PFC Chapter 215: Also to get closer to her
Chapter 215: Also to get closer to her
Qi Mobai answered frankly: "Yes."
Wu Minmei felt mixed emotions, and she probably understood what Qi Mobai was thinking.
She hesitated and said, "Amo, you——"
"Mother, I know what you are going to say. I understand it in my heart."
Wu Minmei sighed and said, "I know your aunt best. She has never gotten up early because of no benefit.
She seems to be here with good intentions to propose marriage, but who knows what bad things she has in mind. Although I don't know the Xu family, don't I know her?
From what you said, that girl must be a good girl.
Who would be willing to send a delicate little girl to a shabby house like ours?"
Although it sounded harsh, it was the truth. Qi Mobai unconsciously clenched his hands in his sleeves, and his finger joints turned slightly white.
"I know that I am not qualified to marry her at the moment. How can such a pure, kind and beautiful person be stained by my filth?"
How can the moon hanging in the sky fall down to earth?
"Amo!" Wu Minmei couldn't bear to hear her son belittle her like that.
“Although we live in poverty, we have always tried our best to give you and Ayu the best since you were young.
I don't want you to be too ambitious, nor do I want you to belittle yourself. If your father knew, he would not be at peace in the underworld!"
"Mother, I understand the truth.
I also know that the Xu family must be plotting something. There is nothing we can gain from them, so the one we can gain is Xu Xinyue.
The Xu family probably has some conspiracy, and it can only be implemented by pairing her and me together.
Although I don’t know what it is specifically, but this matter concerns her and my marriage, I——"
I have let her down once, and I cannot put her in trouble again.
"I can't hurt her..."
Qi Mobai found it ironic that God seemed to have given her and him a chance to get married, but in fact, it was pushing them further and further apart until there was no possibility anymore.
Whether he was willing or not, Qi Mobai felt that Xu Xinyue was not the kind of person who would willingly submit to arrangements.
She looks gentle and docile like an ordinary woman, but in fact she must be very stubborn. Unless she is interested in me, it would be difficult to force her to accept all this.
However, forcing others to do something is never what a gentleman does.
"Amo, maybe you and her are not meant to be together."
Qi Mobai did not respond to Wu Minmei because he knew they were not destined to be together. However, it was not so easy for him to let go. After all, she was the only woman whose heart had been moved in all these years.
Wu Minmei didn't want to see him so upset, so she changed the subject: "When you came back today, Ah Yu seemed to be talking about silver and tuition, but what happened?"
Hearing Wu Minmei's question, Qi Mobai frowned slightly. He didn't want to tell his mother, so as to avoid her worrying about him again.
He wanted to deny it, but just as he opened his mouth, he heard Wu Minmei say, "Don't lie to me. Even if you can't get it from me, I will ask Ah Yu. You know how smart she is, and it's easy to get her to talk."
Qi Mobai laughed dumbly and had to tell Wu Minmei the truth: "It's not a big deal. The tuition fee of Yujin College has increased a bit."
Wu Minmei asked: "How much has it increased?"
Qi Mobai was considering whether to answer truthfully. Wu Minmei's heart skipped a beat when she saw him hesitate.
"If it weren't for the huge cost, you would never have made such an expression."
"Eighty taels."
"What!? How could this be? Why has the price increased so much this year?"
"I have inquired about it. It is said that the Kyoto Bookstore is in crisis. The books needed on weekdays can only be purchased from one store. The price of that store is extremely high. The academy has no choice but to increase the tuition fee to make up for the shortfall."
"Which bookstore is so conscientious?"
"Qiulu Bookstore——"
At this point, Qi Mobai felt even more remorseful, remembering that he had almost used Qiulu Bookstore to damage Xu Xinyue's book business.
Now Qiulu Bookstore is the only dominant bookstore in the market, and I wonder if Xu Xinyue’s bookstore has been affected.
However, he really had no idea what to do about this matter.
"Mother, this is the case in Kyoto right now. It's not just Yujin Academy, but other academies as well."
"Well, that's it. Everything can be saved, except reading.
Don't worry about the money. I have a solution.
Your father left behind a lot of valuable things, so it's not impossible to sell them off."
"I should be the one to say this. Mother, don't worry about this. I have saved a little money due to my fame some time ago. It is not difficult to collect 80 taels. Mother, don't worry about it.
Mom can just keep dad’s things.
You have just recovered from your illness, so you should not overwork yourself. Although the problem is with the Kyoto Bookstore, more people are willing to buy handwritten copies. Although they are cheaper than printed copies, they still provide jobs."
"You spend all day copying books, how can you have time to review?"
"Mother, what you said is wrong. Copying books is also a way to review your lessons. There is no harm in that."
"You - well, it's your mother's uselessness that has caused you two siblings to suffer."
"Mother, you don't have to say that. If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be me and Ayu today. Instead, I am the one who feels guilty for making you work so hard at my age.
I will study hard, pass the exam as soon as possible, and give you and your sister a good life."
Also, to be closer to her.
Xufu
Ever since Wu returned to the courtyard in disgrace, she has been locking herself in her room, fearfully thinking about how to explain to Xu Jiangqing.
She kept circling around in circles, muttering to herself, "What should I do? What should I do? I screwed up!"
He stamped his feet and slapped himself hard in the face: "I told you not to lose your temper and curse like that. Now, I've offended everyone!
How can I complete the task I was assigned to do? "
Fortunately, when he came back, he heard that Xu Jiangqing had gone out for a social event and had not returned yet. If it were normal, she would have been furious, imagining that Xu Jiangqing must have been in a brothel with some little bitch, drinking and having fun, watching the clock over and over again, waiting for her husband to return.
But at this moment, she was particularly looking forward to Xu Jiangqing coming back later, even later, so that she could stay outside tonight!
So as to give her enough time to think of countermeasures and save the situation.
The night was growing late, and as usual, her sleep was never very restful, and she needed to drink a cup of calming tea before going to rest.
Her maid Nong'er, as usual, brought soothing tea and quietly pushed the door open and entered the bedroom. She originally wanted to come quietly, put down the tea, and leave silently.
But Wu was so nervous that she turned her head and saw a figure out of the corner of her eye. She thought it was Xu Jiangqing and screamed in surprise: "Ah!"
Nong'er was also startled and fell to her knees, "It was I who disturbed the master. I deserve to die!"
Wu was both embarrassed and annoyed. She pointed at her nose and scolded her, "How dare you! Who allowed you to come in?"
Nong Er knew that she came at a bad time. She thought that Wu Shi had taken the opportunity to vent her anger on him for some reason. She thought quickly about how to make Wu Shi calm down: "It's my fault. I deserve to die for disturbing my master!
If the master needs any help from me, I will do my best to help you. I will do my best to help you even if it means death. I am willing to share your worries!"