Chapter 15: Li Mo, Let’s Get Married!

Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she’s dead?

It has been almost six months since Lu Cichuan left. During this time, Li Mo called him via video every day. Once, he was caught eating instant noodles, and Li Mo scolded him for a full hour.

Lu Cichuan could only eat and laugh while listening to her nagging:

“Lu Cichuan, you’ve become quite capable! You promised me you would eat three meals a day on time before you left!”

“Why are you breaking your promises? If you keep this up, I’ll… I’ll marry Cheng Yili!”

This “threat” worked well. After that, Lu Cichuan obediently ate on time and even received the “Most Obedient Baby Award” from Miss Li, leaving him both amused and exasperated.

For a while, the boss of Yian City, Gu Junche, noticed that this small company had managed to take a piece of the pie from the Gu family. A small enterprise that initially collaborated with the Gu family had taken the risk of partnering with Lu Cichuan, earning a considerable profit.

To maintain his market position, Gu Junche consistently suppressed Lu Cichuan, leading to increasing losses for Lu Cichuan’s company, which was on the verge of bankruptcy.

At that time, Xu He was working with Lu Cichuan. He was good at drinking and eloquent; many partnerships were secured thanks to his efforts. Lu Cichuan valued him highly.

Li Yan had been observing Lu Cichuan’s move in Yian City. He and Li Yan were quite worried, but they couldn’t help him; otherwise, Lu Cichuan wouldn’t be able to gain experience or achieve success.

After learning this, Li Mo continuously called Lu Cichuan, offering to use her card to help cover the company’s losses. Lu Cichuan refused; he didn’t want to rely on the Li family and live a life of dependency.

Two months later, Lu Cichuan’s company couldn’t hold on any longer, but he had a very innovative game. He used it to secure a meeting with Gu Junche.

“Mr. Lu, I didn’t expect you to be so resilient and last for two months,” Gu Junche said, his flirtatious gaze captivating. He placed his coffee cup down and said softly.

“Thank you for the compliment,” Lu Cichuan replied without reservation, accepting the praise.

“I can give you this game for free since my company will go bankrupt tomorrow anyway.” Lu Cichuan took a USB drive from his pocket and pushed it toward Gu Junche.

“Thanks, but… don’t you have the Li family backing you? Why don’t they provide some funds to cover your losses?” Gu Junche picked up the USB drive and tossed the documents on the table aside.

Lu Cichuan glanced at the documents, which clearly included all his information—along with the Cheng family.

“The Li family is my savior. They know this is a bottomless pit; pushing them into the fire is not an option,” Lu Cichuan paused. “Besides, since I want to marry their daughter, I should do it based on my own abilities.” Lu Cichuan stood up and smiled, “I hope your business flourishes.”

“Wait a moment.” Gu Junche called out as Lu Cichuan was about to leave. He walked over to Lu Cichuan’s side. “I can help your company achieve great success and help you marry the girl you love…” He placed the USB drive back into Lu Cichuan’s hands and added lightly, “But the condition is that you must cooperate with the Gu family…”

“Deal, it’s a promise.”

From that point on, Lu Cichuan’s company received help from the Gu family, and it began to rise. He brought considerable profits to Gu Junche. A year later, he moved the company back to Huaian City, shocking Cheng Yanlin. Weren’t they supposed to become servants? How did they become business bosses alongside the Cheng family?

“Ah Cichuan!” As soon as Lu Cichuan entered the Li family home, the soft Li Mo rushed over and hugged him. “Ah Cichuan, you’re finally back!”

“Yeah, did you miss me?” Lu Cichuan gently rubbed her head; her hair felt so soft.

“Of course! My mom made a lot of delicious food today! I specially made braised pork!” Li Mo’s proud expression made Lu Cichuan smile.

“Really? I must be in for a treat.”

At the dinner table, a delicious-looking plate of braised pork was placed right in front of Lu Cichuan.

“Li Mo, can you be this stingy? I’m your brother! I can do without it, but what about our parents?” Li Yan looked at her like a jilted lover.

“Mom and Dad had it long ago. They praised me for how delicious it was as soon as it came out of the pot,” Li Mo retorted.

“Ahem… Let’s eat. Ah Cichuan, this braised pork is really delicious,” Jiang Tan said sheepishly, determined to spoil her daughter even when she was crying.

“Yeah, yeah… Dig in.” Li Yan “kindly” picked up a piece and placed it in Lu Cichuan’s bowl, sending him a look that screamed “good luck.”

“Really? Let me try.” Lu Cichuan picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. Oh my, did they mix sugar with salt?

“How is it? How is it?” Li Mo’s expectant gaze forced Lu Cichuan to maintain a smile. “Delicious, really delicious.”

“Is that so? I’ll make it for you every day,” Li Mo replied happily.

“Really? I want to try too!” Li Yan was quick to snatch a piece and pop it into his mouth.

Damn it, this family is lying! This has to be pure salt!

His parents and Lu Cichuan stared at him, especially his mother, who had a warning in her eyes: if you don’t say it’s delicious, you’re done for!

“It’s definitely delicious; this braised pork is really good…” Li Yan was left speechless, unable to voice his frustrations.

After finishing the meal, Lu Cichuan drank a big glass of water. Li Mo wondered, Was the braised pork a bit too greasy?

After dinner, Lu Cichuan and Li Mo strolled in the backyard.

“Ah Cichuan, look! The little tree we planted before is as tall as me now!” Li Mo pulled him over to the yew tree.

“Yeah, Li Mo…”

“Hmm? What’s wrong?” Li Mo turned her head, puzzled.

“Li Mo, let’s get married!” Lu Cichuan looked deeply into Li Mo’s eyes, holding her hands.

“Who proposes without a ring?” Li Mo pulled her hands back and turned her back, pretending to be angry, though her smile was hard to hide.

“Uh… I actually forgot. I was in such a hurry to come back. I’ll propose again next time,” Lu Cichuan scratched his head awkwardly.

“Alright, alright, I’ll tentatively say yes…” Li Mo feigned generosity.

“Really thank you, my Li Mo…”

“Li Mo, I love you!”

“Ah Cichuan, I love you even more!”