The dim back

Looking at Lin Xuefeng like this, compared to Liu Zhongqing, is Liu Zhongqing more responsible?

Liu Zhongqing said to Lin Xuefeng, "We are all men, and we don't want to make things awkward. I have tried my best to save your face. I hope you can stay away from my fiancée."

Lin Xuefeng seemed to be asserting his sovereignty: "You are just talking nonsense. I have told you many times that Zhang Yulu obviously likes me. We can't say when we will return to our hometown."

When Lin Xuefeng said the word "hometown", he emphasized the tone. He was reminding Zhang Yulu that we had traveled through time from a book.

Zhang Yulu didn't want to talk about this matter, because she lived a good life here, at least she was not afraid of the editor urging her to submit manuscripts. She had to write novels all day long. Now that she was the protagonist of the novel, she would naturally arrange her own life.

Seeing that Zhang Yulu was unmoved, Lin Xuefeng threw out the bait: "Do you want to know about the four paintings? I got them all from Widow Yang. Yu Xiaoyao is lying to you. He doesn't know the whereabouts of these four paintings at all."

Liu Zhongqing asked hurriedly: "If you can explain clearly today, I can still let you go."

Hearing what Liu Zhongqing said, Widow Yang laughed: "Do you think Lin Xuefeng is so easy to deceive? He was willing to marry me just for those four paintings. Don't you think such a person is scary?"

If you want to do business with Lin Xuefeng, you will have to pay a huge price.

Zhang Yulu then remembered something. In this world, Lin Xuefeng might be Liu Zhongqing's uncle, and might be related to the persecution of Lin Xuefeng's family. If so, it proves that Zhang Shaohua has a relationship with these people.

Zhang Yulu turned around and looked at Liu Zhongqing: "Does my father also know your uncle? Or even do they have business dealings?"

Liu Zhongqing nodded: "I'm not busy anyway, what business? I don't care, but recently my uncle asked me to look for four paintings."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing's words, Zhang Yulu felt his palms go cold: "How did I travel through time to Yiren Villa? It seems that this Zhang Shaohua has done a lot of immoral things. The real Zhang Yulu is dead. When Zhang Yulu traveled through time, he traveled through time to the body of a woman with the same name and surname as himself."

The same thing happened to Lin Xuefeng. When he traveled through time, perhaps because of bad luck, he traveled through time to the bankrupt Lin family. If Lin Xuefeng knew about this, he would definitely go to Yiren Villa to blackmail her. This person is the same as last time, and he would take advantage of any opportunity.

Zhang Yulu decided not to let Lin Xuefeng know about this matter, and pretended to be very calm: "Lin Xuefeng, I originally didn't want to tell you a lot of things, but now there is really no way. My father has betrothed me to Liuzhou Liu's Liu family, that is, Liu Zhongqing. The two of us should not meet again in the future."

How could Lin Xuefeng let go of Zhang Yulu? He said calmly, "Zhang Yulu, as long as you don't marry Lin Xuefeng, I have the right to pursue you. We were very good before, but because of this incident, we haven't talked to each other for a long time. Please give me another chance."

After all, Zhang Yulu traveled through time from the modern era. She is not as pedantic as the ancient women. It is impossible for her to change her mind with just a few nice words.

Zhang Yulu shook her head and said firmly: "Liu Zhongqing is my last resort."

After Zhang Yulu finished speaking, she took Liu Zhongqing's hand and said, "Let's go over there and take a look. Maybe there will be something we both like."

Liu Zhongqing seemed very satisfied with Zhang Yulu's performance. Liu Zhongqing became happy: "Can you tell me something? Can what you just said be true? Can I really believe it?"

Zhang Yulu's words made Liu Zhongqing completely depressed: "Don't be so proud, I just want to persuade Lin Xuefeng to retreat. If there is nothing else, let's go."

After Zhang Yulu finished saying these words, she got on the carriage first. Liu Zhongqing had no choice but to follow her in.

Liu Zhongqing said to Zhang Yulu, "I don't know what you are thinking about. I am indeed a little tired today. I don't want to care about so many trivial matters. I just want to go back and have a good sleep."

Liu Zhongqing also wanted to save some face, but being rejected by a girl like this, Liu Zhongqing felt really ashamed.

Liu Zhongqing said to Zhang Yulu: "No matter what, our marriage is inevitable. I hope you won't make a final struggle."

Hearing these words, Zhang Yulu was very angry: "I am an individual, not a bargaining chip for you to exchange. Although Yiren Villa and the Liu family have business dealings, please remember one thing. I, Zhang Yulu, am neither an appendage of Zhang Shaohua nor the helmsman of Yiren Villa, so there is no need to tell me some things."

Liu Zhongqing felt that Zhang Yulu was different today than before: "I never thought that a daughter of a well-educated family, who had read so many Four Books and Five Classics since childhood, could actually say such words without any sense of subtlety."

Zhang Yulu knew very well that Liu Zhongqing would not be able to accept her current self: "The women in my hometown have their own independent personalities. They are not like the girls here, who rely on a man like this. What if your men leave us one day? That's why we can't be independent."

Liu Zhongqing sighed, "Qiu Feng also said this. At that time, Qiu Feng told me with such certainty that after leaving you, Liu Zhongqing, I, Qiu Feng, will definitely live a good life and will not starve to death."

Zhang Yulu saw Liu Zhongqing, who seemed very happy and reminiscing about him. Zhang Yulu didn't want to eat this dog food, so she warned Liu Zhongqing: "Do you think it's a good idea to tell your future fiancée about your lover? Do you think it fits the occasion?"

Hearing Zhang Yulu's words, Liu Zhongqing also realized his mistake and immediately said with a smile: "You are right, I really didn't worry about it, but don't worry, I will arrange everything properly and try not to embarrass you."

This reminded Zhang Yulu of something: "You are not thinking of Ehuang and Nvying."

Liu Zhongqing really hadn't thought about this matter: "I don't just have feelings for Qiu Feng, the two of us are more of a companionship, but I've been with you for such a long time, I think you alone can attract my attention, and Ehuang and Nvying are not impossible."

Zhang Yulu was very stubborn. When she heard what Liu Zhongqing said, she said angrily, "You two men are no good. You are always thinking about one of them and keeping the other by your side. You keep talking about love, but how many of them are real?"

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing shook his head: "I know everything you said, but I live in such a family. Since I was a child, my parents told me that my marriage should be with someone of equal status. The rest of the concubines and mistresses are up to you."

Zhang Yulu didn't like this kind of situation, where men are superior to women. But it was a feudal society and Zhang Yulu alone could not change it.

Zhang Yulu was so angry that she immediately said to the driver, "Stop it quickly. I don't want to sit in the carriage with this person anymore. It's too boring."

Liu Zhongqing knew that he had done something wrong, but what could he do? This was the fact, and it had to be resolved sooner or later.

Liu Zhongqing said to Zhang Yulu, "In less than half a year, you can go to Liuzhou. By then, you may meet Qiu Feng every day. What do you think?"

Zhang Yulu was very depressed when she heard Liu Zhongqing say this: "Then I will live in the shop every day. You two should not bother me. I promise that I will not cause trouble for you. Let us live in peace."

Seeing Zhang Yulu so stubborn really piqued Liu Zhongqing's interest: "It stands to reason that a family like mine must have three wives and four concubines. I hope you can be mentally prepared. There may not only be Qiu Feng, but my parents also have three at the same time, all of whom are my concubines."

Liu Zhongqing originally did not have such a strong desire to do so. When his parents brought it up, Liu Zhongqing still tried to refuse. Today, he wanted to use this incident to test Zhang Yulu's attitude. Anyway, when Qiu Feng found out, he was really angry.

Looking at Qiu Feng's previous fierce performance, Liu Zhongqing thought that Zhang Yulu in front of him would be the same.

But Zhang Yulu said calmly: "I am not someone who loves you, so of course I won't have many concubines. Even if you fill the entire Liu family with people and treat them all as your concubines, I won't say a word."

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing still felt a little unhappy: "Am I really that unbearable? Do you dislike me so much? Do you hate me very much?"

Zhang Yulu told the truth: "What right do I have to hate you? We are equals. Don't look at it now, we are male superior and female inferior. In fact, men and women have hands and can do their own work. Don't interfere with others."

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing frowned and said, "Without my help, you can't go out to work in Liuzhou no matter what. All your shops will be under my name and someone will manage them. I can only use this as an excuse to keep you by my side."

Zhang Yulu didn't want to be treated as an appendage, but she knew that she could only rely on Liu Zhongqing now, so she could only take a step back: "Then let's make a deal. I won't use your name for nothing. I'll split the annual profits of the store into 20:80 and you take two."

Seeing how shrewd Zhang Yulu was in business, Liu Zhongqing couldn't help but give her a thumbs up in his heart: "There are many people who can negotiate with me, but I didn't expect that you are the first person I can't bargain with. But it's definitely not because of you, but because of my future wife."

The two men were talking when suddenly the horse in the carriage got startled. No matter how hard the coachman pulled, the horse just ran forward in shock.

Liu Zhongqing acted decisively, grabbed the reins, held the horse tightly, and told the groom: "Go to the front and take a look, don't hurt anyone."

When the groom went down to check, he hurried back and said to Liu Zhongqing: "Boss, I'm really sorry, there is a child injured in front, probably kicked by my horse."

After Liu Zhongqing calmed the horses, he immediately took out ten taels of silver from his pocket. Looking at the heavy silver, the woman who was originally crying while holding the child said with shining eyes: "Is this compensation for us? If you give me this silver, I will not pursue your responsibility. Otherwise, I will sue you to the government."

Liu Zhongqing threw the silver on the ground and said, "Go back and take a good look at the child, and then buy him some delicious food."

The woman immediately held the child in her arms, and picked up the silver with one hand: "It seems that our family will not have to worry about the second half of the year. This time we have everything we need."

After the woman finished speaking, she put her daughter on the ground and said to her, "My dear daughter, I will buy you some candied haws."

The mother and daughter walked forward. After seeing all this, Zhang Yulu laughed: "Master Liu, can't you see that these two people are just acting? The mother deliberately put her daughter in front of the carriage. You should have seen from a distance that your mother has gone crazy."

Liu Zhongqing nodded: "Of course I know, but fortunately I gave them the silver. In the future, he shouldn't let his daughter do such dangerous things again."

Seeing Liu Zhongqing's move, Zhang Yulu began to criticize him: "Have you thought it through? Some people will take such things for granted. He will definitely repeat the same trick and cheat others out of their money. You should expose him on the spot and let him know how powerful you are."

Zhang Yulu's words surprised Liu Zhongqing: "I thought you were a loving person, but I didn't expect you to say such a thing. Didn't you see that the little girl was so scared that she didn't know what to do? If her mother hadn't held her, the little girl would have burst into tears."

Zhang Yulu thought of something and immediately stood up and said to Liu Zhongqing, "The two of us can go to the front and take a look. I think there seems to be something wrong with this woman."

Zhang Yulu jumped off the horse, and the two walked forward. When they passed two alleys, they saw the woman scolding the little girl: "If I hadn't been smart today and put you in the middle of the road early, our order would have failed again. How could we earn the ten taels of silver?"

The woman beat and scolded the child as she spoke, and kept complaining to the child: "You are too slow. You are really delaying things. I really don't know why I gave birth to a girl like you. You are such a burden."

This reminded Zhang Yulu of her past life: "I had a sister who was a green tea girl. She often framed me, and my mother beat me in the same way."

Zhang Yulu just whispered, and Liu Zhongqing beside her asked: "What were you mumbling just now? Were you feeling sorry for this little girl?"

Obviously, Liu Zhongqing didn't hear what Zhang Yulu said.