My boyfriend is not a human being? It’s over. I love him even more!

Chapter 124: A Single Man’s Secret Search for a Wife (4)

Chu Xiang was bored all day long. Today she wanted to finish reading the advanced book "The Lovely Concubine Ran Away", but she couldn't find the book. So she simply picked up a strange novel and just lay down on the recliner in the yard when she saw Yingying in a hurry.

Chu Xiang turned a page of the book and asked, "What are you holding in your hand? It's so precious."

Yingying came over quickly and carefully took out two pieces of talisman paper. "Miss, these are the talismans I went to the Taoist temple to ask for before dawn today. There were so many people there that I had to squeeze in and buy two."

Yingying handed a piece of yellow talisman paper to Chu Xiang and said, "Recently, there have been reports of ghosts in many places. It is said that the red-clothed, white-haired ghost brought ghost babies who can only eat people. They have three heads and six arms, green faces and fangs. If you are looked at by them, your soul will be taken away!"

Chu Xiang exclaimed, "Wow!" "So scary."

Yingying knew she was not serious when she heard her emotionless voice. She stamped her feet and emphasized the seriousness of the matter. "Miss, I am not exaggerating. Everyone says so. Some people have even seen the terrifying appearance of the ghost with their own eyes!"

"You said before that anyone he saw would have their souls taken away. How could anyone come back alive and tell others what that ghost looked like?"

"This... this..." Yingying was not so good at speaking. She stuttered for a long time before finally saying, "Anyway, everyone says that the talisman in the temple is very powerful. It's always a good idea for you to carry it with you, young lady!"

Chu Xiang didn't intend to disappoint the little girl's kindness, so she put the things in her purse and said, "Okay, I'll take it with me, okay?"

Yingying was happy then, and she came to Chu Xiang and whispered, "Today Pei Yuzhou came to ask for an audience again, and just like before, the door was not opened for him. I don't know what kind of spell that concubine cast on him. He is now the county magistrate, and in order to let that concubine enter the house openly, he has to come here every few days to be humble."

Chu Xiang was not interested in the book he was holding. He flipped through it casually and said, "Of course it was the power of true love that made him do this."

"Bah!" Yingying looked down on the two people and said, "They are just thieves and prostitutes. I think they are dirtier than anyone else. How can you really love them?"

Chu Xiang raised her eyes and said, "How could you learn such foul language at such a young age?"

Yingying blushed slightly and grabbed the ribbon on her skirt embarrassedly, "I just heard the maids in the mansion say so..."

Chu Xiang's parents are kind people. They don't mistreat their servants badly and even give them some benefits during festivals. When it comes to winning people's hearts, they are naturally better than the second house. Therefore, after this bloody incident broke out, everyone basically spoke from Chu Xiang's perspective.

It is precisely because of this that Pei Yuzhou and Chu Zhizhi's love is simply against the world. Such a magnificent love is just like the hero and heroine written in the storybook, and is worthy of praise.

Chu Xiang asked: "Is there still no movement from Second Uncle?"

Yingying shook her head. "The Second Master and Second Madam have had fewer opportunities to go out these days. Not long ago, Second Madam seemed to have received a letter from her hometown. She will go meet someone today. As for other things, there is nothing special."

The eldest master of the Chu family, Chu Zhao, controlled the big business of the family, while the eldest wife, Su Su, was in charge of the household expenses. The second master, Chu Wei, was born out of wedlock. When the old man passed away, he was only given some small businesses such as teahouses and restaurants. His wife, Fang Luoluo, was a foreigner whom he met during business talks. She had always been quiet and even after finding her daughter, Chu Zhizhi, she did not dare to go to Chu Zhao and ask Pei Yuzhou to marry Chu Zhizhi.

It is said that after Chu Zhizhi recognized her relatives, Chu Wei and Fang Luoluo wanted to bring Chu Zhizhi back to live with them, but Chu Zhizhi was a strong-willed person. She knew that those members of the Chu family did not like her and she did not want to depend on others to live, so she still lived in the outer house.

Chu Wei and Fang Lolo could only visit her from time to time.

To be honest, if Chu Xiang put herself in the shoes of their family of three, she would definitely feel very angry. She finally found her daughter and was able to make up for the grievances she had suffered, but because there was a first wife above her, she could only act according to her first wife's mood. And her daughter is still contemptuously called a concubine. If she were in their place, she would probably want to kill someone.

But Chu Wei's family is very honest.

Chu Xiang put down the book, she swayed in the chair, closed her eyes and thought for a while, then said: "If Pei Yuzhou comes to the house again next time, let him in."

Yingying frowned, "Miss, you are not soft-hearted!"

"I just don't want to drag it out like this." Chu Xiang glanced at the little girl calmly, "If it drags on, it won't be good for Second Uncle and the others to harbor resentment for a long time, and Pei Yuzhou thinks he was wrong first, so I will definitely have no problem with some compensation."

Yingying asked worriedly, "Miss, are you really so heartless?"

"No, don't worry."

Yingying hesitated for a while, "Okay, then I'll go and report to the master and the mistress."

In a sense, Pei Yuzhou is a good man. Before he entered officialdom, he could only buy a small house for Chu Zhizhi to live in. Now that he has become successful, he has bought Chu Zhizhi a big house in a good location.

Whenever the neighbors saw Chu Zhizhi, they would politely call her "Madam", but in fact they were looking down on her behind her back. She had been with Pei Yuzhou for two years, but still had no official status. This matter had already spread in the city.

The second master of the Chu family entered the house through the back door again today. He tried his best to persuade his daughter to separate from Pei Yuzhou. He said that he could prepare a considerable dowry for Chu Zhizhi and let Chu Zhizhi marry an honest man from another place, but Chu Zhizhi still refused firmly.

"If you ask me to follow another man, it's just like asking me to jump from one fire pit into another." Chu Zhizhi was wearing thin clothes. She especially loved gauze clothes. When there was wind, the gauze clothes fluttered, and she looked like a goddess in the sky, independent of the world.

Just like now, she stood by the window, basking in the sunshine, speaking soberly ahead of her time, "Women can live without relying on men. Men can have three wives and four concubines, and women can have three husbands and four maids. Men can have mistresses, and women can do the same."

Chu Wei rushed over and covered his daughter's mouth. He looked around in panic and saw that there was no one around. Then he whispered, "Zhizhi, you can't say that. If other people hear it, they will definitely think you are possessed by a ghost and arrest you!"

(End of this chapter)