nashuaworldcup Chapter 194: Taking the banknotes given by the ex-husband as dowry?
Chapter 194: Taking the banknotes given by the ex-husband as dowry?
There were not many people around early in the morning. The kids didn't know that Gu Fei was leaving. Birds were flying in front and dogs were chasing behind.
The two adults walked behind.
Gu Fei took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and handed it to her, saying gently, "Here."
Perhaps because it was early in the morning, his voice was a little hoarse.
When Li Xiaoyu saw the patterns on the surface, she took it and counted it. There were thirty in total, which was three thousand taels, enough to buy a big house in the imperial city.
She looked at him in surprise: "Don't you have no money?"
The latter didn't even blush when he lied. He replied calmly, "I borrowed it from my junior brother. I will return it to him when I get back."
Hearing this, Li Xiaoyu was half-believing and half-doubting.
But seeing that Gu Fei didn't look panicked at all, she suppressed her doubts.
At the same time, Feng Wudu, who was waiting for someone by the carriage outside the village, sneezed for no apparent reason.
Here, Li Xiaoyu returned the banknote to Gu Fei.
"Take it back. You will definitely need money a lot when you go back. I can make money by making pot cakes and painting."
Although it’s not much, it’s enough to support myself.
Gu Fei didn't want it. He took the banknote, moved closer to her, and stuffed the banknote into her arms.
The two were very close to each other.
They could smell the scent of soapberries on each other's clothes, and the faint scent of soap on the woman's hair drifted into his nose, making Gu Fei's heart tighten.
How he wanted to take her with him.
For the sake of the future, he couldn't do that.
He lowered his eyes to glance at the woman's face, and when she looked up, he curled his thin lips slightly.
"Take this banknote. We have lived together for such a long time, and I have never bought anything for you. I have even thought of killing you. Although our marriage was a calculation, as we get to know each other later, I will sincerely treat you as my wife."
Hearing the words "sincerely" and "wife", Li Xiaoyu looked at the man's eyes with slightly curved eyebrows and a smile.
She saw sincerity in it.
Suddenly, she felt a pain in her heart, as if thorns were tightly strangling her heart.
The pain made her breath hitch.
Looking at her clear eyes, her eyelashes trembled fiercely, and Gu Fei smiled and said: "I know that for you, you can't accept someone like me."
The dog and bird in front were having a great time. They stood there and then ran back happily.
Seeing them, the two continued to move forward.
"Perhaps God gave me an enviable family background, but also deprived me of what I wanted."
The winter wind blew from time to time, and Gu Fei's voice was mixed with the cold wind, carrying a sense of coolness, which was something Li Xiaoyu had never seen in him before.
Even though he was so close to her, she felt that he was so far away.
"I want to keep my family, so I work hard to make achievements, just to make my mother live a better life in the palace."
Having said that, he looked down at his weak right hand.
She gave a sarcastic smile and said, "In the end, she tricked me into the palace under the pretext of being sick, and broke my tendons and bones in front of the old man."
Li Xiaoyu followed his words and looked at the right hand with distinct joints.
Gu Fei's fingers are beautiful, long and well-proportioned.
If he didn't say it himself, you couldn't tell that it was the hand holding the sword.
Recalling the scene at that time, Gu Fei was more indifferent at this moment, just like his tone: "She is my only relative. I fought hard to win honors just to make her look good, but she pushed me into hell."
The cold wind was biting, and his voice was calm.
Li Xiaoyu remembered what he said to himself: Be more selfish.
Because he was betrayed by his closest people, he doesn't believe in family ties, which is why he said that to himself.
Just because I was afraid that I would be betrayed by my relatives like him.
She pursed her lips. For some reason, she didn't feel anything when the winter wind blew on her face.
At this moment, she felt as if her nose was frozen and irritated.
A slight sour taste.
Gu Fei glanced at her from the corner of his eyes. Seeing her lowering her eyes in thought, he let out a soft laugh: "I was exiled here. I don't trust anyone, and I dare not trust anyone."
Thinking about the days I spent with her, even though it wasn't as I wished.
But he was very happy.
These were the most relaxing days he had lived in these years.
"You think I have offended a rich and powerful person, and you still want to live a good life with me. I know that your family has been bribed by someone, and they are just waiting for you to show your true colors."
"That's when the murderer came to our door."
Gu Fei would not try to justify his mistake. He said self-deprecatingly: "Because of my suspicion, I missed a person who treated me sincerely."
He knew what kind of person he was.
He has met many people, but he is so stubborn that he has to choose Li Xiaoyu.
He knew clearly that he would never meet someone in his life who would steam buns and make pot cakes for him while he was sleepwalking, who would not be afraid of his identity, and who would find a way to pay back even if she suffered a loss.
A woman who speaks one thing to one person and another thing to another person, and is so sincere that she doesn't even realize it.
He lowered his head and Li Xiaoyu raised his head.
Eyes facing each other.
Looking at his deep eyebrows, the latter blinked.
Li Xiaoyu didn't tell Gu Fei.
On the day when he rescued her in the secret room despite the pain, she actually developed something called love for him.
It’s just a matter of their identities, and there are many factors in the future.
She has seen many couples who are in love but have an unequal relationship and eventually go their separate ways.
Even look at each other with evil eyes.
Gu Fei's power meant that he would not stop for a certain woman, let alone an ordinary citizen like her.
Compared to putting all your hopes on the other person.
She hoped that she could be strong enough to be on par with the other party, so that she would not lose too badly when conflicts arose in the future.
This gap is difficult to cross even in modern times.
Don’t say that, this is ancient times.
She pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and forced a sincere smile.
As she said: "I believe you will meet a woman with equal abilities who will walk shoulder to shoulder with you."
Gu Fei stared at her intently, trying to see something from her eyes.
Just as he thought.
There was no trace of reluctance in her eyes.
He smiled, changed the subject, and chatted with her like a friend: "What kind of man does Xiaoyu want to meet in the future?"
Li Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows.
She scoffed, "I haven't thought about it."
Looking at the sincere smile on her face, Gu Fei's eyes paused slightly, but he was still smiling.
"Please accept the three thousand taels as my compensation to you. If you meet a man you want to marry in the future, he will not look down on you if you bring this dowry with you."
Li Xiaoyu frowned.
Why does this sound weird?
Taking the banknotes given by the ex-husband as a dowry? You can do it this way.
She didn't want to have too much involvement with him, but no matter what she said, Gu Fei could always find words to refute her.
After all, she couldn't convince him.
She stopped being pretentious and stuffed the banknotes deeper into her clothes to prevent them from falling.
When I walked to the entrance of the village, I saw Feng Wudu standing in front of the carriage.
There were a dozen or so horsemen behind them. When they saw Gu Fei appear, they all got off their horses and nodded to him respectfully.
Seeing them all so majestic and with their chests puffed out.
Li Xiaoyu even wanted to go up and give him a beating.
Retracting her gaze, she handed the bundle to Gu Fei, "There are some pot cakes in it. Although they are not expensive, one is enough to fill you up."