Chapter 348 The argument didn't go well

Lin Yuesha didn't continue the conversation. Zhao Fendie pouted, but thought to herself, "I haven't gotten anything out of you."

Although she was still young, she was of engagement age, and after seeing Bai Dingfeng, she immediately had a new idea.

Although Madam Yan was eager for Bai Gongzi to get engaged, she had no plans to get married immediately. Everything would be decided after Bai Dingfeng went to the capital to take the imperial examination, which would take at least a year and a half.

Zhao Fundie, now thirteen, has blossomed into a beautiful young woman. With such a good marriage prospect, she doesn't want to let it go.

Since Madam Yan invited her and her cousin, it means she had considered her. Her cousin is already engaged, so the only person she can marry is her.

To win the heart of a handsome man, one must remove the stumbling blocks in front of her: Lin Yuesha and Li Ruoxue.

Actually, Li Ruoxue, that stupid pig-headed girl, is the easiest to deal with, but Lin Yuesha is too shrewd, so she might not be a match for Lin Yuesha.

After much deliberation, Zhao Fendie decided to let the two fight like the snipe and the clam fight so that she could benefit from it. She would first sow discord between Li Ruoxue and Lin Yuesha, and then act as a mediator when they were both exhausted. This would not only earn her their gratitude but also win Yan Shi's favor.

Bai Dingfeng would inevitably become an official in the future. Zhao Fendie thought to herself that although her family's social status was a little lower, she was smart enough to be considered a suitable match for marrying into a high-ranking family.

If Bai Dingfeng marries the troublesome Li Ruoxue, he will inevitably suffer misfortune sooner or later.

"Sister Lin, your cousin got married a bit early."

Zhao Fundie's eyes darted around, and a plan came to mind. She took the initiative to change the subject, and sure enough, before Lin Yuesha could respond, Li Ruoxue continued, "Country girls get engaged very early, so they can have children and produce offspring as soon as possible. They can't do without a son."

The implication was that they looked down on Lin Yuesha's status. If it weren't for her father, who was an official in the capital, Lin Yuesha would have been nothing more than a country girl who wouldn't even have the chance to associate with them.

"That's right. If she can't give birth to a son, Lin's cousin will be divorced and sent home. It will be difficult for her to remarry."

Li Ruoxue started the conversation, and Li Ruoshuang followed suit. The two sisters together made insinuations about Lin Yuesha, and their words implied that Chen Xiaohua would not be able to have a son.

In the past, Lin Yuesha disliked direct confrontations and verbal sparring. She had nothing better to do than vent her anger. However, Chen Xiaohua had just gotten married, and the Li sisters' words were considered very unlucky. Lin Yuesha had no choice but to take it seriously.

In the Great Qi Dynasty, men were respected, and women who could not bear sons were indeed in an awkward position. Jiang Huai and Xu Shi were the best examples of this.

Xu and Jiang Huai went through thick and thin together, but in the end, a courtesan caused their family to be destroyed, breaking Jiang Baozhu's heart.

Just because there are no descendants, no family line, and no son to carry on the family name?

Lin Yuesha couldn't understand why those who favored sons over daughters were often women, and why women liked to make things difficult for other women.

Several young ladies all liked Bai Dingfeng. Why not compete fairly? They always thought that by framing others and defeating their opponents, they could rise to the top. However, they couldn't understand one thing: the one who could truly decide Bai Dingfeng's marriage was Madam Yan.

"Lin Daiyu, why aren't you saying anything? Do you also think your cousin will have a daughter?"

Li Ruoxue, having gained an advantage, became even more gloating when she saw Lin Yuesha remain silent.

"Sister Li, how is your mother?"

Lin Yuesha suddenly raised her head and asked a question seriously.

What do you mean by that?

Li Ruoshuang grew wary and frowned, asking, "What does this have to do with my mother?"

"Of course they are related."

Lin Yuesha narrowed her eyes, stood there with her arms crossed, and sneered, "Your mother gave birth to two daughters at once and wasn't divorced."

"you……"

Li Ruoxue and Li Ruoshuang were speechless, their faces instantly turning red. They sulked, feeling they hadn't performed well in the argument and weren't as quick-witted as Lin Yuesha.

Lin Yuesha rolled her eyes. She didn't like using such attacks, but these two had gone too far. So, sorry, Lin Yuesha had no choice but to expose their weaknesses and give them a taste of their own medicine.

The atmosphere became very tense. Zhao Fendie smiled to herself, wanting to sow discord between the three of them. It would be effortless, after all, Li Ruoxue was a blockhead who would ignite at the slightest provocation.

"Sister Lin, I'm sorry, I misspoke."

Seeing that she had already made a good move, Zhao Fundie took the initiative to admit her mistake, saying, "We both went to the girls' school, and since we've met, we can be considered classmates."

"Who would be classmates with a wild girl? Bah!"

Li Ruoxue glared at Zhao Fendie, then spat, wishing she could push Lin Yuesha into the waterside pavilion.

At the Bai residence, the sisters were supposed to be more restrained, but Li Ruoxue couldn't help herself.

Yesterday, she went to see Bai Youran and overheard their conversation. They were both asking about Lin Yuesha. Li Ruoxue would never believe that he had no good feelings towards Lin Yuesha.

But it doesn't matter, she and her sister discussed it last night and came up with a good way to deal with Lin Yuesha.

Pushing them into the lake was too old-fashioned. What if Lin Yuesha couldn't swim and drowned in the Bai residence? If Prefect Bai investigated, the two sisters would inevitably be suspected. So, the two came up with a smarter way.

Li Ruoxue laughed out loud at the thought of Lin Yuesha making a fool of herself in front of everyone.

“Sister Bai, the waterside pavilion in your mansion is really beautiful, but Yingcheng is by the sea, and my family has a villa by the sea.”

The Li family was extremely wealthy. They brought in seawater from the edge of the city and had someone specifically responsible for changing the seawater every day. They also raised a lot of fish in the seawater, so that they could catch one whenever they wanted, regardless of the time of day.

Sea fish tastes good, especially fresh ones, with firm and tender flesh, unlike river fish which have a muddy taste.

"Sister Bai, you probably don't know the fun of beachcombing, do you?"

When Yingcheng was mentioned, Zhao Fendie became more talkative. She would occasionally go beachcombing for a novel experience and also invited Bai Youran to visit her home in Yingcheng.

Do you have sea cucumbers?

Stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions and sea cucumber millet porridge are both dishes that Lin Yuesha likes, so she quickly chimed in.

What is a sea cucumber?

Li Ruoxue curled her lip, thinking that Lin Yuesha was pretending to know what she didn't. She was just a country girl who probably had never left the city and had never even eaten seafood.

Unsophisticated and inexperienced, he insisted on interjecting and trying to fit in.

"It's this long, and it has thorns."

Lin Yuesha gestured, explaining that she loved eating it and could endure Li Ruoxue's disdain for it. Sea cucumbers were not available in the prefectural city, so she had to ask the Li sisters for information.

Zhao Fundie shook her head, completely unaware, but Li Ruoxue had seen them before. "You're talking about sea worms, nobody wants them."

There are many fishing villages along the coast of Yingcheng. There is no farmland, and many villagers have lived on boats for generations. The fishing villages only have stone houses used to store water.

There aren't many sea worms; occasionally, when they're caught by fishermen, they're thrown onto the beach and ignored.

"Sister Lin, you know so much!"

Zhao Fundie said with admiration, "I live in Yingcheng and I didn't even know about this."

"Hmph, it's just a coincidence."

Li Ruoxue looked down on Lin Yuesha even more. A sea worm is just a sea worm. Lin Yuesha treats other people's unwanted junk as a treasure and even names it "sea ginseng." It's really laughable.