Zhang Caijin was furious when he saw that Jiang Wan was still upset about the price difference of a hundred wen.

"Jiang Wan, you are not short of money now, why do you always mention the difference in the price of the millet you borrowed before? I remember that you were not such a stingy person before, why did your temper change so drastically after falling down? Are you really angry that I didn't visit you when you were injured?"

Zhang Caijin first stated the purpose of his visit, and then he said, "If it is because of that incident, I sincerely apologize to you. It was my fault. I shouldn't have been so engrossed in reading that I forgot to visit you. I hope you can forgive me."

"I don't ask you to treat me the same as before. I just hope that there will be no more estrangement and misunderstanding between us. If you don't want us to call each other brother and sister, then it will be as you wish."

He kept a very low profile, not even getting angry about being splashed with cold water, and looked extremely sincere.

Jiang Wan leaned against the door frame, folded her arms, and watched him act from the side.

"Zhang Caijin, what tricks are you playing?"

Zhang Caijin waved his hands hurriedly and said, "Jiang Wan, I think you misunderstood me, didn't you? I didn't play any tricks. I came here to sincerely apologize to you."

He had a serious expression, and he looked a bit deceptive, as he had dressed up, was wearing a plain blue cotton coat, and had a fair complexion.

But when something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

The previous few times I met Zhang Caijin, he was dressed respectably, but he always had ulterior motives.

Jiang Wan knew him. He was thick-skinned, good at acting, and flexible. Don't be fooled by his serious appearance. You never know what bad ideas he might have in mind.

She came up and poured a basin of cold water on Zhang Caijin, thinking that he would give up.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Caijin actually swallowed this anger alive.

It seems that Zhang Caijin has made some progress, which means that he must have a purpose for coming here today.

Jiang Wan rolled his eyes.

Since I'm bored anyway, I might as well play with the monkeys as a pastime.

"Oh? I overthought. I thought you came to me to borrow money."

What Zhang Caijin lacked most was money. Jiang Wan came up and brought up this sensitive topic. Even if Zhang Caijin wanted to borrow money, he couldn't ask.

As expected, Zhang Caijin's face turned pale, but soon turned into a gentle expression.

"Jiang Wan, between you and me, is there nothing else to talk about besides money?"

Zhang Caijin looked a little hurt.

Jiang Wan raised her eyebrows and asked, "What else? Mr. Zhang, you don't have to beat around the bush with me. If you want to, don't blame me for not understanding you."

She was so straightforward that Zhang Caijin had no room to express his thoughts.

Seeing him hesitating, Jiang Wan lost her patience and started to chase him away.

"Mr. Zhang, I accept your apology. If you have nothing else to do, please leave on your own."

Zhang Caijin hurriedly said, "Jiang, Jiang Wan, actually, the reason I came to you this time, besides apologizing to you sincerely, is that I have one more thing I want to ask you."

"Oh?" Jiang Wan looked up at him with a cold expression, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Caijin adjusted his mood and asked, "Jiang Wan, I want to know, are you really willing to marry Xie Lan? Didn't you tell me before that you would never fulfill the marriage arranged by your mother, and that Xie Lan was an evil star and a calamity star, and that you disliked his bad luck and would not marry him?"

Zhang Caijin asked this question once when he visited Jiang Wan for the first time.

At that time, Jiang Wan did not give him a direct answer, as she did not expect that he would be so persistent about this issue.

In this case, we might as well take this opportunity to give Zhang Caijin a slap in the face and make him feel ashamed.

"Mr. Zhang, I once said that I would never marry Xie Lan, but I changed my mind later. Xie Lan and I are childhood sweethearts. His mother treats me as her own daughter and dotes on me in every way. On the contrary, what about your mother, Mrs. Sun?"

Jiang Wan smiled sarcastically and continued, "Sun has never agreed to let me marry you. I tried to please her in every way but it was useless. She even tricked my mother's relics away. Do you think Sun can compare with Xie Lan's mother?"

Zhang Caijin's face froze, and he opened and closed his mouth, unable to find a good excuse to refute.

Jiang Wan was telling the truth.

Sun had once told Zhang Caijin in person not to agree to be with Jiang Wan so early. She wanted to observe Jiang Wan more carefully to see if she was qualified to be her daughter-in-law.

In addition, Zhang Caijin passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. He felt superior to others and naturally looked down on Jiang Wan, who was ignorant.

But he couldn't bear to give up Jiang Wan's love and flattery, so he kept her hanging with sweet words.

"This, this is not enough for you to choose to fulfill your engagement with Xie Lan..."

Zhang Caijin didn't give up and added another sentence.

Jiang Wan sneered, "Isn't that enough? Well, Xie Lan helped me and my father everywhere before. When my father was beaten by Jiang Yan'er and his life was in danger, it was Xie Lan who helped him. As the saying goes, a life-saving favor should be rewarded with one's body. Not to mention, Xie Lan and I are already engaged, so there is no problem for me to marry him."

Zhang Caijin was speechless. He found out about this later, but he felt that it was what Xie Lan should do. Jiang Weiran was his uncle, so if he didn't save him, who would he save?

He glanced at Jiang Wan's expression, but didn't dare to say anything. Instead, he said hurtly, "Is it just because of these reasons? Jiang Wan, I let you down."

"Only?" Jiang Wan laughed, "Mr. Zhang, do you think what I said above is not enough for me to marry Xie Lan and choose you instead?"

Zhang Caijin blushed. Although he wanted to say yes, he should be chosen, he didn't dare to say it.

He didn't say it, but Jiang Wan saw it.

She was really eye-opening. It was the first time she saw someone so shameless and so self-satisfied.

"Mr. Zhang, compared to Xie Lan, what can you compare to him?"

Zhang Caijin choked and raised his neck and said, "Jiang Wan, you are humiliating me. I am at least a scholar, and Xie Lan is a commoner, not even a student. How can you compare me with him?"

Jiang Wan smiled. It seemed that the identity of a scholar was Zhang Caijin's greatest pride and face.

Jiang Wan felt very unhappy when he thought that he might be lucky enough to pass the imperial examination and become an official in the future.

Wouldn't it be a disaster for the people if a scumbag like Zhang Caijin served as an official?

It seems that she will have to work harder in this area in the future to ensure that Zhang Caijin will always remain a scholar.

"Mr. Zhang is so arrogant."

Xie Lan suddenly appeared behind Zhang Caijin, which scared Zhang Caijin.

Jiang Wan was also surprised. She was so busy talking to Zhang Caijin that she didn't notice anyone approaching.

I wonder how much he heard?

As soon as Zhang Caijin saw Xie Lan, his demeanor immediately became a little timid.

He took two steps to the side, putting some distance between himself and Xie Lan.

"Xie Lan, why did you eavesdrop on my conversation with Jiang Wan? You are so shameless!"

Xie Lan gave him a cold look.

"this is my house."

The implication is that he was not eavesdropping, but listening openly.

As an outsider, Zhang Caijin was the one who should be questioned as he was blocking someone's door.

Zhang Caijin was frustrated and didn't want to argue with Xie Lan anymore. Instead, he turned to Jiang Wan and said in a gentle voice, "Jiang Wan, let's talk over there. I have something I want to discuss with you alone."

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