Chapter 192: All Good at Wishful Thinking
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.
Lu Xinran had been looking forward to seeing the legendary lanterns since morning, and started eating watermelons again, killing two birds with one stone.
I wish every day could be this good.
"It's our birthday in a few days, and grandma asked if we would like to invite someone to our house to celebrate."
"Please."
It's a good way to kill two birds with one stone, to liven things up and eat melons at the same time.
Lu Xinlan looked at her speechlessly. This girl always liked to show off when she had nothing to do. She suddenly became so energetic. It was probably because that unreliable system had set a big trap for her again.
In Pei's room, Kong and her two daughters had come to pay their respects.
Zhao had also entered the room and was sitting next to Pei, sighing and talking.
"Mother, what do you think about Yuanheng's marriage? My daughter-in-law has been looking at many girls recently, but I always feel that they are still a little bit lacking."
After seeing Tang Wanrou and Zhang Shuier, she always felt that other girls either had insufficient family background, bad temperament, or were not good-looking enough to be worthy of her handsome son.
Pei smiled broadly and replied calmly, "If you are not satisfied with anything, then wait and see."
"How can we wait any longer? Yuanheng will be 22 in two months. We really can't delay any longer."
Tang Wanrou is getting married in a month and she can no longer think about her.
But Zhang Shui'er hasn't found a husband yet, so there should still be hope for her Yuan Heng.
Pei saw through her thoughts at a glance and wanted to give her some advice, but Zhao would not turn back until she hit the wall. Even if she tried to persuade her, she would not listen. It would be better for her not to be such a bad person.
Mrs. Qiu has only one precious daughter, so she will be very careful and cautious in arranging Zhang Shuier's marriage. She will definitely not like someone as stupid and ignorant as Mrs. Zhao.
When she hits a wall, she will realize that the Lu family is not yet at the point where they can marry any girl from any family in the capital.
Lu Xinran and her friend heard Zhao's words as soon as they entered the outer compartment. She casually flipped through Zhao's booklet and saw her little thoughts. She sneered but didn't complain much.
People still have the right to dream.
When Sister Lu Xintong heard the noise, she knew they were coming, and immediately stood up with a smile and ran to the outer compartment to pull the people in.
"Big sister, second sister, let's go to see the lanterns together tonight!"
Lu Xinling hugged Lu Xinran's arm tightly, and her desire to watch the excitement was extremely strong.
"Go, all of you, and call your eldest brother along, so that you won't be bumped into by the crowds on the street."
Mrs. Zhao was worried that her son would not have the opportunity to meet Zhang Shuier more often. When she heard Lu Xinling's words, her eyes lit up.
Lu Xinran glanced at her, and rarely did he complain.
Lu Yuanheng had already made an appointment with his good friends, and was somewhat reluctant to be pulled out by Zhao.
He didn't like to be impulsive. His previous attempts to get closer to Lu Xinran to make up for his mistakes were met with ridicule and sarcasm in his heart.
He was unwilling to waste time if he couldn't get close.
Even if their relationship as siblings is not good, it cannot change the fact that they are blood relatives.
As long as his career goes smoothly and they can have support after they marry into his family, brother-sister affection can always be cultivated.
When he went out in the evening, he saw Lu Xinran and called him "brother" politely. He did not approach her with a flattering smile as before. He just smiled and nodded slightly. After they got into the carriage, he jumped on the horse and walked in front of the carriage.
Lu Xintong secretly opened the car curtain and looked outside at Lu Yuanheng, who was sitting on his horse with a handsome figure in the wind, and made a very objective comment.
"Big sister, our big brother is a handsome man. He should be considered one of the most handsome men of his generation in the capital."
Lu Xinlan smiled and nodded. Zhao looked more like the Yun family, with bright and beautiful features. Lu Yuanheng was 70% like her, so naturally he wouldn't be bad in appearance.
"I wonder who will be lucky enough to marry my eldest brother and become our sister-in-law."
Lu Xinling withdrew her secret gaze outside the car and hugged Lu Xinran's arm with a smile.
"Second sister, which sister do you think our eldest brother can marry?"
Lu Xinran was speechless. She was not a fortune teller, so how could she know who Zhao would choose in the end?
However, seeing Lu Xinling looking up at her eagerly, she subconsciously reached for Lu Yuanheng's booklet.
【See if he has someone in mind! 】
[I don't think so. If there was, they would have found a way to get Zhao to propose marriage.]
The sudden sound of his inner voice made Lu Yuanheng, who was sitting on the horse, tremble and almost fall off the horse.
[Does this count as having a sweetheart? ]
Lu Xinran was a little confused. [He knew that he would definitely marry a wife of equal status, but he had made all kinds of vows to his maid.]
[The two of them were having a doomsday romance every day, just like the day the bride came home, which was the day they parted ways with each other.]
[The concubine even prepared arsenic, saying that she would commit suicide for him on his wedding night.]
Three people in the car: "..."
So when did the problem with their eldest brother's brain occur?
Or has it never gotten better?
Outside the carriage, Lu Yuanheng's toes were about to tear through his boots.
It was just some flirtatious talk between the bed curtains, why did he feel like an idiot when he heard her say that?
[Does Zhao know about the vows he made to Tongfang? How dare he still think about Zhang Er?]
She wanted to take back the words she had said to Zhang Shui when she was young. Even if Zhao's stupidity was a plus, Lu Yuanheng, who perfectly inherited Zhao's strengths, was not worthy of her abusing herself like this.
The carriage stopped at the side of the street, and the Lu Xintong sisters, who had previously viewed Lu Yuanheng with great filter, looked away at the same time.
My second sister said stupidity is contagious!
Lu Yuanheng followed a few people from a distance, and felt a little regretful when he thought of the meaning revealed in Lu Xinran's words just now.
In the past, he would not have looked down upon a girl like Zhang Shui'er who was spoiled to an extreme degree, but it was different now.
The position of Minister of War is still vacant, and everyone in the capital is speculating that the emperor will eventually re-employ the Zhang family, and this position will probably fall to Zhang Yongping.
With a grandfather who holds real power, Zhang Shuier's background is no longer as simple as being a legitimate daughter of a Duke's mansion.
If he could marry her, his career would certainly be more secure.
He was filled with remorse, and all the vows he had made the night before had been completely thrown away.
That concubine... let Zhao sell her off. As long as no one in his room behaves better, they will be a good match for the Zhang family, so it shouldn't be difficult for them to marry Zhang Shuier.
Lu Xinran walked while reading his booklet, and the disgust in his heart was about to burst out.
His self-righteous character is exactly the same as Zhao's; they are indeed mother and son, both of them are good at wishful thinking.
Not far away, Zhang Shuier and Zhang Xinji were waving at them desperately.
"Why did you come just now? Sister Tang is already waiting for us in the teahouse..."
Before she finished her words, she caught a glimpse of Lu Yuanheng following behind them.
If she remembered correctly, Lu Yuanheng and Tang Wanrou had a verbal engagement, right?
This... She turned around to look at her elder brother. Wouldn't this be embarrassing?