Chapter 520 Extra: Lu Linlang and Chen Youlin (Part 2)

"Mr. Zhou, aren't you asking this question even though you already know the answer?" Sensing the contempt in his tone, Lu Linlang smiled slightly.

"The threshold to enter the small courtyard is to donate at least 1,000 taels of silver to Yuanxi Temple. Didn't you get in that way? I am a little curious. Is the salary of the Junior Official of Honglu Temple so high?"

Zhou Hui understood the sarcasm in her words. Wasn't she saying that his father let him in because he was greedy for money?

"What a sharp-tongued merchant's daughter."

His face was livid with anger.

"I didn't say anything, why are you so excited? Could it be that the incense money donated by the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple is of unknown origin?" Lu Linlang covered her mouth and laughed.

"Nonsense, I can come in because I have a reputation. As a scholar, I can come in with only 600 taels of incense money." Zhou Hui answered angrily.

"Oh, then your status as a scholar is quite valuable." Lu Linlang stretched out his tone.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you, a merchant's daughter." Zhou Hui turned around and left angrily.

Those who originally wanted to get close to Lu Linlang kept their distance from her after hearing the conversation just now.

The daughter of a merchant is sharp-tongued and not a good match.

Lu Linlang was happy and at ease.

No one disturbed her, so she made herself a pot of tea, leaned against the window, and leisurely admired the peach blossoms outside the window.

The peach blossoms here are the most beautiful in the entire Taoyuan, and her good mood today was not wasted.

"Girl, can I sit across from you?"

A pleasant voice came.

Lu Linlang looked up and recognized the person.

Chen Youlin, the second son of the head of the Lingnan Chen family.

The Chen family was a major merchant in Lingnan and also the spice supplier for the Royal Qindian.

She had met him several times.

He was seen surrounded by people before, and then ignored.

After all, the Chen family's business was inherited by his elder brother Chen Youyang. The wives of officials looked down on merchant families, not to mention him, the son of a merchant who didn't get much money.

She thought a lot in her mind, but for a moment, Lu Linlang smiled and said, "It's okay. Please sit down."

"My name is Chen Youlin, I'm eighteen years old, from Lingnan, my family is in business, my parents are healthy, and one of my elder brothers is already married. I wonder what you call me, girl?"

Hearing the other party's self-introduction, Lu Linlang raised her eyebrows slightly.

You go into such detail, are you attracted to her?

She remembered that when she mocked Zhou Hui before, he seemed to be nearby.

Didn't you hear?

"My last name is Lu, and I'm the seventh child in my family. I'm the daughter of the owner of Lu's Rice Shop in Beijing. I have so many brothers and sisters that I can't introduce them all at once. You can just call me Miss Lu Qi." Lu Linlang brought out another fabricated identity.

She wasn't lying.

Lu Ji Rice Shop is indeed her business, but she is the owner.

"Food is the most important thing for people. Rice shops are doing well in this business." Chen Youlin said with a smile.

Seeing that he did not look down on her status, Lu Linlang became a little friendlier to him.

"It's nothing like your Chen family's wealth and power. It's just a small business."

"Girl, you know our family?" Chen Youlin looked at her in surprise.

"The agarwood from the Lingnan Chen family is naturally known to all the prominent families in the capital. Although my family is not very wealthy, I have heard of it." Lu Linlang responded to all changes with the unchanging attitude.

"Thank you for the compliments, young lady." Chen Youlin did not get upset by her compliments and still maintained a very friendly attitude.

"Even if your family is not rich, you can tell that you were spoiled by your family. The love of your family cannot be compared to how much money you make."

"How do you know that I was raised and pampered by my family? I have many brothers and sisters." Lu Linlang was a little curious.

Chen Youlin said slowly, "Miss Lu Qi, how many brothers and sisters do you have in your family who are of marriageable age but have not yet married?"

"Two." Lu Linlang answered truthfully.

"Did you come here together today, or are you the only one here?" Chen Youlin asked again.

Lu Linlang lied, "I'm the only one here."

"You said before that your family is not rich, but to enter the small courtyard in Taoyuan, you have to donate at least one thousand and two taels of silver. Your family is willing to donate such a large amount of money to let you come, which obviously shows that they love you very much." Chen Youlin's analysis was well-reasoned.

"That's because my eighth sister didn't want to come, so I got the chance." Lu Linlang talked nonsense.

"I heard your conversation with the son of the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple. You look like a spoiled child. Otherwise, how could you, a daughter of a merchant family, be so aggressive in front of the son of an official? You are confident because your family loves you so much."

Now Lu Linlang was speechless.

"You're right, you're very smart." She looked at Chen Youlin with a little more appreciation in her eyes.

Lu Linlang then asked him some questions about business, but unexpectedly Chen Youlin's views coincided with hers.

The two chatted animatedly, and she still felt a little reluctant to go home until the maid came up to remind her that it was time to go home.

"You are also a good businessman. Why did your parents leave all the family businesses to your eldest brother? You are obviously suitable for business." Before leaving, Lu Linlang looked at him with some regret.

"I act a little radically and I'm too young, so the elders in the clan naturally think that I'm not as stable as my eldest brother. The Chen family needs a stable head of the family, and I'm not suitable to take over." Chen Youlin smiled slightly.

"My eldest brother is very good, and I admire him very much. It is because my eldest brother inherited the family business that I can come to the capital to play and have such freedom."

Lu Linlang could see that he really gave all the family property to his eldest brother without any consideration.

This person is broad-minded, very open-minded, and does not care too much about money. He is a good candidate for a son-in-law.

Lu Linlang commented secretly in her heart.

Since he is not going to inherit the family business, becoming her consort and helping her manage the industry seems to be a good choice.

"Brothers are friendly and respectful to each other, which shows that the Chen family has a good tradition. Second Young Master Chen, you are such a good person." Lu Linlang looked at him with a smile, and there was a little more heat in her eyes.

Chen Youlin grinned, his face showing a bit more of the youthful vigor.

"Same here. Miss Lu Qi's family tradition must be very good."

"Miss, it's time to go back." The palace maid beside her reminded again.

Lu Linlang looked at him and asked, "Is Second Young Master Chen busy tomorrow?"

"No rush. Miss Lu Qi, can you give me a chance to invite my beautiful lady for an outing tomorrow?" Chen Youlin immediately followed her words and made an invitation.

You can't let the girl invite him on her own initiative.

Lu Linlang nodded with a bright smile: "Okay, then you can wait for me at Lu's Rice Shop at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow."

"Okay." Chen Youlin also smiled.

…

Lu Linlang got on the carriage and Lu Xuanyi was already waiting for her.

"Seventh sister, you are smiling so brightly, but have you chosen the candidate for the prince consort?" Afraid that the seventh sister would notice that something was wrong with her, Lu Xuanyi asked first.

"Well, I have made my choice. I will inspect her tomorrow. If she is suitable, I will ask my father to arrange a marriage for her." Lu Linlang was very satisfied with Chen Youlin.

When she chatted with Chen Youlin today, it was like looking in a mirror.

She didn't expect that there was a man in the world who had very similar thoughts and ideas as her.

She was very glad that she listened to her father and mother and went out today, otherwise she would have missed a very good candidate for a prince consort.

"Seventh sister, please tell me. What is that person's background, how old is he, and what does he look like?" Lu Xuanyi asked several questions in a row.

Lu Linlang answered one by one.

At this time, she didn't know that someone shared the same vision as her and fell in love with Chen Youlin.