134, Rejection (4 more)
Xie Zhinuan saw Yuan Liuwang’s deanor and felt that so things needed to be made clear.
“Yuan Liuwang, you don’t need to wait to marry , I will not marry you. If you think I’m heartless and unfeeling, we can cut off our relationship. A true man should aspire to make his way in the world, not be trapped by emotions. If I keep hesitating, not liking you but still leading you on, giving you the impression that there might be hope, that would truly be heartless. In matters of love, I will not give you any hope. If you are willing, we can be friends, business partners, talking only about business-not love!”
If he was not willing, she would not hold him back.
Yuan Liuwang was stunned into silence.
With astonishnt, shock, and a heart filled with disappointnt, he looked at Xie Zhinuan.
“Am I so unworthy in your eyes? No matter how hard I try, do I still appear to you as nothing but a common village man?” Yuan Liuwang asked hoarsely.
“Ha!” Xie Zhinuan laughed.
She laughed at how foolish he was.
“You belittle yourself, looking down on your own background, yet I respect it. What’s the point of not respecting you? Besides, at least you know who you are, where you co from-Xiaohe Village. ? Apart from rembering my own na, I don’t recall where my family is or where I co from. Am I filled with self-pity? Do I belittle myself? I don’t. On the contrary, I strive to live life with zest. Yuan Liuwang, I don’t look down on you; it’s just the absence of romantic feelings!”
“I’m making myself very clear. If you still don’t understand, I really find it pointless!”
“…”
Yuan Liuwang was silent.
After a while, with reddened eyes, he said, “You are truly heartless. It’s one thing not to like , but why must you say it out loud!”
“Because I don’t want to lose you-as a friend, as a business partner. I think you are a good person. Believe , Yuan Liuwang, one day you’ll et a woman who truly loves you, and you will thank for my definitive rejection today!”
She patted Yuan Liuwang on the shoulder, “Go ho. It’s rare for you to co back; your mother must have prepared sothing delicious!”
After saying this, Xie Zhinuan entered the courtyard first.
Grey Wolf and Routuan ran over, waiting for her to cook sothing tasty.
Xie Zhinuan kneaded the heads of the two animals hard before washing her hands and heading into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
“Silly girl, go catch a couple of fish from the pond!” Xie Zhinuan’s voice ca from the kitchen.
The silly girl replied and quickly went off.
Yuan Liuwang sat in the shed for a while, looking at the open courtyard door, so close yet seemingly worlds away.
He wanted to go in, but Xie Zhinuan’s words were definitive.
“…”
He let out a light sigh.
He secured the silver note and started walking ho.
Upon seeing her son return, Liuwang’s mother approached with a beaming smile, “How did it go?”
“Mother…” Yuan Liuwang hesitated for a mont, “It went well, but she is not willing to beco your daughter-in-law!”
“My son is so wonderful; he’s bound to marry soone even better. Son, let tell you, we need to find soone with a known background, preferably soone literate who can teach the kids at ho. We can’t spend our whole lives working in the fields. Since you are already going out, why not take your brothers along? It’s the sa as asking others, and although your brothers aren’t skilled in Martial Arts, they are tall and strong!” Liuwang’s mother whispered.
“There’s no rush, mother. I plan to open a shop in town to sell cloth from the county and prefecture cities. Which brother do you think would be the best fit to go with ?” Yuan Liuwang asked.
A lot of the goods couldn’t be sold in the county or prefecture cities, yet they were of great quality. If he wanted them, the cost price was very cheap, and he was sure they’d sell well in town.
If all else failed, he could sell them in the village at a lower price and they would surely sell.
“…” Liuwang’s mother was taken aback.
“Soone sweet-talking, capable of enduring hardship, and able to withstand grievances!”
Yuan Liuwang listed several requirents in succession.
Liuwang’s mother pondered seriously.
Each child was precious to her, so deciding who to send would require deep thought.
Chapter 136
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