"It was clearly your Lu family who coerced and lured me to the Mountain of Seeking Children to have this child. Now it's your Lu family who despises me for being a disgrace. Since nothing works, I might as well die!"
As Wang Xiangyu spoke, she smashed all the teacups and kettles on the table to the ground, and then rammed her head against a pillar.
"You adulterous slut, I only said a few words to you, and you're already threatening to kill yourself. You don't respect me at all. My poor son, whom I raised with such difficulty, has married such a good wife who bullies his mother. Heavens, I don't want to live anymore, let me die."
Ever since Lu Chuan passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, his wife has been speaking with a barbed tongue and a lot of disdain. Today, she even said in a sarcastic tone that the child in Wang Xiangyu's belly is not of their Lu family.
Wang Xiangyu was not as easy to manipulate as Li Youran before; if she didn't like something, she would simply quit.
"Xiangyu, please don't be impulsive. Your mother didn't mean anything by it. Please don't take it to heart."
Lu Chuan hurriedly hugged Wang Xiangyu. It wasn't that he couldn't bear to part with Wang Xiangyu, but rather that he was afraid that she would bring him negative influence at this crucial moment.
A few days ago, a gentleman came to see him, saying he wanted to take him to the capital to pursue a promising future.
Lu Chuan was very tempted. After all, it was under the emperor's nose, and he might actually be able to get an official position. Most importantly, once he went to the capital, no one would know about his impotence, and he could then live a normal life.
"Mother, the child in Xiangyu's belly is my child. How can you say such a foolish thing?"
Old Mrs. Lu only spoke carelessly at the time, but now she has realized that her words were actually detrimental to her son.
However, as a mother-in-law, she couldn't bring herself to apologize to her daughter-in-law, so she could only snort and turn away.
"Xiangyu, your mother already knows she was wrong. Don't hold it against him. In a few days, I will take you to the capital, and then we will start a new life together."
Wang Xiangyu, who had just been contemplating suicide, hurriedly stopped struggling after hearing Lu Chuan's words.
"Going to the capital? Why did you suddenly decide to go to the capital?"
In his previous life, Lu Chuan never left the town.
After Lu Chuan finished explaining the cause and effect, Wang Xiangyu thought to herself, "It seems that many things have deviated from their original course."
“A good man’s ambition lies in all directions. Since my husband wants to go to the capital, I will accompany him.”
As Wang Xiangyu spoke, she placed Lu Chuan's hand on her stomach and continued.
"As long as I'm with my husband, anywhere is home for the three of us."
Lu Chuan's expression was somewhat moved as he gently stroked Wang Xiangyu's belly.
"Ah Lang, Grandma has arranged a few girls for you. You can meet them tomorrow."
Aunt Tian was in a great mood today. She hummed a little tune as she returned to her shop and said to Tian Alang, who was engrossed in writing in the backyard.
Ever since Tian Alang passed the imperial examination, everyone in the neighborhood treated Tian's wife with utmost respect, and many families even went out of their way to introduce their daughters to her.
Previously, the grandmother and grandson struggled to even feed themselves, barely managing to survive. Now, they've become highly sought-after, and Aunt Tian feels her good days are finally over.
At the same time, she also thought of taking this opportunity to properly vet her grandson and find a suitable girl to settle the marriage as soon as possible.
"Grandma, I'm not free tomorrow, I have to go see Mr. Lu."
Tian Alang looked up at Aunt Tian, put down his pen, and continued.
"Grandma, I plan to go to the capital in a few days."
Just as Madam Tian was about to say that she couldn't see Mr. Lu anytime and it had to be tomorrow, she heard her grandson mention going to the capital.
"Why are you suddenly going to the capital?"
Grandma Tian is getting old and doesn't want her grandson to go far away. She only hopes that he can stay by her side and keep this place peaceful.
"Mr. Lu is going to the capital and hopes that I can go with him and make a bright future."
Tian Alang picked up the brush again and spoke as he wrote.
Aunt Tian opened her mouth but didn't say anything. Instead, her eyes reddened, she gently wiped them with her hand, put on her apron, and went to the kitchen to cook.
She felt that ever since her big fight with Li Youran, her grandson had become distant and their relationship was no longer the same as before.
Although Tian Alang was a man of few words, he wasn't usually like this. He often listened to her opinions before making a decision. But regarding the matter of going to the capital, it seemed his mind was made up, and Tian Da Niang felt an indescribable sadness.
“Miss Li, once you’ve chosen a gemstone you like, just drop it into this basket.”
As Xia Xiao spoke, she handed a small, exquisite basket to Li Youran.
"Young Master Xia's warehouse is truly enormous!"
Li Youran was truly amazed today. The huge warehouse was filled with densely packed shelves, each shelf tightly filled with baskets containing gems, all of which were filled to the brim with gems and pearls.
"Miss Li, here's the situation."
As Xia Xiao spoke, she invited Li Youran to walk deeper into the warehouse.
"The best stuff is yet to come!"
As Xia Xiao spoke, she took a basket from the top of the shelf, which was filled with top-quality blue gemstones.
"Blue gemstones are very popular in Beijing this year. Miss Li, you may want to choose a few more, since they are all in high demand."
These are indeed in high demand. Xia Xiao doesn't dare to take out all of these blue gems, for fear that if they sell out, the other goods won't sell. She only takes out some blue gems every now and then, or when selling other gems, she will bring some blue gems along.
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