Chapter 898: Speak Plainly!

As for Li Xiuyu at the time, she had already lost her pillar of support; she was in the most helpless, darkest, and most desperate moment of her life.

In such moments, the emotions in a person's mind are, one could say, at their most complex.

For instance: How can I escape? Which way should I run? How can I get my revenge?

However, what she likely thought about most was that if someone could help her, she would abandon everything and spare no effort to repay them.

Yet, in exactly such a situation, Li Xiuyu was rescued by Wang An, as if finding a path to life in a dead end.

The key was that Wang An could not only help Li Xiuyu resolve the great trouble before her, but his requirements of her were not high—he simply wanted her to marry someone she didn't dislike, namely Wang Li.

Whether she loved Wang Li or simply didn't dislike him, regardless, Li Xiuyu had indeed prepared herself to spend the rest of her life with him. But now, Wang Li had spoken those words.

How could this not make Li Xiuyu angry?

Seeing Li Xiuyu's flushed and agitated face, Wang Li couldn't help but panic.

He had thought that by doing this, he was giving Li Xiuyu freedom and making her happy; he thought his actions were noble, righteous, and deeply moving...

Who knew that Li Xiuyu wouldn't appreciate it at all and would instead become enraged because of it.

It must be said that Wang Li's words had indeed only moved himself.

Thus, Wang Li spoke clumsily

"Xiuyu, I... I... I just, I just don't want you to... suffer... I just wanted to let you... let you be happy every single day."

In one sentence, Wang Li's speech was utterly stuttering, far lacking the crisp and decisive energy he had when bickering with Mu Xueli.

Although the words were not coherent at all and were quite a struggle to listen to, it must be said that these "non-romantic romantic words" of Wang Li's would make anyone feel genuinely touched.

*I just want you to be happy, is there something wrong with that?*

Consequently, the angry Li Xiuyu immediately stopped being angry. She blinked her beautiful large eyes, looked at the sincere face of Wang Li, and said

"Since I promised Fourth Brother, it means I've chosen you. Don't say things like that again in the future; it'll make people laugh at us."

It must be admitted that while people of this era weren't very skilled at dating or saying overly affectionate words, their attitude toward love was very loyal.

Simply put, once they had chosen a person, it was a lifelong commitment.

Of course, this only referred to the vast majority of people, as there was always a small minority who were the scum of the earth.

Hearing Li Xiuyu say this, Wang Li was naturally overjoyed, though he asked follow-up questions with a hint of insecurity

"Then... then Xiuyu, in the future... you won't regret it, right?"

Li Xiuyu, who had just calmed down from being moved, suddenly felt a surge of anger upon hearing this and said

"What are you saying? Who do you think you're looking down on?"

As she spoke, Li Xiuyu slapped Wang Li's shoulder and chest several times in succession.

It was clear that Li Xiuyu was angry again.

However, unlike Li Xiuyu, Wang Li was actually quite happy. He didn't mind her hitting him; like a complete idiot, he just stood there giggling "hehehehe" foolishly.

When the two of them came out of the east room, everyone saw Wang Li's dazed, foolishly happy expression and knew that the talk between him and Li Xiuyu had gone well.

Therefore, whether it was Wang An's family or Wang Daliang and the others, they all breathed a secret sigh of relief.

Mainly, the matter between Wang Li and Li Xiuyu was now considered settled.

After chatting for a while longer, Wang Daliang's family led Li Xiuyu back home.

Once Wang Daliang and the others had left, Liu Guilan finally couldn't resist asking Wang An

"Xiao An, this partner of Old Five's, this girl Li Xiuyu—what exactly is the story? Why did you have to bring her back?"

The news about Li Xiuyu's family suffering a great catastrophe due to high-interest loans had been buzzing these past few days; one could say almost everyone in Xing'an Township knew about it.

But today's events—the fact that the loan sharks were trying to seize Li Xiuyu to settle the debt—had not yet spread.

Thus, not only did Liu Guilan and the others not know why Li Xiuyu had suddenly been brought back by Wang An, but even Wang Daliang's family was in the dark.

Of course, the main reason they didn't know was that Li Xiuyu had been present the whole time, and Wang An hadn't explained in detail.

Hearing his mother ask, Wang An said with a smile

"Maybe the Heavens knew Old Five lacked a wife, so they sent me—a man of immense talent, handsome and dashing, skilled in martial arts, and romantic..."

Unfortunately, before Wang An could finish bragging, Liu Guilan interrupted him with a roar

"Speak human language, damn it!"

This sudden shout from Liu Guilan immediately made Wang An dare not continue his boasting.

Wang An stole a glance at Liu Guilan and then spoke honestly

"On my way back from the county town, when I reached the big bend, I saw someone stumbling and tripping out of the woods..."

"Stumbling and tripping" was local dialect, meaning someone who frequently falls while walking or running.

Following that, Wang An briefly recounted the encounter and conversation with Li Xiuyu.

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, Liu Guilan said through gritted teeth

"Those godforsaken beasts, they're trying to drive a whole family to their deaths."

Wang Dazhu added

"Xiuyu's father is the same; he actually dared to borrow loan-shark money. Not a single one of those loan sharks is a good seed; they're all a bunch of things that eat people without spitting out the bones."

At this time, Mu Xueqing said

"Xiuyu's father liked gambling before; he was a famous gambler in Sujia Village. This time, he was probably cheated out of everything."

Liu Guilan sighed and said

"If he wanted to gamble, he should have just played a bit around the house. He had to go to the township to show off. Now look, he's shown himself right out of existence. Sigh, there's nothing to pity about a gambler; even if this hadn't happened, something would have happened sooner or later."

It must be said that Liu Guilan's words were absolutely correct.

After everyone exchanged a few more words, Wang Dazhu seemed to suddenly remember something and said

"Xiao An, I heard you say just now that you're going to settle things for Xiuyu? Can you handle it by yourself?"

Hearing this, Wang An shook his head

"I won't be the one fighting. I'll just go over to take a look, and then I'll have my sworn elder sister deal with them."

It was evident that as soon as they heard Wang An was going to find Zhang Shuya, both Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan instantly felt much more relieved.

It was hard to imagine, but for the number one person in the county's public security bureau to deal with a bunch of loan sharks was absolutely a very simple matter.

After a while, Wang An led Mu Xueqing back to his room to sleep.

(End of Chapter)