Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

In later generations, with a population boom, late marriage and childbearing are encouraged. Eighteen-year-olds are still tender young girls. A girl like the young lady of the Zhou family, who is only fourteen or fifteen years old, would never be a beast for Li Xingzhi to have any interest in! Besides, even if he were to eat, he would eat what's in his bowl first before looking at what's outside, right? As for raising certain creatures, he has no interest in that.

Seeing Li Xingzhi's blank and clueless expression, even the matchmaker began to doubt whether Mei'er had inquired incorrectly. The girl standing beside her also gradually calmed down, looking at the maid Xiao Mei who had chased after them with suspicion in her eyes.

Seeing the suspicion in the eyes of the girl who was usually like a sister to her, Xiaomei's face paled, her heart turned cold, and she felt extremely wronged. She began to stammer, "I...I heard people around us talking about the young master and the Zhou family's wife, that's why..."

"What did they say?" Li Xingzhi asked.

"They say the old master is planning to give Alang a concubine, a young lady from the Zhou family."

"Taking a concubine?" Hongniang, who was listening nearby, looked much better, but still somewhat angry. "See? He hasn't even married yet, and he's already taking a concubine!"

The young woman standing beside her listened to the talk of taking a concubine, her eyes revealing a complex expression.

"Taking a concubine? How come I didn't know that..." Li Xingzhi paused suddenly, recalling the meaningful look on Zhou's face after the whole Zhou family left not long ago.

The matchmaker looked at Li Xingzhi with a hint of mockery on her face, her words as sharp as ever, "Heh—Zhi'er has been living in your house without any status or title, and now that you've taken a concubine, do you expect her to be your bridesmaid?"

For some reason, ever since she learned that Li Linzhi had fallen for Li Xingzhi, the matchmaker started instilling in the young girl the idea that men were no good, and every time she saw Li Xingzhi, she would make sarcastic remarks!

Could she be a lesbian? Li Xingzhi never hesitated to speculate about the matchmaker's thoughts with the worst possible intentions!

He looked at the matchmaker who always stepped in to cause trouble, his face showing a bitter expression and a headache. Did he have to marry Azhi right away? He looked at the girl beside him, so young and inexperienced, and shook his head in his heart—it wasn't the right time yet!

Although that's what I thought in my heart, I absolutely couldn't bring myself to say it aloud. If I did, it would only be seen as an excuse or a pretext, making things even more complicated!

At this moment, a blush rose on the girl's face. She looked at Li Xingzhi shyly, a hint of expectation flashing in her eyes—her grandfather was dead, and she could only rely on Brother Li!

If the matchmaker's piercing gaze gave Li Xingzhi a headache, then the girl's expectant eyes were what truly troubled him! Li Xingzhi opened his mouth, but what came out was—"I'm currently at a crucial juncture in my Qi cultivation. Once I pass this juncture, I will immediately marry you! This will take three to five years at the earliest!" In another four or five years, the girl would be nearly twenty years old, just right! Seeing the matchmaker's slightly sarcastic gaze, the already somewhat guilty Li Xingzhi added, "If you don't believe me, I'll put it in writing!"

The girl's bright eyes gradually dimmed, and she became listless. The matchmaker watched from the side, her eyes conveying a sense of "I've seen through you long ago," which made Li Xingzhi feel both pity and inexplicable annoyance.

At this time, it was really not good for a young woman who was originally unmarried to follow along without any status or recognition.

"Although we can't consummate our marriage yet, how about we get engaged first?"

Upon hearing Li Xingzhi's words, the girl's eyes lit up again, her face flushed with shyness, and she spoke in a soft, low voice that even Li Xingzhi, with his keen hearing, could not make out what she was saying.

"Since that's the case, I'll accept on behalf of Zhi'er! If you ever betray her, even if I can't defeat you, I'll come back as a ghost to take your life!" As she finished speaking, Hong Niang's face twisted into a ferocious expression, looking at Li Xingzhi as if he were her father's killer, her expression complex and difficult to describe.

What was supposed to be a pleasant occasion turned sour and unwelcome after the matchmaker's words, losing all its joy. However, Li Xingzhi knew of the matchmaker's past suffering and, given his genuine care for the young woman, decided not to hold it against her.

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I can't change my family habits all at once, so this is only a little over a thousand words. My apologies. I promise at least two chapters tomorrow! I'll definitely update three chapters if I have time!

Okay, I admit I was lazy today and stayed up too late. Well, I just went to read a novel!

Next time, learn from this experience and do things first, then read novels!

Let this serve as a warning to everyone!