Free Web NovelChapter 526: Chapter 340: Getting Married in Turn? (Part 3)
Li Peifeng seemed to have thought it all out beforehand and interrupted, "The first round I’ll marry and divorce four times, then start over again in sequence, but this time I’ll stay with each for a year. First year with Old Zhao, second year with you, third year with Manning...every four years I’ll start a new cycle. But this ’one year’ is just my estimate; we can discuss the exact duration together when the time comes."
Wu Wenyue was speechless and laughed out of anger, "Is the marriage office owned by your family?"
"I checked, there’s no rule limiting the number of marriages and divorces."
Wu Wenyue couldn’t be bothered to speak, so she went straight to eating, but Li Peifeng seriously continued to seek her opinion, which annoyed Wu Wenyue greatly, "I’m starting to suspect you really hit your head too hard and lost your mind. What kind of solution is this? And can you guarantee that after getting married to Zhao Qingge for the first time, she will agree to divorce you? Divorce requires both parties to consent to the process! What if she refuses to divorce? Are you going to sue her and get the court to force the divorce so you can marry me?"
Li Peifeng frowned, "I’ll work on persuading her, I’m sure she’ll agree."
"You need to nourish your brain! Big idiot!!"
Wu Wenyue was furious, and cursed as she put a piece of raw brain into Li Peifeng’s bowl. He dipped it into the pot, waiting for a moment, and then tentatively asked, "After all this, do you think it’s feasible?"
Wu Wenyue squinted her eyes, "Why don’t you ask Old Zhao first if she’s willing to marry you and then immediately divorce, and then ask Tianxuan if she’s willing to accept you as a thrice-married man!"
Li Peifeng blinked, "So, Brother Yue, you’re kind of okay with it, right?"
"First, go buy me a bubble tea from the shop nearby."
"Sure, sure, what flavor do you want?"
"A taro mash Macchiato, with taro mash, and Macchiato, hold the mash."
Li Peifeng chuckled bitterly, "Instead of learning the good stuff, you picked up these foul words from Manning?"
"You deserved it, and I want to, what do you care?"
Li Peifeng thought for a moment and decided to change the topic, "Brother Yue, as for the house and betrothal gifts, I’m saving up. I already have four million, so we can probably get married and registered when I graduate, or at the latest when you graduate. But I don’t know if you have any specific requirements for the wedding now, have Uncle and Aunt hinted at how much would be appropriate for the betrothal gifts?"
Wu Wenyue fiddled with the vegetables on her plate without speaking.
"Brother Yue?"
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"Sister Yue?"
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The atmosphere around Wu Wenyue grew increasingly heavy; she barely ate and just focused on poking the vegetables in her bowl, shredding them to the point where the fibers were completely ruined, causing Li Peifeng to lower his tone considerably, "Father Yue? Mother Yue! Say something, what betrothal amount should I give Uncle and Auntie? How big of a house do you want? Where do you want it located?"
Wu Wenyue glanced at him and sighed in frustration, "You bastard, you ruined my expectations of marriage!!"
Li Peifeng muttered, "...I can make it up to you, just give me a chance."
"Make up for what? With what would you compensate?"
Li Peifeng calmly replied, "Whatever you want, as long as I have the ability to give it!"
"Here’s the deal."
Wu Wenyue gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing with a hint of mischief, "One billion, I want a billion as a betrothal gift. You give me a billion, and I’ll agree. As for everyone else, I don’t care. You figure out how to persuade them yourself!" freewebnoveℓ.com
"A billion? How the hell am I supposed to earn that, you materialistic woman..."
Li Peifeng did contemplate discussing further, but the thought of bargaining was fleeting, and then he suddenly suggested, "Why don’t I put Tianxuan second, and Brother Yue you’re third, then when Tianxuan gives me the dowry, I’ll pass it on..."
He didn’t finish because Wu Wenyue had already extended her hands, ready to pick up the bubbling spicy hotpot.
Li Peifeng was scared out of his wits and quickly backtracked, "Calm down, I’ll pay with my own money, no need to use hers! You’re still second!"
Only then did Wu Wenyue retract her hands, pointing with a finger, enunciating each word carefully, "A billion, in cash, earned by your own effort, not given by anyone else. Whenever you earn enough money, then we’ll talk. In the meantime, you must remain legally unmarried for me!!"
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"Finally home."
After dining with Wu Wenyue, Li Peifeng returned home. In the familiar setting of his bedroom, he breathed a long sigh of relief, finally able to relax.
There was no one else at home; Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi were presumably busy with renovations at the new building, which conveniently allowed Li Peifeng to draw lots.
With thirty-one chances to draw, anything was possible. In Hangzhou and Beijing, he refrained from drawing to avoid others noticing anything unusual. Now that he was home, without a word, the first thing he did was shower, and the second was to draw!!
"Thirty-one times, thirty-one times!"
While showering, Li Peifeng kept muttering to himself, envisioning three hopes for this largest prize draw in history.
First, he hoped to draw extraordinary powers, so strong that they would allow him to disdain all secular rules. This way, his relationship issues would naturally resolve. The four girls would agree to ’get married and registered sequentially,’ with the most debate being over the order of marriage.
Second, he wished to obtain abilities or items that could be quickly monetized; with money, he could also disdain secular rules. Wu Wenyue’s demand for a billion as a betrothal gift wouldn’t be an issue. By then, three out of four girls would remain for him to win over, completing a quarter of the five-in-one progress in one go... in short, money equals power, and with it, everything becomes easier.
Third, he hoped to draw medicines that extend life and delay aging, the more the better. Li Peifeng didn’t need them himself, but he could give them to the girls as well as his parents and family members.
Although he valued the first and second points more, given the immense power that would lie solely in his hands, and considering that in society, nothing can be achieved without money, he also understood that obtaining truly extraordinary powers with merely thirty-one lottery attempts was unlikely. Considering the nature of the system, it wouldn’t afford him the opportunity for sudden wealth either, making the third option more realistic.
These four girls tolerated and accommodated him to such an extent, besides Li Peifeng himself and the emotional bonds created by the Shared Dream, it was hard to say there wasn’t some connection to the [Peiyuan Pills] he gave them.
This was not only due to the peculiar powers of the drug, but also the mystery and uniqueness projected by Li Peifeng in offering such a peculiar remedy, which attracted their curiosity, compelling them to stay by his side to explore further. If Li Peifeng could continue to produce similar medicines, the attitudes of the four girls might also relax a little...
"Wind Spirit Moon Shadow... No, no, let the draw begin!"
Li Peifeng’s eyes were resolute, and as he scanned the various prizes on the lottery wheel, a smile crept across his lips once again, "Indeed, this thing called life... is just more fun when you cheat!"
