Li Pei stopped in his tracks, somewhat surprised. "Ayu, you didn't leave?"
Gu Ciyu chuckled, "How could I miss such a wonderful show?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Lin Jiudong's departing figure not far away, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
“I just—” Li Pei realized she was angry and explained with distress, “I didn’t believe what she said.”
Gu Ciyu turned to look at him: "Why?"
"Huh?" Li Pei was caught off guard, not expecting her to ask such a question.
He thought for a moment and replied frankly, "Of course it's because I trust Ah Yu. Ah Yu wouldn't do such a thing."
Gu Ciyu's smile deepened, and she muttered, "Really? I'm relieved to hear that."
"What did you say?" Li Pei asked her again, not having heard her clearly.
Gu Ciyu shook her head: "It's nothing."
call out--
The sound of fireworks being ignited and launched into the sky could be heard not far away.
Gu Ciyu turned her head to look over: "The village is really rich this year, all thanks to Lin Qixia." She said with emotion, her eyes narrowing slightly at the end.
It seems they weren't genuinely happy about what Lin Qixia had done.
Snap!
Fireworks burst in the sky, their brilliant colors illuminating Gu Ciyu's profile.
“Yes,” Li Pei remarked, turning to look at her.
At this moment, Gu Ciyu's expression had returned to normal.
After staring at her for a moment, the boy suddenly spoke up, "I'm about to go to the capital for the imperial examination. Could you—wait for me at home?"
"Waiting for what?" Gu Ciyu asked, her eyes flickering as she stared at him.
Li Pei cleared his throat and said seriously, "Wait for me to come back and marry you."
Gu Ciyu smiled and said, "Okay."
"Really? Really?" Li Pei asked, his face full of surprise.
I didn't expect Gu Ciyu to agree so readily.
Gu Ciyu raised her hand and tapped his head: "You don't believe me?"
"I believe you! Of course I believe you!" Li Pei's eyes were filled with joy; he was finally relieved.
He took Gu Ciyu's hand and watched the fireworks in the distance with her, his face full of happiness.
...
"So you've been here, sister."
Lin Jiudong searched for a long time before finally finding Lin Qixia in an inconspicuous spot on the south side of the threshing ground.
Lin Qixia was sitting on the stone mill, watching the fireworks bloom overhead, their dazzling beauty stirring her heart.
Upon hearing Lin Jiudong's voice, Lin Qixia turned to look at her and asked teasingly, "Aren't you going to keep bothering your brother Li Pei?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lin Jiudong was angered by what she said.
After retorting to Lin Qixia, Lin Jiudong stood there for a moment, hesitant to speak.
After a moment, Lin Qixia simply asked her, "Is there anything else?"
“We’re sisters, can’t I come to you for no reason?” Lin Jiudong said, shamelessly sitting down next to her.
Lin Qixia was speechless for a moment. "When you were trying to trick me in front of Li Pei just now, you didn't say anything about 'sisters'."
Lin Jiudong, who had just sat down next to her, stiffened upon hearing this and shifted his position to get even closer to her.
Then, in a sweet, coquettish voice, she said, "I know I was wrong, sister~"
Lin Qixia shivered and rolled her eyes at her: "Stop it! Tell me, what exactly do you want?"
"I--"
Lin Jiudong pondered for a moment, then seemed to have made up his mind: "I want to leave home for Kyoto next year."
"Go to Kyoto?" Lin Qixia looked at her with a surprised expression.
Seeing Lin Jiudong's determined expression, one could tell she was serious.
She asked him, "Are you planning to go to Kyoto to chase after Li Pei?"
Lin Jiudong felt a little embarrassed when she was asked this question, but since the other party had already seen through her, she didn't need to keep hiding it.
She quickly admitted to Lin Qixia, "That's right!"
Li Pei went to the capital to take the imperial examination, and given Gu Ciyu's personality, she couldn't possibly go with him, so this was her only chance.
Otherwise, by the time Li Pei returns with his official title, it will be too late.
"You—" Lin Qixia was very puzzled, "Is it worth it for a man like this?"
He was a man who already had someone he loved.
Although she never thought much of her silly younger sister, she never expected her to go to such lengths for a man.
Lin Jiudong snorted: "Don't talk about me. Didn't you also act like you were going to die for Li Pei before? If it weren't for Huo Yanqing showing up and you falling for someone else, I don't know if you would be even more dramatic than me now!"
"I...I didn't fall in love with anyone else! No! I didn't fall in love with anyone!" Lin Qixia panicked at Lin Jiudong's words and her rebuttal was completely unreasonable.
Fortunately, Lin Jiudong didn't care about her reaction at all, and stubbornly wanted Lin Qixia to help him.
She pleaded with Lin Qixia, "Since you're no longer interested in Li Pei, please help me out."
"Besides, you don't want me in your way, do you? I've known for a long time that you can't stand me!"
Lin Qixia: "That's true, but what do you want me to help you with?"
“I—” Lin Jiudong paused, then turned to Lin Qixia and said seriously, “Actually, it’s not that complicated. I just need you—to give me some travel expenses to go to the capital.”
Although she had some money saved up, it wasn't nearly enough.
Lin Qixia looked at her for a while after hearing this, then lowered her head and replied, "Okay, I understand."
As she spoke, she got up, intending to leave.
"So you've agreed?" Lin Jiudong asked her.
Lin Qixia stopped and replied, "Money is not a problem, but I need to discuss it with my elder brother and sister-in-law. I can't make this decision on my own, so I'm just letting you go like this."
She didn't care if Lin Jiudong did stupid things.
But if she lets him do that, Lin Xiao will definitely be angry with her.
"No way!" Lin Jiudong immediately disagreed, not wanting her older brother and sister-in-law to know.
Because she understands their personalities.
“They definitely won’t agree,” she pleaded with Lin Qixia, her voice filled with grievance.
However, Lin Qixia's attitude was firm: "This matter cannot be kept from my older brother and the others, so you have to choose. Either I will give you the money after getting their consent, or you can forget about it."
After saying that, to avoid Lin Jiudong lingering, she got up and left.
Lin Jiudong watched Lin Qixia's retreating figure and pursed her lips in frustration.
So what if you have a few stinking bucks? Who are you trying to act all high and mighty with?
Even though she was cursing and swearing, she still got up and silently walked over when she saw Lin Qixia go to talk to Lin Xiao and his wife.
When she walked up to them.
Lin Xiao and He Zhilan both frowned and looked at her, their faces showing displeasure.
She understood that Lin Qixia had already told them everything in detail.
Lin Jiudong looked at Lin Xiao with hopeful eyes: "Big brother, have you agreed?"
"Agree my ass!" The next second, Lin Xiao scolded her sharply: "You little brat, don't you even know your own limitations? You actually want to go to the capital by yourself?"
"You still want to borrow money from your sister? Do you think it's easy for your sister to earn money?"
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