Chapter 947: Calculating Scholar 2

Before transmigrating, Li Fuze had been a PUA lecturer. He was highly skilled in manipulating female psychology. In order to become wealthy, he had simultaneously maintained relationships with three rich women, keeping all of them firmly under his control.

Even after those women discovered that he was seeing multiple people at once, they refused to leave him. Some even expressed their willingness to share him.

This alone showed just how deeply he understood and controlled women’s minds.

So when he realized he had become a poor man in ancient times—and that the orphan girl next door was both beautiful and fond of him—Li Fuze immediately began to cultivate a relationship with the original Tang Wan, subtly deepening her feelings for him.

By the time he passed the imperial examination and became a xiucai, the original owner was thirteen—an age when a girl was at her most delicate and charming.

When he realized his family could no longer afford to support his studies, Li Fuze looked at Tang Wan’s increasingly stunning and alluring appearance and came up with an idea.

This face… was capital.

After all, ancient society was nothing like the modern world. As long as he used her beauty well, making money wouldn’t be difficult.

With that thought, Li Fuze deliberately frowned when Tang Wan came to see him happily.

She immediately grew anxious and asked what was wrong.

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After learning that he was troubled over money, Tang Wan didn’t hesitate at all. She offered him the few taels of silver she had left.

Li Fuze appeared moved, but he declined tactfully, saying that such a small amount wouldn’t solve his problem at all.

Then he revealed a look of despair.

Tang Wan cared for him deeply. Seeing the man she loved so troubled about his future, how could she bear it?

She immediately said, “As long as I can help you, I’ll do anything… even if I have to sell myself.”

Hearing this, Li Fuze looked moved once more.

He pulled her into an embrace, promised that he would marry her in the future, and took advantage of the moment to grow even closer to her—making her even more dependent on him.

After that, he continued to subtly influence her thinking.

He told her stories from books—about women who had sacrificed themselves to support their husbands’ studies, and how those husbands later became successful and repaid their wives’ devotion with gratitude.

What he didn’t say was that, in reality, those same husbands often abandoned their wives once they rose in status… and some of those women ended their lives in despair.

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Under Li Fuze’s repeated persuasion, Tang Wan gradually abandoned her sense of propriety. Instead, she began to think that if given the chance, she would also be willing to make such sacrifices for him—so that he would no longer have to worry about money.

What she didn’t expect… was that the opportunity would come very soon.

One day, Li Fuze took her to town under the pretense of going out for a stroll. He even rented a small courtyard there.

But when they visited a jade shop, the shop owner—someone who favored beauty—took an immediate interest in Tang Wan upon seeing her.

This was exactly what Li Fuze had anticipated.

After escorting Tang Wan back to the rented courtyard, he returned alone to meet the shop owner.

The shop owner had already sent someone to inquire about Tang Wan.

Li Fuze lied without hesitation, claiming that she was a famous courtesan from the capital, and that as long as one could afford it, they could spend a night with her.

Overjoyed, the shop owner immediately handed over two hundred taels of silver.

That very night, Li Fuze brought the man to the courtyard… and persuaded Tang Wan to accompany him.

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Although Tang Wan felt uneasy, when she thought about Li Fuze’s future, she ultimately listened to him.