Chapter 77: Grasping Tightly
Just as Head of the escort agency Li was looking at Mengyao Gu with the eyes of a future son-in-law, Gu Yu felt a sense of crisis from his gaze. He proactively stepped forward, blocking Mengyao Gu in front of her and cutting off Head of the escort agency Li’s line of sight.
This man looked malicious. Could he have improper thoughts about his little wife?
Gu Yu, who was in a state of high alert, did not realize that Head of the escort agency Li was not interested in Mengyao Gu, who was disguised as a man. Instead, he thought it would be great if he could match Mengyao Gu with his own daughter and make her his son-in-law.
“Head of the escort agency Li, we’ve been out for quite some time. If we don’t hurry home soon, I’m afraid we’ll be scolded by our family.”
To prevent future troubles, Gu Yu proactively spoke up to request permission to leave.
Thinking that they had come, thanked them, and now all that was left was to leave with the gift of gratitude.
However, Head of the escort agency Li looked at Mengyao Gu like a father looking at his son-in-law, and there was no way he would let Mengyao Gu leave so quickly.
“Since you saved my daughter today, our Canglong Escort Agency naturally has to express our gratitude. Otherwise, if word gets out, people will think that Canglong Escort Agency is ungrateful.”
Therefore, Head of the escort agency Li, who was thinking of a way, immediately put a big hat on them.
This made Gu Yu grind his teeth in anger.
The gratitude was a pretense; he just didn’t want to let them leave!
What were his intentions?
“Father, I heard that our benefactor hasn’t left yet… Benefactor, I, this humble woman, have no way to repay your life-saving grace, so I can only offer this to express my gratitude.”
Just as Gu Yu was about to continue ‘sparring’ with Head of the escort agency Li, Yingying Li’s voice suddenly rang out, causing Gu Yu’s eyebrows to shoot up. Especially when he heard the first half of Yingying Li’s sentence, he thought, “Could this woman want to offer herself in marriage?”
It didn’t matter who this cliché plot happened to, but it absolutely couldn’t happen to his little wife!!!
Moreover, it had only been a short time, and Yingying Li had already recovered… Could it be that she also practiced martial arts to strengthen her body???
However, Gu Yu was destined to worry for nothing.
Because after finishing the latter half of her sentence, Yingying Li took the flower basket from the maidservant beside her, with a shy expression on her face, and wanted to give the flower basket to Mengyao Gu.
There was nothing valuable in the flower basket, only some exquisite snacks and embroidered handkerchiefs that Yingying Li usually made. Although they seemed ordinary, the affection of a young girl was hidden within.
Yingying Li was eighteen years old this year, which was considered a bit old to be unmarried in ancient times. However, even so, she did not rush to get married, but prepared to meet her destined person.
It was just that after searching for many years, she had not found a suitable candidate.
But after falling into the water today and almost losing her life, Mengyao Gu suddenly appeared and saved her life… It was like a destined encounter, and Yingying Li directly fell in love.
However, because Yingying Li was still a shy young lady from the inner chambers, she couldn’t do anything as bold as Lin Yue. She could only express her feelings in this veiled manner.
She hoped that when Mengyao Gu returned home and checked the contents of the flower basket, she would see the handkerchief she had deliberately placed inside.
The mandarin ducks embroidered on the handkerchief showed Yingying Li’s admiration.
However, if Yingying Li knew that Mengyao Gu was a woman, she didn’t know what her reaction would be…
“Haha, as expected of my daughter, Li An. Surviving a great disaster will bring future blessings. May I ask what this young brother’s name is? Where do you live? Are your parents alive and well? Do you have any siblings?”
While Yingying Li was too shy to say much, Head of the escort agency Li had no such concerns.
The words he spoke at this moment made Gu Yu’s face darken, and he immediately understood Li An’s intentions.
He actually wanted Mengyao Gu to be his son-in-law…
And Head of the escort agency Li’s straightforward words were not only understood by Gu Yu, but by everyone present.
Compared to Mengyao Gu’s embarrassed expression, and Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng’s solemn faces, Chengfeng Shan and Lin Yue, who knew the inside story, couldn’t help but show expressions of wanting to laugh but holding back.
It was unexpected that Mengyao Gu’s rescue would lead to a marriage. It was truly something else.
However, this was also because Mengyao Gu, disguised as a man, had such a handsome appearance that Li An and his daughter were very satisfied… If it were a man with a pockmarked face and a short, stout physique, the escort agency would probably just give him silver and send him away.
Head of the escort agency Li had a smiling face, while Yingying Li shyly stole glances at Mengyao Gu. Now, she did not retort as she usually did, indicating that she was also very willing in her heart.
Seeing his daughter like this, Head of the escort agency Li naturally knew that Yingying Li agreed, and the next step was to see how Mengyao Gu would respond.
If possible, it would be best to have Mengyao Gu marry into the Li family.
That way, he wouldn’t have to worry about his daughter being bullied after she got married.
… It was still too early to be thinking about this.
Not to mention anything else, with Gu Yu here, Head of the escort agency Li would not be able to succeed.
Besides, Mengyao Gu was a woman…
“Thank you for your concern, Head of the escort agency. My cousin is already engaged and cannot accept the favor of a beauty.”
Unable to watch any longer, Gu Yu suddenly spoke up, “rescuing” the embarrassed Mengyao Gu. However, upon hearing this, Head of the escort agency Li and Yingying Li looked at each other with disbelief.
Although Mengyao Gu appeared very mature, judging by her appearance, she had not reached adulthood; she was at most thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was already engaged!
Suddenly, Yingying Li’s face showed a sad and heartbroken expression, which immediately angered the more than a dozen burly men standing beside Head of the escort agency Li.
They had lived in the escort agency for many years and greatly respected Head of the escort agency Li. Seeing their young lady’s romantic path blocked, they wished they could kill Mengyao Gu’s fianc(e) right then and there.
“Hmph, it’s your good fortune that our young lady fancies you! If you keep refusing, are you looking down on our Canglong Escort Agency?”
“Exactly, kid, I advise you to think carefully.”
“Head of the escort agency Li is righteous. If you marry into the Li family, you will never be bullied. You will have good food and drink in the future, which is entirely possible. Even if you want to practice martial arts, we will teach you.”
“Since you saved my young lady, it is only natural for my young lady to repay you with herself. Even if you are engaged, you are both unmarried, so you can just refuse.”
Immediately, after hearing the people from the escort agency speak, Gu Yu burst into laughter.
Did these people have a problem with their thinking!
It was simply gangster logic!
There was a saying about who came first, but these people only thought of their young lady and did not consider others at all. It was simply forcing a sale.
He saved Yingying Li, so he had to marry her??
What a joke.
Mengyao Gu also regretted it very much at this time. She had only seen Yingying Li in critical condition and could not bear to see a living life disappear before her eyes, so she had stepped in to save her.
However, who knew that she would encounter such a situation afterward.
No wonder Yu didn’t want her to associate with the escort agency.
“I’m sorry, thank you for your kindness, Head of the escort agency, but I am not…”
“Brother Dan, what did you mean by your words just now? Brother Gu saved your daughter, so you should thank him. Why are you saying such unreasonable things now? Parents’ orders, matchmaker’s words. Since Brother Gu is already engaged, he naturally cannot accept anyone else.”
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mengyao Gu wanted to speak up and reveal that she was a woman, so that Head of the escort agency Li would not continue to pester her.
However, before Mengyao Gu could finish speaking, Chengfeng Shan suddenly interrupted her.
It seemed that he did not want Mengyao Gu to reveal her identity as a woman.
However, what Chengfeng Shan said afterwards clearly indicated that Mengyao Gu could not accept this kindness, and Head of the escort agency Li should find someone else!
As for Chengfeng Shan’s actions, Gu Yu did not speak but quietly waited for the follow-up.
Earlier, Chengfeng Shan had said that Canglong Escort Agency had a powerful figure behind them. Now, not wanting Mengyao Gu to reveal her identity, he was probably worried that Li An would become enraged and do something to them.
So, if it could be resolved with words, it was best to use words, so as not to actually resort to action.
“Who are you?”
“I am Chengfeng Shan from the Dan family in Jiangnan. My family has had contact with Canglong Escort Agency before.”
Upon hearing Chengfeng Shan’s words, Head of the escort agency Li still had a gloomy expression on his face. He clearly did not expect that the son-in-law he had set his sights on would suddenly become someone else’s son-in-law. He found it difficult to accept.
The main reason was that Yingying Li was already quite old, and it was very rare for her to find a man she liked!
It could be said that if Mengyao Gu left this time, Yingying Li might not be able to get married in this lifetime.
Even, Head of the escort agency Li thought of “cooking raw rice into cooked rice”…
However, upon hearing the name of the Dan family from Jiangnan, Head of the escort agency Li temporarily suppressed these thoughts, knowing that he could not act rashly.
Although Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu looked like they were not from wealthy families, Chengfeng Shan and Lin Yue had the demeanor of young ladies and young masters, and were not people to be easily provoked.
However, Head of the escort agency Li was truly unwilling to let Mengyao Gu go.
While Head of the escort agency Li was in a dilemma, thinking of a way, he suddenly saw his subordinates standing around and a smile appeared on his lips. He had thought of a way!
“Since that’s the case, I won’t make things difficult for this young brother anymore. However, from what Wei Duo said, being able to quickly pull my daughter out of the lake, you must also have practiced martial arts! May I ask if you can spar with my subordinates and have some practice?”
“…”
Head of the escort agency Li said this not without purpose.
In fact, he had already decided that even if Mengyao Gu refused to agree, he would still make Mengyao Gu his son-in-law… If he made some small moves during the competition, he was not afraid that Mengyao Gu would not agree!
Mengyao Gu, on the other hand, was annoyed by Head of the escort agency Li’s persistent pestering. At this moment, she thought it would be best to reveal that she was a woman, so that Head of the escort agency Li would stop thinking about making her his son-in-law.
Since they were going to have a sparring match, who knew if Head of the escort agency Li would play dirty tricks!
“Brother Dan, you said before that there was a powerful figure behind Canglong Escort Agency. Now you can tell me who it is!”
“Alas, I didn’t expect it to turn out like this… Head of the escort agency Li of Canglong Escort Agency knows General Shura, Gu Qing. It is said that he once saved Gu Qing’s life, which is why I told you not to provoke him…”
“Okay, I agree!”
While Gu Yu and Chengfeng Shan were speaking softly, Mengyao Gu’s expression darkened upon hearing Gu Qing’s name. She immediately discarded her original thoughts and directly agreed to the sparring match proposed by Head of the escort agency Li.
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