0p0 Chapter 160: Dignity
Chapter 160: Dignity
Chapter 160 Dignity
Wang Wenzhou secretly chuckled to himself, "Great! Because I realized that Liu Ru seemed to be jealous. If a girl is jealous of you, it means she likes you!"
"Thump!" Wang Wenzhou knelt on the ground, grabbed Liu Rushi's leg, and pleaded, "Rushi, Rushi, I was wrong. Please forgive me this once!"
"Get out!" Liu Rushi scolded playfully.
With tears in his eyes, Wang Wenzhou said tenderly, "Ruru, I'm so happy to hear you say 'get lost'!"
"Haha..." Several sedan chair carriers couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Fu Xingping quickly whispered a reprimand: "Stand still! If anyone laughs again, don't blame me for being rude!"
The group quickly suppressed their laughter and stood up straight, but their eyes still darted towards Wang Wenzhou out of the corner of their eyes.
"Get up!" Liu Rushi said irritably.
"No! Ru Ru, if you don't forgive me, I will kneel here forever!" Wang Wenzhou clung tightly to Liu Ru Shi's leg. It has to be said, Liu Ru Shi's legs were indeed very long. Because Liu Ru Shi always dressed as a scholar in a long robe, it was impossible to tell how long her legs were before.
"You fatso, is there any point in doing this?" Liu Rushi asked angrily.
"Yes! Ruru, Ruru, I can't live without you!" Wang Wenzhou said coquettishly, pressing his face against her thigh.
Liu Rushi suddenly smiled slightly and said, "Wang Wenzhou, I'm serious this time. If you marry me as your legal wife, divorce Sheng Lan, and promise me you will never take a concubine again, then I will marry you."
Wang Wenzhou's mind raced, weighing the pros and cons. Since transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he hadn't had any sex. He could only let Zhao Fengmin bite him. Wang Wenzhou was certain he could have sex with Liu Rushi.
The key question is, what about the goddess? If he were to divorce her and let Sheng Lan secretly become his lover, knowing Sheng Lan as he does, she would definitely agree. But, just like before, Sheng Lan would be heartbroken. Wang Wenzhou couldn't bear it; the goddess was gentle and kind, and he truly couldn't bear to see her secretly weeping.
“Ru Ru, although I’m not a good person, I can’t bear to hurt the people who love me. I can’t divorce Sheng Lan, but I can do everything else,” Wang Wenzhou said seriously.
"You don't love me at all, you just want to sleep with me!" Liu Rushi said calmly.
Hmm... Wang Wenzhou wasn't sure if he loved Liu Rushi or not, but he was absolutely certain that he wanted to sleep with her.
"Ruru, Ruru, I really love you!" Wang Wenzhou said earnestly.
"Take your hand away!" Liu Rushi shouted.
Wang Wenzhou reluctantly removed his hand from Liu Rushi's bottom.
"I want to go back and rest. If you keep bothering me, I'll leave Hanshan tomorrow," Liu Rushi threatened.
Wang Wenzhou felt like crying and said plaintively, "Ruru, you can't treat me like a human being just because I love you. I love you and I'm willing to put aside my dignity and do anything for you. But can't you leave me even a little bit of dignity?"
"Heh!" Liu Rushi sneered, "Wang Wenzhou, you're good for nothing except your mouth. If you were me, would you believe what you say?"
Hmm… Wang Wenzhou smiled wryly. There was simply no way to communicate with a girl as intelligent as Liu Rushi! His persuasive skills were completely ineffective against her!
"You fatso! If you keep touching me like that, don't blame me for slapping you in public!" Liu Rushi said coldly.
Just as Wang Wenzhou was about to remove his hand, a sudden idea popped into his head: a slap in exchange for a touch of the goddess—it's not a bad deal!
"Slap!" Liu Rushi slapped Wang Wenzhou across the face, kicked him away from where he was kneeling on the ground, and left without looking back.
"Ru Ru, Ru Ru, I love you!" Wang Wenzhou got up and said to Liu Ru Shi with deep affection.
"Pat pat!" Wang Wenzhou patted the mud off his clothes, quite pleased. He had discovered that Liu Rushi had developed feelings for him, and it seemed that sleeping with her was no longer a fantasy.
"Let's continue with the massage..." Wang Wenzhou walked happily toward Chunfeng Pavilion.
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The charity auction at the stadium, though slightly disrupted by Wang Wenzhou, continued after he left.
Li Yajing pointed at the "Hundred Rolling Stones" and said, "Fifty thousand taels for the first time, fifty thousand taels for the second time, is there any further bidding?"
The audience below was stunned. Fifty thousand taels of silver! Most people couldn't earn that much money in their entire lives. Lin Nan truly lived up to his reputation as the richest man in Hanshan; his single move astonished everyone.
"Fifty thousand taels for the third time! Congratulations, Lin Nan, Master Lin, on winning the bid for Lord Wang's 'Hundred Rolling Stones'!" Li Yajing congratulated.
Lin Nan stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to the crowd, and walked onto the stage.
Lin Nan said to Li Yajing, "I have a few words to say."
Li Yajing nodded and said, "Master Lin would like to say a few words. Now, please welcome Master Lin to speak."
"Clap clap clap..." Loud applause erupted from the audience.
After the applause subsided, Lin Nan spoke up: "A lot has happened in Hanshan these past few days. As a native of Hanshan, I feel that sometimes we should do something. There are over 100,000 refugees in the refugee camps outside Hanshan City. After discussing it with two friends, we have decided to donate 200,000 shi of grain."
"Wow..." The audience below the stage was stunned. At present, the price of grain in Hanshan is one tael of silver per shi (a unit of dry measure), which means that Lin Nan donated 20 taels of silver in one go!
Lin Nan smiled and pointed to Ma Biao and Sun Ming, saying, "My two friends are Ma Biao and Sun Ming."
Ma Biao and Sun Ming quickly stood up and bowed to the crowd.
"Lord Lin and his men are truly men of conscience!"
"I admire the three of you for your generosity and kindness!"
The audience below the stage expressed their admiration.
Ma Biao smiled bitterly. "I was forced to donate! If it weren't for that bastard Wang Wenzhou, I wouldn't have shed so much blood! You simple, honest people, do you really think that the silver and grain you donate are for charity? Don't be so naive! All the accounts are handled by Wang Wenzhou's people. In the end, only Wang Wenzhou knows where the money actually goes. It's not that I think too badly of Wang Wenzhou, but without supervision, even a saint has selfish motives."
Sitting in the audience, Wang Chengen thought to himself, "Wang Wenzhou is really good at making money!" He had someone investigate and found that this so-called charity fund was simply Wang Wenzhou's money bag, and he could use the money inside however he wanted.
Wang Chengen was literate. As for Wang Wenzhou's calligraphy, let alone masterpieces, even a random child from a private school could probably write better than him. Wang Wenzhou's "Hundred Rollers" painting wouldn't even fetch five qian of silver, let alone fifty thousand taels. Yet it sold for fifty thousand taels. Wang Chengen immediately understood the trickery involved.
Wang Wenzhou was indeed exceptionally talented, but his behavior was too unseemly. It was only in a small county like Hanshan that he was able to survive. If he were in the capital, he would have been torn apart by the censors.
Wang Chengen felt that if Wang Wenzhou were brought to the court, his talent would indeed enrich the national treasury. However, Wang Wenzhou's actions would certainly provoke opposition from the court officials. Furthermore, Wang Wenzhou was young and impetuous, and acted without considering the consequences. If a conflict arose, even the emperor would find it difficult to make a decision.
However, Wang Chengen couldn't say this directly to Emperor Chongzhen. After some thought, he decided to bid on an auction item and give it to Chongzhen. Wang Chengen believed that the emperor would understand the meaning behind it.