44: Chapter 44 Call me brother, I'll take you to a good place

"Th...three children?"

Tang Luochuan froze for half a second, then smiled even wider. This woman, was she still worrying about national policies at a time like this?

"Fine, three children it is." He released his hand from pinching Jiang Jinyue's cheek and took the opportunity to ruffle her hair. "So, is that settled?"

Jiang Jinyue finally realized what she had said, and her entire face turned bright red, the flush spreading from the base of her neck all the way to the tips of her ears.

Tang Luochuan glanced at his phone; the call was still connected.

However, there was no sound from Gao Mingxuan on the other end; he must have been furious.

Tang Luochuan didn't want to cause any more trouble and said calmly, "Mr. Gao, my name is Tang Luochuan! I am a classmate of Jiang Jinyue. Since relationships are based on mutual effort, I hope you will stop harassing my girlfriend in the future... As for what happened before, I won't hold it against you."

In reality, he couldn't hold it against him anyway.

Back then, he didn't have such an ambiguous relationship with Jiang Jinyue, but he said this to give Gao Mingxuan a reminder.

However, the expected anger didn't come. Instead, Gao Mingxuan's voice came through, sounding relaxed as he offered congratulations: "Hahaha... Good, good, good... Little brother, congratulations! Congratulations. Jinyue is a good girl, pampered since she was young. I hope you can afford to take care of her..."

There was a thorn in Gao Mingxuan's words; it wasn't "take care of her well," but "afford to take care of her."

He was very familiar with Jiang Jinyue's family.

This girl had a monthly allowance of 200,000, totaling two million a year.

Gao Mingxuan didn't have any virginity complex; he prioritized benefits above all else.

However, in his circle, the requirements for a wealthy heiress were very high, which in turn placed constraints on the men.

It wasn't like marrying a girl from an ordinary background, where he could marry as many as he wanted afterward.

Once he married a woman of equal social standing, he would have to consider her feelings before marrying anyone else.

After all, those women had their own leverage, which was why Gao Mingxuan didn't dare make a move on Su Wantang first.

He wasn't stupid; he could see Su Wantang's beauty and knew she admired him, but he didn't dare to act.

Because he was afraid the Jiang Family would be unhappy...

A union between such families wasn't just about two people or two families...

It was about two interest groups. Even getting a divorce after marriage would be troublesome, with parental interference and opposition from shareholders.

There would be company stocks, division of equity, and so on, used as leverage.

Gao Mingxuan thought about it in complex terms, but he wasn't in a rush. Once Jiang Jinyue spent some time with the boy, she would naturally grow tired of his stinginess.

She wouldn't be able to stand his spending habits.

The Jiang Family parents would definitely oppose it too...

How could they bear to marry their daughter off to a poor kid? Even if he wasn't poor, how many people in the country had a net worth over 100 million, and how many were of the right age?

He didn't believe the guy was a billionaire too!!

It was just that Jiang Jinyue was naive and filled with unrealistic fantasies about love.

"I'll take your word for it!" Tang Luochuan caught the subtext but didn't mind.

He just hoped that once this call ended, they would never see each other again.

"Heh, ignorant~~" Gao Mingxuan whispered this as he hung up.

He didn't know if the other side heard it.

Tang Luochuan and the others certainly heard it; although the voice wasn't loud, it was very clear.

"Ignorant??" Looking at the phone that had ended the call, Tang Luochuan smiled. "I hope you keep thinking that way..."

Returning the phone to Jiang Jinyue, Tang Luochuan gently reminded her, "Classmate Jiang, you keep your word, right?"

"I... I... Don't you moral-shame me."

"When did I shame you? You admitted it yourself."

"You threatened me..."

"Is pinching your cheek considered a threat?"

"Oh my, our Jinyue keeps her word! Right? The food is getting cold." Su Yuanyuan quickly smoothed things over.

Liu Xin also immediately stood up, pulled Jiang Jinyue to sit beside her, and whispered, "Don't stubbornly resist. You can't outmatch him! He's playing you like a fiddle... Just listen to him!"

Jiang Jinyue kept her head down, not answering.

Shen Muyan watched her, as if seeing herself that night at the hotel.

"So this was how I looked back then??" she thought to herself.

Tang Luochuan looked at Su Wantang at this moment. "Sister, everything has been made clear. You can rest easy now."

Su Wantang opened her mouth, looking confused. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Did you... use me to cause trouble... just to get Jiang Jinyue?"

"Ah! That's right!"

"Ah??"

"No, what does this have to do with you? You also got what you wanted, right? Jiang Jinyue has nothing to do with Gao Mingxuan now; she's my girlfriend! Aren't you happy?"

"I..." Su Wantang's heart was pounding. The way this boy had flirted with Jiang Jinyue earlier had been very satisfying to watch.

"You should thank me..."

"Oh~~ thanks..." Su Wantang thanked him foolishly, though she didn't feel like she had gained anything.

...

After the girls left, the others finished their meal.

"Senior Shen, I want to talk to Tang Luochuan alone later, is that okay?" Jiang Jinyue had started setting rules for herself; whenever she wanted to be alone with Tang Luochuan, she would check with Shen Muyan first.

Shen Muyan nodded immediately upon hearing this. "Sure! We're all one big family from now on... Hehe..."

"Right, right, one family." Zhang Ming nodded.

Tang Luochuan: "What the hell does that have to do with you?"

After leaving the restaurant, Tang Luochuan sent Shen Muyan an address, including the door number.

Their sophomore afternoon classes ended early, and it just happened that his hotel stay was expiring.

The cars had all been arranged to go to the new house, and the furniture company people were coming to deliver goods in the afternoon.

It was the perfect time to let Shen Muyan go over and help him inspect the delivery.

Shen Muyan had also heard that he had bought a house, but it was just a number, even if it was a startling one.

However, a number is just a number; it didn't feel very real just hearing it.

On the way back to the Dormitory, Jiang Jinyue walked side by side with Tang Luochuan and asked, "What are you really thinking? You were ignoring me this morning."

"You were the one giving me the silent treatment," Tang Luochuan said.

"But, you just walked away that day! I was very sad."

Tang Luochuan said again, "Why do you go to school?"

"To improve myself! To learn knowledge..."

"Correct, it's because you don't understand... If you don't understand, you have to learn more. Senior Shen and I are already together; this is my success case. So... don't do things your way anymore! Even a dog wouldn't pay attention to you!"

"Then where do I start learning?"

"Start by learning how to kiss..."

"Uh..." Jiang Jinyue suddenly stumbled, almost falling.

The boy quickly caught her by the waist. "Are you okay?"

"I'm... I'm... Can't I learn something else first?"

"Then learn how to kiss while holding each other? Or lying down? That's middle school level knowledge; you're only in first grade of elementary school, so it's not suitable. In a couple of days, I'll teach you the university level... and there's even an advanced PhD level, with so many variations... Wuwuwu~~~"

Before Tang Luochuan could finish, Jiang Jinyue covered his mouth. "You're so improper..."

The boy pried her hand away, leaned in close, and laughed. "Look, you're blushing. This is the feeling of love... Does it feel itchy in your heart?"

After he said that, Jiang Jinyue felt it, and it really was true. She lowered her head, feigning calmness, but still nodded.

Tang Luochuan suddenly leaned in, his face almost touching hers, and said, "Call me Brother..."

The girl immediately turned her face away, biting her lower lip, but didn't refuse. "Go... go somewhere where there's no one~"

Tang Luochuan looked at her shy and cowardly appearance, couldn't help but chuckle, and naturally reached out to put his arm around her shoulder. "Let's go, I'll take you somewhere nice."