Chapter 3 Lu Yan agreed
"Don't say we bullied your family when you go out." Yang shook her sleeves without even looking at the siblings. "It was my mother-in-law's idea to let Gu Leyou marry Lu Ting."
The mother-in-law that Yang mentioned was the mother of the Gu brothers. She had been a widow for many years and was selfish. She always favored the eldest and youngest sons. She would agree to whatever Yang whispered in her ear.
"Yes, yes." Gu Haixiong lowered his head and said timidly, "Since it is mother's wish, I will go to the Lu family to propose marriage tomorrow."
"No need, I'll go for you." Yang interrupted.
"Okay, all is fine. I'll listen to my sister-in-law." Gu Haixiong no longer dared to object.
On the second day, Yang came to Lu Ting's house with an arrogant attitude.
"I'm here to propose marriage." She still had the same arrogant look as last night, but unfortunately Lu Ting didn't fall for it.
"Talk about marriage? I didn't say I wanted to get married." Lu Ting was busy taking care of the child who had a fever in the bed, and spoke even less.
The child is in poor health. He went out to play too late yesterday and was caught in the wind. He developed a fever in the middle of the night and the fever hasn't gone down until now.
"What's the matter? You're an uneducated hunter with a little burden, but you don't want a wife when she's offered to you?" Yang was disgusted by Lu Ting's attitude and became more sarcastic.
"Xiao Yao is not a burden." Lu Ting wiped Lu Yao's sweat with a handkerchief dipped in cold water and replied in a cold voice.
"Stop talking nonsense. Our family will marry Le You to you. How much will you offer as a betrothal gift?" Yang's patience was almost exhausted and she finally revealed her true colors.
In fact, she had already negotiated a price with the human trafficker to sell Gu Leyou to the town as a maid. Unexpectedly, Gu Leyou's reputation was too bad and the news had spread to the town in the past two days, so the human trafficker went back on his word.
Yang was of course unwilling to see the deal that was just about to be blown. Her daughter Gu Mingyue just happened to instigate her to marry Gu Leyou to Lu Ting, so she came up with the idea of asking Lu Ting for a large sum of money as a betrothal gift.
"I told you, I don't want to get married." Lu Ting's good temper was almost worn out, and his already cold tone was filled with murderous intent, "And I don't have the money to give you a betrothal gift."
His livelihood was hunting in the mountains, and he was not rich to begin with. In addition, Xiao Yao was in poor health and needed to see a doctor and take medicine all the time. The two of them had always been living beyond their means, so how could they have any spare money to satisfy Yang's appetite?
Yang slammed the table and stood up, "No, you must marry Gu Leyou and give me a betrothal gift of ten gold coins!"
Lu Ting looked at her as if she were a madman, "Why?"
"Just because you don't agree, I'll go out and accuse you of molesting me!" Yang really had no bottom line when she started to throw a tantrum. She untied her belt with her own hands and loosened her collar. "Let everyone in the surrounding area know that you are a beast in human clothing! Let's see which doctor will come to treat your sick little kid in the future!"
Lu Ting was also a little annoyed, but Yang's threat really hit his soft spot.
He never took the rumors to heart, nor did he worry about not having a doctor to treat Xiaoyao. It was just that his and Xiaoyao's identities were a bit troublesome, and if exposed it would bring disaster, so they always acted in a low profile. But if Yang deliberately spreads the news, it might really cause trouble.
"I promise you." Lu Ting took a deep breath and said helplessly, "But you have to give me some time for the ten gold betrothal gift. I'll go hunting in the mountains to earn money."
"That won't work. What if you change your mind?" Yang thought that her despicable means had worked, and she said in a long voice while sorting out her clothes.
"I'm a man of my words. I'll definitely give it to you if I agree." Lu Ting really had nothing to say to this shrew. "Or you can look for it in my house. If you find anything valuable, it's all yours."
Yang looked around with disdain and found that he was indeed penniless. "Okay, but I'll only give you one month. If you can't come up with ten gold coins, I have plenty of ways to deal with you!"
Family-oriented.
It was already noon when Gu Leyou woke up. It was raining heavily outside the window. The endless sound was irritating. Her forehead was aching slightly and her stomach was growling.
"Sister, you're awake." Gu Leshu stood by the bed, his eyes sparkling.
"Is there anything to eat?" Gu Leyou said weakly as he struggled to sit up.
"Yes." Gu Leshu nodded and brought a bowl of porridge from the side. "I specially left it for lunch. It's still hot."
After Gu Leyou finished drinking the porridge, he noticed the wound on Gu Leshu's forehead. It was still bloody. It looked like it had only been wiped around and not treated.
"Why hasn't the wound been treated?" She frowned and asked worriedly.
"I'm fine." Gu Leshu seemed to want to smile to let his sister not worry, but he couldn't smile halfway. "Sister, your marriage is still settled. Mother said that my aunt went to Brother Lu's house early in the morning to propose marriage, and Brother Lu agreed."
He felt very incompetent for not being able to prevent the marriage.
"What?" Gu Leyou thought that his parents would not be able to bear the pressure and agree to the marriage, but he did not expect Yang to act so quickly.
She didn't care about her still weak body and struggled to get out of bed and put on her clothes.
"Where are you going, sister?" Gu Leshu asked hurriedly, "It's still raining outside!"
"Of course I'll go find Brother Lu and discuss it." Gu Leyou explained simply, "Ask my parents to help me talk to them." After that, she put on her straw raincoat and walked out quickly.
She still remembered the way to Lu Ting's house, but when she arrived she found that he was not there, and there was only a cute little child at home.
"Sister? Who are you?" The child looked very sensible, not crying or making a fuss, and asked while blinking his big eyes.
"My name is Gu Leyou." Gu Leyou rubbed the top of the child's head and replied softly, "Are you Brother Lu's child?"
"My name is Lu Yao." Xiao Yao did not deny, "Are you the one who is going to marry Daddy?"
"There are some misunderstandings here. I came here to discuss this matter with your father. Do you know when he will be back?" When Gu Leyou put down his hand, he touched Xiaoyao's wrist pulse and his heart trembled slightly.
"This morning, a very fierce mother-in-law forced Daddy to marry you, and she also asked for a lot of money. Daddy went into the mountains to hunt, and I don't know when he will be back." Xiao Yao's voice was filled with worry.
Although Xiaoyao's words were vague, it was enough for Gu Leyou to understand the whole story. Her eyes dimmed and she whispered, "I'm sorry, I have implicated you and Brother Lu."
"Daddy said you're not a bad person." Xiao Yao was silent for a moment before speaking in a baby voice, "You were forced into this, too."
Unexpectedly, after only meeting him once, Lu Ting actually trusted him so much. Gu Leyou felt even more guilty. "How about this, I'll help you get rid of your old illness. It's my token of my love, okay?"
Xiao Yao was a little surprised, "How did you know?"
"Sister is a very good doctor." Gu Leyou rarely showed a slightly proud smile.
In modern times, she is a descendant of a branch of a famous traditional Chinese medicine family. She has been exposed to traditional Chinese medicine since childhood. Since her biological mother is a Western medicine doctor, she has also dabbled in Western medicine, but she is more proficient in traditional Chinese medicine. I just touched Xiaoyao's wrist pulse accidentally and already had a rough idea of his condition, but how could such a young child...
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