Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

At three quarters after noon, Chuyi arrived at the small courtyard in a horse-drawn carriage.

"Miss Ruan, are you ready?" He placed the stool diligently and stretched his arms towards her.

"Let me do it." Qin Guanzhi had come behind Ruan Chuyin at some point.

"Mr. Qin, you're back?" Ruan Chuyin was startled. She took a deep breath to calm her pounding heart.

People can scare people to death! Suddenly, I felt a dull pain in my chest.

"Sorry, did I scare you?" Qin Guanzhi looked at Ruan Chuyin's face which suddenly turned pale, and couldn't help but feel deeply guilty.

"No, no, I just didn't notice you were at home." Ruan Chuyin shook her head in denial and supported herself on his arm to get into the car.

Until the carriage disappeared, Qin Guanzhi still stood there for a long time without leaving.

Peach Blossom Spring Restaurant

After getting off the horse, Ruan Chuyin looked at the plaque full of history, and her thoughts gradually drifted away.

She still remembered the last time Qin Guanzhi brought her here for breakfast. A bowl of wonton cost twenty wen, five wen more than the generous portion of braised pork rice at a small restaurant. Only those who could afford to spend money here were rich or noble.

At dinner time, the building was full of guests, with constant laughter and conversation, and the atmosphere was warm.

Looking around, she saw many young women, which made her eyes light up.

Since arriving in this strange world, she'd rarely seen women her own age. She didn't even have a single friend to confide in, and she'd only learned how to manage her menstrual cycle the last time she secretly asked Aunt Huang.

"Guard Chuyi, there are several girls here today. Is there any special program?" Ruan Chuyin asked curiously.

Yu Yu once said that all the young women in Dayong, especially the beautiful ones, would try their best to stay in the capital. This made young women in other places even more scarce.

"Today is the 80th anniversary celebration of the Peach Blossom Spring Restaurant, and the owner has invited several musicians to play drums, harps, and flutes to liven up the atmosphere. For a small place like Wushui Town, this is a major event, so it's sure to attract quite a few young ladies. The girl in front of you on the left, wearing a purple dress and veil, is Huang Yuanxiang, the most beautiful woman in Wushui Town and the wife of Gu Wenjin."

"But is it Mr. Gu who lives at No. 618 Wuyang Street?" Ruan Chuyin suddenly turned her head towards Chuyi, her eyes wide open.

"That's right. Miss Ruan, do you know him?" Chuyi was a little surprised that Ruan Chuyin actually knew Gu Wenjin.

"This Mr. Gu is fifty this year, right?" Ruan Chuyin had heard Yu Yu mention him before. He was one of the richest men in Wushui Town. But marrying such a young girl was too outrageous. Would Miss Huang marry him?

Chuyi shrugged disapprovingly and said with a smile, "He's fifty-one. This Mr. Gu has a very deep background. Someone in his family is a second-rank official in Liangcheng. It is also rumored that he owns eighteen rice shops, five silk shops, eight silver shops, and a thousand acres of fertile land. With such a fortune, there is no need to worry about finding a girl to marry him. Moreover, when Mr. Gu was young, he was very handsome and well-maintained. He is still strong and healthy. It would not be a grievance for Miss Huang to marry him."

"That's true... but there's such a huge age gap between them..." Ruan Chuyin didn't know how to put it. What she wanted to say was that by the time Miss Huang was older, Mr. Gu would have ascended to heaven. Would it be interesting to marry him?

Chuyi understood immediately and said, "Miss Huang gave birth to a son for Mr. Gu last year, an only son. Besides, it is impossible for Miss Huang to marry only one man, so it is not a loss."

Yes. Ruan Chuyin almost forgot that the girls here can have multiple husbands.

She still hadn't adapted to this strange world, still looking at things from the perspective of her original world. Then she smiled and nodded in understanding.

Chuyi led Ruan Chuyin to an elegant room on the second floor facing the lobby.

Jiang Xuanzhou had been waiting there for a long time.

"Miss Ruan." He stood up and walked over to Ruan Chuyin. He seemed to be a little too close, so close that Ruan Chuyin was stunned for a moment, instinctively taking a half step back, even the greeting that was on the tip of her tongue was stopped.

But the tall figure showed no sign of compromise. He took another step forward, put one hand on Ruan Chuyin's waist, and with the other hand, gracefully led her to a seat.

Although there was no physical contact between the two, this intimate distance made Ruan Chuyin's hair stand on end, and she almost couldn't walk steadily.

She was not used to being approached so closely by someone, especially a man full of hormones.

The light sandalwood scent filled her nostrils, clouding her mind for a moment. When she regained consciousness, she was sitting in front of a table filled with delicious food and wine.

There were ten hot dishes in total, including braised fish with lu yu, shrimp with jade belt, stewed deer tendon, crystal meatballs, stewed fat chicken with fragrant mushrooms, steamed abalone and fried shrimp, etc., six dim sum dishes and two pots of fine wine.

At this time, the musician on the booth had already started playing. The melodious sound of the piano slowly flowed into her ears, slowly calming Ruan Chuyin's uneasy mood.

"Miss Ruan, these are the signature dishes of Taohuayuan. Come and try them." Jiang Xuanzhou picked up a piece of magical shrimp meat and put it in her bowl.

Ruan Chuyin could clearly feel the domineering gaze and did not dare to look up. After thanking him, she picked up the shrimp meat and quickly put it into her mouth to savor it carefully.

The melodious piano music was suddenly interwoven with the sound of fingertips moving. She raised her eyes slightly and caught a glimpse of Jiang Xuanzhou's five fingers gently dancing on the tabletop. The movement was small, yet rhythmic, as if he were contemplating something.

"Miss Ruan, what do you think of this magical shrimp dish from Taohuayuan?" He asked slowly, his tone neither fast nor slow, neither salty nor bland, and without any excitement. This made Ruan Chuyin a little unsure of his intention. She raised her eyebrows slightly and met his gaze unexpectedly.

Jiang Xuanzhou's eyes were deep. The moment he looked at her, his pupils shrank slightly, revealing a sharp and yet faint smile. They became even darker, like the water in a deep pool, unfathomable.

"It's tender and juicy, very delicious... but the taste is a little bland." Ruan Chuyin commented truthfully.

This delicious shrimp dish was not flavorful, probably because it was not marinated for long enough or maybe it was not marinated at all.

"I think the garlic shrimp made by Miss Ruan is the best." Jiang Xuanzhou picked up one dish after another for her and asked her to comment on them one by one.

This action made Ruan Chuyin feel a little abnormal. Her attention suddenly became highly focused, and she waited quietly for his next words.

After the piano music ended, Jiang Xuanzhou poured Ruan Chuyin a cup of peach blossom wine. The wine was clear in color, rich in fragrance, and sweet in the mouth, just like lying drunk among flowers.

It was the first time that Ruan Chuyin drank such a delicious wine, and she drank it all in just a few sips.

Jiang Xuanzhou looked at her face carefully, not even a blush on it. Slightly surprised, he filled her glass again.

"Miss Ruan's alcohol tolerance is a little beyond my expectation." He chuckled, his voice low and lazy, making people intoxicated even without being drunk.

"Peach blossom wine, peach blossom face, peach blossom drunkenness and peach blossom sleep. Good wine!" Ruan Chuyin was slightly tipsy, a faint arc appeared at the corner of her eyes, and her beauty fell into Jiang Xuanzhou's eyes.

The fingertips touching the table suddenly stopped jumping.

"Peach blossoms are drunk and peach blossoms are sleeping. Miss Ruan is so talented." He felt that every contact with Ruan Chuyin would bring him different surprises.

At this moment, the beauty's cheeks began to turn a faint crimson, as white and delicate as a piece of fine pink jade. A sweet fragrance wafted from her delicate lips, even more intoxicating than peach blossom wine.

Suddenly, the beauty's pink tongue quickly stretched out and licked the wine stains on her lips. She looked particularly charming and charming in his eyes.

"Miss Ruan, would you like to come with me to Liangcheng tomorrow?" Jiang Xuanzhou could no longer suppress his eagerness and said it out loud.