When she returned to her yard at the Spring Equinox, she heard her aunt's heart-wrenching cry before she even entered the door. Originally, she asked her aunt to cooperate with her so that she could slip away to the prison and let her go. Unexpectedly, when her aunt came back, she was caught by Chu.
Yan stopped her. Seeing that she hadn't appeared for so long, the aunt might have thought something had happened to her, so she had to go over and explain to her as soon as possible.
After coaxing the aunt for half an hour, she reluctantly believed her promise to rescue Yu Atu. However, before that, Shi Cui would never leave the Chu family. If her daughter died,
She just bumped her head into the yard of the second house and died. No matter what, she would not let the person who killed her daughter have an easy time.
Chu Run didn't think about it for too long as to whether to marry Yu Atu or not. The next morning, he sent someone to invite Shi Chunquin to his room.
There were no outsiders in the room, and the two of them were less restrained when they met. Shi Chunfen's eyes fell on his face, which was fairer than before, and finally showed a bit of unbearability, "Are you feeling better?
"
Chu Run raised his eyes and looked at her. This seemed to be the first person to care about his body. Although he only cared about him for Yu Atu, his expression softened a bit.
Where to go?"
His self-deprecating tone made Shi Chunfen's heart twitch. In fact, from the day he was brought back after being poisoned, Shi Chunfen knew clearly that his situation in the Chu family was not much better than hers.
The young man with the gentle sunshine has been struggling to survive in the darkness. He is suffering much more than she imagined.
As if he was not used to having her stare at him like this, Chu Run quickly frowned, "Are you pitying me?"
Shi Chunfen realized her rudeness and quickly looked away, "I'm sorry, I was too abrupt."
Precisely because she and Chu Run were in similar circumstances, she knew very well that the last thing people like them needed was the pity of others, which was more cruel than despising them.
Her honest words made Chu Run's face soften a lot. At least she didn't try to quibble, otherwise he would only feel more embarrassed.
"How are you thinking about it?" Shi Chunfen put away the cheap pity in his heart and decided to take care of his aunt and Yu Atu first.
It was rare for her to be so straightforward, so Chu Run stopped talking nonsense, "I can marry your cousin, but everything has a price."
Shi Chunquin was stunned and looked at him with some confusion, "What do you mean?"
"I mean, if you want me to marry a woman who is not a good match, you should pay a price."
Shi Chunquin understood, "Do you want money? Or something else?"
If she wanted money, she did have a lot of money. In addition to the gifts she received when she got married, she also took care of the keys to Chu Ling's bank room at Chu's house. Although these did not entirely belong to her, in order to save Yu
She didn't mind borrowing U-Tu's life for a while. In the worst case, she could just work hard to make money and return it to Chu Ling.
"Can a human life be bought with money?"
Chu Run's cold words made Shi Chunfen's heart fall to the bottom in an instant.
"Then what do you want?" she asked warily.
If it was something detrimental to Dafang or Chu Ling, she would never agree to it.
Seeing her guarded face, Chu Run smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, what I want is naturally something you can get, otherwise it would be meaningless for me to bring it up."
Shi Chunfen looked at him doubtfully, "What on earth is that?"
Chu Run lowered his eyes and did not answer her question directly. Instead, he said in frustration: "You have seen how my father and eldest brother treated me. I can't stay in the Chu family to wait for the imperial examination in three years, lest I be controlled by them.
"
"So you want to leave the Chu family?" Shi Chunfen looked surprised.
"That's right." Chu Run nodded, "Only by leaving here can I start over, and I don't have to get involved in the dispute between the first and second houses. It's a good thing for me and your cousin."
"That's right..." Shi Chunquin quickly thought about it in his mind.
If he could really leave the Chu family, then Utu would not be disliked by others if he married him, and it would be a good marriage.
It's just that the Chu family will not let him leave easily, and the conditions he proposes will definitely not be simple.
"You haven't said what your conditions are yet?" Shi Chunquin asked again.
The hope of solving all the problems was right in front of her, and she was really eager to know the answers.
Chu Run looked at her steadily and saw that she only cared about Yu Atu from the beginning to the end. His eyes darkened unconsciously and he smiled bitterly: "Actually, my conditions are very simple. I just want to seek protection for myself."
"Oh?" Shi Chunquin looked at him in confusion. She didn't know what guarantee she could give him.
"Will you take over the Chu family's business in the future?" Chu Run looked at her meaningfully.
Shi Chunfen was slightly startled, and then realized what he was planning.
"As long as you are willing to sign an agreement and agree to give me 10% of all the business you handle from now on, I will marry your cousin." Chu Run said directly.
"One percent?" Shi Chunfen's eyes widened.
Although she didn't know how much it would be, the old lady and Chu Ling had both hinted to her that they would let her take over the Chu family's business. The entire Chu family's business was spread across Liuzhou and even the whole country, and Chu Run alone wanted to leave.
10% is too much.
"Why, are you reluctant?" Chu Run said with a smile.
This is the condition he came up with after careful consideration. It is enough to protect his life for the rest of his life. It is also something that Shi Chunfen can come up with. She is Chu Ling's wife. In the future, the entire Chu family will be hers, with only 10% of it.
She definitely has the right to make the decision regarding profits.
Shi Chunfen choked on the spot and was speechless for a long time.
Money is nothing more than an external possession to her, so why would she be reluctant to part with it?
But that 10% of the profit does not belong to her, but to the entire Chu family. What qualifications does she have to make the decision and hand it over to others so easily?
"Are you so sure that I will take over the Chu family's business?" Shi Chunfen tried to reason with him, "You also know how stupid I am, and how dissatisfied the old lady and father are with me. Now I only have nine businesses in my hands.
Bitter Tea House is not the property of the Chu family, so it would be more cost-effective for you to sign such an agreement with me and just get a large sum of money."
Seeing that she was willing to slander him in order to reject him, Chu Run was amused and helpless, "If you were stupid, you wouldn't reject me at all. Obviously you know better than anyone which condition is more cost-effective, so why try to muddle through?"
Shi Chunfen choked and lowered his eyes weakly, "I also know that I can't deceive you."
Many things in this world are often not because we don’t understand them, but because we know there is no hope, but we still can’t help but try.
If a person like Chu Run dares to put forward conditions, she must have thought about it repeatedly. She has no bargaining chips with him.