Chapter 31: Dissociating
The atmosphere was so tense that you could hear a pin drop in the room.
After a long time, Wen Wan sat up straight and asked, "Do you mean to marry me?"
Get married, these two words made Shen Yu frown.
Wen Wan looked at his expression and a flash of disappointment appeared in her eyes.
"It seems that she is not the wife married in a formal ceremony."
Wen Wan looked as if she had expected it. "Marriage is based on the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. To get married privately is to be a concubine. I'm just a concubine of a merchant. With this status, even an ordinary man, let alone Captain Zhou, would not marry me."
After a little thought, she understood the key.
This is indeed the case, and Shen Yu indeed planned to do so.
But……
These words coming out of her mouth made him feel a dull pain in his heart.
He originally thought that she was just a concubine of a merchant, and that giving her a place to live was a favor to her, but he forgot that she was not an ordinary woman.
He underestimated her.
Shen Yu is able to reach his current position, and he is definitely not a willful person. If he is wrong, it is wrong, and he will never make the same mistake again.
"Sorry, I take it back..."
Wen Wan chuckled and interrupted him.
"No need to apologize. In the eyes of the world, Captain Zhou is doing me a great favor by not minding my past as a merchant's concubine and accepting me as his mistress."
She paused, then continued, "You are already much better than any other man in the world. It's a pity that you are not my ideal man."
After she finished speaking, she announced the conclusion without waiting for Shen Yu's reaction.
"So, let's not talk about marriage and hurt feelings, let's just talk about the deal. Five hundred taels, that's the price of the pills. As for me helping you find something, that's another condition."
It seems that we can't have this meal together.
Wen Wan stood up and said before leaving: "I told Brother Gao the conditions I offered yesterday. You two can discuss it."
The innkeeper walked to the door and happened to meet Wen Wan who was coming out.
Wen Wan took the food box from her and said with a smile, "My husband doesn't have much of an appetite right now, so I'd better take this meal back home and eat it myself."
"Oh." The innkeeper was confused. Captain Zhou said he was hungry an hour ago, so why didn't he want to eat now?
He was just a waiter, and he didn't really care about what the customers told him to do.
After Wen Wan and the innkeeper left, Chen Yu stared deeply at the beams of the house, with an incomprehensible obscurity in his eyes.
*
Gao Ling rushed back to the inn in the afternoon.
After he came into the house, he washed his hands in the basin on the shelf while complaining.
"We turned that side hall upside down and dug out everything in the ancient tomb, but it's still not as good as the mountain temple we found last time. There were at least a few boxes of treasure in the mountain temple, but this time, there are only a few worthless broken clay pots."
Gao Ling wiped her hands with cotton cloth and turned to walk towards the bed.
"Alas, it's a pity that we still haven't found what we want. But fortunately, Miss Xiaowan is here. There will be opportunities in the future. At worst, we can dig up all the ancient tombs around the border town."
He talked for a long time but heard no response, so he looked towards the bed.
Seeing Shen Yu staring at the beams with empty eyes, he asked puzzledly: "What's wrong with you?"
Shen Yu finally moved his neck, turned his head, and said in a deep voice:
"She's angry."
"What?"
Gao Ling didn't understand his incoherent words at first, and it took her a while to figure out what he meant.
Gao Ling: "You mean, she got angry when you proposed to take her as your concubine?"
Shen Yu nodded with a dim look in his eyes.
After Shen Yu woke up yesterday, Gao Ling told Shen Yu the transaction conditions proposed by Wen Wan.
Wen Wan is a runaway concubine, and she wants a new identity, which is not difficult for Shen Yu.
Every year, countless survivors are rescued from the Mobei people. By finding the identity of an orphan, we can help her get an identity document.
But it is not easy for an orphan to live a stable life on her own.
Shen Yu had some admiration for Wen Wan, so he didn't mind taking her in and providing her with a living security.
This was also what Gao Ling meant at the time.
If it were any other woman, there would be no reason for her to disagree with this arrangement.
Gao Ling: "This shouldn't be the case. Five thousand taels of betrothal gifts, a legitimate new status, and a prosperous and stable life in the future. If she gives birth to a child for you in the future, you will not treat her with contempt. What else can she be dissatisfied with?"
Shen Yu said nothing.
Gao Ling snorted coldly and said, "Could it be that she, a concubine of a merchant, wants to be your legal wife? Is she crazy, or are we all crazy?"
Shen Yu heard this and sighed, "Forget it. Since she doesn't want this arrangement, then let's do it according to her terms."
"Okay. Let's give her a new identity as an orphan. I want to see how an orphan like her can survive in this chaotic world!"
Gao Ling looked like he was waiting for a good show.
Shen Yu's expression remained unchanged, but when his eyes drooped, he looked a little lonely.
*
After that unpleasant parting day, Wen Wan didn't go to Shen Yu's room to see him for two days.
It was Gao Ling who ran back and forth between them to pass on messages.
The two sides reached a cooperation agreement. They helped her to obtain identity documents, and she promised to help them find the ancient tomb.
When Gao Ling asked about the name of her new identity Wen Die, Wen Wan hesitated for a moment and simply used the name she had before traveling through time, which was Wen Wan.
Three days later, Shen Yu's injuries had healed somewhat, and he could barely withstand the bumpy ride in the carriage.
So, the huge team prepared to set off back to the border town.
Wen Wan packed her things and came to the door of the inn.
A luxurious carriage stopped in front of the huge team. It was obvious who was in the carriage.
"Sister-in-law, please get in the carriage."
A familiar young man came over to help her with her luggage and greeted her with a silly smile.
Wen Wan recognized him as one of the young men digging in the Niangniang Temple.
She glanced at the other young men who were furtively looking at her, then said loudly:
"Don't yell anymore from now on. Captain Zhou and I are not that kind of relationship. A few days ago, in order to conceal our identities, we had to cooperate with the performance. I am a woman and will return to the city to get married and have children in the future. I can't be careless about my reputation."
After saying that, Wen Wan did not get on the carriage, but followed the team to the back and walked towards the carriage carrying goods.
In the carriage, Shen Yu, who was half leaning back for a nap, suddenly opened his eyes.
He lifted the car curtain and looked back sharply.
The petite woman had to use her hands and feet to climb onto the freight wagon.
That look is three parts funny and seven parts cute.
Yes, that funny look was actually cute in his eyes!
Shen Yu felt that there might be something wrong with his eyes recently, and he must have been irritated by her.
"You're so eager to draw a line between you and him!"
This damn girl is really brave!
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