Chapter 501: Advantages and Disadvantages
The family of three walked forward quickly, and in a moment they left Zhou Wulang and Lu Zhi, who were dawdling, behind, with Manbao sandwiched between them.
Manbao looked left and right, and finally took a step forward and ran to catch up with the family of three in front of him, "Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, wait for me."
Zhou Wulang watched Manbao running away with his eyes wide open, and reached out to grab her, but she jumped away like a rabbit.
Lu Zhi looked at him.
Zhou Wulang felt his hands become a little stiff, and he turned around and smiled at her embarrassedly.
The two walked forward in silence. Finally, Zhou Wulang mustered up the courage to speak first. "You, what do you like to eat?"
Lu Zhi's eyes widened slightly. What kind of question was this?
Zhou Wulang didn't think there was anything wrong with this question. Asking about food was always the safest thing, and he also liked eating.
Apart from food, parents will take care of other issues.
This was Lu Zhi's first time meeting such a blind date. She'd asked all sorts of questions to people she'd met before, but asking what they liked to eat...
Lu Zhi said, "I like eating eggs."
Zhou Wulang perked up and immediately said, "What my family has the most of is eggs. We have seventy or eighty chickens. It's cold now and the chickens don't like to lay eggs. When spring comes, they can lay an egg almost every day..."
The two of them talked about food all the way to the mountain. After simply paying homage to Lord Tianzun, they continued talking all the way down the mountain. This time, the two of them talked about food and farming.
After saying goodbye to the Fang family, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but ask Lu Zhi on the way, "Auntie, what do you think?"
Lu Zhi blushed and said, "I listen to my grandfather."
When Mrs. Lu heard this, a bright smile appeared on her face, and she nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, listen to grandfather, listen to grandfather."
My grandfather agreed, so that means he likes it.
Mrs. Lu happily took her sister-in-law back to report to the old doctor.
The old doctor nodded and said, "Then we'll just wait for news from the Zhou family."
Qian also asked Zhou Wulang, "How is it?"
Zhou Wulang also blushed and said, "I listen to my mother."
Qian nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll go back and ask Matchmaker Wang to come to our house. We'll go to Dali Village tomorrow."
Zhou Wulang agreed with a red face.
Fang's mother waited until the children had dispersed before quietly saying to Qian, "Mother-in-law, it was Mrs. Lu who came to see you today, not Zhiniang's mother. I'm afraid..."
Qian smiled and said, "As long as the old doctor agrees, it's fine. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. As parents, we shouldn't interfere too much."
Fang's mother stopped talking.
Qian went home with a smile and told Old Zhou the good news.
When Old Zhou heard that it was the old doctor's granddaughter, he was overjoyed, "Did their family agree too?"
"If the young lady from the Lu family falls in love with Wu Lang, then it's almost certain."
When Old Zhou heard this, he immediately tensed up and asked, "Is Old Five not tanned today?"
Thinking of this, Old Zhou immediately called Zhou Wulang over to take a look and said worriedly, "It's already been two months into winter, why is it still dark?"
"..." Zhou Wulang couldn't help but say, "Dad, I understand a lot now!"
Old Zhou snorted and waved him off. "Who am I worrying about? It's you. You'll be twenty next year. If you don't get married soon, you'll be too old. I thought it would be the hardest for the fourth brother to find a wife, but who knew it would be you..."
Zhou Wulang was angry. Isn't this poking at his soft spot?
So he turned and left.
Old Zhou glared, "Look at him, he still has a temper!"
"Okay, why do you have to make him angry?" Qian said calmly: "Good things are never too late. Isn't there the young lady from the Lu family waiting for you now?"
Old Zhou thought about it and stopped being angry. He asked, "Should I go with you tomorrow?"
"Go ahead. Firstly, it will appear more formal. Secondly, it will be easier to talk to you if you go." Qian smiled and said, "I'm afraid the head lady of the Lu family is not very satisfied with this marriage."
Old Zhou frowned, "What do you mean?"
"It was her sister-in-law who brought the young lady from the Lu family here today. I also asked matchmaker Wang. She found out that in the past two years, she has been looking for a husband for the young lady from the Lu family in the town or the county."
Old Zhou thought about the old doctor's family situation and felt a little guilty. "Then can this marriage still be successful?"
"Since the old doctor is in charge, it will work."
Old Zhou looked at her in surprise. "Don't you always say that marriages should be of equal status? But you don't care about this when it comes to Old Fifth?"
"Who said I'm not particular?" Qian glanced at him and said, "Our family's current financial situation is not much worse than the Lu family, but our reputation is far inferior to that of the old doctor. However, when marrying a daughter-in-law, the first thing to consider is her own character."
She smiled and said, "We have watched the young lady of the Lu family grow up. She is kind, capable, and beautiful. It would be a blessing for the fifth son to marry her. As for the fact that she has a difficult mother-in-law..."
Qian smiled and said nonchalantly, "We are two families, separated by a village. Even if we live in the same village, we won't be afraid. I think that young lady is very resourceful."
When Old Zhou heard this, he felt relieved. It was good enough as long as the children had their own ideas.
The thought of becoming in-laws with the old doctor's family made Old Zhou so excited that he couldn't sleep. "We have to prepare some good things when we go to the Lu family tomorrow."
"That's true, but you don't have to be too generous. Just follow the rules. Luckily, it's the winter solstice, so we have some snacks and cakes at home."
Everyone in the Zhou family was very happy, and they all felt that the fifth brother (fifth uncle)'s marriage had finally been settled.
But not all people in the Lu family were happy. When Lu's mother learned of her father-in-law's decision, she started crying. Seeing that no one paid attention to her and even her daughter expressed her willingness to get married, she simply pulled Lu Zhi and cried.
She rubbed her hands and cried, "Mother has suffered all her life, and she wanted you not to suffer the same hardship as me, so she tried to find a husband for you in the town or county, so that you wouldn't have to work in the fields after you married. But after searching for so long, your grandfather still found you a peasant. My poor daughter..."
Lu Zhi said helplessly, "Mom, who said that if you marry into a town or county town, you don't have to work in the fields? Besides, I don't think working in the fields is hard at all. Who in the village hasn't been working in the fields since they were young?"
Lu Zhi said, "If this is suffering, then it is suffering for everyone."
"Oh, why can't you and I get along? Think about it, if you marry in the county town, you won't have to work in the fields, and you'll suffer less."
"If I don't work in the fields, I have to do other things," Lu Zhi said calmly. "Besides, it's not like I haven't seen those families before. Doesn't my mother know what their people are like?"
Mother Lu was choked and said, "Mom is doing this for your own good..."
"Grandfather won't agree," Lu Zhi interrupted her mother. "Those families couldn't even pass Grandfather's test, but the Zhou family did."
The next chapter will be around 6 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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