At the market, Li Nian spent ten taels of silver to buy the little girl.
How ridiculous! A living human life is not even as valuable as a replica of a flower bag.
Li Nian personally untied the ropes tied around the little girl.
The girl next to her was still begging desperately, tears welling up in her eyes: "Sister, please buy me! I'm very obedient."
Li Nian seemed not to hear and walked towards the exit of the market holding the little girl's hand.
Shen Qianye saw the familiar carriage tied at the intersection of Fangshi. Could it be that the girl he saw that day was in Fangshi?
His restless heart tensed, fearing this was just another illusion. He hurried along the streets of Fangshi, occasionally stepping into the gutter without a care, his eyes anxiously searching for the figure in his mind.
Until a petite figure in light blue slowly walked towards him from the other end of the dilapidated street.
Shen Qianye was instantly nailed to the spot, a light immediately lit up in his eyes, his sight was involuntarily attracted, and his beating heart rose and fell like a drum.
The young man's love was so obvious that he couldn't hide it at all, and he didn't even notice that someone had stopped in front of him.
Until Li Sisi's voice sounded: "Are you Bai Ying's second brother, Shen Qianye?"
Shen Qianye suddenly came back to his senses, and it took a lot of effort to barely restrain the joy in his heart and make his attitude look as calm as possible.
But the corners of his mouth couldn't be restrained: "Yes, I am Bai Ying's second brother Shen Qianye, are you Bai Ying's friends?"
Shen Qianye didn't expect that fate would be so wonderful. The girl he liked turned out to be his sister's friend.
"By the way, I wonder if you have had lunch? I know a very delicious restaurant. How about we go there together? I'll call Bai Ying too." Shen Qianye was so nervous that his palms were sweaty.
He had no experience in pursuing girls. When he was pursued by girls in the past, they would either give him gifts or create opportunities for him to be alone with them.
Now I can only imitate their methods, but I don’t know if this will be too presumptuous?
Li Sisi was taken aback by his enthusiastic attitude. He was so aloof the last time they met. If she hadn't been with Bai Ying at the time, he probably wouldn't even look at her and would have turned around and walked away.
"No need, we have something to do at home, let's get together next time." Li Nian looked up at Shen Qianye, thinking to himself, isn't this kid a little too tall?
The soft voice penetrated the eardrum like a lingering spring breeze. Even if it was a rejection, it sounded like she was acting coquettishly to Shen Qianye.
The disappointment of being rejected was instantly replaced by joy. He smirked and said enthusiastically, "Then I'll take you home. I just saw your carriage at the street corner."
Fearing rejection, he found another excuse to go along: "I'm going to look for Brother Pei, you guys don't mind giving me a ride?"
“Okay, then I’ll trouble Shen…” Li Sisi thought about it and chose a more appropriate name, “Brother Qianye.”
Li Sisi's words reminded Shen Qianye that he didn't even know the girl's name!
"Miss Sisi, why don't you just call me Qianye? I'm not necessarily younger than you."
Li Sisi said bluntly, "I'm eighteen, my sister is nineteen, and you're only seventeen this year, right? There's nothing wrong with calling you brother."
"It's only two years apart." Shen Qianye muttered softly, then raised his sparkling eyes to look at Li Nian and asked, "Then what should I call you, girl?"
"My name is Li Nian. You can call me Sister Nian Nian or just call me my full name," Li Nian replied.
"Nian Nian." Shen Qianye's dark eyes and voice were filled with obvious joy: "I'll call you Nian Nian! After all, you and my sister are friends, so we are friends too. Calling you by your full name would seem both unfamiliar and impolite."
His eyes fell on the little girl that Li Nian was holding, and he asked in surprise, "Are you here in the market to buy a maid for your family?"
Li Sisi answered readily: "Yes, are you here to buy a girl too?"
“I…” Shen Qianye looked at Li Nian and chuckled softly, “I’m here to look for someone.”
"Have you found it?" Li Sisi opened her eyes in confusion. "Who are you looking for? Do you want us to help you find it? There is strength in numbers."
"Found it." The boy's voice was full of youthful magnetism, and his brisk tone revealed his frank joy without any concealment.
Li Sisi realized belatedly that while this guy was talking, his eyes kept drifting towards Nian Nian.
"Why don't we go back first!" Li Nian said softly. The bustling market town wasn't a good place to reminisce.
Besides, she was not familiar with Shen Qianye, the little girl's body was dirty and messy, and the scalp area also needed to be checked by Doctor Pei.
Shen Qianye responded cheerfully: “Nian Nian is right, let’s go back and talk slowly.”
He calmly slowed down his pace and walked side by side with Li Nian, not too far away but not too close.
When they arrived at the street corner, he took the initiative to untie the carriage and helped the little girl into the carriage. Seeing that Li Nian was petite, he took the initiative to extend his hand to help.
Li Nian turned slightly to the side, pretending not to see his outstretched hand, and said politely and distantly, "Thank you."
Shen Qianye was rejected again, and he felt a little nervous. Could it be that he behaved too recklessly and scared the girl?
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