USWHC -Chapter 148 Wooing a Wealthy Beauty (Part 8)

“Huh? Are we just supposed to give whatever we feel like?” Zhu Jie hesitated, pulling two copper coins from her pocket. One red ribbon and a piece of firewood board—two coins should be enough, right?

She looked at the old monk uncertainly, but he still had his eyes closed, looking as if he had long entered a state of meditation.

Just as Zhu Jie hesitated, Miss Sun took out her purse. From it, she pulled out a silver ingot of fifty taels, neatly cast, and dropped it straight into the donation box.

Bang! The fifty-tael silver ingot landed with a resounding thud! The old monk immediately opened his eyes, his gaze lighting up as he looked at Miss Sun. “With the donor’s sincere heart toward Buddha, the Buddha will surely bless the young lady and grant her wishes!”

A crafty merchant—a real cunning one! Zhu Jie’s eyes nearly popped out. So that’s what it was—they were trained to notice the size of the donation! If the money was too small, it wasn’t even worth opening their eyes!

By now, Miss Sun had already picked up a pen seriously and begun writing on a wooden plaque. Zhu Jie quickly leaned over to peek, smiling. “What are you writing, Miss?”

Miss Sun blushed, secretly moving the plaque out of Zhu Jie’s sight.

Huh? She even has secrets?

Just as Zhu Jie craned her neck to get a better look, someone softly asked by her ear, “Miss Ji, are you married? If not, perhaps you could make a wish as well?” Zhu Jie looked up to see the young master of the Sun family politely looking at her.

Actually, the young master was already not young by ancient standards, but in modern times, he was just the right age! Compared to Ji Yi, this young man had a steadier air and a more scholarly aura.

Yes, for modern people, twenty is still a child; thirty is when a man truly matures.

Though Young Master Sun wasn’t exactly a handsome man, his features were clean and tidy, and he dressed with a quiet elegance. His proper green robe carried a refined scholarly air.

Zhu Jie couldn’t help but feel a bit of fondness for him. Seeing that he held out a red ribbon as if to hand it to her, she gladly accepted it. “Thank you, young master!”

Hehe, fifty taels! Asking for a wish with that is such a bargain! Anyway, the money was spent—she might as well treat it as a buy-one-get-one-free deal.

Zhu Jie took the ribbon and wooden plaque without hesitation. With a bold stroke, she wrote a line on the plaque effortlessly:

“May I find a heart to cherish, and never part till old age.”

Seeing the delicate characters and poetic words on the plaque, Young Master Sun was stunned. He hadn’t expected a country girl to be literate, let alone possess such literary talent.

Truly an extraordinary person! The light in his eyes brightened as he looked at her.

But at this moment, Zhu Jie hadn’t noticed yet—her attention was entirely on Miss Sun. Seeing that Miss Sun had already finished writing, Zhu Jie vaguely sensed she might be wishing for her ideal match—a true wish for love! What an opportunity!

Miss Sun had already walked to the wishing tree alone. Zhu Jie hurried to Ji Yi and placed him opposite Miss Sun.

Now, does simply standing opposite guarantee that Ji Yi would catch the falling ribbon? Haha, life isn’t that convenient!

Not to mention whether the ribbon would fall at all—if a gust of wind came, who knew where it might go?

But this was no challenge for Zhu Jie! Why? Because she knew martial arts! As the saying goes: “It’s not the pulling of the ribbon that’s frightening—it’s whether the puller knows kung fu!”

“Miss Sun!” Zhu Jie looked at her expectantly, waiting for the red ribbon in her hand to be released.

But things don’t always go as planned. Miss Sun clutched the ribbon, shyly looking at the ground. At this moment, she suddenly felt embarrassed. “Perhaps Miss Ji should go first!”

Hearing Miss Sun’s hesitant suggestion, Zhu Jie only realized after a moment that she meant her!

Zhu Jie sighed inwardly. Girls from proper families always liked to put on airs in front of others. Fine, she’d go first—consider it a way to break the ice!

Zhu Jie didn’t take this wish too seriously anyway. In fact, she was a thorough atheist. As for traveling through time? That was just an accident beyond the explanation of science.

So, she casually tossed the ribbon, and it flew irresponsibly into the air.