy, but also busy with long-distance transportation matters and distributing monthly wages to the people.

Even the men and women of the Su family were busy.

That day, after Su Shengsheng and Bai Shuo formulated a preliminary plan for the long-distance route, they immediately sent people to explore the route first.

Today is a sunny day, a rare good day, so Ji Yanli chose this day to set off.

Everyone in the Su family came to see him off.

The men had already mentioned this car, but the women had never seen it up close and personal, and they were amazed at it.

After the cloths were properly loaded into the car, Qing and Qingning said goodbye and went to the front of the car to prepare to drive off.

The one Su Shengsheng chose is similar to the design of a minibus, so Ji Yanli can lie down and rest without affecting his activities.

The reason why I taught him how to drive was that I wanted him to follow Qing on the road so that they could take care of each other. After all, it was their first time driving long distances.

Li kept sighing as she watched Ji Yanli who was about to go on a long journey.

After Ji Yanli learned that Su Jingshan was injured, he went to visit him.

Su Jingshan was unable to come and see him off due to his injury.

Only Old Master Su and Mr. Sun came to see him off.

Ji Yanli's legs and feet had not yet recovered, so he could only sit in the car and bow to everyone one by one.

When it was Su Shengsheng's turn, he paused slightly and said softly, "Take care, Miss Su."

Su Shengsheng returned the courtesy and said with a smile, "Master Ji, have a safe journey."

Su Nianwei also wished Ji Yanli success in the imperial examination, but she saw that he looked gloomy and just nodded slightly, as if he had not heard it.

The road ahead was long, and in order to avoid further delays, everyone finally let Ji Yanli set off early.

Watching the vehicles gradually disappear at the foot of the mountain, everyone sighed and got into their cars.

They still use traditional horse-drawn carriages, because there are many pedestrians on the streets and there are no traffic rules, so it is not easy to drive a vehicle in the narrow streets.

However, Ji Yanli and others were different. Their supply stations were all located on official roads in the wilderness, and there was no need to enter towns.

Just as everyone was preparing to get on the car and leave, there was a sudden burst of hurried horse hoofbeats coming from far away.

When Su Shengsheng saw that the person on the horse was Ning Jie who left in anger, she couldn't help but stop.

She asked her grandfather and others to leave first, and she prepared to teach Ning Jie a lesson.

After the family members left, Su Shengsheng sent Qing Ning away, and after Ning Jie got off the horse, he frowned.

"He's our savior. You're only coming out to see him off now. Do you really mean it?"

The car has disappeared long ago. Can his horse still catch up with it?

Ning Jie dismounted with a sour look on his face, and then he heard Su Shengsheng continue to scold him: "You don't even go to school anymore, and you want to go to heaven?"

"What's the point of being well-educated? Isn't it all about power?" Ning Jie retorted without showing any weakness.

Su Shengsheng got angry when she heard that. "If you don't want to learn anymore, why did you come here? I have nothing left to teach you."

Ning Jie saw her walking back angrily and reached out to stop her: "I haven't eaten these past few days, why don't you come find me?"

Hey!

Su Shengsheng glared at him, "You keep talking about power and status. I'm just a commoner, how dare you come and ask for trouble?"

"It's obvious that you've hooked up with Xie Xuan, so you look down on my family."

Su Shengsheng was furious and pushed Ning Jie's arm away: "Yeah, since you can see it, why are you still here?"

She didn't know why she was angry with a little kid. Maybe she was just disappointed with him!

But Ning Jie pulled her back, his expression cold, "If I didn't have power, would you not be so kind to me?"

Su Shengsheng was too lazy to argue with him anymore, but since he was holding her so tightly that she couldn't move, she could only sigh harshly, "Can you please stop being so childish? This world doesn't revolve around you alone! Do we all have to live on air?"

Everyone is the boss at home, but when they go to kindergarten, who is not the baby of the family?

Does he still want everyone to coax him and obey him?

The school is not for her!

Su Shengsheng was too lazy to argue with him anymore. Her face darkened and she said coldly, "Let go. I still have to report to General Xie."

The matter at hand was finally temporarily settled, and she still needed to report quickly.

What if I get mad at this little devil again and make a mistake in calculating the bill?

When Ning Jie heard this, he pulled her back fiercely and held her shoulders tightly with both hands.

Su Shengsheng hissed in pain, "Didn't you say you didn't eat? How come you still have so much strength?"

Looking at Ning Jie standing shoulder to shoulder with her, she couldn't help feeling depressed. As the head teacher, she didn't have any sense of authority.

Ning Jie glared at her fiercely, "Su Shengsheng, will you be nice to me only if I can save your family?"

Su Shengsheng didn't hide anything and said bluntly, "Isn't this human nature? You saved my family, and I should give you the cold shoulder?"

After she finished speaking, she felt speechless and told him to let go with a cold face again.

But unexpectedly, he held on tighter, his eyes fixed on her.

"If...if you and I get married, naturally no one will dare to bully your family anymore..."

Su Shengsheng was stunned for a moment at first, but when she saw Ning Jie staring at her, she felt a little amused and helpless, but finally she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Ning Jie didn't expect her to react like this, his face darkened, "What are you laughing at?"

Su Shengsheng held her belly and laughed uncontrollably, "How old are you? You're already thinking about getting married?"

Ning Jie gritted his teeth and said, "Didn't you and Ji Yanli also discuss marriage when you were very young?"

Seeing that his expression was too ugly, Su Shengsheng couldn't laugh at him anymore and said helplessly, "Ancestor, do you think this is just playing house?"

She is your bride today, but will become someone else's tomorrow?

She reached out and gently tapped his head. "If you really feel you've grown up, the first thing you should do is repay your parents. They've worried so much about you, you should give them something in return."

"Do you look down on me too..." Ning Jie's face darkened again.

Ahem…

This child has a strong sense of self-esteem, is very concerned about his reputation, and is very sensitive.

Su Shengsheng couldn't continue to "make trouble" over his head, so she withdrew her hand.

She glanced at Ning Jie's gloomy face, sighed helplessly, and finally gestured for him to look at the birdcage hanging on the saddle.

The little fat chick inside has grown new feathers and is trying to flap its wings.

"Anyone can look down on you, but you must not look down on yourself. Because no one is obligated to treat you well unconditionally like your parents. You should not treat yourself based on other people's value judgments."

She pointed at the fat little bird inside and said, "You should be like it. Even if you leave your parents, you must find a way to survive and create a world of your own. When your parents are old, you can also provide for them."

Ning Jie slowly withdrew the strength in his hands.

Su Shengsheng patted his shoulder solemnly and said, "Study hard. That's what you should do now."

Ning Jie's expression, which had just improved, darkened again. "I already knew everything the Master taught me."

"The ocean of knowledge is endless, how can you only see the sky from a narrow perspective?" Su Shengsheng's face quickly turned stern. "You must know that there are always people who are better than you, and there are always things better than you."

Ning Jie looked at her with a dark expression, and after a long while he finally asked, "If I can do better than Ji Yanli in the exam, will you stop treating me like a child?"

Su Shengsheng didn't want him to neglect his studies just because he had super memory, so she wanted him to return to school. She patiently persuaded him, "When you pass the exam and get a high position, even the county magistrate won't dare to look down on you."

Ning Jie's eyes lit up, he let go of Su Shengsheng and jumped on his horse.

He looked very proud and said, "You are not allowed to marry before I come back."

After saying this, he rode his horse towards the official road.

Su Shengsheng was startled, "Where are you going?"

"I'll go to the imperial capital to take the imperial examination. When I do better than Ji Yanli, I'll come to your house to propose marriage."

"Come back here!" Su Shengsheng was furious when she heard this. "Do you think the Spring Examination is run by your family? You haven't even taken the provincial examination yet!"

As for what he said about proposing marriage, she didn't take it to heart at all.

This guy is so unpredictable that one day even the Queen Mother of the West might think he's worth marrying.

"I'm going to Enshi, wait for me to come back." Ning Jie chased in the direction of Ji Yanli and his group, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Su Shengsheng was stunned for a few moments before she reacted. She quickly called over Second Brother Bao and asked him to unload the carriage and ride a horse to chase after the people.