Chapter 114: Indulgence

"After this is over, if you still have sympathy for Cheng Zhi's situation, pity her for having nowhere to go and no one to rely on, and are willing to provide her with a place to stay, or even marry her, I will not be malicious towards you and insist on breaking you up."

"But it has to be after the dust has settled. Otherwise, even if I have all the skills, I can't prove your innocence."

"Daqian law, the crime of seduction and deception is punishable by 100 strokes of the cane and exile for three years."

"Brother, whether for yourself or for the Lu family, you must not act impulsively and think twice before doing anything."

Lu Mingchao looked at Lu Lei with red eyes and felt a little uncomfortable.

"Brother, this is also my fault."

"The feud between me and the Sun family has brought harm to innocent people."

Lu Mingchao sighed quietly and bowed to Lu Lei.

Through his sleeve, Lu Lei grabbed Lu Mingchao's wrist, his tone extremely restrained and suppressed, with tears in his eyes. "Little sister, I know the whole story of your feud with the Sun family. The Sun family was the first to do evil and hurt others, so what's wrong with you protecting yourself?"

"Sun family, first they wanted to destroy your innocence, then they wanted to harm your life. I am incompetent and cannot defend you. Do you still want to blame you for protecting yourself?"

"No wonder you are so good."

"As for Cheng Zhi..." Lu Lei paused, and said in a deep voice, "It is true that she is implicated by the Lu family. We, the Lu family, feel guilty about this."

"But the fault is not entirely my family's. Some of the choices were made by her personally."

"Little sister, if you want to put the blame on yourself, then big brother is also responsible. He kept asking Master Cheng and Cheng Zhi for help, which gave him a chance to be talked about."

"Cheng Zhi..."

As he spoke, Lu Lei's tears burst into tears, and the water droplets spread on Lu Mingchao's sleeves, leaving a dark color.

Lu Lei quickly pulled back his hand, turned his back to wipe away his tears, and said with all his strength, "Little sister, this is what big brother really thinks."

"Don't worry, Big Brother won't cause any trouble."

Lu Mingchao handed over a clean handkerchief and said, "Brother, can you tell me more about Miss Cheng Zhi's personality and character?"

Gentle, respectful, virtuous and benevolent.

This is her understanding of Cheng Zhi.

Before, in order to marry Cheng Zhi, Lu Lei naturally boasted as much as possible in front of Yunniang.

Not objective!

Lu Lei took the handkerchief, held it tightly, and faced the window.

"Cheng Zhi." Lu Lei looked confused. "I met her at a temple meeting."

"At that time, I was selling mushrooms collected by my mother and Lu Miao in the mountains."

"Cheng Zhi knew a little about mushrooms in the mountains, so she asked a few more questions. Before she left, the ear pendant fell into the mushroom basket. I chased her and returned it to her."

"She said her name was Cheng Zhi, and she was the daughter of Mr. Cheng, a private school teacher."

"I just remember that she spoke in a very soft voice and her face was very red. After thanking me, she left in a hurry."

"After that, every time I went to the town to sell mountain products, I would always run into her by chance. We became familiar with each other after a few visits. After we exchanged feelings, I brought gifts to Master Cheng's house and told him about it. Master Cheng neither agreed nor objected, but just reminded me to be polite and modest."

As if thinking of something, Lu Lei's eyes dimmed. After hesitating for a moment, he made up his mind, "Little sister, when I invited Cheng Zhi to go outing and it rained and we had to take shelter in the ruined temple, she once seduced me, but I refused in a panic."

Lu Mingchao blinked. What an unexpected answer.

"After I refused, she said she had no shame, but she was tired of Master Cheng's strict discipline and wanted to experience the joy of freedom and relaxation."

"She also said that she would only marry me, and it would make no difference whether it was sooner or later."

"I was so scared that I pushed her away and stood outside the ruined temple waiting for the rain to stop."

"After that, Cheng Zhi behaved in a gentle, dignified and well-behaved manner."

"What happened that day seemed like just a dream after the rain."

"Before, I deliberately forgot what I saw and heard in the ruined temple, and deliberately made excuses for Cheng Zhi. But I forgot that maybe the girl who undressed in the ruined temple that day was also a side of her that she had been hiding."

Lu Mingchao was speechless.

Infidelity before marriage is a serious matter in Daqian, let alone when it is initiated by the woman.

Cheng Zhi, this really gave her a surprise.

She didn't want to speculate, did Cheng Zhi simply want to have some fun with her elder brother?

Or...

Lu Mingchao suppressed the absurd thoughts in his mind.

Changing the subject, he looked at Lu Yao and said, "I heard that the younger sister of my second brother Wei is familiar with Cheng Zhi. I wonder if I could trouble you..."

"Make an appointment with Cheng Zhi?" Lu Yao asked.

Lu Mingchao nodded.

"No problem, I'll go find some porridge in the afternoon."

"How about I make an appointment for you tomorrow? You and Wei Zhou's sister go to meet Cheng Zhi, and I'll wait for you at Wei's house." Lu Yao said crisply.

Lu Mingchao agreed, "That couldn't be better."

"Is it the Zhou Dynasty of King Zheng of Zhou Wu?"

Lu Yao shook his head. "Porridge."

"Wei Zhou himself said that his mother drank a bowl of rice porridge before giving birth to him, so he was named Zhou."

Lu Mingchao: ...

"What is Miss Wei's name?"

"Weitang, because I saw a bunch of crabapple flowers."

This is a simple and unpretentious way of naming.

Not calling her Weihua was quite a courtesy.

At this moment, Yunniang's voice rang out from the yard, "Stop chatting, come and have dinner."

When the wind blows, the aroma of fried bacon with garlic sprouts is simply enough to make you cry!

The aroma of bacon and the freshness of garlic sprouts are a perfect match, making your mouth water.

Lu Mingchao swallowed her saliva. She didn't like eating garlic sprouts, but she liked eating fried bacon.

Take a bite and your mouth will be filled with fragrance.

The bacon pickled by Yunniang is not that salty and is especially fragrant.

"Eat, eat. No matter how big the problem is, fill your stomach before solving it."

"Brother, cheer up!"

Lu Mingchao trotted out of the house in a flash.

Yunniang glanced at Lu Lei's red eyes and thought that he was being reminded of his sad past again. She never expected that a large basin of dirty water would be poured on him soon.

If there is no fate, there is no fate. It is difficult to force it.

Yunniang used chopsticks to take a large mouthful of food and put it into Lu Lei's bowl. She said in a calm tone, "Eat more. Didn't Santu always say that this was not good? Just relax and don't think too much."

Lu Lei: ...

Is this a question of whether he wants to open it or not?

After being rejected and humiliated again and again, he had made up his mind to be clean and done with it, and never think about Cheng Zhi again in this life. Then rumors spread that he seduced Cheng Zhi.

Deception?

He is not that despicable.

Lu Mingchao leaned over to Old Lady Lu and whispered softly, "Grandma, is your knee pain better? Do you still have the fever pack and plaster I left for you?"

"If the knee pads are not warm enough, you need to change them more often."

"Your grandchildren don't need these, so don't save them."

Old Mrs. Lu's eyes narrowed into slits due to her smile.

She had never experienced such a comfortable winter. The quilt was light, soft and thick, and the clothes were thick and warm. She felt relaxed from morning to night.

"Much better."

"You sent so much, how can we use it up so quickly?"

"You are thinking about grandma in your heart, and grandma knows it."

Lu Chunsheng: …

There is a sense of being ignored.

I think you look very kind.]