He was relieved after leaving the Qin family's home, but also utterly exhausted.
Meizi's parents hadn't given him a hard time, yet his heart felt heavy. 'It turns out I really can't afford to marry Meizi.'
When the topic of the betrothal gift came up, he had seen the helpless look on Gou Dan's mother's face clearly, and his own heart ached.
Even if the Qin family didn't ask for a single coin, it wouldn't be right. He wasn't worthy of them entrusting their daughter to him like that. And besides, how could he marry Meizi with his family's three dilapidated rooms?
The moonlight seemed to have dimmed. 'Maybe it'll rain tomorrow,' he thought, noticing a faint layer of clouds gathering in the sky.
He didn't want to go home, so he found himself back outside Li Changxing's courtyard.
The courtyard was pitch-black and silent. Most of the villagers were asleep by this hour. 'Should I wake Changxing? What could he do even if he heard about it? Can I keep bothering him with my problems?'
