Chapter 137 I Promise You
Xu Chuchu admitted that she had implicated Xiao Yu today, but if she had the chance to do it again, she would still make the same decision.
Because every decision she makes now is the optimal solution when she faces a dilemma.
She couldn't just watch Xiao Yu lose everything for her, nor could she just watch Da Ju appear and disappear in front of her.
If this decision leads to any bad consequences, she will bear the consequences herself.
Nothing in the world is perfect, she can only do her best.
"Pay back the money? I don't think so." Xiao Yu suddenly said, "It's so much money."
"Ah?" Xu Chuchu suddenly thought she had misheard.
Xiao Yu didn't show any of the impatience or boredom she had expected after hearing these explanations. Instead, she looked as if it was a matter of course. "This was originally the other party trying to trip him up. He deserves to spend so much money. Why give him more money? Are we giving him capital to mess things up next time? There's no end to it."
Originally, he had thought about sending ten thousand taels of gold to the Shen Mansion to settle the matter.
He had a rough idea of the Shen family's financial resources. His family had many treasures, all of which were heirlooms left by his ancestors. Each of them was priceless, but they could not be converted into cash for the time being.
It would probably be difficult for Chen Zhaozhi to directly take out ten thousand taels of gold in cash.
If he wanted to get so much money, he would have to rely on the power of his master, the Grand Master. However, the Grand Master held an important position in the court and was a favorite of the emperor. If he wasted so much money, it would easily attract the attention of other forces in the court and cause trouble.
So he concluded that ten thousand taels of gold would be enough to settle the matter.
But now that I've woken up from a good sleep and listened to what Xu Chuchu said, I feel like something is not right.
It was the other party who had been the first to sow discord and maliciously raise the price, and I was still so eager to give them so much money, wouldn't that be a loss of both the wife and the army? Not only did I make the other party happy, but I also made five thousand taels of gold for nothing?
There is no such outrageous thing in the world.
"Chu Chu." Xiao Yu suddenly asked again, "How many people know that Daju is your spirit pet?"
"No one knows." Xu Chuchu said very confidently.
She herself had suspected this before, wondering if they had known for a long time that Daju was her spirit pet and deliberately put it on the stage to lure them in to bid and then maliciously raise the price.
But after thinking about it, she felt that it was impossible. She had been in ancient times for so long and no one had ever mentioned this matter. The appearance of Daju today must be just a coincidence.
"That's right." Xiao Yu analyzed, "Today's incident was a trap set by Chen Zhaozhi, but they wanted you to buy the lotus cane. In the end, bidding on Daju was a complete accident."
"Lotus cane? The magic weapon before Daju came out?" Xu Chuchu recalled for a long time.
After so much trouble, she almost forgot what the lotus cane looked like.
"That's right," Xiao Yu said. "When the Lotus Cane was being auctioned, the host kept looking in our direction. When introducing it, he also repeatedly emphasized to us that it was a treasure gift to a beautiful woman and that it would capture her heart. Remember?"
"I don't remember." Xu Chuchu shook her head blankly.
"At the time, I thought they realized you were a woman and wanted to get a higher price for the goods." Xiao Yu sneered. "Now that I think about it, they must have been trying to lure us into a trap."
But to be honest, Xiao Yu really jumped into every trap like this. If there were any good things, he just wanted to buy them for Xu Chuchu.
If Xu Chuchu hadn't stopped him from buying it, he would have definitely made the bid. The other party really knew him well enough.
After calming down and connecting the previous clues together, many mysteries have been slowly solved.
Since you know that they are taking advantage of Xu Chuchu's softness and kindness to cause trouble, why should you do as they wish and become estranged from Xu Chuchu?
"So that's how it is. Chen Zhaozhi and the people at the auction have colluded." Xu Chuchu only vaguely realized it at this time, secretly admiring Xiao Yu's observation and analytical skills, "But what is their purpose in doing this?"
Now we can rule out the possibility that it was done to make money from Xiao Yu.
What other reason could there be? To pursue her? Xu Chuchu claimed that he didn't have the charm to make someone fall deeply in love with him after only meeting her twice.
Was it simply to disgust Xiao Yu? Spending the exorbitant price of five thousand taels of gold just to give him a painless blow?
She couldn't figure out the reason for a moment.
"Let's put the reasons aside for now." Xiao Yu cleared his throat. "Chu Chu, who told you that a few thousand taels of gold could make me 'bankrupt'?"
"Ah, isn't it?" Xu Chuchu realized that she had let the cat out of the bag, so she had to be honest. "When you went to the bank to change coins before, I secretly looked at your account..."
She remembered that Xiao Yu had more than 11,000 taels of gold and several thousand taels of silver in his account. Spending 8,000 taels to buy a cat was equivalent to bankrupting the whole family.
Did she see it wrong?
Xiao Yu sighed helplessly: "Chu Chu, you little fool, who would put all their property in a bank?"
"I, I can." Xu Chuchu said.
Every time she went to the bank to deposit money, the staff would give her a pot of oil with a smile.
"What if the bank collapses? What if they run away?" Xiao Yu suppressed a laugh. "The money in the bank is only a small part of my assets. I have shops, a warehouse for storing gold bars, and I've also made foreign loans... A mere few thousand taels of gold wouldn't be enough to wipe out everything."
"Is that so?" Xu Chuchu felt that his cognition collapsed again.
So what I saw last time wasn't all there was to it? This guy is way too rich! He's even a loan shark?!
"And even if I lose everything," Xiao Yu said slowly, "Chu Chu, I hope you won't stop me."
Xu Chuchu shook her head: "You don't know the prices, but I do. I don't want you to waste your money."
"It's not about the money." Xiao Yu gently held her fingertips, "I know you are doing this for my own good."
"But I also want you to understand that for me... I can earn money again if I lose it, but if you leave... I'll have nothing."
"What happened today wasn't your fault. I shouldn't have gotten mad at you. But don't stop me from being nice to you at any time, okay?"
The fearful and humble tone immediately pierced Xu Chuchu's heart like a knife.
"I won't leave you!" she said directly, "No matter how rich and powerful Chen Zhaozhi is, since I have you in my heart, I won't even look at him again."
"Really?" Xiao Yu was in a daze.
"Seriously." Xu Chuchu nodded vigorously. "You're so nice, how could I bear to leave you? You have to trust me too, and don't always worry that I'll run away with another man."
Xiao Yu had never heard such a straightforward and affirmative promise.
He hugged Xu Chuchu, let her chin rest on his shoulder, took several deep breaths, and then slowly said: "You promised me that you would never leave."
If you promise something, you must do it.
"I promise you, Ayu." Xu Chuchu suddenly called out a nickname she had never used before, hooked her arms around his neck, and kissed his cheek.
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