CHAPTER 807: CHAPTER 807: DEFEATED

Today, Brother Luo Wu’s wisest decision was not to personally meet Miss Yang.

If he had gone to meet Miss Yang himself, it would have shown not only a lack of sense but also a heart of pity for her.

A man feeling pity for a woman, ha!

Gu Jin’an isn’t the kind of person who’s easy to reason with. Even growing up with Brother Luo Wu and remembering the past kindness of the Luo Family, he wouldn’t agree to the marriage between the two families for the sake of his elder sister’s future happiness.

Upon hearing this, Luo Wu sighed in relief and said to Gu Jin’an, "I know men and women shouldn’t interact closely, and I won’t go alone to see a lady I’m not supposed to."

Gu Jin’an nodded, believing Luo Wu’s words, and didn’t say anything further, continuing to work on his essays.

This was an assignment given by Master Ouyang—to write an essay in a noisy environment, which he would review in the evening.

Luo Wu didn’t dare disturb him. Seeing that Gu Jin’an wasn’t angry, he left the small room and went outside to entertain guests.

...

After being pulled into the back courtyard by Mrs. Cui, Miss Yang finally reacted, shaking off Mrs. Cui’s hand: "I don’t need your pretend kindness!"

Her strength was considerable, and her loud shout startled Mrs. Cui.

Gu Jinli already knew about Miss Yang going to the front yard to find Brother Luo Wu. Initially, she didn’t want to get involved in these messy matters of Brother Luo Wu. But seeing Miss Yang fiercely shake off Mrs. Cui’s hand and shout at her, she couldn’t ignore it.

Just as she was about to go over and say a few harsh words to Miss Yang, Gu Jinxiu pulled her back: "Xiao Yu, don’t go, let elder sister handle it."

Gu Jinli, surprised, looked at Gu Jinxiu and said, "Elder sister, that Miss Yang Funiang is clearly out of her mind. If you go to see her, she might hit you."

Gu Jinxiu laughed and said, "Have you forgotten, elder sister knows martial arts. She can’t hit me."

And pleaded, "Let elder sister handle it, okay?"

Gu Jinli thought for a moment and replied, "Alright."

Even though family members could always protect Gu Jinxiu, she was happy that Gu Jinxiu wanted to take the lead.

Seeing Gu Jinli agree, Gu Jinxiu stepped forward, bowed to Ms. Chu, Mrs. Cui, and Squad Leader Yang’s wife, and said, "Mother, Aunt Luo, Aunt Yang, I have a few words to say to Sister Yang, is that okay?"

Before Ms. Chu and the others could speak, Miss Yang replied, "I also have something to say to you, come with me!"

Saying this, she grabbed Gu Jinxiu’s hand and headed towards the pavilion in the garden behind the flower hall.

"Huiniang, Xiao Yu, quickly follow," Ms. Chu, fearing Gu Jinxiu would be at a disadvantage, hurriedly told Gu Jinli and Luo Huiniang to follow.

Luo Huiniang quickly grabbed Gu Jinli, and the two followed to the garden, though keeping a distance, watching from afar to rush in at the slightest sign of trouble and rescue Gu Jinxiu.

In the pavilion, Miss Yang wiped her tears and said, "Today I’ve lost all face, so I won’t care if I lose it once more. I’ll be direct with you. I’ve taken a liking to Squad Leader Luo, and I think I’m well-suited for him. You and Squad Leader Luo are not well-matched; you’re too pretty, and he’s just a small squad leader. If he married someone like you, what kind of life could he lead? Would he stay home all day, not going to work, just keeping watch over you and protecting you?"

"Sister Xiu, with your looks, it should be easy for you to marry into a wealthy family. While your two families haven’t officially decided the engagement, let Squad Leader Luo go. If he marries you, his burden will be heavier than before; he should marry a capable, not-so-beautiful wife, to live a safe and prosperous life."

Gu Jinxiu patiently listened to Miss Yang’s words and said, "Miss Yang, our family’s marriage was verbally agreed before the New Year."

But because Brother Luo Wu hid the fact that the Xia Family’s couple framed him, it made Xiao Yu and Brother An very angry. They wanted to teach Brother Luo Wu a lesson, which is why the engagement wasn’t officially settled.

She continued, "You saw Sister Li and Tong Xiaoxue by my side, right? Both of them know martial arts, and there are quite a few servants in my family who also know martial arts. When the time comes for marriage, my family will accompany me with a group of people skilled in martial arts, so Brother Luo Wu can do what he wants without worrying about me getting into trouble."

Miss Yang was stunned. The Gu Family and Luo Family’s marriage had already been verbally agreed upon? The Gu Family also had so many servants skilled in martial arts?

"Can those servants watch over you all the time? If they’re not around and you encounter villains, do you expect Squad Leader Luo to be cuckolded?"

With a bang, before Miss Yang finished speaking, a pain shot through her foot as Gu Jinxiu quickly brought her down to the ground.

Gu Jinxiu said, "Even if Sister Li and the others aren’t around, I can protect myself. Also, please refrain from saying insulting things, or I won’t be polite to you."

The thought of Brother Luo Wu being cuckolded—such words made her boil with anger.

Miss Yang was shocked, never having expected Gu Jinxiu to dare to hit her, even more so surprised that Gu Jinxiu knew martial arts: "You, you’ve trained?"

Gu Jinxiu nodded, "After moving to Da Feng Village, I’ve been practicing for nearly four years."

Not only did she know martial arts, but she also carried quite a few poisons, given to her by Xiao Yu, who said to use them if faced with an opponent she couldn’t defeat.

Miss Yang thought Gu Jinxiu was just a helpless girl, never expecting her to have such skills. She was taken aback, embarrassed, and didn’t know what to do.

Still, she was defiant, supporting herself with her hands, suddenly rising and throwing a punch at Gu Jinxiu. But the result...

With a bang, Gu Jinxiu shifted swiftly, lowering her stance, and sharply elbowing Miss Yang’s side waist, knocking her down again.

Miss Yang was dumbfounded. Finally, she had to admit that Gu Jinxiu indeed knew martial arts and had quite a good hand.

Looking at her stunned face, Gu Jinxiu extended a hand to her: "Enough fighting, stand up."

Miss Yang looked at the hand extended to her and at Gu Jinxiu’s calm and elegant face, realizing the foolishness of her actions today. Unable to stay any longer, she rose and ran away.

"Funiang, Funiang, where are you going?" Squad Leader Yang’s wife, seeing her daughter run away, quickly apologized to Ms. Chu and Mrs. Cui: "Sisters, please don’t be angry; my daughter Funiang doesn’t know better. It won’t happen again; please forgive us."

After bowing to the two, she quickly ran after Miss Yang.

Ms. Chu and Mrs. Cui didn’t have time to deal with Yang family’s mother and daughter, so they hurried to the garden. Upon seeing the three from the Gu Family, Ms. Chu quickly asked, "What happened to Miss Yang? Why did she run off?"

Luo Huiniang promptly narrated how Gu Jinxiu had knocked Miss Yang down twice and proudly hum a couple of times: "Yang Funiang thought she could bully our Sister Xiu, but she didn’t expect Sister Xiu to know martial arts, and after being hit twice by Sister Xiu, she felt too ashamed to stay and ran."

Ms. Chu listened and laughed, "Our Sister Xiu has truly grown."

Her heart was more settled, knowing Sister Xiu was increasingly capable, she could finally worry less.

Ms. Chu was quite pleased because of Gu Jinxiu knocking Miss Yang down, holding Gu Jinxiu’s hand, she joyfully returned to the flower hall to continue the feast.

As for the Yang family’s mother and daughter leaving without attending the feast, Ms. Chu gave them an excuse, saying the Yang family had guests and couldn’t keep them waiting, hence the mother and daughter left.

Everyone said nothing, merely smiled, and after having the opening banquet at the Luo Family, bid farewell and went home.

Squad Leader Yang and his son, upon learning of the shameful incident caused by Miss Yang, rushed home after eating.

Squad Leader Yang was so angry he almost hit Miss Yang, yet due to feeling sorry for her troubled marriage, didn’t lay a hand on her.