Chapter 324 Fu Laiqing: The Qian Family’s Little Peacock
Tang Ning was very surprised by Qian Qiyue's words, and even Xue Ru beside her couldn't help but look at her.
Qian Qiyue's temper was fiery. She was always serious, often intolerant of injustice, and outspoken, never compromising herself. They thought she would be very picky about her marriage, at least choosing someone she liked or having her own requirements, but they didn't expect her to be so "casual."
Seeing that both of them were looking at her, Qian Qiyue raised her eyebrows: "Why are you looking at me?"
"Sister Qian, don't you want to find someone you like?" Xue Ru asked in a low voice.
Qian Qiyue said calmly, "Think about it. Who among us girls doesn't want to find a husband who is perfect in everything? But there is no such thing as perfection in this world. A good-looking man may not have a good family background, and a good family background may not have a good character. Even if I am perfect in every way, he may not like me."
"My mother always says I'm simple-minded, and my father is worried that I'll be wronged after I get married. So they will definitely choose someone they think is the most suitable for me. Instead of trusting my unpredictable feelings, it's better to marry the one they choose for me. My mother and the others will never cheat me."
Qian Qiyue had thought about the kind of love in the storybooks where two people love each other and stay together through life and death, but the reality is that there are too few such couples. Most couples get together because of various "suitabilities". Like her father and mother, they were originally married by their grandparents, and it was only after they went through a lot that they gradually developed the sincere and inseparable love they have today.
She will follow her parents' wishes and marry the most "suitable" person. It would be best if she can be as loving and loving as her father and mother after marriage. Even if that is not possible, they can still respect each other and live a stable life.
Xue Ru listened to Qian Qiyue's words thoughtfully, but Tang Ning couldn't help but chuckle when he saw the girl in red who seemed to be giving up.
Isn’t Qian Qiyue’s behavior a kind of “transparency”?
It is not uncommon for people to fall in love at first sight and stay together until death, but how many men in the world can do that? How deep was the love between Prince Cheng and my aunt at the beginning? Who hasn't admired Prince Cheng's infatuation over the years? But what was the final result? My aunt almost lost her life in this relationship that was praised by the world?
If she thought about it, she was the same. In her previous life, she was obsessed with love, as if she had lost her brain. She insisted on clinging to it even though she knew it was impossible, and ended up with such a result. If she hadn't met her brother in this life, if she hadn't taken care of him in every possible way, she probably wouldn't have been moved again.
Qian Qiyue took Tang Ning and Xue Ru's arm in arm: "Alright, alright, let's not talk about me anymore. I don't know what's going on up ahead, it seems very lively, let's go over there quickly!"
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"Ah Qing?"
In a restaurant not far away, among several young people who were drinking and chatting, one of them suddenly became distracted while looking at the crowd below.
Seeing Fu Laiqing's gaze fixed on the crowd, his friend sitting next to him couldn't help but climb onto his shoulder and followed his gaze into the crowd: "What are you looking at? Why are you so lost in thought?"
Fu Laiqing pushed the hand on his shoulder and said, "Nothing."
"Nothing?" The man next to him raised an eyebrow. "Nothing. You're staring over there without blinking, like you've been possessed?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the other people who were drinking together couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Brother Qi, what you said, Brother Fu might have seen some beauty."
"During this Chinese Valentine's Day, most girls are out looking for love. Maybe Brother Fu has seen his sweetheart."
Fu Laiqing listened to the people making fun of him and said "Pooh" at them: "If I had a lover, would I still be with you?" He just saw the beautiful little peacock of the Qian family just now. Seeing that there seemed to be the Princess of Yi Yang and people from Jiyun Lane in the crowd, they should be out for fun as well.
Both of them had smiles on their faces, which made them very eye-catching even in the crowd. Looking at their appearance, it seemed that the previous assassination by the Lu family should be in the past.
Fu Laiqing saw that the two had melted into the crowd and disappeared. He raised his hand, drank the wine in his hand, and put the cup on the table: "I have drunk a lot today. It's getting dark outside. I have to go back."
"So early?" The friend clinging to him was surprised: "Could it be that there really is a beautiful woman waiting for you?"
"Pooh!"
Fu Laiqing glared at his friend and said, "Don't bring up such things. I did something stupid a few days ago, and my uncle assigned me some homework that I have to hand in to him in a few days. Besides, I have to go on duty tomorrow. If I get hungover and cause trouble, my uncle will break my legs."
Several people burst into laughter when they heard this.
"Why are you so afraid of Cao Gong?"
"That's right. You've already reached adulthood, and Lord Cao still controls you like this?"
"Yeah, what's the big deal about drinking a little? Today is Chinese Valentine's Day. At worst, you can just not go tomorrow. Just make up an excuse. With Cao Gong protecting you, who among your superiors dares to say anything to you?"
Fu Laiqing glanced at the man who spoke and said, "Don't you know what kind of temper my great-uncle has? If I dare to use his name to bully others in the government office, he will turn around and kill me for the sake of justice. I won't even have a place to cry when that happens. I haven't lived enough."
Ignoring the pleas from several people to stay, he said to his friend beside him, "Qi Cheng, go play with them. I'm leaving first."
The man called Qi Cheng's expression changed slightly. He had just wanted Fu Laiqing to come out and play, but who would have thought that these people... He glanced at the person who had just spoken and said to Fu Laiqing with an apologetic look, "Go ahead."
Fu Laiqing nodded and left.
Only after he left did someone speak.
"Lord Cao is really strict with Brother Fu."
"That's right. I heard that he cares about her more than the nephews of the Cao family."
"What's so good about it? He's not my biological grandfather. Lord Cao is too controlling. Brother Fu is really unlucky. He's so old but still treated like a child. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
After these words were spoken, the few people who were jealous before fell silent.
They said that Fu Laiqing was not well managed, but in fact they were envious from the bottom of their hearts. The Fu family was able to squeeze into the upper class family in Beijing just because they had a good grandfather who was enshrined in the Taimiao, but Fu Laiqing's parents were extremely good-for-nothing.
It would be difficult for Fu Laiqing to make a name for himself if things continued like this, but who would have thought that he was so lucky to have an uncle who was an imperial censor.
The Cao family and the Fu family have always been close, and Lord Cao treats Fu Laiqing like his own grandfather. The Cao family's nephews and nieces did not feel jealous because Cao Dejiang favored Fu Laiqing. Instead, they had a very good relationship with Fu Laiqing. With their care, even if Fu Laiqing's parents were useless, he would have a bright future in the court.
Looking at them again, although their fathers and grandfathers also held official positions, their status in the court was far inferior to Cao Dejiang's. Moreover, most of them had brothers in their families, and the care of their elders and the resources in the family were also passed around.
It is better for brothers to get along well, and they can work together to some extent, but there are more brothers who are not on good terms with each other and have their own selfish desires. They usually engage in intrigue in the mansion to get more attention from their elders. If they want to enter the court, they have to work hard for it. How can they not envy the smooth road that Fu Laiqing will have after entering the court?
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