Hearing Qin Xier's words, Lin Youyou realized it too. She raised her hand and patted her forehead. "I forgot. Dad, bring it here quickly, I'll go find you another cup."
She reached out to ask Lian Jin for her cup back, but he dodged her, looked up at her, and said:
"It's okay, I don't mind."
He glanced down at the rim of the glass and said, "It's quite...sweet."
Lin Youyou: "...So you like sweet drinks, that's great! I like them too. I can bring you some sweet juice more often in the future."
Lian Jin: "..." No, he actually doesn't like sweet things.
Qin Xi'er frowned in confusion. She remembered that her cousin didn't like sweets. Could it be that his taste had changed?
"Instead of thinking about buying juice for my cousin, you should first think about how to tell your dad about the engagement when you get home."
Qin Xi'er looked at her quietly and couldn't help but offer a reminder.
Although Nan Zhi is there, if the Lin family head insists on finding a marriage partner for Lin Youyou, they are helpless. This is someone else's family matter, and to be honest, they really shouldn't interfere.
Before Lin Youyou could speak, Lian Jin's face turned completely cold as he stared at Qin Xi'er and said:
"What did you say? Engaged?"
Qin Xi'er thought her cousin was just shocked, so she said helplessly:
"It's not that Youyou's family wants her to marry a distant relative of the Shen family, so as to establish a connection with the Shen family and consolidate the Lin family's business."
Hu Lai had just returned with a glass of wine when he heard this and couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!"
He stared at Lin Youyou for a while, saying, "Your father actually found you a distant relative of the Shen family? Doesn't he know which distant relatives the Shen family has stopped contacting? Besides, they're distant relatives, how could they possibly have any influence in the Shen family?"
Lin Youyou frowned and spoke angrily:
"How would I know? What can I do if my dad insists on doing this? Now I can only wait until I get home and tell him that Zhizhi and Shen Xingmian are husband and wife, and see if he will change his mind."
This whole thing is absolutely terrible. And the marriage her father arranged for her was also arranged by Lian Chuchu, who praised the other party to the skies, saying it was all for Lin Youyou's good. But Lin Youyou hasn't even met the person yet.
Lian Jin's expression darkened further; he hadn't expected the Lin family to arrange a marriage for Lin Youyou.
The key point is that he had never heard of the Shen family's distant relatives.
"I think we should ask Old Shen first, and see if he knows that he has a distant relative."
So the group went to find Shen Xingmian.
"A distant relative?"
Shen Xingmian shook her head, "Besides my aunt's side, we don't have any other relatives."
The term "distant relatives" might refer to those from the previous generation, but there is indeed no contact between them.
Upon hearing this, Lian Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
But if this happens once, it will happen again. Does he really want to wait for this girl to finally blossom?
No, you can't be sure about matters of the heart. It's better to get engaged sooner rather than later.
He secretly made this plan in his heart.
"See? I told you so. This distant relative probably just popped up out of nowhere, just to ride on the Shen family's coattails."
Hu Lai shrugged, feeling he had figured out the truth.
"What relatives?" Nan Zhi had just walked over when she heard Hu Lai saying something with a smug look on his face.
When Nan Li saw Nan Zhi approaching, he asked, "How is Mom?"
Nan Zhi smiled and said, "She's asleep. Dad is taking care of her."
Nan Li felt much more at ease. When Hu Lai saw that Nan Zhi had come and still had questions to ask him, he immediately felt even better.
"Hmph, you probably don't know this, but the marriage between a distant relative of the Shen family and the Lin family is a complete scam."
"Oh? A scam? Why don't you tell me about it?"
Nan Zhi looked at Hu Lai with amusement, wondering if he could come up with something interesting.
Hu Lai stroked his chin, a faint smile playing on his lips, and began his deduction.
"This distant relative wanted to climb up the social ladder by getting into the Lin family, so he pretended to be very familiar with the Shen family and became the Lin family's son-in-law, rising to the top in one step. Little did he know that we had already seen through his deception."
After saying that, he looked at the group with a smug expression, "How about that? Wasn't what I said reasonable?"
His nose was practically sticking out in smugness.
Everyone: "......"
It's terrible.
"That makes perfect sense, Hu Lai, you really are the best..."
"The most what?"
Hu Lai looked excited, and Nan Zhi smiled at him, "The most surprising thing."
Does he even need to tell the story? Anyone who's not an idiot can figure it out. I thought he could come up with something really interesting, but it turns out he was just putting on an act.
"Youyou, do you know who brought this up?"
Lin Youyou recalled, "My dad just mentioned that it would be great if we could have a marriage alliance with the Shen family. But a few days later, he found out that the Shen family had a distant relative, and my dad insisted that I marry into that family."
After listening to Lin Youyou's account, Nan Zhi pondered for a long while before speaking:
“When you get back, just say that the distant relative of the Shen family is a fake, and put all the blame on us. That way, he will definitely investigate. Once it’s proven that the person is a fraud, you’ll be free.”
Nan Zhi actually had her own intentions. How could it be such a coincidence? She only mentioned it briefly, and then a distant relative of the Shen family appeared, making it impossible for her not to overthink it.
What Nan Zhi thought of, Shen Xingmian and Lian Jin naturally thought of as well. A sharp glint flashed in Lian Jin's eyes. If there was another conspiracy behind this, he was determined to find out who the mastermind was.
"I understand. I will tell my dad what you said."
Lin Youyou replied with a smile, saying that as long as she wasn't allowed to get married, everything was negotiable.
........
Lin Family
Lin Feifan hasn't returned yet because he's with Lian Chuchu.
Only Mr. and Mrs. Lin lived at home.
When they saw Lin Youyou return, they only asked her a simple question and didn't show any further concern.
This is the treatment Lin Youyou has always received. She is not as valuable as her brother, and is even less valuable than her brother's fiancée, Lian Chuchu.
Lin Youyou was already used to it. This time, she didn't go back to her room, but sat down on the sofa.
"Dad, I have something to tell you."
Mr. Lin looked up from his book, glanced at her, and asked, "What is it?"
"It's about that distant relative of the Shen family you mentioned before."
Lin's father thought she had agreed, so he smiled and said, "If you've thought it through, then we can arrange for you to meet."
Lin Youyou quickly shook her head, "Dad, he's fake, he's just an imposter, that person has no connection with the Shen family at all."
"Youyou, do you know what you're saying? If this gets back to the Shen family, do you want our family to suffer as well?"
Lin's mother glared at Lin Youyou with displeasure and scolded her.
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