Gu Jiangli hadn't expected Jiang Huaizhi to make such a fast progress.
She feigned shyness and immediately agreed: "Young Master is so kind and righteous, I am unworthy of your kindness."
"It's not a matter of marrying above my station. Miss Gu is gentle and virtuous, and she is the object of affection for many young men in the city. This marriage should be considered a stroke of good fortune for me. Miss Gu is waiting for me at home, and I will come to propose marriage tomorrow."
Gu Jiangli said shyly, "Young Master, please call me Jiangli from now on."
"Alright, then Jiang Li doesn't need to call me Young Master anymore, it sounds too formal. Just call me Huaizhi."
Gu Jiangli nodded gently, a blush rising to her cheeks.
Jiang Huaizhi glanced at her somewhat awkwardly and said, "Jiang Li, you should change your clothes first. I'll arrange a carriage to take you back."
"Thank you... Huaizhi."
Jiang Huaizhi always maintained a polite demeanor, and upon hearing her words, he turned and left the room.
Outside, Huaiyu had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing him come out, they hurriedly went to greet him.
"Young master, are you really going to marry the Gu family's daughter?" Huaiyu asked anxiously.
Jiang Huai smiled faintly: "Yes."
"Why? Young master, didn't you say you would never marry? What's so special about the Gu family girl that made you change your mind?"
"Because she wants to marry me," Jiang Huaizhi said casually, with a touch of nonchalance.
Huaiyu was even more surprised when she heard his words.
"Just because Miss Gu likes you? But... so many women like you, yet you haven't married them all."
Jiang Huaizhi stopped in his tracks, his expression suddenly turning serious: "Huaiyu, she's different."
"At the city lord's birthday banquet, she deliberately bumped into me and deliberately made it clear in front of me that Huaisong had molested her."
"After the birthday banquet, she deliberately waited for me at Wenxiang Tower for several days, wearing a cloak."
"Today he deliberately fell into the water again, and even deliberately..."
Kiss him.
Before he finished speaking, his expression became even more resolute: "In short, all these 'deliberate' actions she's taken recently have been to get closer to me. Since she's already made such a concerted effort, of course I have to grant her wish."
“Young master, you’ve seen it all clearly. This Miss Gu is obviously scheming to get close to you. Shouldn’t you be staying away from her?”
“Huaiyu, although Miss Gu is cunning, she would never harm me. Besides, being cunning is a good thing. If she enters the City Lord’s Mansion, she will definitely be able to make things very difficult for him.”
Huaiyu seemed to understand his intention and suddenly fell silent.
After a long while, he tentatively revealed a suspicious look and asked:
"Is this really why you married Miss Gu, young master? Or is it simply because you also like her?"
Jiang Huai was stunned, staring wide-eyed as he turned his head:
"Me? Like her? How could that be?"
Seeing his firm denial, Huaiyu muttered softly, "Why is it impossible? Miss Gu is beautiful and smart. What's so strange about liking her?"
But Jiang Huaizhi still overheard these words.
“Huaiyu, you’re really overthinking it. You should know better than anyone else that all women are the same in my eyes.”
Looking at his earnest eyes, Huaiyu didn't bring up the matter again: "Alright, alright, it's enough that you know your own heart, young master."
Jiang Huai nodded, turned around, walked to the front of the carriage, and asked again, "Do you know whose child is the one who pushed Miss Gu into the water?"
When Huaiyu got down to business, his expression became much more serious: "We've found out. It's the youngest son of the Chen family. Not long ago, Miss Gu tricked Chen Ying into drinking tea laced with gold juice at Wenxiang Tower. I guess he holds a grudge against Miss Gu because of that incident, and today he sent his younger brother to take revenge."
“Chen Ying…” Jiang Huaizhi repeated the name. “His family owns a cloth shop. I remember I already asked you to get rid of his family’s cloth shop. How come he still has the leisure to seek revenge on Miss Gu?”
"The news just came in that the cloth shop is still there, having been saved by Sun Chan of the Sun family."
"She actually has this ability?"
"She spent a lot of money, and she resolved all the bad debts we had created for the Chen family."
"This Sun Chan, it seems she's involved in today's events too. Why is she everywhere?"
"Perhaps it's because she likes you, that she's particularly interested in the things you get involved in."
Jiang Huaizhi seemed to have heard something he didn't want to hear and fell silent.
After a long while, he said again, "I remember that Sun Chan is of marriageable age."
"Yes, she is the same age as Miss Gu."
"Then let's arrange a marriage for her."
Jiang Huaizhi's eyes were unfathomable, making it impossible for anyone to read his thoughts.
But Huaiyu knew that this was the expression her young master would show when he was thinking of something bad.
It seems that Miss Sun's upcoming marriage will definitely cause her a lot of pain.
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In the attic.
Gu Jiangli put on the last coat and finally felt refreshed.
Lotus stood to the side, a smile she couldn't suppress on her lips: "Congratulations, Miss, on achieving your wish. Apart from his poor health, the eldest young master has all the best qualities. He is indeed the most suitable husband for you. When Master and Madam find out, they will surely be happy too."
Gu Jiangli smiled faintly and remained silent.
She was finally going to marry Jiang Huaizhi, and her mission was finally about to take another step forward.
The thought of stepping into the city lord's mansion again evoked mixed feelings in me.
That was, after all, the place where the original owner had lived for nearly twenty years.
Every day in the city lord's mansion, the original owner was under a lot of pressure. Her mother-in-law disapproved of her, her father-in-law didn't interfere in the affairs of the inner quarters, her husband only liked her beauty and never treated her well, and the child he found was an ungrateful wretch.
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