Two days later, Xu and her daughter drove to the Lu family villa with carefully selected gifts.
As soon as the mother and daughter got out of the car, the gate of the Lu family's house opened at the right time, and Lu's mother, Xia Qiong, came out with a smile, "Amei, Jingyan, what brings you here?"
Madam Xu stepped forward gracefully. She gently picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip, and then spoke slowly and deliberately: "Ah Qiong, it's been a long time. How have you and Lao Lu been doing lately?"
"Thanks to you, Lao Lu and I are still in good health. Lao Lu is currently abroad on business and won't be back for a while. Speaking of which, the box of bird's nest that Jingyan brought me last time was really good stuff. We're getting older, so we need to pay attention to our health. Jingyan is such a thoughtful and considerate girl." Lu's mother looked at Xu Jingyan with a loving expression.
A faint smile appeared on Xu's mother's lips. "Ah Qiong, you've watched Jingyan grow up. This child is especially close to you, coming to your house every few days. She's completely forgotten about her own mother."
Xia Qiong covered her mouth and chuckled, teasingly saying, "It's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be, but I genuinely like Jingyan from the bottom of my heart."
Mrs. Xu put down her teacup, her expression becoming slightly serious, and got to the point: "Ah Qiong, Jingyan and Yanting will be thirty years old soon. Shouldn't we, as their elders, also worry about their marriage prospects?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Lu's mother's face. Normally, she would be happy to help Xu Jingyan with small favors, but the sudden mention of her children's marriage made her feel quite awkward.
She usually acts according to her son's wishes; how could she dare to make decisions for him!
Just as Lu's mother hesitated, a clear voice suddenly came from behind her.
"Aunt Xu, Jingyan, you're here!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman in light-colored home clothes walking gracefully down the spiral staircase. It was Lu Nian.
"A-Nian, you're home." Xu's mother hurriedly stood up, her face beaming with smiles.
"Sister Lu Nian!" Xu Jingyan greeted her politely.
Lu Nian walked over and sat down next to Xia Qiong. Her gaze swept across everyone's faces, and she casually asked, "I just heard you say that Yan Ting and Jing Yan are almost thirty. Are you trying to find them partners? I wonder which family's girl Aunt Xu has her eye on for my brother?"
Xu's mother's expression changed slightly. She didn't know if Lu Nian really didn't understand her words or was deliberately misinterpreting them.
She steadied herself and tried to make her tone sound natural and friendly: "Ah Nian, I think our two families are well-matched and know each other well. Jingyan and Yanting are childhood sweethearts who grew up together. If these two were to get together, they might be a good match. What do you think?"
Lu Nian leaned back comfortably against the sofa back and replied casually, "Is that so? But if you put it that way, the Han family and our family are quite familiar with each other. Is it possible that Han Bing and Yan Ting are also related?"
Just as Xu Jingyan was about to open her mouth to argue, her mother quickly reached out and gently pressed down on the back of her hand, signaling her to be quiet.
Xu's mother frowned slightly, patiently explaining, "Ah Nian, Han Bing is only in her early twenties this year, and the age difference between her and Yan Ting is quite significant..."
“Aunt Xu, you can’t say that,” Lu Nian interrupted, a faint smile playing on her lips. “What if Han Bing is willing? Don’t you think so?”
Xu's mother frowned even more deeply, and her tone became more urgent: "A-Nian, marriage is a major event, and we should ask the parties involved first."
Lu Nian smiled gently, "That's right, Aunt Xu, didn't you just emphasize that such an important matter should be asked of the parties involved? Right now, Yan Ting isn't home, and neither is my dad. It's probably not appropriate for you two to bring my mom here and discuss the wedding arrangements with them, isn't it?"
Xu's mother was embarrassed by these words, her face turning pale and red. Originally, their plan was to make a "breakthrough" with Lu's mother the easiest person in the Lu family. They wanted to take advantage of Lu Yanting and Lu Hui's absence to quickly finalize the marriage, but they never expected Lu Nian to appear out of nowhere!
Lu Nian picked up an exquisite pendant from the table and casually played with it between her fingers. "Aunt Xu, if you came here today just for this, my mother can't make the decision. Why don't you two come when my father and Yan Ting are both home?"
After the Xu family mother and daughter left, Lu Nian picked up her phone and dialed Lu Yanting's number.
"Yan Ting, what's going on? Why are the Xu family mother and daughter in such a hurry for you two to get married today?"
A deep, magnetic voice came through the receiver: "I don't know, maybe they've discovered some of my secrets."
Lu Nian raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? A secret? Could it be... Qiu Mang?"
Lu Yanting was visibly taken aback for a moment, then chuckled softly: "Is it that obvious?"
Lu Nian shrugged. "It's not hard to guess. The way you two look at each other is strange. But seriously, do you really like Qiu Mang?"
Lu Yanting was silent for a moment, his voice tinged with confusion: "I can't really say, I just look forward to seeing her every day."
“Well,” Lu Nian drawled, then pressed on, “What about Xu Jingyan? She’s come to our house to pressure us into marriage. What are you really thinking? Do you really want to marry her?”
Lu Yanting wearily pinched the bridge of his nose, his tone full of helplessness: "Before, I thought marriage was just a procedure in life for me, and it didn't matter who I married. Since Xu Jingyan is willing, giving her the title of marriage wouldn't hurt. But sister, you know me, I hate being forced into marriage the most..."
Lu Nian sighed softly and said understandingly, "I understand. It's enough to know your attitude towards this matter. I'll hang up now."
For the next few days, Qiu Mang's life was very simple. He was responsible for picking up and dropping off Qiu Li at school every day.
That day, Ji Lun, for some unknown reason, insisted on going with Qiu Mang to pick up Xiao Qiu Li.
He even confidently declared that if he ever actually won over his dream girl, he would definitely have children of his own, and he wanted to experience the joy of picking up his kids from school beforehand.
Qiu Mang glanced at him sideways, her expression calm. "Then, I wish you a speedy birth of your son!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Lun was both amused and exasperated, and couldn't help but tease, "Instead of wishing me and the goddess a happy ending, you skipped straight to wishing me a baby soon?"
Qiu Mang rolled her eyes at him and explained unhurriedly, "What's the difference? Someone as virtuous as you, if you already had a child, wouldn't that mean you've already tied the knot with your sweetheart and become a couple? My blessing is so practical, it's a one-step solution, aren't you happy?"
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