Chapter 291, It Would Be Great if You Were Not So Perfect

After saying that, he handed over the marriage certificate.

Then, Sang Zhe turned around and told a nearby servant, “Go to the carriage and bring in all the betrothal gifts I’ve prepared.”

Throughout it all, the Tang family was enveloped in a deep silence.

Clearly still reeling from Sang Zhe’s previous words, they couldn’t process what was happening.

“You… you said you are…”

“…a Great Ascension?” Second Master Tang stuttered.

“I’m just a humble junior, and indeed one of the two Great Ascensions of the Demon Path,” Sang Zhe smiled as he introduced himself. “Although our Demon Path has a poor reputation in the cultivator world, often seen as evil and a bunch of robbers and murderers…”

“But it’s all just prejudice.”

“Today’s Demon Path is a large corporation with a regulated structure. We provide complete career planning and quality training for our employees, and we regularly organize team-building activities to foster our corporate culture. It’s a completely legal company with a sense of responsibility—”

Sang Zhe rambled on promoting the Demon Path to the Tang family. Most of what he said was nonsense, and it was clear the Tang family wasn’t really absorbing it.

But they could understand one thing.

Even if they weren’t as good as the Holy Kingdom…

The Demon Path didn’t seem that bad either.

“I met your daughter at the company, and we’ve been working together for many years, building a deep foundation of feelings. Throughout our time working together, I have been deeply captivated by Yubbing’s talent, poise, interesting soul, and stunning beauty.”

Sang Zhe continued to earnestly deliver his lines: “I am currently healthy, emotionally stable, with no bad habits, a decent income, and can accept any reasonable betrothal gift demands, with no requirements for dowries.”

“Please rest assured, Uncle and Aunt, as long as you entrust your daughter to me, I promise to make her happy for life, without any grievances.”

Tang Father and Tang Mother were dumbfounded, staring at each other, shocked into silence.

A genuine… Great Ascension?

23 years old?

How is that even possible? Does such a person really exist?

Seeing that Tang Yubbing’s parents were speechless and obviously couldn’t find a flaw, Sang Zhe turned to seek approval from Tang Yubbing with his eyes.

But just as he turned, he was stunned.

“Sister Yubbing… Why are you crying?”

Tang Yubbing stared blankly at him, only snapping back to reality when she heard his voice, hurriedly wiping her eyes.

“Ah? Is, is that so? Why am I crying?”

She forced a smile, frantically wiping her eyes with her hand: “Maybe, maybe sand got in my eyes, haha.”

Sang Zhe: “…?”

Do you want to listen to what you’re saying?

But no matter how Sister Yubbing was, he still had to stick to his script.

“Young Master, the gifts you brought have been brought in.”

Sang Zhe nodded and cleared his throat again, reading out loud, “For this first visit, I prepared a small gift, I hope the esteemed elders of the Tang family will accept it.”

“A portion of millennium celestial ginseng from the Yaochi Tianshan.”

“A piece of black jade cold dragon ointment.”

“A bolt of pure celestial jade fabric.”

“Two lifetime VIP black cards for Fusa Pavilion…”

…

As each gift was read out, the corners of the Tang family’s mouths couldn’t help but twitch.

They were getting bigger and bigger, and by the end, they were completely numb.

To be honest, even on the wedding day, the best betrothal gift the Cao family could give wouldn’t match half of these presents.

And yet this was merely the greeting gift from the other party’s initial visit.

So it turns out, the Demon Path is this rich?

“It’s the thought that counts. I hope Uncle and Aunt will accept it.” Sang Zhe politely bowed. “If there are any additional betrothal gift needs in the future, I will do my utmost to satisfy them.”

Tang Father and Tang Mother had already lost their minds.

It took them a long time to come to their senses, and after a while, Tang Mother managed to squeeze out a sentence, “Young man, are you for real? Isn’t Yubbing saying you were just—”

“Ah, that’s because Sister Yubbing is shy.”

Sang Zhe smiled shamelessly. “Sister Yubbing and I mutually desire each other; I was just afraid you two wouldn’t be satisfied.”

“As long as you two agree, I’ll go back to prepare the betrothal gifts, and you can choose the date to marry Sister Yubbing!”

Tang Father and Tang Mother exchanged glances.

“…Sang Zhe, is it?”

Tang Father’s tone had softened now, as he said kindly, “We appreciate your intentions.”

“But we can’t accept these gifts, we of the Tang family cannot take them.”

Sang Zhe was taken aback and instantly panicked: “No, no?”

“But are you not satisfied, Elder? Then, then I can go back and get more?”

“How about doubling it? If I get more, I might not be able to afford marrying Sister Yubbing—”

“My friend, you’ve misunderstood.” Tang Father smiled, “You can take the items back. But as for your engagement with Yubbing, we consented.”

Sang Zhe and Tang Yubbing were both surprised.

“These items are too precious; our Tang family cannot bear to accept them.”

Tang Father shook his head, “I have only one thing to say.”

“Trying to gain favor through connections or seeking to marry into the Cao family is not our family’s way of doing things. It has nothing to do with Yubbing.”

“If you truly care for her… don’t let her down.”

While Tang Yubbing was still in a daze, Sang Zhe had already seriously nodded, “I promise to keep my word.”

“But since I’ve come, it doesn’t make sense to take the items back, Uncle and Aunt should keep them.”

“If you truly have no use for them, you could give them to any talented young members of the clan who wish to go out and see the world! Our Demon Path offers a full training program for new employees—”

As Sang Zhe kept chattering along with his parents while walking into the grand hall, Tang Yubbing couldn’t help but feel a bit lost.

The Sang Zhe who just sweetly proposed earlier.

And the Sang Zhe who was now diligently trying to boost the Demon Path’s image.

Which one of these is the real him?

——

——

Later, the Tang family hosted a grand banquet.

Though it was originally prepared for Young Master Cao, it all seemed to fit perfectly now.

A 23-year-old Great Ascension. As long as the Tang family wasn’t foolish, they understood what it meant.

At the banquet, Tang Father and Tang Mother, who had previously been harsh, kept apologizing and even poured their own drinks as punishment. Even Second Master Tang didn’t care about his dignity and personally got up to toast.

Sang Zhe didn’t really care about these things. But maintaining appearances for Sister Yubbing was a must, so he was polite and gracious, leaving no one with anything to complain about.

By the end, Tang Father and Tang Mother were satisfied and tipsy as they returned to their rooms.

Sang Zhe too was slightly tipsy, helped by Tang Yubbing as he returned to his own room.

“Hmm… Sister Yubbing.”

Sang Zhe sat at the table, shaking his head a little, “Your parents… really can drink a lot.”

“Come on, you too! When they urged you to drink, you just drank!”

Tang Yubbing reproached him with a pained heart as she poured him sobering tea.

“I was just… worried they’d dislike me for not drinking.”

Sang Zhe burped, slightly tipsy, and said, “Since I came, I had to respect Sister Yubbing’s family!”

“How was it! I did pretty well today, didn’t I?”

Tang Yubbing’s hand gradually slowed down.

After a long while, the somewhat dazed Sang Zhe suddenly heard one line:

“…Very perfect.”

“If only you weren’t so perfect…”

Then it would be even better. Her beautiful eyes slowly drooped.