Chapter 116: I'll Die for You
Lu Sheng strongly disagreed, frowning as he said to his mother, "Mother, we are deeply in love, so why can't I marry her?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Lu frowned even more deeply: "Since ancient times, the importance of marrying someone of equal social standing has been paramount. Even if an ordinary merchant's daughter suits your taste perfectly, she is still not a suitable match. Our Lu family is a family of scholars. Your grandfather and great-grandfather both served as high-ranking officials in the imperial court. Even though we have fallen on hard times, our family's heritage remains. You should marry a woman from a family of equal standing to ours, instead of lowering yourself to marry a merchant's daughter!"
Lu Sheng couldn't understand what he was hearing and tried to argue back.
But the woman spoke again the next second.
“Now, write a letter to break up with that woman. Your mother has found you a good marriage, with the Du family, who are a perfect match for our family.”
"Mother!" Upon hearing the name Du, Lu Sheng immediately understood which family it was: "The Du family's daughters are to be married into the family. Are you really willing to let me marry into the family and change my surname?"
"So what if you marry into the family? When you become a high-ranking official, you can just change your surname back." Mother Lu said nonchalantly, "The Du family does have someone holding an official position in the capital. If you marry a Du family girl, they will naturally take better care of you."
Lu Sheng was somewhat unable to respond. He rubbed his throbbing temples and said, "Mother, I will not marry into the Du family, and I will not break up with the person in my heart. Just give up on that idea."
Upon hearing this, Lu's mother stood up abruptly, glaring at her and saying, "So, you've grown up, your wings have hardened, and you dare to disobey your mother?!"
Just as Lu Sheng was about to say something, he saw his mother throw herself onto the table where the memorial tablet was placed, and burst into tears.
"My husband, our son has grown up and no longer listens to me. I've raised him with such hardship and painstaking care of him, and even tried to secure his future, but all my good intentions have been wasted!"
Lu Sheng watched this scene with a blank expression, already used to it.
He watched his mother cry silently, and a feeling of disgust welled up inside him.
When Lu's mother saw that her son was standing there motionless, she rolled her eyes and started making a fuss.
She strode forward, slammed the sewing box on the table to the ground, then opened the wardrobe and threw out the clothes one by one.
She kept crying and shouting, "You have no conscience! You really have no conscience..."
Lu Sheng closed her eyes; she was already fed up with her mother's two tricks.
From childhood to adulthood, whenever things didn't go her way, she would cry and make a scene until he agreed.
This time, he would absolutely not compromise again. After all, he and Xue Zhao had already been intimate, and he had to take responsibility for her.
When Lu's mother got tired of smashing things, she looked up and saw her son standing there indifferently, which fueled her anger even more.
She stood up, her eyes darted around, and then she picked up the scissors from the ground and held them to her neck.
"Mother!" Lu Sheng could no longer remain indifferent. She quickly stepped forward and reached for the scissors: "Mother, what are you doing?"
"If you don't marry the Du family girl, I'll die right in front of you!"
Lu Sheng looked at the person in front of him, his hands trembling uncontrollably, his eyes reddening.
"Mother, why do you always force me?"
“My son, your father died early, and I raised you from infancy. If you marry that merchant’s daughter now, what will you do if you have no official position or anyone to help you in the capital? Your mother is doing this for your own good!”
Mother Lu held the scissors to her neck and said earnestly, "Be good, listen to me. Break up with her and marry the Du family's daughter, okay?"
Lu Sheng frowned, worried about his mother getting hurt, but also unwilling to break up with Xue Zhao.
"Lu Sheng! If you don't want to, I'll kill myself right now!"
"No, no!" Lu Sheng saw his mother about to stab herself with scissors and immediately stopped her: "I promise you, I promise you, okay?"
Only then did Lu's mother show a satisfied smile. She put down the scissors, touched her son's face, and said earnestly, "I'm doing this all for your own good. My dear, go and break up with that woman."
Lu Sheng nodded numbly, put the scissors away, and then walked out the door.
Lu's mother smiled, knowing that her son would definitely break up with that woman and would marry the Du family's daughter as she wished.
So, after cleaning up the house she had smashed to pieces, she immediately went out to find a matchmaker to arrange a meeting between the Du family's daughter and her son.
That evening, Lu Sheng returned home with a sorrowful expression and immediately locked himself in his room.
Seeing this, Lu's mother didn't disturb them and turned to go back to her room to rest.
The next day, she woke her son up, watched him carefully wash and groom himself, and then took him to the restaurant to meet Du Baizhi.
He then returned home and began preparing the betrothal gifts.
Less than an hour later, Lu Sheng walked in with a furious expression.
"How is your son?"
“Mother, Miss Du and I are really not suitable for each other, you…”
"Not suitable? What's not suitable? They're clearly a perfect match, and the girl is very pretty. Tell me, what's not suitable?"
Upon hearing this, Lu's mother immediately became anxious and hurriedly asked, "Tell me quickly!"
"Our personalities don't match. You didn't even tell me she was such an arrogant and domineering person!" Lu Sheng said impatiently. "If I really marry into her family, wouldn't I have to put up with her bad temper?"
"It's normal for a rich girl to have a temper. She seems fine to me. Are you saying bad things about the Du family girl because you still have feelings for that other woman?"
"No!" Lu Sheng was furious and shouted, "If you think it's normal, then you go and marry into her family! Mother, what are you thinking? If I really marry into her family and we go to the capital, with her personality, if she offends a powerful person, wouldn't that implicate both families?"
"Nonsense!" Lu's mother was stunned for a moment when she was yelled at, but then she realized that her son was defying her and immediately flew into a rage: "I think you still have that woman in your heart. What pillow talk did she give you to make you so disobedient!"
For the first time, Lu Sheng felt that her mother was unreasonable and felt exhausted. She simply said, "If you like her, go and marry her yourself. I will never marry into the Du family!"
After saying that, he walked out.
"You! Lu Sheng, you must marry into the Du family, or I'll kill myself!"
Lu's mother clutched her chest and shouted from inside the house, but only saw her son's figure walking out of the door.
She was so angry that she felt dizzy and quickly sat down in a chair. It took her a long time to recover.
It wasn't until dark that Lu Sheng stumbled back home, drunk, and locked himself inside as soon as he got there.
Feeling resentful, Lu's mother slammed the door shut to vent her anger.
She lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Suddenly, she heard a sound outside. She looked up and saw her son push the door open and walk in.
"Sheng'er?"
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