Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

"Uncle." Song Jinbai was about to say that he wanted to marry Ji Nuan, but Ji Nuan secretly pinched his finger, and he changed his words to: "Nuan'er teased me and didn't want to take responsibility for me. Uncle, please make the decision for me!"

When Father Ji heard this, he immediately understood a little.

Damn it! It turned out to be my daughter who started it first.

As an old father, he has to deal with his daughter's romantic debts at such an old age. It's really a headache!

Even if it was his daughter who took the initiative, he still had to save his reputation. Father Ji tried to explain, "It was just a hug, wasn't it? She was careless."

"Not only did he hug me! He also looked at me and kissed me!" In order to get married sooner, Song Jinbai just went all out and spoke like a young wife who was molested by a bully.

When these words came out, not only Ji's father was stunned, but even Ji Nuan was so shocked that she almost jumped up.

How dare this shameless guy say anything?

Father Ji glared at Song Jinbai again and said angrily, "Come with me!"

He was about to explode. He couldn't believe that his daughter could do such a thing.

As a father, there were some things he couldn't ask Ji Nuan directly, so he could only take Song Jinbai away to ask him clearly.

Song Jinbai followed Ji's father obediently, leaving Ji Nuan alone in the hall, feeling uneasy. She didn't know what to do, so she had to tidy up the things on the table and go back to her room to lie down.

~~~~~

The news that the Wen family had brought twelve loads of generous betrothal gifts to the Ji family to propose marriage spread like a tornado throughout Taohua Village. The villagers, having watched the excitement, were buzzing with discussion, and even after returning home, they continued to discuss the topic with great interest.

"Such a good match, and the Ji family actually rejected it?" The village chief's aunt couldn't help but mutter to the village chief while washing vegetables, her words full of disbelief. She suddenly stopped what she was doing, as if she had thought of something, and turned to look at the village chief, "Tell me, Ji Nuan, is she still thinking about our Meng Ran?"

The village chief said angrily, "What are you imagining? Ji Nuan never took the initiative to look for your son. It was your son who was just trying to get close to her."

The village head's aunt was not happy to hear this and retorted, "If they weren't thinking about Meng Ran, then why would the Ji family reject such a good marriage? That's twelve taels of betrothal gifts, not the twelve taels of betrothal money we have in our village. Have you ever seen a family give such a large betrothal gift? We've heard a little about the Wen family too. They were robbed a while ago. Even after being robbed, they were still able to come up with such a large betrothal gift. It shows how wealthy they are."

The village chief said, "Those are other people's private affairs. We should not worry about them. But your niece keeps running to the Ji family all day. What is she trying to do? You should ask her about it and don't let her do anything inappropriate."

The village head's aunt avoided her gaze. "What can a little girl like her do? Don't let your imagination run wild. She just admires Ji Nuan's ability to make money and wants to find a chance to get close to her."

Although the village chief had his doubts, he didn't say anything more. He just said, "It's good if it's true."

The village chief's aunt curled her lips and disapproved, then took the washed vegetables into the kitchen.

What she never expected was that this girl was so opinionated that she acted on her own without even consulting her.

~~~~~

Xingwang looked back from time to time and saw that the girl was always following them and had no intention of leaving.

"Third Young Master, there is a girl following us from behind the team." Xingwang reported in a low voice to the people in the carriage.

"Oh?" Wen Jihong heard this and a wicked smile appeared on his face. "Stop the car and bring the person over."

Fang Miaomiao was led to Wen Jihong by Xingwang, her little face flushed with excitement.

Imitating the manners of a young lady from a wealthy family, Fang Miaomiao gave Wen Jihong a rather unorthodox greeting, her voice filled with unconcealed joy: "Hello, Master Wen!"

Wen Jihong looked Fang Miaomiao up and down, his eyes full of amusement. "Who are you? What do you want to do by following us?"

Fang Miaomiao's heart started pounding under Wen Jihong's heavy gaze, and her cheeks turned redder involuntarily.

She mustered up the courage to say, "My name is Miaomiao, and I'm Sister Ji Nuan's best friend. Sister Ji Nuan has always been the most favored in the family, so she has a bad temper and speaks rather arrogantly. Today she rejected your family's marriage proposal, and I hope you don't take it to heart. I apologize to you on her behalf."

Wen Jihong had watched his father's concubines fighting with each other since he was a child. Fang Miaomiao's little tricks were nothing compared to him.

The corners of his mouth curled up, and he asked calmly: "Then how do you plan to apologize?"

"This..." Fang Miaomiao looked around and acted embarrassed.

Since Wen Jihong had come to him on his own initiative, wouldn't it seem unmanly if he didn't accept her?

He said indifferently: "Come up."

Fang Miaomiao's heart leaped with joy. She quickly patted her chest and got on the carriage.

She looked at the brocade-covered cushions in the carriage and the exquisite snacks on the small table, her eyes full of greed.

Wen Jihong glanced at her and said disdainfully, "Can you tell me now?"

Fang Miaomiao was a little nervous, but the opportunity was right in front of her. She took a deep breath, clasped her hands, and said, "Master Wen, Ji Nuan is arrogant and looks down on you. That's because she's blind. If you don't mind, I can marry you in Ji Nuan's place, as someone as good as Master Wen."

Wen Jihong narrowed his eyes slightly.

Ha! He's a good man? He doesn't even dare admit it. Fang Miaomiao actually wants to marry him in Ji Nuan's place? Does he think anyone will want him?

Fang Miaomiao was flustered when she saw him take a long time to respond and his expression changed. She quickly changed her tone and said, "Master Wen, I really like you. Even if I can't be your wife, I'm willing to be your concubine."

Wen Jihong looked at her and sneered: "Okay! As long as you don't regret it, you can go back with me now."

"Yeah!" Fang Miaomiao's brows lit up and she nodded heavily.

She never imagined that she would give away her life so carelessly.

Only when she followed Wen Jihong into the gate of the Wen Mansion did she realize that a place to live could be so luxurious.

Fang Miaomiao was dazzled by what she saw along the way. When Xingwang took out a contract and asked her to put her fingerprint on it, she did it obediently without even thinking about it.

Two maids helped her take a fragrant flower petal bath and changed her into beautiful clothes. All this made her feel as if she were living in a dream.

She was tortured to death until midnight, when two servants carried her out of Wen Jihong's room.

She heard Wen Jihong's calm voice order, "Send her to Xingfang Tower."

She suddenly woke up and realized that she was too stupid and was blinded by wealth.