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"Put your feet in the water too," Diao Chan said softly, "It's very cool."

"Okay!" Qian Mingduo took off his shoes. When his feet entered the water, he suddenly lifted his feet and said in surprise: "This water is really cold, don't you feel it?"

"It's cold at first, but it won't be cold after a while." Qian Mingduo slowly put his feet into the water again, and gradually they didn't feel so cold anymore. He looked at Diao Chan's jade feet, which were so close to his feet.

"Daddy said...you already know what I'm thinking?" Just as Qian Mingduo's feet were sneaking towards Diao Chan's jade feet, Diao Chan lowered her head and said shyly: "So...do you have any plans?"

"What are you planning?" Qian Mingduo was confused by Diao Chan's question. "What are you thinking about...what am I planning?"

"When...when are you going to...take me...to be your wife?" Diao Chan was so shy that she could hardly speak, but she still mustered up the courage to ask.

Her eyes flashed with anticipation and nervousness. She clenched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands. She glanced at Qian Mingduo and quickly lowered her head again.

"Take in the room?" Qian Mingduo frowned. He naturally knew the meaning of this word. "Why should I take you in as my room? What are you thinking?"

"You..." Diao Chan's blushing cheeks turned pale in an instant. She looked straight at Qian Mingduo, unable to believe what she had just heard.

"Do you even dislike me for being your concubine?"

"What the hell do you mean by concubine?" Qian Mingduo looked at the pitiful Diao Chan, raised his head towards her and asked, "When did I say I wanted to take you as my concubine? Why don't I remember saying these words?"

"The young master never said such words." Diao Chan shook her head gently. She turned her head to the side and said heartbrokenly, "I was just being sentimental."

"Since I never said I wanted to take you as my concubine, why do you think so?"

"If you are willing to take Hongchang as your concubine, I can entrust my life to her and give my father a peaceful old age." Diao Chan said with a dull expression, "I didn't expect that I could not even be your concubine... I know that my status is humble and I am not a good match for you. It's all Hongchang's fault for being so sentimental. Your question just now also let Hongchang know that she is not worthy of you. If I have offended you today, I hope you will forgive me."

"Why do you only want to be my concubine?" Qian Mingduo looked at Diao Chan's delicate face with tears in her eyes, and his heart was already softened by her.

He stopped teasing her, gently reached out his hand, wiped away the tears from the corners of Diao Chan's eyes, and said softly: "Why don't you think about being my wife?"

After hearing Qian Mingduo's words, Diao Chan's eyes flashed with surprise and confusion, but were soon covered by sadness. She lowered her head and cried silently, as if she had thousands of words to say but didn't know where to start.

Qian Mingduo knew that Diao Chan was a strong and independent girl. But at this moment, she was in trouble because of the disparity in status.

"Do you think you are of humble status and unworthy of being my wife?"

"Yeah!" Diao Chan nodded while sobbing.

"Do you think I care about any bullshit identity? This is all bullshit. I don't give a damn about it." Qian Mingduo hugged Diao Chan in his arms, stroked her back, and said softly, "I only care about you."

Diao Chan raised her head and looked at Qian Mingduo with tearful eyes. She felt Qian Mingduo's sincere feelings and firm determination, and a trace of warmth and hope gradually rose in her heart.

"Are you serious, sir?" Diao Chan asked softly.

"Why do you keep calling me Young Master?" Qian Mingduo pretended to be unhappy and said, "What's the matter? Do you want to draw a line between us?"

"No." Diao Chan's eyes flashed with tears of happiness. "I didn't know you thought this way. I thought...I thought you...looked down on me!"

"What else did you think?" Qian Mingduo took Diao Chan's hand, put it on his lips and kissed it gently. "Don't think I don't know. When you first flirted with me, you were probably worried that I would not rent you the land, and you would have no one to rely on in your old age. It was not until later that you thought I was a good person that you slowly fell in love with me. Don't you think so?"

"Yeah!" Diao Chan nodded shyly. "Other people who rent your land and farm it receive higher rent than us. We were so afraid that you would stop renting it to us, so..."

"So you started to flirt with me?" Qian Mingduo asked angrily.

"No!" Diao Chan shyly crawled into Qian Mingduo's arms and said in a tender voice, "I didn't seduce you!"

"What's there to be ashamed of?" Qian Mingduo said carelessly, "In fact, if you didn't flirt with me, I would have flirted with you. I would never let you go!"

"Brother Zhou Jun," Diao Chan sat up straight and stared into Qian Mingduo's eyes. "It's not that I don't believe what you just said, but... I really can't believe it. I'm afraid you're just saying it to me, and then..."

"I promise to the greatest leader Chairman Mao," Qian Mingduo raised his right hand and said solemnly, "I, Qian... I, Zhou Jun, will definitely marry Sister Diao Chan as my wife. If I break my promise, I will not be able to..."

"I won't let you talk nonsense." Diao Chan suddenly covered Qian Mingduo's mouth and said anxiously, "I won't let you swear or curse yourself."

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense anymore." Qian Mingduo kissed Diao Chan's little hand and hugged her in his arms. "I'll listen to you. Let's not curse ourselves."

"Well!" Diao Chan said gently, "Let's not talk nonsense."

Under the dim moonlight, they cling to each other tightly, just like people in a painting. Their figures appear particularly warm and sweet in the moonlight.

Qian Mingduo rushed to the city early in the morning. He wanted to go into the city to find a family named Su who ran a silk shop.

Last night he learned from Diao Chan that Zhou Jun and Miss Su from the city had already been engaged. It was arranged for Zhou Jun when his parents were still alive. However, Miss Su was still young at that time, so they would marry her when she reached the age of marriage.

Diao Chan didn't mind being a mistress, but Qian Mingduo felt that letting Diao Chan, one of the four great beauties in ancient times, be his concubine was simply a heinous act.

Anyway, he had never met any Miss Su, so he decided to cancel the engagement.

Su Shen was sitting alone in the hall, he had just finished his breakfast. He took the hot towel handed to him by the maid, wiped his head and face, and when he handed the towel back, he secretly pinched the maid's hand.

Watching her leave shyly, Su Shen secretly decided to take in this maid named Cuicui tonight.

"Su's Silk and Satin Shop" was the largest silk and satin shop in the city. Qian Mingduo found it quickly without much trouble.

He stood outside the door of the silk and satin shop and saw that the shop was spacious, with bright signs and exquisitely carved doors and windows. The shelves in the shop were neatly arranged, with a variety of silks and satins, and the goods on the display racks were exquisite. There was a counter in the corner and an accounting office at the back. The appearance was elegant and gorgeous.