The crowd's burning gazes and excited hearts were instantly doused with cold water upon hearing these words.
The eldest son of the Lu family is engaged? And the person he's engaged to is that overly beautiful Lianhua?
How is that possible!
It is said that Lianhua is just a niece from the second branch of the Lu family. She is the only orphan left in the family and is taught by the Lu family to do business. She is always in the public eye. How could she be qualified to be engaged to the promising young master of the Lu family?
Even if the Lu family wanted to play the marriage alliance, they could have easily matched Lianhua with Lu Xiaoyang. Both of them are business people and are quite a good match. Why would they be so foolish as to match her directly with the eldest young master?
Are the Lu family members out of their minds?
No matter how beautiful this lotus is, her maternal family is gone. Even if her maternal family were still there, they would just be a bunch of peasants who would be of no help to the future of the eldest son of the Lu family. What qualifications does such an orphan girl have to be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family's main branch?
These noble ladies still looked down on merchants to some extent. No matter how beautiful Lianhua was, it couldn't hide the fact that she was out in public. If she really became the eldest son of the Lu family's legal wife, the eldest son of the Lu family would also be looked down upon.
However, those who had these thoughts seemed to have forgotten that He Jiuniang was also in business. In fact, the entire Lu family had started out in business before recognizing Lu Baichuan. In the eyes of the Lu family, being good at business was better than anything else. It was a symbol of competence, and they would only like it more. How could they dislike it?
As the saying goes, those who walk different paths cannot make plans together, and the Lu family never intended to form a marriage alliance with these nobles whose values were inconsistent with theirs.
Seeing how intense their gazes were towards Lei Zi, and worried that Lianhua would be wronged, He Jiu Niang made their engagement public.
Looking at it this way, it was definitely the right thing for the two of them to get engaged at the beginning of the year; otherwise, they wouldn't know how to deal with these noble ladies and wives now.
The Lu family will be living in the capital for a long time to come, so they can't afford to offend anyone, or they won't be able to sleep peacefully at night.
After the initial shock, everyone quickly recovered. Although they were somewhat displeased, they still smiled sincerely on the surface: "Oh my, what a perfect match! Young Master Lu and Miss Lianhua are such a good couple!"
The faces of the crowd were gloomy, but their words were still quite pleasant. He Jiu Niang was too lazy to care about such things, so she pulled Lianhua aside and showered her with praise, saying how smart and capable Lianhua was, and that Lianhua had single-handedly organized today's banquet.
The ladies were initially dismissive, but after hearing He Jiu Niang's words, they couldn't help but look at Lianhua with more respect.
If what He Jiuniang said is true, then this Lotus Girl is indeed a rare talent. Today's banquet is not simple, yet she was able to arrange it so well, which is not much different from the wives of the heads of high-ranking families.
However, many people found it hard to accept that she was involved in business, and for a time, opinions about Lianhua varied greatly.
Hearing He Jiuniang defend her like this, Lianhua couldn't help but feel happy. Actually, she didn't care much about these things, but the fact that Aunt Jiuniang was willing to protect her showed that she valued her.
At first, she was indeed worried about her and Leizi's future. Leizi was becoming more and more outstanding and his path was becoming wider and wider. What if she held him back?
But she quickly realized that while Lei Zi was indeed excellent, she was just as good. Other people's opinions didn't matter, as long as they recognized each other.
Therefore, after He Jiuniang praised her, she remained poised and generous, effectively silencing any discontent among the crowd.
So, the worker settled for second best and turned his attention to Lu Xiaoyang and Youya.
Lu Xiaoyang is older than Lei Zi, so it's time for her to get married, but her business background is a bit questionable.
But what can you do when someone has a good relationship with Lu Baichuan's family?
Although Lu Baichuan and his wife only have one child, they treat all the younger members of the family very well and equally. In other words, anyone who gets involved with any of them can get close to Lu Baichuan.
Since Lu Xiaoyang's status is not respectable, they wouldn't want to marry their legitimate daughters to him. Instead, they could consider marrying their illegitimate daughters, as long as they could get in touch with the Lu family.
Although the Lu family is a newly wealthy family, judging from the palace's high regard for Lu Baichuan, he could surpass them, the royal nobles, in just a few years. Making a choice early is a wise move to prepare for the future.
To put it bluntly, even if something happens to the Lu family later and they can't continue to climb the social ladder, it doesn't matter. After all, they only lost a concubine's daughter.
These ladies were busy calculating their money, without giving any thought to whether the Lu family was willing or not.
However, even before they spoke, they had already shifted their gaze to Lu Xiaoyang. Although it wasn't as intense as when they looked at Lei Zi, they were still quite satisfied.
He Jiuniang and Sun Shi exchanged a glance. Good heavens, they never expected these people to be so outrageous.
Unfortunately, Liu Yuexiang and Zhang Lanxiang were busy in the backyard and did not come here to steal the limelight, so even if He Jiuniang wanted to say something, it would be difficult.
However, Madam Sun had an idea and said to Lianhua, "Lianhua, go to the backyard and see if Yuexiang and the others need any help. You two might become sisters-in-law in the future, so it's only right that you help each other."
This statement ruined Liu Yuexiang's reputation, but there was nothing that could be done about it.
The point is to let these ladies know that Lu Xiaoyang is also taken.
Although it's not decided yet, these elders know about it.
At this point, everyone's faces could no longer remain composed, turning deathly pale.
No matter how bad Lotus is, she's still being raised by the Lu family. It's understandable that the Lu family wants to strengthen their ties through marriage, and they can't say anything even if they're unhappy about it.
But what about Yuexiang? And where did she come from?
Judging from the name, could she be a maid?
They were all willing to send their illegitimate daughters to the marriage alliance, but the Lu family preferred a little maid. How could they be so disrespectful to them?
Or perhaps, the Lu family simply doesn't take them seriously?
Lianhua understood what Sun meant, responded, and went to the backyard to check on Liu Yuexiang and Zhang Lanxiang. Today, the two cousins were responsible for checking all kinds of food and there could be no mistakes.
But Madam Sun seemed oblivious to everyone's expressions, and kept saying, "The children in the family are all getting older and it's time for them to get married. We've been busy traveling and haven't been able to take care of the children's affairs. We can only ask them to wait a little longer. When we go back in a while, we should settle the marriage. We can't let the girl suffer."
Just a moment ago, people were laughing and joking with each other, but now, they're too lazy to even laugh, let alone strike up a conversation. Their displeasure is written all over their faces.
Sun and He Jiuniang exchanged another glance. So, was today's banquet a complete disaster?
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