Chapter 57: Gao Tingyu, is he already taken?!

Gao Tingyu felt a little weak; he had never been in close contact with a woman, and now, holding her hand, he felt a bit distracted.

Especially after smelling the rouge on Chen Taohua, he had no strength left.

Feeling a bit carried away, Gao Tingyu looked at Chen Taohua and truly felt hungry.

As long as I agree, from now on I'll have a woman in my bed.

Thinking that he could sleep embraced by his wife at night and have her do the laundry and cooking, Gao Tingyu's heart stirred.

At this moment, Chen Taohua pinched his palm and said:

"Brother, do you like me? If you do, I'll move in today, live with you, and bear you a big fat son."

Chen Taohua's words completely hooked Gao Tingyu's heart.

This…

Gao Tingyu really wanted this.

Why does that brat Lu Yuan get to sleep embraced by his wife every night, eat his wife's cooking, and be doted on by her, while I have nothing?

Am I inferior to Lu Yuan?

Every time, the whole weak jungler… ah no…

Am I inferior to Lu Yuan? Why does he get everything he wants?

I also want a wife!

After all… Gao Tingyu also wants a woman.

Upon becoming excited, Gao Tingyu glanced at Chen Taohua and found her quite decent, not so ordinary.

Seeing Gao Tingyu silent, Chen Taohua immediately became anxious and said:

"Tingyu brother, speak up—do you take a liking to me?"

That 'brother' completely won over Gao Tingyu, who recalled how Su Liyan also addressed Lu Yuan as 'brother'.

Although Chen Taohua's voice lacked the soft, sweet tone of Su Liyan, it still made Gao Tingyu shudder.

Having come to his senses, Gao Tingyu immediately nodded and said:

"Okay, I agree!"

Seeing Gao Tingyu agree, Chen Taohua nodded with a joyful face and said:

"Then later, when aunt returns, you just tell her."

Not long after, Gao Xushi and the matchmaker returned.

Chen Taohua sat back in her previous seat, no longer leaning against Gao Tingyu, looking very well-behaved.

Approaching noon, the four had lunch, and after eating, Chen Taohua spoke first:

"Aunt, I'm willing to be with Tingyu brother."

Upon hearing this, Gao Xushi couldn't help but be overjoyed, though this also required her son's consent.

Meanwhile, Gao Tingyu beside her was also burning with enthusiasm, and immediately nodded and said:

"Mom, I also take a liking to Taohua sister; I want to be with her."

Before the overjoyed Gao Xushi could say anything, the matchmaker beside her immediately laughed and said:

"How great is this? Look, these two are fated; they fell for each other at a glance."

"Uncle, you see Taohua's home is far from ours—it takes three days by ox cart; her parents mean to skip the formalities, no need to come over in the deep winter to propose."

"If they like each other, they'll go get the certificate this afternoon, then we'll hold a banquet here, and whenever free, return to her parents' home."

Hearing this, Gao Xushi almost laughed out loud—what good fortune!

Although bringing gifts for the proposal wouldn't yield much, you should at least bring a bottle of assorted snacks and some small treats.

"This is great—no bride price, no proposal gifts; it's like picking up a wife for free!!"

Immediately, Gao Xushi repeatedly nodded excitedly and said:

"This is good, this is good!"

Immediately, the matchmaker stood up and said:

"Well then, aunt, the things Taohua brought from the countryside are still with me; I'll take Taohua back to get them, this afternoon Taohua will come over herself, and you let Tingyu take Taohua to get the certificate."

Gao Xushi repeatedly nodded excitedly and said:

"Okay, okay, let Tingyu go along to help bring them back."

The matchmaker, smiling, waved her hand and said:

"No need, it's just a few things; you wait at home."

And Chen Taohua, sweet‑mouthed, directly smiled at Gao Xushi and said:

"Mom, you just wait at home; no need to trouble Tingyu brother."

Hearing this, Gao Xushi smiled so wide she couldn't close her mouth, repeatedly praising Chen Taohua as well‑behaved and sensible.

After Gao Xushi and Gao Tingyu saw the two off the compound, they both felt somewhat excited and went back to tidy up the house.

Tonight the new wife will be living at home, so we need to tidy the bed and such.

Chen Taohua and the matchmaker walked out of East Ming Community, and after looking around to see no one,

Chen Taohua then revealed a worried expression and said:

"Auntie, what are we to do tonight… I…"

The matchmaker knew what Chen Taohua meant, and immediately waved her hand and said:

"It's fine; not all women bleed on their first night. If they ask, just say you used to run wild in the fields as a child, and once you fell and bruised your buttocks, so it's broken—nothing to worry about."

Hearing this, Chen Taohua nodded a little worriedly; that's all she could do.

The matchmaker looked at Chen Taohua, sighed, stroked her head, and said nothing more.

These two are actually distant relatives; the matchmaker also knows Chen Taohua is an unfortunate woman.

When Chen Taohua was eighteen, she took a liking to a man, secretly ran away from home, and followed that man south to do business.

But how could any part of the south compare to the peace and stability of Huangcheng? Ah, in those mountain valleys, it's either military disaster or bandit chaos.

Even now the south is still in chaos, let alone earlier years.

After Chen Taohua followed that man to the south, only two years passed before her man was disemboweled by bandits and died.

Chen Taohua had no choice; she couldn't survive there, so she came back again.

After returning, she couldn't get married; everyone in the village knew her situation, and no man wanted her.

Moreover, although they say the Chen family has a fish pond, in reality it's no different from farming land.

Wanting to eat fish every day is just a dream.

Even rural households all have land; have you ever seen a rural person eating white flour at every meal?

So there was no choice; she could only look in the city.

Not bad; she did manage to find someone.

Of course, this was also what Chen Taohua herself had just insisted on—no betrothal gifts, no formal engagement, nothing at all, just go straight to getting the certificate.

Of course, not mentioning the engagement also stems from a fear that if she brings the man back, the villagers will gossip, and if he hears it, that would be bad.

Of course, she will have to go back eventually, but she can delay returning for a few more days.

Wait until Chen Taohua gets pregnant and the rice is cooked—then what can the Gao family do about it?

In the evening, Lu Yuan rode his horse back from the direction of Nanyanghe.

Lu Yuan had originally planned to go pick up his wife after work today, but he got caught up in fishing, and when he checked the time, it was already past.

Then he could only come back by himself.

When Lu Yuan was riding his horse and was about to reach the siheyuan, he noticed a familiar figure ahead.

Well?!!

Gao Tingyu has just been taken down?!

(End of chapter)