Ran Lingyu paused for a while and advised her: "Since the girl is always so clever, why don't you use this energy to please Madam Lu? Just making Sanlang happy seems not enough. Sanlang's marriage still needs the approval of the elders in the end."

The maid was really doing this for her own good, giving her advice on her marriage. Luo Lingyu sighed, put down her needlework, and explained to Lingyu: "I know that the marriage arranged by my parents and matchmaker is naturally the most stable one. But my family background is not good enough. In a big family like the Lu family, the elders usually like me, but once they consider the marriage, they will not choose me. I can naturally try to please Madam Lu... but this will not be of much use, and will make Madam Lu look down on me even more, and she will not choose me even more."

"Why should I waste my energy on something that won't have much effect?"

But Lu Yun is different.

It is much better to let Lu Yun fight with his grandmother than for her to fight with his grandmother and offend his grandmother.

Luo Lingyu said: "It's better to be neither humble nor arrogant. I don't have to marry into the Lu family. I want to let the Lu family know that it is Lu Yun who wants to marry me. If it's not me, I will cling to him."

Lingyu was happy for her: "Lu Sanlang said he wanted to marry my cousin? That's good. I knew my cousin would marry into our family."

Luo Lingyu: “…”

My heart suddenly felt heavy.

She covered her face: No, no.

Old Madam Lu wanted to test her, and she also wanted to test Lu Yun - she wanted to know whether he simply didn't want to marry her, or whether he just didn't want to get married. The two results were different, and she had to prescribe the right remedy for the different reasons.

Luo Lingyu is always so active in planning things around her. Lingyu is worried that Jiang Wanyi's arrival will pose a threat to her, but she thinks this may be her opportunity.

…

On the first day Jiang Wanyi arrived at the Lu family, she did not see the legendary daughter of the Luo family. But the next morning while having tea, she saw Luo Lingyu who came to greet the old lady. The first time she saw Luo Lingyu, Jiang Wanyi wrapped her handkerchief around her and began to understand why the Lu family had so many cousins, but the old lady Lu always mentioned this one.

Luo Lingyu had a graceful and charming figure, beautiful complexion, but her temperament was not aggressive. On the contrary, Luo Lingyu was very talkative. During the hour she was here, even the taciturn Madam Lu laughed once. Madam Lu laughed several times.

Finally, Madam Lu said, "...Lingyu, please take Wanyi for a stroll in the garden."

Luo Lingyu agreed.

Jiang Wanyi paused, then took Madam Lu's arm affectionately and said coquettishly, "Madam, why did you say that you want Sister Luo to accompany me to visit the garden? I have been to Danyang before, but I'm afraid this is Sister Luo's first time here. It's me who should lead Sister Luo to visit the garden. Madam, you are confused!"

Luo Lingyu's smile deepened: Is this a demonstration to her?

The other cousins ​​looked left and right, and some of them saw the clue. The competition between the two beauties was really a wonderful drama. The cousins ​​of the Lu family had known Luo Lingyu for half a year, and Jiang Wanyi for even longer. In their opinion, Luo Lingyu was unyielding and extremely talented, and she would definitely compete fiercely with Jiang Wanyi. It was hard to say what kind of mood they were in. The cousins ​​really wanted to see who was more powerful, Jiang Wanyi or Luo Lingyu.

However, they were disappointed.

Unlike before when she always wanted to be the first in everything, this time when facing Jiang Wanyi, Luo Lingyu's temper was much milder. She didn't fight or compete, and was lazy about trivial matters. Jiang Wanyi did whatever she liked. If Miss Jiang wanted to hold a poetry club, then she would hold it; if Miss Jiang wanted to be the host, then she would do it. Jiang Wanyi had been at the Lu family for only one day, but she relaxed her guard. When she talked about it with her maid at night, Jiang Wanyi said hesitantly: "...I think Sister Luo is good. Why is the old lady so jealous of her? Sister Luo didn't compete with me. I used my third cousin to test her, but she didn't react at all, just like an ordinary cousin...I wonder if Old Madam Lu guessed wrong, and Sister Luo didn't have any intentions towards my third cousin?"

Maid: "You can't take it lightly! This year, Jianye's 'Flower Goddess' is Madam Luo, and Chen Xiu was defeated by her. Madam Luo is definitely not as simple as she appears, so you can't trust her so easily."

Jiang Wanyi nodded doubtfully, and the maid encouraged her with Lu Sanlang to rekindle her fighting spirit. In fact, Jiang Wanyi herself did not like to fight, but the implicit meaning of the words sent by Mrs. Lu made her panic. The Lu and Jiang families have been married for so many years, and Lu Sanlang is so outstanding. She has wanted to marry him since she was a child. Before, there was Chen Xiu who made her upset, and now there is Luo Lingyu... Jiang Wanyi complained bitterly: "Why is my third cousin always so attractive?"

All the girls around him have liked him since childhood.

As he grew older, more girls surrounded him.

Every time they visited the Lu family, the cousins ​​of the Lu family were dressed up, all for Lu Sanlang, even though they could not see Lu Sanlang many times.

The moon was bright in the sky. Jiang Wanyi, who was sitting by the window, murmured, "...Even if I win Luo Lingyu, will I still have trouble in the future? He is too outstanding. There will always be many people who covet the position of Mrs. Lu. I need to be alert all the time to face all crises. I get nervous every time he meets and talks to every girl. When he comes back, the cousins ​​of the Lu family will not leave. When he doesn't come home, I have to think about the celebrities like him. I don't know who he is reciting poems and painting with outside..."

The maid paused.

I could only advise him: "All outstanding people are like this. If the girl likes him, she should learn to pursue him actively like other girls. As for the girl's worries, you can persuade him tactfully after you get back together with Sanlang in the future."

Jiang Wanyi sighed and said no more, but she was thinking in her heart - did I persuade him? He has never heard anything I said since he was a child. Everyone says that we are childhood sweethearts, but why do I feel that my third cousin treats me the same as he treats others? Is he just so arrogant by nature, or does he not want to be open with me?

Besides, if I tell women not to like him, will they still dislike him?

The next day, the girls' poetry club opened, and Jiang Wanyi also threw away the melancholy of the previous day, disguised herself, and continued to meet Luo Lingyu's challenge with full fighting spirit. She heard that Luo Lingyu was the "Flower Goddess" of this year, and it was not easy for her to surpass Chen Xiu in talent. The girls were writing poems and painting in the yard, and while they were having fun, the maid ran over and panted and called: "Girls, Sanlang is back. The old lady said he was coming this way!"