Such a man

  "Are you here to propose a marriage between our families?"

  After catching his breath, Xiao Zong first broke the ambiguous atmosphere, half-jokingly and half-inquiring: "Others bring a matchmaker's gift when they come to propose, what did you bring?"

  Chu Qing pinched her nose and chuckled: "I only brought myself! Except for this set of clothes on my body, I didn't bring anything else. Will you marry me?"

  Xiao Congrong raised an eyebrow, pulled back a bit and examined him seriously, tilting her head to say: "You look pretty good, but if you want me to marry you, just this one advantage is not enough! Chu Gongzi, what other advantages do you have?"

  He gently turned her around, looked at her seriously and said: "I have no money, all the shops and wealth of Chu Ji are my adoptive father's. You know I disobeyed him and didn't marry Shui Pei, which made him very angry. When he gets angry, the consequences are severe, so I ended up with nothing! So, if you marry me, you may not have a good life. I won't be able to give you luxurious clothes or send you jewelry and accessories. Are you willing to marry someone like me?"

  Xiao Congrong tilted her head, pretending to furrow her brow, and asked: "Whether you marry Shui Pei or the young master of the Chu family, you won't offend your adoptive father, and wealth and honor are within reach. Why would you give up such a life to choose one with nothing?"

  Chu Qing's eyes sparkled with a smile, his hand gently stroked her face, and he said seriously: "Because I've fallen in love with a woman, I feel that as long as I have her, even if we eat plain food every day, it will be sweet; without her, even if we wear silk and jade, it's just like chewing wax!"

  "Is she that good?" Xiao Zong smiled wryly: "It's said that she has no talent and no virtue, is also jealous, doesn't allow her husband to take a concubine, and may never have children in her lifetime... Most importantly, she's also crippled, a burden on others! ... What use is such a woman to you if you marry her?"

  "Why are you treating yourself like this? You're not a burden to anyone! You're not as worthless as you say!"

  Chu Qing let out a sigh and leaned his forehead against hers: "You're not untalented or unvirtuous, you just hide your brilliance, leaving it for those who cherish you to discover... Your jealousy isn't excessive either. If I were in your shoes, if you dared to fall in love with someone else, I wouldn't push him into the water... I'd kill him! Heh heh, so your jealousy doesn't amount to anything against me!"

  As for you not being able to have children... it's a bit regrettable, because I really wanted to see what our child would be like... when you were young, I didn't have the chance to see you, but if we had a girl, she should be like you when you were young, right? A little strong-willed and a little cute...

  Xiao Congrong was sweating profusely. Who says men don't have imagination? This imagination is even more than hers!

  "It's a pity if we can't see each other, but it won't affect anything! If we can't give birth, then let's not have children... You be my child, and I'll spoil you for the rest of my life!"

  Chu Qingxian pinched her nose again and sighed, "As for the leg... we both know it's not a burden at all. You can do everything yourself, and sometimes I wonder if you wouldn't have gone very far away without this pair of crutches... so far that even I couldn't catch up! It often makes me feel like if it wasn't for your misfortune when we met, you wouldn't have stayed in my world at all, and wouldn't have given me the chance to get close to you!"

  If you're really a burden, then you're an indispensable one...

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  Chu Qing's words made Xiao Yu's heart ache, and he forced a smile: "Your proposal is quite unique, after all, you're the young master of the Chu family. What you say is indeed better than what ordinary people would say!"

  "Then are you willing to marry me? Willing to be my wife, no matter rich or poor, and never leave me?" Chu Qingkuang grasped her hand tightly, staring at her eyes persistently.

  Xiao Congrong's face turned bright red, even though in her past life, she had been pregnant with Xu Zheng's child, but Xu Zheng had never formally proposed to her. It was Chu Qingchao who became the first person to propose to her!

  "Are you willing?"

  There was a noise in the courtyard, Chu Qingcang asked somewhat urgently, Xiao Zongrong also became flustered, if Hong Kun saw her and Chu Qingcang hiding in this ambiguous manner, she would be ashamed.

  He hastily nodded his head, somewhat resigned: "I agree!"

  "Rong'er... I'm really glad you agreed to marry me!" Chu Qingkong quickly kissed her lips and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely persuade Hong Kun to let you marry me! Wait for me to come and take you as my wife!"

  "Hmm!" Xiao Zong nodded with a complex mood, feeling deeply emotional. Was she going to hand over the second half of her life like this? From now on, this person would be her most intimate person, her only relative in this world?

  "Girl, I'll send you back first!" Chu Qingcang listened to the movement outside and whispered in her ear: "Wait a minute, let me take a look again!"

  He got up and put Xiao Congrong on the chair, slipped out quietly, and after a while, Xiao Congrong heard him talking to someone in a low voice. The voice was too low to hear what they were saying, but soon he came back, picked up Xiao Congrong and left the yard, returning to the study.

  The two of them had just tidied up their disheveled collars when they heard someone talking outside, and the voice sounded like Hong Kun's and another man's.

  Xiao Congrong hadn't even figured out who the voice belonged to, when Chu Qingkuang's face changed slightly. He quickly swept over and whispered in her ear: "No matter what, don't agree to Fourth Prince's proposal, remember!"

  Having said that, he turned back and sat down, picking up his tea cup.

  Almost at the same time, Hong Kun pushed open the door, and Xiao Zong Rong was shocked to see that the Fourth Prince Wu Ming Yu followed behind Hong Kun, with two attendants behind him.

  Seeing Chu Qingkuang and Xiao Congrong sitting and drinking tea, Hong Kun was also stunned for a moment. Before he could speak, Chu Qingkuang had already stepped forward to pay his respects: "General Hong, your humble nephew has made a rash visit without knowing that General Hong has an honored guest. I apologize for the intrusion! Your nephew will take his leave first and wait for another day when it is convenient for General Hong to receive him again!"

  Having said that, Chu Qingxian bowed deeply and walked out of the study.

  Xiao Congrong saw the Fourth Prince step aside to make way for Chu Qingkuang, who paused as he walked past him and looked at the Fourth Prince with a complex gaze before walking out without saying anything.

  Chu Qing didn't even give the Fourth Prince a courtesy, which made Hong Kun frown slightly. He didn't stop him and watched as he walked out of the courtyard before asking, "Fourth Highness, does this person have a grudge against you?"

  The fourth prince Wu Mingyu withdrew his gaze and smiled calmly: "It's a bit of a small gap, let Aunt and Third Miss see the joke!"

  Xiao Congrong's heart moved slightly. Was this the reason why Chu Qingcang warned her before he left? Because she had a feud with the Fourth Prince, so she didn't want to marry him!

  It's laughable that this man is so jealous. She has already agreed to marry him, does he think she will change her mind?

  Not to mention anything else, just because she doesn't understand the Fourth Prince at all, how can she marry him!

  Even if he gave her a precious medical book, Xiao Zongrong was not inexperienced in the ways of the world, how could she be so easily bought off with just one book!

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  "Is this man Mr. Chu? What is he doing here?" Hong Kun asked Qi Ze with displeasure.

  Qī Zé smiled and said: "I suppose it's also about speaking intimately. Little nephew saw that the general wasn't around, so he dared to let Third Miss take charge!"

  Hong Kun said displeasedly to Xiao Zong Rong: "Rong Er, didn't I tell you? Merchants are different from us, they only care about profits and don't understand anything else. They're not suitable for you! Don't see him again next time!"

  It was possible that Chu Qingcang's 'arch-nemesis' Wu Mingyu said this, Xiao Zongrong's face turned somewhat unpleasant. Her friends could associate with whoever they wanted, and even if Hong Kun was her godfather, he couldn't insult Chu Qingcang like that!

  With a darkened face, Xiao Zongrong picked up his cane and stood up. He gave Hong Kun some face and didn't refute him, but instead said coldly: "Father has an important guest, I'll take my leave first!"

  After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Hong Kun to respond and walked out all the way. He came over to support Lan, but she ignored him and went straight back to the backyard.

  Wu Mingyu's face wore a faint smile as he watched her walk away with an obviously angry back, before turning to Hong Kun and saying: "Uncle, did I do something wrong? Why does Third Miss seem so angry at me?"

  Hong Kun felt a bit embarrassed, waved his hand and said: "Nothing's wrong! I reckon she had some unpleasantness with that Chu guy earlier and took it out on us! Speaking of which, I really get a headache from her temper, just like when we were kids, stubborn and not knowing how to restrain herself, no wonder she got bullied in the Third Prince's Manor!"

  Wu Mingyu smiled and said, "Such a personality is still good, straightforward and not hypocritical! One must also have the courage to love and hate, in order to match the legend of a strong-willed woman who would rather die than yield. Not all women can be like this, Uncle, don't demand too much from her!"

  Hong Kun was somewhat surprised, looked at Wu Mingyu and sighed: "The fourth master is willing to be so fair to her! Rare! Uncle He didn't know this point, but he was anxious for her because she didn't understand how to conceal herself! With such a personality, who can bear it?"

  Wu Mingyu smiled and said lightly, "Uncle, there's no need to worry. In this big world, aren't there good men? Maybe there is a man who would give up everything for the third miss, tolerate her, and think that all of her, including her personality, are lovely..."

  Hong Kun looked at him with a hint of doubt, seeing the kindness and indulgence in his smile, and couldn't help but feel a stir in her heart. She thought for a moment before asking: "Fourth Prince, what brings you to my uncle's place today? Is it also about Rong'er... coming to propose to my aunt?"

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