Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

When the question came out, the three friends were all stunned.

"Did you see everything just now? I was thinking of telling you later." Liu Dongxiang's face showed that shy expression again, making Ruan Chuyin pursed her lips nervously.

Cai Lei had never been to Baoyuezhai and had never heard of Fu Suiyun's name, so she looked confused.

But Wang Yumei knew! She excitedly slammed the table and leaped to her feet, her lips trembling as she demanded confirmation in shock, "Dongxiang, are you talking about Fu Suiyun, the richest man in Dayong?"

The richest man?

Cai Lei's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was filled with awe in her heart.

Liu Dongxiang was very proud of the expressions of her two friends, but she did not see the same expression on Ruan Chuyin's face. She couldn't help but feel puzzled and asked, "Chuyin, do you know him too?"

"I encountered it once at Baoyuezhai," Ruan Chuyin recalled. The chicken-fat yellow jade pendant flashed through her mind, and she vaguely seemed to see the dark blue figure again.

"Dongxiang, did you also meet him at Baoyuezhai?"

"No, no," Liu Dongxiang blushed and waved her hands. Nothing sold in Baoyuezhai cost less than a hundred taels. Her family's monthly allowance was only fifty taels, plus the monthly subsidy from the government office, which didn't add up to more than sixty taels. She didn't even dare to step inside.

"The last time I went to Dongkelai with my father, I had something to do so I left first. Unexpectedly, it started to rain halfway through the walk. At that time, I thought it was only half a mile, so I made up my mind and ran in the rain, and then I ran into Fu Suiyun." Liu Dongxiang still feels excited when she thinks about it.

Falling flowers, a person standing alone; light rain, swallows flying in pairs. This is the first time they met.

"How romantic! So, how far have you and him gotten so far?" Wang Yumei blinked and asked excitedly.

"Just... friends, I guess." Liu Dongxiang said hesitantly with a red face.

"Have you slept?" Cai Lei is still direct and gets to the point.

When this question was asked, Liu Dongxiang's face turned even redder.

“Not yet.” How could it be so fast!

"Oh, then the relationship is indeed average. Why don't you sleep together? Is it because you are not good-looking?" Cai Lei's questions were all very frank.

"Not bad..." Liu Dongxiang thought for a moment and said pertinently. It was indeed quite good. Every time they met, he would give her gifts, and from time to time, he would slip her a few large banknotes.

Wang Yumei had met Fu Suiyun before! She took over and said, "What's not bad about him? He's reserved and elegant, with an extraordinary temperament. He has great taste, and everything he wears looks good. There's not a single vulgar thing on him. He's truly a man walking on a mountain of gold."

"Yumei, you think so highly of Fu Suiyun. Do you know what kind of person he is? I mean, has your uncle ever mentioned him to you?" Ruan Chuyin asked tentatively. She spoke slowly, as if giving Wang Yumei ample time to think.

"A rich man!" Wang Yumei said with a sweet smile.

Suddenly, she remembered something and added, "My uncle only mentioned to me that Fu Suiyun's business is also very big in Nanxing Country, and he is not in Liangcheng for at least half a year. So Dongxiang, if you are with him, you must be fully prepared mentally."

"What mental preparation do you need to have? Wouldn't it be better to marry more men? Are you afraid that no one will be there to accompany you?" Cai Lei took a bite of the walnut cake and said nonchalantly.

"You're stupid! If Dongxiang could marry into the Fu family of Liangyou County and become the mistress, do you still expect her to continue living a life of luxury?" Wang Yumei shook her head and rolled her eyes speechlessly. She patted Liu Dongxiang's shoulder and said soothingly, "When you marry Fu Suiyun and sleep in a mountain of gold every day, you'll find that sleeping in a mountain of gold is enough for your whole life. Think positively."

"Nonsense! Look at Chuyin. Didn't she marry into the Eastern Palace no matter how many times she got married? No matter how awesome Fu Suiyun is, is he as awesome as the Crown Prince? Say something!" Cai Lei shook Ruan Chuyin's arm unconvinced.

"My marriage was granted by the Emperor. It's different..." Ruan Chuyin said vaguely. How did he end up bringing her up?

"Okay, okay, stop talking about me. But you, tell me quickly whether you have agreed to Lord Yan's proposal of marriage?" Liu Dongxiang abruptly shifted the topic to Cai Lei.

Ruan Chuyin turned her head towards her in surprise and asked uncertainly, "But is it Master Yan, the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple?"

"It's him! Are you surprised? Are you surprised?" Wang Yumei and Liu Dongxiang began to talk about their wonderful stories in great excitement, in such detail as if they were the ones involved.

Cai Lei's thoughts gradually drifted away as the two of them sang together.

It is said that the two of them met secretly in a small courtyard that day. After fighting for three hundred rounds, Yan Yan was completely defeated by her. The next day, he asked his family to go to Cai Mansion to propose marriage.

It took Cai Zhiyuan a long time to recover from his shock, and he couldn't make up his mind after thinking about it.

Everyone in the court knew that Minister of Personnel Yan An supported Prince Linhuai. Yan Yan had been Jiang Xuanzhou's study partner, and the two had a close personal relationship. Marrying into the Yan family would be tantamount to siding with Prince Linhuai. How could this be achieved?

But I have to admit that Yan Yan is indeed talented. He is a handsome man, and it would be great if my daughter could marry him.

Considering that the eldest princess also liked him, he could only get away with it by asking for his daughter's opinion.

That night, Yan Yan found Cai Lei to confirm the marriage, and also suffered the first Waterloo in his life.

Perhaps his self-esteem was severely hit or maybe he was really in love and didn't want to accept failure, so he blocked the door every day to ask for an explanation, which made Cai Lei very annoyed.

"Leilei, are you rejecting Master Yan because you don't like him?" Ruan Chuyin was puzzled. If she didn't like him, why would she keep meeting him in private?

"Of course I don't hate him, otherwise why would I sleep with him?" Cai Lei said affirmatively while playing with the black hair on her chest.

"You definitely don't want to give up the entire forest." Liu Dongxiang understood.

"Not entirely." Cai Lei curled her lips and changed her sitting position.

"Why is that?" the three friends asked in unison.

"Because he's stupid."

There was obvious disdain in her eyes, and she deliberately emphasized the word "stupid".

"I'd like to hear more about it." Wang Yumei clasped her fists towards her, Ruan Chuyin filled her cup of hot tea, and Liu Dongxiang pushed her favorite plate of walnut cakes over. The three of them had sincerity in their eyes.

"Who would marry a wife just by talking? Doesn't that make me look cheap? I just want him to play with me a few more times. Do you really think this lady is easy to manipulate?"

The three of them froze for a moment, followed by a long silence.

Liu Dongxiang and Wang Yumei were still pondering her words, their brows furrowed in frown.

Ruan Chuyin understood and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What do you mean?" They both looked at her, with the words "Please clarify" written on their faces.

"It means he's stingy and trying to get something for nothing," Ruan Chuyin said firmly. Wu Ya's ex-boyfriend was exactly that kind of person: full of sweet nothings, promises, and grand plans, he'd get up early every day to bring her egg pancakes and soy milk to impress himself, yet he'd only spent this tiny amount of money in a year. He'd be so busy during the holidays, unable to spare a second. Even the richest man in the world couldn't handle his chores.

But I don't think this Lord Yan is that low-brow. He might just be too naive. A little bit of advice would make him realize it. No wonder Cai Lei was so envious when she heard Dongxiang had found the richest man.

Cai Lei gave Ruan Chuyin an admiring look and nodded.

That's right. Aside from Qu Haoyue, who was her own voluntary lover, every man who pursued her wouldn't gift her a hairpin one day, a pair of earrings, a precious fan the next. At the very least, they'd rush to help her with her meals or hold her shoes. And this Dali Temple Shaoqing wasn't incredibly handsome, nor did he have the luxury of playing like his twin brothers. He'd never even treated her to a meal, yet he kept saying he wanted to marry her. He must have been stuck in the door.