Where does the joy come from?
What's there to congratulate?
Gu An'an didn't feel there was anything to be happy about.
Especially when I saw Lin Zixing.
Su Sanniang, seeing the people coming in, also chimed in, "That's right, Scholar Cao is incredibly talented. He'll definitely become a high-ranking official someday, and then Little Gu can just sit back and enjoy a life of leisure."
Lin Zixing waved his folding fan and said, "I heard that Scholar Cao passed the imperial examination before he was twenty and is now thirty-six. I wonder when he will become a high-ranking official?"
Upon hearing this, Su San Niang's smile froze slightly. "This..."
“Miss Gu is in the prime of her life, not yet twenty, and she’s good at business. If she gets married and is confined to the inner courtyard, wouldn’t that be a waste of her talent?”
Su San Niang quickly said, "Master Cao said that Xiao Gu can continue to do business in the future."
“Oh…” Lin Zixing trailed off, “Doesn’t that mean that if Madam Gu marries this Scholar Cao, she will not only have to take care of the whole family and raise several children, but also have to show her face in public to earn money to support the family? If I remember correctly, Scholar Cao has already incurred a debt of sixty taels of silver at Taibai Restaurant this year. I wonder what rare books he will use to pay off the debt at the end of the year.”
Gu An'an lowered her head and smiled when she heard this.
She had no interest in that Scholar Cao.
However, Su San Niang was so eager and ran away that he couldn't stop her.
Unexpectedly, Lin Zixing's quick wit came in handy.
Look at what they said; they directly exposed the scholar's thoughts.
"If you ask me, this Scholar Cao is really good at scheming. He wants Madam Gu to earn money to support the family and take care of the children. Who knows, he might even take money from Madam Gu in the future to buy himself a few beautiful concubines. This man must have been an accountant in his past life. He seems to be a master of calculation. He is really good at scheming."
Su San Niang was embarrassed upon hearing this. "How could that be? Young Master Lin is joking."
"Really? Could it be because of love?"
"Of course, of course. Scholar Cao told me that he has long admired Xiao Gu's talent."
"Really? Just two days ago, Madam Gu took out that divorce agreement, and today Scholar Cao sent someone to act as matchmaker, saying that he has admired her for a long time. Does this mean that even before Madam Gu has divorced her ex-husband, Scholar Cao is already eyeing her? Eyeing another man's wife, Scholar Cao must have wasted his time studying the classics. No wonder he hasn't passed the imperial examinations all these years."
Su San Niang was completely humiliated. Although the insults were directed at Cao Juren, it was no different from being pointed at and insulted in her own nose.
Scholar Cao could not hear these words.
Although she was not young and had experienced many things, Su San Niang was blushing and wished she had never come to Gu An An to talk about this.
"What, are you planning to try and persuade Madam Gu again?"
Lin Zixing's dismissal was rather subtle. It took Su San Niang a while to understand the implied meaning, and she hurriedly left.
"How dare an idiot act as a matchmaker?"
Does that mean everyone in the world is a clever person?
However, Gu An'an did not refute Lin Zixing's words. Although he was sharp-tongued, he had at least spoken up for her and driven Su San Niang out.
Gu An'an has always been clear about gratitude and resentment, so she naturally wouldn't repay kindness with enmity this time. "What would you like to eat, Young Master Lin? It's my treat."
"You think you can just get rid of me with one meal? Madam Gu is really stingy."
Gu An'an blinked. "There's nothing we can do; that's just how small businesses are."
"You're quite the smooth talker with me." What were you daydreaming about just now?
Lin Zixing sat down and pointed to the plate of dried fruit next to Gu An'an.
Do you like this?
Gu An'an handed over the plate of melon seeds and hazelnuts.
"Have you really divorced Jiang Yong'an?"
Gu An'an glanced at it, "It's fake."
What is her relationship with her husband's family, and what is her connection with Lin Zixing?
Lin Zixing picked up the bowl and plate on the table and threw the peeled melon seeds into them. "You're quite generous."
"He's not a god of wealth, why should I be reluctant to part with him?"
God of Wealth.
This made Lin Zixing laugh. "I almost forgot that you love money the most."
"Yes, loving money like one's life is so vulgar."
She doesn't really like hazelnuts, but who doesn't like eating sunflower seeds?
Gu An'an grabbed some sunflower seeds and started eating them, and for a moment all that could be heard was the cracking sound of sunflower seeds being cracked open.
"If a God of Wealth were in front of you, would Lady Gu marry him?"
Upon hearing this, Gu An'an suddenly lost her appetite for the melon seeds in her mouth. "Young Master Lin, would you like to introduce me to a God of Wealth?" She pointed to the sky. "I want the one from heaven, not the one from the mortal realm."
She had never been able to understand Lin Zixing, and Gu An'an had no interest in guessing what he was trying to say.
Why not just find a celestial being to reject this person?
Surely Lin Zixing can't conjure up a real God of Wealth.
"That's really putting me in a difficult position." The young man in brocade robes chuckled lightly. "Has Madam Gu heard the story of Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan?"
Of course I've heard of it.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just feel sorry for Wang Baochuan. She waited in a cold cave for eighteen years, only to find that the husband she finally married had another woman by his side. Do you think she regretted marrying Xue Pinggui?"
"I'm not Wang Baochuan, how would I know if you ask me?"
You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish?
Wang Baochuan may have regretted it, or she may have felt that she did not do anything wrong. After all, the husband she married was indeed an outstanding man, wasn't he? Just as she dreamed, she married the emperor and became the empress. However, she exchanged eighteen years for eighteen days. Who can say whether it was worth it or not?
Why are you bringing up Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan out of the blue? Lin Zixing's words made Gu An'an realize what he meant. "You mean Jiang Yong'an is Xue Pinggui, and I'm Wang Baochuan?"
He waved his folding fan, and only then did Gu An'an notice that Lin Zixing had only one character on the fan: "Quiet".
The gold trim and glitter accents give it an air of wealth.
"Whether he is Xue Pinggui or not is none of my business, but Young Master Lin can rest assured that I am not Wang Baochuan."
Jiang Yong'an was never an investment target for her, and Gu An'an had never intended to invest in marriage.
“That’s true.” Lin Zixing laughed. “You’re certainly not Wang Baochuan, Madam Gu. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Madam Gu, Chen Bei’s marriage has been arranged.”
Gu An'an's expression darkened upon hearing this. "Really?"
Why would I lie to you?
Lin Zixing admired the look of shock on his face. "He really is the third young master of the Chen family in Anzhou."
yes.
"So what if he's from a prestigious family?" Getting engaged when you're underage is truly appalling.
Gu An'an made up her mind, "I can't let Mingyi and the others get married so early."
Lin Zixing was taken aback upon hearing this, "..." Why did he feel that this was not the result he wanted?
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