The original owner, Yu Shuang, was the only daughter of the Yu family in Yongning County.
She was raised in luxury from a young age, and is beautiful, kind-hearted, well-educated, and intelligent.
The Yu family had a daughter who had just come of age, and matchmakers came to propose marriage so often that they practically wore out the threshold of the Yu residence.
There are quite a few outstanding young talents with good family backgrounds and good looks.
However, the original owner didn't like any of them and had Yu's parents reject them all for various reasons.
Perhaps the original owner had read too many stories and become fascinated by the tragic love stories within them. She longed for a genuine love and didn't want to spend her life with a man she didn't know or understand.
Mr. and Mrs. Yu doted on their only daughter and always adopted a harmonious and loving approach to education.
He couldn't bring himself to force his daughter to marry.
Although they are worried about their daughter's marriage, they want her to be happy even more.
He frequently visited local matchmaking temples to burn incense and pray to the gods, and donated a considerable amount of money for incense offerings.
Perhaps their sincerity moved the Moon Immortal.
Soon, a destined marriage was arranged for the original owner.
After praying for a marriage at the Temple of Marriage, the original owner encountered Sun Yuanshan, a poor scholar who sold calligraphy and paintings.
A wonderful coincidence led the two to become fast friends at first sight because of a piece of calligraphy and painting, and they developed feelings for each other.
At first glance, Sun Xiucai was captivated by the original owner's beauty, staring at her for a long time, unable to recover.
This behavior, which is quite impolite in front of a woman, was not noticed by the original owner.
He was simply drawn to a painting in front of him.
The two started talking about the painting and developed feelings for each other.
And then, as if on cue, it started to rain.
The rain came just in time, and the two of them took shelter under the eaves of a nearby house.
They interacted for a while longer, in an awkward but polite manner.
Finally, urged by the maid, Sun Xiucai lent his only umbrella to the original owner.
This gave them an out for the next meeting.
Ever since the original owner met Scholar Sun, images of their time together have been involuntarily surfacing in her mind.
Several times, he was woken up by his maidservant while lost in thought. She jokingly said that he was lovesick and that instead of staying here and thinking about his lover, he should ask Scholar Sun to come out and meet him.
The original owner was, after all, a well-bred young lady who had not yet married; how could she withstand such teasing?
Embarrassed, she blushed and scolded the maid for being too talkative.
But my heart was pounding uncontrollably.
She felt that something was definitely wrong with her.
This change made her very uneasy, so she quickly asked the maid to return the umbrella.
The young maidservant, with an expression that seemed to know everything, teased him without any regard for propriety:
"Miss, are you sure you want me to deliver this umbrella? You don't want to regret it later."
Annoyance surfaced on the usually good-tempered original owner's face.
"Just go when I tell you to!"
The maidservant pursed her lips and walked away unhurriedly.
When the original owner saw the maid walk away and disappear, he felt a sense of loss.
Yes, she regretted it and quickly chased after him, making up a plausible excuse to save face.
It is proper to express gratitude in person for the gift of an umbrella.
The maidservant had a knowing look on her face, as if she knew what was going on but didn't say anything.
The original owner and Sun Xiucai met for the second time because of an umbrella.
Their relationship blossomed.
Sun Xiucai gifted the painting that the original owner had taken a liking to to the original owner.
The original owner, having done nothing wrong, wanted to pay for it, but Sun Xiucai was very angry and gave a long speech of high-sounding principles, using morality to elevate the original owner to a high position.
Giving him money is an insult to him, an insult to art, an insult to his talent…
The original owner had no choice but to accept it.
However, this meeting was marred by a small incident.
Lu Jun, the young master of the wealthy and powerful Lu family in the area, was immediately attracted by the original owner's beauty and took the initiative to approach her to get to know her.
Why would the original owner even look at him?
Even if this young master Lu is rich, powerful, elegant, and handsome.
How could anyone compare to Sun Xiucai, who was of average appearance, from a poor family, failed the imperial examination, and was still extremely confident?
After all, a marriage arranged by fate is the most important...
The original owner was very unfriendly, keeping everyone at arm's length and maintaining a cold expression throughout.
But Young Master Lu is a bit of a rascal; he's susceptible to this kind of thing. The more you ignore me, the more interested I become.
He glanced at Sun Xiucai with disgust and started picking fights without thinking, claiming that the whole street belonged to them and that Sun Xiucai was not allowed to set up a stall there.
They ordered someone to smash Sun Xiucai's stall.
The original owner couldn't stand his bullying attitude and came out to defend Sun Xiucai.
This infuriated Young Master Lu even more.
Why is it that this poor, pedantic scholar can catch Miss Yu's eye?
He just can't do it?
He, the young master of the prestigious Lu family, could easily defeat Sun Xiucai by leaps and bounds, right?
Seeing those two standing together made me even angrier; it was like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung.
Young Master Lu was used to being arrogant and domineering, and he casually found a reason to send people to beat up Scholar Sun.
It made me feel relieved on the spot.
He looked at the original owner of the body with a smug expression, feeling that he had demonstrated his powerful strength.
Does a weakling like Sun Xiucai deserve to be called a man? How can he protect a woman if he can't even protect himself?
Then Young Master Lu was dumbfounded.
Even if Sun Xiucai was a weakling, the original owner would only feel more sorry for him.
She grew increasingly disgusted with this powerful and handsome young master.
His move may seem like a victory, but in reality it was a complete defeat.
He pushed the girl he liked even further away.
Under the original owner's strong protection, Young Master Lu didn't dare to cause too much trouble. After angrily uttering his harsh words, he left with a group of lackeys.
This little incident undoubtedly warmed up the relationship between the original owner and Scholar Sun...
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