Gu Yanbai led her to an empty room and asked, "So, what do you want to see me about?"
"Can I borrow some money from you?" she stammered, her face flushed.
"No!"
"I'm no good at all, why should I help you?" Gu Yanbai refused outright.
Su Nianxue gritted her teeth; these were the words she had used to curse him by the river that day.
He's still angry!
"Then... are you still looking for a wife?" As soon as the words left her mouth, she wished she could bite her tongue off.
I meant to be more tactful, but I got nervous and it turned out like this...
Gu Yanbai was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
Su Nianxue took a deep breath. Since she was already here, she had to find out the truth.
"Didn't you send someone to my house to propose marriage last time? I agree to this marriage."
As soon as she said it, she lowered her head tightly. What kind of young lady would personally come to propose marriage?
She's probably the first one!
After not hearing his voice for a while, Su Nianxue grew anxious and quickly looked up. "Are you going to agree or not? Give me a straight answer!"
He was tall, a full head taller than Su Nianxue, and looked to be about 1.8 meters tall.
Gu Yanbai was completely stunned; she had no idea how to deal with him so directly!
Seeing her looking at him nervously, he coughed lightly, "You...you really agree?"
"right."
"Alright, I'll send someone to propose marriage again tomorrow." But there was something strange about the corners of his mouth; why did it keep turning upwards?
He adjusted it several times, and his face finally returned to normal.
"No need for tomorrow, let's do it now! Let's consider this our engagement."
"No, isn't this a bit too casual?" This feels like a dream, the speed is unbelievable.
If it were even faster, wouldn't it be...?
He quickly patted his cheeks, probably because he had drunk too much and was hallucinating!
Seeing that he agreed, Su Nianxue felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders.
Remembering Su Jianguo, she quickly added, "However, I want the bride price now, what do you think..."
After saying this, she lowered her head in shame, feeling like she wasn't a good person.
It's obvious from those words that he's after money. I wonder what he'll think of me?
"Has something happened to your family?" He stared intently at her.
Otherwise, why would she suddenly come to our door and demand a bride price right away?
Su Nianxue wasn't used to his focused gaze.
But considering that she had just agreed to the marriage, it wouldn't be good for her to show resistance now.
She forced herself not to avoid his gaze and answered honestly.
“My dad had an accident. He was plowing the field when an ox gored him.”
He's still lying in the health center, waiting for surgery!
Our family has no money, so…
She felt somewhat embarrassed; wasn't this blatant exploitation?
But she didn't want to lie to him. Her motives were indeed impure, and it was understandable that he was angry.
Surprisingly, Gu Yanbai's expression didn't change at all; he simply said, "Wait here, I'll go get the money."
He returned quickly with a wad of cash and stuffed it directly into her hand.
"Take these and use them first. We'll talk about it if you need more."
Looking at the thick wad of cash in her hand, Su Nianxue quickly waved her hand, "No need, this should be enough."
In today's village, a bride price of 500 yuan is considered high.
Judging by the thickness of this stack of money, it's clearly more than five hundred.
Holding so much money in her hand, she felt incredibly guilty and a strange pang of sadness.
Gu Yanbai swung his long legs and got on the bicycle. "Get on, I'll take you to the hospital."
Su Nianxue was feeling dizzy, so she got into the car with him.
The bicycle wobbled along, but soon we arrived at the hospital.
With the money, Su Jianguo was quickly sent to the county hospital.
Without saying a word, the doctor scheduled the surgery.
Throughout the entire process, Gu Yanbai worked alongside them.
After Su Jianguo entered the operating room, Su Nianxue remembered his friends at the same table and said to him, "You go ahead and get busy!"
He did have something to do, and seeing this, he didn't refuse, saying, "I'll come see you again after I've finished taking care of it."
Su Nianxue instinctively wanted to say no need to come, but the words that came out were, "Okay."
The betrothal gifts have been received, so the marriage is now a done deal.
She has to work on getting used to his presence in her life.
Wang Lanhua, considering her status as an elder and having seen Su Jianguo enter the operating room, felt genuinely grateful to Gu Yanbai.
"Yanbai, thank you for today."
If you hadn't arrived in time, his father would have been in danger.
"Once your uncle recovers, I'll help you with the wedding arrangements."
Compared to Wang Lanhua's enthusiasm, Gu Yanbai simply gave a curt "hmm" and walked towards the door.
Wang Lanhua and her son didn't take it seriously. He was just a good-for-nothing, what kind of manners could you expect from him?
In the corridor outside the operating room, the family of three stood waiting.
Wang Lanhua's eyes flickered slightly. "Nianxue, how much dowry did you ask him for?"
"I asked him for five hundred yuan."
We've paid the hospital fees, and there's still some money left.
"Let's save the rest of the money to help my dad recover!"
Su Nianxue didn't tell the truth; Gu Yanbai gave her a full six hundred yuan.
Wang Lanhua did the math in her mind and thought that the amount of the bride price was normal; some families in the village didn't even have that much!
"Why don't you just keep the money for me?"
"You're just a little kid, jumping around all the time. It would be such a waste if you fell!" She had always been in charge of the family's money, and this money was no exception.
"When did I jump around?"
Besides, I'm not a child anymore; I know how to spend this money.
Given her character, if the money gets into her hands, it probably won't be long before it ends up in her brother's pocket.
"Su Nianxue, you really don't understand the rules. Whose betrothal money isn't kept by the parents?"
There's no reason for someone to hold onto something like that!
Seeing that Wang Lanhua had not gotten any money, Su Jiaojiao immediately reprimanded her.
"This money was earned by me, so it should naturally belong to me."
If you want to use money, go exchange it yourself.
Dad's still in the operating room. Do you think this is the time to discuss this?
Su Nianxue felt heartbroken for Su Jianguo, who usually treated her and her daughter so well.
But he was still in the operating room, his life hanging in the balance, and all they were thinking about was the money in her hands.
Su Jiaojiao curled her lip in disdain and muttered something under her breath.
"What's so great about marrying a good-for-nothing?"
"I'd like to see how you cry later!"
The thought of Su Nianxue's miserable future made her feel very relieved.
Anyway, she'll definitely be better than Su Nianxue in the future.
Wang Lanhua pinched her. "This brat, how can she be so heartless?"
It's enough to keep this to yourself; there's no need to argue about who's right or wrong.
What if she changes her mind?
Who will pay back the money then?
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