Quick Wear: The Heirless Boss Wants to Get Close to Her Every Day

Chapter 379 Tall and Capable Hunter vs. Lucky Beauty (14)

"Chu Yi, can you do me one more favor?" Shen Shuyi looked annoyed and conflicted. "Right now, we're being spread rumors about each other every day. Why don't we get married to stop these absurd rumors?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yi couldn't tell whether he was nervous or simply not quite understanding.

In short, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging.

As if afraid he wouldn't agree, Shen Shuyi added, "If you meet a girl you like in the future, we can get a divorce then."

"Have you thought everything through?" Chu Yi looked up and met her eyes.

"But do you know? If you marry me, you might have to endure more gossip. Do you know my situation? My father has passed away, I don't even know who my mother is, and I have no siblings to support me. I'm all alone in this family, with just these two mud houses."

"I mainly make a living by hunting in the mountains; I have no other means of livelihood. Perhaps you could marry me?"

"Also, I injured my body while hunting in the mountains when I was young, and I'll never fully recover."

"I don't care about these things." Shen Shuyi's expression relaxed considerably. "We can work together to make our lives prosperous in the future."

She's already put it that way, so it wouldn't be manly for Chu Yi to refuse, especially since he bears some responsibility in this matter.

Chu Yi said solemnly, "Miss Shen, I am a rough man. If you don't mind, I will treat you with all my heart after we get married."

Shen Shuyi seemed relieved. She subconsciously grabbed Chu Yi's hand and said, "Brother Chu, I'll still call you Brother Chu. Liu Axing is the one who calls you Brother Chu."

"Who is Liu Axing? I don't know her." Chu Yi said seriously, "You can call me whatever you want."

Shen Shuyi saw that he was serious and didn't seem to be faking it, "It's that girl who greeted you when we went to the county town that day, don't you two know her?"

“A couple of years ago, a matchmaker introduced me to a girl from the village, surnamed Liu. I suppose she is the one. However, I didn’t know this until Liu’s family came to see me.”

"Perhaps because of my family's circumstances, the Liu family rejected the matchmaker."

“Miss Shen, I really have no relationship with her whatsoever.”

After Chu Yi finished speaking, he saw the little girl looking at him with bright, sparkling eyes, and he even forgot to pull his hand away.

Shen Shuyi felt the warmth of his hand, her dimples appearing slightly. "I understand. Please don't call me Miss Chu anymore. You can call me Shuyi."

Chu Yi simply said, "Go home and wait. I'll go find a matchmaker to propose marriage right away."

He stood up abruptly, then frowned. "Sorry, I forgot to ask your parents."

"Don't worry, they've all agreed." Shen Shuyi had already figured out that her parents wanted to find Chu Yi, but they were afraid that Chu Yi would refuse and force her to do something against her will. They were also worried about pushing their daughter, who had just returned from her divorce, into another fire pit.

She had already figured out what they meant.

As soon as Shen Shuyi returned home, she sat down with her parents for a long talk. "Father, Mother, I want to marry Chu Yi."

"What?!" Shen Liang and Zhuang Mei were both shocked. "Yi'er, don't pay attention to the gossip outside. We live our lives behind closed doors. You can't just marry someone because of these things."

Shen Shuyi was moved. Chu Yi was the target of her strategy, and marrying him was naturally part of that strategy. Moreover, Chu Yi was a good man worthy of her trust. If she really never married, her parents would worry sooner or later. This was not only a limitation of this era, but also unavoidable in modern times.

“Father and Mother, I am truly willing. Chu Yi saved me. He is a good person, hardworking, and a skilled hunter. I believe that my future will be bright.”

Shen Liang nodded. "I've watched Chu Yi grow up since he was a child. He never causes trouble. He went hunting in the mountains with his father at a young age. He's tall and strong, but he lives alone."

“There’s nothing wrong with that,” Zhuang Mei retorted. “The Chen family has too many people. Back then, when Yi’er married into the family, she had to take care of the whole family and was also tormented by her mother-in-law. I think Chu Yi is much better in this respect. At least he can eat his fill and the whole family isn’t hungry.”

She held her daughter's hand and said, "Yi'er, it's good that you can let it go. Let's move forward and not think about those terrible things that happened to the Chen family anymore."

"Don't worry about home, your father and I are here. Shushan and Shulan have grown up and become sensible." "Besides, you're still in Pear Blossom Village, so it's easy for us to meet."

Shen Shuyi nodded, "Mm."

Chu Yi was efficient and hired the most renowned matchmaker in the area to act as matchmaker for the marriage proposal.

Before going, he went to the county town to buy things early in the morning, showing great enthusiasm.

After buying two bolts of fine cloth, they went to a pastry shop and bought some of the shop's signature pastries. Finally, they went to a tavern and bought two jars of fine wine. They then took the matchmaker to the Shen family to present their betrothal gifts.

Along the way, they were spotted by many villagers. They recognized Chu Yi, since he was a hunter in the village, and they recognized Wang Po even more, since she was a matchmaker. But when the two of them were walking together, and Chu Yi was carrying large and small bags, they were puzzled.

From a distance, someone asked, "Wang Po, where are you going?"

Granny Wang, clutching her handkerchief, beamed with joy, "Chu Yi is getting married! I'm taking him to the bride's house to present the betrothal gifts!"

"Everyone will be attending the wedding banquet then."

This statement immediately caused an uproar.

"Chu Yi is getting married?!"

"Whose daughter is she? Could she be the one from the Shen family?!"

"Oh my, is Chu Yi that rich? Look at this fabric, it's so brightly colored, and there are two jars of wine too!"

"I've seen this cloth at the cloth shop in the county town; it costs two taels of silver per bolt! And that wine is even more expensive! By the way, who is Chu Yi marrying that he cares so much about?"

"Tsk tsk, those two leaky, dilapidated houses, and they actually bought such expensive fabric to act like big shots. They must have risked their entire fortune. They'll be eating dirt in the future."

More and more people gathered to watch the spectacle, and some even followed Chu Yi until they reached the front of the Shen family's courtyard.

In the Shen family's living room, the Shen and Chu families spoke frankly. Chu Yi gave twenty taels of silver as betrothal money, which shocked the Shen couple.

The bride price is twenty!

Even the matchmaker's eyes widened. In the village, it was considered very good to give one or two taels of silver for a wedding, let alone the fine cloth, wine, and snacks he brought.

Chu Yi actually took out twenty taels!

Neither Shen Liang nor Zhuang Mei were the kind of people who would sell their daughters for money. When their daughter married into the Chen family, the dowry was only one tael. Moreover, they knew Chu Yi's family situation. Even if he didn't take these valuable things, they would agree to it even if he didn't take a single tael.

After all, he had saved his daughter's life, and he only hoped that they would live a good life after they got married.

If the twenty taels were for the purpose of putting on a show of wealth, then they would not approve.

Chu Yi said, "This is all the money I saved from hunting. I don't have many expenses as I live alone."

Hearing him say this, the Shen couple felt much relieved. It seemed that Chu Yi was not as poor as people said. There were very few people in Pear Blossom Village who could afford more than ten taels of silver. At least their daughter wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing after marrying into the family.

Thinking of the large sum of money their daughter held and the blessings of the Bodhisattva, they felt even more at ease.

The wedding date was set for the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, a clear and crisp autumn day.

Shen Shuyi, standing behind, peered through a bamboo curtain at the tall man. Although his clothes were old, they were clean, and the outline of his muscles was faintly visible.

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