Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"Liang, you never intended to pay me back!"

Hongxia pointed out the problem with a loud shout.

Yamada Ryo said calmly, "I will do everything I can to repay you."

Xingge chuckled: "In the end, you still don't intend to pay it back, otherwise why don't you just tell me the solution?"

"Hmm... shall we perform?"

"Senior Liang is amazing! He works so hard to pay off his debts!"

Kita Ikuyo praised Yamada Ryo.

Hongxia was speechless: "This was obviously something I thought of on a whim."

Hiroi Kikuri chuckled and said, "I have an even simpler way. For example, I can act cute and charming. Maybe if my husband is happy, the debt will be gone."

Hongxia retorted loudly, "Don't do that! Please don't set a bad example for Liang! If you really want to borrow money from your husband, just pay it back honestly!"

"..."

Su Chang remained silent, wondering if she was falling behind everyone else's thoughts.

"How strange. Borrowing money from my husband is really odd, isn't it? Normally, husbands would give me a monthly allowance, right? Maybe this is a custom from Ryo and Hongxia's side..."

Lost in thought, Su Chang tried her best to keep quiet and didn't ask any blunt questions.

Because it involves marriage, the most important thing for a woman, she felt she couldn't offer opinions casually, lest her opinions be wrong and cause someone to regret it for life.

"Forget it, that's too much trouble. I still want a husband who can give me pocket money every month, no, every day."

"Liang, asking for too much will make your husband angry."

Hongxia was getting weaker and weaker.

After thinking it over for a while, she still didn't say anything like "her husband might get angry and become violent."

If I were to say this, it might make everyone more opposed to marriage.

"That's alright, I'll make sure he doesn't get angry."

"..."

Su Chang opened her mouth, but felt that she probably couldn't help Yamada Ryo.

how to say?

She felt that she could never reach the level of Yamada Ryo.

—Perhaps it was Yamada Ryo's unsatisfied attitude that made Su Chang think that Yamada Ryo had many more requirements. If that was the case, then there must be no man who met the requirements.

"As long as you act cute and let him release his desires, there won't be any problems."

Yamada Ryo quickly gave his reasons.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Nijika, Kita Ikuyo, Hoshika, Hiroi Kikuri... each one of them is as if time has stopped.

Su Chang, on the contrary, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is there any more?"

"Gone."

“If that’s the case, I feel like I can help find a lot of people who meet the criteria~” Su Chang became happy.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait—" Hongxia waved her hands and shouted, "Why are you saying this, Liang?!"

Kita Ikuyo covered her head with both hands.

"Senior Liang's mind has been corrupted! No! Senior Liang, how can you let lustful men do as they please? You can't! They will defile Senior Liang! Let me take care of Senior Liang!"

Xingge quickly calmed down again:

"Yu Dai, your thinking is dangerous. As for Liang? You know, I remember a saying: 'How long can one's beauty last in serving others?' You should reflect on that."

Ryo Yamada: "I will seriously look for a husband who appreciates my talent."

Hongxia, who had been shouting and yelling earlier, gradually calmed down, just like her sister, her heart filled with complex emotions.

"Liang suddenly returned to normal."

Ryo Yamada said, "I have to be more serious about choosing a partner, otherwise it will take up too much of my time."

Hongxia was depressed again.

"It's not much more normal than normal..."

As she spoke, she unconsciously looked at her older sister, Seika, Hiroi Kikuri, and Kita Ikuyo.

Upon noticing her sister's pensive expression, Hiroi Kikuri leaned against the wooden railing for a short rest, while Kita Ikuyo seemed to be in a state of self-isolation, and her head was aching.

"Don't worry!" Su Chang said readily. "I'll ask if there are any men who appreciate your bass playing. By the way, how much is the daily allowance?"

“Daily allowance… Oh, pocket money, just one coin is fine. Thirty coins a month is a lot of expenses.”

"It's alright. After all, your parents are both very capable people, so it's normal that the husband you found is also capable."

Su Chang didn't think there was anything wrong with Yamada Ryo.

Since it is common sense to marry someone of equal social standing, and given that Yamada Ryo's parents are people of relatively high status, isn't it normal for their daughter to find a husband of similar status?

Thirty coins is a large sum of money for an ordinary person, but it's not much for a village official with a little power.

Therefore, Yamada Ryo's requirements were quite low.

In other words, the condition of appreciating her talent is rather vague.

But it’s not a big problem!

"So, what are your standards, Xingge?"

"I'm too old..."

Xingge's lips twitched as she uttered words that almost brought tears of blood to her eyes.

Su Chang tilted her head: "No way. Um... I have something to tell you, but don't tell anyone else, okay? Lord Kyosuke, that genius, married a woman who's about your age."

"—?!"

Xingge's eyes widened, and she suddenly covered her equally wide-open mouth.

"Um, do I have any hope?!" Hiroi Kiku, who was still taking a nap, suddenly opened her eyes and raised her hand to shout.

Su Chang let out a soft "...it seems a bit reluctant. You should at least get rid of that strange smell on you and have more contact with Lord Kyosuke, and then I'll ask him for you."

She thought to herself, "Kikuri sings really well when she's serious, and Kyosuke-sama appreciates it too, so it seems possible. I should ask her."

Anyway, my husband is always not satisfied when we're together at night, so adding one more person doesn't seem like a big deal.

Upon hearing Su Chang's reply, Xing Ge's eyes widened to their limit, and he was completely stunned: "—!!"

"Excuse me, please let me have one more."

Someone suddenly spoke.

That was Yamada Ryo, who raised his hand just like Hiroi Kikuri.

Nijika exclaimed "Ah!" and leaned back, looking at Yamada Ryo with an incredulous expression.

"Liang, you..."

"I suddenly realized that Kyosuke-sama also meets the requirements. If I could be with him, that would be a very happy thing."

Ryo Yamada explains to Nijika.

Kita Ikuyo, who had been feeling withdrawn because of the thought of Yamada Ryo being defiled by a man, suddenly raised her head: "Me too...me too, please count me in!"

Hongxia covered her head with her hands: "This is getting more and more immoral!"

Su Chang subconsciously smoothed her hair.

"I'm the one who's troubled..."

With so many women wanting to marry her, how is she supposed to ask them all?

If my older sister finds out, won't she scold me?

No, she can't just avoid asking because it's troublesome! It's not a big deal to ask, is it? Getting scolded is nothing.

If it really works out, wouldn't we be able to play together from now on?

Su Chang felt that playing with Hong Xia, Yamada Ryo and others was quite nice, and that their thoughts on things were quite similar to those of the other companions in the bedroom.

Some of the things she said made a lot of sense, just like what her husband and her partner said.

"...With so many people joining, how about we two sisters join as well?" Xingge tried hard to suppress the urge to scream, her face turning red as she uttered the words.

"...The sense of immorality has reached the heavens."

Hongxia kept her hand covering her head, not daring to look at anyone.

She understood what her sister was thinking.

That means marrying someone with a good personality and good financial standing.