"I don't know, I haven't thought about it." Huo Yanyu thought for a moment, then asked in return, "What about you? What kind of girl do you want to marry?"
Peng Silang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that he didn't know or hadn't thought about it, and happily replied, "I'm the same as you. I never knew what kind of girl I wanted to marry before, and I never thought about it. But I have been thinking about it these past few days."
Huo Yanyu's heart suddenly raced, and her hands became sweaty. She tried to pull away, but the other person wouldn't let go.
Peng Silang continued, "We're almost at Dalang Prefecture, and in two or three days we'll reach Kuncheng. I've thought this through a lot these past few days. I do have a girl I like, and someone I want to marry."
Huo Yanyu forcefully pulled her hand away: "You already have a girl you like and someone you want to marry. It's not appropriate for you to hold my hand like this!"
Peng Silang held on tightly, refusing to let go: "It's right, because the girl I'm holding is the one I like, the one I want to marry. She's always scolded me since we were little, and now that we're grown up, she'll not only scold me but also hit me. But I like her scolding and hitting me. I'd be willing to scold and hit her for a lifetime, as long as the girl I'm holding is willing to scold and hit me for a lifetime. I, Peng Lang, can play around with her for a lifetime."
For the first time in Huo Yanyu's more than ten years of life, she was at a loss as to how to deal with the situation at hand, and her mind was completely blank.
Peng Silang shook Huo Yanyu's hand: "So, Huo Yanyu, are you willing to marry me? Don't marry anyone else. I may not be as learned as others, and my martial arts skills may not be top-notch, but I am definitely the person in this world most tolerant of your beatings and scoldings. Even though you hit me and scold me, I don't hate it or find it annoying. On the contrary, I like it very much. If one day you stop hitting and scolding me, I will feel lost, I will feel sad, and I will feel helpless. Huo Yanyu, please consider marrying me, okay?"
Huo Yanyu slowly opened her eyes. The surrounding sandstorm had subsided. She looked at Peng Silang's sincere face and asked softly, "What if your mother doesn't like someone like me? You are a family of generals. Someone like Sister Huihui should be your daughter-in-law."
Peng Silang laughed: "Didn't you even think about what would happen if your father didn't like me? Your family has been scholars for generations, and three prime ministers have come from your family. As long as someone from your Huo family participates in the imperial examination, they are guaranteed a place in the top rank."
Huo Yanyu was taken aback.
Peng Silang raised his other hand, carefully pried open Huo Yanyu's eyes, brought them close, and gently blew out the sand that had gotten into her eyes.
Huo Yanyu blinked a few times, and it was clear that she no longer felt any discomfort.
Peng Silang continued, "I am the youngest son in the eldest branch of the Peng family, and in the middle of the entire family. I don't need a wife who can lead troops like my mother, nor do I have the burden on my eldest brother's shoulders. So, I can stay with you until we grow old, eat together until we grow old, drink together until we grow old, play together until we grow old, and live a life of bickering and joking. Huo Yanyu, don't marry anyone else, just marry me, okay?"
Huo Yanyu pursed her lips, about to speak, when she saw that everything around her was clear and the swirling sandstorm had stopped. She saw Cai Xiaolian and Gu Xin looking in her direction. Her face flushed, and she shook off Peng Silang and ran away.
Peng Silang tried to catch up, only to realize that everyone seemed to be watching them! Even with his thick skin, he was too ashamed to continue in this situation.
He scratched his head, watching Huo Yanyu's retreating figure, and muttered aggrievedly, "At least give me a response!"
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