Ji Xinhe laughed at what Lady Ding and Ji Xiulan had said, finding it funny. Becoming a scholar was a difficult task. Where did they get the confidence to think becoming a scholar was an easy task for Gao Zhiru simply because he was a promising student? His career as a public servant would not be a cakewalk either.
Not to mention, with the damaging rumors circulating about Ji Xiulan, even she could tell Gao Zhiru was hesitant and retreating. Yet, Ji Xiulan still saw herself as very desirable - this was utterly ridiculous!
Ji Xinhe let out a cold chuckle but didn’t have time to confront the two women. Instead, she quickly retreated to her room.
As soon as Ji Xinhe entered the room, Ji Dong asked her seriously, "What do you think?"
Ji Xinhe shrugged, "As for the behavior of Ji Xiulan and Lady Ding, don’t you already know my feelings about them?"
Ji Dong replied, "I was asking you about Liu Zhuang."
Ji Xinhe was taken aback, "Who’s Liu Zhuang?"
Ji Dong: "..."
"Liu Zhuang was the one who proposed marriage to our sister just now!" Xiao Bei couldn’t help interfering.
Only then did Ji Xinhe helplessly respond, "Brother, I don’t want to think about marriage yet."
Ji Dong frowned, "If you don’t marry now, it will be more difficult to find a match in a few years. Xinhe, you can’t joke about your lifetime happiness." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
"Brother, I’m not joking. If I’m to marry, shouldn’t it be someone I like? And shouldn’t I take my time to choose carefully instead of rushing? As far as I can see, we should focus on our grape wine business and how to make money. As for marriage, there’s no rush. Take your time to observe the character of your future mate. Otherwise what should I do if I marry a man like our father?"
Ji Dong spluttered in disgust, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xinhe burst out laughing. I wonder if Ji Dashan knows how much his son despises him?
Ji Xinhe then seriously added, "That’s why we can’t rush this."
Only then did Ji Dong nod in agreement, "At that, you do have a point."
Ji Xinhe secretly rejoiced at this, quickly adding, "Since we’ve decided on this, then we don’t need to rush the matter of marriage!"
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After successfully avoiding the marriage discussion, Ji Xinhe happily went out with Xiao Bei to the hills.
Since Ji Dong had to stay home to work on repairing the brick bed, he could only caution them to be careful on their way.
"Sister, are we going to the mountains again?" Xiao Bei who loved going out with his sister always discovered something fresh and exciting on these trips.
"Yes, we’ll check out if there are any wild grapes that we’ve missed. It would be a waste not to pick them. Once our grape wine is produced and sold for a high price, many people might want to steal our grapes," Ji Xinhe prepared ahead of time.
"Okay! Let’s go to the mountains and pick all the grapes!" Xiao Bei exclaimed excitedly.
Suddenly, Ji Xinhe sensed something was off. She instantly covered Xiao Bei’s mouth and listened attentively.
Feeling Ji Xinhe’s nervousness, Xiao Bei obediently stood still and remained silent.
Then, Ji Xinhe quickly pulled Xiao Bei behind a clump of bushes. From there, they could just make out a low conversation in the distance.
"Brother Zhiru, you’re still in school and yet you remember to come to see me. I’d be so upset if this hindered your studies."
The all-too-familiar yet sickeningly sweet voice wasn’t Ji Xiulan’s.
Ji Xinhe’s eyes flashed with intrigue and she couldn’t resist taking a sneak peek at the source of the voice.
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