Chapter 771: 771 Brother Chuan, marry me please.

Yuchuan swung the hoe with all his might in the vegetable field.

Liu Xianglian, dressed in green coarse cloth, came from the mountain path and stood in front of Xiao Family’s vegetable field.

During a break from digging, Yuchuan stood up straight and leaned on his hoe. Seeing her, he frowned, “What are you doing here?”@@novelbin@@

Liu Xianglian timidly called out, “Brother Chuan…”

He impatiently asked, “I asked you, what are you doing here!”

“I…” Seeing his displeasure at the sight of her, her delicate little face turned pale, “I just came over to see you.”

“There’s nothing to see.” He said coldly, “Get out.”

Not only did she not leave, she stepped tremulously closer to him. Looking at his handsome face, she mustered up the courage to say, “Brother Chuan, I like you!”

He didn’t feel any excitement at her words, just annoyance, “I’ll pretend I never heard that.”

Just last night, a shameless married woman had propositioned him, and now Liu Xianglian was here as well.

Her watery eyes stared at him, tears welling up, “Brother Chuan, I really like you! I’ve liked you for a long time, and I believe you can feel it.”

He frowned, “I don’t like you, and I advise you not to waste your time on me. I’m a married man, and I cannot offer you a future. There can be no connection between us. If someone sees us here alone together – man and woman – and they spread it around, your reputation will be ruined.”

“Brother Chuan, are you worried about me?” She suddenly looked touched.

“It’s not that I’m worried about you.” The corner of his mouth twitched, “My wife gets extremely jealous. If she finds out that I was alone with another woman, she will surely grab my ears and slap me a few times.”

She chuckled, “Brother Chuan, you don’t seem like the type of man who fears his wife.”

He nodded, “You’re right, it’s not that I fear my wife. I respect and cherish her. I don’t want her to worry or be sad because of me.”

“What about me?” Her eyes were filled with affection as she stared at him. “Do you know? Since that time your wife tried to commit suicide by jumping into the river, the villagers thought she was jealous of me and couldn’t take it any more. I never meant to hurt her. After that, everyone in the village knew I liked you, and no one has come to Liu Family to propose marriage for several months now. My reputation was ruined by your wife, and I bore the stigma that I caused her to jump into the river. I was quite upset at first, but then I thought, it doesn’t matter if no one proposes marriage since I only have you in my heart. I don’t ever want to marry anyone else. For these past several months, I’ve been pestering my parents to agree to let me marry you and they finally relented. Brother Chuan, will you marry me?”

Xiao Yuchuan looked at her delicate and pure little face, and her watery eyes full of expectation.

Any other man would have been bewitched and agreed on the spot.

However, his eyes narrowed slightly.

She felt uncomfortable under his gaze, “Brother Chuan, why are you looking at me like this?”

“Liu Xianglian, this is the first time I’ve realized how lowly you actually are!” he spat, “You’re just a village girl, but your mother wants a betrothal gift of sixty taels, who dares to propose to you? The families that did try before were all laughed away by your mother. Most men get married at 16-17 years old, and now at twenty-two, I’ve been single for many years – why haven’t I seen you show how much you like me before? Now, you say your reputation was ruined by my wife. Instead of blaming you for nearly costing my wife her life, you should be grateful and burn incense in thanks!”