My Wife Is The Final Boss-Chapter 849 - 474: Make Money First, Worry About Pride Later (Double - )

Chapter 849: Chapter 474: Make Money First, Worry About Pride Later (Double Chapter)

After Zhu Pingniang’s reminder, Li Zhibai realized her outfit was quite inappropriate. Her tight red dress wrapped elegantly around her, exuding grace, but with her figure, it just looked odd on her.

Previously, she had only thought about satisfying Tong Jun’s daughter’s desire and changing her appearance to meet her... but she forgot that she would also be meeting Chang’an and Ms. Yun later.

It didn’t really matter with Ms. Yun, since they were both women and their attire wasn’t important.

The key was Xu Chang’an.

Li Zhibai could forego maintaining an image in front of Wen Li because they no longer had any relationship... but not with Xu Chang’an. She was Xu Chang’an’s legitimate teacher, so under no circumstances could these seductive clothes be worn on her—at least not when Xu Chang’an was around.

After all, she did like the outfit given by Tong Jun’s daughter.

Seeing Li Zhibai in a daze, Zhu Pingniang sighed softly and signaled Wen Li to leave first.

Wen Li thought about it, feeling a bit confused.

She could leave, as her injuries were mostly healed, but...

Wen Li glanced down at her dress.

It was almost completely tattered, and given she was wearing a specially styled long dress, if she hadn’t used True Yuan to hold the tattered clothes in place, they would fall, revealing a beautiful view.

"Ah Li, I’ll call a maid to take you to change clothes. Later... you should go to the banquet to find Yun Qian first," Zhu Pingniang instructed. "I’ll... stay here and chat with your Master Li."

"Alright." Wen Li was about to leave when Zhu Pingniang suddenly called her back.

"Wait." Zhu Pingniang remembered something.

"Master?" Wen Li turned back, puzzled.

"It’s nothing, I just recalled something." Zhu Pingniang glanced at the dazed Li Zhibai, lowered her voice, and spoke to Wen Li, "Ah Li, earlier... there was someone proposing marriage to you at Muyu Peak. What did your master say about it?"

"Proposing marriage... hmm." Wen Li remembered and shook her head. "Master said it has nothing to do with me and told me not to mind it."

Looking at Wen Li’s calm face, Zhu Pingniang thought she really didn’t care.

Clearly, someone from the Profound Sword Bureau wanted to marry her, but Wen Li was completely indifferent about it.

She was the senior sister of Muyu Peak, and while Wen Li wouldn’t find proposals funny, she didn’t consider them significant either.

"It has nothing to do with you... indeed, this matter truly isn’t worth your distraction." Zhu Pingniang nodded.

Actually, she recalled that Sikong Jing would "bribe" Xu Chang’an, seeking Wen Li’s forgiveness through Xu Chang’an, perhaps even letting Wen Li guide him...

But Xu Chang’an wouldn’t extort them; what he asked for wouldn’t even count as compensation, at most just an introduction for two young people.

To be precise, in this matter, Sikong Jing was also a victim.

After all, that kid never coveted Wen Li; no Sword Cultivator would have improper intentions towards Wen Li... the root of the issue lay with his father, who failed to see how significant Wen Li was to Muyu Peak and even thought of marrying into Muyu Peak to mend relations with Li Zhibai...

One could say that being in power for so long, Sikong Lixu had somewhat lost his wits.

So, the son’s apology came through.

But what about Profound Sword Bureau’s apology?

In truth, calling it an apology wasn’t wrong, as the Profound Sword Bureau indeed handled this matter poorly and offended people, so compensation was warranted.

This wasn’t to say proposing to Wen Li was wrong, but rather... they hadn’t offered gifts or courtesies worthy of Wen Li’s value—those pitiful offerings were unimpressive.

They didn’t even hold Wen Li in high regard.

Globally, etiquette and decorum in proposals were valued, yet the Profound Sword Bureau had ruined it entirely.

This was understandable, given that the value Wen Li previously displayed was only on par with those ranked in the top five of the Mingxin Chart in Sword Cultivation talent. With Sikong Jing being recognized by the Immortal Sword, they truly didn’t regard Wen Li highly.

This kind of arrogant disregard was what made Muyu Peak uncomfortable.

Disrespect -- using such meager dowries to propose to the senior sister of Muyu Peak?

That’s madness.

If one were to exaggerate, it could be seen as insulting, if not for Zhu Pingniang having some regard for Li Zhibai and knowing that Sikong Lixu wasn’t deliberate, rather his somewhat dull nature, Zhu Pingniang would have made a scene.

Therefore... an apology was necessary.

"Hmm... actually, it isn’t mandatory, since in terms of reputation, being a marriage proposition doesn’t bring any glory to a woman," Zhu Pingniang coughed lightly.

"?" Wen Li blinked.

She didn’t quite understand why her master suddenly brought up this matter.

"I’m saying... our mountain is a bit tight financially now." Zhu Pingniang approached and gently took Wen Li’s hand, "Using this as an opportunity to get some funds and create a Dao Discussion Arena for your junior sisters, you wouldn’t mind, right?"

Exactly.

Zhu Pingniang set her sights on the Profound Sword Bureau.

If Sikong Jing, the son, knows to apologize, shouldn’t the father offer compensation?

Poverty strikes.

This is indeed a downside of being poor, and any bit of face doesn’t matter as long as you can gain Spirit Stones; nothing else is important.