Gu Jin'an's face turned grim, his voice icy, and after speaking, he stepped back two steps. Any reasonable person would know he's displeased, and those with tact would stop here.
But Tian Hui'er is someone with purpose and ambition. Her reluctance to become Elder Dai's concubine was due to the Dai Family's decline, now relying on relatives for survival. Elder Dai is old, with many grown sons; even if she married him and bore a son immediately, she wouldn't share much inheritance.
However, the Gu Family is different. They have a huge business, earning millions of taels of silver a year, and Gu Jin'an is young, handsome, and the top of the county, even favored by the Lord Magistrate. He is sure to pass the college examination in June and become a scholar.
A nineteen-year-old scholar is a rare talent; having encountered such a person, how could she miss this opportunity?
