He remained silent for only a moment before Su Yushan's cherry lips slowly pouted, a soft snort escaping her nose, seemingly quite displeased. Seeing this, Hongli pulled her into his arms, embracing her tightly, and planted a light, fleeting kiss on her lips, a low chuckle following.
"I easily won you over body, but I went through countless hardships to win your heart. I treasure you, so how could I not cherish you? As for you, I gave you my heart a long time ago. Will you cherish me?"
There seemed to be no absolute answer to this question. After careful consideration, Su Yushan replied seriously:
"When you only have me in your heart, I will cherish you. But life is too long, and passionate love will eventually fade into ordinariness. If one day I lose my attraction to you, you get tired of this relationship, or your heart belongs to someone else, then I will let go and no longer cherish it."
As she spoke, her gaze was calm and composed, devoid of any sullenness or joking; her state of mind seemed remarkably at peace. Even as a hypothetical scenario, Hongli found it hard to accept just imagining it. He swept his long arm around her, encircling her and pulling her close to his shoulder, holding her tightly as if she were the most precious treasure in the world.
"That day will never come. My heart belongs only to you. No one can take it away, and you are not allowed to let go. You must hold on to me tightly."
The vow is moving precisely because it is so beautiful, inspiring longing. Even knowing that the road ahead will not be smooth, she still follows him forward without hesitation, hugging him tightly and responding with a soft "hmm".
However, Hongli was not satisfied with her response. "Just an 'hmm'? Isn't that a bit perfunctory?"
"So what should we say to show sincerity?"
After a moment's thought, Hongli smiled meaningfully, "It's fine if you don't say anything, just do more."
"Again?" Su Yushan looked frightened and tried to get up to run away, but he pulled her into his arms and started negotiating, "Do you still want to help Li Yu?"
Su Yushan shook her head vigorously, "I don't want to. He'd better pray for himself!"
He couldn't even threaten her? Tsk! A miscalculation! Unwilling to give up, he coaxed again, "Then you don't want to help Yunfang?"
"This is a good opportunity to test Li Yu. Yunfang can just stand by and watch."
She was determined not to be coerced, and Hongli had no choice but to let go. "Actually, I also want to see just how far Li Yu can go for Yunfang."
The two agreed not to interfere for the time being. The next day, Su Yushan told Li Yu that since Fourth Master wouldn't budge, there was nothing she could do. Li Yu could only continue to think of ways.
"How about I introduce a wife to Demin?"
However, Demin was not easily fooled; he would certainly not be interested in ordinary women. After thinking it over, Li Yu's gaze couldn't help but fall on Chang Yue.
"Sister Changyue, you're not engaged yet! What do you think of Demin? Would you like to consider him?"
Upon hearing this, Chang Yue, who was pouring tea, immediately blushed and scoffed, "What nonsense are you talking about! Don't go around playing matchmaker!"
Li Yu was just grasping at straws when he was in a desperate situation, and Su Yushan took it as a joke. However, the slight embarrassment on Chang Yue's face made Su Yushan realize that Li Yu had probably unintentionally touched on something.
However, the most urgent task at hand is to resolve Li Yu's matter; other matters can be discussed later.
Unable to reach a conclusion, Li Yu had no choice but to go to Demin again. "Brother, I've already apologized to you. What do you want from me to give up on Yunfang?"
"How about I introduce you to a wife? Just tell me which girl you like, and I'll make sure it works for you."
Demin ignored him, so he had to resort to a last resort: "How about I give you some silver, thirty taels, enough for you to get married."
Demin stopped, glanced at him, and continued walking forward. Li Yu felt that things were going well, so he raised the price again, "Fifty taels, is that alright? That's enough for you to take another concubine."
Demin snorted dismissively, while Li Yu gritted his teeth. "Eighty taels! That's the most I can go. I still need to save some money to get married!"
Ignoring his reply, Li Yu steeled his resolve, "One hundred taels! This is my limit. As the saying goes, leave a way out for others, so you can meet again in the future..."
Before Li Yu could finish speaking, Demin said, "Deal!"
"..." So his goal was money! Li Yu never expected this, and his eyes widened in shock as he looked at him.
“I always thought that an upright person like you wouldn’t be tempted by money, so I never mentioned silver to you. Today, I was forced to resort to this tactic, but I never expected you to agree. Demin, I really misjudged you!”
Demin stopped and said righteously, "Even the most upright person needs to eat."
Li Yu sighed inwardly at his miscalculation. He had thought Demin wouldn't agree, which was why he had quoted one hundred taels. Now, he suddenly felt a pang of regret. "Isn't one hundred taels a bit too much? Should we discuss it again?"
Demin raised an eyebrow and glanced at him sideways, "Yunfang isn't even worth a hundred taels?"
Li Yu immediately clarified, "She is priceless, but you shouldn't take this opportunity to blackmail me, should you?"
Demin did this because he had asked Fourth Master yesterday what Li Yu cared about most. Fourth Master said that the boy only cared about money, which was why Demin made him reluctantly part with what he wanted to see if Li Yu was willing to exchange it for money.
Unexpectedly, Li Yu, who has always been greedy for money, was willing to spend one hundred taels of silver to arrange this marriage!
Li Yu never squandered the rewards that Fourth Master gave him, but secretly saved them all. He didn't drink with others or buy things indiscriminately. This must be the savings he had accumulated over the years.
This shows that he really cares about Yunfang.
At this point, Demin stopped making things difficult for him and agreed to give up the marriage for one hundred taels of silver.
Although Li Yu was reluctant to part with the hundred taels of silver, he thought of Yunfang and hardened his heart, throwing the silver to Demin. "Money can be earned back, but a wife can never be won back. Take it! I don't care!"
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
