Chapter 368: Reining in the Horse in the Busy Marketplace

Chapter 368: Reining in the Horse in the Busy Marketplace

During this period, Huai Geer could be considered the hottest young man in the entire capital.

Even many wealthy families, recognizing Huai Geer's potential, were willing to marry off their daughters to him.

Li Chunhua found this girl good, that girl good too, thinking any of them would be more than a match for her son.

But that rascal Huai Geer, for some reason, would show a look of pure reluctance whenever the topic of arranging a marriage for him was brought up.

Li Chunhua began to worry, pulling Wei Pozi aside to complain: "Mother, what should we do about Huai Geer? In our countryside, matchmaking begins at twelve or thirteen, and boys are married by fifteen or sixteen. Huai Geer is already twenty and still hasn’t found a match... Before, you all advised me, saying Huai Geer was sure to make a name for himself. Now that he has, every time I bring up matchmaking, he bolts faster than a monkey. What should we do?"

Wei Pozi chuckled: "Haven’t you noticed, as a mother?"

"Noticed what?"

Wei Pozi gave Li Chunhua a knowing look: "Your son clearly has his heart set on a girl."

Li Chunhua was first startled, then somewhat delighted: "He’s got someone?... Oh, this child, if he’s got someone, why hasn’t he brought her home to meet us?"

Then her expression changed slightly, "Could it be that the girl’s background is a bit questionable, and he can’t bring her back?"

A series of unpleasant thoughts raced through Li Chunhua’s mind, her face turning pale and grim.

Could it be a girl from... you know, that kind of place...

Otherwise, Li Chunhua couldn’t for the life of her figure out why Huai Geer wouldn’t bring the girl home and kept avoiding the topic, always trying to run away.

...It never crossed Li Chunhua’s mind that her son’s crush might not even know him yet...

Li Chunhua sighed, distressed.

Wei Pozi was at a loss for words: "...You, as a mother, don’t think, do you really think Huai Geer is that kind of guy?"

Li Chunhua ducked her head.

Of course, her son isn’t that kind of person, but what if, just what if, he accidentally got himself into trouble or something...

Li Chunhua’s face was a picture of conflict.

Wei Pozi shook her head: "Never mind, you’ll have to have a proper talk with Huai Geer later."

Li Chunhua could only nod with a worried look.

She also wanted to have a good talk with Huai Geer, but she couldn’t even catch sight of him now!

Just as Li Chunhua was fretting about catching Huai Geer, Huai Geer was out on the street helping an old woman pick up her basket that had been knocked over by someone riding past on a horse.

The old woman, hunched over and coughing, thanked Huai Geer, who was in casual clothes: "Good boy, cough cough, thank you."

Huai Geer, with a stern face, shook his head at the old woman: "It was just a small effort."

—If he hadn’t been busy helping this old lady, he would’ve definitely yanked that jerk off his horse!

This is a bustling market, riding a horse so recklessly, this time it was just an old woman’s basket, but what if it had been a person next time!

Huai Geer cursed the reckless rider in his heart, confirmed with the old woman that she wasn’t hurt, then strode away.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, just as Huai Geer had retrieved some military documents from his superior’s house, he happened to meet Xingxing, who was out with her maid buying snacks on the street—

Before Huai Geer could even finish a sentence with his sister, he saw the same young man who had galloped and knocked over the basket in the morning, now recklessly galloping through the streets again!

Wherever he went, pedestrians screamed and dodged, while the man on the horse laughed heartily, clearly enjoying himself.

A vein popped on Huai Geer's forehead. He took three steps at once, darted out from the side, and with the agility of a seasoned fighter, swiftly mounted the horse, landing right behind the reckless rider.

The man was stunned, but before he could react, Huai Geer had already yanked the horse to a stop!

The horse reared up, let out a loud neigh, and then obediently stopped, lowering its head with a snort, pawing the ground.

The onlookers erupted into cheers and applause!

"Bravo!"

Xingxing, her round eyes wide, clapped excitedly: "Big brother is awesome!"

Huai Geer dismounted and patted the horse's head.

The man on the horse finally snapped, furious: "Who the hell are you! How dare you mess with my horse?!"

Huai Geer sized up the man on the horse, then snorted coldly, and yanked him right off the horse!

The man, caught off guard, tumbled down in a heap.

"What the hell is your problem?!"

The man stood up and cursed!

Huai Geer looked the man up and down, but before he could speak, Xingxing jumped to his defense, shouting: "You were galloping recklessly and knocked over so many things. If my big brother hadn't stopped you, what if you had hurt someone?"

The man sneered, disdainful: "So what if I knocked them over? I can afford to pay for it!"

Xingxing frowned, clearly upset.

That's not the point!

Huai Geer suddenly sneered: "...You're from the Anyuan Marquis's family, aren't you?"

He thought the man looked familiar, remembering how during their military training outside the city, they had seen the Anyuan Marquis's family on a grand outing, with a whole entourage of servants and maids.

The man became even more arrogant: "Since you know who I am, you’d better kneel and apologize—"

Huai Geer stepped forward and kicked the man behind the knee, making him yelp and drop to one knee, even angrier: "You!"

"What about me!" Huai Geer said coldly, "You said you’d pay, but this morning I saw you tearing through the market, knocking over so many vendors' goods and almost injuring people, and I didn't see you pay; I was too busy then to catch you. Now I see you, and you're still recklessly galloping, not caring about the street vendors at all, are you?!... You said you’d pay, so since you're so bold, why don't you pay now!"

Huai Geer's words drew cheers from the nearby crowd.

These street vendors were just trying to make a hard-earned living, and they had long suffered from these young masters who rode their horses and swept through their stalls. Now that someone had finally stood up for them, they were naturally thrilled!

This only made the young master from the Anyuan Marquis's family even more furious.

He scrambled up from the ground, pointing at Huai Geer in rage: "Who are you? Tell me your name!"

Huai Geer remained unmoved, just looking at him coldly: "What does it matter who I am? Does it affect whether you pay or not?"

"You!"

"You said you’d pay, so now that it's time to pay, are you backing out?" Huai Geer frowned, taking a step forward, "Should I just take it from you myself?"