Lu Yun leaned against the window. Jiang Wanyi could only see the evening breeze blowing through the curtains. Sanlang's back was beautiful, and his profile was still handsome and elegant, making people unforgettable.
Luo Lingyu sat opposite him, head down, crying, panting slightly, tears wetting her cheeks. She looked so fragile and pitiful.
Jiang Wanyi's eyes were dark. She thought that if she cried, she would never be able to cry as sad, aggrieved, and touching as Luo Lingyu. She herself was gentle by nature, and she couldn't cry like this. How could Luo Lingyu, who was called "competitive" by her cousins, have so many tears? Jiang Wanyi was drowsy and couldn't figure it out, but she kept thinking of what Lu Sanlang said before she fell asleep, "I want to marry her."
There are so many cousins in the family, and he has known them all for so many years...Ms. Luo has only been here for half a year, and he wants to marry her...
Jiang Wanyi also had tears in her eyes and felt extremely sad. She wished she could go back and cry to Luo Lingyu to see who had suffered more.
Mrs. Lu had no time to care about the feelings of her cousins. She was so shocked by Lu Yun's words "I want to marry her" that she lost her appetite before dinner time. After the people left, only Mrs. Lu, the head of the family, was left in the room. Mrs. Lu then gave Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu a heartfelt advice:
"You are so young, but you have such a bad temper. Not to mention that Madam Luo is still engaged, even if she is not, I cannot agree to your marriage just because of what you are saying. You are quarreling like this now. If you really get together in the future, won't the Lu family be torn apart by you?"
"Sanlang, you only know how to bully your cousin! Madam Luo is young, lively, and likes to joke, how could you take it seriously? You even made Madam Luo cry? After all, she is still a relative of our family. If you do this, people will say that the Lu family is impolite and looks down on old friends."
"I will assume that you two were just fooling around today, and I won't make this an example next time. Stop talking about 'marrying' or not. Madam Luo already has a fiancé, Sanlang, you have to consider her reputation."
Mrs. Lu really didn't want her grandson to marry a poor girl from a noble family. She simply defined this incident as a play between two children. Mrs. Lu curled her lips. As the first person to pay attention to the relationship between Lu Sanlang and Luo Niangzi, she had investigated the relationship between Sanlang and Luo Lingyu for so long. She knew better than Mrs. Lu how good the relationship between the two was. But since her mother-in-law said so, she certainly wouldn't ruin her mother-in-law's plan.
No matter what, Madam Lu blamed both parties and finally stopped Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu from arguing and made them reconcile.
After Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu stood up, apologized to each other in shame, and walked out together, Mrs. Lu felt relieved. After the maid outside came back and told Mrs. Lu that "Sanlang sent Miss Biao back home", the two people in the room finally felt relieved - this incident was finally over.
Luo Lingyu did manage to get a name from Old Madam Lu.
Lu Yun's words about marrying Luo Lingyu made Old Lady Lu feel quite uncomfortable. It was like a thorn that would prick her from time to time, making her unable to forget it.
"What, what? What did I miss? Sanlang is going to marry our daughter?" Mrs. Lu and her daughter-in-law were discussing Lu Yun's marriage. Mrs. Lu specially picked out a book of famous girls from Jianye to show her mother-in-law. There were hurried footsteps outside the curtain. As soon as the curtain was opened, Lu Ying, wearing a narrow-sleeved riding robe and long boots, entered the room glamorously and curiously. She sat down where her mother sat, stretched her neck and waited for explanation.
Mrs. Lu snorted, "My sister-in-law came back early today, so she can still catch dinner."
Lu Ying ignored her sister-in-law and only asked what she was interested in: "I just came back and heard that Sanlang wanted to marry Luo Lingyu? Our Lingyu is so charming and has an engagement, but she can move Sanlang's heart of stone? Ha, I have never seen Sanlang lose his composure like this before. Does he not care about his reputation anymore?"
Madam Lu scolded her daughter: "You are talking nonsense! Don't spread rumors about this. If people outside hear rumors, I will question you! Sanlang and Mrs. Luo were just quarreling between children, but you made it sound like a big deal. You, an aunt, usually don't care about your niece, but you only remembered her now?"
Under the gloating gaze of her sister-in-law, Lu Ying was slightly embarrassed: "I am just asking about this."
She doesn't even take care of her own son, so how could she possibly take care of Luo Lingyu, who is only her niece in name but actually has no blood relationship with her?
Old Madam Lu flipped through the picture album in her hand, and after flipping through it, she put the album aside. Old Madam Lu sighed, "Sanlang knows all these girls in Jianye. If he had the intention, he would have done it a long time ago. I think we should not stick to Jianye, but also look at girls from noble families in other places. You write a letter to Qingyi and ask her if there is any girl from a good family who can be introduced to her third brother."
"A noble family like ours will not treat our husband unfairly. Marrying a wife is not only about being well-matched, but also about the husband being satisfied. You should talk to Qingyi nicely, and don't make it seem like we don't care about the husband's preferences."
This was said to Mrs. Lu. Lu Qingyi was Mrs. Lu's eldest daughter, and now she was married to Hanzhong. There was only one girl in the Lu family, and Mrs. Lu thought of this granddaughter first.
Mrs. Lu nodded.
Mrs. Lu thought about it, and asked other married women to help look for girls. The Lu family had no girls, but there were always relatives. Through the relationship, they could always pick out one that Lu Yun liked. Mrs. Lu thought of Luo Lingyu again, and muttered to herself: "I don't think Madam Jiang has any hope. We have looked for many girls for Sanlang before, lively, gentle, shy, tough...all kinds. But he didn't like any of them. Does he like Madam Luo? We can look for one similar to Madam Luo. But what kind of girl is Madam Luo?"
Mrs. Lu felt a little stagnant in her chest, and couldn't explain it clearly. She and Luo Lingyu had different personalities, and she was full of prejudice against this girl's daily behavior. But she felt that Luo Lingyu was capable of doing things, and she had done a good job in the family's small banquets. When she was looking for her daughter-in-law, Luo Lingyu could help her ask questions. Mrs. Lu felt complicated and didn't know how to evaluate Luo Lingyu.
Lu Ying understood what her mother and sister-in-law said. She raised her eyebrows and said lazily, "You want to find someone like Lingyu? Then I advise you not to bother. Girls like Lingyu have already done their best. You may not be able to find someone better than her even if you choose more."