Love is More than a Word, Chapter 99: I will make my own mind about my marriage (9)...

Love is More than a Word《识汝不识丁》Shi Nu Bu Shi Ding
Love is More than a Word, Chapter 99: I will make my own mind about my marriage (9)...

Yue Ling has been working for the Prince of Lingyang for many years and it's the first time he has been in a palanquin for a wedding matchmaker. Fortunately, they were both men and even though they were getting married, they didn't want to make a big deal out of it and attract attention from the neighbors, so they kept everything simple.

He's only been at the Gu family residence for one day and he's already making everyone at the Gu family residence feel at ease. Ever since he found out that Gu-She was going to marry Tao Mo, his whole body felt like a hammer had been pounded and he was so confused that he didn't even respond to calls for him.

Yue Ling then throws him to Gu-She, out of sight, out of mind.

Seeing Gu-She, Gu Xiaojia became slightly more enthused and asked, “Is Young Master really going to marry Tao Mo?”

Gu-She answered the door.

“But, Tao Mo, he, he's a man.”

“Yeah.”

“And he's plain and he can't read.”

“He knows a b c.”

Gu Xiaojia looked at him with resentment: “Young Master, marriage is a matter of parents' orders and the words of the matchmaker. How can you simply...”

Gu-She looked up at him.

Gu Xiaojia's face suddenly froze. Because the way Gu-She was looking at him was too cold and harsh.

“Young Master.” he shouted sheepishly.

Gu-She said, “If you don't want to stay here, you can go to the accountant for another hundred taels of silver for your salary and move on.”

Plopping down, Gu Xiaojia knelt down, looking down at the ground, eyes red, “I've been with Young Master since I was a child and if Young Master doesn't want me, I have nowhere else to go.”

Gu-She said, “I'll write a letter home and you can go back to the capital.”

Gu Xiaojia kowtowed seven or eight times, “Young Master don't kick me out! I, I just won't say anything today.”

“Today?”

“I'll never say it again!” Gu Xiaojia cried in frustration.

Gu-She put down the book in his hand and said casually, “Have you ever thought about who you want to spend your life with?”

Gu Xiaojia wiped his tears and said, “Of course it's Young Master.”

“Not this kind of.”

Gu Xiaojia said, “This, of course, is the Young Master's decision?”

Gu-She said, “Oh? You're willing even if I marry you to Hao Guozi?”

Gu Xiaojia was dumbfounded, he was stunned for a while before shouting, “I'd rather become a monk!”

Gu-She said, “One day you will know that there are people who would rather be a monk to than marry and there are people you would rather be a monk if you can't marry a person.”

Gu Xiaojia felt silly: “Young Master is saying that you are interested in Tao, Tao Mo already...”

Gu-She picked up the book again, but didn't answer.

When Gu Xiaojia saw that he didn't answer, she accosted him, stood up, covered his forehead and tiptoed out the door.

After he left, Gu-She put down his book.

Gu Xiaojia's words were casual and it never occurred to him that he couldn't marry Tao Mo.

What if that's the case?

The thought flashed through his mind and he laughed it off.

Compared to Gu's master and servant, Yue Ling's feet were on the ground.

It's a rush but it's a rite of passage.

The matchmaker counted the time he came to the door to make a match, an embarrassing experience he didn't want to go through again.

Tao Mo's birthdate was quickly sent to Gu-She, who took one day to calculate a perfect match, not to mention the matchmaker's and said it would be in seven days.

Master Jin has been in the magistrate's office for a long time, so he can't hide this kind of thing. Although he was shocked when he found out, he quickly adjusted and took it in stride. He also got over his refusal to marry the Fanxing Silk Village First Young Miss Xu that day. In today's world, the fetish of gay men is so common that it's not surprising that the fetish has lost its way.

But Gu-She's seven-day period was too soon for both him and Lao Tao.

Lao Tao wondered if there was something wrong that made Gu-She so anxious, so he came to Gu-She's door to inquire about it.

Gu-She said Yue Ling couldn't stay long, so he had to get things done before he left.

Yue Ling is a real asset.

Gathered the bride price quickly and sneaked it to the magistrate at night.

Lao Tao accepted it and then hurriedly returned the gift.

That's a requisition.

But there are still some questions.

Yue Ling sent someone to ask twice, only to be told to reconsider.

Sending off the Gu family residence servant, Lao Tao asked Tao Mo, “What other concerns does the Young Master have?”

Tao Mo sat on the stone steps, hugging his knees and whispered, “I'm afraid.”

Lao Tao was startled, then smiled and said, “Life happens once in a while, no need to be afraid. Anyway, you and Gu-She have known each other for quite some time, so you're not a stranger in a blind marriage and there's nothing to be afraid of.”

Tao Mo shakes his head, “I'm always afraid it's fake.” He stretched out his arm, lifted up his sleeve, revealing the bruise on his arm, “I always thought it was fake but even if it hurt, it still felt like fake.”

“....” This is the knot. Lao Tao thought that Gu-She's offer of employment was the most powerful way to relieve him of the knot but it didn't occur to him that Tao Mo's knot was so deep-rooted.

“Young Master.” He bent down and grabbed his arm, “You come with me.”

Tao Mo sluggishly stood up, confused, “Where to?”

“The Gu family residence.”

Tao Mo quickly stood his ground, “Master Jin said the newcomers are not allowed to see each other until the wedding.”

Lao Tao said: “If you don't see him, you don't have to see him. It's always possible to talk through the door.”

“But I'm afraid that's not proper.”

Lao Tao said, “Just listen to what is useful, if you listen to everything and do everything, won't you die of exhaustion?”

Tao Mo wanted to say something but Lao Tao dragged him out of the room without a word.

The route from the magistrate's office to the Gu family residence, Lao Tao knows it like the back of his hand.

When Tao Mo gets to the door, he hesitates.

Lao Tao said: “The answer is something you have to find it yourself.”

Tao Mo looked up at the word the Gu family residence for a while, then suddenly turned around and pushed his way onto the horse drawn carriage.

Lao Tao held him back, “If you don't ask questions today, I'm afraid you won't feel at ease.”

Tao Mo was frozen in front of the carriage.

Lao Tao said, “In this life, we only live to understand. Why not give it a shot?”

Tao Mo took a deep breath, turned to the door, raised his hand and knocked.

When the gateman saw him, he was shocked and said, “Master Tao, what brings you here? You're not allowed to see my family Young Master now.” Not much has been said about their marriage but it's all over the Gu family residence.

The magistrate is still in the dark.

Tao Mo said: “I have something to ask Xianzhi.”

The gateman said, “Here, then, wait a moment, I'll announce you.”

Lao Tao said, “If you let your Young Master come, just close the door, if you have anything to say through the door, it's not a meeting anymore.”

The gateman answered the door.

Tao Mo pressed his chest, turned around and squats down.

Lao Tao said, “Although Gu-She is a scholar, she is more outspoken than most martial artists, Young Master need not be overly concerned.”

Tao Mo said: “What's the meaning of an unfounded fear?”

Lao Tao then explained the allusion to worrying about the sky in detail.

As I was saying that, there was a sound of footsteps behind the door.

Lao Tao saddled the carriage, leaving them alone to talk.

“Wenwu(Tao Mo courtesy name)?” rang out Gu-She's cool voice.

Tao Mo's heart clenched, standing up slowly, “I have something to ask you.”

Gu-She said: “Ask.”

“Why did you, why did you leave?” When Tao Mo said it, he couldn't breathe and his chest almost exploded with suffocation.

Gu-She said, “Why didn't you think to ask until now.” There was a light smile in his voice, laid-back and relaxed.

Tao Mo's heart was beating even faster.

A little while.

Gu-She just said slowly, “I took the job, because I wanted to marry you.”

Tao Mo could barely stand on his feet, his body was like a floating cloud, getting lighter and lighter, almost floating. He stammered and asked, “Why, why?”

“Is it a bad idea to spend your life together with me, huh?” Gu-She asked.

How could it be bad?

How could it be bad? How could it be bad?

He couldn't think of anything better than that!

Tao Mo covered his face, tears leaking from his fingers.

With these two words from Gu-She, what does it matter what the reason is? All that matters is that he will be with him for the rest of his life and that he will grow old together.

The door behind him made a slight swinging sound.

He was suddenly embraced in a warm embrace, with the familiar scent of incense on my nose.

“Ah, you...” Tao Mo cried out worriedly.

Gu-She's voice in my ear, “No harm done. My eyes are closed.”

Tao Mo slowly lowered his hand, closed his eyes and tilted his head back, resting it on the shoulder of the one who would support him for the rest of his life.


~ Love is More than A Word ~
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