"Ahem, aren't we even now? Why are you here? Ahem, ahem, ahem. Do you have any instructions for me?"
Qiao Sheng held his breath.
Lin Luo said in exasperation, "Get up first."
"No, no, no. Let me show my filial piety by kneeling here."
Lin Luo was afraid that it would shorten her lifespan, so she went around to the other side to sit. In the end, Qiao Sheng turned around to continue kneeling in front of her.
Lin Luo moved again, and Qiao Sheng turned again.
Before Lin Luo could say anything, Qiao Sheng looked like he was about to cry as he shouted in exasperation, "Do I not seem sincere enough? In that case, I'll kowtow to you again!"
"You don't have to kowtow. Just kneel."
Lin Luo sighed and asked Qiao Sheng, "It's said that a man should have dignity and not grovel or bow down. Why do you kneel so easily?"
Qiao Sheng looked confused as he replied, "I don't know if I have dignity, but I know that if I don't kneel, I'll die."
In this era, most people were traditional and narrow-minded.
Their thoughts seemed to be limited to the world in front of them and the idea of survival of the fittest.
Not everyone was as polite as Lin Luo and knew right from wrong.
Lin Luo pursed her lips and remained silent.
"You specifically came to visit, so do you have anything to tell me?" Qiao Sheng could not stand Lin Luo's silence and felt that it was torture. He looked around but did not see any family members, so he could not help but ask.
Lin Luo nodded. "I do need your help with something."
"Please tell me. Even if I have to go through hell or high water, I will do it for you!"
"It's not that serious. I want to marry you," Lin Luo said calmly. This was her second plan. If she couldn't marry Yan Su, then whoever she married didn't matter anymore. She wouldn't have any chemistry with anyone else, so it didn't matter who she married.
Instead of spending effort to find someone else, it was better to make do with Qiao Sheng.
After all, she knew Qiao Sheng very well and he was easy to control. In the future, if she was unhappy, she could vent her anger on Qiao Sheng and avenge the original host. It would be killing two birds with one stone.
Lin Luo only wanted the status of being married. She would neither move to the Qiao family's house nor let the Qiao family into her courtyard.
Before Lin Luo could say anything to Qiao Sheng, Qiao Sheng looked terrified. "You should let me go through hell or high water instead, or just let me give you everything I have!"
After getting up from the pit, Qiao Sheng had nightmares for several nights.
Marry Lin Luo? Wouldn't that be worse than death?
Lin Luo was once again speechless.
It was the second time!
This was the second time she had been rejected by a man!
She had only taken the initiative twice in her two lifetimes, and she had been rejected both times!
This time, a bastard like Qiao Sheng actually rejected her!
Lin Luo gritted her teeth. Were men of this era blind? She knew the future and had the modern era's farmer's market to rely on. Whichever man she married would be able to live in the lap of luxury.
Yet they despised her?
Lin Luo glared at Qiao Sheng. "Either marry me or die, your choice."
Qiao Sheng was speechless.
"Please be gentler when you attack." Qiao Sheng hesitated for a moment before closing his eyes and sending his neck towards Lin Luo's hand.
Lin Luo was speechless.
Qiao Sheng said very considerately, "Do you plan to strangle me to death with grass? This… this is not impossible, but if the grass is not sturdy, it will break. Why don't we use hemp rope? instead" Using grass meant multiple tries, so it was better to use hemp rope to get it over with.
As he spoke, Qiao Sheng searched the room for hemp rope.
Lin Luo was once again speechless.
Then, Lin Luo slammed the door and left.
When Qiao Sheng did not see Lin Luo after he came out, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He was temporarily saved.
However, as he thought about it, he suddenly had an idea. Even if he could escape this time, he would not be able to escape every time. What if Lin Luo came again to force him to marry her?
Just as Qiao Sheng was fretting, he suddenly had an epiphany. "Doesn't that pale-faced scholar always hang out around Lin Luo? Yes, if I instigate him to marry Lin Luo, won't I be saved?"
The more he thought about it, the more Qiao Sheng felt that this was a good idea.
"Damn, why am I so smart?" Qiao Sheng put his hands on his hips and laughed.
Lin Luo had no idea that she had helped develop Qiao Sheng's intelligence.
Qiao Sheng sneaked around Lin Luo's courtyard and glanced at Lin Luo's courtyard door in fear before knocking.
Knock knock—
Yan Su opened the door, but was about to close it when he saw Qiao Sheng.
Qiao Sheng squeezed in with all his might and smiled ingratiatingly as he said, "Brother Yan, Brother Yan, don't be in a hurry to leave. I came this time to tell you something."
Usually, if Yan Su was calm, he would be patient even when listening to others' nonsense.
But he was distraught now, and seeing Qiao Sheng annoyed him even more.
As soon as he saw Qiao Sheng, Yan Su thought of how Lin Luo had helped Qiao Sheng catch fish and prawns in the past. He felt jealous and angry. Lin Luo was such a good girl, but Qiao Sheng neglected her and bullied her.
At the moment, Yan Su looked at Qiao Sheng coldly.
Qiao Sheng had something on his mind, so he did not notice Yan Su's fierce gaze. He sighed and complained, "Brother Yan, you don't know, but Lin Luo went to look for me just now."
Yan Su, who had originally planned to leave, silently retracted his leg and said in a low voice, "Why did Miss Lin look for you?"
"What else can it be? Lin Luo said thats he wants to marry me." Qiao Sheng couldn't help but brag. Just as he was about to get to the point, Yan Su kicked him out of the door. Then, the courtyard door slammed shut in front of him.
Qiao Sheng rubbed his butt in shock. "I haven't even finished speaking yet. Why did he attack me?"
No one responded.
The courtyard door remained closed.
Qiao Sheng gritted his teeth. He was really unlucky lately. With that, he held his butt as he walked home.
However, halfway through, a sack suddenly fell from the sky.
Then, he was beaten up again.
The person came and left quickly, leaving Qiao Sheng speechless. He touched the swollen bump on his face as he cried, "Who did I offend?!"
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Yan Su took off his smiling mask and changed back into his student uniform. After venting his anger, he was in a better mood.
He glanced in the direction of Lin Luo's courtyard as he pondered carefully. Why did Lin Luo look for Qiao Sheng after being rejected by him?
Anyone could do, but Qiao Sheng…
No, no one could do.
Yan Su grabbed the front of his shirt. He felt a little suffocated.
There was another knock on the door.
Yan Su's heart skipped a beat. Other than Lin Luo, very few people came to look for him.
Was it Lin Luo?
After opening the door, Yan Su saw Madam Fang.
Madam Fang looked at him and said with a smile, "Young Master Yan, you're really handsome. How old are you now? Don't you plan to get married? Do you have anyone you like? Do you want me to introduce someone to you?"
"There's no need. Is there anything else?" Yan Su asked.
Only then did Madam Fang remember what she was here for. It was all Yan Su's fault for being so handsome. She had almost forgotten about the serious matter.
"I'm here to look for Lin Luo, but she's not at home, so I want you to help me pass a message to her. Tell her that I've found a man for her and that she should come to my house when she's free." Madam Fang said with a smile.
Yan Su was speechless.
He felt even more stifled.