Chapter 1106: Will Not Sell Out

Xu Gaodi was stunned to hear that Young Master Dou was matchmaking him.

But he listened carefully to Young Master Dou’s words, feeling quite satisfied with Liu Eryu’s family. He glanced at Liu Eryu and said with a somewhat shy smile, "It can work out, that’s great."

Liu Eryu may not look pretty, but her family background is much better than his. They have a house in town, land outside town, her parents are alive, and she has siblings, truly a blessed person. Unlike him, who is cursed with a lonely fate, no brothers at home, and disabled, he doesn’t even have a house and rents a shabby room with his mother, doing odd jobs to make a living.

Young Master Dou was very pleased, and he asked Liu Eryu, "Xu Lu is willing to marry you, what do you think, are you willing? Make sure you know he’s quite handsome and diligent, honest. If you miss him, you might not find it easy to marry someone else."

Liu Eryu is all about looks, her face reddened long ago when she saw Xu Gaodi’s handsomeness, considering her own appearance and already tarnished reputation, she would be more than willing, bowing her head in bashfulness, "I, I’m willing~"

Willing?

Young Master Dou was startled by her affected manner, Liu Eryu, you’ve changed, you should be a feisty woman.

"Alright, since both of you are willing, tomorrow I’ll find a matchmaker to settle your marriage between the two families," Young Master Dou said, then looked at Xu Gaodi, warning, "I’m a man, I know the truth that men turn bad when they have money. I’m putting the ugly words upfront; don’t think about finding prettier women when you have money. I’ll send people to check from time to time, and if you dare wrong Liu Eryu, I’ll ensure your house and money disappear as quickly as they came. I’ll take your children too, leaving you without heirs, unable to face your deceased father."

Xu Gaodi hastily waved his hands, "No, no, Young Master Dou, don’t worry. Being able to marry a wife in this life is more than enough for me. Even if I have money, I’ll leave it for my son, not spend it on other women."

When Xu Gaodi was in his early twenties, he liked a beautiful woman, but she wasn’t good, scamming his family’s money and house, which left his father enraged to death. He learned his lesson and dares not seek out beautiful women.

Young Master Dou said, "You better keep your word."

Then he said to Dou Zhi, "Take some money and give one hundred taels to Xu Gaodi to prepare for the wedding, and another hundred to Liu Eryu. When she enters the Xu family, the money will go with her dowry."

"Buy them a courtyard, not too lavish, but with enough rooms to raise children in the future."

Liu Eryu looks like she’ll have no trouble bearing kids, and Xu Gaodi wants children too. Once married, won’t they desperately work on having them? Better give them a courtyard with enough rooms, or they won’t fit if they have many children.

As for finding a matchmaker, it was left to Nanny Tang.

"Yes," Dou Zhi responded, taking out two hundred-tael silver notes and handing them to Xu Gaodi and Liu Eryu respectively.

Liu Eryu was delighted, took the silver notes and handed them to her mother, while she sneakily glanced at Xu Gaodi... Although he’s a bit older, he’s truly handsome. If he wore Young Master Dou’s clothes, he could look like a noble gentleman.

With a smack, Mrs. Liu harshly slapped Liu Eryu’s head, scolding, "You heartless little brat, hurry and thank Young Master Dou."

Your heart changes too quickly, doesn’t it? An hour ago you were ready to die for Young Master Dou, and now you fancy Xu Gaodi?

Mrs. Liu felt indignant on Young Master Dou’s behalf, thinking her daughter was treating him poorly, a fickle woman.

But Liu Eryu knew long ago that Young Master Dou would never fancy her, she also knew her affection for Young Master Dou would never succeed, so she let it go. The drama about jumping into a well was for Young Master Dou’s safety.

With a thud, Liu Eryu knelt before Young Master Dou, sobbing, "Young Master Dou, thank you, meeting you in this life is my good fortune... Because of you, my days in this life will be prosperous and wealthy. No more words, let me kowtow to you."

It was with a bang bang bang that she kowtowed, making Young Master Dou feel as if he had ascended to heaven.

"Alright, stop kowtowing," Young Master Dou warned again, "Liu Eryu, don’t think you can live a prosperous life just because I’ve given you so much money. You still need to work hard and save, otherwise in a few years you’ll be broke, unable to afford children."

Hundreds of taels can provide a lifetime of wealth in the countryside, but if you spend lavishly without saving, you’ll soon be poor.

Liu Eryu said, "Don’t worry, Young Master Dou, who am I? I certainly won’t be the one who vacations on silver without working."

Xu Gaodi knelt with difficulty, thanking Young Master Dou, "I will also work hard, spend little, and won’t let the family become poor again."

Young Master Dou said, "Remember your words now. Luck comes but once in a lifetime; if you don’t treasure it, even if you starve to death hoping for silver to save you, I won’t give you a single cent."

Young Master Dou finished speaking and left.

Mrs. Liu led the Quan Family People to chase after him, crying, "Young Master Dou, safe travels, you are our Old Liu Family’s great benefactor."

She arranged her daughter Er Yu’s life well, he is a good person.

Dou Zhi and Nanny Tang are efficient people, quickly settling Liu Eryu and Xu Gaodi’s marriage, and buying a house structured with upper and lower rooms, plus woodhouse and kitchen, with a total of sixteen rooms, allowing them to have all the children they want with plenty of space.

And the news of Liu Eryu’s arranged marriage and her moving to the county spread to Qingfu Town, causing a sensation throughout the town.

"God, Liu Eryu’s really getting married, moving to the county, who’s the foolish blind man who marries her?"

Women in the town gathered to gossip, crowding Liu Eryu’s decrepit doorstep, all going to watch the spectacle.

Mrs. Liu boasted proudly, hands on her hips, at the door, praising Xu Gaodi to the skies, claiming he’s a reincarnation of Pan An, a celestial being descended.

Master Ouyang’s servant went to listen too, reporting back to Master Ouyang, who praised, "Liu Eryu’s mother is quite a talker, if she were a man, she could become a famous storyteller."

The servant thought to himself: in Qingfu Town no woman fails to speak well, each not only gossips but can exaggerate wildly, as if picking up a Copper Coin on the road could be told as discovering a chest of gold.

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Gu Jinli also heard about Liu Eryu’s situation, Erqing investigated: "It was Young Master Dou who did the matchmaking, taking care of Liu Eryu’s life."

Gu Jinli nodded, feeling more assured about Young Master Dou, seeing someone who finds reasons to give money to the needy families, who handles the lifelong livelihood of a girl whose reputation was tarnished because of him, won’t be a bad person. Even if faced with questioning in the future, he won’t betray Brother Qin.