After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

"..."

Shen Huichuan didn't know what to say.

Having an extra person makes everything uncomfortable.

But no one helped with getting Liu Fangshu away.

He didn't know what to do; he just felt lightheaded.

And so, about seven or eight days passed in this unclear and ambiguous manner.

Shen Huichuan was almost sinking into despair, and even felt that he was getting used to Liu Fangshu's presence.

That's the scariest thing...

After much deliberation, Shen Huichuan spent two sleepless nights trying to figure things out with Liu Fangshu.

This is only wasting the girl's time.

Finally, during dinner, Shen Huichuan said, "Um, Liu Fangshu."

"Hmm. What's up?"

Liu Fangshu stuffed her mouth full of rice and looked at Shen Huichuan with a puzzled expression.

"Go away, stop bothering me. We can't get married."

"I still intend to have a serious talk with you. We're not a good match. You'll definitely find a man you like in the future, and I'm sure that man won't be me."

Liu Fangshu nodded, then shook her head: "So what?"

"Anyway, I like you now. What's wrong with trying to win someone over?"

"If you relax and get along with me, you'll definitely come to like me too."

"..."

Shen Huichuan felt that the two of them were not thinking in the same direction, or more accurately, their thought processes were not aligned.

"Forget it. I won't say anything."

"If you're not honest, there's no need for me to say much more."

After saying this, Shen Huichuan prepared to leave.

At this moment, Liu Fangshu also sighed.

She said, "You know now, I didn't really want to marry you..."

Shen Huichuan turned his head and said helplessly, "I'm not stupid, how could I not know?"

"Liu Fangshu, you need to be more careful!"

"I won't say anything else, but this isn't how you like me, yet you still want to marry me. This is so ambiguous, I even suspect you're trying to make me take the blame."

Liu Fangshu confessed.

Shen Huichuan also spoke his mind.

At this moment, Liu Fangshu covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "Why would I want to harm you if I'm not grateful to you? You saved me."

"I have indeed thought this through carefully, but it's not because I like you."

"I just want to get away from my dad."

“Shen Huichuan, if I don’t marry you, I might have to marry Xiao Su, or even people I don’t know, and become a marriage partner for my father, a tool for the family to climb the social ladder.”

"..."

Shen Huichuan was at a loss for words.

I never imagined it would be for this reason.

"Then... how did you convince your father to marry me?"

Shen Huichuan was somewhat familiar with the rules and regulations of aristocratic families, so he didn't find it strange.

"I will marry you,"

“I used my mother’s kindness; she said she wanted me to be happy. My father agreed at the time. So I was able to have the right to choose for myself.”

“I wouldn’t dare marry just anyone, but I think you’re a good match for me, so I decided to come here.”

"That's all I've ever wanted."

“I want to follow you. Maybe I can… be myself again. I can step out of the confines of the inner quarters. Perhaps I can even go to the southwest to see what it's like.”

She hadn't actually been anywhere.

Those desolate deserts, those verdant hills, those endless mountain ranges...

These all exist only in our imagination.

I've never actually experienced it.

In fact, Liu Fangshu has always been thinking about how a person's life goes by.

Does everyone have to follow the same path as everyone else: grow up, reach marriageable age, choose a husband, get married, marry into a good family, and have children?

In this way, everyone replicates the same life.

Before marriage, one cannot leave home casually, as it is considered unlucky.

Even after marriage, one cannot leave home at will.

This will bring misfortune to the family, and may even lead to the husband's family saying that he is not simple.

Perhaps Liu Fangshu wanted to choose a path that others didn't take?

"I see."

Liu Fangshu thought Shen Huichuan would think she was crazy.

It took a lot of effort to say these words.

But when it's actually said out loud...

Shen Huichuan didn't say a single harsh word; he only talked about weighing the items.

Even Liu Fangshu had no idea what he was thinking.

"So? Do you think someone like me is even less suitable to be a wife?"

"The most important aspect of a wife is that she is suitable for both family and home. I know that."

As she spoke, Liu Fangshu lowered her eyelids.

She said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'll be moving out soon."

"I know I'm troubling you. I wasn't always this thick-skinned, but I've changed quite a bit now."

She said apologetically, "From now on, we'll go our separate ways. If you need anything, you can still come to me. If there's anything, you can just go directly to my father."

“My dad will help you, because you are my savior.”

Shen Huichuan shook his head: "Where are we going?"

"Aren't you going to get married? Marry me instead."

When Shen Huichuan said this, Liu Fangshu even doubted whether she had misheard.

"What did you say……"

"Shen Huichuan, you...you said you wanted to marry me?"

"If you don't want to, then forget it. I'll only say it once," Shen Huichuan said.

Liu Fangshu hugged him happily.

Shen Huichuan didn't know where to put his hands and stood there awkwardly. "Don't move around."

"If you move around, I really don't know what to do."

"Let me tell you, let's treat this as a fake marriage. I know you want to live the life you desire. If marrying me will make things better, then so be it!"

"It doesn't affect me. I'm a grown man."

Liu Fangshu nodded: "Thank you! Thank you so much."

"If you have someone you like in the future, I will definitely explain it to her clearly."

“…” Shen Huichuan cleared his throat. “It’s alright, we’ll keep to ourselves.”

“Even if it's about proposing marriage, I should be the one to talk to your father. I'll have our eldest son help with this.”

“It’s fine for you to go home for a while. Although you yearn for a free life, Liu Fangshu, marriage still needs to follow the proper etiquette.”

"After all, it represents whether a person's future life will be smooth. It's better to believe it's true than not to believe it's not true."

"Let me make this clear beforehand: marrying me won't always be a smooth road. I myself will always be traveling all over the country with our boss. You probably won't have a peaceful life with me either."

“But I think you could work with your sister-in-law to run the business. If you want to learn something, I can teach you martial arts, and Xu Yao and the others can also teach you.”

Liu Fangshu rested her chin on her hand as she listened to him talk about his brothers and friends, as if they were family.

She asked with some longing, "You all have a good relationship?"

"Is General Xie in charge of your family's affairs?"

"Yes, we are family."

Shen Huichuan's eyes lit up when he talked about them.