Volume 3: The disputes in Mingzhou City are gone, and it is difficult to carve a rotten wood for a hundred years Chapter 256: Su Hongluo is serious
"Anyway——"
On the street, Su Hongluo looked at Li Si, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile.
"Since you've already stopped me, why don't you invite me in and have a seat?"
"I'm only responsible for soliciting customers, not for receiving them. If you want to go in and sit down, just go in by yourself. I don't have the time to accompany you."
Li Si waved his hand lazily, then turned and walked away.
But at this time, Su Hongluo took out another silver note from her waist and said.
"How about one hundred taels?"
Li Si paused as he was walking away for a while, then stepped back step by step, skillfully took the silver note from Su Hongluo's hand, and spoke with a smile.
"If you had been so talkative earlier, there would be no need for so much nonsense. Let's go, Mr. Su, do you want tea or wine?"
Seeing Li Si's familiar look, Su Hongluo almost thought that the person standing in front of her was really a prostitute .
Of course, Li Si really didn't accept customers, but if the target was Su Hongluo, that would be another matter. After all, the other party was a woman, so how could he be afraid of what she might do to him?
Anyway, they were just sitting down and chatting, and he could take this opportunity to hide for a while.
To be honest, standing on the street to solicit customers is quite shameful no matter how you look at it.
Li Si accompanied Su Hongluo into the Jinxiang Pavilion.
On the other side of the street, a man dressed as a constable was passing by with a frown on his face.
Yan Tingzhi just came out for a walk today, but just as he lowered his head and thought about his own affairs, he inadvertently saw two strange figures in front of the door of Jinxiang Pavilion.
How to say it, it's actually not strange at all. After all, there are many people walking in pairs in Jinxiang Pavilion, one man and one woman. But Yan Tingzhi inexplicably felt that one of the figures looked familiar.
Yan Tingzhi couldn't figure out why this was happening, but he didn't think about it any further because he had other things to deal with.
He shook his head at the gate of Jinxiang Pavilion and left with his knife in his arms.
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In a room of Jinxiang Pavilion, Su Hongluo looked around and sat down curiously.
This was her first time visiting such a place, and she had to admit that it was much more elegant than she had imagined.
The room was neat and tidy, without any fancy decorations. In addition to a bed, there was a dressing table, a bookshelf, a guqin, a set of tables and couches, a desk, and a set of pens, inkstones, paper, and inkstones. The gauze curtains were lightly colored, and the screens were mostly painted with mountains and rivers, which was very different from the decadent ones she had imagined.
As if he noticed Su Hongluo's expression, Li Si had the intention to tease her. He walked up to her, gently stroked her face, and said in a pretentious manner.
"Oh, I didn't expect you were still a novice, sir. Is this your first time in a place like this?"
Su Hongluo's face seemed to turn red slightly, and then she pushed Li Si's hand away with a stern face and said.
"Stop it."
She didn't feel uncomfortable at first, but after noticing the atmosphere in the Golden Fragrance Pavilion, she unconsciously became a little nervous. After all, this was her first time to be in the same room with a man in such a place.
"Haha, okay, I won't tease you anymore." Li Si sat casually on the other side of the low table, picked up a piece of fruit on the table, put it into his mouth and said.
"You spent money anyway, so just say whatever you want to say. I'll chat with you."
After understanding Su Hongluo's personality, he no longer disliked this girl so much. Besides preparing to have a good chat with her, he also planned to make his words more clearly.
He would definitely not agree to the marriage, but if it was just a normal relationship, he wouldn't mind having more friends.
"You seem to be really short of money." Su Hongluo glanced at , and after a while, she also picked up a piece of fruit and ate it while saying.
In fact, she just wanted to tease Li Si, but she didn't expect that Li Si would actually bring her in, which made her feel like she had dug her own grave.
"Well, I'm planning to send a few kids to private schools recently. After a rough calculation, the expenses are still quite high."
Li Si said without hiding anything, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured a cup of water for himself and Su Hongluo respectively.
"I'm very confused." Su Hongluo fiddled with the cup in front of her and said in confusion .
"With your martial arts skills, how could you be short of money? The silver in Chang'an City should be the same as your own in your eyes."
This time, Li Si was silent for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.
“I’m not going to do the same things anymore.”
It may be a bit confusing to say it, but he lived like that before in order to be relaxed and comfortable. And he lives like this now, also in order to be relaxed and comfortable.
The difference is that one is to live a relaxed and comfortable life, and the other is to die a relaxed and comfortable life.
He wanted to die without any worries and didn't want to leave this life with only regrets.
Su Hongluo looked at Li Si's expression and didn't speak for a while. After a while, she picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip and said.
"Then I won't ask any more questions. How is your illness? I saw you fainted at Huaiyang Pass that day. Unfortunately, I had some military affairs to attend to, so I didn't rush over. State affairs are always more important than family affairs. I hope you can understand this."
"I understand. Besides, I am not your family matter." Li Si raised his eyebrows and smiled while eating fruit.
"My illness has been cured. In fact, my martial arts skills have improved a bit because of that incident. It can be considered a blessing in disguise."
"In that case, congratulations." Su Hongluo nodded. She found that when she was sitting and chatting with Li Si, she didn't seem to have much to say.
So she thought about it and changed her words.
"Why don't you agree to my marriage? Is it because of my appearance or my family background? Or do you not want to marry a general? You don't have to worry about this. Apart from the battles outside, I will try my best to make time to accompany you. Besides, the country is peaceful now, and I don't have much time to fight outside. I can also help you with the daily chores as much as possible. Don't look at me like this, I can still do small things like washing clothes and cooking. I can even make clothes. My mother taught me. I can also buy new clothes for you and the children during the holidays."
"Okay, okay." Seeing that Su Hongluo was about to start preparing for post-marriage plans, Li Si quickly interrupted her with a wry smile.
"Speaking of this, I actually want to ask you, if you were to choose a husband according to your method, why would you choose me? Whether in the court or in the martial arts world, there are still many men who meet your conditions, right?"
"Didn't I say that?" Su Hongluo did not show any impatience for a question that she had already answered once, but continued to answer seriously.
"I don't hate you, I even like you, that's all."
"To be specific, if it's just about martial arts and looks, Jiang Lian'er and Dugu Bufu are not good enough, and there are also Yan Jinling, Xiao Muchu, and Tie Muyi. If that doesn't work, there's also the confused Taoist..."
Perhaps because he was pushed into a corner, Li Si dragged down several acquaintances who he thought looked pretty good without any guilt.
"They?" Su Hongluo frowned.
"I don't feel anything. Or rather, I prefer people like you who look pretty."
As she spoke, she licked her lips again, which might have been a subconscious action.
"If my father hadn't forbidden me, I would have even considered marrying a woman who was soft, charming, and beautiful. How wonderful it would be."
Listening to Su Hongluo's serious and gangster-like words, Li Si's head started to hurt again.
"But that's not the case between husband and wife."
"What is it like?" Su Hongluo shook her head and said, "At least in my opinion, this kind of relationship is much better than those couples who quarrel all day and disagree on everything."
Everyone likes each other and can live a peaceful life, right?
Li Si took a sip of tea helplessly and felt that today's topic would not be concluded for a while.
