Xie Xiao frowned. "What's this 'dating' nonsense? Not getting married? Isn't that just being a scoundrel?"

Li Ruo: "..." This guy must be a time traveler, he even knows that famous saying. "It's not that I won't get married..."

Xie Xiao paused for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and grinned smugly, "Okay, that's settled then."

Li Ruo: ...

Suddenly, something occurred to her. "Wait a minute, didn't you say you'd let me stand by your side only after you'd achieved great success? I remember that very clearly."

Xie Xiao's smile grew even brighter. "Why do you remember so clearly? You've had me in your heart for a long time?"

Seeing that he was pushing his luck and his face was almost touching hers, Li Ru glared at him and said, "Let's get down to business."

Xie Xiao said, "Times have changed. You couldn't wait to kiss me today, how can I make you wait so long?"

Li Ruo had a headache.

What does it mean to have a slip of the tongue that leads to eternal regret? What does it mean to say that trouble comes from the mouth?

"You asked your mother, but did you ask my mother—oh, my grandmother?"

"Won't Grandma agree?"

Li Ruo said seriously, "My father and brothers aren't here, so you should at least ask my grandmother, my younger brother, and my sister-in-law."

Xie Xiao frowned again. "Why ask so many people? Why don't you just say you'll ask your father in your dreams?"

His suspicious gaze lingered on her face. "Didn't you say that you set the rules, break the old conventions, and make your own decisions? You've already shocked everyone by kissing your father in public, what are you afraid of?"

Li Ruo: Can you please stop bringing this up?

"I've thought about it and I think some of the rules are still quite good, so let's keep them."

And you know what? Having family members help you see things more comprehensively.

"Many marriages that are decided by one's own will fail. The approval of family members is very important. Trust me."

Xie Xiao squinted at her, "You're not planning to start something and then abandon me, are you? You kissed me in public, who else will want me after this? You'll have to take responsibility."

Li Ruo's ears were ringing from his shouting. She covered her ears and said, "Negative." But she wanted to wait until later.

"Xie Xiao, listen to me. We can spend some time together. After all, we don't know each other very well yet. Do you know what kind of person I am?" She was a lonely soul from a thousand years in the future.

“How could I not know?” Xie Xiao stared at her intently. “I’ll go ask Grandma what she thinks right now.”

Li Ruo was convinced and stopped him, saying, "Let's go tomorrow. Tomorrow is my nephew's one-month celebration. Why make a special trip?"

She rolled up his sleeve, revealing several scratches, two of which were bleeding. "Let me clean your wounds first."

Seeing that her attitude was acceptable, Xie Xiao was in no hurry to go.

But he was still holding her hand.

He pulled her to sit down in a chair.

Her fist was powerful when she punched, yet it felt so soft when she held it, completely different from his somewhat rough hands.

"Let go! How am I supposed to work if you don't let go?" Li Ru glared at him.

Her skin was very fair, her eyes were large, and her lips were naturally red. At this moment, a thin blush on her face softened the toughness in her personality, adding a touch of gentleness that was somewhere between a woman and a man.

So special.

Xie Xiao's throat felt a little itchy, so he had no choice but to let go, because he didn't know what he might do if he didn't.

After all, there was a large kang (heated brick bed) right next to it.

She could kiss him in public in a shocking way, but he couldn't take liberties with her before the engagement was finalized, could he?

"I'll go later—"

"Sit still and don't move!" Wound infection is no joke. Li Ruo took out disinfectant from her sleeve to clean his wound. "How come you have so many wounds? It's just two geese."

"I was originally planning to hunt two geese, but then I saw a wild horse and wanted to catch it. However, I didn't have a leash on my hand, so I chased it for a while and it got away. The scars are from being scratched by tree branches when it was running too fast." Xie Xiao was still a little proud. "But I know where that horse is hiding, and I will definitely catch it next time."

Li Ruo glanced at him and said, "It's just a horse, there's no need to work so hard."

Xie Xiao's gaze deepened, "How can we afford the betrothal gifts if we don't work hard? Ten thousand taels of silver, that's enough for all the food and supplies."

Li Ruo laughed. One hundred thousand taels? The things in her spatial storage amounted to far more than that. "You think you're losing out? Then let's just say—"

Xie Xiao covered her mouth with his uninjured hand, his eyes turning dangerous again. "You dare to say anything more?"

He could dismember her and devour her right now.

Li Ruo sniffed, pried his hands off, and her eyes were even more dangerous than his. "Didn't you wash your hands after you came back?"

It has a bird smell.

Xie Xiao: ...

"Ouch, don't hit my face..."

The howling sounds kept coming from the wooden house, never ceasing.

The brothers who passed by exclaimed: "Wow, what did a kiss unlock? The boss is yelling like a madman!"

Although Miss Li is formidable, she is still a woman, and her husband has been celibate for over twenty years. Can she really endure this?

Tomorrow is Li Xingran's full moon, and with good news approaching at Ziyang Peak and Heifeng Village, the friends on the mountaintop are in high spirits.

He spoke a little too loudly and inadvertently let slip a bit of the secret.

Two spies from Baiyun Peak, secretly hiding behind the bushes, had four eyes that gleamed.

Young Master Liu led his dozen or so men back to report to the heads of several families and the county magistrate. Everyone was filled with grief and indignation, especially Liu Ren, the head of the Liu family, who vowed to wipe out Black Wind Village and Ziyang Peak.

But they dared not act rashly, so they sent them over to scout out the enemy's situation.

"That's outrageous! While others are struggling to make ends meet, they're still feasting on meat and fish."

"Why even bother with a full-month celebration!"

“Hey, isn’t this our perfect opportunity?” one of them said.

The other one seemed to understand something, "Let's go, hurry back and tell the county magistrate and the others."

Meanwhile, Liao Fusheng, gazing into the distance from the tower, spotted two furtive figures lurking in the bushes through his binoculars, seemingly plotting something.

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