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Tang Qiqi said, "Alright, I understand. Second Sister also likes Mr. Liu. I'll go and tell her now."

Yindi became even more anxious. She hurriedly called out, "Tang Qiqi, how could you be so rash? How could you say such a thing to him? I'm a girl, how could I directly say I'm loyal to someone else?"

Tang Qiqi was speechless. She said impatiently, "Second sister, if this won't work and that won't work, what am I supposed to do?"

"I don't know what to do either. This is my first time experiencing something like this!" Yindi actually started to whine.

Tang Qiqi sighed, clearly a shy and bashful woman in love.

She couldn't bear to torment Yindi any longer and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, I'll tell him that my second sister said that marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words. How can you do this and directly scare the girl?"

Yindi looked at Tang Qiqi expectantly and said, "If you talk to him like this, will he understand? Won't he think I'm rejecting him?"

Tang Qiqi rolled her eyes at Yindi and said, "If you weren't my second sister, I really would want to strangle you. Alright, I'll handle it myself. You can stay put."

Although Yindi was still somewhat worried, she really didn't know what to do, so she let Tang Qiqi go, but she was uneasy.

When Tang Qiqi returned to the room where Liu Rufeng and the others were having dinner, Liu Rufeng had been waiting anxiously for her.

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As soon as Tang Qiqi returned, he couldn't wait to ask, "Qiqi, how did it go? What did your sister say?"

Tang Qiqi repeated what she had just said to Yindi, but to her surprise, the brilliant Liu Rufeng seemed to have lost his mind. He said dejectedly, "Miss Yindi said that marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers. Is that a subtle way of rejecting me? Alas, I was too abrupt. I shouldn't have been in such a hurry."

Sun Zhiyuan and Tang Qiqi were both speechless with shock. Indeed, love can make people stupid.

Sun Zhiyuan couldn't take it anymore. He said speechlessly, "Liu Rufeng, when did that girl say she was going to reject you? Your IQ is even lower than mine now!"

Liu Rufeng was extremely confused. He asked, bewildered, "Then what exactly does she mean?"

Tang Qiqi was also anxious. Mr. Liu, who used to be so eloquent in class, was now less capable than Sun Haotian, a four-year-old child. She was really worried that if her second sister really married him, she would be driven crazy.

She said angrily, "Mr. Liu, you've really wasted all that time you've read. Do you expect my sister, a girl, to confess her feelings to you in person?"

My sister already said it: it's an arranged marriage, isn't the meaning clear enough?

Liu Rufeng looked helplessly at Sun Zhiyuan and said, "Zhiyuan, you are experienced. Can you tell what Yindi really means?"

Sun Zhiyuan slapped Liu Rufeng hard on the back of the head and said, "Fool, what the girl means is that as long as you get her mother's approval, this matter will be settled."

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Liu Rufeng suddenly realized and said, "So that's what it means! How come I didn't think of that? That's great! That's great! I was always worried that Yindi wouldn't like me!"

Sun Zhiyuan looked at Liu Rufeng, who seemed to be mentally challenged, and felt utterly humiliated.

He picked up Sun Haotian and said, "Haotian, let's take your Uncle Rufeng back quickly, this is too embarrassing!"

Liu Rufeng was still basking in the joy of his successful confession, and even after getting into the carriage, he was still grinning to himself.

Sun Haotian asked Sun Zhiyuan curiously, "Father, what's wrong with Uncle Rufeng?"

Sun Zhiyuan couldn't bear to watch. He said disdainfully, "Ignore him, he's grinning like an idiot!"

Sun Haotian said with a hopeful look, "If Qiqi likes me too, I'll be overjoyed!"

Sun Zhiyuan's face immediately darkened, and he scolded, "You brat, how old are you? What are you thinking about!"

At this moment, Liu Rufeng interjected, "Like father, like son. He learned this from you through constant exposure. Haotian will probably become a master in the future."

Sun Haotian immediately retorted unhappily, "I don't want to be like Daddy, liking many people and making them all sad."

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I only like Qiqi. As long as I become good friends with her, Qiqi won't be as heartbroken as her mother was.

Sun Haotian's words made Liu Rufeng and Sun Zhiyuan feel uneasy, especially Sun Zhiyuan, who couldn't even remember the last time he had a proper conversation with Haotian's mother, Jiang.

"Will your mother be sad?" Sun Zhiyuan asked guiltily.

"Of course, my mother often sheds tears in secret. She doesn't want me to know, so I pretend I didn't notice."

"My mother often cries secretly after seeing my grandmother, and she cries when you return to the manor." Sun Haotian's tender expression as he spoke of his mother was truly endearing.

Now it was Liu Rufeng's turn to despise Sun Zhiyuan. He pulled Sun Haotian to sit down next to him and said disdainfully, "Look what you've done. Adults and children are suffering because of you."

Sun Zhiyuan felt a little guilty and said, "I didn't want it to be like this either."

Liu Rufeng advised, "Zhiyuan, you are a father now, you should be more upright. Don't let Haotian follow in your and your father's footsteps."

Sun Zhiyuan remained silent, lost in thought.

Liu Rufeng returned to the private school, overjoyed, and went to his study to paint the pale green silhouette he had painted countless times.

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But before he could finish drawing, he entered another round of anxiety. Yindi had relented, but Madam Xu might not.

She was already twenty years old, while Yindi was only fourteen. Would Madam Xu find her too old?

Since he had previously served as the matchmaker's tutor, would Madam Xu think that he had harbored illicit feelings for the matchmaker for a long time, and consider him an immoral person?

What worries him most is that he is too poor. Over the years, he has had no ambition and has been making a living with the income from the private school. Sometimes he even needs help from the Sun family. Would Madam Xu be willing to let her daughter suffer with him?

The answer is no. Not to mention Madam Xu, even Liu Rufeng himself couldn't bear to let Yindi live such a poor life with him.

After thinking it over, he realized that he was not good enough for Yindi in any way, and his joy just now vanished instantly, leaving only a deep sense of frustration.

After a few days of depression, Liu Rufeng finally figured it out. He decided not to ask Madam Xu for marriage for the time being. He needed to find a way to make himself stronger so that he could ask for marriage with a clear conscience. Only then could Madam Xu feel at ease entrusting Yindi to him, and Yindi would not have to suffer with him.

Thinking of this, Liu Rufeng was filled with hope again, but what should he do? This stumped him. Apart from teaching and writing, he had nothing else to offer.

After much deliberation, Liu Rufeng concluded that the only reliable course of action at present was to participate in the imperial examinations and obtain official rank.

Although he was tired of the hypocrisy and bureaucratic maneuvering of officialdom, Liu Rufeng decided to take a gamble for the sake of his beloved girl.