"As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, I guarantee that I will be your God of Wealth. From what I see you also look like an honest man and I believe your conscience can't really take doing this kind of scam with Uncle Meng, right?"

After hearing what Lin Xiaoye said, Zhang Yusheng sighed in shame.

"If it wasn't because of the situation I'm in right now, why would I be doing this?"

Is the competition high? It seems that he was also engaged in business. If she's not mistaken, he should be a shop assistant from a herbal medicine shop and only came to Jishi Hall to sell his honor?

As she thought about it, she felt a sigh in her heart, "Looks like I misjudged you. You actually managed to sell your honor, but you've done it at a loss."

Hearing her words, Zhang Yusheng turned around and said, "What sell my honor? I'm helping my father and my herbal medicine shop. What do you know?"

Lin Xiaoye was taken aback and thought for a while: "Well, you can take me to your herbal medicine shop first, and later, you tell me how you ended up cooperating with Uncle Meng."

Zhang Yusheng straightened up immediately: "Why should I take you back? What if you're trying to frame me?"

Lin Xiaoye smiled: "Then do you think I can't frame you while we're standing here?"

After that, Lin Xiaoye pointed at the Jishi Hall.

Zhang Yusheng really has no way to refute Lin Xiaoye, he has never experienced being restrained by a woman, but what else could he do now?

On the other side, everyone in the village knew that a beauty had arrived in the Lin Family's courtyard, so naturally, Lai Wengui knew as well.

"Is this the Lin Family's beauty?"

Lai Wengui walked in front of the Lin Family's courtyard and placed one hand on his chest while the other on his back, pretending to be rich.

A'Lan immediately caught sight of Lai Wengui.

Who is this? His looks were not bad and he looked a little different from those men with muddy legs. Looking at the clothes he was wearing, could it be that he was from a rich family in the village?

Thinking of this, A'Lan walked to Lai Wengui and asked, "May I know who this gongzi is?"

Lai Wengui nodded his head, "I'm from the Lai Family."

Lai Family?

Before A'Lan could think of anything else, she heard the man beside Lai Wengui say, "Lai Wengui, what's wrong with you? Why don't you go look for your ugly monster? You can leave the Lin Family's beauty to us so that we can feast our eyes on her, right?"

"That's right, if you already have that ugly monster, what do you want to do with Miss A'Lan? Could it be that you want to seduce all the girls from the Lin Family?"

As these men spoke, they all burst into laughter.

Lai Wengui immediately denied their words and stepped forward, pointing at them.

"What are you saying? I have nothing to do with that ugly monster."

He quickly turned around and said in a soft voice, "Miss A'Lan, please don't listen to their nonsense. They are just jealous of my wealth and my handsomeness."

Hearing that, A'Lan felt a hot breath churning in her stomach. She swallowed her saliva and smiled as she rushed over to him when he said that his family was rich.

"So that's how it is. I just don't know who that ugly monster you all were talking about was?"

"Who else could it be? Isn't it your niece from your second cousin, Lin Xiaoye?" a man in the crowd said.

A'Lan frowned.

So it was her!

When they were at the house earlier, Sun-shi had told her about Lin Xiaoye. However, she remembered that Lin Xiaoye had already gotten married. Why did she get involved with this Lai Wengui?

Just as she was thinking this, she heard Lai Wengui say, "Miss A'Lan, don't listen to their nonsense. That ugly monster is already married. How could she possibly be related to me? Shouldn't a beautiful girl like you be standing with a handsome man like me?"

As he spoke, Lai Wengui subconsciously moved closer to A'Lan. Smelling the fragrance on her body, he immediately closed his eyes and sucked in a deep breath, slowly exhaling.

"So fragrant!"

"Come on, you're handsome? That ugly monster's man is the most handsome in our village and also good at fighting. What are you going to use to compare yourself to him?"

"I say, you…"

Lai Wengui stepped forward to argue with them.

Only now did A'Lan listen to what these people were saying.

Lin Xiaoye's man? Her husband is the most handsome man in the village?

With that thought in mind, A'Lan tightened her grip.

Then she casually sent these people off and found her way to Lin Xiaoye's house.

It wasn't too far, mainly because she really wanted to see what the most handsome man in the village looked like.

A'Lan walked over to the fence, but there was no one in the yard.

"Could it be that I walked into the wrong place?"

Just as she was mumbling, she suddenly heard a creaking sound and the door opened. She raised her head to look and saw a man with his bare chest walking out of the house.

A'Lan's eyes widened.

What a strong chest. He was really, really handsome!

She had never seen such a handsome man before. Even the men of her village were inferior in front of him.

A'Lan immediately looked at Huo Li with a face full of infatuation, forgetting that it was rude to keep looking.

Huo Li frowned when he saw A'Lan. He turned around and put on his clothes.

He then took two steps outside.

"Something?"

He doesn't know A'Lan. Could she be looking for Lin Xiaoye?

Hearing that, A'Lan came back to her senses. Then, a bashful look appeared on her face. She quickly lowered her head and twisted it a few times. However, she was unable to suppress the smile on her face no matter how hard she tried.

"Gongzi, gongzi is so handsome."

Huo Li remained calm. He said coldly, "Miss, you can leave now."

Huo Li turned to leave, but A'Lan quickly said, "Gongzi!"

Huo Li stopped in his tracks when he heard the sound. He only raised his eyebrows slightly but didn't say anything.

A'Lan opened her mouth and said, "Gongzi, I'm A'Lan and I'm that ugly…Lin Xiaoye's aunt."

A'Lan was worried that Huo Li would think she was too old, so she added, "I'm still a Miss, even though I'm her aunt."

The meaning behind her words was that she wasn't married yet.

Huo Li turned around, but his eyes were still cold.

"En."

With that, Huo Li turned and prepared to go to work.

A'Lan immediately said, "Since I'm her aunt we can be considered relatives. Don't you want to invite me in?"

Huo Li raised his eyebrows slightly, then said coldly, "Do as you wish."

A'Lan immediately broke into a smile. "Alright."

Then, without any hesitation, she walked in.

On the other side, Lin Xiaoye followed Zhang Yusheng to his herbal medicine shop. It was then that she found out that Zhang Yusheng was actually the son of Shopkeeper Zhang who bought her scorpion before.

When Shopkeeper Zhang saw that it was Lin Xiaoye, he immediately invited her to the backyard and even had someone prepare a good tea.

"It seems that fate has truly come to pass. Miss Lin, a few days ago I was still talking about you to my son. I never would have thought that we would meet again today."

Translator's Note:

gongzi - son (honorific used to address a son from nobility/high status); son of an official/nobility