Chapter 119: Being affectionate but being ruthless

Lu family.

When Shu Yuan gently took off the fence, everyone in the Lu family seemed to be restrained by a spell and stood there for a while, with all kinds of complicated emotions flashing through their eyes, and finally condensed into a unified astonishment.

Yunniang smiled dryly, "They look like a family now, they are so handsome."

After a brief surprise, Lu Yao's mind began to race. He thought Xie Sui might not be a member of the Xie family.

Shu Yuan curled his hands tightly in his sleeves and tried to keep as calm as possible while letting the Lu family members look at him.

His eyes fell on Lu Yao. There was only surprise on Lu Yao's face, which had always been as hazy as the mountains. Shu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile spread across his face.

"Uncle Chunsheng, Aunt Yun, please don't blame me. I got into trouble before because of this appearance, so I had to cover it up."

Shu Yuan had fair and clean white lips, red teeth, and her every move carried the elegance of a scholar. Lu Chunsheng and Yunniang could not help but feel happy when they saw her.

Many times, judging people by their appearance is a human instinct.

Shu Yuan looked young, and he and Xie Yan were close friends. Yunniang accepted the name "auntie" without hesitation, and waved her hands, "Don't blame me, don't blame me. You've been wronged. Sit down quickly. Winter Solstice is a day for joy and excitement."

Xie Huaiqian: If he interpreted it correctly, the trouble Shu Yuan mentioned was referring to the late emperor.

His father, the emperor, whose throne was seized by treacherous ministers and thieves.

The wooden table was filled with various home-cooked dishes. Some of them didn’t look very good, but they were steaming and smelled delicious.

Shu Yuanxin felt warm and hungry, so she ate several of the delicious vegetable dumplings in one go. Her cheeks were round and plump, like a hamster that was constantly hoarding food, and she never stopped eating.

Lu Yao blinked her eyelashes slightly, exchanged glances with Lu Mingchao, and asked silently, has he always been such a big eater?

Lu Mingchao responded with an eye-opening expression.

Maybe it's because I'm in a better mood and have a better appetite.

The effect was obvious. Shu Yuan's applause made Yunniang smile happily, and the porcelain bowl was always full of rice.

After dinner, Shu Yuan took over the job of washing dishes.

Although Yunniang kept saying that it was inappropriate, her eyes were narrowed into slits due to her smile.

In the end, Xie Yan, Lu Yao and Shu Yuan went into the kitchen together to wash and scrub.

Yunniang, with a rosy face, pulled Lu Mingchao to stand by the window, gazing at the vast white Tianshan Mountains, and kept praising Shu Yuan, "Xiao Sui is a good child, handsome, good-natured, literate, and not very old."

"Chao Chao, do you think mother should help him find a good marriage?"

"With a caring person by your side, a wife and children, and a warm bed, life will be prosperous."

Lu Mingchao: Will people become keen on matchmaking when they reach a certain age?

Become a matchmaker for Shu Yuan?

She was worried that the imperial mausoleum would explode.

"Mother." Lu Mingchao grabbed Yunniang's hand and said, "No, no."

"My eldest uncle has a lover who is willing to live and die with him, and he has sworn that he will never betray her in this life."

"Mom, my uncle is not someone who suffers for himself. He can live a happy life. To be honest, my uncle is already preparing to be a private school teacher."

Yunniang hesitated, "Hasn't he lost his wife many years ago?"

"Mom." Lu Mingchao gently advised, "For some people, it is better to have less than to have more."

"Too much mixing hurts feelings."

"If one day my eldest uncle wants to remarry, it won't be too late for you to propose marriage to him. Don't you always say that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry? Good things are worth waiting for."

Shu Yuan was probably past all the entanglements of romance and love.

Who made him meet the late emperor when he was young? Not only was it thrilling, but it also directly purified him.

Shu Yuan hopes that in the rest of his life, he can be a teacher who teaches and preaches. It would be a blessing in disguise that he can enjoy the flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, the cool breeze in summer and the snow in winter.

Yunniang glared at Lu Mingchao and said, "People are not food."

"People are popular when they are young."

Lu Mingchao shook Yunniang's arm and said, "Mom, my uncle is already thirty years old, and you still call him little Sui."

"Who made Xiaosui a likable kid?" Yunniang said righteously.

Lu Mingchao snorted proudly, "When my uncle had a charcoal-black face, centipede eyebrows, and big and small eyes, you didn't say he was likable."

"You kid!" Yunniang stretched out her finger and tapped Lu Mingchao's forehead. "Go talk to Lei Zi."

"He stole glances at you at least a dozen times at the dinner table."

"As children grow up, they have more little secrets."

"Every one of them makes me, as a mother, worry less."

Lu Mingchao nudged Yunniang's shoulder and said, "Mom, if you scold big brother, you can't scold me. I'm a relief."

Yunniang was amused and gently pushed Lu Mingchao, "Go quickly, mother will go check on the children."

Lu Mingchao: Actually, I don’t really want to go.

He sighed silently and moved to find Lu Lei.

"Brother."

Lu Lei was carving a wood carving with a knife. When he saw Lu Mingchao coming in, he hurriedly stuffed the wood carving into the sundries and tried to explain, "Chao Chao, I, I..."

Lu Mingchao's eyes lingered on the numerous wounds on Lu Lei's fingers, interrupting Lu Lei's attempt to hide his true intentions. "Brother, you have to be careful with your hands when you do wood carving."

Lu Mingchao thought of a proverb that was familiar to everyone in the countryside.

The eldest is stupid, the second is smart, the third and fourth are very capable.

When it comes to love, Lu Lei is a bit love-crazy and naive.

Lu Lei didn't care much. "It's no trouble, it's no trouble."

After a pause, she pursed her chapped lips and continued, "Chao Chao, did you see Cheng Zhi today?"

Lu Mingchao picked up a bunch of sawdust and played with his fingertips, "I see it."

"The willow fluff on the branches is blown away, and there is fragrant grass everywhere in the world."

"Brother, this is what I want to tell you too."

"What you see may not always be true, and what you guess may not always be false."

"The laughter gradually fades and the voice gradually disappears. The affectionate one is annoyed by the heartless one."

"Cheng Zhi is not suitable to be your lover, so you should look back in time."

Lu Lei understood Lu Mingchao's veiled and euphemistic words.

There is no mention of Cheng Zhi in every word, which seems inconsistent inside and outside, but every word is true.

"Brother, there is a saying in business that the cost of silence is not to participate in decision-making and to stop losses in time. In layman's terms, it means turning around in time when you reach a dead end."

Lu Mingchao's voice was deep.

Regardless of why Cheng Zhi is so self-indulgent and doesn't know how to love herself, she is not a good match for Lu Lei.

Was she going to believe what people in later generations would say: that although she was a double-faced person, a heavy drinker and smoker, and had a messy private life, she was still a good girl?

Well, it's not like there aren't any good girls in this situation.

But looking for gold in a garbage dump is a foolish and unrealistic gamble that will result in a loss nine times out of ten.

Lu Lei fell silent.

"Brother, I'm just making a suggestion." Lu Mingchao said softly and left the room.

The sawdust in my hands was blown away by the cold wind, leaving a faint smell on my fingertips.

"Sister."

Lu Xiaoxin's crisp voice rang out, and he put his hands mysteriously behind his back. When he walked in front of Lu Mingchao, he took it out.

Someone come, there's a thief in the Xie family.]