Rejecting the Marriage Proposal (Continued)

Just because she says yes, does that mean he will?

Even golden words aren't that useful.

"Of course. If you say it's fine for just the two of you, then it's fine," Er Ya said. "If you and the Marquis are willing to live together behind closed doors, Marquis is willing, and you are willing, then whatever others say is just nonsense!"

Gu Wanning, feeling comforted, laughed and said, "You're quite open-minded."

"You're quite magnanimous, but the Marquis is furious right now," Er Ya said. "This matter mainly depends on you. If you insist, just be shameless and persistent. Do you think the Marquis will kick you out? He wouldn't be willing to. I've seen through the Marquis long ago. Outside, no one dares to mess with him, but at home, he's just a paper tiger. Not to mention you, even among the concubines, do you see any of them who are really afraid of him?"

Gu Wanning was moved. "The Marquis is actually a gentleman."

Xu Weibei neither forced nor bothered to force the woman.

He only ever targets men.

Perhaps because she lost Fang Juezhen, Gu Wanning can only think of Xu Weibei's good points now.

Stop, stop, stop! Xu Weibei hasn't even died yet, why is she already feeling nostalgic?

The heavy rain pattered against the carriage roof, interrupting Gu Wanning's reverie.

"I told you it would rain," Gu Wanning said. "Quickly, have the driver find a place to take shelter from the rain."

"Okay, this rain came on fast, it should stop soon."

The driver said they were almost there and to hang in there a little longer, but Gu Wanning saw the houses ahead and said, "Let's stop under their eaves and wait for this storm to pass before continuing."

The driver was in his thirties, honest and kind. Because Gu Wanning had always treated him well, he also cared about Gu Wanning.

"Young lady, I'm fine. I don't know anything about this family, so I was worried it might be inconvenient. Please sit tight, we'll be there in a bit!"

The driver didn't stop and quickly arrived at the Estate.

Seeing that the driver was soaked to the bone, Gu Wanning had hot water boiled for him, found him some clothes to change into, and told Er Ya to give him a string of coins when she got back.

Her consistent principle is to never mistreat anyone who treats her sincerely.

But what she didn't expect was that this little incident, which she hadn't taken to heart at all, would cause such a huge uproar.

Just as Er Ya said, the rain stopped quickly.

Gu Wanning even saw a rainbow at the Estate.

She even smiled and told Er Ya that this time, good luck should come her way.

Er Ya said she has always been quite lucky.

Gu Wanning thought about it and realized that if she were to be a little more like Ah Q (a Chinese self-deprecating term), then she would indeed be considered lucky.

Although she experienced some ups and downs, it was a happy ending for her life.

Although she couldn't help Xu Weibei, she felt somewhat sad.

A few days later, Gu Anqi came to see her, saying that someone had come to the Gu family to propose marriage, wanting to marry Gu Wanning.

Gu Wanning felt Xiaoxiao excited and conflicted.

She thought it was Xu Weibei.

She thought to herself, "This guy actually came to his senses?"

So, will she agree or not?

Should I just agree?

She didn't actually experience the legendary deep affection of being together through thick and thin, but thinking about spending her life with Xu Weibei, she had no complaints about the future.

Living with him is not something that brings joy, but it makes you feel secure and at ease.

But if she agrees too quickly, won't she seem unreserved?

Never mind, although the ancient environment required women to be reserved, she couldn't fake it in the end, and Xu Weibei knew her true colors all too well.

He was the man who knew all her flaws, yet was still willing to spend his life with her.

As Gu Wanning was lost in thought, she heard Gu Anqi say, "I've turned it down for you..."

"Huh?" Gu Wanning was stunned.

How could she have forgotten about this?

Her father and brothers probably wouldn't agree to her remarrying Xu Weibei.

Oh dear, this is a mess.

"Actually..." Gu Wanning stammered.

"The Zheng Duke's Residence's motives are impure, and although Zheng Jian appears to be well-dressed, he is actually morally corrupt..."

Gu Wanning: "..."

So it wasn't Xu Weibei all.

The Zheng Duke's Residence had absolutely no connection to her, so she refused.

She felt a little disappointed, and after a while, she remembered that Zheng Jian was her neighbor. They had met once before, and he seemed to have given way to her.

Gu Anqi is a gentleman, so for him to express such undisguised disgust shows that this person is truly incompetent.

"Thank you very much, brother," Gu Wanning said sincerely.

Gu Anqi glanced at her, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

Gu Wanning smiled confidently and said, "Brother, just speak your mind. There's no need for such formalities between us, brother and sister."

"If there are any good ones, we can consider meeting them," Gu Anqi said cryptically. "After all, food and sex are human nature, and at your age, there's no need to shy away from them. Gu Wanning, we only live once... I've said all I need to say, think it over carefully."

After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry.

Gu Wanning looked at Er Ya and asked uncertainly, "My older brother, is he... blushing?"

Er Ya nodded, "That's right! Did you understand what the old man meant?"

Gu Wanning seemed lost in thought and did not answer for a moment.

Er Ya thought she hadn't understood, so she immediately "enthusiastically" helped explain, "It means the Marquis is incompetent!"

Gu Wanning: "..."

Okay.

Although she wasn't very bright, she still understood what he said.

The elder brother practically said outright that the experience of love between men and women is equally indispensable in life, and one shouldn't settle for Xu Weibei.

Poor Xu Weibei.

"I'm thinking about the Zheng family," Gu Wanning said.

"The Zheng family won't do. Didn't the master say so? If the master says it won't work, then it definitely won't work. You should consider someone else."

Gu Wanning was wondering if Fang Tingxiu had some connection with the Gu family, and what his relationship was to Zheng Jian. However, she had never been good at figuring out these family relationships, so she didn't bother to make things difficult for herself.