Chapter 119: Marriage Negotiated

Be careful and prudent when you meet someone, and be open and generous when you discuss marriage, this is the sincerity of marriage.

To beat around the bush and be subtle at critical moments is just a joke.

Wang Qiluo watched all this from behind the screen, too nervous to speak.

Outside, Liu Shuhui saw General Wang showing off so many things. He finally frowned and asked, "Uncle Wang wants to marry me?"

"That's right!" General Wang said without any ambiguity. "To be honest, my little daughter has admired you for a long time and has mentioned your name to me many times. Her mother and I have carefully looked at you and feel that you are an upright person, Xiao Liu. I want to marry my little daughter to you."

Liu Shuhui's brows became more and more wrinkled, and he fell silent.

Seeing him hesitate, Jiang Shi at the side asked, "Could it be that Master Liu is already married in his hometown?"

Liu Shuhui shook his head, "That's not the case."

"Does that mean you already have a lover?"

"Not really." Liu Shuhui shook his head.

"What's going on? Are you dissatisfied with the dowry my family gave you?"

Liu Shuhui was silent at this time, with a look of rejection evident on his face.

Behind the screen, Wang Qiluo watched Liu Shuhui fall into silence, and her face instantly turned cold. As time passed, General Wang became impatient.

He is a warrior and he likes directness. He was attracted to Liu Shuhui because he was attracted by his straightforwardness.

But now, their family has shown great sincerity. If you don’t like it or think it’s too little, just say so.

What does this silence mean?

"Liu Shuhui, I am attracted to you not because you are the new champion. Even if you fail the imperial examination today and only get a place in the same class, I will still invite you to the banquet. You are hesitating now. Do you think our Wang family is too small?"

"No, Uncle Wang." Liu Shuhui said.

"What is that! If you despise my daughter, just say so!"

At this time, Wang Qiluo rushed out from behind the screen, "Dad, stop forcing Master Liu!"

Lu Lingyun didn't even try to stop her. As she ran out, she followed her out, "Qiluo, what are you doing out here!"

When it comes to marriage, it's the elders who discuss it, so even if it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. Everyone knows it and won't talk nonsense.

If girls sneak in, it's easy for rumors to spread.

"Why do I ask you to come out? Go back inside!" Jiang couldn't help but say.

Wang Qiluo stood in the middle. She looked at Liu Shuhui and said, "Mr. Liu, you don't have to care about what my parents said. If you don't want to, just leave."

Lu Lingyun was so confused after listening to what the silly girl said that she really lost her mind.

Without waiting for Liu Shuhui to speak, she looked at him and said, "Mr. Liu, I asked my uncle and aunt to recommend you as my matchmaker. I was attracted by your character at first, but marriage is a matter of mutual consent. It was my fault. If you don't want to, drink a glass of wine today and pretend it never happened."

She couldn't let Wang Qiluo, an unmarried girl, have a bad reputation.

She was already married anyway, and she was the one who acted as a matchmaker, so there was nothing wrong with her taking on the credit at this time.

As Lu Lingyun spoke, he poured a glass of wine on the table to end the situation.

Liu Shuhui looked at her and asked, "Are you the matchmaker for me?"

"Yes, I like your character and think you can be entrusted to my sister for life."

After Liu Shuhui's eyelashes fluttered, he pushed away Lu Lingyun's wine and said to General Wang, "Uncle Wang, I hesitated at first not because I was unhappy with Miss Wang, but because Shuhui is a poor boy. Although I have achieved fame, I have not held any official position. If you trust me, I will be appointed to an official position and come to marry Miss Wang."

"When the time comes, I just hope that my uncle will not think that I am a low-ranking official with a poor family."

Liu Shuhui's every word made a sound when it hit the ground.

He said it very seriously.

General Wang and Jiang were both stunned after hearing this. General Wang was the first to react, "You kid, why are you so stubborn about such a small matter! You are the new champion, and you are not in need of an official position!"

Liu Shuhui shook his head stubbornly and firmly, "I am a man, so I have to take responsibility. I don't have any official position, so I dare not ask a woman to entrust me with anything."

The second half of the sentence means that once you entrust someone with something, you have to take care of it for the rest of your life.

Wang Qiluo on the sidelines watched this scene in silence.

Liu Shuhui looked at her and asked seriously, "Miss Wang, are you willing to wait for me for a while?"

Wang Qiluo was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, her eyes twinkling with stars. After nodding, she grabbed Lu Lingyun's hand and quickly ran back into the house.

When General Wang and Jiang saw this, they all laughed.

General Wang pointed at Liu Shuhui and said, "You little bastard! You almost scared my daughter!"

"Xiao Liu, why are you so angry?" Jiang also laughed.

Liu Shuhui looked at the backs of Wang Qiluo and the other person as they left, then turned around and said to them, "Since the general and his wife trust me so much, I will naturally be more serious."

"Okay, let's eat."

"Yes, eat!"

Lu Lingyun was taken back to Wang Qiluo's room. During the whole process, Wang Qiluo kept chattering.

The little children's mentality and thoughts could not be hidden at all.

Over and over again, he was repeating the few sentences that Liu Shuhui had just said in the room.

She analyzed the other person's words over and over for a long time, and then said, "Sister, do you think that Mr. Liu said this on purpose because he was afraid that I would be embarrassed?"

"Do you think that stubborn donkey is the kind of person who cares about other people's face?" Lu Lingyun smiled.

"Sister, don't call Young Master Liu a stubborn donkey anymore!"

"Okay, okay," Lu Lingyun responded quickly, "You haven't even gotten married yet, and you've already made a move that's close to someone else's door."

"You are annoying, you are annoying!" Wang Qiluo hit Lu Lingyun.

After Lu Lingyun dodged twice, Wang Qiluo threw her into her arms and said, "Sister, is this really going to happen?"

"Okay, okay, you keep repeating these sentences. Are you worried about your Mr. Liu's character or are you worried that he won't be able to get an official position?"

"Of course I'm afraid of accidents." Wang Qiluo's voice became smaller and smaller.

Lu Lingyun said directly, "If he can't get an official position, I will donate one to him so that he can marry you!"

Wang Qiluo chuckled and nestled shyly in Lu Lingyun's arms, not saying anything else.

When Lu Lingjun came out of Wang's house, he happened to meet Liu Shuhui who had just finished the banquet. The Wang family arranged a carriage to take him back.

The two met at the door. When Liu Shuhui saw her, he asked, "Why do you trust me? Aren't you afraid that I'm unreliable and might harm your sister?"

Lu Lingyun smiled calmly and said without hesitation, "No, I believe you. I believe you must be a good person, and will be a good official and a good husband."

"I forgot to congratulate you, Mr. Liu. You will surely rise to prominence and realize your ambitions in the future."

Lu Lingyun left after saying this.

Liu Shuhui was stunned thinking about her words. After a while, he blinked his long eyelashes and said with more confidence and confidence, "Go back."

A few days later, official positions were assigned to the new recruits.

Liu Shuhui was appointed by the emperor himself as the prefect of Yangzhou.