He was moved by the scene he saw; those two words perfectly describe him.

"ah!"

Ye Qingzhou suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head and clutched it.

Jiang Jinghong, who was to Ye Qingzhou's right, quickly protected her but was hit on the head several times.

A few small apples then tumbled and fell onto the bamboo raft.

When there was no more movement, Jiang Jinghong lowered her hand. Ye Qingzhou, now back in the light, immediately saw that Jiang Jinghong was stunned, her eyes wide open.

Ye Qingzhou rubbed Jiang Jinghong's face and couldn't help but scold, "Who littered? Are you sick in the head!"

"Wife, I was wrong!" someone shouted from the bamboo raft behind.

Yuxi?

Ye Qingzhou looked closely and, sure enough, it was Yu Xi.

"Honey, I bought you your favorite sweet apples. Let's remarry!" Yu Xi shouted with a smile, waving a colorful scarf in her hand.

"Is this apple sweet?" The raftsman's daughter picked one up, wiped it with the corner of her clothes, took a bite, and her face scrunched up: "Mom, it's so sour! Water! Water! I want some water!"

Her mother smiled and handed her water.

"Wife, I apologize for how bad I was to you before. Please forgive me! Let's go back and live a good life together, okay?" Yu Xi shouted.

Ye Qingzhou covered his ears and, with a headache, urged the raftsmen to hurry up.

At this time, there were many bamboo rafts on the river; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that there were hundreds of rafts racing in this section.

The raftmen couldn't squeeze to the front at all.

Yu Xi, however, snatched the raftman's bamboo pole, propelled the raft, and charged wildly, causing turmoil all around, and managed to catch up.

Two bamboo rafts, one in front of the other.

Yu Xi put in even more effort and crashed directly into the bamboo raft in front of her.

Ye Qingzhou swayed slightly, but Jiang Jinghong held her tightly.

"Wife, I'm here." Yu Xi threw down the bamboo pole and prepared to jump onto the bamboo raft: "It's so close."

Jiang Jinghong borrowed a bamboo pole from the raftman and swiftly struck down Yu Xi, who was jumping.

Yu Xi fell down but got up again. Seeing Ye Qingzhou looking back at him, his confidence returned: "Wife, marry me! I will treat you well."

"Exactly! We've already given you face, so just accept it." Yu Yue said with a long face, holding a purse in her hand.

"Wife, even though you're a bit silly and naive, and you spend money recklessly, squandering all the family's money, I don't mind. I'll treat you well," Yu Xi said without hesitation.

Ye Qingzhou glanced at Yu Yue again, sensing something was wrong, and quickly rummaged through his bundle.

Seeing that Ye Qingzhou remained unmoved, Yu Xi clasped his hands in a gesture of respect to the crowd of onlookers and said, "Gentlemen, my wife and I have a misunderstanding. I beg you all to help me persuade my wife."

"Marry him!"

"Marry him!"

"Marry him!"

Several men were making a lot of noise. Everyone's rafts stopped moving, and they stayed there to watch the show.

Jiang Jinghong's chest heaved with anger, like an infuriated pufferfish. He rolled up his sleeves, ready to go and fight Yu Xi.

Ye Qingzhou pulled him back and said to Yu Xi, "Before, I used my dowry to serve my parents-in-law and raise my sister-in-law, but you divorced me to marry someone else. Today, my heart belongs to another, so you don't need to say anything more."

Jiang Jinghong's anger subsided somewhat: "Gentlemen, she is my betrothed."

The crowd immediately began to discuss the matter.

A man holding his daughter's hand stroked his beard and commented, "This guy surnamed Yu is consistent; he only likes other men's wives."

An old man on another bamboo raft opened his dim eyes: "Isn't that Cao Cao? Who's telling stories?"

Everyone laughed.

Seeing that her brother hadn't gotten the better deal, Yu Yue pointed at Ye Qingzhou and said, "If you don't agree, give me back the apples I bought for you! I haven't eaten them yet!"

"Mother, why is he asking for it back after giving it away? What should we do? I just ate one." The raftsman's daughter asked her mother quietly, looking troubled.

“These apples are so sour, they must be wild fruit picked from the roadside! There are plenty of wild fruits on the mountain. We can afford to give them to you, so don’t worry,” her mother whispered.

Ye Qingzhou glanced at the purse in Yu Yue's hand and sneered, "You two, you stole my money again! Yu Yue, it was only for a short while, and you stole food and your purse. Give it back to me."

"No." Yu Yue put her hands behind her back: "Your money belongs to your brother."

"You're so shameless..."

"Thief……"

The crowd whispered among themselves, and the man holding his daughter's hand vividly recounted the scene that had just unfolded on the shore, with a circle of rafts surrounding his bamboo raft.

"Give me back my purse." Ye Qingzhou took two steps forward, until she reached the stern of the raft. The bamboo raft was unstable, and her figure swayed slightly.

"Qingzhou, we've been husband and wife, why are you so heartless and forcing me like this?" Yu Xi looked Ye Qingzhou up and down and quietly picked up the bamboo pole on the raft.

Is he going to run away? Ye Qingzhou scrutinized him and asked in return, "When you stole my money, were you kind and righteous? When your sister set me on fire, were you kind and righteous? When your mother poisoned me, were you kind and righteous? When you beat me, were you kind and righteous?"

The onlookers fell silent for a moment, then erupted into noise again, shouting that the trip had been worthwhile.

"You're asking for trouble, not a polite toast." Yu Xi smiled, but a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

He suddenly pushed the bamboo pole in his hand forward.

The bamboo raft swayed, and Ye Qingzhou fell into the water instantly.

"Someone has fallen into the water!" the raftsman's daughter shouted.

Having witnessed all of this, Jiang Jinghong did not hesitate for a moment and followed suit into the water.

"I thought there were fish! I was mistaken," Yu Xi said casually.

"Help!" the raftsman shouted, and was the first to enter the water.

The onlookers, as if cooled by a cup of boiling water, instantly calmed down. People on the other rafts also began to jump into the water to rescue others.

The man holding his daughter's hand looked at Yu Xi with wary and guarded eyes, as if he were looking at a venomous snake flicking its tongue. He silently shielded his wife and daughter behind him, cursing inwardly, "He's just being moved by the scene; he's a beast."

Yu Yue stared at the water, looking at her brother with confusion: "Brother, you...you..."

Yu Xi snorted coldly: "I just made a mistake. She's afraid of water. This time, she'll learn her lesson. She's terrified of me, so I'll coax her a little. A beating followed by a sweet treat. From now on, she'll be as obedient as a little rabbit, only listening to me."

"Then, can you listen to me and give me some more jewelry?" Yu Yue asked.

“When her parents died, she cried all day long. I said a few nice words to her, and she believed me. This time, when she cries, I can coax her a little more, and she will listen to me just the same.” Yu Xi stared at the water with a look of complete confidence.

"Father! Father! Come out!" The raftsman's daughter shouted anxiously at the water.

"Fairy sister! Fairy sister! Come out quickly!" The little girl, who was being protected by her father, squeezed out and shouted loudly.